hiː ɪz mˈæɹid tə mˈɔːɹiːn mə dʒˈɪn lˈeɪdi ˈɛlvɪdʒ hˌuː ɪz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə skˈɑːtlənd kəmˈɪɾi ʌvðə bˈɪɡ lˈɑːɾɚɹi, tʃˈɛɹ ʌvðə bˈoːɹd ʌv ˌeɪˌɛsˈeɪtʃ skˈɑːtlənd, ænd wʌz tʃˈiːf ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv ʌvðə lˈeɪdlɔː jˈuːθ tɹˈʌst wˌɪtʃ fˈʌndᵻd ɪfˈɛktɪv ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃənz səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ tʃˈɪldɹən ænd vˈʌlnɚɹəbəl jˈʌŋ pˈiːpəl ɪn skˈɑːtlənd.
He is married to Maureen McGinn (Lady Elvidge) who is a member of the Scotland Committee of the Big Lottery, chair of the Board of ASH Scotland, and was chief executive of the Laidlaw Youth Trust which funded effective interventions supporting children and vulnerable young people in Scotland.