Paul Holmes

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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Paul Holmes is the Conservative MP for Hamble Valley, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the roles of Opposition Whip (Commons), and Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government).

1358

Votes Cast

£234,722

Expenses 2024-25

4,802

Majority

36.4%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£234,722

Staffing£189,254
Office£25,352
Accommodation£16,525
Travel£3,591

Year-on-Year

2024-25£234,722
2023-24£191,317
2022-23£205,237
2021-22£199,489
2020-21£208,063
2019-20£45,515

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 54,004 voters

Conservative
19,671 votes36.4%
Liberal Democrat
14,869 votes27.5%
Labour
8,753 votes16.2%
Reform UK
8,216 votes15.2%
Green Party
2,310 votes4.3%
Hampshire Independents
185 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

323

Written Questions

11

Oral Questions

142

Debates Spoken In

376

Speeches

387

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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3 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

3 votes · 20 Jan 2026

4 AYE2 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

6 votes · 13 Jan 2026

3 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill

2 votes · 16 Dec 2025

2 AYE

Opposition day

2 votes · 10 Dec 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

Financial Interests(3)

Visits outside the UK

Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd

£3,200
Name of donor
Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor
PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights, accommodation and hospitality, value £3,200
Destination of visit
Israel and Palestine
Dates of visit
4 January 2026 to 9 January 2026
Purpose of visit
Fact Finding political delegation

Registered 26 January 2026

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Lawn Tennis Association

Ticket with hospitality to Wimbledon 2025, attended as a guest of the Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

10 July 2025

£640
Name of donor
Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor
The National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Ticket with hospitality to Wimbledon 2025, attended as a guest of the Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, value £640
Date received
10 July 2025
Date accepted
10 July 2025
Donor status
company, registration 07459469

Registered 4 August 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
1 December 2024

Registered 29 January 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Paul in Parliament

Building Safety Regulator

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) headcount and (b) FTE staff are employed by the Building Safety Regulator; if he will list the addresses of it

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Oct 2025

New Towns: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question HL7834 on New Towns: Planning Permission, if she will set out in which designat

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs10 Oct 2025

Tree Preservation Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to reintroduce Article 5 certificates, in the context of trends in the number of cases where Tree Pro

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Oct 2025

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the advice provided by her Department to Somani Hotels on the need to seek a temporary application for a change of use of the

AnsweredHome Office10 Oct 2025

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out (a) how and (b) when local authorities are consulted on the housing of asylum seekers in HMOs by the Home Office and its cont

AnsweredHome Office10 Oct 2025

Local Government: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 69053 on Special Educational Needs: Finance, what recent estimate he h

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Oct 2025

Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the new socio-economic duty will apply to local authorities’ waste policies on household rubbish and recycling coll

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Oct 2025

Travellers: Caravan Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 65276 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, if she will publish the representation made by the Nationa

AnsweredHome Office10 Oct 2025

Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what changes have been made to (a) funding for individual projects and (b) the total quantum of funding for cultural projec

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Oct 2025

Deputy Prime Minister: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the policy responsibilities will be of the new Deputy Prime Minister; and whether he will have responsibility for (a) industrial relations and (b) emplo

Ministry of Justice16 Sept 2025
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