Grant Shapps
Conservative - Welwyn Hatfield
10,955 (21.0%) majority - 2019 General ElectionFirst elected: 5th May 2005
Secretary of State for Defence
(since August 2023)Division Voting information
Grant Shapps voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 72 Conservative Aye votes vs 175 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 215 Noes - 188
Debates during the 2019 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
(83 debate interactions)
(33 debate interactions)
(32 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(931 debate contributions)
(342 debate contributions)
(209 debate contributions)
(130 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(4,532 words contributed)
(4,127 words contributed)
Latest EDMs signed by Grant Shapps
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Grant Shapps, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Grant Shapps has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Grant Shapps has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
2 Bills introduced by Grant Shapps
A Bill to make provision about minimum service levels in connection with the taking by trade unions of strike action relating to certain services.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 20th July 2023 and was enacted into law.
A Bill to make provision for a railway between a junction with Phase 2a of High Speed 2 south of Crewe in Cheshire and Manchester Piccadilly Station; for a railway between Hoo Green in Cheshire and a junction with the West Coast Main Line at Bamfurlong, south of Wigan; and for connected purposes.
Wednesday 8th November 2023
Grant Shapps has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting