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Graham Stuart

Conservative MP for Beverley and Holderness

At a glanceGraham Stuart is a Conservative MP for Beverley and Holderness, and has represented the seat for 21 years, 2 months. They have cast 339 votes in Commons divisions (59% attendance), tabled 138 written questions and registered 10 financial interests.

Votes cast339
Attendance59%
Voted Aye163
Voted No176
Voted with party100%
Rebellions0

Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Graham Stuart did not vote in 236. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.

Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.

Biographyfrom Parliament
The Rt Hon Graham Stuart is the Conservative MP for Beverley and Holderness, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.
Current roles3 held
  • Panel of Chairs Committee since 29 Jan 2025
  • Beverley and Holderness Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
  • Conservative Party since 5 May 2005
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Register of financial interests10 entries

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Employment and earnings1
  • Speaking engagement - These Executive Minds (TEXEM) Ltd (registered 26 Aug 2025)
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments1
  • Payment received on 07 August 2025 - £1,000.00 (registered 26 Aug 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
  • LTA - £540.00 (registered 15 Jul 2025)
  • LTA - £200.00 (registered 15 Jul 2025)
Visits outside the UK3
  • International visit to Indonesia between 26 March 2026 and 08 April 2026 (registered 21 Apr 2026)
  • International visit to Ukraine between 19 February 2026 and 25 February 2026 (registered 11 Mar 2026)
  • International visit to Australia between 26 December 2025 and 06 January 2026 (registered 19 Jan 2026)
Shareholdings1
  • Shares in CSL Publishing Ltd
Miscellaneous1
  • Unremunerated director of CSL Publishing Ltd; publishing and other consultancy services.
Family members employed1
  • Nicola Roberts employed

Source: Register of Interests on parliament.uk.

Written questions138 tabled
Armed Forces: Driving Tests 13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will guarantee that planned reductions in civil service headcount in his Department will not result in a reduction in the number of Defence Driving Examiners available to conduct military driving tests.

Answer · 16 Jul 2026

There are currently no plans to reduce the number of Civil Service Defence Driving Examiners. Since April 2026, all Defence Driving Examiner posts have been established as full-time Civil Service roles, enabling Service personnel to remain focused on thei...

Hydrogen 8 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Invite to Offer stage of negotiations will open before the end of 2026 for businesses shortlisted under the second Hydrogen Allocation Round.

Answer · 13 Jul 2026

We are working hard across government to start the Invite to Offer stage of the second Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR2) as soon as possible and will be in touch with projects when this commences. Contract awards for successful projects will follow shortly...

Local Transport Fund: East Riding 2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on releasing funding for East Riding of Yorkshire Council from the Local Transport Fund.

Answer · 7 Jul 2026

The Department of Transport pays local transport funding to Local Transport Authorities (LTAs). East Riding of Yorkshire council is a constituent authority of Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority, which acts as the LTA. Hull and East Yorkshire Combi...

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions 2 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he will take in response to Capita's performance of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Answer · 14 Jul 2026

The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...

Energy: Finance 2 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish the full list of energy projects whose funding has been delayed, reduced or cancelled to meet the capital reductions required to finance the Defence Investment Plan, togeth

Answer · 7 Jul 2026

The savings are a small part of DESNZ’s overall budget, which saw a significant uplift at Spending Review. Our aim is for a large proportion of the savings to be found through efficiencies. We will set out more details in due course. The UK clean energy e...

Voluntary Work: Prizes 30 Jun 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to replace the Points of Light Award.

Awaiting an answer from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Iron and Steel: Import Duties 26 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate her Department has made of the potential annual revenue to be generated by tariffs under the new steel trade measure; and whether any of this revenue will be used to mitigate cost increas

Answer · 1 Jul 2026

The purpose of the trade measure is not to raise tariff revenue, and therefore we have not made any estimates. The Government is acting in response to the serious threat posed by global steel overcapacity. This continues to distort markets, and threaten t...

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries 26 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help reduce levels of industrial electricity costs for UK steel producers compared to EU ones.

Answer · 1 Jul 2026

We are reducing industrial energy prices for steel businesses through the measures set out in the Industrial and Steel Strategies: the EII compensation Scheme, the uplift to the British Industry Supercharger, and the British Industrial Competitiveness Sch...

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Early day motions31 tabled
Speeches in the chamber4,083 on record

15 Jul 2026   Engagements

I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks about Ann Widdecombe. I take this opportunity to thank him for his public service, and wish him and his family all the best for the future. Most of us can only dream of playing the ro…

15 Jul 2026   Engagements

Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 July.

14 Jul 2026   Points of Order

The Leader of the House, in his reply to me, suggested that I had cost my right hon. Friend the Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) her job as Chief Whip when, like him, I found myself embarrassed at the Dispatch Box because I wa…

14 Jul 2026   Points of Order

On a point of order, Mr Speaker.

14 Jul 2026   Business of the House

This is a humiliating day for the right hon. Gentleman. Like my colleagues, I have a great deal of respect for him, yet he has been asked to give this embarrassing performance in front of the House. We are talking about the new Prime Minis…

14 Jul 2026   Access to NHS Dental Services

The hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) is right about dentistry. We have had no clarity from the Minister as to the vision for the future. What should people expect? Is it the plan that most people should go private and not be…

14 Jul 2026   Support for Pig Farmers

I congratulate the Minister on the meeting he will have tomorrow and his offer to engage. I gently press him on reaching out. He has made it clear that he does not think that the current situation matches that of 2021. I accept that, but c…

14 Jul 2026   Support for Pig Farmers

You used to kick them around?

14 Jul 2026   Support for Pig Farmers

I have represented pig farmers in Holderness for 21 years—it has always been volatile, and the farmers accept the volatility, but never has there been quite such a concatenation of issues all at the same time, including the introduction of…

14 Jul 2026   Support for Pig Farmers

It is a great pleasure to participate in this debate, Sir Christopher, and to have the Minister in his place. I agree with practically every word that has been said by colleagues across the House about the importance of the pig industry…

8 Jul 2026   Maritime and Coastguard Agency

On 2 January, Grace and Sarah Keeling and Mark Ratcliffe tragically lost their lives in the sea at Withernsea. Through that day and late into the night, coastguard rescue officers fought in the most terrible conditions to save lives. They …

22 Jun 2026   Further Education Pathways

I recently met Alex Miles, managing director of Yorkshire Learning Providers, and heard a worrying tale that differs greatly from what the Minister has told the House today. I heard that established apprenticeship standards are being defun…

10 Jun 2026   Railways Bill

I speak to the staff on Hull Trains, which are used by the Secretary of State’s ministerial colleagues—to her left, the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice (Emma Hardy), and to her right, the hon. Member for Selby (Keir…

10 Jun 2026   Railways Bill

The hon. Lady is making a powerful speech on this subject. Earlier I referred to Katrina, my constituent with thalidomide syndrome who struggles to reserve a seat and feel safe, and to use the railway as she wants to. Does the hon. Lady ag…

10 Jun 2026   Railways Bill

Does my hon. Friend agree with new clause 85, which would make the interests of disabled people a key performance indicator for Great British Railways? I have been contacted by Katrina, a constituent from Sproatley, who has an upper limb d…

10 Jun 2026   Railways Bill

One concern that has been repeatedly raised during scrutiny is that Great British Railways will both operate services and have significant influence by being the directing mind over access to the network. If a future Hull Trains applicatio…

9 Jun 2026   Waiting Lists: Unreported Removals

People in Beverley and Holderness want high-quality and speedy care, not massaged waiting list numbers that suit Labour narratives. Of course, Mr Speaker, you will remember that the last Labour Government had form on this as well, because …

9 Jun 2026   Waiting Lists: Unreported Removals

11. What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unreported removals from waiting lists.

8 Jun 2026   Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

To help the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion), I do not think I said anything about subsidising. What I am looking for, and what I think all of us across this Committee would like to see, is the continuation of steel, especially i…

8 Jun 2026   Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

Will the Minister give way?

Source: contributions on parliament.uk.

Full parliamentary career16 past posts

Government posts

  • Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 7 Feb 2023 – 12 Apr 2024
  • Minister of State (Minister for Climate) · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 6 Sep 2022 – 7 Feb 2023
  • Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 7 Jul 2022 – 6 Sep 2022
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) · Department for International Trade 9 Jan 2018 – 16 Sep 2021
  • Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) · HM Treasury 17 Jul 2016 – 9 Jan 2018

Committee memberships

  • Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill 18 Jan 2023 – 25 Jan 2023
  • Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) 8 Nov 2022 – 29 Nov 2022
  • Liaison Committee (Commons) 19 Jul 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
  • Education Committee · Chair 10 Jun 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
  • Children, Schools and Families 9 Nov 2007 – 6 May 2010
  • Environmental Audit Committee 23 Jan 2006 – 6 May 2010
  • Education & Skills 22 Oct 2007 – 8 Nov 2007
  • Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee) 18 Mar 2007 – 3 Aug 2007

Previous seats

  • Beverley and Holderness · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
  • Beverley and Holderness · Elected 1 time 5 May 2005 – 6 May 2010

Elections contested

  • Cambridge 7 Jun 2001

Source: parliamentary career on parliament.uk.

Expenses£31,891 · 2025/26
Office Costs£24,982
Staffing£3,713
Accommodation£3,197

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Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Constituency office

9 Cross Street, Beverley, HU17 9AX

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Graham Stuart, answered from official Parliament data.

Who is Graham Stuart?

Graham Stuart is a Member of Parliament representing Beverley and Holderness in the House of Commons. See Graham Stuart's official Parliament profile.

Which party does Graham Stuart represent?

Graham Stuart sits as Conservative. See Graham Stuart's official Parliament profile.

Which constituency does Graham Stuart represent?

Graham Stuart is the Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness. See Graham Stuart's official Parliament profile.

How long has Graham Stuart been an MP?

Graham Stuart has served in the House of Commons for 21 years, 2 months. See Graham Stuart's official Parliament profile.

What registered interests are listed for Graham Stuart?

Graham Stuart has 10 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Graham Stuart's official Parliament profile.

Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.