Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
allanr@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
MP (Lib Dem) for Sheffield Hallam 1997-2005
Parliamentary career
Board member, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) 1997-2001;
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for:
Home and Legal Affairs (Community Relations and Urban Affairs) 1997-99,
Education and Employment (Employment and Information Technology) 1999-2001,
Trade and Industry (Information Technology) 2001-02,
Cabinet Office (Information Technology) 2002-05
Select committees
Member: Home Affairs 1997-98,
Liaison 1998-2005,
Finance and Services 1998-2001
Chair: Information 1998-2001,
Member: Education and Employment 2000-01,
Education and Employment (Employment Sub-Committee) 2001,
Information 2001-05,
Liaison (Liaison Sub-Committee) 2002-05,
Public Accounts 2003-05
Councils, public bodies
Avon County Council:
Councillor 1993-95,
Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats group;
Councillor, Bath City Council 1994-95
Political interests
Information technology, heritage, home affairs, education
Countries of interest
Kenya, Latin America especially Ecuador and Colombia, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Allan of Hallam, of Ecclesall in the County of South Yorkshire 2010
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Director of Policy EU, Facebook
3: Clients
My role at Facebook includes the provision of advice on public affairs to my employer based on my previous expertise rather than on my membership of the House of Lords
4: Shareholdings (b)
Facebook Inc (holding of Restricted Stock Units which could be realised if company becomes public)
10: Non-financial interests (d)
Member of Advisory Council, Open Rights Group
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Member of Advisory Council, Hansard Society