Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
Fax: 020 7219 5979
Biography
Party groups
Member:
Conservative Women's National Committee 1978-88,
Anglo-Asian Conservative Society 1979-83,
National Union Executive Committee of Conservative Party 1989-90;
Resigned the Conservative Whip December 1998, rejoined November 1999, moved to crossbenches 2008
Councils, public bodies
JP, Maidenhead 1971-90;
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead:
Councillor 1976-91,
Mayor 1986-87;
Senior posts in numerous organisations involved in refugee, community, carer, race relations and prison work, including:
Member:
Commission for Racial Equality 1980-86,
BBC South and East Regional Advisory Council 1987-89,
Social Security Advisory Committee 1987-90;
Vice-chair, Refugee Council 1991-94;
Governor, Commonwealth Institute 1993-98;
President, Ethics Committee Broadmoor Hospital 1993-97;
DL, Berkshire 1994-2009;
Chair, Alcohol Education and Research Council 1995-2001;
Joint President, Family Planning Association 1995-98;
Member, Council of University College London 2000-06
International bodies
UK Representative on EU Advisory Commission on Racism and Xenophobia 1995-97;
UK Member, Economic and Social Committee, European Community 1987-90
Political interests
Role of four million Indians in two World Wars, empowerment of women in South Asia and Africa, assisted family planning
Countries of interest
Indian sub-continent including Burma
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Flather, of Windsor and Maidenhead in the Royal County of Berkshire 1990
Register of Interests
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Director, Marie Stopes International
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Trustee, Friends of Seva Mandir (Rajasthan charity)
Trustee, Pan African Health Foundation
Vice President, Townswomen's Guilds
Vice President, Viridian (housing association)
Vice President, Carers National Association