▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁In qu iry ▁into ▁Hun ting ▁with ▁D ogs ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Lot tery ▁Commission ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Independent ▁Ad vis er ▁to ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁BBC ▁Char ter ▁Review . ▁ ▁Business ▁career ▁Lord ▁Burn s ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁non - exec utive ▁director ▁of ▁Pear son ▁pl c ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁Senior ▁Independent ▁Director ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁non - exec utive ▁director ▁of ▁Leg al ▁and ▁General ▁Group ▁pl c ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁of ▁The ▁British ▁Land ▁Company ▁pl c ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Non - Exec utive ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Glas ▁C ym ru . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Ab bey ▁National ▁pl c ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁a ▁non - exec utive ▁director ▁of ▁Ban co ▁Sant ander ▁Central ▁His p ano ▁S . A . ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁became ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Mark s ▁and ▁Sp encer ▁pl c ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁after