Rt Hon Grant Shapps
Conservative
Welwyn Hatfield
M
The Rt Hon Grant Shapps is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
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
454
375 meetings ·
28 hospitality ·
11 gifts ·
40 overseas trips
· 2014-01-01 → 2026-05-01
Total overseas travel cost
£32,094
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 375
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | — | Fintech sector | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | UK investment | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Discussion on Airspace and local community issues. | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Political | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Education and training within the General Aviation Sector | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Discussion of UK/Taiwan business | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | UK/Taiwan business | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | UK/Taiwan business | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Discussion of UK/Taiwan business | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Political | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | General Aviation | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Red Tape Challenge | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Political | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | To promote UK business opportunities | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | UK-Irish Business | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Tech Start ups | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | To promote the UK as centre for financial technology businesses | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Development/City Regeneration | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | City Regeneration | cabinet-office |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Collaborative work with New York City | cabinet-office |
Recent hospitality · latest 20 of 28
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-16 | BAE, Rolls Royce, MBDA | Dinner | — |
| 2024-03-18 | Mick Booker, GB News Editorial Director | Dinner | — |
| 2024-01-24 | Tony Gallagher, Times Newspaper Senior Editor | Dinner | — |
| 2023-12-21 | — | Breakfast | — |
| 2023-08-09 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2023-04-24 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-04-14 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-04-14 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2023-04-13 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-04-13 | — | Breakfast | — |
| 2023-04-12 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-04-10 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-04-10 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2023-03-20 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2023-03-09 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2022-05-23 | — | Lunch | — |
| 2022-05-19 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2022-05-12 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2022-05-11 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2022-03-22 | — | Lunch | — |
Recent gifts
| Date | Gift | From / To | Outcome | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-29 | WWII Binoclars in leather case | French Defence Minister | Held by department | £190 |
| 2024-04-19 | Model of Challenger 3 Tank | Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land | Held by department | £400 |
| 2024-04-18 | Leather flying jacket | Australian Department of Defence | Held by department | £300 |
| 2024-04-18 | Traditional sword, brick-red box and brown case | Qataris Ministry of Defence | Held by department | £1,500 |
| 2024-04-18 | Porcelain Horse statue, brown leather box | Bahrain Ministry of Defence | Held by department | £250 |
| 2024-04-18 | Glass/bronze plaque, Blue box | Qataris Ministry of Defence | Held by department | £150 |
| 2024-04-18 | Swarovski Binoculars, Green Shoebox | Qataris Ministry of Defence | Held by department | £1,188 |
| 2024-04-18 | Golden Horse statue, green marble base and box | Qataris Ministry of Defence | Held by department | £500 |
| 2024-04-02 | Large Model of Storm Shadow | MBDA | Held by department | £7,055 |
| 2024-02-04 | 2 briefcases with logo | Saudi Arabia Defence Minister | Held by department | — |
| 2023-10-24 | Honey | Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia | Held By Department | £150 |
Recent overseas travel · latest 20 of 40
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Dublin | British Irish Chamber of Commerce | — |
| — | Taiwan | UK Trade and Industry | — |
| — | Dublin | Dublin Web Summit | — |
| — | New York | UKTI Digital Mission | — |
| — | Rome | EASA Conference | — |
| 2024-04-23 → 2024-04-23 |
Warsaw, Poland
RAF Flight
|
The Secretary of State for Defence supported the Prime Minister along with the Foreign Secretary in Poland, travelling out with PM from Stansted (NEWMAT) | £5,211 |
| 2024-03-19 → 2024-03-23 |
Sydney; Australia, Melbourne; Australia, Adelaide; Australia
Scheduled flight
|
Australia-United States Ministerial Consultation bilateral engagements with Deputy Prime Minister Marles and visit to AUKUS facilities for further understanding | £5,074 |
| 2024-03-13 → 2024-03-13 |
Olsztyn-Mazury, Poland
RAF flight
|
Visit UK Forces taking part in Ex POLISH DRAGON and engagement with Polish counterpart | £1,121 |
| 2024-03-06 → 2024-03-09 |
Kyiv, Ukraine
RAF flight
|
Bilateral engagement with Ukranian counterpart and further emphasise UK support | £2,995 |
| 2024-02-14 → 2024-02-16 |
Brussels; Belgium, Munich; Germany
RAF flight
|
Attend the NATO Defence Ministerial & Munich Security Conference | £1,700 |
| 2024-02-03 → 2024-02-04 |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
RAF flight
|
Attend the World Defence Show and engagement with potential Typhoon customers | £4,026 |
| 2024-01-29 → 2024-01-31 |
Orlando; USA, Washington DC, USA
Scheduled flight and RAF Flight
|
Bilateral engagements with US counterparts, including NSA and congressmen | £7,978 |
| 2024-01-17 → 2024-01-19 |
Berenice; Egypt, Cairo; Egypt, Akrotiri; Cyprus
RAF flight
|
Bilateral engagements with Egyptian & Cypriot counterparts, paired with meeting UK Military personnel | £3,990 |
| — |
Goa India
Scheduled flight
|
G20 | — |
| — |
Paris, France
Eurostar
|
To attend IEA Global Energy Efficiency Conference and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developmen (OECD) Ministerial Council meetings on energy and climate | — |
| — |
Washington DC and San Francisco, USA
Scheduled flight
|
To meet with US federal government, State of California, and to meet energy stakeholders | — |
| — |
Ostend, Belgium
Private plane
|
To attend North Seas Summit | — |
| — |
Seoul, South Korea
Scheduled flight
|
To discuss energy and investment with government of South Korea and stakeholders | — |
| — |
Tokyo and Sapporo, Japan
Scheduled flight
|
To meet with government of Japan, stakeholders, and to attend the G7 Energy Ministers' meeting | — |
| — |
Dehli, India; Mumbai India
Scheduled flight
|
To meet with the Government of India and business | — |
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
Welwyn Hatfield
2005-05-05 → 2010-05-06
Welwyn Hatfield
Party history
2005-05-05 → 2024-05-30
Conservative
Government posts
2023-08-31 → 2024-07-05
Secretary of State for Defence
2023-02-07 → 2023-08-31
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
2022-10-25 → 2023-02-07
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
2022-10-19 → 2022-10-25
Home Secretary
2019-07-24 → 2022-09-06
Secretary of State for Transport
2015-07-15 → 2015-10-26
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
2015-05-08 → 2015-11-28
Minister of State (Department for International Development)
2012-09-06 → 2015-05-08
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
2010-05-13 → 2012-09-06
Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Housing)
Opposition posts
2007-12-20 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning)
Committee memberships
2005-07-12 → 2007-02-26
Public Administration Committee
2010-10-11 → 2012-09-06
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2022-10-26 → 2022-11-01
Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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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)
3 bills
1 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2023-01-10 | |
| Energy Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-07-06 | |
| Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2020-01-09 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.