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Paul Holmes

Conservative MP for Hamble Valley, since 12 December 2019

Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Paul Holmes is the Conservative MP for Hamble Valley, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the roles of Opposition Whip (Commons), and Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government).

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Scorecard

74.3% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
376 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 51 as teller
148 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
4 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
317 Debates spoken in 358 written questions tabled

Ranked 283 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
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 No 287–150
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 No 284–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 No 291–144
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 No 288–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 No 287–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 No 297–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 No 298–152
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 No 293–155
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 No 292–158
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 No vote 294–61
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 No 294–156
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E No 293–159
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 No 248–139
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 No 259–136
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B No 254–144
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 No 256–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 Teller 277–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 Teller 271–95
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Teller 273–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 Teller 275–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 No 269–162
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 No 276–155
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 269–103
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 278–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments No vote 247–21

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.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor: The National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket with hospitality to Wimbledon 2025, attended as a guest of the Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, value £640
Date received: 10 July 2025
Date accepted: 10 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 4 August 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: ELNET UK
Address of donor: ELNET UK, 4th Floor, 6 Princes Street, London W1B 2LG
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £1,588.83
Destination of visit: Finland (Helsinki)
Dates of visit: 14 June 2026 to 17 June 2026
Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit to Helsinki, Finland, focusing on defence, resilience, shared threats and the strategic alliance.
(Registered 24 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor: PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and hospitality, value £3,200
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine
Dates of visit: 4 January 2026 to 9 January 2026
Purpose of visit: Fact Finding political delegation
(Registered 26 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Trustee of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
Date interest arose: 1 December 2024
(Registered 29 January 2025)

On the register since 7 Apr 2026

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Debates

317 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 →

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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