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
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading No 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Aye 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Aye 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading No vote 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 No 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 No 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 No 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 No 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 No 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 No 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No vote 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading No 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Aye 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 Aye 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 No 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 No 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division No 362–107

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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