Official portrait of Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies

Conservative MP for Grantham and Bourne, since 12 December 2019

Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

Gareth Davies is the Conservative MP for Grantham and Bourne, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Business and Trade).

Scorecard

64.9% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
373 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
202 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
9 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
220 Debates spoken in 268 written questions tabled

Ranked 447 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 Aye 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

Payment: £3,795 (converted from US dollars into pounds sterling on 25 June 2026)
Work or services: Advance for a book
Received on: 25 June 2026. Hours: 50 hrs completed over a 2 year period.
(Registered 2 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Role, work or services: Adviser
From: 1 June 2026. Until: 1 June 2027.
Payer: Investcorp Strategic Capital Partners, 280 Park Avenue, 36th Floor New York, NY 10017
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 22 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Role, work or services: Writing a book
From: 4 April 2026.
Payer: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 1359 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Additional information: Payments will be listed below
(Registered 12 May 2026)

On the register since 29 May 2026

Role, work or services: Advisor
From: 4 March 2026. Until: 4 March 2027.
Payer: I Squared Capital Advisors LLP, 6 Chesterfield Gardens, London, W1J 5BQ
ACOBA consulted: Yes
Additional information: Payments will be listed below
(Registered 25 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

£6,662

Name of donor: Informa Plc
Address of donor: 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Conference admission fee (which was waived), value £6,662.81
Destination of visit: Germany
Dates of visit: 9 June 2026 to 11 June 2026
Purpose of visit: Attending an international conference at their invitation to discuss how investment can be increased in the United Kingdom.
(Registered 15 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque Ltd
Address of donor: Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley, Surrey KT24 6QX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation, food and transportation, value £905.33
Destination of visit: France (Versailles)
Dates of visit: 15 January 2026 to 17 January 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend the Franco-British Colloque 2026
(Registered 3 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Marlborough Street Ventures Ltd
Nature of business: Financial advisory and publishing
Interest held: from 12 January 2026
(Registered 14 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Unpaid directorship of Marlborough Street Ventures Ltd
Date interest arose: 12 January 2026
(Registered 22 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard Kennedy School. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 July 2025
Date interest ended: 30 June 2026
(Registered 8 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

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Debates

220 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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