James Gray

Conservative MP for North Wiltshire

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James Gray’s voting in Parliament

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Recent appearances

  • Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Chinook Helicopters: Accidents 15 Mar 2024

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2024 to Question 13866 on Chinook Helicopters: Accidents, what personal information is held about third party individuals; and whether those individuals are alive.
  • UK Armed Forces 11 Mar 2024

    I strongly support my hon. Friend’s powerful commitment to defence in general, but I am rather disappointed by his tepid promise about moving to 2.5% of GDP. I also find myself in the career-wrecking position of strongly agreeing with the shadow Secretary of State for Defence, who put the arguments extremely well. The fact of the matter is that last week’s Budget reduced both kinds of...
  • Ukraine: Military Equipment 27 Feb 2024

    Partly as a result of the magnificent effort we have made in the past couple of years, our stockpiles have gone and our warehouses are empty. I very much welcome the Government announcement about £245 million for artillery shells described by the Minister, but does he agree there have been a series of legalistic and bureaucratic delays to the issuing of contracts? British manufacturers are...

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Conservative MP for North Wiltshire

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

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Topics of interest

James Gray campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

  • Defence
  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs
  • Treasury
  • Health
  • Home Department
  • RAF Lyneham
  • Hospitality
  • Inland Revenue
  • Horse Passports
  • RAF Bases

Currently held offices

  • Chair, Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research (since 18 Jan 2023)
  • Chair, Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research (since 18 Jan 2023)
  • Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 8 Mar 2021)
  • Member, Procedure Committee (since 20 Jul 2020)
  • Member, Panel of Chairs (since 15 Jan 2020)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Environmental Audit Committee ( 4 Jun 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Panel of Chairs (22 Jun 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Chair, Defence Sub-Committee ( 7 Feb 2017 to 3 May 2017)
  • Chair, Defence Sub-Committee ( 7 Feb 2017 to 3 May 2017)
  • Member, Defence Sub-Committee ( 8 Sep 2015 to 7 Feb 2017)
  • Member, Administration Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 16 Jan 2017)
  • Member, Defence Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls ( 1 Dec 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls ( 1 Dec 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls ( 1 Dec 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Defence Committee ( 4 Nov 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Procedure Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Finance and Services Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 10 Dec 2013)
  • Member, Panel of Chairs (21 Jun 2010 to 3 May 2017)
  • Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (19 Feb 2007 to 6 May 2010)
  • Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland ( 8 May 2005 to 19 May 2005)
  • Member, Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 13 Dec 2000)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: APPG for the Armed Forces
Address of donor: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Sixteen dinners, value £45 each; one breakfast, value £15; total £735
Date received: 1 January 2023 to 11 December 2023
Date accepted: 1 January 2023 to 11 December 2023
Donor status: other
(Registered 14 June 2023; updated 09 January 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Transport (£660.82); accommodation and room charges (£1,384.30); room bookings (£80.47); food (£310.88); and flights (£1,093.33); total value £3,529.80
Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA
Dates of visit: 25-29 September 2023
Purpose of visit: Foreign policy delegation for Conservative MPs to attend discussions with US policymakers, officials and policy professionals to consider joint UK-US foreign policy challenges within the key themes of development, defence and diplomacy.
(Registered 16 October 2023)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Two residential properties in Wiltshire, acquired in 2013: (i) and (ii). (Registered 03 September 2015)
From 18 October 2015, house in Wiltshire, owned jointly with my wife: (i) and, from 30 March 2017, (ii). (Registered 07 July 2017)
From 23 March 2016, house in Wiltshire, owned jointly with my wife: (i) and from 5 July 2016, (ii). (Registered 07 July 2017)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Philippa Gray, as Executive and Diary Secretary.

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