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.

Recent appearances

• Written Ministerial Statements — Department for Transport: Transport for London Extraordinary funding and financing update 20 Jul 2020

  I wrote to the House on 18 May 2020, to share details of the extraordinary funding and financing agreement reached with Transport for London (TfL). That package of support, which was agreed between Government, the Mayor and TfL, included a number of conditions and I am today writing to update Parliament on two of those. To help avoid such drastic action in the future work has been underway on...

• Written Ministerial Statements — Department for Transport: Travel Corridors 6 Jul 2020

  It is vitally important that we manage the risk of a second wave of coronavirus and keep the number of cases of COVID-19 in the UK as low as possible. Health protection Regulations concerning international travel came into force in all parts of the UK on 8 June. These require people who arrive in the UK from outside the Common Travel Area to self-isolate for 14 days and to complete a...

• Transport: Covid-19: Economic Recovery 2 Jul 2020

  I have frequent conversations with the Chancellor about the vital role that transport plays in our economic recovery.

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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

Currently held offices

• The Secretary of State for Transport (since 24 Jul 2019)

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 (Communities and Local Government) (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)