The Rt Hon. the Lord Wallace of Tankerness KC
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
M
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.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
1997-05-01 → 2001-06-07
Orkney and Shetland
1983-06-09 → 1997-05-01
Orkney and Shetland
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)
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
No contact details recorded.
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 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
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.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
MPs 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.