Edward Garnier

Sir Edward Garnier QC is the Conservative MP for Harborough. He is a Queens Counsel in private practice.

He was appointed Solicitor General in May 2010. He left the Government in September 2012.

Register of interests

Overseas visits

Overseas visits

Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council

Address of donor: 55 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QL

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel accommodation, transportation and food with a value of £1,540.

Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank

Date of visit: 27-31 May 2013

Purpose of visit: To participate in a parliamentary fact finding delegation. (Registered 6 June 2013]

Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

Name of donor: JTI

Address of donor: Members Hill, Brooklands Rd, Weybridge, KT13 0QU

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the RHS Chelsea Flower show at an approximate value of £1,200

Date of receipt of donation: 22 May 2013

Date of acceptance of donation: 22 May 2013

Donor status: company, registration 01501573 (Registered 6 June 2013)

Name of donor: JTI

Address of donor: Members Hill, Brooklands Rd, Weybridge, KT13 0QU

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Tickets for my wife and me, to

the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, valued at £702 each, total £1,404.

Date of receipt of donation: 20 May 2014

Date of acceptance of donation: 20 May 2014

Donor status: company, registration 01501573

Clients

• Include DLA Piper from January 2014 - Garnier sought advice from ACOBA to accept a retainer with DLA Piper in September 2013.

The Committee advised Sir Edward that is saw no reason why he should not take the post forthwith, subject to the conditions that:

- that he should not draw on any privileged information available to him as a Minister; and - for two years his your last day in ministerial office, you should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of his new employer, its parent company or its clients.