LORD HURD RETURNS TO BATH

‘How to tackle terror’ was the hot topic last week as the Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell returned to Bath to meet with some of the city’s top local professionals.

Lord Hurd hosted a dinner for clients of Coutts & Co, in his capacity as deputy chairman of the private bank. On the agenda for the evening were how terror affects Britain, the difficulties faced by the authorities in controlling terrorism and the new legislation being brought in to manage it.

He was joined by Coutts Chief Executive, Sarah Deaves and private bankers from the Coutts Bath office.

Commenting on his most recent visit, Lord Hurd said: "I always look forward to my visits to Bath and am delighted to have returned in my capacity as Deputy Chairman of Coutts & Co. With the Bath office of Coutts having recently undergone a period of expansion, this is a very exciting area for the business. I very much enjoyed meeting with the clients once again."

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For further information, please contact:

Claire Symonds, Regional PR Manager, Coutts & Co, on 020 7957 2650 or mobile 07970 001149, or e-mail claire.symonds@coutts.com.

Notes to editors:

Notes to editors:

Coutts & Co

• Coutts is the international private banking arm of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is one of the world's largest banking groups.
• Coutts manages the wealth of 90,000 high net worth clients worldwide through a network of 50 offices globally.
• The first Coutts regional office to be opened was Eton in 1961. The most recent new opening was Liverpool, late last year. Today, Coutts has regional offices in Bath, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Eton, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Tunbridge Wells & Winchester.
• Coutts offers clients a range of products and services covering sophisticated investment products together with expertise in trust and fiduciary services and UK tax and banking services.
• Coutts has twice been awarded ‘Best Use of Long-Only Multi-Manager Structures’ at the Private Asset Management Awards

• Coutts & Co is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Registered in England No. 36695. Registered office: 440 Strand, London, WC2R 0QS

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The Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH, CBE, PC

As the successful candidate for Mid-Oxon, Lord Hurd was first elected to parliament in 1974. During an accomplished political career, he served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1984-85), for the Home Office (1985-89) and for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs (1989-95).

Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, Lord Hurd obtained a first class degree in history and was president of the Cambridge Union in 1952. After joining the Diplomatic Service, he went on to serve at the Foreign Office in Peking, New York (UN) and Rome. He ran Edward Heath’s private office from 1968-70 and acted as his Political Secretary at 10 Downing Street from 1970-74.

Lord Hurd was appointed Deputy Chairman of Coutts & Co in 1998.

Lord Hurd was also appointed Chairman, British Invisibles in 1997. He is Chairman of the Prison Reform Trust Charity. He was Chairman of the 1998 Booker Prize for Fiction. He became a member of the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords in February 1999.