Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 20 August 2024

Previously MP for Epsom and Ewell until 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

Also represented Epsom and Ewell

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @transportgovuk
• https://facebook.com/Chris.Grayling.Official

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Lord Grayling campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Home Department
• Transport
• Transport
• Local Government and the Regions
• Work and Pensions
• Railtrack
• Railways
• Smoking
• Network Rail
• London Underground

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (22 Jan 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research (22 Jan 2024 to 22 Jan 2024)
• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (13 Jul 2020 to 16 Sep 2020)
• The Secretary of State for Transport (14 Jul 2016 to 24 Jul 2019)
• Member, Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee) (16 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (18 May 2015 to 14 Jul 2016)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission ( 8 May 2015 to 14 Jul 2016)
• Member, House of Commons Commission ( 8 May 2015 to 14 Jul 2016)
• Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons ( 8 May 2015 to 14 Jul 2016)
• The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice ( 6 Sep 2012 to 8 May 2015)
• The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (19 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( 3 Jul 2007 to 19 Jan 2009)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport ( 8 Dec 2005 to 3 Jul 2007)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (15 Jul 2005 to 16 Jan 2006)
• Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (10 May 2005 to 8 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (10 May 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Member, Transport Committee (22 Jul 2002 to 2 Dec 2002)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (10 Jul 2002 to 20 Dec 2002)
• Shadow Minister (Health) (10 May 2002 to 10 May 2003)
• Member, Transport Sub-committee (16 Jul 2001 to 22 Jul 2002)
• Member, Transport, Local Government & The Regions Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 22 Jul 2002)
• Member, Urban Affairs Sub-committee (16 Jul 2001 to 22 Jul 2002)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (24 out of 26)
• Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Higher Education Bill Committee (12 out of 15)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (19 out of 23)
• Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (12 out of 16)
• Education Bill Committee (15 out of 20)

Recent appearances

• Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - Report: Amendment 1 6 Nov 2024

  My Lords, I will speak briefly on some of the themes that my noble friend Lord Gascoigne has been pursuing around reporting on performance. The Government seem to be a little reticent about being willing to accept amendments which increase reporting requirements. However, there is an important issue here: will public ownership do what the Government have promised it will and improve...

• Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - Committee (3rd Day): Amendment 47 29 Oct 2024

  My Lords, I rise briefly to support my noble friend’s amendment but perhaps from a slightly different perspective to his, given his—and indeed the Minister’s—track record, which had a strong focus on London. I believe it is very important to ensure that there is a clear explanation and, frankly, that there are detailed rules about how the interaction takes place around the London...

• Fiscal Rules - Statement 29 Oct 2024

  My Lords, the Government’s goal in announcing these changes is to increase capital spending. The Minister made reference to putting in place additional process to assess the viability of that capital spending, yet we already have extensive process that can be immensely costly, with organisations such as the Infrastructure and Projects Authority going through public spending and public...

More of Lord Grayling’s recent appearances