Official portrait of Helen Grant

Helen Grant

Conservative MP for Maidstone and Malling, since 6 May 2010

Helen Grant is the Conservative MP for Maidstone and Malling, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Scorecard

52.2% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
308 Votes cast out of 590 divisions
282 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
2 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
11 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
358 Debates spoken in 175 written questions tabled

Ranked 570 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.4%. 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

590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
11 Sep 2026 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading No 270–286
11 Sep 2026 Closure motion No 293–218
10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 77–292
9 Sep 2026 Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 371–100
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye 162–297
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Aye 106–302
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Aye 108–357
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 No vote 79–300
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 No vote 170–316
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 No vote 77–317
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private No vote 1–79
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading No 411–102
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 No 85–427
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 Aye 105–410
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye 166–346
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division No vote 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 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 vote 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 vote 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 369–102

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: School Governor
From: 4 June 2026.
Payer: Rugby School Nigeria (British curriculum day and boarding school), Atlantic City, Avenue 2, Victoria Island, Lagos 106104, Nigeria
(Registered 23 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Remuneration: £4,000 a month The initial payment has been backdated to 1 March 2026 due to services rendered in good faith during the period of negotiation (the agreement was signed by the Payer on 04 June 2026)
From: 4 June 2026.
Hours: 21 hrs a month The working time requirement is between 2 and 4 days per month.
Paid directly to: Helen Grant Limited
(Registered 23 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Role, work or services: Campaign Board Chair
From: 8 May 2026. Until: 31 March 2029.
Payer: Archeva Limited (A global movement committed to reshaping how Africa is perceived and engaged with worldwide), 1-3 Cranmer Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 1NJ
(Registered 11 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Remuneration: £2,500 a quarter The initial payment has been backdated to 1 April 2026 due to services rendered in good faith during the period of negotiation.
From: 8 May 2026. Until: 31 March 2029.
Hours: 35 hrs a quarter Based on a commitment of 15 to 20 days per annum.
Paid directly to: Helen Grant Limited
(Registered 11 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: LTA Operations Limited
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: Two tickets, including hospitality, at the Men's singles tennis final at Queens Club in London, value £810
Date received: 21 June 2026
Date accepted: 21 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07475460
(Registered 25 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Channel 4
Address of donor: 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets, for myself and three guests, to attend the University Boat Race on the river Thames including hospitality, value £1,396
Date received: 4 April 2026
Date accepted: 4 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01533774
(Registered 15 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

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: 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)

On the register since 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)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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

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)

On the register since 26 Feb 2026

8. Miscellaneous

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)

On the register since 11 Mar 2025

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

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)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

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

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 2 Oct 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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