Sir Merlin Sereld Victor Gilbert Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll, 25th Lord Hay, 24th Lord Slains, 12th Bt (Moncreiffe of that Ilk), 28th Hereditary Lord High Constable of Scotland, 32nd Chief of The Hays takes an interest in charity as a member of the Court of the Fishmongers’ Livery Company, as Vice-President of The Royal Caledonian Ball, through The Highland Society of London and the British Red Cross Queen Mother’s Memorial Fund. He helps promote Scotch Whisky as a Patron of the Keepers of the Quaich.
Within Parliament, he plays an active role in several ICT groups, especially those looking at regulatory issues involving Communications, the Internet, Personal Identity and Government Data Sharing, linking this with a Local Authority perspective through his work with LASSeO (The Local Authority Smartcard Standards e-Organisation). He sits on the council of PITCOM (Parliamentary Information Technology Committee), is on the board of EURIM (European Information Group), is Secretary of APIG (All-Party Internet Group), Vice-Chairman of the All-Party Group on Entrepreneurship, and Treasurer of the All-Party Group on Risk and Adventure in Society.
He is Chairman of Fonem Ltd, in the telecoms industry, is President of E-RA (the E-business Regulatory Alliance) and also sits on other bodies such as the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and the Nominet (UK) Ltd. Policy Advisory Board
The Earl of Erroll is also our Chairman and as a contributor to our pages will be providing us with insights into the world of a very active bon viveur with a zest for life and fine wine.
