The Lord Gascoigne
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Gascoigne's full title is The Lord Gascoigne. His name is Benjamin Alexander Gascoigne, 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
Total claimed
£7,420
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
70 Content(37.0%)
2 Not-Content(1.1%)
117 didn't vote(61.9%)
2026-07-21
Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Content
142–138
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2026-07-13
Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
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2026-03-05
Content
194–140
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2026-03-05
Content
198–139
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2026-03-05
Content
208–142
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2026-03-05
Content
214–142
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2026-01-05
Content
194–130
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2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
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2026-01-05
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132–124
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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
2026-09-10
Home Owners and Home Ownership
My Lords, I am delighted to speak in this debate, and I congratulate my noble friend on securing it and on setting a good tone of hope and practicality, as she said, where we can talk about the type of country that we want to be. There are three things I
2026-09-08
No. 10 North
I am grateful to the Minister. Having known the Minister for a number of years, I congratulate her not just on rejoining the Government but on her additional responsibilities at the Cabinet Office.
As a proud northerner, from God’s own county of Lanca
2026-09-08
No. 10 North
To ask His Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the cost of establishing No.10 North and relocating central government functions outside London.
2026-06-25
Democratic Institutions: Threats
My Lords, I am delighted to follow my former politics lecturer at Hull University; I hope that I do not let him down too much with what I am about to say. Like a few others, I wish to move away from external factors and talk about our own faith in our de
I thank the Minister. I know the hour is late, so I will not respond to all the points that have been made, but it has been a fascinating and energising discussion from across the political divide. I am grateful to the Minister for some of the additiona
My Lords, before I begin, I say some words of thanks. First, I thank the 88 organisations and individuals who submitted written evidence, alongside the witnesses who appeared before the committee over 11 sessions. Secondly, I thank the team backstage: ou
That this House takes note of the Report from the Built Environment Committee New Towns: Laying the Foundations (2nd Report, HL Paper 183, Session 2024–26).
My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, that this has been an interesting group—I think that was the phrase he used—covering not just finance in itself but money-raising powers, transparency and fiscal devolution.
I agree entirely with the
My Lords, it is a delight to kick off this group. I see the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, leaving at this crucial moment. I know that there are lots of other people with amendments here, so I will not dwell too long on what I want to say. On my amendment, I bel
My Lords, I am delighted to speak to my Amendment 185. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, with his rallying cry, and I hope that at least he supports what I am seeking to do with this amendment.
To me, a simple yet essential princip
My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister, as ever.
The noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, got me going: she talked about her rose-tinted glasses and I had visions of the infamous Rose Garden treaty. I thought that this would be a new version of the T
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to speak for the first time in the passage of the Bill. I know we do not have to address it, but I was intending to speak at Second Reading and I had to pull out for personal reasons just beforehand. This is an issue that
2026-01-08
Israel: Trade
My Lords, it is a great honour to follow the noble Baroness. The problem with speaking so far down a list of many eminent speakers is that, I am afraid, a lot of the good stuff I was going to say has already been said—but I am still going to crack on.
2025-10-27
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to support the noble Baroness, Lady Willis, and her Amendment 88, to which I added my name. I refer to my interests, including my involvement in Peers for the Planet, and flag to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, that I chair t
2025-09-17
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
I know. There is nothing to prevent the EDP deeming that the money raised should not go to replace or improve something near what I have lost, but rather could be spent in beautiful Lancashire. As a result, while my family up there may gain from that ben
2025-09-17
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I wish to speak to a whole raft of amendments in my name in this Marshalled List: Amendments 307, 308A, 309, 310, 312 and 314. All are designed to ensure that the money raised through Part 3 for the nature restoration fund is actually spent on
2025-09-17
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
I am grateful to all noble Lords who spoke to that group, not least the Minister. I apologise for incorrectly prejudging what I thought she would say—I obviously got it completely wrong, and I apologise.
The noble Earl, Lord Russell, got it right when
2025-09-17
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I am delighted to kick-start this group, not least after the great discussion we just had on the previous group. Equally, I am delighted and honoured to have the support of the noble Baronesses, Lady Young of Old Scone and Lady Parminter, for m
2025-09-17
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
2025-09-17
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 286 and 300, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Willis of Summertown, who, alas, gives her apologies that she is unable to speak today. I have signed the amendments, alongside other noble Lords, and hope I do th
2025-09-15
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
I am very grateful to the Minister for her response and to everyone who took part; good points were raised by all those who participated. The noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone, is absolutely right about the importance of a private nature market. My
2025-09-15
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, it is beyond a joy to be here at this hour with some of my closest friends. I could not think of anything better to be doing right now.
It is slightly ironic that what I will seek to do shortly is speak about some of our magnificent nocturna
2025-09-15
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
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Register of Interests · 2 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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Research project for Lord Lee of Trafford (payment received 23 July 2026)
registered 2026-07-24
Category 4: Sponsorship
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The member receives research assistance from Peers for the Planet Ltd in his role as a director of the Peers for the Planet parliamentary group
registered 2025-06-18
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Party history
2023-07-10 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2023-11-14 → 2024-07-05
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2025-01-30 → present
Built Environment Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
Contact
Parliamentary office
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APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ceramics
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-03-25 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Greece
Country, Area or Region Group
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Officer | — | 4 | 2026-11-30 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure
Subject Group
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Officer | Institution of Civil Engineers | 4 | 2027-03-27 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
12
of 12 tabled
12 answered(100.0%)
4
departments
2026-07-23
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Animal Experiments
Answered
2026-07-21
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rents: Regulation
Answered
2026-07-20
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sleeping Rough: Greater Manchester
Answered
2026-07-16
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
New Towns: Council Housing
Answered
2026-07-16
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
New Towns Taskforce
Answered
2026-07-16
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
Answered
2026-07-16
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
New Towns: Greenfield Sites
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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