Grant Shapps’s voting in Parliament

Grant Shapps is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Grant Shapps sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Grant Shapps generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Grant Shapps’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Grant Shapps’s full vote analysis page for more.

Grant Shapps has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Tax Avoidance 18 Jul 2017

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs has recovered from company liquidations caused by unpaid accelerated payment notice debts.

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Tax Avoidance 18 Jul 2017

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment HM Revenue and Customs has made of the amount it will recover if a company goes into liquidation because of accelerated payment notice debt or if that company continues to trade.

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Tax Avoidance 17 Jul 2017

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs conducts a cost-benefit analysis of potential job losses and tax revenues forgone before issuing winding-up petitions for unpaid debts under accelerated payment notices.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @grantshapps
• https://facebook.com/grant.shapps

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Grant Shapps campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Communities and Local Government
• Treasury
• Home Department
• Work and Pensions
• Transport
• Housing: Low Incomes
• Departments: Property
• Departmental Training
• Homes and Communities Agency
• Mortgages: Government Assistance

Other offices held in the past

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (15 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)
• The Minister of State, Department for International Development (8 May 2015 to 28 Nov 2015)
• Minister without Portfolio (6 Sep 2012 to 8 May 2015)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (11 Oct 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• The Minister for Housing (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Housing and Planning) (20 Dec 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 26 Feb 2007)
• Co-Chair, Conservative Party (1 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Melanie Johnson
• David Evans
• Christopher Murphy

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
• Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Grant Shapps’s speeches
• Has received answers to 224 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 100.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 175 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Grant Shapps’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 247 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)