 Lord Selborne was treasurer of King Edward's School, Witley between 1972–83, and a member of the Apple and Pear Development Council between 1969–73.He was chairman of the Hops Marketing Board from 1978–82, of the Agricultural and Food Research Council (AFRC) from 1982–89 and of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) from 1991–97.He was also a member of the NEDC Food Sector Group in 1991–92 and a member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution 1993 to 1998.