Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
morrispa@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested (Conservative) Oldham Central and Royton 1992 general election
Lords career
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Health 2004-06,
Education and Skills 2004-07;
Opposition Whip 2004-10;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Women 2005-10,
Children, Schools and Families 2007-09,
Health 2009-10,
Work and Pensions 2009-10;
Deputy Chairman of Committees 2010-;
Deputy Speaker 2011-
Party groups
Member, National Union Executive Committee of Conservative Party 1991-96;
Chair, North West Area Conservative Women's Committee 1993-96;
Member:
Conservative Conferences Committee 1998-2001,
Field Operations Panel 1998-2001,
Conservative Agents' Remuneration Panel 1998-2001;
Vice-chair, Conservative Party (Candidates) 2001-05
Councils, public bodies
Deputy chair, Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 1993-97;
Adviser to Abbot of Ampleforth 1998-2004;
Co-chair, Women in Public Policy 2007-;
Vice-President, Catholic Union of Great Britain 2008-;
Deputy Lieutenant, Greater Manchester 2008-
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Morris of Bolton, of Bolton in the County of Greater Manchester 2004
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant, TSL Advisory Board (TSL Education Ltd publishes the Times Educational Supplement among other things)
President, World Travel Market Advisory Council
Member, International Advisory Board, Amman Arab University (paid through New Cavendish Partners Ltd)
7: Overseas visits
Visit to West Bank and Israel, 17-20 September 2011, as leader of delegation of parliamentarians and others; transport and accommodation costs met by Conservative Middle East Council
Visit to Kuwait, 2-5 December 2011, as leader of delegation; travel costs met by Conservative Middle East Council and accommodation provided by Parliament of Kuwait
8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
Gift of a ticket to the Conservative Summer Party, 6 June 2011
Gift of a ticket to Carlton Club Annual Political Dinner at Dorchester Hotel, 24 September 2011
9: Miscellaneous financial interests
As a Patron (i.e. honorary member) of the Travel Club, I am entitled to free use of the Club's facilities
10: Non-financial interests (a)
President, Medical Aid for Palestinians (charitable company limited by guarantee)
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Governor and Trustee, Bolton School
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Chancellor, University of Bolton
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Trustee, Unicef UK
Trustee, The Disability Partnership
Trustee, The Transformation Trust
President, National Benevolent Institution
Co-chair, Women in Public Policy
Chairman, Conservative Middle East Council