Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8660
scottrc@parliament.uk
Biography
Lords career
Liberal Democrat:
Whip 2001-02,
Deputy Chief Whip 2002,
Spokesperson for:
Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001-02,
Transport 2002-04,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister/Communities and Local Government 2004-09;
House of Lords Appointments Commission 2010-
Party groups
President, Liberal Democrat Party 2008-10
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Mid Suffolk District Council 1991-94;
Suffolk County Council:
Councillor 1993-2005,
Vice-chair 1996-97,
Chair, Transport Committee, Local Government Association 2002-04
International bodies
Member:
North Sea Commission 1997-2005,
Council of European Municipalities and Regions 1997-2003,
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Europe 1997-2003,
EU Committee of the Regions 1998-2002,
Inter-Parliamentary Union 2000-;
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 2000-
Political interests
Transport
Countries of interest
Commonwealth, India, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Scott of Needham Market, of Needham Market in the County of Suffolk 2000
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Member, House of Lords Appointments Commission
Occasional income from lecturing for Dod's "Westminster Explained"
Member, Board of Harwich Haven Authority (provides services for shipping using commercial ports on the east coast of England from Felixstowe to river Medway)
8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
Visit to Liverpool, 26 February 2012, to attend at BBC Showcase; travel and other expenses, including one night’s hotel accommodation, met by BBC
Visit to Glasgow, 12-13 April 2012, to visit Scottish Television under the auspices of the Industry Parliament Trust Fellowship Scheme; cost of one night's accommodation met by STV
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Member, Lloyds Register Advisory Committee (unremunerated)
10: Non-financial interests (d)
Director, UK-Japan 21st Century Group
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chair, England Volunteering Development Council