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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

2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Epsom and Ewell
2001-06-07 → 2010-05-06
Epsom and Ewell

Party history

2001-06-07 → present
Conservative current

Government posts

2016-07-14 → 2019-07-24
Secretary of State for Transport
2015-05-08 → 2016-07-14
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
2012-09-06 → 2015-05-08
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
2010-05-13 → 2012-09-06
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Opposition posts

2009-01-19 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
2007-07-03 → 2009-01-19
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2005-12-08 → 2007-07-03
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
2005-05-10 → 2005-12-08
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
2003-05-10 → 2005-05-10
Shadow Minister (Education)
2002-07-10 → 2002-12-20
Opposition Whip (Commons)
2002-05-10 → 2003-05-10
Shadow Minister (Health)

Committee memberships

2001-07-16 → 2002-07-22
Transport, Local Government & The Regions
2002-07-22 → 2002-12-02
Transport Committee
2015-05-08 → 2016-07-14
House of Commons Commission
2015-05-08 → 2016-07-14
Public Accounts Commission
2015-05-18 → 2016-07-14
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2015-07-16 → 2017-05-03
Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee)
2020-07-13 → 2020-09-16
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
2024-01-22 → 2024-05-30
Environmental Audit Committee
2024-01-22 → 2024-01-22
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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