The Lord Goddard of Stockport
Liberal Democrat
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Goddard of Stockport's full title is The Lord Goddard of Stockport. His name is David Goddard, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,420
20 days attended across 1 published month
Overnight / accommodation
£2,000
Travel claims
£1,203
Attendance £1,203
Total claimed
£10,623
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
126 Content(66.7%)
33 Not-Content(17.5%)
30 didn't vote(15.9%)
2026-07-22
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64–95
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2026-07-21
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173–234
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2026-07-13
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158–239
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2026-06-09
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13–66
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2026-04-27
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210–145
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2026-04-23
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207–141
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2026-04-23
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152–207
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2026-04-23
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220–143
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2026-04-13
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27–89
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2026-04-13
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30–130
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2026-04-13
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162–55
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2026-04-13
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65–173
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2026-04-13
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178–231
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2026-04-13
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69–332
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2026-03-26
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171–146
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2026-03-26
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115–197
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2026-03-25
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95–137
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2026-03-05
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193–143
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2026-03-05
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194–140
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2026-03-05
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198–139
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2026-03-05
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208–142
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2026-03-05
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214–142
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2026-02-04
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62–295
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2026-01-05
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131–127
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2026-01-05
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210–131
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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
2026-07-23
Prisoner Early Release Scheme
My Lords, I echo the sentiments of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. Andy Burnham uses the northern phrase that we have to “get it”. What is the point of getting it when you lose Ministers of the quality of the noble Lord, Lord Timpson, and the noble Barones
2026-04-21
House of Lords: Legislative Procedures
My Lords, does the Leader agree that we do not need a modernising committee to tell us that frequent sittings past midnight are not the best way to do business? As far as I am concerned, it is not an efficient way of operating, and it fails a duty of car
My Lords, I will be relatively brief. We do not regret the minimum wage going up. We support it. What we do regret is the lack of government support for hard-working families and businesses. I have some sympathy with the views of the noble Lord, Lord Sha
2026-01-23
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
In the Select Committee, Chris Whitty, the head of the NHS, said that no drug will be given to any patient that was not approved by NICE. That is what he said: no drug will be given to anybody that was not approved by NICE.
2026-01-20
Atrocity Crimes
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for securing this timely debate and thank all noble Lords who have spoken in it. The contributions have been extremely thoughtful, especially from the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester, who remi
2026-01-08
Buses: Safety and Security
My Lords, what will the Government provide to the UK electric bus industry to ensure competition in the bus sector and real choices for local authorities and transport authorities? What additional safety features will the Government require for bus fleet
2026-01-07
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, this is an interesting group of amendments, although I think we have strayed slightly away from the intentions of the mover of the amendment. Amendment 365 is another amendment from the Conservative Benches increasing penalties for fare dodging
2026-01-07
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I speak to Amendment 399 in the names of my noble friend Lady Pidgeon, who cannot attend today, and my noble friend Lady Doocey. This amendment would enable CCTV systems on the railways to be quickly available to the police and continuously for
2026-01-07
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, we support the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower. He has hit the nail on the head with this amendment about the intent to supply electronic devices for car theft, which has become an epidemic in this country. Data assessed by colleagues in the o
2025-12-09
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I support Amendment 316 from the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood. Unfortunately, the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, has just taken my entire speech away from me, so I will not quote Coke’s. I thank him for what he has said. He is a lawyer and he
My Lords, as I rise to speak, I am reminded of 15 years ago, when four leaders from Greater Manchester stood outside the Cabinet Office in Whitehall awaiting an invitation in. I was one of those leaders. Greater Manchester had 10 local authorities in 201
2025-11-21
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
I have moved my seat. I wish to speak briefly as a member of the Select Committee who has not spoken.
2025-11-21
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
I accept the noble Baroness’s position. Perhaps a High Court judge might resolve the issue, then.
2025-11-21
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
I respectfully accept that position. The problem is that the more I speak, the more I will be intervened on, which is the opposite of what I am trying to do; I am trying to speed the process up.
All I am trying to say is that we all want the best Bill
2025-11-21
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
The noble Lord is on completely the other side of the argument, and I respect his views on that. This Bill has been scrutinised for over 100 hours in the other place. Evidence was taken from over 500 people. This is not just a piece of paper sent up here
2025-11-21
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Unfortunately, you can, because that is how this country works. It is called democracy. When 650 elected Members, representing 70 million people by a majority, send it to this House, we have a duty and the honour to treat that Bill with respect, not disd
2025-11-21
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
And if we run out of time at the end of that, the Bill falls. Someone will say, “it is not our fault”, but it is our fault.
2025-11-21
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
I moved from my position at the front, because there was a presumption that I was the Front-Bench spokesman trying to force something. I apologise; I was not. This House has a free vote, and nobody is whipped. I happened to be sitting on the Front Bench,
2025-11-10
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I have great sympathy with some of the sentiment of the amendments. However, as usual, they put the price—the fines—up but miss the elephant in the room. Who is going to do the work to collect the fines, to see the dog walker that the noble Lor
2025-09-03
Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, I rise, I hope for the last time, as temporary spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, as my noble friend Lord Fox’s spectre has arrived behind me—and he is a sight to behold.
I begin by thanking various Ministers—the noble Lord, Lord Leong,
2025-07-23
Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, very briefly, I was a bound apprentice for four years, from when I was 17 or 18 on a council estate outside Greater Manchester. Apprenticeships are a little jewel in the employment Bill that have somehow been missed. We need to advocate the op
2025-07-23
Employment Rights Bill
No, I give up.
2025-07-23
Employment Rights Bill
I said at the beginning that I am not a legal person. But there must be something that will happen: a whistleblower or somebody will inform somebody of someone’s condition that they find intolerable, it ends up with someone and somebody has to deal with
2025-07-23
Employment Rights Bill
I heard what the noble Baroness said, and I accept her premise. By the same rule of that premise, those people suffer or are treated badly until they become accepted in society and can then raise their heads above the parapet—if that is the logic of the
2025-07-23
Employment Rights Bill
Follow that. I failed my Bar exam at 11 and I never retook it, so I am at a disadvantage to the House in trying to sum up the debate on this amendment. My noble friend Lord Marks made the case that this is not just an open-and-shut, bonkers piece of legi
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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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Business development consultant, Kirkland Developments Limited (housing and property development) (interest ceased 28 February 2026)
registered 2025-03-04 · amended 2026-04-17
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Business development consultant, Sophia Fleming Consulting
registered 2024-10-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Business development consultant, Russell Homes (house builder)
registered 2023-09-06 · amended 2026-04-17
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Director, David Goddard Consulting Limited (public relations/affairs)
registered 2014-11-04 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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David Goddard Consulting Limited (public relations/affairs)
registered 2026-04-17
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Two tickets and hospitality received from English Football League for Carabao Cup final, Wembley, 22 March 2026
registered 2026-04-17
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The member receives occasional hospitality from the All-Party Group for Defence and Security, All-Party Group for the Armed Forces and the UK Defence Forum which during the calendar year together exceed £300 in value
registered 2016-07-11 · amended 2026-04-17
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Party history
2014-09-15 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2026-02-01 → present
Liberal Democrat Lords Chief Whip
Committee memberships
2015-06-08 → 2016-08-31
Refreshment Committee (Lords)
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-01
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
2018-09-04 → 2019-04-30
SLSC Sub-Committee B
2019-07-01 → 2023-01-31
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
2020-03-05 → 2020-10-14
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Select Committee (Lords)
2022-01-19 → 2022-11-28
Land Use in England Committee
2023-01-31 → 2023-05-11
Built Environment Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2024-01-31 → 2025-01-30
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2025-10-14 → 2025-11-05
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee
2026-02-03 → present
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2026-02-03 → present
Services Committee
2026-07-08 → present
Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence
Contact
Parliamentary office
goddardd@parliament.uk
020 7219 6563 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 16 active officership(s) · 14 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Darts
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 11 | 2022-06-05 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Greece
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2026-11-30 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing in the North
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 10 | 2024-06-12 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Morocco
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Project Delivery
Subject Group
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Officer | Tendo Consulting | 4 | 2026-06-11 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Future of Aviation
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Tendo Consulting | 4 | 2025-02-06 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Barbados
Country Group
|
Officer | — | 10 | 2024-10-20 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain Technologies
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | British Blockchain Association | 4 | 2026-07-17 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cats
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-03-12 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Digital Skills
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 16 | 2024-05-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fire Safety and Rescue
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Fire Sector Federation | 3 | 2026-11-29 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Local Authority Pension Funds
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | The Smith Institute | 4 | 2024-05-29 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Local Markets
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
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Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) All-Party Parliamentary Group
Country Group
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Vice Chair | — | 23 | 2024-05-13 |
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Greater Manchester All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Devo Agency | 4 | 2027-01-09 |
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Northern Powerhouse All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Northern Powerhouse Partnership | 12 | 2022-06-05 |
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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.
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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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.