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Helen Grant · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 06 May 2010 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
5834days
from 06 May 2010
Divisions
270
of 504 possible
Attendance
54%
234 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
27
15 debates
Written Qs
107
107 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£276k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 189 claims
Interests
8
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 63 | |
| Economy | 58 | |
| Education | 29 | |
| Employment | 24 | |
| Crime & Policing | 23 | |
| Schools | 18 | |
| Pensions | 16 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 14 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 9 | 2,209 |
| Social Care | 4 | 2,053 |
| Health | 3 | 1,592 |
| Transport | 1 | 1,378 |
| Economy Jobs | 3 | 738 |
| Culture Community | 3 | 321 |
| Local Government | 2 | 294 |
| Immigration | 2 | 291 |
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 |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Tobacco and Vapes Bill its Second Reading, advancing legislation that would create a 'smoke-free generation… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals BillOn Second Reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill, the Minister for Courts and Legal Services, told the House that “politics is about choices”, so let us be clear about the choice… CrimeEconomy Jobs | 147 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals BillI thank the right hon. and learned Lady for what she said about the Hudgell case and the child cruelty register. It has been an amazing campaign, led by Paula Hudgell and her littl… CrimeEconomy Jobs | 170 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Jury TrialsThere is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of Government. The Minister for Courts and Legal Services says that she would scrap jury trials even if there was not a crisis in … Crime | 90 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Jury TrialsThat was a very disappointing answer. There is another contradiction too, this time on retro- spectivity. The Courts Minister says that cases already committed for trial at Crown c… Crime | 95 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Armed Conflict: ChildrenI congratulate the hon. Member on securing the debate. As she has just mentioned education, does she agree that education for children in very difficult settings can provide them w… DefenceSocial CareCulture Community | 107 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Water Supplies: East GrinsteadI have no confidence whatsoever in South East Water. I have worked with it now for nearly 15 years. When things go wrong, and they often do in Kent and Sussex, its communication me… UtilitiesLocal GovernmentEnvironment | 173 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Jury TrialsI am not too sure that answered my question; I shall have another go. This month, the Minister’s colleague, the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner), wrote: “The e… Crime | 122 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Jury TrialsThank you, Mr Speaker. May I wish you and your brilliant team a very happy Christmas? The 2017 Lammy review looked at prejudice in the criminal justice system. Our now Justice Secr… Crime | 116 |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Suicide: Reducing the StigmaI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. Over the past 10 years in England and Wales, one student has died every four days as a result of suicide. Ben West, … HealthCulture Community | 93 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Violence against Women and GirlsThe campaign to introduce a child cruelty register has been led tirelessly by Paula Hudgell, the adoptive mother of 11-year-old Tony Hudgell. Sadly, Paula has now been diagnosed wi… CrimeSocial Care | 131 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Violence against Women and GirlsI also welcome the right hon. Lady to her place. She is the third Solicitor General I have sat opposite in the past 12 months, and I look forward to working with her constructively… CrimeSocial Care | 263 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Sentencing BillI hear what the Minister has to say. Will he bring forward a Government amendment to introduce a child cruelty register when the Bill moves to the House of Lords? Crime | 30 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Sentencing BillI wish to speak to new clause 20, regarding the introduction of a child cruelty register. Tony and Paula Hudgell are my constituents, and I have had the honour of getting to know b… Crime | 314 |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Child Risk Disclosure SchemeI congratulate the hon, Lady on bringing forward this important debate and on speaking powerfully on behalf of her constituents. My heart goes out to Gemma, Rachael and the entire … CrimeSocial CareEducation | 174 |
| 03 Sept 2025 | People SmugglingI completely disagree with what the Solicitor General has said about the previous Government’s record in this area, and it is a bit rich in view of her Government’s record over the… ImmigrationCrime | 90 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 17 | 15.9% |
| Ministry of Justice | 16 | 15.0% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 13 | 12.1% |
| Home Office | 12 | 11.2% |
| Department for Education | 10 | 9.3% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 7 | 6.5% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 7 | 6.5% |
| Department for Transport | 6 | 5.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an impact assessment regarding safety on trains following Royal Assent of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership Bill) has been undertaken. | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will produce a specific passenger focused plan on train travel post rail-reform as recommended by the Public Accounts Committee. | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the future funding arrangements for the British Transport Police in the context of rail nationalisation; and whether responsibility for its funding will transfer t… | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the governance arrangements applying to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS), including its industry funding model. | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ministers have received information regarding funding arrangements for both fixed contributions and payments calculated by reference to the value of vehicles recovered. | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of levels of public resource available where constabularies act upon intelligence or referrals generated by industry-funded vehicle crime u… | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure that outcome-linked funding arrangements do not give rise to perceived conflicts of interest in operational decision-making. | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Department intends to review transparency requirements for nationally operating police-associated units funded by private industry bodies. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory safeguarding requirements for extracurricular activities involving children in England. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of barriers to adopting a unified national safeguarding framework for extracurricular activities involving children; an… | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of evidence from public inquiries, serious case reviews and independent safeguarding reports on risks associated with… | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department assesses the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements for extracurricular activities involving children, including voluntary compliance, self-regulation, and non-statutory gu… | Answered |
| 02 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she intends to publish statutory guidance or a code of practice setting out the duty of care owed by higher education providers to their students. | Answered |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to bring section 70 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 into force. | Answered |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of commencing Section 70 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022. | 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 | 144 | 31,420 | 11.4% |
| Accommodation | 36 | 19,005 | 6.9% |
| Staffing | 1 | 220,576 | 79.8% |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | 2,369 | 0.9% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,098 | 1.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 12 | 13,427 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 22 | 4,818 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,548 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 14 | 3,232 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 17 | 2,858 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 13 | 2,599 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 2,388 |
| Removals | Miscellaneous | 2 | 2,369 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 1,715 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 16 | 1,328 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 17 | 1,152 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 13 | 872 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 820 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 820 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 820 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 668 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011725-10294] | 720 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -873 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Paragon [***] [***] Advertising Surgeries - Advert Attached | 150 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,300 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | RYMAN 1145 [200011725-6088] | 109 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | AMAZON [***] [200011725-4144] | 42 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 514 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | 02 bill [***] | 56 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 51 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Maidstone B C inv [***] | 20 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | Google inv [***] - Jan 25 | 18 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | Google inv [***] | 18 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 8 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Other fuel | 619 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | D A Printers [***] [***] - Advertising Ward Surgery (Leaflet attached) | 112 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 101 | 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.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources3 entries
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend the Wimbledon Tennis Championships with hospitality, value £640
Date received: 4 July 2025
Date accepted: 4 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 16 July 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association Ltd
Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend the HSBC tennis tournament at The Queens Club, London, including hospitality, value £1,015.12
Date received: 22 June 2025
Date accepted: 22 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 3 July 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association Limited
Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket to attend the HSBC tennis tournament at The Queens Club as co-chair of the APPG for Tennis, value £399.47
Date received: 12 June 2025
Date accepted: 12 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 3 July 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year2 entries
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Commercial property (offices and storage)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Croydon
Ownership details: held in trust by James Hay Pension Trustees Ltd, on behalf of myself and my husband
Rental income: from 1 April 2017
(Updated 7 September 2015 and 3 April 2017)
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (property)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Surrey
Interest held: from 3 December 2020
Ownership details: owned jointly with my husband
Rental income: from 3 December 2020
(Registered 26 August 2021)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
11 Mar 2025
Name of company or organisation: Helen Grant Limited
Nature of business: Community Action Project for women and girls in Africa manufacturing fashion garments. The company is dormant and has never traded.
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Jointly with my husband.
Interest held: from 6 January 2020
(Registered 26 February 2025)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
11 Mar 2025
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.
Date interest arose: 6 January 2020
(Registered 26 February 2025)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name: Simon Grant
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Senior Parliamentary Assistant
Working pattern: Full time
Additional information: I also employ my husband, Simon Grant, as Office Manager.
(Updated 18 November 2021)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 11 wards, 27 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allington Bridge | Rachel Elizabeth Rodwell | Green Party of England and Wales | 822 | 02 May 2024 |
| Allington Bridge | Stuart Robert Jeffery | Green Party of England and Wales | 914 | 02 May 2024 |
| Aylesford North North Downs | Alex McDermott | Conservative and Unionist Party | 737 | 04 May 2023 |
| Aylesford North North Downs | Dave Davis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 909 | 04 May 2023 |
| Aylesford North North Downs | Roger William Dalton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 953 | 04 May 2023 |
| Aylesford South Ditton | Colin John Williams | Conservative and Unionist Party | 975 | 04 May 2023 |
| Aylesford South Ditton | Rob Cannon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 975 | 04 May 2023 |
| Aylesford South Ditton | Steve Hammond | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,132 | 04 May 2023 |
| Barming Heath Teston | Allison Juliet Sweetman | Green Party of England and Wales | 712 | 02 May 2024 |
| Barming Heath Teston | Fay Lynette Gooch | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 765 | 02 May 2024 |
| Fant Oakwood | Kimberley Joan Milham | Green Party of England and Wales | 909 | 02 May 2024 |
| Fant Oakwood | Patrick Frederick Coates | Fant & Oakwood Independents | 1,149 | 02 May 2024 |
| Fant Oakwood | Paul Harper | Fant & Oakwood Independents | 1,285 | 02 May 2024 |
| Grove Green Vinters Park | Mark David Naghi | Liberal Democrats | 897 | 02 May 2024 |
| Grove Green Vinters Park | Rob Field | Liberal Democrats | 939 | 02 May 2024 |
| Grove Green Vinters Park | Ronald Martin Burke | Conservative and Unionist Party | 834 | 02 May 2024 |
| Kings Hill | Christopher Brown | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,048 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kings Hill | Dan Harman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,085 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kings Hill | Kim Tanner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,047 | 04 May 2023 |
| Palace Wood | Stan Forecast | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,066 | 02 May 2024 |
| Palace Wood | Tom Cannon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 816 | 02 May 2024 |
| Penenden Heath | David Sandru Naghi | Liberal Democrats | 1,034 | 02 May 2024 |
| Penenden Heath | Richard John Walter Conyard | Liberal Democrats | 1,086 | 02 May 2024 |
| Penenden Heath | Tony Peter Harwood | Liberal Democrats | 1,155 | 02 May 2024 |
| Ringlestone | Mike Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 325 | 02 May 2024 |
| Tovil | Joe Higson | Liberal Democrats | 377 | 02 May 2024 |
| Tovil | Paul John Wilby | Liberal Democrats | 393 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 108,032 | Electorate 76,449 (2024) |
| Median age | 39 | years |
| Degree-educated | 31.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 87.8% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 66.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 20.5% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 62.5% | 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.