Mr Richard Holden MP: votes, interests and costs
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative) is the MP for Basildon and Billericay, in the seat since 12 December 2019. The Members API lists the post of Shadow Secretary of State for Transport from 22 July 2025.
Offices and committees
Mr Richard Holden holds this post, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Department for Transport | 22 July 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) | Department for Transport | 28 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 8 November 2024 | 22 July 2025 |
| Shadow Paymaster General | Cabinet Office | 8 November 2024 | 22 July 2025 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] | 13 May 2025 | 15 May 2025 |
| Procedure Committee | 28 October 2024 | 30 June 2025 |
| Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] | 11 January 2023 | 17 January 2023 |
| Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill | 4 October 2022 | 18 October 2022 |
| Online Safety Bill | 18 May 2022 | 28 June 2022 |
| Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill | 5 January 2022 | 12 January 2022 |
| Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill | 8 December 2021 | 15 December 2021 |
| Finance (No.2) Bill | 8 December 2021 | 11 January 2022 |
| Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill | 7 September 2021 | 22 September 2021 |
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021) | 25 February 2021 | 14 April 2021 |
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021) | 22 February 2021 | 22 February 2021 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 2 March 2020 | 15 March 2022 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 339f6cdc5683.
Register of interests
Mr Richard Holden has 7 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 9 January 2025 and the latest on 21 September 2026. By category: Visits outside the UK (4), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Miscellaneous (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Google UK Ltd - £628.46
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Travel, overnight stay and hospitality at Ditchley Park as part of the AI Parliamentary Scheme by Social Market Foundation, in partnership with Google
- Value of the benefit: £628.46
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-09-02
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-09-02
- Name of the donor: Google UK Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Google UK Ltd
International visit to Kenya between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Cross-party visit to Kenya to engage with political, business and civil society stakeholders on shared UK-Kenya priorities
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-24
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-29
International visit to Italy between 17 April 2026 and 19 April 2026
- Purpose of the visit: British-German Parliamentary Dialogue with CDU and CSU Members of the German Bundestag.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-04-17
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-04-19
International visit to Zambia between 12 April 2026 and 17 April 2026
- Purpose of the 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.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-04-12
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-04-17
London Marathon Events Ltd - £350.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Access to tented hospitality area with facilities at the start and finish of the London Marathon
- Value of the benefit: £350.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-26
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-26
- Name of the donor: London Marathon Events Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: London Marathon Events Ltd
International visit to Ukraine between 20 February 2026 and 25 February 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Gain a greater understanding of the continuing impact of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine and the continuing war.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-02-20
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-02-25
Executive Committee Member of the British-American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-10-30
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 25 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Mr Richard Holden's 2024-25 staffing spend as £234,964 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £183,055. Office costs came to £38,795 of a £39,020 budget. 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 | £234,963.89 | £183,055.15 | £185,535.37 |
| Office costs: spent | £38,795.09 | £24,499.60 | £27,759.05 |
| Accommodation: spent | £29,290.00 | £23,447.22 | £23,178.74 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £6,844.74 | £14,342.67 | £12,010.97 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £22,687.85 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £39,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Basildon and Billericay BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker ×3 (permanent full time), Research Manager (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent full time), Researcher (fixed term full time), Constituency Support Manager (fixed term full time), Personal Assistant (fixed term part time), Constituency Support Officer (fixed term full time), Senior Researcher (fixed term full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Mr Richard Holden is recorded voting in 431 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 45 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 3,456 written questions have been tabled by Mr Richard Holden, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Transport; Department for Work and Pensions; Treasury.
Aviation: Alternative Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will publish updated estimates of the impact of the SAF Mandate on average air fares, including the potential costs of buyout payments arising from insufficient fuel supply in (a) 2027, (b) 2028 and …
Motorcycles: Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency issues on the (a) early termination of compulsory basic training instructor check rides, (b) consideration of new evidence following an unsuccessful appeal …
Bus Services: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, further to the No10 press release entitled Free bus travel 24/7 for disabled people as Prime Minister takes further action to ease cost of living, of 17 August 2026, whether this is (a) additional DWP s …
Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Zero Emission Vehicle mandate compliance costs on UK automotive manufacturing investment and employment.
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has received in the last 12 months on proposals to vary Vehicle Excise Duty according to vehicle width.
Speed Limits: Cameras
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026, to Question 15270, on Speed Limits: Cameras, whether any revenue from motoring fines is retained by the department.
Bus Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list which members of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee contributed to the Committee's submissions to her Department on floating bus stops dated (a) 24 October 2025 and (b) 2 Decembe …
Bus Services: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the No10 press release entitled Prime Minister supports West Midlands to take public control of local bus network, published on 18 August 2026, from which budget and department is the £11.5m o …
Bus Services: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the written statement of 1 September 2026, HCWS297, on bus fares, whether (a) devolved administrations and (b) London will receive any consequential funding as a consequence of the £400 million of go …
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the No10 press release, "Free bus travel 24/7 for disabled people as Prime Minister takes further action to ease cost of living", of 17 August 2026, over what financial years is the £60 million being …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 fe8e21c09e8e. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Mr Richard Holden.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Basildon and Billericay returned Mr Richard Holden with a majority of 20: 12,905 votes, 30.6% of those cast, against 12,885 for Alex Harrison. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Basildon and Billericay figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Statements
- Richard Holden on the bus fare cap, 18 March 2026
Richard Holden said: “First they abolished the much-loved £2 bus fare cap, which the Conservatives had pledged at the general election to continue for the entirety of this Parliament: they have put bus fares up by 50%.” This page repeats what Department for Transport reports.
Official corrections
Records in which Richard Holden corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Richard Holden:
- The UK Statistics Authority wrote to Richard Holden about Party spending claims
- The UK Statistics Authority wrote to Richard Holden MP about a comparison made on Newsnight between UK daily death figures and the total for the EU
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.