Chris Patten was a crossbench member of the House of Lords and a former governor of Hong Kong (1992-1997). Chairman of the BBC Trust at the time of giving evidence, he said regulation of the kind in place for broadcasting would not be appropriate for print journalism. Welcomed ideas such as Cabinet members being obliged to publish details of meetings with journalists.
Territorial police force in England responsible for policing the county of Somerset and the now-defunct county of Avon, including the city and county of Bristol and the unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. One of the largest police forces in England and Wales. Submitted policy statement on Fraud and Corruption.