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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8 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
3 NOCrime and Policing Bill
3 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
3 votes · 20 Apr 2026
6 NOVictims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
2 NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
2 votes · 23 Mar 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
2 votes · 23 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
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the current shortage of train drivers, broken down by Department for Transport Operator area, in terms of a) total
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 120940, on what date the update to the road freight values of time in the Transport Analysis Guidance w
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the DVSA has prepared a contingency plan for the operation of driving tests in the event of fuel rationing or wider fuel supply disruption.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 111852, if he will list the seven approvals granted for branded items since 24 April 2025, including for
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the decision was first taken to withdraw Class 455 units from the South Western Railway network; and how many such units were withdrawn in each month
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department will respond to the consultation entitled Changes to various permitted development rights for EV charging.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential (a) economic, (b) traffic and (c) community impacts of the proposed closure of M6 junction 3
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the M6 junction 38 closures on (a) local businesses, (b) tourism and (c) employment in Cum
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what modelling has been undertaken on the potential impact of diverting traffic from the M6 onto local roads, including the A685, during the proposed closu
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed junction 38 closures on emergency service response times in
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