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Appointment to the National Heritage Memorial Fund

Biographical Notes

Lord Dalkeith is a former Deputy Chairman of the Independent Television Commission and member of Scottish Natural Heritage. He is currently a Commissioner with the Millennium Commission. He has a strong interest in the environment, historic buildings and art. He also has an interest in a range of voluntary activities which include being a member of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and President of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Lord Dalkeith has not under taken any significant political activity in the past 5 years.

Notes for Editors

The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) is a fund of last resort which provides grants for buying items which are of outstanding interest, important to the national heritage, and which are at risk of being developed, damaged or destroyed. The NHMF is also responsible for the distribution of the heritage share of the proceeds from the National Lottery which it does via the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The HLF gives financial help to projects which safeguard improved access to land, buildings, objects and collections of importance to the national heritage of the UK. It can also provide support for projects which produce wider public benefits in terms of education, access and urban regeneration. Trustee posts can be remunerated.