Lord Burns

The Lord Burns GCB · Crossbench

Lord Burns is a member of the House of Lords and has been since 20 July 1998. Their areas of interest and their entry in the Register of Lords' Interests are below.

Party or group

Crossbench

How they came to the Lords

Life peer

In the Lords since

20 July 1998

Areas of interest

The subjects Lord Burns has told Parliament they take an interest in, in Parliament's own terms.

Policy Interests

• Business, industry and consumers
• Culture, media and sport
• Economy and finance
• Parliament, government and politics

UK Areas

• London
• Brecon (Powys, Wales)
• North East England

Register of Lords' Interests

Entries as published by Parliament; most recent change 5 April 2025. The official register is the authoritative version.

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

• Banco Santander SA (banking)

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

• Marks and Spencer plc (retail)

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

• Royal Dutch Shell plc (oil and gas)

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

• Diageo plc (drinks)

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

• National Grid plc (energy)

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

• AstraZeneca plc (biopharmaceutical business)

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

• GlaxoSmithKline plc (pharmaceuticals)

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

• Sage Group plc (software)

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

• Unilever plc (nutrition, hygiene and personal care products)

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

• Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (household products)

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

• Codat Limited (platform for business data)

Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)

• Flagstone Investment Management Limited (financial services)

Current committees

• Economic Affairs Committee, since 31 January 2024
• Lord Speaker's committee on the size of the House (Chair), since 20 December 2016

Lord Burns on parliament.uk

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• How they have voted
• What they have said in the Lords (Hansard)
• Written questions they have asked
• Register of Lords' Interests
• Contact details

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