Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
Biography
Councils, public bodies
JP, Willesden and Inner London 1979-84;
Governor, BBC 1988-93;
Member, Arts Council 1988-92,
Chair, Literature Advisory Panel 1988-92;
Board member, British Council 1988-93
Political interests
Literature, arts, criminal justice, broadcasting
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness James of Holland Park, of Southwold in the County of Suffolk 1991
Register of Interests
4: Shareholdings (b)
Coutts Equator Investment Programmes Shares – Series 2 Global Investment Grade Bond Programme GBP
Johnson Matthey plc (chemicals and precious metals)
Tullow Oil plc (oil and gas exploration)
Prudential plc (financial services)
John Wood Group plc (oil and gas services)
Pearson plc (publishers)
International Power plc (power generation)
BT Group plc (telecommunications)
Shire plc (biopharmaceutical company)
ABP Acquisitions UK Limited Loan Notes 2006 - 31/12/12 Floating Rate
Coutts Equator Investment Programmes Units – Series 2 US Equity Index Programme
Coutts Equator Investment Programmes Units – Series 2 Pacific Basin Equity Programme
Coutts Equator Investment Programmes Units – Series 2 Continental European Equity Index Programme
Coutts Equator Investment Programmes Units – Series 2 Global Emerging Markets Equity Programme
Coutts Equator Investment Programmes Units – Series 2 Japan Specialist Equity Programme
Coutts Equator Investment Programmes Units – Series 2 Continental European Specialist Equity Programme
Ishares FTSE 250 Fund
Anglo American plc (mining and natural resources)
AstraZeneca plc (pharmaceuticals)
BAE Systems plc (defence, security and aerospace)
BG Group plc (natural gas)
BP plc (global energy)
Barclays plc (banking)
BHP Billiton plc (natural resources)
Diageo plc (drinks)
GlaxoSmithKline plc (healthcare)
HSBC Holdings plc (banking)
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (household, health and personal care)
Rio Tinto plc (mining and exploration)
Royal Dutch Shell plc (oil and gas industry)
Serco Group plc (business services)
Standard Chartered plc (banking)
Tesco plc (retail)
Vodafone Group plc (communications)
Xstrata plc (mining)
5: Land and property
Flat in West London
Flat in East London
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Committee Member, Costa Literary Prize
10: Non-financial interests (d)
President, Society of Authors