Helen Grant’s voting in Parliament

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

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

• Helen Grant consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

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

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Office: Anti-slavery Day 14 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for her Department to acknowledge and celebrate Anti-Slavery Day 2016; and if she will make a statement.

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Gambling: Advertising 13 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to initiate a further review of gambling advertising to follow up the review by the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling of 2014.

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Gaming Machines: Regulation 12 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to work with the gambling industry on the regulation of fixed odds betting terminals.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Maidstone and The Weald

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Justice
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Transport
• Education
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Armed Forces: Families
• UN Resolutions: Females
• Prisoners: Females
• Non-molestation Orders
• Dogs

Currently held offices

• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (since 10 Feb 2016)
• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (since 14 Jul 2015)
• Member, International Development Committee (since 8 Jul 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (7 Oct 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Member, Justice Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 31 Oct 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ann Widdecombe

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Defamation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (13 out of 13)
• Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
• Presumption of Death Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) bill Committee (0 out of 1)

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Helen Grant’s speeches
• Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 87.50% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 106 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Helen Grant’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 183 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)