Beverley & Holderness / data
Graham Stuart · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 05 May 2005 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
7659days
from 05 May 2005
Divisions
304
of 504 possible
Attendance
60%
200 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
395
114 debates
Written Qs
72
72 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£302k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 226 claims
Interests
12
6 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 86 | |
| Economy | 63 | |
| Education | 34 | |
| Employment | 32 | |
| Crime & Policing | 21 | |
| Housing | 21 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 20 | |
| Schools | 17 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Policy | 32 | 20,722 |
| Economy Jobs | 55 | 19,208 |
| Local Government | 26 | 10,187 |
| Labour Market | 10 | 7,291 |
| Education | 14 | 5,951 |
| Social Care | 21 | 5,815 |
| Environment | 13 | 5,701 |
| Defence | 19 | 5,025 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2025 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill aims to create a 'smokefree generation' by graduall… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the hon. Lady, but it is not like the Select Committee has never looked at this issue; it has looked at it repeatedly. If we are being unfair, then just let us know. What i… EducationTechnologyHealth | 341 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI had better bring my remarks to a close; I have probably taken up too much time already. EducationTechnologyHealth | 18 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI will happily give way to the hon. Lady, who is an expert in this area. EducationTechnologyHealth | 16 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister give way? EducationTechnologyHealth | 5 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister give way? EducationTechnologyHealth | 5 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI just want to say thank you to the hon. Lady for persisting, and showing what a Back Bencher can do by persisting, keeping going, winning the argument, bringing it around and maki… EducationTechnologyHealth | 48 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister give way? EducationTechnologyHealth | 5 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillAgain, with no disrespect to the Minister, I think the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) has made a stronger case, but lacking in the specifics. It would be im… EducationTechnologyHealth | 235 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI think anyone outside this place watching would think that the reason why the Minister will not accept the Liberal Democrat amendment on this subject is a sort of pride and an ina… EducationTechnologyHealth | 120 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is a pleasure to take part in the debate. We have had significant and interesting contributions from both sides of the House so far. I will speak in support of Lords amendments … EducationTechnologyHealth | 737 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. She makes a fair point about the greater complexity around social media. I would have liked greater clarity in this debate about what questions n… EducationTechnologyHealth | 132 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillDoes my right hon. Friend share with me a certain sympathy for the Minister, who has obviously been ordered by the Secretary of State to come and make the preposterous case that on… EducationTechnologyHealth | 136 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThanks very much—the Government Whip agrees with me; that is always nice. Let us act, listen to the parents and the people out there, and get on it. I know that the Ministers on th… EducationTechnologyHealth | 116 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThat is a simple logic, beautifully expressed. There is no argument against a ban, is there? Smoke is being blown in our faces. The Minister is better than this. I say this to the … EducationTechnologyHealth | 154 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Cancer TreatmentMay I pursue the point about coastal communities and cancer care? A young dad in Withernsea, a coastal town in my east Yorkshire constituency, went to the doctor repeatedly saying … HealthSocial Care | 115 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 19 | 26.4% |
| Department for Education | 14 | 19.4% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 7 | 9.7% |
| Treasury | 6 | 8.3% |
| Department for Transport | 5 | 6.9% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 5 | 6.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 4 | 5.6% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 3 | 4.2% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce a strategy for motorcycle safety. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Humber supporting industrial decarbonisation through the development of hydrogen infrastructure. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what criteria he will use to decide the location of the UK’s first integrated hydrogen transport and storage network. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a core hydrogen network on linking hydrogen production in the Humber to other industrial clusters. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Humber’s hydrogen production capacity on UK hydrogen targets. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to launch the allocation rounds for the Hydrogen Transport Business Model and Hydrogen Storage Business Model. | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to help ensure that the Energy Intensive Industry (EII) status of eligible businesses at Saltend Chemicals Park is resolved. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Local Government Finance Settlement on council tax levels in rural authorities; and what estimate she h… | Answered |
| 02 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of excluding soft play centres and other family focused venues from the 15 per cent business rates discount for pubs and music venues on those busi… | Answered |
| 02 Jan 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure consistent implementation of the NPCC 2025 Abnormal Loads Guidance by police forces, particularly regarding caravan transporter escorts and charg… | Answered |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of inheritance tax policy on the viability and succession of family farming businesses, in light of the findings of t… | Answered |
| 09 Dec 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in the rateable values of pubs on the level of their profitability. | Answered |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce interim measures to ensure that learners have access to suitable vocational pathways during the transition period between the withdrawal of BTECs in 2026 and the in… | Answered |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including hydrogenation and dehydrogenation projects within the Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers eligible for funding thr… | Answered |
| 31 Oct 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make a statement on the (a) timing and (b) outcome of the Trade Remedies Authority’s investigation into imports of US-produced Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and set out the… | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 179 | 29,858 | 9.9% |
| Accommodation | 26 | 28,071 | 9.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,200 | 1.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 7,037 | 2.3% |
| Staffing | 0 | 231,973 | 76.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 48 | 7,175 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 2 | 5,263 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 4 | 4,005 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 4 | 2,333 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 41 | 2,132 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 14 | 1,951 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 2 | 1,680 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 10 | 1,206 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 6 | 1,123 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 12 | 1,076 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 23 | 1,057 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 973 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 1,460 | Paid |
| 28 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | [200011782-369] | 1,108 | Paid |
| 28 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 101 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 102 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | cleaning services | 50 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | POCKETMAGS.COM [200011725-8283] | 40 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | POCKETMAGS.COM [200011725-8284] | 40 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | software | 20 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | WWW.MAILSUBSCRIPTIONS. [200011725-7701] | 2 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | POCKETMAGS.COM [200011725-7614] | 40 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 69 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 32 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | mobile phone | 45 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 162 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | POCKETMAGS.COM [200011725-8858] | 40 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE [200011725-3821] | 20 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | cleaning | 40 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 35 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 27 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 349 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
1. Employment and earnings2 entries
02 Sept 2025
Payment: £1,000
Received on: 7 August 2025. Hours: 3 hrs Approximate.
(Registered 26 August 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Role, work or services: Speaking engagement
Payer: These Executive Minds (TEXEM) Ltd (Management Consultancy), Redlands Business Centre, 3 - 5 Tapton House Road, Sheffield S10 5BY
(Registered 26 August 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources4 entries
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: LTA
Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The Championships, Wimbledon. Ticket. No hospitality, value £200
Date received: 7 July 2025
Date accepted: 7 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07475460
(Registered 15 July 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: LTA
Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The Championships, Wimbledon. 2 tickets. No hospitality, value £540
Date received: 11 July 2025
Date accepted: 11 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07475460
(Registered 15 July 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Name of donor: LTA
Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Three tickets and hospitality at the HSBC Championships for myself and two guests, value £1,198.40
Date received: 12 June 2025
Date accepted: 12 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07475460
(Registered 30 June 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Equatorise Ltd
Address of donor: Spaces, 60 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4JS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: To attend Eid-Al-Fitr Dinner hosted by The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of City of London, value £500
Date received: 9 April 2025
Date accepted: 9 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 13107364
(Registered 25 April 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK3 entries
24 Mar 2026
Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 62 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Internal transfers and meals etc, value £398
Destination of visit: Ukraine
Dates of visit: 19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend the 4th anniversary ceremony of the war with Russia
(Registered 11 March 2026)
20 Jan 2026
Name of donor: (1) Horatius Advisory Ltd (2) Deltroit Asset Management (UK) LLP
Address of donor: (1) 53 Davies Street, London W1K 5JH (2) 50 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) £1,375 contribution to travel, accommodation and associated costs of The Lords & Commons Cricket team (2) £1,375 contribution to travel, accommodation and associated costs of The Lords & Commons Cricket team
Destination of visit: Australia (Melbourne and Sydney)
Dates of visit: 26 December 2025 to 6 January 2026
Purpose of visit: Building inter-Parliamentary relations with Australian MPs and Senators, competing for the Parliamentary Ashes and supporting English cricket.
(Registered 19 January 2026)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI Ltd)
Address of donor: CFI Ltd, PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Air travel, accommodation and hospitality, value £3,000
Destination of visit: Israel (Israel and the Palestinian Authority)
Dates of visit: 26 May 2025 to 30 May 2025
Purpose of visit: Fact-finding delegation
(Registered 6 June 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: CSL Publishing Ltd
(Updated 3 June 2015 and 2 November 2015)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Unremunerated director of CSL Publishing Ltd; publishing and other consultancy services.
(Updated 17 November 2015)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name: Nicola Roberts
Relationship: Sister
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Part time
(Updated 4 June 2015 and 15 April 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 6 wards, 14 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley Rural | Diana Stewart | Liberal Democrats | 2,131 | 04 May 2023 |
| Beverley Rural | Jeremy David Wilcock | Liberal Democrats | 1,786 | 04 May 2023 |
| Beverley Rural | Paul Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,870 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mid Holderness | Amanda Jane Talbot | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,222 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mid Holderness | John Holtby | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,481 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mid Holderness | Samantha Clare Whyte | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,194 | 04 May 2023 |
| Minster Woodmansey | Tony Henderson | Liberal Democrats | 1,438 | 29 Feb 2024 |
| South East Holderness | Jon Dimberline | Reform UK | 2,027 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| South West Holderness | John Paul Dennis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,263 | 04 May 2023 |
| South West Holderness | Steve Gallant | Labour Party | 1,125 | 04 May 2023 |
| South West Holderness | Sue Steel | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,096 | 04 May 2023 |
| St Marys | David Thomas Boynton | Liberal Democrats | 2,739 | 04 May 2023 |
| St Marys | Denis Healy | Liberal Democrats | 2,819 | 04 May 2023 |
| St Marys | Linda Jane Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 2,832 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 87,975 | Electorate 71,994 (2024) |
| Median age | 50 | years |
| Degree-educated | 31.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 97.8% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 74.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 15.8% | households |
| Social-rented | 9.7% | households |
| Employment rate | 53.5% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.