Full title The Lord Layard Name Peter Richard Grenville Layard Joined the Lords 3 May 2000 Party/group Labour We are developing a new website. Try it by visiting the beta version of this page. Contact Details The Lord Layard Parliamentary House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW Tel: 0207 219 5353 Email: contactholmember@parliament.uk External/Private Office Director, Wellbeing Programme, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE Tel: 020 7955 7048 Email: R.Layard@lse.ac.uk Web & Social media Website Website: cep.lse.ac.uk/layard What you need to know when writing to a member of the House of Lords. Biography Member's Focus Recent Activity Register of Interests UK Parliament Committee House Date Economic Affairs Committee Jun 2015 - Economic Affairs Committee Nov 2004 - Nov 2008 EU Sub-Committee A Jun 2001 - Nov 2002 Professional Life Job title Organisation Date Director Wellbeing Programme, LSE Centre for Economic Performance 2003 - Emeritus Professor London School of Economics 1999 - Director LSE Centre for Economic Performance 1990 - 2012 Professor of Economics London School of Economics 1980 - 1999 Head Centre for Labour Economics, LSE 1974 - 1990 Deputy Director Higher Education Research Unit, LSE 1964 - 1974 Senior Research Officer Robbins Committee on Higher Education 1961 - 1963 Teacher 1958 - 1961 Public Life Job title Organisation Date Chair World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Health and Wellbeing 2011 - 2012 Member Measuring National Well-Being Advisory Forum, Office of National Statistics 2010 - National Adviser Improved Access to Psychological Therapy Programme, Programme, Department of Health 2006 - Member Select Committee on Economic Affairs, House of Lords 2004 - 2008 Member EU Sub-Committee A (Economic and Financial Affairs, Trade and External Relations), House of Lords 2001 - 2002 Member Modern Apprenticeship Advisory Committee (Chairman: Sir John Cassels) 2001 - 2001 Consultant Forward Strategy Unit, No.10 Downing Street 2001 - 2001 Member Moser Committee on Basic Skills for Adults 1998 - 1999