The Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Grimstone of Boscobel's full title is The Lord Grimstone of Boscobel. His name is Gerald Edgar Grimstone, and he 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.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
43 Content(26.5%)
1 Not-Content(0.6%)
118 didn't vote(72.8%)
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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198–139
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208–142
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214–142
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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168–178
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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
2023-01-10
Financial Services and Markets Bill
My Lords, it is a special pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Remnant. His eloquent maiden speech clearly demonstrates his deep expertise in financial services. This should be of no surprise to your Lordships, because the City is truly part of his DN
2022-05-19
India: Cereals Export Ban
My Lords, I am sure that those discussions are continuing, but I think that the House will appreciate that we are deep in a conflict there and, when one is deep in conflict, those things are very hard to achieve, much though one might wish them to be ach
2022-05-19
India: Cereals Export Ban
My Lords, food security is, of course, immensely important, and no more important than at the present time. We are fortunate in this country in that we grow most of the wheat that we consume, and I am sure that the lessons that we should all learn from t
2022-05-19
India: Cereals Export Ban
My Lords, my department has taken strong action in relation to this, either reducing or eliminating tariffs from Ukraine, which was obviously the right thing to do in the terrible situation facing the people of Ukraine.
2022-05-19
India: Cereals Export Ban
My Lords, that is a good point, but I think that the House will appreciate that changing railway gauges is a complex process, which cannot be done in the short term. Let us hope that this conflict does not go on for so long that that becomes the solution
2022-05-19
India: Cereals Export Ban
My Lords, I think that following this Question we have an Urgent Question on food shortages, and that may be the opportunity to go more into the detail on that. Of course, the Government understand and deeply sympathise with the fact that the rising cost
2022-05-19
India: Cereals Export Ban
My Lords, as I said earlier, only a very small amount indeed of Indian wheat comes to the UK. Indeed, the majority of production of wheat in India contributes to the domestic market. India produced 109 million tonnes of wheat last year, and of that no le
2022-05-19
India: Cereals Export Ban
My Lords, working together is obviously extremely important in a situation such as this. I will read the report to which the noble Lord refers and take it up.
2022-05-19
India: Cereals Export Ban
My Lords, we had a good debate on these matters yesterday in the debate on the gracious Speech. We are all working very hard on this. However, noble Lords will appreciate that the scope for direct action on this is limited.
2022-05-19
India: Cereals Export Ban
That is an important point, and I will write to the noble Lord giving some background on it.
2022-05-19
India: Cereals Export Ban
My Lords, we are indeed working with our G7 partners to bolster the global market and to secure the export of wheat and other grains from Ukraine through grain corridors. I am proud that over 50 WTO members have now supported us in committing to keeping
2022-05-19
India: Cereals Export Ban
The right reverend Prelate makes good points. The cause of the Indian action is the current heatwave in India curtailing wheat production, which is expected to fall for the first time in some years. However, we have had dialogue with them and we are putt
2022-05-19
India: Cereals Export Ban
My Lords, taken in isolation, the direct impacts on inflation and the cost of living in the United Kingdom will be negligible. The UK imports a very small amount of wheat from India; 88% of the wheat used in the UK is grown here. However, the UK is encou
2022-05-18
Queen’s Speech
My Lords, it is a great honour to open this debate on Her Majesty’s gracious Speech on the important issues of foreign affairs, defence and trade. I am also delighted to be joined by my noble friend Lord Ahmad, who I know will employ his trademark expert
2022-03-21
Trade with the European Union
My Lords, sometimes pragmatism is needed once these agreements are worked through in practice. Pragmatism is now the watchword. My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary is making good progress in achieving a pragmatic answer to some of the issues
2022-03-21
Trade with the European Union
In my capacity as Minister for Investment, I regularly visit the north-east. I am very proud that we are now reindustrialising parts of the north-east which lost their industry some time ago. We should welcome that across the House. The only sustainable
2022-03-21
Trade with the European Union
My Lords, I absolutely recognise the issue that the noble Lord refers to, and we have the energy-intensive industries scheme to help certain industries. This is important, and I believe the longer-term solution is more renewable energy in this country; w
2022-03-21
Trade with the European Union
My Lords, first, I thank the noble Lord for referring to the hard work being done by officials in the department. As to Northern Ireland, the Government’s absolute priority is to protect stability and the peace process. We believe that there is a deal to
2022-03-21
Trade with the European Union
My Lords, to mark the two-year anniversary of delivering Brexit, the Government have set out new plans to maximise the benefits of Brexit. I mention my right honourable friend the Minister for Brexit Opportunities; I think the House will recognise that t
2022-03-21
Trade with the European Union
My Lords, one of the reasons the Government have launched the export support service is to support UK businesses—it turns out that is primarily SMEs—with one-to-one advice on exporting to Europe. They can find all this information in one place. It is wor
2022-03-21
Trade with the European Union
My Lords, the noble Viscount includes a number of points in his question. As Minister for Investment, one of my top priorities is securing increased investment flows with Europe. On trade, I am pleased to say that he is right: over the past two years, th
2022-03-21
Trade with the European Union
My Lords, perhaps it goes without saying that we are deeply concerned about the news from P&O Ferries. Ministers are speaking to the company to try to understand the impact on workers and passengers, and to do all we can to ameliorate it. Speaking pe
2022-03-21
Trade with the European Union
My Lords, I of course respect my noble friend’s opinion on that, but it is not something with which I agree.
2022-03-21
Trade with the European Union
My Lords, with all due respect, I sometimes feel that perhaps noble Lords hope that these arrangements will not work smoothly. However, I can confirm that we want a positive relationship with the EU and that we want this to be underpinned by trade and, o
2022-03-21
Trade with the European Union
My Lords, Her Majesty’s Government are focused on implementing the trade and co-operation agreement, which is the world’s biggest zero-tariff, zero-quota, free trade agreement. We are making good progress. Teething problems have largely been dealt with,
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Register of Interests · 6 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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Director, BlueFive Investments (a financial services investment platform)
registered 2025-03-24 · amended 2025-04-05
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Consultancy advice to Ministry of Investment for Saudi Arabia (MISA)
registered 2025-03-07 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chairman, Gemcorp Capital Management Ltd (asset management company regulated by Financial Conduct Authority, specialising in emerging markets)
registered 2023-11-23 · amended 2025-04-05
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Non-executive Director, Equilibrium (Gulf) Ltd (a company supporting Bahrain's modernisation and reform efforts through providing expert advice, consultancies and contacts)
registered 2023-07-24 · amended 2025-04-05
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Member of Equilibrium Gulf's International Advisory Board (Bahrain) (Equilibrium Gulf supports Bahrain's modernisation and reform efforts through providing expert advice, consultancies and contacts) (the member’s earnings for this work in 2022/23 and 2023/24 were £150,000 in total; both paid in 2023/24 and in 2024/25 were £100,000)
registered 2023-01-12 · amended 2026-01-15
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Playing Field (Theatre) Limited (invests in theatre productions)
registered 2020-05-01 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2020-04-08 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2020-03-18 → 2022-07-08
Minister of State (Department for International Trade)
2020-03-18 → 2022-07-08
Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2022-10-12 → 2025-01-30
International Agreements Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
grimstoneg@parliament.uk
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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)
4 bills
1 as lead sponsor
3 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-11-09 | |
| Professional Qualifications Act 2022 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2021-05-12 | |
| Trade (Disclosure of Information) Act 2020 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-12-15 | |
| Trade Act 2021 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-03-19 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.