Committee members declaration of interests

Committee Member Declarations of Interest At 23 November 2012
Name Date Signed Committee 1: Related Party Transactions 2: Dual Membership 3: Political Interests
Ballin, Malcolm 19/05/2009 HR Committee 1 Research Associate, Dept of English, Communications n/a
n/a
and Philosophy, Cardiff University
Appointments Committee 2 Preparation of a book (provisional title: Welsh
Periodicals in English) for University of Wales Press –
financed by HEFCW
Remuneration Committee Daughter: Graduate student and part-time lecturer, Drama
Dept, Glamorgan University
Bradley, Simon 08/06/2009 RIE Committee none Council member, Council for Industry and Higher Education
(CIHE)
Member, The International Council on Systems Engineering
(INCOSE)
Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)
none
Burton, Raymond N 28/02/2012 Audit and Risk Committee None University of West of England - former Chairman of the Board of
Governors (to 30 April 2009)
and now Pro-Chancellor and member of the Faculty of Business
and Law Advisory Board”.
Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education –
Board member and Chairman of the Audit Committee (to 30 April
2009)
None
Codd, Steve 18/04/2011 RIE Committee Nil None n/a
Cole, Mike 25/03/2009 SETQ Committee n/a n/a n/a
(Stephen Griffith’s substitute)
Griffiths, Ieuan 01/06/2009 Audit and Risk Committee None DVLA: Director of Finance and Strategy; No party membership
Companies House: Audit Committee member
Griffiths, Stephen 31/03/2011 SETQ Committee n/a n/a n/a
Griffiths, Stephen 12/09/2012 SETQ Leader, contracting process for Health Care education
provision on behalf of the Welsh Government and NHS in
Wales. This equates to c. £45m of investment into Welsh
universities
n/a
n/a
Hagen, Professor Stephen 16/04/2012 RIE None None None
Hare, Jacqui 04/05/2012 SETQ None Member of Governor, Ystrad Mynach College None
Chair of Curriculum and Quality Committee , Ystrad Mynach
College
Hawkins, D Grant 30/11/2009 Audit and Risk Committee none Non-executive Director, Awen Ltd (wholly-owned subsidiary of
University of Wales)
Ordinary member, Conservative Party
Herrington, Paul 01/08/2011 SETQ Committee Nil UCET Executive: Wales representative as Chair UCET Cymru none
UCET member of the Teacher Education Liaison Group
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Committee Member Declarations of Interest At 23 November 2012
Name Date Signed Committee 1: Related Party Transactions 2: Dual Membership 3: Political Interests
Hill, Stephen 18/06/2009 RIE Committee none none none
Hobbs, Brian 23/03/2009 RIE Committee EPSRC – member of the Engineering College; None Member of Labour Party
Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian
Assistance Project (ELRHA) – Co-Chair of UK Steering
Group;
Higher Education Wales – member of Research Advisory
Group;
Humphreys, Robert 14/03/2011 SETQ Committee Employed by Open University Lifelong Learning UK – member of Wales Panel Member of Welsh Liberal Democrats
Member, Higher Education in Wales Higher Education Wales- member of HEW Committee; Member of Executive Committee of
WLDs
BBC Audience Council for Wales – member
Humphreys, Rob 16/05/2012 SETQ Director for Wales: The Open University Member: Commission on Devolution (‘Silk Commission’) Member: Welsh Liberal Democrats
Member: BBC Audience Council for Wales
Hutchings, Graeme 03/05/2011 SETQ Committee Member of sub-Panel B8 Chemistry for current Research
Excellence Framework
Chair, SCORE (Science Community Representing Education
(SCORE)
none
Jones, Ceri 10/06/2011 RIE Committee n/a n/a n/a
Jones, Norah 17/03/2009 SETQ Committee None None None
(Julie Lydon’s substitute)
Jones-Evans, Dylan 31/03/2009 RIE Committee Director, Research and Innovation, University of Wales Member Welsh Conservative Party;
Dr Angela Jones-Evans (wife), employed as a consultant
by Swansea University
Chairman of WCP Economic
Commission for Wales;
Candidate for Assembly constituency
of Aberconwy, 2007
Lloyd, Stephanie 28/06/2012 SETQ Committee None None Member, Labour Party
Lydon, Julie 08/05/2012 SETQ Committee As Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glamorgan,
Accounting Officer for receipt of funds from HEFCW
Director, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Director, Merthyr Tydfil College
Board member: CBI Wales, UCEA (Universities and Colleges
Employers Association) and HECSU (Higher Education Careers
Services Unit)
Member of Labour Party
McDonald, Pauline 14/06/2011 RIE Committee n/a n/a n/a
Morgan, Susan 05/06/2009 RIE Committee none none none
Noyes, Peter 15/03/2011 SETQ Committee Member, Higher Education Wales; none Member of the Labour Party
Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales, Newport;
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Committee Member Declarations of Interest At 23 November 2012
Name Date Signed Committee 1: Related Party Transactions 2: Dual Membership 3: Political Interests
Member, University of Wales Council
Payne, R 19/03/2009 SETQ Committee None OCN – Board member and trustee; None
(substitute for Danny Saunders)
St Illtyds Catholic High School – Foundation Governor
Quantick, Peter Charles 31/05/2012 RIE Committee None None None
Saunders, Danny 04/05/2012 SETQ Committee University of Glamorgan: full-time employee, Council member: Forum for Access and Continuing Education None
Welsh Government – Ministerial Advisor
Fellow, Higher Education Academy
QAA institutional Reviewer
Member, British Psychological Society
Governor: Bridgend College
Governor: St Cyres School
Stirling University– External examiner
Swansea University– external examiner
Scott, Professor Michael 12/07/2012 RIE Committee None Vice-Chair of Board – ClwydTheatr Cymru None
Patron: Forces for Good (Wales) – Armed Forces ex-personnel
charity
Selby, John 01/05/2010 RCC (now SDC) Formerly employed by HEFCE 010299 – 300410 at
Director level (salary £108k pa)
none
none
Spear, Richard 06/04/2011 SETQ Committee None None None
Speight, Alan 31/03/2011 SETQ Committee none QAA Board member (non Executive Director); Member of Advisory
Committee on Degree Awarding Powers; Member of Advisory
Committee for Wales
HEW – member of PVC Learning and Teaching Advisory Group;
member of Welsh Institutional Group
none
Smith, Christine 24/10/2011 SETQ Committee None None None
Sullivan, Kathleen 12/05/2009 SETQ Committee Pro Vice-Chancellor, Glyndŵr University None None
(substitute for Jacqui Hare)
Thomas, Gavin 16/05/2012 SETQ Committee None Director/Member of the Governing Body: Merthyr Tydfil College None
Thomas, Gavin 15/03/2011 SETQ Committee Merthyr Tydfil College/University of Glamorgan: Director
(Governor) of the College
None
None
Tyler, Berni 16/03/2009 SETQ Committee none none none
(Gavin Thomas’ substitute)
Woods, Michael John 01/06/2010 RIE Committee Professor of Human Geography and Head of Department,
Aberystwyth University (salary £69,315)
Invited to join National Training Advisory Group (NTAG) for Town
and Community Councils as representative of HE sector (not
remunerated)
Chair, Welsh Liberal Democrats
Policy Committee
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Committee Member Declarations of Interest At 23 November 2012
Name Date Signed Committee 1: Related Party Transactions 2: Dual Membership 3: Political Interests
Veale, Martin 24/07/2012 Audit and Risk Committee Currently employed by Welsh Government but on longterm
secondment to Forestry Commission Wales
None
None
Walker, Greg 16/05/2012 SETQ Committee None N/A N/A
Wright, Dr David 31/10/2011 SETQ Committee Wife: Clinical tutor in Radiography at Ysbyty Gwynedd,
Bangor, providing support to Bangor University students
University of Wales (I currently represent Bangor Uni on the
Quality and Standards Board and Academic Board of the
University of Wales,. This role will diminish and eventually cease
as the remaining UoW students in Bangor Uni complete their
studies)
Bangor Uni: Senior Lecturer in Agriculture; Chair of Quality
Assurance and Validation.
Lincoln University: External Examiner 2011-15
Queens University, Belfast: External Examiner 2011-15
None
Young, Luke 01/08/2011 SETQ Committee Member /
Council Observer
None None President, NUS in Wales
Member, UK Labour Party
Member, Co-operative Party
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