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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%).

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 Aye
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 Aye
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 Aye
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 Aye
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 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 Aye
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
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Ayes 411, Noes 102 No
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
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 Aye
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 80, Noes 281 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Ayes 330, Noes 93 No (teller)
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 No (teller)
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 Aye
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 Aye
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 Aye
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 Aye
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 Aye
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
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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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