Member of Parliament

Paul Holmes

Conservative MP for Hamble Valley

Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)·Opposition Whip (Commons)

At a glancePaul Holmes is a Conservative MP for Hamble Valley, and has represented the seat for 6 years, 7 months. They currently serve as Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government). They have cast 376 votes in Commons divisions (65% attendance), tabled 358 written questions and registered 4 financial interests.

Votes cast376

Attendance65%

Voted Aye168

Voted No208

Voted with party100%

Rebellions0

Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Paul Holmes did not vote in 148. 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

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).

Current roles6 held

Representation of the People Bill Committee since 11 Mar 2026
Rare Cancers Bill Committee since 26 Jun 2025
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Opposition post · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government since 8 Nov 2024
Opposition Whip (Commons) Opposition post · Whips Office (Commons) since 19 Jul 2024
Hamble Valley Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Conservative Party since 12 Dec 2019

Voting recordlatest 15 shown

14 Jul 2026	Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19	Aye
14 Jul 2026	Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199	Aye
13 Jul 2026	Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading	Aye
8 Jul 2026	Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026	No
8 Jul 2026	Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026	No
8 Jul 2026	Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026	No
7 Jul 2026	Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners	Aye
6 Jul 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1	No
1 Jul 2026	Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5	Aye
1 Jul 2026	Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4	Aye
1 Jul 2026	Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026	No
1 Jul 2026	Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026	No
24 Jun 2026	Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026	No
23 Jun 2026	Opposition Day: Puberty blockers	Aye
23 Jun 2026	Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment	No

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Voting alignmentmost and least similar MPs

Votes most like

Bradley Thomas Conservative 100.0% · 373 of 373 shared votes
Lewis Cocking Conservative 100.0% · 361 of 361 shared votes
Greg Smith Conservative 100.0% · 359 of 359 shared votes
Edward Argar Conservative 100.0% · 357 of 357 shared votes
Rebecca Harris Conservative 100.0% · 355 of 355 shared votes

Votes least like

Michael Payne Labour 0.7% · 2 of 289 shared votes
Kerry McCarthy Labour 0.9% · 3 of 316 shared votes
Emily Thornberry Labour 1.0% · 2 of 194 shared votes
Bambos Charalambous Labour 1.1% · 3 of 277 shared votes
Gen Kitchen Labour 1.2% · 4 of 321 shared votes

Alignment 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.

From the official Register; shown as registered.

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1

Lawn Tennis Association - £640.00 (registered 4 Aug 2025)

Visits outside the UK2

International visit to Finland between 14 June 2026 and 17 June 2026 (registered 24 Jun 2026)
International visit to Israel between 04 January 2026 and 09 January 2026 (registered 26 Jan 2026)

Miscellaneous1

Trustee of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme (registered 29 Jan 2025)

Source: Register of Interests on parliament.uk.

Written questions358 tabled

Local Government: Elections 3 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question HL325 on Local Government: Elections, if he will make it his policy to bring the other new combined authority mayoral elections

Answer · 15 Jul 2026

There are currently no plans to bring forward the mayoral elections in Greater Essex, Hampshire and the Solent, Norfolk and Suffolk, or Sussex and Brighton.As previously stated, the government remains committed to the indicative timetable for local govern...

Political Parties: Finance 3 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026 to Question 124762 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the new Section 54A requirement will be in addition to a requirement for a

Answer · 13 Jul 2026

Under our amendment to the Representation of the People Bill, an overseas elector will be required to provide a declaration for their donation to be permissible. A declaration from an overseas elector must include the individual’s full name and address; w...

Council Tax: Greater London 3 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113737 on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, what is the level of core spending power in cash terms in each

Answer · 13 Jul 2026

Council tax levels are decided by councils. The government does not intend to set council tax referendum principles for six local authorities (Westminster, Windsor and Maidenhead, Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, City of London, and Wandswo...

Local Government: Reorganisation 3 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the the term limits for the positions unitary authorities elected in May 2027.

Answer · 13 Jul 2026

If the Secretary of State decides to implement a proposal for unitary local government, secondary legislation, which will be subject to Parliamentary approval, will be required to abolish existing councils, establish new structures and make transitional a...

Candidates: Equality 3 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, further to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question HL475, on Candidates: Equality, whether data is collected from political parties on the regulatory cost of such a provision; what elections will it apply to;

Answer · 9 Jul 2026

I refer the Hon member to the answer given to PQ HL475. Office for Equality and Opportunity officials are currently exploring when and how to commence the provision under Section 106.

Local Government: Elections 3 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department holds an estimate on the average unit cost of a local government by-election.

Answer · 13 Jul 2026

The funding of costs necessarily incurred for the delivery of local government by-elections is a matter for local authorities. The Government does not hold information on the average unit cost of a local government by-election.

Political Parties: Finance 3 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether under the proposed Know You Donor regime for political donations, donations to local accounting units may be aggregated with parallel donations to other local accounting

Answer · 13 Jul 2026

The proposed Know Your Donor regime requires aggregation of relevant donations and benefits from the same donor when determining whether the £11,180 threshold for a risk assessment has been reached. Once that threshold is met, a risk assessment is require...

Vistry Group: Affordable Housing 3 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124681 on Vistry Group: Affordable Housing, if he will publish the Vistry grant agreement with Homes England.

Answer · 20 Jul 2026

In relation to Homes England’s 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme, Vistry has successfully delivered against the milestones in their delivery plan. The delivery plan is not published and there are no plans currently to publish this. The Department and Hom...

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Speeches in the chamber1,176 on record

14 Jul 2026 Points of Order

Yes, you did!

14 Jul 2026 Points of Order

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Leader of the House, during his oration and statement, stated that the Government did not know the wording of the proposed motions for tomorrow’s Opposition day debates. Can you confirm that Opposition …

14 Jul 2026 Business of the House

The Leader of the House will know that I have huge regard for him, and I wager that he thinks this decision is as disgraceful as we do. When he was Chief Whip, he would never have stood for the disdain that his party has shown for tomorrow…

14 Jul 2026 Extreme Heat: Preparedness

It may be quite normal, but it should still concern people that our electricity supply is vulnerable and that we are becoming increasingly dependent on weather conditions. Preparing Britain for a changing climate means much more than se…

14 Jul 2026 Extreme Heat: Preparedness

I will leave that for the Minister to respond to, but I entirely agree that it is good that the Doorkeepers and House staff who support us so admirably were allowed to have a brief break. I did not manage to get a solar power-produced ice …

14 Jul 2026 Extreme Heat: Preparedness

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate another valley MP, the hon. Member for Waveney Valley (Adrian Ramsay), on securing this debate. He excellently outlined how many people have been affected b…

8 Jul 2026 Engagements

I entirely associate myself with the Deputy Prime Minister’s opening and personal remarks. The Prime Minister and the right hon. Member for Makerfield (Andy Burnham) are both proud football fans. Given that the Deputy Prime Minister cle…

8 Jul 2026 Engagements

Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 July.

6 Jul 2026 Foreign Interference in UK Politics

I thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement, and Philip Rycroft for his review. On Second Reading of the Representation of the People Bill, we Conservatives reaffirmed our support for measures to tackle foreign interference, in…

30 Jun 2026 High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts

The hon. Member is absolutely right. As I will come to, we welcome the Government’s early actions to tackle those businesses, but we think they could do more, and we offer our support in that. The Government introduced the economic crim…

30 Jun 2026 High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts

I agree entirely with my right hon. Friend. That is something that this Labour Government have never got to grips with. Businesses already operating on tight margins face £40 billion of tax rises, including substantial increases in nati…

30 Jun 2026 High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I welcome the new Minister to her place; I know that she has a background in these issues, and I look forward to working with her in the weeks, months or years ahead. I also thank …

24 Jun 2026 Elections: First Past the Post

Absolutely, and we can talk about that, but that was the system that the Liberal Democrats proposed in that referendum, and they lost the argument when they were in government. When they were last in government, they put a question on refo…

24 Jun 2026 Elections: First Past the Post

I believe I have already addressed that point: it is because of us, as politicians. I absolutely agree with many of the comments that Members across the House have made today about trust in politicians and the level of discourse, but we ne…

24 Jun 2026 Elections: First Past the Post

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I genuinely thank the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) for securing this debate on our voting system. She and I do not always agree. In fact, it might be more accurat…