Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8996
risbyr@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested (Conservative) Ashton-Under-Lyne 1983 general election. MP for Bury St Edmunds 1992-97, for West Suffolk 1997-2010
Parliamentary career
PPS to:
Sir Patrick Mayhew as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1994-95,
Tim Eggar as Minister for Trade and Industry 1995-96,
Nicholas Soames and James Arbuthnot as Ministers of State, Ministry of Defence 1996-97;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Culture, Media and Sport November 1997-2000,
Foreign Affairs 2000-04;
Shadow Minister for the Treasury 2004-05
Party groups
Various offices in Westminster Conservative Association 1976-87, including CPC Chair 1990;
Vice-chair:
Conservative Industrial Fund 1993-96,
Conservative Party (Business) 2005-10
Select committees
Member: Northern Ireland Affairs 1995-97,
Health 1995-96,
Deregulation 1997,
Home Affairs 2006-07
Political interests
Treasury, small business, foreign affairs
Countries of interest
China, Europe, Middle East, Pacific Rim, South Africa, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Risby, of Haverhill in the County of Suffolk 2010
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Director, Hawkley Oil and Gas Limited (oil and gas development in the Dnieper-Donets Basin)
President, Combined Heating and Power Association
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Adviser, Malabar Capital SA (investment fund)
Strategic Consultant, Spadi Trading Ltd (agricultural development)
5: Land and property
Flat in London SW1 (basement of Member's house) from which rental income is received
7: Overseas visits
Visit to Cairo, 12-15 January 2012, under the auspices of the Conservative Middle East Council; cost of air fare, hotels, local transport and meals met by Conservative Middle East Council
Visit to Azerbaijan, 4-7 June 2012; cost of flights, hotel accommodation, transport and meals met by SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan)
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Deputy Chairman, Small Business Bureau Limited
Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy for Algeria
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chairman, British Ukrainian Society