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| − | The UK Government's Register of Interests lists | + | The UK Government's Register of Interests lists Cairns reported the following trips: |
| − | + | On 30 June - 4 July 2003 'to Israel and Palestinian Authority to meet members of the Israeli Government and Palestinian Authority and others. Travel and accommodation paid by Labour Friends of Israel and Israeli Foreign Ministry. (Registered 21 July 2003)<ref>House of Commons [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=10775 Register of Members Interests] They Work for You.com Accessed 20th March 2009</ref>. | |
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| + | On 17 - 22 October 2004, he traveled 'to Israel and the Palestinian Territories with Labour Friends of Israel to meet members of the Israeli Government, Parliament and the military; the Palestinian Authority and grassroots organisations promoting Arab-Israeli co-operation. Travel and accommodation paid for by the Labour Friends of Israel. Part accommodation paid for by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Registered 28 October 2004)'<ref>House of Commons [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=10775 Register of Members Interests] They Work for You.com Accessed 20th March 2009</ref> | ||
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| + | On 13-18 September 2009 he traveled to the region again. He described the destination as 'Israel and Palestine', and under 'purpose of visit', recorded: 'I met with Israeli and Palestinian politicians, community representatives, and visited health and social welfare programmes.' The donor was Labour Friends of Israel, registered address 'BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX', and the estimated value of the trip was £1,528 (Registered 25 September 2009).<ref>[http://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=10775 Register of Members Interests] TheyWorkForYou.com, accessed 25 October 2012</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Revision as of 11:27, 25 October 2012
David Cairns (August 7, 1966 - May 9, 2011) was the Labour MP for Inverclyde from 2001 - 2011.
Early life
Cairns attended Notre Dame High School, a Catholic school in Greenock and the Gregorian University, Rome. Between 1991 and 1994 he was a Catholic Priest.[1]
Political career
- 1994-7: Director, Christian Socialist Movement
- 1997-2001: Research assistant, Siobhain McDonagh MP
- Member of the joint committee on consolidation of bills (Jan 2001 - May 2005)
- PPS to Malcolm Wicks, minister of state at the department for work and pensions (Jun 2003 - May 2005)
- Parliamentary under secretary of state, Scotland (May 2006 - Jun 2007)
- Minister of state, Scotland Office (Jun 2007 - Sep 2008)[1]
- Chair of Labour Friends of Israel.
Funded trips to Israel
The UK Government's Register of Interests lists Cairns reported the following trips:
On 30 June - 4 July 2003 'to Israel and Palestinian Authority to meet members of the Israeli Government and Palestinian Authority and others. Travel and accommodation paid by Labour Friends of Israel and Israeli Foreign Ministry. (Registered 21 July 2003)[2].
On 17 - 22 October 2004, he traveled 'to Israel and the Palestinian Territories with Labour Friends of Israel to meet members of the Israeli Government, Parliament and the military; the Palestinian Authority and grassroots organisations promoting Arab-Israeli co-operation. Travel and accommodation paid for by the Labour Friends of Israel. Part accommodation paid for by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Registered 28 October 2004)'[3]
On 13-18 September 2009 he traveled to the region again. He described the destination as 'Israel and Palestine', and under 'purpose of visit', recorded: 'I met with Israeli and Palestinian politicians, community representatives, and visited health and social welfare programmes.' The donor was Labour Friends of Israel, registered address 'BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX', and the estimated value of the trip was £1,528 (Registered 25 September 2009).[4]
Affiliations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Guardian David Cairns: Electoral History and Profile, accessed 22 October 2012
- ↑ House of Commons Register of Members Interests They Work for You.com Accessed 20th March 2009
- ↑ House of Commons Register of Members Interests They Work for You.com Accessed 20th March 2009
- ↑ Register of Members Interests TheyWorkForYou.com, accessed 25 October 2012
