Official portrait of Andrew Griffith

Andrew Griffith

Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs, since 12 December 2019

Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Andrew Griffith is the Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade.

Scorecard

62.6% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
360 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
215 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
15 Interests declared 5 at £5,000 or more
328 Debates spoken in 656 written questions tabled

Ranked 477 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division No 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Aye 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No vote 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading No vote 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Aye 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 369–102
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners No vote 115–0
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 No 394–85
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Aye 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 80–281
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No 318–107
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 322–107
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 No 330–93
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 No 329–94
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 No 332–94
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 323–160
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Aye 112–283
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment No 294–110
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Aye 108–307
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Aye 171–322

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Non-recurring podcast guest
Until: 17 March 2026.
Payer: The Rigby Foundation (The Rigby Foundation is a place based funder with the majority of donations committed to projects supporting children and young people aged 11 years to 25 years from disadvantaged backgrounds.), Rigby Group (RG) PLC Bridgeway House, Bridgeway, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 6YX
(Registered 30 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

Payment: £1,000 The Rigby Foundation directly donated £1,000 to The Sussex Snowdrop Trust, a charity in my constituency providing 'Nursing Care at Home’ for local children who have a life-threatening or terminal illness, following a podcast I joined on one occasion.
Received on: 27 March 2026. Hours: 1 hr.
Paid directly to: a charity
(Registered 31 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

£25,000

Name of donor: J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd
Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 5JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000
Donor status: company, registration 00561597
(Registered 16 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

£5,000

Name of donor: RCL Partners Ltd
Address of donor: 4 Birchley Estate, Birchfield Lane, Oldbury, West Midlands B69 1DT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 28 November 2025
Date accepted: 8 December 2025
Donor status: company, registration 13138411
(Registered 9 December 2025; updated 28 April 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: James Mellon
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 18 December 2025
Date accepted: 18 December 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Lloyds Banking Group plc
Address of donor: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Entrance (£635) and hospitality (£284.50), at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 for my wife and I, value £919.50
Date received: 18 May 2026
Date accepted: 18 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration SC095000
(Registered 27 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

Name of donor: The Henry Jackson Society
Address of donor: 20th Floor, Millbank Tower, Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation and hospitality at the Reagan - Jackson Security Dialogue 2026, value £349.91
Date received: 18 February 2026 to 19 February 2026
Date accepted: 18 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07465741
(Registered 9 March 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Name of donor: Charles Lewington
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Tickets and hospitality for Lord's Cricket Ground test match, value £750
Date received: 10 July 2025
Date accepted: 10 July 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

£101,520

Name of donor: (1) Davos Klosters Bergbahnen AG (2) Skigruppe der Bundesversammlung, c/o Daniela Schneeberger
Address of donor: (1) Bramabuhlstrasse 11, CH - 7270 Davos Platz (2) private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Ski-passes for two people (£642.96), value £642.96 (2) For three people, hospitality (I paid all other costs) (£504.79) and ski guiding (£1015,20), value £1,519.88
Destination of visit: Switzerland
Dates of visit: 30 March 2026 to 4 April 2026
Purpose of visit: Participation in 69th Annual British-Swiss Parliamentary ski week.
(Registered 5 May 2026)

On the register since 27 May 2026

£5,807

Name of donor: Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: 2 Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and transportation (£4,587), accommodation (£885) and hospitality (£335), value £5,807
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Dates of visit: 27 September 2025 to 3 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Travelled to Taiwan as part of a parliamentary delegation in my role as Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
(Registered 14 October 2025)

On the register since 23 Oct 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 year

Type of land/property: Residential property (holiday home)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Cornwall
Ownership details: Owned jointly with my wife
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 10 January 2020)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: Owned jointly with my wife
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 10 January 2020)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Chichester District
Interest held: from 30 September 2022
Ownership details: Owned jointly with my wife
Rental income: from 30 September 2022
(Registered 10 October 2022)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Name of donor: Sky Subscriber Services Ltd
In recognition of my previous 20 years' service, Sky Subscriber Services Ltd has provided me with an open-ended subscription to Sky television and telecommunication packages. Annual value for 2022-2023, approx. £500.
(Registered 10 January 2020; updated 13 April 2021 and 5 February 2024)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Member of Wilton Park Advisory Council, a not-for-profit executive agency of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office which organises events that bring together leading representatives from politics, diplomacy, academia, business, civil society, the military and the media. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 July 2020
(Registered 6 July 2020)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

328 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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