Richard Holden’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a random selection of Richard Holden’s votes.

• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 3 votes for, 3 votes against, 4 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Voted a mixture of for and against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, in 2022.
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2020–2022.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Transport: Bus Fares 26 Oct 2023

  The Government are investing nearly £600 million to introduce a £2 fare cap on single bus fares in England outside London. We had introduced it on 1 January 2023 to help passengers to save on their regular travel costs, but the Prime Minister announced recently that it would be extended until the end of 2024. Just this week, the Government also announced an indicative additional bus...

• Transport: Bus Fares 26 Oct 2023

  This Government certainly do. I thank my hon. Friend for raising our commitment to supporting bus services, not just in his constituency but right across the country. This is just a small part of the £3.5 billion we have invested in bus services, with much more to come, including our recent announcement of another £150 million for the bus service improvement plan from the money for Network...

• Transport: Bus Fares 26 Oct 2023

  I would welcome an Adjournment debate on South Yorkshire buses, if the hon. Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts) were to put in for one. I spoke to the Mayor of South Yorkshire just this week, and he said that the authority will need around £8 million next year to put back all the services that have been removed over the past few years. In our Network North allocation, it is getting...

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Conservative MP for North West Durham

Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Treasury
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• National Lottery
• Money
• Roads: Accidents
• Gambling: Crime
• Workplace Pensions: Young People

Currently held offices

• Minister without Portfolio (since 13 Nov 2023)
• Member, Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (since 25 Feb 2021)
• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] Committee (11 Jan 2023 to 17 Jan 2023)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (28 Oct 2022 to 13 Nov 2023)
• Member, Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill Committee ( 4 Oct 2022 to 18 Oct 2022)
• Member, Online Safety Bill Committee (18 May 2022 to 28 Jun 2022)
• Member, Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee ( 5 Jan 2022 to 12 Jan 2022)
• Member, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee ( 8 Dec 2021 to 11 Jan 2022)
• Member, Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill Committee ( 8 Dec 2021 to 15 Dec 2021)
• Member, Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2021 to 22 Sep 2021)
• Member, Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (22 Feb 2021 to 22 Feb 2021)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 15 Mar 2022)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Laura Pidcock
• Pat Glass
• Hilary Armstrong
• Ernest Armstrong
• John Ainsley
• James Murray

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Online Safety Bill Committee (11 out of 20)
• Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Seafarers’ Wages Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Armed Forces Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)