Helen Grant MP: votes, interests and costs
Helen Grant (Conservative) is the MP for Maidstone and Malling, in the seat since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
Helen Grant sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sporting Events Bill | 15 October 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 7 October 2013 | 30 March 2015 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) (Jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport) | Ministry of Justice | 6 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 |
| Shadow Solicitor General | Attorney General's Office | 6 November 2024 | 31 August 2026 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Nationality and Borders Bill | 15 September 2021 | 21 September 2021 |
| Committees on Arms Export Controls | 10 February 2016 | 31 October 2016 |
| International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact | 14 July 2015 | 31 October 2016 |
| International Development Committee | 8 July 2015 | 31 October 2016 |
| Justice Committee | 12 July 2010 | 31 October 2011 |
Other posts
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-Chair, Conservative Party | 8 January 2018 | 24 May 2019 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 55661e39adef.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 9 entries for Helen Grant: Land and property (within or outside the UK) (2), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Employment and earnings (2), Family members employed (1), Miscellaneous (1), Shareholdings (1). The most recent was registered on . Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Commercial in Croydon
- Location of the land or property: Croydon
- A description of the property: offices and storage
- Details about the ownership arrangements: held in trust by James Hay Pension Trustees Ltd, on behalf of myself and my husband
- Date on which the property began generating rental income: 2017-04-01
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Commercial
Simon Grant employed
- Job title or role: Senior Parliamentary Assistant
- Pattern of working hours: Full time
- Name of the person employed: Simon Grant
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
LTA Operations Limited - £810.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets, including hospitality, at the Men's singles tennis final at Queens Club in London
- Value of the benefit: £810.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-21
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-21
- Name of the donor: LTA Operations Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: LTA Operations Limited
School Governor - Rugby School Nigeria
- Type of work or service being provided: School Governor
- Date the agreement started: 2026-06-04
- Name of the payer: Rugby School Nigeria
- Brief description of the payer's business: British curriculum day and boarding school
- Agreement starting 04 June 2026 - £4,000.00
Campaign Board Chair - Archeva Limited
- Type of work or service being provided: Campaign Board Chair
- Date the agreement started: 2026-05-08
- Date the agreement ended: 2029-03-31
- Name of the payer: Archeva Limited
- Brief description of the payer's business: A global movement committed to reshaping how Africa is perceived and engaged with worldwide
- Agreement starting 08 May 2026 - £2,500.00
Channel 4 - £1,396.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Four tickets, for myself and three guests, to attend the University Boat Race on the river Thames including hospitality
- Value of the benefit: £1,396.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-04
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-04
- Name of the donor: Channel 4
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Channel 4
Unpaid Director of Helen Grant Limited, a Company set up as a community action project for women and girls in Africa manufacturing fashion garments. The company is dormant and has never traded.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2020-01-06
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Shares in Helen Grant Limited
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Date on which the holding was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2020-01-06
- Name of the company or partnership: Helen Grant Limited
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Community Action Project for women and girls in Africa manufacturing fashion garments. The company is dormant and has never traded.
- Held jointly or on behalf of a spouse, partner, or dependent child: Jointly with my husband.
Residential in Surrey
- Date on which the land or property was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2020-12-03
- Location of the land or property: Surrey
- A description of the property: property
- Details about the ownership arrangements: owned jointly with my husband
- Date on which the property began generating rental income: 2020-12-03
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 24 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Helen Grant's 2024-25 staffing spend as £220,651 (budget £250,820). The figure for 2023-24 was £194,765. IPSA lists office spending of £31,036 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £220,650.52 | £194,764.55 | £171,944.62 |
| Office costs: spent | £31,036.24 | £27,455.88 | £23,521.71 |
| Accommodation: spent | £19,005.01 | £7,850.41 | £25,041.20 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,097.70 | £1,050.08 | £704.09 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £2,369.04 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £19,940 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Maidstone and Malling CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Helen Grant is recorded voting in 327 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 23 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 20 October 2026 Helen Grant voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading No; Programme Motion No |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye; New Clause 7 Aye; Amendment 32 Aye; Amendment 51 Aye; New Clause 21 Aye; Amendment 47 Aye; Amendment 4 Aye; Amendment 52 Aye; Amendment 23 Aye |
| 15 October 2026 | Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment: Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; New Clause 25 Aye |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: No |
| 8 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 143 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 142 Aye |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading No; Report Stage: New Clause 88 No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye; Amendment 199 Aye |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: Aye |
| 23 June 2026 to 7 July 2026 | Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Aye; Puberty blockers Aye |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists 108 written questions from Helen Grant since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Transport, Home Office and 1 other departments.
Midwives: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of employment opportunities for newly qualified midwives; and what steps he is taking to ensure that qualified healthcare professiona …
British Transport Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the future funding arrangements for the British Transport Police in the context of rail nationalisation; and whether responsibility for its funding will transfer to central Gover …
Railways: Passengers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will produce a specific passenger focused plan on train travel post rail-reform as recommended by the Public Accounts Committee.
Railways: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an impact assessment regarding safety on trains following Royal Assent of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership Bill) has been undertaken.
National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of levels of public resource available where constabularies act upon intelligence or referrals generated by industry-funded vehicle crime units.
Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Department intends to review transparency requirements for nationally operating police-associated units funded by private industry bodies.
National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure that outcome-linked funding arrangements do not give rise to perceived conflicts of interest in operational decision-making.
National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the governance arrangements applying to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS), including its industry funding model.
National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ministers have received information regarding funding arrangements for both fixed contributions and payments calculated by reference to the value of vehicles recovered.
Extracurricular Activities: Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of barriers to adopting a unified national safeguarding framework for extracurricular activities involving children; and if she will m …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 5f2d480b1e6d. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Helen Grant.
2024 general election
Helen Grant won Maidstone and Malling at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 14,146 votes (30.5%), a majority of 1,674 over Maureen Cleator (Labour). Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Maidstone and Malling figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Helen Grant corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Helen Grant:
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