Lord Lipsey

Lord Lipsey

Full title

The Lord Lipsey

Name

David Lipsey

Party/group

Labour

Joined the Lords

30 July 1999

Contact details

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
lipseyd@parliament.uk

Biography

UK Parliament

Committee House Date
Information Committee (L) Lords 2013-
Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub Committee (L) Lords 2012-
Economic Affairs Committee (L) Lords 2009-

Political life – other

Job title Organisation Date
Chair All Party Parliamentary Group on Classical Music 2011-
Vice-Chair All Party Parliamentary Group on Media 2011-
Chair All Party Parliamentary Group on Statistics 2011-
Vice-Chair All Party Parliamentary Group on Betting and Gaming 2008-
Chair Social Market Foundation 2000-10
Member Independent Review Panel on the Future Funding of the BBC 1999-
Chair Make Votes Count 1999-06
Member Royal Commission on the Funding of the Long Term Care of the Elderly 1997-99
Member Independent Commission on the Voting System 1997-98
Chair Fabian Society’s Executive Committe 1983-84

Professional life

Job title Organisation Date
Visiting Fellow Centre for European Studies, Harvard 2011-11
Chair Financial Services Consumer Panel 2008-09
Board Member ITV London 2007-
Chair British Greyhound Racing Board – now Greyhound Board of Great Britain 2004-09
Chair Shadow Racing Trust 2002-
Chairman Impower plc 2001-03
Board Member Personal Investment Authority (subsumed into the FSA) 1999-01
Council Member Advertising Standards Agency 1999-05
Non-Executive Director Tote 1998-

Public life

Post Organisation Date
Member Council of the Constitution 2012-
Trustee The Sidney Nolan Trust 2011-
Trustee Cambrian Orchestra Trust 2010-
Visiting Professor Salford University 2009-
President Society of Later Life Advisers 2009-
Chair Straight Statistics 2008-
President British Harness Racing Club 2008-
Patron Glasbury Arts Festival 2008-

Member's focus

Policy
Parliament, government and politics
UK
Wales

Register of Interests

  • 1: Directorships

    • Non-Executive Director, Starting Price Regulatory Commission

  • 10: Non-financial interests (a)

    • Board Member, Full Fact (non-profit company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales; an independent fact-checking organisation)
    • Member, Advisory Board, Equity Release Council

  • 10: Non-financial interests (b)

    • Chair, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

  • 10: Non-financial interests (c)

    • Trustee, Cambrian Music Trust

  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • President, British Harness Racing Club
    • President, Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA)
    • Trustee, Sidney Nolan Trust