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This register lists relevant interests of Commission members and their close families. It does not include any interests that are not relevant to the work of the Commission.

Sir Donald Curry CBE

Remunerated work and directorships

Vice-chairman (non-executive), NFU Mutual Insurance Co Ltd
Commissioner, Crown Estate
Chairman (non-executive), North Country Primestock
Director (non-executive), Scottish Agricultural College
Director (non-executive), Chitty Food Groups

Land, property and shareholdings
Owner, residential properties in Newcastle and Rothbury, Northumberland
Shareholder, BT
Shareholder, Friends Provident
Shareholder, Tyne Grain
Shareholder, North County Primestock
Shareholder, Hexham Auction Market

Other interests
Chair (non-executive), At Home in the Community
Council Member,
Royal Agricultural Society of England
Member,
National Farmers’ Union
Member, Farmers’ Club

Helen Browning OBE

Remunerated work and directorships
Director, Eastbrook Farms Organic Pigs Ltd.
Director, Eastbrook Farms Organic Meat Ltd.
Director, Food Ethics Council
Consultancy, Meat and Livestock Commission
Consultancy, Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission
Consultancy, Sustainable Development Commission
Speaking fees from various organisations principally on organic farming and marketing.

Land, property and shareholdings
33% of Manor Farm, East Grafton, Wiltshire
Shareholder, Dairy Crest
Shareholder, Genus Ltd.
Shareholder, Organic Milk Suppliers’ Co-operative
Shareholder, Friends Provident
Eligible producer, Residuary Milk Marketing Board.

Other interests
Chair, Soil Association
Chair, Food Ethics Council
Member, Royal Agricultural Society of England
Member, Country Land and Business Association
Member, Tenant Farmers’ Association
Member, Farm and Wildlife Advisory Group
Member, the Farmers’ Club
Member, Rare Breeds Survival Trust
Member, Schumacher Society
Member, Institute of Directors
Member, National Federation for the Self-Employed.


Sir Peter Davis

Remunerated work

Chief executive, J Sainsbury plc
Board Director, Union Bank of Switzerland

Land, property and shareholdings

(with Lady Davis) properties in Hertfordshire, London and France
(with Lady Davis) trustees of a family trust that owns a property in North Wales
Shareholder and share option-holder, J Sainsbury plc.

Other interests
Chairman, Business in the Community
Member and trustee, Trearddur Bay Sailing Club
Vice president, Marketing Council
Vice president, Chartered Institute of Marketing
Fellow, Marketing Society
Member, Agricultural Forum
Member, Policy Issues Group, Institute of Grocery Distribution
Member, Garrick Club.


Iain Ferguson QC

Remunerated interests
Senior vice-president, Corporate Development, Unilever plc/NV


Land, property and shareholdings

Owner, property in Guildford, Surrey
Shareholder, BT
Shareholder, BG
Shareholder, Lattice
Shareholder, BAE Systems
Shareholder, Marconi
Shareholder, GlaxoSmithKline
Shareholder, Cable & Wireless
Shareholder, Lloyds TSB
Shareholder, ATL plc
Shareholder, HBOS plc
Shareholder, Unilever plc
Shareholder, Unilever NV

Other interests
Director, British Nutrition Foundation
Director, Food and Drink Federation
Director, Rothamsted Research Station
Member, the Farmers’ Club
Member, the Caledonian Club


Deirdre Hutton CBE

Remunerated work
Chair, National Consumer Council
Vice-chair, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
Non-executive director, Financial Services Authority
Commissioner, Sustainable Development Commission

Land, property and shareholdings
Shares in Sainsburys
Shares in Tesco
Shares in Unilever

Other interests
Member, Better Regulation Task Force


DeAnne Julius

Remunerated work
Non-executive director, Bank of England
Non-executive director, Lloyd’s TSB (from 1 October 2001)
Member, National Learning and Skills Council

Land, property and shareholdings
Owner, house in Surrey and apartment in Verbier (Switzerland)
Shareholdings (through mutual funds and directly) in the following companies:
BTG; British Airways; Shell; Pearson; United Business Media

Other interests
Visiting Professor, University of Durham
Member, Royal Institute of International Affairs
Member, Institute of Development Studies
Member, Royal Economic Society
Member, Advisory Board, Centre for the study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, Warwick University


Fiona Reynolds CBE

Remunerated work and directorships
Director-General, National Trust

Other interests
Trustee, Green Alliance
Trustee, Institute for European Environmental Policy
Vice-President, Council for National Parks
Governor, Canterbury Primary School


Mark Tinsley

Remunerated work and directorships
Managing director of P.C. Tinsley Ltd.
Chairman, Elgro Ltd.
Chairmain, Nene Potatoes Ltd.
Non-executive director, Greens of Soham Ltd.
Non-executive director, Freshtime UK Ltd.
Non-executive director, Winters Lane Storage Ltd.

Land, property and shareholdings
Shareholder of P.C. Tinsley Ltd, farming 500ha in LincolnshireShareholder of Spearhead International Ltd.
Shareholder (through P.C. Tinsley Ltd.) in the following companies:
Elgro Ltd.; Holbeach Marsh Co-operative Ltd.; Nene Potatoes Ltd.; Agricultural Central Trading Ltd.

Other interests
Member, Boston Tennis Club
Member (through P.C. Tinsley Ltd.) of the following organisations:
LEAF Assured Produce; Assured Combinable Crops; National Farmers’ Union

Political interests
Member, Conservative Party
Member, Commercial Farmers’ Group


David Varney

Remunerated work and directorships
Chairman, mmO2 plc
Lattice pension

Land, property and shareholdings
Owner, residential property in Bourne End, Bucks.
Shareholder, Anglo American plc
Shareholder, Astra Zeneca plc
Shareholder, Barclays plc
Shareholder, British Land Company plc
Shareholder, BOC group
Shareholder, CGNU plc
Shareholder, Compass Group plc
Shareholder, Cable & Wireless plc
Shareholder, Diageo plc
Shareholder, Granada Compass plc
Shareholder, GlaxoSmithKline plc
Shareholder, Hays plc
Shareholder, 3I group plc
Shareholder, Marks & Spencer plc
Shareholder, Nycomed Amersham plc
Shareholder, Provident Financial plc
Shareholder, Royal Bank of Scotland plc
Shareholder, Railtrack plc
Shareholder, Tesco plc
Shareholder, Vodafone plc
Shareholder, Lattice Group plc
Shareholder, Shell Transport

Other interests
Vice chairman, Council of Surrey University
Vice president, Oil Industry Club
Trustee, Bright Red Dot Foundation
Member, Royal Automobile Club
Member, Institute of Directors
Member, Chairman’s Club
Member, Institute of Energy
Member, Institute of Petroleum
Member, Institute of Gas Engineers
Member, Institute of Management
Member, Institute of Personnel & Development
Member, Advisory Committee, DEMOS

Graham Wynne

Remunerated interests
Chief Executive, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Other interests
Member, Sustainable Development Commission
Trustee, BirdLife International