Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 6792
prasharu@parliament.uk
Biography
Councils, public bodies
Member:
Arts Council of Great Britain 1979-81, 1994-97,
Study Commission on the Family 1980-83,
Social Security Advisory Committee 1980-83,
London Food Commission 1984-90,
BBC Educational Broadcasting Council 1987-89,
Solicitor's Complaints Bureau 1989-90,
Royal Commission on Criminal Justice 1991-93;
Part-time Civil Service Commissioner 1991-96;
Member, Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct 1991-97;
Non-executive director, Channel Four 1992-98;
Chair:
Royal Commonwealth Society 2002-08,
ITV Board 2005-10;
Member, Iraq Inquiry 2009-
International bodies
Board member, Salzburg Seminar 2000-04
Political interests
Education, criminal justice, human rights, race relations, international affairs
Countries of interest
Africa, India, Mauritius
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Prashar, of Runnymede in the County of Surrey 1999
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Member of the Committee appointed to consider UK's involvement in Iraq
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Deputy Chair, British Council
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Governor and Member of Management Committee, Ditchley Foundation
Trustee, Cumberland Lodge
President, UK Council for International Student Affairs
President, Community Foundation Network
President, National Literacy Trust