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Lord Turnbull

Crossbench - Life peer

Became Member: 11th October 2005


Lord Turnbull is not a member of any APPGs
Procedure and Privileges Committee
1st Jul 2019 - 31st Jan 2023
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
20th Jul 2022 - 31st Jan 2023
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
2nd Jul 2019 - 23rd Apr 2020
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
4th Sep 2018 - 4th Nov 2019
Economic Affairs Committee
8th Jun 2015 - 1st Jul 2019
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
6th Dec 2016 - 17th Mar 2017
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
8th Dec 2015 - 4th Mar 2016
Leader's Group on Governance
23rd Mar 2015 - 14th Jan 2016
Audit Committee (Lords)
16th Jul 2013 - 9th Jul 2015
Audit and Risk Committee
16th Jul 2013 - 9th Jul 2015
Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
16th Jul 2013 - 9th Jul 2015
Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)
16th Jul 2013 - 9th Jul 2015
Audit Committee (Lords)
27th Oct 2009 - 30th Mar 2015
Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)
27th Oct 2009 - 30th Mar 2015
Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
27th Oct 2009 - 30th Mar 2015
Audit and Risk Committee
27th Oct 2009 - 30th Mar 2015
Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint Committee)
17th Jul 2012 - 12th Jun 2013


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Turnbull has voted in 22 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2019 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Viscount Trenchard (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Sandhurst (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Swire (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Transport
(1 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(1 debate contributions)
HM Treasury
(1 debate contributions)
Department for Work and Pensions
(1 debate contributions)
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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Turnbull, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


Lord Turnbull has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Lord Turnbull has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 3 Written Questions

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15th Jan 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what comparison they have made of the impact on the maintenance of global temperatures until 2100 of adopting (1) net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, (2) net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, and (3) a reduction of 80 per cent carbon emissions by 2050.

The Government has not made this comparison itself. The legislation that Parliament passed to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the UK by 2050 is aligned with advice from our independent Committee on Climate Change, and is based on evidence regarding global emissions provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on the impact of 1.5°C global warming.

The evidence shows that in order to limit global warming to 1.5°C, global emissions of carbon dioxide must roughly halve by 2030 and reach net zero by around 2050. The UK’s net zero target is for all greenhouse gases which goes beyond this global pathway to 1.5°C. Delivering this target will require ambitious action across government and this commitment puts us in a strong position to call for other countries to follow our lead and consider what similar commitments they can make.

17th May 2021
To ask Her Majesty's Government why they are imposing a VAT charge on boats and yachts bought in the UK which are taken abroad and returned after more than three years.

Goods imported from another customs territory, including boats, are chargeable to import VAT and customs duties unless any relief applies. This is to help ensure a level playing field between goods purchased in the UK and goods purchased overseas.

The Returned Goods Relief (RGR) is a long-standing relief which provides relief from customs duty and import VAT for goods exported from the UK and returned within three years. The UK RGR provisions from 1 January 2021 also include transitional rules which allow goods which had been transported from the UK to the EU, and were located in the EU at the end of the transition period, to return to the UK by 30 June 2022. HMRC can also use discretion to waive the normal three-year return requirement in exceptional circumstances. Such requests have to be considered on a case-by-case basis.

17th May 2021
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, if a UK resident buys furniture in the UK and takes it abroad, they will have to make a second VAT payment if the furniture is returned to the UK after three years.

Goods imported into the UK, including furniture, are subject to customs duties and import VAT unless any relief applies.


The Returned Goods Relief (RGR) is a long-standing measure which relieves goods from customs duty and import VAT where the owner exports the goods from the UK and returns these within three years. This period can be extended on a case by case basis in exceptional circumstances.

Under transitional rules, goods which had been transported from the UK to the EU more than three years ago and were located in the EU at the end of the transition period, can also benefit from RGR provided these return to the UK by 30 June 2022.