Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 4342
redesdaler@parliament.uk
Biography
Lords career
First entered House of Lords 1991;
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for:
Overseas Development 1994-99,
Northern Ireland 1999,
Tourism 2000,
International Development 2000-01,
Defence 2001-05,
Energy 2005-09;
Agriculture 2006-09;
Contested Lord Speaker elections 2006, 2011
Political interests
Environment, archaeology
Countries of interest
Qatar
Name, style and title
Created a life peer as Baron Mitford, of Redesdale in the County of Northumberland 2000
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Chairman, Carbon Management Association
Chairman, Energy Managers Association
Chairman, WECUK
Chairman, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association
Non-executive Director, Watertight International
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Member of Advisory Council, Qatar Computing Research Institute
Chairman, Carbon Management Association
Chairman, 67 Pall Mall Limited (fine wines)
City of London College
3: Clients
As Chairman, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association, I advise members of the Association on government policy on anaerobic digestion
5: Land and property
Redesdale Estate, Northumberland, including farmland and commercial and residential property
7: Overseas visits
Visit to Qatar, 19-23 May 2012, to visit the Doha Conference; accommodation and hospitality supplied by Qatar government
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Director, BestBarNone Ltd (alcohol-related disorder charity)
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Board Member, York Archaeological Trust
10: Non-financial interests (d)
Chair, Red Squirrel Protection Partnership