Lord Haskel

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 4076
haskels@parliament.uk

Biography

Lords career

Opposition Spokesperson for Trade and Industry 1994-97; Opposition Whip 1994-97; Government Whip 1997-98; Government Spokesperson for: Social Security 1997-98, Trade and Industry 1997-98, the Treasury 1997-98; Deputy Chair of Committees 2002-; Deputy Speaker 2002-; Board member, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)

Party groups

Labour Party Industry 1972 Group: Founder Member, Secretary 1976-81; Chair Labour Finance and Industry Group 1990-96

Political interests

Trade and industry, science and technology, overseas development

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baron Haskel, of Higher Broughton in the County of Greater Manchester 1993

Register of Interests

4: Shareholdings (a)

Perrotts Group Ltd (a small company remaining after business interests were sold)

10: Non-financial interests (e)

Trustee, Haskel Family Foundation