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Division Vote (Lords)
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 138 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 130
Division Vote (Lords)
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 149 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 178
Division Vote (Lords)
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 148 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 210 Noes - 131
Written Question
Trade Agreements: Maldives
Thursday 27th November 2025

Asked by: Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of the proposed free trade agreement with the Maldives.

Answered by Lord Stockwood - Minister of State (HM Treasury)

The previous Government, of which the noble lord was a member, launched a public consultation into a potential UK/Maldives FTA in 2023. The Department for Business and Trade has subsequently evaluated its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) programme and decided not to progress a UK-Maldives FTA at this time. It would be inappropriate to speculate on what might or might not be included in an FTA which we are not pursuing.

Written Question
Tuna: Maldives
Thursday 27th November 2025

Asked by: Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the free trade agreement with the Maldives will include specific provisions that prioritise tuna caught by low impact methods over industrially caught tuna.

Answered by Lord Stockwood - Minister of State (HM Treasury)

The previous Government, of which the noble lord was a member, launched a public consultation into a potential UK/Maldives FTA in 2023. The Department for Business and Trade has subsequently evaluated its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) programme and decided not to progress a UK-Maldives FTA at this time. It would be inappropriate to speculate on what might or might not be included in an FTA which we are not pursuing.

Written Question
Trade Agreements: Maldives
Thursday 27th November 2025

Asked by: Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what safeguards for the marine environment they plan to include in any free trade agreement with the Maldives.

Answered by Lord Stockwood - Minister of State (HM Treasury)

The previous Government, of which the noble lord was a member, launched a public consultation into a potential UK/Maldives FTA in 2023. The Department for Business and Trade has subsequently evaluated its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) programme and decided not to progress a UK-Maldives FTA at this time. It would be inappropriate to speculate on what might or might not be included in an FTA which we are not pursuing.

Division Vote (Lords)
29 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 106 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 133 Noes - 188
Division Vote (Lords)
29 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 158 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 260 Noes - 141
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill

"My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his guidance on this amendment in recent weeks. I shall speak in support of Amendment 245 and be brief, because I do not have to dwell on arguments that have been made repeatedly in both Houses and which are fundamentally very simple, …..."
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park - View Speech

View all Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill

"I have a very brief question for the Minister. Am I not right in thinking that the building regulations have been used as a vehicle in relation to the Climate Change Act as well as in relation to the Environment Act, and therefore they go beyond the remit of simply …..."
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park - View Speech

View all Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Planning and Infrastructure Bill