David Cairns

David Cairns    (politician)
Born	1966-08-07 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died	2011-05-09 (Age 44) Bloomsbury, London, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Religion	Roman Catholic
Victim of	premature death
Party	Labour
Labour MP for Inverclyde  Minister of State for Scotland In office 1 July 2007 - 16 September 2008  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Scotland Office In office 11 May 2005 - July 2007  Member of Parliament for Inverclyde In office 7 June 2001 - 9 May 2011

David Cairns was the Labour MP for Inverclyde. He went on many trips to Israel paid for by the Labour Friends of Israel.

The UK Government's Register of Interests lists that in October 2004, Cairns travelled '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)'

Similarily in June/July 2003 Labour Friends of Israel and the Israeli Foreign Ministry paid for Cairns to travel and stay in Israel with the expressed purpose of meeting 'members of the Israeli Government and Palestinian Authority and others'.

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