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

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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 (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (19 out of 23)
• Education Bill Committee (15 out of 20)
• 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)

Recent appearances

• Planning Reforms: Energy and Housing Costs - Question 15 May 2025

  My Lords—

• Transport Decarbonisation Plan - Question 24 Apr 2025

  My Lords, the key next step in decarbonising the aviation sector will be the broader development of sustainable aviation fuel. To ensure that we have a SAF industry in this country, the Government are rightly building on the work done by the last Government in taking forward plans for a revenue support mechanism. That will, of course, require legislation, and a SAF Bill was in the King’s...

• Farming and Rural Communities - Motion to Take Note 3 Apr 2025

  My Lords, it is a particular pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Shephard, and to very much agree with what she said about food security. I congratulate my noble friend Lord Roborough on securing this debate. Underpinning what the noble Baroness, Lady Shephard, said about the need for food security is the need to see a clearer strategy for our countryside, our farmers and our rural...

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