ADVOCATE GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND
MINISTERIAL INFORMATION 1 April to 30 June 2013
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140
Lord Wallace of Tankerness, Advocate General for Scotland
Date gift given
To
Gift
Value
Nil
GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140
Lord Wallace of Tankerness, Advocate General for Scotland
Date gift
From
Gift
Value
Outcome
received
Nil
HOSPITALITY1
Lord Wallace of Tankerness, Advocate General for Scotland
Date of
Name of organisation
Type of hospitality received
hospitality
Ismail Jamie
Lunch to discuss current legal and
constitutional issues in South Africa
and Scotland
th
30 April
Daily Telegraph
Dinner to support Better Together
Campaign. Murdoch McLennan,
Chief Executive of the Telegraph
Media Group UK also present.
th
28 June
The Faculty of Advocates Dinner
1
Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; ‘diplomatic’ functions
in the UK or abroad, hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions,
conferences, and seminars; and offers of hospitality which were declined
OVERSEAS TRAVEL
Lord Wallace of Tankerness, Advocate General for Scotland
Date(s) of Destination Purpose of
‘No 32 (The Number of
trip
trip
Royal)
officials
Squadron’
accompanying
or ‘other
Minister, where
RAF’ or
non-scheduled
‘Charter’ or travel is used
‘Eurostar’
th
th
15 -19
Cape Town, To
attend Scheduled
2
April
South Africa Commonwealth flight
Law
Conference
5th-12th
May
Barbados, St
Vincent
&
the
Grenadines,
Grenada, S
Kitts & Nevis
To meet senior
Ministers and
Law Officers to
discuss
implementation
of
agreed
changes to the
Succession
the Crown.
to
Scheduled
flight
2 (from Cabinet
Office)
Total cost
including travel
and
accommodation
of Minister only
£4468.05 Flight
All costs incurred
by FCO.
MEETINGS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS2
Lord Wallace of Tankerness, Advocate General for Scotland
Date of Meeting Name of External
Purpose of Meeting
Organisation
26th March
John Kampfner, Journalist &
To
discuss
Columnist
implementation
of
Leveson Proposals
14th April
Chief Justice Mogoeng
To
discuss
legal
Mogoeng
developments in South
Africa and also his
forthcoming visit to the
UK
John Jeffreys MP
Briefing
on
political
developments in South
Africa
Prof Pierre de Vos
Briefing on current legal
developments in South
Africa
Judge Kate O’Regan
Briefing on current legal
developments in South
Africa
Navi Pillay, UN High
Discussion
on
Commissioner for Human
developments in human
Rights
rights issues
th
24 April
Nick Dunlop
Climate
To
discuss
climate
Change Parliament
change and activities
Climate
Parliament
24th April
25th April
1st May
Friends of St Columba’s
Church, London
Terra Firma Chambers,
Change
Parliamentary Reception
Advocates’ Library
Reception
Young
Young Presidents’Presidents’
organisation Attend
Attend Reception
Receptionandand
speak
organisation
speak
2nd May
Edinburgh
Edinburgh International
International
Conference
Attend
Centre
opening
Attend
event
opening
of
event of refurbish
Conference Centre
refurbished Conference
Centre
14th May
Prof Jim Gallagher, Nuffield Discuss issues relating to
2
Generally not included: Government bodies such as other Government Departments, NDPBs, NonMinisterial Departments, Agencies, Government reviews and representatives of Parliament, devolved
or foreign governments
College, Oxford
Referendum on Scottish
independence
16th May
Michael McManus, Press Discuss implementation
Complaints Commission
of
Leveson
Report
recommendations
22nd-23rd May
Guest
of
Lord
High Guest at
Palace
of
Commissioner to General Holyroodhouse
and
Assembly of Church of attend
session
of
Scotland
General Assembly
23rd May
California
Association
5th June
Telephone call with Lady
Justice Arden
Chief Justice, South Africa
24th June
State
Bar Hosted dinner in House
of Lord and discussion of
General legal issues
Discussion of European
Legal Issues
General discussion of
legal issues