Minister visits his first Dependency

Friday 24th September 2010, 2:29PM BST.

Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice Lord McNally yesterday visited the Bailiff. From the left are: HM Comptroller Richard McMahon, HM Procureur Howard Roberts, Lord McNally, Bailiff Sir Geoffrey Rowland, Deputy Bailiff Richard Collas and HM Greffier Ken Tough. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 1031883)

GUERNSEY’S ‘man in Westminster’ arrived in the island yesterday for his first official visit since taking on the role.

Lord McNally was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice following May’s General Election and part of his role is responsibility for the UK’s relationship with the Crown Dependencies.

Lt-Governor Sir Fabian Malbon invited him to visit Guernsey, Alderney and Sark and the two-day trip is his first visit to any of the Crown Dependencies since his appointment.

He met Bailiff Sir Geoffrey Rowland before visiting Sark, where he met residents in the Island Hall followed by representatives of Chief Pleas.