The Baroness Goldie DL
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Goldie's full title is The Baroness Goldie DL. Her name is Annabel MacNicoll Goldie, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
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14 meetings ·
7 hospitality ·
2 gifts ·
15 overseas trips
· 2016-10-01 → 2023-12-31
Recent meetings
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-28 | — | Delivered speech on global policy | ministry-of-defence |
| 2022-11-16 | — | Visit for a briefing on the Museum's work and tour | ministry-of-defence |
| 2022-06-23 | — | To discuss Arms Control and Counter Proliferation | ministry-of-defence |
| 2021-12-15 | — | To discuss the Chemical Weapons Convention Conference of States Parties | ministry-of-defence |
| 2021-11-09 | — | To discuss the International Committee of the the Red Cross | ministry-of-defence |
| 2021-10-08 | — | Academic Roundtable discussion about Defence and security in Scotland | ministry-of-defence |
| 2021-07-22 | — | To discuss Babcock's defence activities | ministry-of-defence |
| 2021-02-04 | — | LGBT Veterans Catch up | ministry-of-defence |
| 2019-09-11 | — | To discuss their UK defence programme at Defence and Security Equipment International | ministry-of-defence |
| 2019-09-11 | — | To discuss their UK defence programme at Defence and Security Equipment International | ministry-of-defence |
| 2019-09-10 | — | To discuss their UK defence programme at Defence and Security Equipment International | ministry-of-defence |
| 2018-07-01 | — | Nil Return | cabinet-office |
| 2018-01-01 | — | Nil Return | cabinet-office |
| 2017-07-01 | — | NIL Return | cabinet-office |
Recent hospitality
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | — | Nil return | — |
| 2020-01-01 | — | Nil Return | — |
| 2020-01-01 | — | Nil return | — |
| 2019-10-26 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2019-10-22 | — | Dinner and drinks | — |
| 2019-09-10 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2018-02-20 | — | Dinner | — |
Recent gifts
| Date | Gift | From / To | Outcome | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-25 | Jewelry gift set containing watch, bracelet and earings. | The Sultan of Brunei | Awaiting Disposal | — |
| 2016-10-17 | Bottle of whisky | Keepers of the Quaich (whisky society) | Bought by minister | — |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — |
Manila, Philippines; Seoul, Republic of Korea
Scheduled Flight
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Bilateral meetings with Philippine and South Korean senior officials and attendance of the Seoul Security Forum | — |
| — |
The Hague, Netherlands
Scheduled flight
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Attendance of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Conference | — |
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George Town, Kaula Lumpur; Malaysia,
Hanoi; Vietnam
Scheduled flight
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Visit to Headquarters Air Defence System and attendance at the 4th Defence Policy Dialogue meeting | — |
| — |
Oslo; Norway
Scheduled flight
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Attended European Intervention Initiative | — |
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Nil Return
Nil Return
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Nil Return | — |
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Bangkok, Thailand
Scheduled flight
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To sign a UK-Thailand MOU | — |
| — |
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scheduled flight
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To attend Bosnia and Herzegovina's Armed Forces Day | — |
| — |
Stockholm, Sweden
Alvaden, Sweden
Scheduled flight
RAF Flight
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Attend European Intervention Initiative | — |
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Podgorica, Montenegro
Scheduled flight
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Strategic engagement with Montenegrin Defence Minister to discuss UK/Montenegrin opportunities | — |
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Nil Return
Nil Return
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Nil return | — |
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Nil return
Nil Return
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Nil Return | — |
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The Hague, Netherlands
Scheduled flight
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Attending the chemical weapons convention | — |
| — |
Stanley, Falkland Islands
RAF flight
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Attendance in the Falkland Islands for Remembrance Sunday | — |
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Bangkok, Thailand; Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; Jakarta, Indonesia; Hanoi, Vietnam; Singapore, Singapore State
Scheduled flight
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Bilateral visits to peacekeeping centres, discussions on UK work with Association of South East Asian Nations and working relationships with the UK its industry | — |
| — |
Terneuzan, Netherlands
Scheduled flight
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Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands | — |
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
176 divisions
114 Content(64.8%)
3 Not-Content(1.7%)
59 didn't vote(33.5%)
2026-07-13
Content
41–118
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Content
142–138
Content
2026-07-13
Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-04-13
Not-Content
69–332
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
Content
2026-03-05
Content
194–140
Content
2026-03-05
Content
198–139
Content
2026-03-05
Content
208–142
Content
2026-03-05
Content
214–142
Content
2026-01-12
Content
201–169
Content
2026-01-05
Content
194–130
Content
2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
Content
2026-01-05
Content
132–124
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
2026-07-16
Future Capability of the Armed Forces
My Lords, this has been an excellent and fascinating debate, with hugely perceptive contributions. I thank my noble friend Lord Harlech not only for securing the debate but for his insightful and powerful contribution, made in a characteristically elegan
2026-07-09
Defence Readiness Bill
My Lords, I say to the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, that I would not take when I arrive for a debate as a model for anything. I can say without fear of contradiction that my Whips will endorse that sentiment. I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Ha
2026-07-08
Lord Advocate
My Lords, recent events engulfing the SNP with the Murrell conviction crystallise the conflict of interest. The Lord Advocate, Scotland’s independent chief prosecutor, felt able to share information only with her client, the Scottish Government. A chief
My Lords, I think the noble Lord, Lord Spellar, speaks on behalf of the whole House. The plea he makes is really: can the Government lead by example? Can the Minister explain why the current Secretary of State for Defence recently decided to acquire the
2026-07-06
Armed Forces Bill
My Lords, it is a pleasure to wind up this debate for His Majesty’s most loyal Opposition. I say to the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, that I am very pleased to be sitting here and I do not envy the Minister sitting over there. Everything has its
2026-07-02
Employment Tribunals
My Lords, further to the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, I wonder if there is any work afoot to try to triage cases, because it seems to me that, in some instances, what an employer needs is to have his or her head knocked against the wall,
2026-07-01
Defence Investment Plan
My Lords, I thank the Minister for both the briefing and prior sight of the defence investment plan, which he provided to me and my colleague, the noble Earl, Lord Minto, yesterday. I doubt any plan was so dogged by delay and preceded by such drama as th
2026-06-29
Palantir: Public Service Contracts
My Lords, by common assent, Palantir’s technology has rapidly and dramatically improved the Ministry of Defence’s logistics and operational planning systems without either human rights or reputational risks. Given that the current challenge confronting t
2026-06-16
Russian Shadow Fleet
My Lords, I begin by expressing my huge admiration for all those personnel involved in the seizure of the “Smyrtos” at the weekend, from the Royal Marine commandos and officers of the National Crime Agency to the sailors of HMS “Sutherland” and HMS “Ledb
2026-06-16
Defence Investment Plan
My Lords, the Chief of the Defence Staff has today given the International Relations and Defence Committee of this House stark evidence of what funding is needed and why we need it to maintain our defence capability. Does the Minister agree that, whateve
2026-06-15
Defence Investment Plan
My Lords, I am sure I speak for the majority of Members of this House when I say that at this time of turbulence, it is reassuring to see such a respected Minister as the noble Lord in his place.
Since the strategic defence review was published a full
2026-06-10
Mindanao Earthquake
May I try and come to the aid of the Minister? When I was a Defence Minister and visited the Philippines, I was the first Defence Minister to go there for 40 years, and it was my pleasure to board HMS “Tamar”. “Tamar” and HMS “Spey” are two offshore prot
2026-06-08
UK Defence Capability
My Lords, wounds imposed by one’s friends are always more painful to bear than those imposed by one’s adversaries, so I shall try not to compound the Minister’s agony. The Chief of the Defence Staff has laid bare profound concerns about our capability. T
2026-05-21
King’s Speech
My Lords, this has been a predictably good debate, with some excellent points punching through strongly. As my noble friend Lord Callanan indicated, I will focus on defence, but, before I do, I will stray very briefly into foreign affairs.
I listened
2026-04-20
Civil Preparedness for War
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Harris of Richmond. This is a timely debate. Sadly, the impossibly short speaking time precludes a normal wind-up, so I hope that noble Lords will indulge me.
I want to talk about money, consequences and nati
2026-04-16
Strategic Defence Review: Funding
My Lords, the Government have been under sustained attack over many months for inadequacy of defence spend, opacity as to what they are going to do about it and lethargy engulfing their defence investment plan. When the most acerbic criticism comes from
My Lords, if anyone was left with any lingering doubt about the naivete of losing sovereignty over this base, recent events have emblazoned that folly for all to see. The noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, arguably one of the most respected defenc
My Lords, the professionalism of the RAF and our Poseidon P-8 pilots operating out of Lossiemouth in monitoring the recent activities of that Russian attack submarine and the related Russian spy ships is to be commended. We thank them, and I hope everyon
2026-04-13
Strait of Hormuz: Mine Clearance
My Lords, when President Trump triggered the war in the Middle East, the sole naval response by the UK, to protect significant British interests in the region, was to belatedly order a Type 45 destroyer, in maintenance in Portsmouth, to be made sea-ready
2026-03-23
UK Homeland Defence
My Lords, this conflict has laid bare the acute geopolitical threat that we face and the embarrassing sparseness of readily deployable UK military assets. The first is frightening, the second completely unacceptable. Will the Minister confirm that the di
2026-03-18
Strait of Hormuz
My Lords, those of us who were privileged to hear President Zelensky yesterday were not only inspired by his courage but immensely impressed by Ukraine’s resilience and the development of digital technology which has put IT and inexpensive drones at the
My Lords, is the Minister completely satisfied about the complexity and glacial progress which confronts civil servants who wish to make a complaint about another civil servant? In my experience, that seems to be a ponderous, unnecessarily arduous, distr
2026-03-11
Middle East: Defence
My Lords, I thank the Minister for the briefing on the current conflict that he made available to my noble friend Lord Minto. I also thank all our Armed Forces personnel who are currently deployed and protecting this country and all our interests in the
2026-03-09
Iran and the Middle East
My Lords, sadly, it was universally acknowledged that this conflict was more likely to occur than less likely, with predictable consequences for British interests in the region. May I ask the Minister: why was our military response so tardy and so incomp
My Lords, I shall be brief. I thank the Minister for setting out the purpose of these regulations, defining “relevant family members” under the Armed Forces Commissioner Act. That clarity is welcome, and these Benches will not oppose the regulations.
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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 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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WHSmith plc (retail)
registered 2018-08-10 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Life member of The Keepers of the Quaich (Scotch Whisky)
registered 2016-11-02 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2013-10-03 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2019-07-26 → 2023-11-13
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
2016-07-17 → 2019-07-25
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2024-09-01 → present
Shadow Minister (Defence)
Committee memberships
2016-05-25 → 2016-07-17
Communications and Digital Committee
2024-01-31 → 2025-01-30
Constitution Committee
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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of 19 tabled
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departments
2026-05-21
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
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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)
1 bills
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armed Forces Act 2021 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-01-26 |
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year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
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