Baroness Uddin

Pola Uddin

Pola Uddin

Party

Non-Affiliated

Address as

Baroness Uddin

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8506
uddinm@parliament.uk

Biography

Lords career

Suspended from membership October 2010-May 2012

Party groups

Labour Whip suspended October 2010

Councils, public bodies

London Borough of Tower Hamlets: Councillor 1990-98, Deputy Leader 1994-96

Political interests

Women, international affairs, human rights and equality

Countries of interest

Bangladesh, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baroness Uddin, of Bethnal Green in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets 1998

Register of Interests

5: Land and property

Flat in Maidstone, Kent, from which rental income is received

7: Overseas visits

Visit to Saudi Arabia, 3-11 November 2011, with Hajj delegation; visit fully supported financially by Government of Saudi Arabia

Visit to Istanbul, 8-10 December 2011, to attend conference; costs of flight and accommodation met by Musiad UK

8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality

The Member has received loans totalling £124,000. The loans are personal and not commercial in nature. They are initially for a period of five years (which can be extended) and are not interest-bearing. The repayments term begins in January 2013. Repayments are not of a regular fixed amount. The sources of the loans are as follows: Lord Alli, London WC2 (£62,000); Mr F Nahdi, Wembley, Middlesex (£52,000); Mr S Ismail and Mr M Ali, Islam Channel, London EC2 (£10,000)