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.

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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.

Date	Question	Their vote	Result
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13	No vote	80–298
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6	No vote	99–371
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5	No vote	170–301
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2	No vote	171–302
21 May 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading	Aye	68–242
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address	No vote	307–171
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)	No vote	104–316
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)	No vote	78–408
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)	No vote	104–317
19 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)	No vote	108–323
28 Apr 2026	Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026	No vote	304–28
28 Apr 2026	Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026	No vote	308–81
28 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V	No	335–158
28 Apr 2026	Privilege	Aye	223–335
27 Apr 2026	Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X	No vote	272–64
27 Apr 2026	Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion	No	279–176
27 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)	No	279–164
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123	No	271–171
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C	No	269–170
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)	No	270–170
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C	No vote	273–167
22 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F	No	253–143
22 Apr 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X	No	260–161
22 Apr 2026	Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B	No	272–149
22 Apr 2026	Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 deferred division	No vote	380–7

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)