The Rt Hon. the Lord Grayling
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
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
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International Transport Forum Annual Summit 2019 | — |
| — |
Zurich, Switzerland
Scheduled flight
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Meeting with Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard | — |
| — |
Brussels, Belguim
Scheduled flight
|
EU Transport Council | — |
| — |
Dublin, Ireland
Scheduled flight
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Meeting with Irish Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sports | — |
| — |
Graz, Austria
Scheduled flight
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Informal Transport Council | — |
| — |
Vienna, Austria
Scheduled flight
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EU Aviation Summit | — |
| — |
Berlin
Scheduled flight
|
InnoTrans 2018 | — |
| — |
Brussels
Eurostar
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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
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To discuss transport, trade and aviation | — |
| — |
Columbia and US
Scheduled flight
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To discuss transport, trade and aviation | — |
| — |
Sardinia
Scheduled flight
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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.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
63 Content(38.9%)
0 Not-Content(0.0%)
99 didn't vote(61.1%)
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Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-06-18
Prostate Cancer Screening: AI
My Lords, although I very much welcome the programme for Black men, who are at greater risk, does the Minister not accept that very many of us who are not Black—I am one—have benefited from early diagnosis? Does she not accept that, going forward, it wil
My Lords, we have had an interesting debate. Again, some important issues were raised. The noble Lord, Lord Empey, makes an important point. In fact, when reflecting on my own amendment at the start, I thought that what he was saying might be an element
Can the Minister illustrate to me the kind of circumstance in which a criminal sanction is required?
My Lords, we now move on to the slots regime. My two amendments in this group, Amendments 66 and 68, are designed to press the Government to understand what they are trying to achieve and where the limits to that are.
I had always expected that, when
May I just ask a specific question? If we countenance the situation where, for example, a plan coming from Heathrow to amend the routes into that airport clash with the routes into Farnborough and it has been through extensive process and, effectively, t
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for his comments on my Amendment 61. I will speak to it only briefly, because it is pretty self-explanatory.
The legislation rightly gives some power to the Government to intervene and, in effec
My Lords, on biodiversity aid—and I declare an interest as a trustee of the African Wildlife Foundation—both the United States and France are establishing new-type foundations, which are partnerships between public money and private donations, to increas
I have a simple question. What the Minister has not done is explain why it is necessary. What are the problems that this is designed to solve?
My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 17 and 22 in this group. Following on from what my noble friend Lord Moylan has said, my concern is that the nature of the Civil Aviation Authority is being changed by the content of this Bill. It seems to be going fu
Will my noble friend allow me to help him a little? He may have heard of a company called Network Rail, which, if my memory serves me correctly, must pay compensation to train operators if it goes through the kinds of failing that he has identified. Were
My Lords, I support the amendments from my noble friends Lord Moylan and Lord Davies of Gower. This is not a failing market. This is a highly competitive environment, where both domestic and international competition are working aggressively to make it a
2026-06-11
Welfare Reforms and Youth Unemployment
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on today’s timely and important debate. I was Employment Minister back in 2010. We inherited a country in which unemployment was heading to 3 million, youth unemployment was close to 1 million and the system had d
I am not interested in what the airlines said they wanted, because the department took the decision to alight on a particular figure. The Minister has not explained why the department took that decision, when simple common sense says that many airlines w
The question I raised with the Minister is absolutely central to the Government’s decision to take a 5% or 10% figure. He said that the airlines wanted more. I explained a very specific circumstance in which one particular airline—there will be many othe
My Lords, I welcome these regulations. This is a core part of the current responsibility of the department in difficult times internationally. It is absolutely the right thing to do to try to ease pressures on airlines in this environment, as the curren
2026-06-09
Water Companies
On these issues, and further to the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, one thing the Government could do, which would be simple and quick, would be to give farmers and landowners permitted development rights to build small ponds and small
2026-06-09
Lord Mandelson Humble Address
Have the rules now been changed where an official mobile phone is supposedly stolen? Does that have to be reported? What is the process now?
2026-03-04
Local Government Reorganisation
My Lords, in a county such as Surrey, where the new arrangements are to come into play shortly, we also seem to be getting parish councils. Why are the Government replacing a two-tier system of local government with a two-tier system of local government?
My Lords, the Minister is well aware of the challenge that we face around our marine biodiversity. One thing we have been able to do since we left the European Union is improve some of the protections, particularly around marine protected areas. What ste
2026-02-10
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for a detailed explanation of the situation. I am greatly reassured by what he said. What matters in all this is that we provide the right balance. This is something the airlines are calling for, but we do not want
2026-02-10
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
My Lords, I will speak to a series of amendments that I tabled. I have given the Minister advance notice, and I hope he is going to be able to reassure me on them. I will take them in turn.
Amendment 8 is simply to try to avoid the Government pulling
2026-02-10
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
2026-02-10
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
My Lords, I rise briefly to speak in support of the amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, on crops, and to share many of the concerns raised about HEFA. I declare my interests on the register as an adviser to AtkinsRéalis—there are a lot of us
2026-02-10
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
My Lords, I apologise to the Minister and the House that I was unable to be here in Committee because of a family crisis. I am very glad to be here today and to welcome these amendments. I have no intention of moving my own amendment since the Minister h
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Register of Interests · 4 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Business Strategy Adviser, AtkinsRéalis UK Limited (engineering services and nuclear organisation)
registered 2024-09-20 · amended 2025-04-05
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Business Strategy Adviser, Hutchison Ports (Europe) Limited (port network)
registered 2024-09-20 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Residential property in South West London from which rental income is received
registered 2024-09-20 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 5: Overseas visits
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Visit to Washington DC, 27–30 October 2025, to attend biennial gala and parliamentary congress of International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF); costs of travel and accommodation met by ICCF
registered 2025-11-12
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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
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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Historic bills (all-time)
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8 as lead sponsor
9 as supporter
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