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Paul Holmes

Conservative Hamble Valley

Voting record

1
Voted for
7
Voted against
1
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Paul Holmes’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Paul Holmes — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,410 of 1,658 (85%).

8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 no vote recorded
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Ayes 93, Noes 323 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 80, Noes 281 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 144, Noes 244 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 Ayes 135, Noes 258 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 Ayes 143, Noes 249 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Ayes 85, Noes 317 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Ayes 233, Noes 94 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Ayes 77, Noes 271 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 65, Noes 251 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 Ayes 80, Noes 298 no vote recorded
28 Apr 2026 Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Ayes 308, Noes 81 no vote recorded
22 Apr 2026 Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 Ayes 380, Noes 7 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 Ayes 278, Noes 73 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 Ayes 281, Noes 70 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Ayes 290, Noes 163 no vote recorded
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 105, Noes 410 no vote recorded
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms Ayes 69, Noes 279 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 77, Noes 280 no vote recorded
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 Ayes 61, Noes 311 no vote recorded
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities Ayes 105, Noes 332 no vote recorded
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials Ayes 182, Noes 290 no vote recorded
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 Ayes 77, Noes 298 no vote recorded
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 Ayes 87, Noes 299 no vote recorded
19 Nov 2025 Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 Ayes 376, Noes 16 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Paul Holmes currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) — since 2026-08-31 Shadow
Previously held
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2024-11-08 to 2026-08-31) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2024-07-19 to 2024-11-06) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland) — Northern Ireland Office (2024-07-19 to 2024-11-06) Shadow
Opposition Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2024-07-19 to 2026-08-31) Shadow
Assistant Whip — Whips Office (Commons) (2024-04-25 to 2024-07-05) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Paul Holmes →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor: PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and hospitality, value £3,200
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine
Dates of visit: 4 January 2026 to 9 January 2026
Purpose of visit: Fact Finding political delegation
(Registered 26 January 2026)

Name of donor: ELNET UK
Address of donor: ELNET UK, 4th Floor, 6 Princes Street, London W1B 2LG
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £1,588.83
Destination of visit: Finland (Helsinki)
Dates of visit: 14 June 2026 to 17 June 2026
Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit to Helsinki, Finland, focusing on defence, resilience, shared threats and the strategic alliance.
(Registered 24 June 2026)

8. Miscellaneous

Trustee of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
Date interest arose: 1 December 2024
(Registered 29 January 2025)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Paul Holmes yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Paul Holmes has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£252,267.13 paid out to or for Paul Holmes across 168 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Paul Holmes’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £189,254.43 (3 claims)
Office Costs — £39,131.38 (105 claims)
Accommodation — £20,290.30 (50 claims)
MP Travel — £2,498.25 (4 claims)
Staff Travel — £1,092.77 (4 claims)
Miscellaneous — £0.00 (2 claims)
Most recent claims
Software & applications — £199.99, 2026-03-26 — CAPCUT [200013613-9013]
Equipment - purchase — £72.96, 2026-03-17 — Other office equipment
Equipment - purchase — £159.00, 2026-03-16 — Other office equipment
Equipment - purchase — £359.82, 2026-03-16 — Office furniture
Equipment - purchase — £447.38, 2026-03-16 — Office furniture
Utilities — £57.66, 2026-03-16 — Dual Fuel
Stationery & printing — £63.18, 2026-03-11 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £3,425.39, 2026-03-10 — Parliamentary Report

Every claim on file for Paul Holmes →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Paul Holmes — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Paul Holmes’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Paul Holmes is a listed officer of 6 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Central South — Officer
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the South East — Officer
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blood Cancer — Officer
Declared funding: Blood Cancer Alliance (£28,501-30,000).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hospice and End of Life Care — Officer
Declared funding: Hospice UK (£3,001-4,500).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Qatar — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Saudi Arabia — Vice Chair
Declared funding: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (£76,501-78,000).
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — about £77,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Saudi Arabia).

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — about £77,250.50, 1 group
Blood Cancer Alliance — about £29,250.50, 1 group
Hospice UK — about £3,750.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Paul Holmes personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Paul Holmes is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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