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Lord Harrington
Lord Harrington of Watford is a British politician and businessman. He published a report on Foreign Direct Investment into the UK for HM Treasury in November 2023.
He was appointed to the Lords in 2022, becoming a joint Minister of State at the Home Office and DLUHC with responsibility for the resettlement of Ukrainian Refugees. Â
Richard retired as MP for Watford in 2019. As an MP he held a number of Ministerial roles including as Business and Industry Minister and Pensions Minister. Â
Prior to being elected, Richard built a substantial business career in hotels and leisure as well as wealth management, property and investing in start ups. Â
He is on the Board of Nesta, a large not-for-profit that invests in companies with a social purpose.