Mr Richard Holden
Conservative Basildon and Billericay
Voting record
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.
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How often Mr Richard Holden voted the same way as most of the Conservative party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.
Government & opposition roles
Mr Richard Holden currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.
Declared financial interests
From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Mr Richard Holden →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.
Name of donor: London Marathon Events Ltd
Address of donor: 190 Great Dover Street, London, England, SE1 4YB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Access to tented hospitality area with facilities at the start and finish of the London Marathon, value £350
Date received: 26 April 2026
Date accepted: 26 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01528489
(Registered 13 May 2026)
Name of donor: Google UK Ltd
Address of donor: 1 St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8AG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Travel, overnight stay and hospitality at Ditchley Park as part of the AI Parliamentary Scheme by Social Market Foundation, in partnership with Google, value £628.46
Date received: 2 September 2026
Date accepted: 2 September 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03977902
(Registered 21 September 2026)
Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 62 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Coach travel from Moldova to Ukraine and within Ukraine (£223.94), Chernobyl Visit (£46.15), meals and sundry items (£88.83), value £350.72
Destination of visit: Ukraine (Odessa, Kyiv, Chernobyl) and Moldova
Dates of visit: 20 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Gain a greater understanding of the continuing impact of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine and the continuing war.
(Registered 18 March 2026)
Name of donor: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Address of donor: 42 Essex Street, London WC2R 3JF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (Economy £181), transfers (£79.65), accommodation (£310.89) and meals (£88.25), value £659.79
Destination of visit: Italy
Dates of visit: 17 April 2026 to 19 April 2026
Purpose of visit: British-German Parliamentary Dialogue with CDU and CSU Members of the German Bundestag.
(Registered 18 May 2026)
Name of donor: European Parliamentary Forum
Address of donor: Square de Meeus 18, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (Economy, £606 and £678), transfers (£100), accommodation (£663) and meals (150), value £2,197
Destination of visit: Zambia
Dates of visit: 12 April 2026 to 17 April 2026
Purpose of visit: Study focussing on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Zambia, especially in rural areas and poorer parts of cities, including looking at cooperation and innovation.
(Registered 18 May 2026)
Name of donor: The 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): Flights (Economy) (£1303.54), accomodation (£843.77), local transport (£1496.14), food & miscellaneous expenses (£434.79), value £4,078.24
Destination of visit: Kenya (Nairobi, Marsabit)
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
Purpose of visit: Cross-party visit to Kenya to engage with political, business and civil society stakeholders on shared UK-Kenya priorities
(Registered 8 June 2026)
Executive Committee Member of the British-American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 October 2024
(Registered 9 January 2025)
Written questions to government
No written questions on file for Mr Richard Holden yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Mr Richard Holden has ever tabled.
Business costs (IPSA)
£353,310.45 paid out to or for Mr Richard Holden across 223 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 Mr Richard Holden’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.
Early Day Motions
No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Mr Richard Holden — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Mr Richard Holden’s full record.
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
Mr Richard Holden is a listed officer of 2 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.
Biggest declared funder across these groups: Chartered Insurance Institute Group — about £15,750.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services).
Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Mr Richard Holden personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Mr Richard Holden 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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