Baroness Prashar

PRASHAR (Life Baroness), Usha Kumari Prashar; cr. 1999
Baroness Prashar
Crossbench
  

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;
Chairman, Parole Board of England and Wales 1997-2000;
Non-executive Director Unite 2000-04;
Chair:
Royal Commonwealth Society 2002-08,
ITV Board 2005-
  

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baroness Prashar, of Runnymede in the County of Surrey 1999
  

Lords Select Committees

Member:
Human Rights Joint Committee 2000-04, 2008-,
Privileges 2008-;
Chair Sub-committee on Lords' Interests 2008-
  

Political interests

Education, criminal justice, human rights, race relations
  

International bodies

Board Member, Salzburg Seminar 2000-04
  

House of Lords

Rt Hon the Baroness Prashar CBE
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW

Tel: 020 7219 6792
prasharu@parliament.uk