The Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Taylor of Goss Moor's full title is The Lord Taylor of Goss Moor. His name is Matthew Owen John Taylor, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£2,968
8 days attended across 1 published month
Travel claims
£629
Attendance £629
Total claimed
£3,597
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
38 Content(20.1%)
11 Not-Content(5.8%)
140 didn't vote(74.1%)
2026-04-23
Not-Content
152–207
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
178–231
Not-Content
2026-03-26
Not-Content
115–197
Not-Content
Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2025-04-24
Housing: New Homes Target
My Lords, I draw attention to my declarations in the register of interests. I think that most of us here have some doubt that the Government will meet their target, although their target is important. The reason for that is that they are having to deal w
2025-03-13
United Kingdom: Global Position
My Lords, I too welcome the noble Lord, Lord Pitkeathley, and hope that he enjoys his time here. We are in rather difficult times, so we look forward to further contributions.
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell, for making possible this important deb
2024-12-18
Housing: Permitted Development Rights
My Lords, I refer the Minister to the issue of rural businesses—shops, in many villages, that are a vital part of the vibrancy of those communities and services—which are being converted through PDR without permission and against the will of local commun
2024-12-05
Ukraine
My Lords, I do not believe that what happens next in Ukraine rests with America. It rests in large part with Ukraine, as the Minister indicated. However, it also rests with Europe, the United Kingdom and other countries that want to see that the first at
2024-12-05
Political Donations: Cap
My Lords, I think the Minister accepts that there is an urgent need to tackle foreign donations, malign actors and donations funnelled through companies that may not, in reality, actually operate in the UK. This is an extremely serious issue, notwithstan
2024-07-30
Building Homes
My Lords, I draw attention to my registered interests, as I work in this field. I might add that I have advised successive Governments—the last Labour Government, the coalition Government and the Conservative Government—on fundamental planning reform, an
2024-07-24
King’s Speech
My Lords, I join other noble Lords in welcoming the three new Members to the House who have spoken today, but also, importantly, I welcome a new Government. I welcome them in the broad sense of a refreshing change, but also welcome Ministers to their sea
2024-04-25
Affordable Housing: Supply
My Lords, I draw attention to my declared interests, as I work in housing and planning in various ways. It is an immense interest of mine. That work came out of policy reviews for successive Governments in this arena.
Before I turn to the issue at han
2024-04-25
Defence Spending
My Lords, the commitments to Ukraine—both the short-term increased commitment and, perhaps even more importantly, the long-term commitment the Minister referred to—are immensely important today, because Russia must be defeated for the sake of all democra
2024-01-17
Housing: New Homes Target
My Lords, I draw attention to my declaration in the register of interests. The noble Lord, Lord Young, is quite right to point out the need to plan for homes but there is also a need to deliver them. I am sure the Minister is aware that the major players
2024-01-17
Housing: New Homes Target
My Lords—
2022-10-28
Genocide Determination Bill [HL]
I support the noble Lord very strongly. He mentioned Ukraine, so does he agree that, given the language used, the actions of Putin and those around him are clearly a genocide?
2021-08-18
Afghanistan
My Lords, sadly, there is no way to dismiss the fact that this is an absolute catastrophe for the people of Afghanistan, especially its women, those who have supported principles of liberal democracy and those who have attempted to enforce proper justice
2021-07-21
Covid-19
I am sure that the Minister is alive to the fact that the beta variant is less susceptible to the AstraZeneca vaccine in particular, with effectiveness as low as 10%. Perhaps, therefore, he found it understandable that the Government put further restrict
2021-07-19
Transport Decarbonisation
My Lords, the two big blocks to people adopting electric vehicles, now that so many are available at high quality, are access to a charger and cost. The Minister mentioned the on-street charger support given to some local authorities, but not all have ta
2021-07-15
Policing: European Championship Final
I hope the Minister has seen the videos shown on Italian media of Italian fans being beaten, apparently as they came out of their stand, by so-called British “supporters”—better described as “thugs”. That video shows it taking place for a substantial tim
2021-07-13
Universal Credit
My Lords, the Minister keeps talking as if this is only for people out of work and the solution is to find work. However, this support goes to people on low incomes, including those in work. The level of support is now lower in real terms than it was 30
My Lords, further to that last answer and the point made by my colleague, my noble friend Lord Bruce, about the situation in Scottish hospitals at the moment, I am sure the Minister is aware that one of the biggest impacts of the coronavirus on health no
2021-06-29
Covid-19 Update
The Minister has just commented that there may be red-list countries for some time to come, and that is clearly correct. That is a reflection of two things. First, many countries, particularly poorer countries, have not been able to vaccinate at our rate
2021-06-28
Arctic: Security and Co-operation
My Lords, I welcome what the Minister just said about climate. The NATO Secretary-General identified climate change as a crisis multiplier, referring not least to the Russian attempt to define the northern sea route as an historically shaped national tra
2021-06-10
Environment Bill: Royal Assent
My Lords, I welcome the Government’s commitment to a species abundance target. I regard this as even more important than tackling climate change, since the loss of species is irreversible. Will the Government commit to publishing clear tracking data on t
2021-06-08
Covid-19 Update
My Lords, my 13 year-old son is a chorister at Truro Cathedral, where they have composed a song, “Gee Seven”, which 25,000 children across this country and others will sing online to G7 leaders tomorrow. He says the thing that they want most is for the p
2021-05-20
Rent Arrears: Covid-19
Given that the number of tenants in arrears on low incomes who have been impacted by Covid has more than doubled, have the Government conducted an impact assessment of the change to allow evictions once more? If so, will they make that available to Membe
2021-05-18
Electricity Supplies from Europe
Over the last year there have been significant issues with electricity supply, not least because a number of power stations have either been down or under repair, and we have not yet got the new generation online that has been long talked about. That mak
2021-05-12
Tower Blocks: Cladding
The Minister says that it is beyond the Government’s control, but, of course, safety is a matter for building regulations set by government and inspected by building regulators. It is not the fault or responsibility of leaseholders. It is a great mistake
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Register of Interests · 7 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Chair of the Board of Directors, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (public benefit corporation)
registered 2026-01-02
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Chair, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership Board (fee paid to Taylor & Garner Ltd)
registered 2025-12-02 · amended 2025-12-04
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Chair and Director, Lyneal Group EOT Limited (operator of employee benefits) (owns shares in Lyneal Group Ltd; fee paid by Lyneal Group Ltd to Taylor & Garner Ltd)
registered 2022-10-18 · amended 2025-12-04
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Chair, Watershare+ Advisory Panel (customer panel set up and paid for by South West Water Ltd)
registered 2020-10-21 · amended 2025-04-05
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Director, Taylor & Garner Ltd (company owned 100% by member providing services on planning, housing, sustainable new communities (garden villages and towns), plus some management consultancy and related media articles/interviews); payment for the consultancy fee for chairing the Strategic Partnership Board for Carclaze Garden Village (formerly St Austell Eco-town) is made to Taylor & Garner Ltd; payment for the consultancy fee for chairing the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership Board is made to Taylor & Garner Ltd; payments are also made to Taylor & Garner Ltd for consultancy services provided by member, recently Sutton Harbour Holdings plc, Phoenix Sustainable Investments and Lyneal Group Ltd
registered 2010-08-23 · amended 2026-06-01
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Independent Chair, Strategic Partnership Board for Carclaze Garden Village (funded by Eco-Bos Development Limited; fee paid to Taylor & Garner Ltd)
registered 2010-08-23 · amended 2025-12-04
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Taylor & Garner Ltd (member's company owned 100% by member) (see category 1)
registered 2010-08-23 · amended 2025-04-07
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Party history
1987-03-12 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
1999-08-09 → 2003-06-12
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)
1997-05-02 → 1999-08-09
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment and Transport)
1994-09-01 → 1997-05-02
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment)
1992-09-01 → 1994-09-01
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Citizens Charter)
1990-01-01 → 1992-01-01
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education)
1989-01-01 → 1990-01-01
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
1988-09-01 → 1989-09-01
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Local Government, Housing and Transport)
1988-03-03 → 1988-09-01
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy)
1987-06-11 → 1988-03-03
Liberal-SDP Alliance Spokesperson (Energy)
1987-03-13 → 1987-06-11
Liberal-SDP Alliance Spokesperson (Youth)
Committee memberships
1997-11-17 → 1997-12-02
Environmental Audit Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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of 22 tabled
22 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-03-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Insecticides: Environment Protection
Answered
2026-03-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Insecticides: Environment Protection
Answered
2026-03-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Insecticides: Environment Protection
Answered
2026-03-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Insecticides: Environment Protection
Answered
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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)
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0 as lead sponsor
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Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.