Lord Paul

Lord Paul

Full title

The Rt Hon. the Lord Paul

Name

Swraj Paul

Party/group

Non-affiliated

Joined the Lords

9 October 1996

Contact details

Caparo House, 103 Baker Street, London, W1U 6LN
Tel: 020 7486 1417 Fax: 020 7224 4109
lpoffice@caparo.com

Biography

UK Parliament

Committee House Date
European Union Committee (L) Lords 2008-10
EU Sub-Committee B - Internal Market, Energy and Transport Lords 2007-10
Economic Affairs Committee (L) Lords 2005-09
Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 Lords 2004-07
Science and Technology Committee (L) Lords 2003-07
Economic Affairs Committee (L) Lords 2001-03
Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England Lords 1998-01
EU Sub-Committee B - Internal Market, Energy and Transport Lords 1997-01

Political life – other

Job title Organisation Date
Board Member London Development Agency 2000-08

Professional life

Job title Organisation Date
Chairman Caparo Group Ltd 1978-

Public life

Post Organisation Date
Co-chair India-UK Round Table 2000-05

Member's focus

Policy
Business, industry and consumers
Economy and finance
Education
International affairs
UK
London
West Midlands
World
India
North America
Europe

Register of Interests

  • 1: Directorships

    • Chairman & Director, Caparo Group Ltd (UK-based industrial manufacturing company with operating subsidiary in Europe)

  • 4: Shareholdings (a)

    • Together with Paul family members jointly and indirectly interested in the whole of the share capital of a number of businesses in UK and internationally; the shares are held through family trusts and principal businesses are: Caparo Group Limited (manufacturing in UK and Poland); Caparo Holdings (US) Limited (manufacturing in North America); Caparo India Limited (conference and leisure centre in India); Caparo Engineering India Limited (manufacturing in India); Caparo Middle East (industrial products sales, warehousing and distribution in Middle East)

  • 4: Shareholdings (b)

    • Core VCT plc
    • Core VCT IV plc

  • 5: Land and property

    • Farmland, Buckinghamshire, from which rental income is received
    • Two cottages, Buckinghamshire, from which rental income is received when tenanted
    • Apartment, London
    • Three apartments in Coppet, Switzerland, from which rental income is received when tenanted

  • 10: Non-financial interests (a)

    • Chair, PiggyBankKids Projects Ltd (charity)

  • 10: Non-financial interests (b)

    • Chancellor, University of Wolverhampton
    • Chancellor, University of Westminster

  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • Chair of Trustees, Ambika Paul Foundation (charity)