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The Rt Hon. the Lord Grayling

Conservative Life peer M
Lord Grayling's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Grayling. His name is Chris Stephen Grayling, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £0 / £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared) £0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Ministerial activity

Records on file 565
507 meetings · 44 hospitality · 0 gifts · 14 overseas trips · 2015-04-01 → 2019-09-30

Recent meetings · latest 20 of 507

Date Met with Purpose Source
2019-07-17 To discuss private finance options for Digital Rail department-for-transport
2019-07-15 PM's Automotive Roundtable department-for-transport
2019-07-15 Regular update meeting department-for-transport
2019-07-11 Regular update meeting department-for-transport
2019-07-10 Introduction meeting department-for-transport
2019-07-09 to discuss HS2 - Interchange Station, Birmingham Eastside Tram Extension, Midlands Rail Hub department-for-transport
2019-07-08 Regular update meeting department-for-transport
2019-07-08 To discuss motor insurance issues and VNUK department-for-transport
2019-07-08 Gatwick visit for Gatwick funding announcement department-for-transport
2019-07-03 To discuss Matterhorn department-for-transport
2019-06-24 To discuss timetabling and performance department-for-transport
2019-06-24 To discuss airline insolvency review final report department-for-transport
2019-06-20 To discuss Bulgaria department-for-transport
2019-06-17 To discuss update on growth of business department-for-transport
2019-06-17 To discuss Maritime 2050 department-for-transport
2019-06-17 To discuss East West Rail performance department-for-transport
2019-06-17 Roundtable to discuss rural road safety and animals in the road department-for-transport
2019-06-13 To discuss London and Continental Railways strategy and business plan department-for-transport
2019-06-12 To discuss National Infrastructure Assessment department-for-transport
2019-06-12 To discuss Northern Rail franchise department-for-transport

Recent hospitality · latest 20 of 44

Date Host Type Value
2019-06-26 Dinner
2019-06-25 Breakfast
2019-06-24 Dinner
2019-05-21 Dinner
2019-05-07 Dinner
2019-05-02 Lunch
2019-03-28 Lunch
2019-03-05 Dinner
2019-02-04 Dinner
2019-01-31 Dinner
2019-01-25 Lunch
2018-12-13 Dinner
2018-12-10 Lunch
2018-10-29 Dinner
2018-10-24 Lunch
2018-10-11 Dinner
2018-10-03 Dinner
2018-09-25 Dinner
2018-07-18 Farnborough Airshow ticket
2018-07-13 Two tickets to the First Night of the Proms 2018

Recent overseas travel

Dates Destination Purpose Total cost
Lepzig, Germany
Scheduled flight
International Transport Forum Annual Summit 2019
Zurich, Switzerland
Scheduled flight
Meeting with Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard
Brussels, Belguim
Scheduled flight
EU Transport Council
Dublin, Ireland
Scheduled flight
Meeting with Irish Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sports
Graz, Austria
Scheduled flight
Informal Transport Council
Vienna, Austria
Scheduled flight
EU Aviation Summit
Berlin
Scheduled flight
InnoTrans 2018
Brussels
Eurostar
Meeting with EU Commissioner Bulc
Luxembourg
Scheduled flight
Transport Coucil
Saudi Arabia and UAE
Scheduled flight
Trade and Aviation Security
Qatar & Turkey
Scheduled flight
Bilat meetings and business opportunties for UK
Kuwait
Scheduled flight
To discuss transport, trade and aviation
Columbia and US
Scheduled flight
To discuss transport, trade and aviation
Sardinia
Scheduled flight
G7 Transport Ministers Summit
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage: HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.

Constituencies represented

2010-05-062024-05-30
Epsom and Ewell
2001-06-072010-05-06
Epsom and Ewell

Party history

2001-06-07present
Conservative current

Government posts

2016-07-142019-07-24
Secretary of State for Transport
2015-05-082016-07-14
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
2012-09-062015-05-08
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
2010-05-132012-09-06
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Opposition posts

2009-01-192010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
2007-07-032009-01-19
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2005-12-082007-07-03
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
2005-05-102005-12-08
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
2003-05-102005-05-10
Shadow Minister (Education)
2002-07-102002-12-20
Opposition Whip (Commons)
2002-05-102003-05-10
Shadow Minister (Health)

Committee memberships

2001-07-162002-07-22
Transport, Local Government & The Regions
2002-07-222002-12-02
Transport Committee
2015-05-082016-07-14
House of Commons Commission
2015-05-082016-07-14
Public Accounts Commission
2015-05-182016-07-14
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2015-07-162017-05-03
Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee)
2020-07-132020-09-16
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
2024-01-222024-05-30
Environmental Audit Committee
2024-01-222024-01-22
Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)

No APPG officerships found for this MP. (Officer matching is by name — if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different form, the join may miss; check /appgs directly.)

Commons votes · 2026

No Commons votes recorded for 2026.

Written parliamentary questions · 2026

No written questions tabled in 2026.

Bills sponsored & supported · 2026

0 bills 0 as lead sponsor 0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are MPs who backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading date.

Historic bills (all-time)

19 bills 10 as lead sponsor 9 as supporter
Bill Info Role Status Introduced
Illegal and Unsustainable Fishing (Due Diligence) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2024-03-19
Financial Investment and Deforestation Bill Sponsored 1st reading 2022-10-17
Marine Protected Areas (Bottom Trawling) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2022-03-01
Food Labelling (Environmental Sustainability) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2020-11-03
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 Supported Royal Assent 2018-02-07
Laser Misuse (Vehicles) Act 2018 Supported Royal Assent 2017-12-19
Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 Sponsored Royal Assent 2017-10-18
Space Industry Act 2018 Supported Royal Assent 2017-06-27
Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing Act 2017 Sponsored Royal Assent 2017-06-22
Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill Sponsored Committee stage 2017-02-22
Bus Services Act 2017 ch 21 Supported Royal Assent 2016-05-19
Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act 2015 Sponsored Royal Assent 2014-06-12
Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 Sponsored Royal Assent 2014-02-05
Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act Supported Royal Assent 2013-07-30
Offender Rehabilitation Act Supported Royal Assent 2013-05-09
European Union (Approvals) Act 2013 Supported Royal Assent 2012-11-26
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 Supported Royal Assent 2012-10-10
Trusts (Capital and Income) Act 2013 Supported Royal Assent 2012-02-29
Safety and Conservation (Byelaws) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2009-12-16
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at introduction. Sorted newest first.
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