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.
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3 NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
3 votes · 23 Mar 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
3 votes · 23 Mar 2026
3 AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2026
1 AYE1 NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
2 votes · 10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
2 votes · 10 Mar 2026
8 NOChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
8 votes · 9 Mar 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
8 votes · 9 Mar 2026
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
Horse Racing: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing legislation to ensure that foals are not entered into competitive races.
South Western Railway: Nationalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled New dawn for rail as South Western services return to public hands, published on 25 May 2025, on what evidentia
Defibrillators: Emergency Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that defibrillators are routinely procured and installed in (a) police cars and (b) other frontline
Southeastern Trains
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled Great British Railways in action – passengers benefit from track and train being united on South Eastern Railwa
Bus Services: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of bus journeys for which passengers have paid a fare between £2 and £3 since 5 July 2024.
Driving Tests: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for a practical car driving test was in (a) each of the 12 months before 5 July 2024 and (b) each month since that date.
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of employment tribunals; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of delays on
Railways: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to use discounted ticketing initiatives to (a) increase passenger utilisation on lightly used services and (b) reduce the volu
London, Tilbury and Southend Line: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) mitigate the impact of repeated (i) over-running engineering works and (ii) cancellations on the c2c network and
East West Rail Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled East West Rail services planned to begin this year as Chiltern Railways named operator, published on 25 March 2
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