The Earl of Minto
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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The Earl of Minto's full title is The Earl of Minto. His name is Gilbert Timothy George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, and he was excluded from the House of Lords on 29 April 2026.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
92 Content(56.8%)
4 Not-Content(2.5%)
66 didn't vote(40.7%)
2026-04-13
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69–332
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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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208–142
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214–142
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2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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2026-01-05
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131–127
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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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
My Lords, while I accept what the Minister has said about current investment, there is a continuing delay in defence investment and orders, which not only is damaging to the Government’s relationship with the home defence industry but risks pushing urgen
2026-02-04
China and Japan
My Lords, given the profound uncertainty surrounding the UK’s treaty with Mauritius in respect of the Chagos Islands, can the noble Baroness the Lord Privy Seal confirm that further consideration of this Bill will not resume until the necessary amendment
2025-06-03
Strategic Defence Review
My Lords, first, I add to the widespread praise that the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, General Sir Richard Barrons and Dr Hill have rightly received for leading and delivering this comprehensive and thorough strategic defence review document.
2025-06-03
Diego Garcia Military Base
My Lords, this is an extremely important Statement concerning the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory. I begin by expressing my disappointment with the Government’s handling of the timing of this announcement. This is a matter of nat
2025-06-03
UK Nuclear Deterrent
My Lords, on these Benches we wholeheartedly welcome the Government’s ironclad commitment to the nuclear deterrent and its modernisation. It is the backbone of our military deterrence capabilities and is so valuable to all our NATO allies. But we know th
My Lords, what an honour it is to follow the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, in this most apposite of debates. I thank him for moving the Motion to commemorate the final surrender of the malign Nazi forces and their acolytes, which brought to a co
2025-04-30
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, for his Amendment 13, which addresses the highly significant matter of the appointment process and the independence of the commissioner.
My noble friend Lord Courtown, in winding for the Official O
2025-04-30
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, raises an important point. The welfare of service personnel who are aged under 18 is a matter that all noble Lords wish to guarantee. I personally have fond memories of training junior leaders.
2025-04-30
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, we visited the issue of the Armed Forces covenant during our deliberations in Committee. During that debate, the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, raised the importance of the covenant and how vital it is that the commissioner be fully abl
2025-04-30
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, I thank the Minister for setting out the case for the Government’s amendments. We on these Benches are pleased that they have accepted the recommendation of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee that regulations to define the ter
2025-04-30
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, I begin by reaffirming our support for the Bill and the creation of the Armed Forces commissioner. There are noble aims contained within its pages, and we will always welcome efforts to improve the lives of our service personnel.
When they i
2025-03-24
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lord Harlech for tabling Amendments 21A and 21B, which seek to ensure that the commissioner prioritises the interests of the reserves appropriately. My noble friend has brought some excellent expertise to this issue
2025-03-24
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, I again thank noble Lords, particularly the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Browne, who made some extremely valid points. I am going to be pretty brief, because the clarification, definition and scope of both the independent commissioners wer
2025-03-24
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, this amendment would require the commissioner to report on their interaction with the Service Police Complaints Commissioner.
It appears to me that there may be some degree of overlap between the roles of the Armed Forces commissioner and th
2025-03-24
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
2025-03-24
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who spoke on this group, in particular the Minister. I thought that what he said was really clear and comforting.
I quite take the point made by the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup, about it being axiomatic that
2025-03-24
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, Amendment 17 is in the name of my noble friend Lady Goldie, and I have signed it. I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Norwich for his support for it.
Amendment 17 would require the commissioner to include their view of the impac
2025-03-24
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
2025-03-19
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, I also thank all noble Lords and noble Baronesses for another interesting debate.
I will comment briefly on Amendments 11 and 12 from the noble Baronesses, Lady Smith and Lady Bennett. For the reasons that we have discussed, we do not belie
2025-03-19
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, Amendments 8 and 9 are in my name and the name of my noble friend Lady Goldie. I also thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Norwich for adding his name to these amendments. I know that he is particularly concerned with these issues of
2025-03-19
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
2025-03-19
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, I too will be very brief with these amendments.
I suggest that it is difficult to see how one should quantify what constitutes adequate assistance for the commissioner. Of course, the commissioner must have the necessary resources to execute
2025-03-19
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, the very interesting amendments under consideration in this group all seek to push the Government on the terms of appointment of the commissioner. This is always one of the seminal issues when we debate the establishment of a new position in la
2025-03-19
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords, although I appreciate the intent of the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, we believe that this Bill should retain clarity and focus.
It is important that the commissioner is responsible for those who are subject to service law. That is the languag
2025-03-19
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
My Lords as always, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, and I thank her for opening the Committee’s considerations of this Bill on a matter as important as the Armed Forces covenant. She has done a commendable job of rem
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Register of Interests · 2 entries on file
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Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Chairman, Argyll Strategy Ltd (business intelligence and strategic communications)
registered 2025-10-13
Category 3: Land and property
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Land and four residential buildings in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders
registered 2022-11-09 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2022-10-25 → 2026-04-29
Conservative
Government posts
2023-11-14 → 2024-07-05
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
2023-03-27 → 2023-11-13
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Opposition posts
2024-09-01 → 2026-04-29
Shadow Minister (Defence)
Committee memberships
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Contact
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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