Official portrait of Helen Grant

Helen Grant

Conservative MP for Maidstone and Malling, since 6 May 2010

Shadow Solicitor General

Helen Grant is the Conservative MP for Maidstone and Malling, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Solicitor General.

Scorecard

52.0% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
299 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
276 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
14 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
358 Debates spoken in 175 written questions tabled

Ranked 573 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 No 277–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 No 271–95
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No 273–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 No 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.

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

Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend the Wimbledon Tennis Championships with hospitality, value £640
Date received: 4 July 2025
Date accepted: 4 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 16 July 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association Ltd
Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend the HSBC tennis tournament at The Queens Club, London, including hospitality, value £1,015.12
Date received: 22 June 2025
Date accepted: 22 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 3 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association Limited
Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket to attend the HSBC tennis tournament at The Queens Club as co-chair of the APPG for Tennis, value £399.47
Date received: 12 June 2025
Date accepted: 12 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 3 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 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: 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

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Debates

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


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