Mr Richard Holden
MP since 12 Dec 2019
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The Rt Hon Mr Richard Holden is the Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Transport.
1299
Votes Cast
N/A
Expenses
20
Majority
30.6%
Vote Share
Expenses
No expense data available.
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 42,124 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
3,380
Written Questions
32
Oral Questions
178
Debates Spoken In⚑
320
Speeches⚑
385
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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2 AYESentencing Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2025
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 28 Oct 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 28 Oct 2025
4 AYE2 NOSentencing Bill Committee
6 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
6 votes · 21 Oct 2025
2 AYE1 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2025
2 AYEMental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
Mental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
6 NOEmployment Rights Bill
6 votes · 15 Sept 2025
Employment Rights Bill
6 votes · 15 Sept 2025
Financial Interests(5)
Visits outside the UK
Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd)
£3,200
Visits outside the UK
Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd)
- Name of donor
- Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd)
- Address of donor
- CFI Ltd, PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Air travel, accommodation, security, internal transportation and meals, value £3,200
- Destination of visit
- Israel
- Dates of visit
- 17 February 2025 to 21 February 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Fact finding political delegation to Israel and Occupied Territory
Registered 10 March 2025
Visits outside the UK
United Nations. UN Population Fund via the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and as per its APPG Register
£1,242
Visits outside the UK
United Nations. UN Population Fund via the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and as per its APPG Register
- Name of donor
- United Nations. UN Population Fund via the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and as per its APPG Register
- Address of donor
- United Nations Population Fund, 605 3rd Avenue, New York NY, 10158
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights & visa (£1,241.60), accommodation (£486.41), other travel (£79.28), meals (£371.13), per diem & misc. (£203.03), value £2,381.45
- Destination of visit
- Kenya (Nairobi, Homa Bay)
- Dates of visit
- 8 April 2025 to 13 April 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Study tour on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and International Development
Registered 9 May 2025
Visits outside the UK
the German Parliament at the Accademia Konrad Adenauer
£258
Visits outside the UK
the German Parliament at the Accademia Konrad Adenauer
- 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): £258, Transfers: £75.67, Accommodation: 306.07, Meals: £86.72, value £727.26
- Destination of visit
- Italy
- Dates of visit
- 4 April 2025 to 6 April 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Meeting with newly re-elected and newly elected members of CDU and CSU from the German Parliament at the Accademia Konrad Adenauer
Registered 28 April 2025
Visits outside the UK
Moldova to Ukraine and within Ukraine
£224
Visits outside the UK
Moldova to Ukraine and within Ukraine
- 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
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 30 October 2024
Registered 9 January 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mr in Parliament
Roads: Safety Barriers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many kilometres of life-expired steel barrier have been replaced with concrete barrier on the Strategic Road Network in each of the last four years exc
Roads: Safety Barriers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Departures from Standard have been granted to permit the replacement of life-expired steel barrier with further steel barrier in the last two year
Roads: Safety Barriers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Interim Settlement: Investment and Management of the Strategic Road Network from April 2025 to March 2026, what the estimated quantit
Transport: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of UK transport-sector decarbonisation policies relating to (a) the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate for cars a
Transport: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83389 on Transport: Exhaust Emissions, if she will provide a breakdown of the remaining 33.7MtCO2e by
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which UK automotive manufacturers and tier-one suppliers Ministers and officials have met to discuss the provisions of the Employment Rights Bill
Congenital Abnormalities
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87431 on Congenital Abnormalities, whether he has plans to (a) publish aggregated consa
Congenital Abnormalities
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87431 on Congenital Abnormalities, what consanguinity data NHS England collects through
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department last met (a) the Mayor of Greater Manchester, (b) combined authorities and (c) other local authorities to discuss potential reforms to
Shipping: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84696 on Shipping: Investment, when her Department plans to publish the competition scopes and assess
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