Lord Taylor of Goss Moor

Liberal Democrat

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

contactholmember@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department of Health and Social CareDepartment for TransportDepartment for EducationDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)

Opposition Department

Aug 1999 - Jun 2003

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment and Transport)

Opposition Department

May 1997 - Aug 1999

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment)

Opposition Department

Sept 1994 - May 1997

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Citizens Charter)

Opposition Department

Sept 1992 - Sept 1994

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education)

Opposition Department

Jan 1990 - Jan 1992

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)

Opposition Department

Jan 1989 - Jan 1990

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Local Government, Housing and Transport)

Opposition Department

Sept 1988 - Sept 1989

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy)

Opposition Department

Mar 1988 - Sept 1988

Liberal-SDP Alliance Spokesperson (Energy)

Opposition Department

Jun 1987 - Mar 1988

Liberal-SDP Alliance Spokesperson (Youth)

Opposition Department

Mar 1987 - Jun 1987

Constituencies

Truro and St. Austell

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Truro

Elected 3 times

Mar 1987 - May 1997

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

No voting records found

Committee Memberships

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Autism Act 2009 CommitteeLords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Commons Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: Programming sub-committeeCommons Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords City of London (Markets) BillCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) BillCommons Court of RefereesCommons Courts (Remote Hearings) BillCommons Courts and Tribunals BillCommons Courts and Tribunals Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

87 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the percentage median salary increase for primary school head teachers in England between 1996–97 and 2025–26 in (1) cash terms, and (2) real terms adjusted for inflation.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 17 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the percentage median salary increase for primary school deputy head teachers in England between 1996–97 and 2025–26 in (1) cash terms, and (2) real terms adjusted for inflation.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 17 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the percentage median salary increase for secondary school head teachers in England between 1996–97 and 2025–26 in (1) cash terms, and (2) real terms adjusted for inflation.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 17 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the percentage median salary increase for secondary school deputy head teachers in England between 1996–97 and 2025–26 in (1) cash terms, and (2) real terms adjusted for inflation.

Answered

To: Department for Education • 17 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the levels of fipronil and imidacloprid in bodies of water, and (2) the impact on those levels of routinely administering those substances to pets in the absence of flea infestation or

Answered

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs • 23 Mar 2026

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Positions Held

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)

Opposition Department

Aug 1999 - Jun 2003

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment and Transport)

Opposition Department

May 1997 - Aug 1999

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment)

Opposition Department

Sept 1994 - May 1997

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Citizens Charter)

Opposition Department

Sept 1992 - Sept 1994

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education)

Opposition Department

Jan 1990 - Jan 1992

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)

Opposition Department

Jan 1989 - Jan 1990

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Local Government, Housing and Transport)

Opposition Department

Sept 1988 - Sept 1989

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy)

Opposition Department

Mar 1988 - Sept 1988

Liberal-SDP Alliance Spokesperson (Energy)

Opposition Department

Jun 1987 - Mar 1988

Liberal-SDP Alliance Spokesperson (Youth)

Opposition Department

Mar 1987 - Jun 1987

Constituencies

Truro and St. Austell

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Truro

Elected 3 times

Mar 1987 - May 1997