The Rt Hon. the Lord Wallace of Tankerness KC
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Wallace of Tankerness is deceased. His full title was The Rt Hon. the Lord Wallace of Tankerness KC. His name was James Robert Wallace.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Political donations made
Total donated (all years on record)
£18,712
9 donations across 1 distinct recipient
Matched donor name:
Lord James Wallace of Tankerness
| Date | Recipient | Type | EC Ref | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0337742 | £1,800 |
| 2016-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0252155 | £1,800 |
| 2015-12-31 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0239635 | £1,600 |
| 2015-03-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0165535 | £2,980 |
| 2014-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0107348 | £3,282 |
| 2013-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0093759 | £1,800 |
| 2012-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0083789 | £1,800 |
| 2011-09-30 | Liberal Democrats · Parliamentary Party In The Lords | Cash | C0052695 | £1,600 |
| 2011-03-31 | Liberal Democrats · Central Party | Cash | C0037682 | £2,050 |
Showing the 9 most recent donations on record.
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Lords votes · 2026
No Lords votes recorded for 2026.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2025-12-08
Employee Car Ownership Schemes
My Lords, going back to the question of mileage taxation on electric vehicles, does the Minister acknowledge that, in many rural areas, where there is often precious little public transport, there is a greater need for people to have a car, and therefore
2025-10-21
Alleged Spying Case: Home Office Involvement
My Lords, I will ask a question to which I hope the Minister can give me a straight answer. Much has been said in this House, in the other place and in the media, and there has been much speculation. Will he take this opportunity to assert unequivocally
2025-06-04
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
I would be grateful if the Minister could clarify that, if the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, is carried, it will not scupper the Bill, but rather the Bill will go back to the Commons, where the Commons can provide an amendment in lieu. Th
2025-03-25
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My Lords, I want to speak to my Amendments 58A and 59B. I have a lot of sympathy for what the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, has just said. I tabled these amendments against a background of also aspiring to a wholly elected House, where appointments would no
My Lords, I also thank the Leader of the House, and I echo what the noble Lord, Lord True, said about the debate we had last week. It was quite remarkable, for two reasons. First, there was a historic stain that we wanted to remove. Secondly, we had conf
It was not signed during my term of office, but it was worked up during my term of office, and then approved at the General Assembly when I stood down, and signed by my successor.
My Lords, I am happy to follow the Lord Privy Seal and the noble Lord, Lord True, in welcoming the Bill. I shall start by declaring interests: I am a member and elder of the Church of Scotland and a former moderator of the General Assembly.
I have kno
2025-03-12
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Sheffield, who has made a very robust defence of the Lords spiritual in this House. As he was speaking and outlining the reasons why certain numbers would not work, it occurred
My Lords, I thank the noble Lords and noble Baronesses who have participated in this debate. In particular, I thank my noble friend Lady Kramer for accepting the spirit of the amendment to what was originally her and my noble friend Lady Barker’s amendme
My Lords, I beg to move the amendment standing in my name and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead.
In my speech on Report on an amendment moved by my noble friend Lady Barker,
My Lords, I echo some of the comments made by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, who identified some key Scottish voluntary organisations that play a vital role in supporting particularly vulnerable people.
I draw attention to CrossRe
2024-12-11
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak after the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde. In asserting my support for this Bill, it in no way detracts from the respect and esteem in which I hold the noble Lord, or indeed the other hereditary Peer who has already spoke
2024-10-24
UK-Scottish Government Relations
My Lords, is the Minister aware that the Scottish Government set up a review by the former chief executive of the Scottish Law Commission to look into the dual role of the Lord Advocate, first, as the head of the prosecution service in Scotland, and, sec
Does the Minister agree that if Ministers in a devolved Administration wish to embark on a course of action or incur expenditure that may well be beyond devolved competence, one might reasonably expect civil servants to seek a written ministerial directi
2022-11-02
Police: Vetting, Misconduct and Misogyny
My Lords, the Minister just said that that is the current system. Are the Government satisfied with the current system, and if not, what are they are going to do about it?
2022-09-09
Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
My Lords, I was born two and a half years after Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth ascended the Throne. Until yesterday, in common with the majority of people in this country, I had known only one monarch. For so many of us, the Queen alone represented wha
2021-12-10
Freedom of Speech
My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, and express my delight at being able to participate in this important and timely debate initiated by the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury. I am also pleased to speak not o
2020-11-18
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
My Lords, it is a great privilege to follow all the speeches so far, which have so compellingly made the case for the common frameworks process. I wish to speak in favour of the amendments in this group, which have been spoken to so effectively by the no
2020-10-19
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
My Lords, I follow on from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, by paying tribute to my successor as Advocate-General for Scotland, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen of Elie. I have known the noble and learned Lord for over 40 year
2020-09-22
Agriculture Bill
My Lords, I very much support the amendment, the purposes of which have been so well articulated by the noble Lord, Lord Curry of Kirkharle; I was pleased to add my name to it. The noble Lord clearly sets out the progress that has been made, and the need
2020-09-22
Agriculture Bill
My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 92A, which is in my name and enjoys the welcome support of my noble friend Lord Tyler and the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock.
I am sure that there is common ground across the House that geographical indicati
2020-07-28
Agriculture Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, who has eloquently articulated the concerns that are the theme of this group of amendments and referred to the ways in which they might be effectively addressed.
I s
2020-07-23
Agriculture Bill
My Lords, I support the new clause in Amendment 263, which has already been spoken to by my noble friend Lord Tyler and to which I have added my name.
Before addressing the issue of geographical indication schemes, I will say a word about the related
2020-07-23
Agriculture Bill
My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, and I can assure him that my wife would be delighted if there were some means of restoring dialogue to “The Archers”. I want to speak briefly in support of Amendment 212, tabled in the names
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Party history
2022-10-10 → 2026-01-29
Liberal Democrat
2021-01-01 → 2022-10-09
Non-affiliated
1988-03-03 → 2020-12-31
Liberal Democrat
1983-06-09 → 1988-03-02
Liberal
Government posts
2013-10-15 → 2015-05-07
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
2010-05-12 → 2015-05-07
Lords Spokesperson (Scotland Office)
2010-05-12 → 2015-05-07
Lords Spokesperson (Attorney General's Office)
2010-05-12 → 2012-09-05
Lords Spokesperson (Wales Office)
2010-05-12 → 2015-05-07
Advocate General for Scotland
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1985-12-05 → 1992-03-16
Liaison Committee (Commons)
1987-06-17 → 1992-03-16
Procedure Committee
2018-06-12 → 2021-04-29
Constitution Committee
2008-12-09 → 2010-04-08
Constitution Committee
2013-01-22 → 2013-02-13
Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Bill Special Public Bill Committee
2013-10-17 → 2016-10-27
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2013-10-17 → 2016-10-12
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2013-10-17 → 2016-08-31
House Committee (Lords)
2013-10-17 → 2016-10-27
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2013-10-17 → 2016-10-27
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2015-07-20 → 2017-04-27
Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee)
2016-09-01 → 2016-10-12
House of Lords Commission
2024-01-24 → 2024-09-16
Statutory Inquiries Committee
2026-01-27 → 2026-01-29
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drones
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 6 | 2021-07-18 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
6 bills
2 as lead sponsor
4 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act | Supported | Royal Assent | 2013-07-17 | |
| Succession to the Crown Act | Supported | Royal Assent | 2012-12-13 | |
| Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Act | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2012-11-05 | |
| Justice and Security Act | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2012-05-28 | |
| Scotland Act 2012 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2010-11-30 | |
| Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2010-07-22 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.