Paul Holmes
Conservative - Hamble Valley
First elected: 12th December 2019
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(since July 2024)Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland)
(since July 2024)Opposition Whip (Commons)
(since July 2024)4 APPG memberships (as of 30 May 2024)
Air Ambulances, Central South, Financial Resilience, South East9 Former APPG memberships
Business in a Pandemic (Covid) World, Business Resilience, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eurovision Song Contest, Housing Market and Housing Delivery, Local Government, Rowing, South Western Railway, St HelenaDivision Voting information
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
(2 debate interactions)
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(2 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Paul Holmes has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLatest EDMs signed by Paul Holmes
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Paul Holmes, 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.
Paul Holmes has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Paul Holmes has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
2 Bills introduced by Paul Holmes
A Bill to introduce a presumption in planning decision-making against approving quarry development in close proximity to settlements; to require the risks of proposed quarrying sites to the environment and to public health to be assessed as part of the planning process; to provide that the decision on a planning application for quarry development may only be made by the Secretary of State; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to establish independent local planning processes to determine housing development planning applications submitted by local authorities; and for connected purposes.
Paul Holmes has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting