Lord Grayling Portrait

Lord Grayling

Conservative - Epsom and Ewell

Became Member: 20th August 2024


Environmental Audit Committee
22nd Jan 2024 - 30th May 2024
Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research
22nd Jan 2024 - 22nd Jan 2024
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
13th Jul 2020 - 16th Sep 2020
Secretary of State for Transport
14th Jul 2016 - 24th Jul 2019
Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee)
16th Jul 2015 - 3rd May 2017
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
8th May 2015 - 14th Jul 2016
House of Commons Commission
8th May 2015 - 14th Jul 2016
Public Accounts Commission
8th May 2015 - 14th Jul 2016
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
18th May 2015 - 14th Jul 2016
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
6th Sep 2012 - 8th May 2015
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
13th May 2010 - 6th Sep 2012
Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
19th Jan 2009 - 6th May 2010
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
3rd Jul 2007 - 19th Jan 2009
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
8th Dec 2005 - 3rd Jul 2007
Modernisation of the House of Commons
15th Jul 2005 - 16th Jan 2006
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
10th May 2005 - 8th Dec 2005
Shadow Minister (Education)
10th May 2003 - 10th May 2005
Shadow Minister (Health)
10th May 2002 - 10th May 2003
Opposition Whip (Commons)
10th Jul 2002 - 20th Dec 2002
Transport Committee
22nd Jul 2002 - 2nd Dec 2002
Transport, Local Government & The Regions
16th Jul 2001 - 22nd Jul 2002
Transport Sub-committee
16th Jul 2001 - 22nd Jul 2002
Urban Affairs Sub-Committee
16th Jul 2001 - 22nd Jul 2002


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Grayling has voted in 5 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
(4 debate interactions)
Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Transport)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Livermore (Labour)
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Transport
(7 debate contributions)
HM Treasury
(1 debate contributions)
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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Grayling, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.


22 Bills introduced by Lord Grayling

Introduced: 7th February 2018

A Bill to make provision about the international transport of goods by road; to make provision about the registration of trailers; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 19th July 2018 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 27th June 2017

A Bill to make provision about space activities and suborbital activities; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 15th March 2018 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 19th May 2016

A Bill to make provision about bus services; and for connected purposes

This Bill received Royal Assent on 27th April 2017 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 24th February 2014

To make provision about how offenders are dealt with before and after conviction; to amend the offence of possession of extreme pornographic images; to make provision about the proceedings and powers of courts and tribunals; to make provision about judicial review; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 12th February 2015 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 24th February 2014

To make provision about how offenders are dealt with before and after conviction; to amend the offence of possession of extreme pornographic images; to make provision about the proceedings and powers of courts and tribunals; to make provision about judicial review; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 12th February 2015 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 9th May 2013

A Bill to make provision about the release, and supervision after release, of offenders, to make provision about the extension period for extended sentence prisoners, to make provision about community orders and suspended sentence orders, and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 13th March 2014 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 18th October 2017

A Bill to make provision about automated vehicles and electric vehicles.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 19th July 2018 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 19th December 2017

This Bill received Royal Assent on 10th May 2018 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 22nd June 2017

To amend sections 71, 71A and 84 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982, and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 16th November 2017 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 12th June 2014

A Bill to make provision as to matters to which a court must have regard in determining a claim in negligence or breach of statutory duty.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 12th February 2015 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 30th July 2013

This Bill received Royal Assent on 14th May 2014 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 26th November 2012

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th February 2013 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 25th April 2012

A Bill to amend the law relating to capital and income in trusts.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 31st January 2013 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 10th October 2012

A Bill to promote the reform of the statute law by the repeal, in accordance with recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, of certain enactments which (except in so far as their effect is preserved) are no longer of practical utility.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 31st January 2013 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 29th February 2012

A Bill to amend the law relating to capital and income in trusts.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 31st January 2013 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 17th July 2017

A Bill to make provision for a railway between a junction with Phase One of High Speed 2, near Fradley Wood in Staffordshire, and a junction with the West Coast Main Line near Crewe in Cheshire; and for connected purposes.

Commons Completed
Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading : House Of Lords
Monday 9th September 2019
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Introduced: 17th July 2017

A Bill to make provision for a railway between a junction with Phase One of High Speed 2, near Fradley Wood in Staffordshire, and a junction with the West Coast Main Line near Crewe in Cheshire; and for connected purposes.

Commons Completed
Lords - 40%

Last Event - Bill Reintroduced: House Of Commons
Tuesday 3rd March 2020
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Introduced: 22nd February 2017

A Bill to make provision about automated vehicles, electric vehicles, vehicle testing and civil aviation; to create an offence of shining or directing a laser at a vehicle; and to make provision about fees for courses offered as an alternative to prosecution for road traffic offences.

Commons - 60%

Last Event - Committee Debate: 7th Sititing: House Of Commons
Thursday 23rd March 2017

A Bill to regulate and limit the practice of bottom trawling in marine protected areas, and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 6th May 2022

A Bill to require suppliers and retailers of fish and related products to establish and implement due diligence systems to ensure that those products are not obtained from illegal or unsustainable fishing; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Tuesday 19th March 2024
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A Bill to require banks and investment institutions regulated in the UK to verify and certify that they do not provide any form of financial or investment support to businesses which derive income from forest risk commodities, or that relevant local laws were complied with in relation to such commodities; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Monday 17th October 2022
(Read Debate)

A Bill to require food manufacturers to label products to indicate the environmental sustainability of their origins; and for connected purposes

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Tuesday 3rd November 2020
(Read Debate)

Lord Grayling has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament