Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8660
scottrc@parliament.uk
Biography
Lords career
Liberal Democrat:
Whip 2001-02,
Deputy Chief Whip 2002,
Spokesperson for:
Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001-02,
Transport 2002-04,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister/Communities and Local Government 2004-09;
House of Lords Appointments Commission 2010-
Party groups
President, Liberal Democrat Party 2008-10
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Mid Suffolk District Council 1991-94;
Suffolk County Council:
Councillor 1993-2005,
Vice-chair 1996-97,
Chair, Transport Committee, Local Government Association 2002-04
International bodies
Member:
North Sea Commission 1997-2005,
Council of European Municipalities and Regions 1997-2003,
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Europe 1997-2003,
EU Committee of the Regions 1998-2002,
Inter-Parliamentary Union 2000-;
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 2000-
Political interests
Transport
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Scott of Needham Market, of Needham Market in the County of Suffolk 2000
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Occasional income from lecturing for Dod's "Westminster Explained"
Member, House of Lords Appointments Commission
8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
Visit to Salford, 28 July 2011, under auspices of Industry and Parliament Trust Fellowship programme; hotel accommodation for one night provided by BBC
Visit to Glasgow, 24 & 25 August 2011, to visit BBC Scotland under the auspices of the Industry Parliament Trust Fellowship Scheme; cost of two nights' accommodation met by BBC
Visit to Liverpook, 26 February 2012, to attend at BBC Showcase; travel and other expenses, including one night’s hotel accommodation, met by BBC