The Rt Hon. the Lord Goldsmith KC
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
M
Lord Goldsmith's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Goldsmith KC. His name is Peter Henry Goldsmith, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£2,779
11 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£2,779
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
422
409 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
1 gift ·
12 overseas trips
· 2019-07-01 → 2023-06-30
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 409
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-27 | — | To discuss COP28 | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-06-27 | — | To discuss COP28 | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-06-26 | — | To discuss Paraguay's approach to tackling deforestion | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-06-20 | — | To discuss the Forest and Climate Leaders' Partnership (FCLP) | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-06-20 | — | To discuss Green Climate Fund's second replenishment (GCF-2) | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-06-14 | — | To discuss Sea Lion Project | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-06-07 | — | To discuss Brazil's agriculture industry and deforestation | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-05-24 | — | To discuss Overseas Territories' access to the Lottery | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-05-22 | — | To discuss support for indigenous peoples | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-05-18 | — | To discuss Antarctica | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-05-02 | — | To discuss carbon markets | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-04-20 | — | To discuss marine protection | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-03-16 | — | To discuss lottery funding in the Overseas Territories. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-02-14 | — | To discuss environmental conservationists imprisoned in Iran. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-02-10 | — | To discuss the Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 Global Environment Facility fund. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-02-10 | — | To discuss Jane Goodall Institute's work in the Congo Basin. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-01-16 | — | To discuss the upcoming Marine Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) negotiations. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-01-13 | — | To discuss upcoming opportunities to raise water security on the international agenda. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2023-01-13 | — | Bilateral discussion with the incoming IDB President. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2022-12-08 | — | To discuss the Commonwealth Secretariats Ocean work | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
Recent gifts
| Date | Gift | From / To | Outcome | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-19 | Ticket for the World Test Championship | New Zealand High Commissioner | Used for hospitality | £150 |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — |
Washington, USA; Brasilia, Brazil
Scheduled flight
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Attended 'World Bank Spring meeting' and to land UK's offer to Brazil as a credible partner on climate and nature | — |
| — |
Libreville, Gabon
Scheduled flight
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To attend 'One Forest Summit' | — |
| — |
Georgetown, Guyana
Scheduled flight
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Bilateral visit meeting Senior Officials including President to discuss Low Carbon Development Strategy and the forestry sector and Blue Economy | — |
| — |
Road Town, British Virgin Islands; The Valley, Anguilla
Scheduled flight
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Bilateral visit meeting Senior Officials including Premier to discuss governance reforms and joining the Blue Belt Programme | — |
| — |
Zurich, Switzerland
Scheduled flight
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To attend the World Economic Forum, Davos | — |
| — |
Montreal, Canada
Scheduled flight
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Attend COP15 as part of Senior UK Delegation | — |
| — |
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Scheduled flight on return (joined FS charter flight on flight out)
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Attend COP27 as part of Senior UK Delegation | — |
| — |
Jakarta, Indonesia
Scheduled flight
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Agree and sign an MoU on deforestation | — |
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Nil Return
Nil Return
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Nil Return | — |
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New York, USA
Scheduled flight
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United Nations General Assembly (UK senior delegation) | — |
| — |
Siena, Italy
Flight
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To attend the Pontignano Conference the foremost UK-Italy bilateral forum, attended by over 75 key influencers and decision makers from the worlds of government, parliament, the media, business, science, culture and civil society. The Ministers contribution was an opportunity for HMG to reaffirm our priorities for the Year of Presidencies with Italy (G7, G20, COP26), whilst increasing the emphasis on development (something the team are seeking to cooperate more closely with Italy on, following the creation of FCDO). | — |
| — |
New York, USA
Scheduled flight
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To attend the United Nations General Assembly | — |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
3 Content(1.6%)
76 Not-Content(40.2%)
110 didn't vote(58.2%)
2026-07-21
Not-Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Not-Content
41–118
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Not-Content
142–138
Content
2026-07-13
Not-Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Not-Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-24
Not-Content
70–132
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2026-03-24
Not-Content
80–166
Not-Content
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
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
My Lords, it is fitting that my final act as the outgoing chair of the International Agreements Committee is to open a debate about the process of treaty scrutiny in Parliament. I am delighted to see that so many present and past members of the committee
That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the International Agreements Committee Treaty Scrutiny in Westminster: Addressing the Accountability Gap (10th Report, HL Paper 168).
I thank the noble Baroness. I think we have much more diversity than she is giving us credit for, but she has perhaps not been a member of the committee for quite as long as I have.
I am also grateful to my noble friend the Minister for recognising th
My Lords, I have a few things to say, though I recognise that there is another debate to follow. I thank all noble Lords who have contributed. This has been another debate where a lot of thoughtful things have been said, most of which I agreed with. I ac
2026-03-09
Crime and Policing Bill
I thank the noble Baroness for recognising what has been done in this amendment, but it does not actually talk about extremism. It talks about “extreme criminal protest groups”. It may reassure her that the definition does not depend on the views being p
2026-03-09
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I put my name to Amendment 371A, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Walney, and I will say a word about it, because it is a bit of an unusual event for me to do that. But I will take also this opportunity to say something about the amendment to tha
My Lords, it has been an extraordinary debate. I am privileged to have led it and to have led the International Agreements Committee.
It is a great shame that space and parliamentary time did not allow this debate to take place in the Chamber, because
My Lords, I am delighted to lead this debate on the report from the International Agreements Committee, which I was privileged to chair until late January of this year—a position I then passed to the noble Lord, Lord Johnson of Lainston, who I am delight
To move that the Grand Committee takes note of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of India, laid before the House on 21 January.
Relevant document: Special attention drawn by the 14th Report f
My Lords, there seems to be a lot of confusion about this at the moment. I respectfully direct attention to what the Director of Public Prosecutions said in a letter to the joint committee last week. He pointed out that on 14 August there was a meeting b
My Lords, the House has spoken about the underlying circumstances, but two points emerged from the debate which I very much appreciated. The first is how many topics we had to cover, including environmental area, security, law, history of the islands and
That this House takes note of the Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia.
Relevant document: 9th Report from the International Agreements Committee (special attent
It is in the final report.
It did.
Has the noble Lord considered the evidence given by Sir Christopher Greenwood, former judge at the International Court of Justice—in a sense, our former judge—who dealt with specifically that point, as well as other points that have been discussed?
My Lords, the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper invites the House to take note of the recent report of the International Agreements Committee, which I have the honour of chairing. I too look forward to the maiden speech of the noble and learn
That the Grand Committee takes note of the Agreement among the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States of America for Cooperation related to Naval Nuclear Propulsion, laid before the House on 2 September.
Relevant document: 3rd Report from
My Lords, I thank noble Lords for participating in this debate. As the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, said, it has been an extraordinarily wide-ranging debate. I had not expected so much knowledge to come out about Australian politics. I do not k
My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to debate the International Agreements Committee’s two reports on the related topics of the UK-US mutual defence agreement and the AUKUS agreement. I thank the Government for making the time available for this debate.
That the Grand Committee takes note of the Amendment to the Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States of America for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defence Purposes, laid before the House on 26 July.
Relevant d
My Lords, as this debate has moved rather faster than I anticipated, I beg leave to speak very briefly on one point in the gap. I thank noble Lords who have commented on this report and my noble friend Lady Hayter for introducing it. She raised the inter
2024-01-22
Asylum: UK-Rwanda Agreement
My Lords, I have said everything that I want to say, and I wish to test the opinion of the House.
2024-01-22
Asylum: UK-Rwanda Agreement
That this House resolves, in accordance with section 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, that His Majesty’s Government should not ratify the UK-Rwanda Agreement on an Asylum Partnership until the protections it provides have been
2024-01-22
Asylum: UK-Rwanda Agreement
My Lords, I very much resent that last piece from the Minister. I presented this on the basis that it was the view not of the Labour Party but of the committee as a whole. I have tried to be completely unpolitical in what I have said, and it is a great s
2024-01-22
Asylum: UK-Rwanda Agreement
My Lords, there are two Motions in my name on the Order Paper, and I shall speak to both. The first ask the House to take note of the fourth report of the International Agreements Committee, which I have the honour to chair. The report addresses the UK-R
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Register of Interests · 20 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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Co-Managing Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (international law firm) (the member has personally provided legal services to the governments of Israel and Republic of Korea); fees paid to Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in respect of these from 16 September 2024 to 24 July 2025 were £8,651.53 (Israel) and £28,900.96 (Republic of Korea)
registered 2023-01-10 · amended 2025-10-01
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Saint-Gobain (construction)
registered 2025-07-24
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Prysmian (electronics)
registered 2025-07-24
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Meta Platforms, Inc. (information technology)
registered 2025-07-24
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Morgan Stanley (financial services)
registered 2025-07-24
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Mastercard Inc. (financial services)
registered 2025-07-24
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
registered 2025-07-24
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Fiserv, Inc. (information technology)
registered 2025-07-24
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Broadcom Inc. (information technology)
registered 2025-07-24
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BlackRock (financial services)
registered 2025-07-24
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Allianz (insurance)
registered 2025-07-24
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Bank of America (bank)
registered 2024-05-03 · amended 2025-04-05
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Astrazeneca Plc (Biopharmaceutical)
registered 2024-05-03 · amended 2025-04-05
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AbbVie (pharmaceuticals)
registered 2024-05-03 · amended 2025-04-05
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Nvidia (technology)
registered 2024-02-05 · amended 2025-04-05
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Microsoft Corporation (technology)
registered 2023-01-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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JPMorgan Chase & Co (bank)
registered 2023-01-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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Apple Inc (technology)
registered 2023-01-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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Amazon.com Inc (retail)
registered 2023-01-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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Alphabet Inc (technology)
registered 2023-01-10 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1999-07-29 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2001-06-12 → 2007-06-28
Attorney General (Law Officers)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2010-06-09 → 2011-12-01
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2010-06-22 → 2015-03-30
Constitution Committee
2023-07-12 → 2026-01-27
International Agreements Committee
Chair
+£16,900/yr
2020-04-23 → 2021-10-18
International Agreements Committee
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2020-06-04 → 2021-03-31
European Union Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
goldsmithp@parliament.uk
020 7219 7500 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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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.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
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)
1 bills
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraud (Trials Without a Jury) Bill | Supported | 2nd reading | 2006-11-16 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.