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Parliamentary career
This section uses the official Parliament Biography record to show current and previous parliamentary roles and memberships.
No current committee memberships recordedin Parliament's current Biography record
1 representation · 2 government posts · 1 other parliamentary post · 5 committee membershipsprevious parliamentary career
Current
Representation
Maidstone and Malling
Elected 1 time · 4 July 2024 – Present
Parliamentary party affiliation
Conservative
6 May 2010 – Present
Previous parliamentary career
Previous representations
Maidstone and The Weald
Elected 4 times · 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Previous government posts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Department for Culture, Media and Sport · 7 October 2013 – 30 March 2015
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) (Jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Ministry of Justice · 6 September 2012 – 7 October 2013
Previous other posts
Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
8 January 2018 – 24 May 2019
Previous committee memberships
Nationality and Borders Bill
15 September 2021 – 21 September 2021
Committees on Arms Export Controls
10 February 2016 – 31 October 2016
International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
14 July 2015 – 31 October 2016
International Development Committee
8 July 2015 – 31 October 2016
Justice Committee
12 July 2010 – 31 October 2011
Career data last collected 5 September 2026. Current committee details come from Parliament's Committees service; previous committee history comes from the Parliament Biography record. View the official Parliament career page ↗
Registered interests
This section reflects the interests currently published for this MP in the latest House of Commons Register of Members' Financial Interests. Project Open Gov does not apply its own date filter or remove entries that Parliament still publishes.
Latest register7 September 2026
Published parent interests9
Categories represented6
Published GBP values4
Published monetary values
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Employment and earnings2
School Governor - Rugby School Nigeria
Registered 23 June 2026
Job Title
School Governor
Start Date
2026-06-04
Is Until Further Notice
No
Payer Name
Rugby School Nigeria
Payer Is Private Individual
No
Is Paid As Director Of Payer
No
Payer Nature Of Business
British curriculum day and boarding school
Payer Public Address
Atlantic City, Avenue 2, Victoria Island, Lagos 106104, Nigeria
Related payments / entries
Agreement starting 04 June 2026 - £4,000.00
Registered 23 June 2026 · 1.2 Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment
Regularity Of Payment
Monthly
Start Date
2026-06-04
Period for hours worked
Monthly
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
The initial payment has been backdated to 1 March 2026 due to services rendered in good faith during the period of negotiation (the agreement was signed by the Payer on 04 June 2026)
Value
£4,000
Hours worked
21.00
Hours details
The working time requirement is between 2 and 4 days per month.
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
Yes
Donatee Paid By
Paid direct to the recipient by the payer
Donatee Type
Other
Donatee Details
Helen Grant Limited
Campaign Board Chair - Archeva Limited
Registered 11 May 2026
Job Title
Campaign Board Chair
Start Date
2026-05-08
End Date
2029-03-31
Is Until Further Notice
Yes
Payer Name
Archeva Limited
Payer Is Private Individual
No
Is Paid As Director Of Payer
No
Payer Nature Of Business
A global movement committed to reshaping how Africa is perceived and engaged with worldwide
Payer Public Address
1-3 Cranmer Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 1NJ
Related payments / entries
Agreement starting 08 May 2026 - £2,500.00
Registered 11 May 2026 · 1.2 Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment
Regularity Of Payment
Quarterly
Start Date
2026-05-08
End Date
2029-03-31
Period for hours worked
Quarterly
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
The initial payment has been backdated to 1 April 2026 due to services rendered in good faith during the period of negotiation.
Value
£2,500
Hours worked
35.00
Hours details
Based on a commitment of 15 to 20 days per annum.
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
Yes
Donatee Paid By
Paid direct to the recipient by the payer
Donatee Type
Other
Donatee Details
Helen Grant Limited
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
LTA Operations Limited - £810.00
Registered 25 June 2026
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Two tickets, including hospitality, at the Men's singles tennis final at Queens Club in London
Value
£810
Received Date
2026-06-21
Accepted Date
2026-06-21
Is Sole Beneficiary
No
Donor Name
LTA Operations Limited
Donor Public Address
The National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
LTA Operations Limited
Donor Company Identifier
07475460
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
Channel 4 - £1,396.00
Registered 15 April 2026
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Four tickets, for myself and three guests, to attend the University Boat Race on the river Thames including hospitality
Value
£1,396
Received Date
2026-04-04
Accepted Date
2026-04-04
Is Sole Beneficiary
No
Donor Name
Channel 4
Donor Public Address
124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX
Donor Status
Company
Donor Company Name
Channel 4
Donor Company Identifier
01533774
Donor Company Identifier Source
Companies House
Land and property (within or outside the UK)2
Residential in Surrey
Registered 26 August 2021
Start Date
2020-12-03
Is Sole Owner
No
Location
Surrey
Property Description
property
Property Owner Details
owned jointly with my husband
Registrable Rental Income
Yes
Rental Income Start Date
2020-12-03
Number Of Properties
1
Is Land
No
Is Any Rental Income Paid To Another Person
No
Country
United Kingdom
Property Type
Residential
Commercial in Croydon
Is Sole Owner
No
Location
Croydon
Property Description
offices and storage
Property Owner Details
held in trust by James Hay Pension Trustees Ltd, on behalf of myself and my husband
Registrable Rental Income
Yes
Rental Income Start Date
2017-04-01
Number Of Properties
1
Is Land
No
Is Any Rental Income Paid To Another Person
No
Country
United Kingdom
Property Type
Commercial
Shareholdings1
Shares in Helen Grant Limited
Registered 26 February 2025
Shareholding Threshold
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Registrable Date
2020-01-06
Organisation Name
Helen Grant Limited
Organisation Description
Community Action Project for women and girls in Africa manufacturing fashion garments. The company is dormant and has never traded.
Held On Behalf Of
Jointly with my husband.
Miscellaneous1
Unpaid Director of Helen Grant Limited, a Company set up as a community action project for women and girls in Africa manufacturing fashion garments. The company is dormant and has never traded.
Registered 26 February 2025
Arose On
2020-01-06
Description
Unpaid Director of Helen Grant Limited, a Company set up as a community action project for women and girls in Africa manufacturing fashion garments. The company is dormant and has never traded.
Miscellaneous Interest Type
Unpaid role
Family members employed1
Simon Grant employed
Job Title
Senior Parliamentary Assistant
Working Pattern
Full time
Person Name
Simon Grant
Family Member Relationship Level
Related to member directly
Family Relation Type
Spouse
How to read this section
The chart first groups explicit monetary values by type so different kinds of registered interest remain visually distinct. Select a category bubble to see every individual published value behind it. Project Open Gov does not combine all categories into one grand total or describe support, gifts or visit values as personal income. The salary reference is the basic annual MP salary of £98,599 from 1 April 2026 and is not itself a registered interest.
Project Open Gov voting coverage begins with the 2026–27 parliamentary session, which began on 13 May 2026. The earliest Commons division currently available is 19 May 2026, with records currently running to 9 September 2026. Earlier parliamentary sessions are not included; future sessions will be retained within this same record.
About “No recorded vote”. This means the official Commons division record does not show the MP as voting Aye or No, or acting as a teller. It does not by itself explain why there is no recorded vote.
Recent divisions
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
9 September 2026 · Division 72
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
View full voting record (71 divisions in coverage)
71 divisions shown
2026
September 2026 — 12 divisions
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
9 September 2026 · Division 72
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Amendment 199 — security and intelligence disclosures
14 July 2026 · Division 57
Voted Aye
Bill stage voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether the duty of candour could require certain security or intelligence information to be provided only with consent from the head of the relevant service or agency, subject to specified conditions.
MPs voted on whether public authorities or officials assisting an inquiry, investigation or inquest should have to demonstrate that relevant people can safely disclose information.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on the Opposition’s reasoned amendment to decline the Immigration and Asylum Bill a Second Reading, arguing that the Bill did not go far enough on illegal immigration, deportations, asylum, settlement and human-rights constraints.
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
8 July 2026 · Division 52
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
8 July 2026 · Division 51
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on an Opposition Day motion about the early release of prisoners, including concerns about whether people convicted of serious sexual offences would be released.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 5 to require a Treasury review of the temporary goods vehicle VED (road freight tax) rates and reporting to Parliament.
New Clause 4 — Electricity Generator Levy rate review
1 July 2026 · Division 47
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 4, which would require the Treasury to review the impact of increasing the Electricity Generator Levy rate to 55% and report to Parliament by 31 March 2028.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 2 to the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill, which would require a review of the approved mileage allowance rate paid to care workers who use a personal vehicle for work.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026
1 July 2026 · Division 44
Voted No
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026.
New Clause 4 — settlement fee waiver for service families
22 June 2026 · Division 33
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to waive indefinite-leave-to-remain fees for spouses or children of serving or former armed forces members who had served for four or more years.
MPs voted on whether the Bill should include New Clause 3, which would require the Secretary of State to bring forward regulations to designate the IRGC as involved in foreign power threat activity within a month.
MPs voted on a proposal (Amendment 13) to create new offences for conduct that is self-directed and prepared in relation to a designated body under the Bill.
MPs voted on whether to amend the Bill so that, after a body is designated, the Secretary of State must review whether further action should be taken against the body and connected persons and then report the outcome to Parliament.
Allocation of Time — timetable for further consideration
17 June 2026 · Division 28
Voted No
Procedural voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on an Allocation of Time motion for the National Security (State Threats) Bill, setting the timetable for its further consideration in the House.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
New Clause 14 — register of foreign powers
16 June 2026 · Division 25
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether the Government should establish and maintain a register of foreign powers that the Secretary of State believes present a cyber-security risk to the UK, to inform the use of Part 4 powers.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
New Clause 13 — Digital Sovereignty Strategy
16 June 2026 · Division 24
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 13, which would require the Government to publish a “Digital Sovereignty Strategy” to assess and mitigate risks to security and resilience from foreign interference and reliance on foreign-supplied technologies and to build domestic capacity.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to require Great British Railways to continue offering discounted rail fares for UK veterans, armed forces personnel and their families, and for young people aged 26 to 30 under Amendment 143.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to insert New Clause 1, which would require a “Passengers' Charter” to set standards and improvement plans for rail passenger experience.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 4 — compensation and financial assistance cap
9 June 2026 · Division 17
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 4 to the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill, which would cap total compensation and financial assistance payable under the Act unless authorised by a Commons resolution.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 12, which would cap the amount of financial assistance available under the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to require the Secretary of State to make a statement to Parliament about the value of contingent liabilities before using the Bill's main powers to transfer (nationalise) steel undertakings.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 2, which would require the Secretary of State to set up a stakeholder advisory committee and consult it before key public-interest decisions under the Bill.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 13 — single living accommodation standards
2 June 2026 · Division 10
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 13 to the Armed Forces Bill, which would amend the Renters' Rights Act 2025 to set defence housing standards for single living accommodation.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 6 — ECHR derogation for overseas operations
2 June 2026 · Division 9
Voted Aye
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to require the Secretary of State to consider whether to make an ECHR derogation for significant overseas operations under the Human Rights Act 1998.
MPs voted on whether to include New Clause 5, which would waive fees for applications for indefinite leave to remain by spouses and dependants of serving or discharged armed forces personnel.
MPs voted on a new clause that would require the Secretary of State to lay a Defence Investment Plan before both Houses of Parliament within one month of the Act being passed.
MPs voted on an amendment to the Opposition's motion for an Address in response to the King's Speech, regretting the absence of a Defence Readiness Bill and related defence planning commitments.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on an amendment to the King's Speech Address debate to express regret that the Gracious Speech did not include a Defence Readiness Bill and to call for specific defence policy actions.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on an amendment to the motion for an Address to the King that would have expressed regret at the lack of a Defence Readiness Bill and other defence-related delays, and urged the Government to bring forward relevant measures and raise defence spending.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
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Spoken contributions
Recent debates and proceedings in which Parliament records this MP as contributing. Project Open Gov shows the official contribution summary by debate, rather than listing every individual speech or intervention.
Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
Recent written questions tabled by this MP. Answers are kept behind an expander so the profile stays compact.
Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
Midwives: Recruitment
Tabled 29 June 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · UIN 13789
Answered
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of employment opportunities for newly qualified midwives; and what steps he is taking to ensure that qualified healthcare professiona
View answer · 9 July 2026
Answered by: Karin Smyth
We recognise the difficulties newly qualified midwives are experiencing when they are seeking employment in the National Health Service. We are investing £10.6 million to fund an additional 1,000 temporary roles to help newly qualified midwives join the N...
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