Letter: Sir Jeremy Hanley obituary | Stephen Ross

As a hapless accountancy student in the early 1970s, I met the future Conservative MP and minister Sir Jeremy Hanley while marooned on the island of Jersey for a two-month course. He showed great kindness and support to those who got into various scrapes in that tax-free environment.

To me he proved to be particularly understanding, as I did not have a naturally numerate aptitude. My fondest memory is of his lectures, which were often delivered with hilarious and perfectly timed jokes.