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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Dec 2025
Seasonal Work

"I thank the hon. Lady for giving way; she is being characteristically courteous. She is entirely correct in outlining the choices and some of the policies that her Government have made, but does she not agree that those choices and policies will be delivered on the back of higher taxation? …..."
Paul Holmes - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Dec 2025
Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer

"As usual, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury is out here defending the Chancellor. I feel quite sorry for him. He has reeled off a number of policies that his Chancellor and his Government have made a choice about, but before the election, the Chancellor said that those choices would …..."
Paul Holmes - View Speech

View all Paul Holmes (Con - Hamble Valley) contributions to the debate on: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Dec 2025 - Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer - View Vote Context
Paul Holmes (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 86 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 90 Noes - 297
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Dec 2025 - Seasonal Work - View Vote Context
Paul Holmes (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 91 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 98
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Dec 2025 - Seasonal Work - View Vote Context
Paul Holmes (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 91 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 325
Written Question
Affordable Housing: Construction
Wednesday 10th December 2025

Asked by: Paul Holmes (Conservative - Hamble Valley)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Social and Affordable Homes Programme plan to build 300,000 homes over ten years, of which 180,000 will be for social rent, do these targets exclude (a) completions under the AHP 2021-26, (b) non-grant-funded completions, (c) completions funded by right to buy receipts with no grant, and (d) completions provided from developer contributions with no grant.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Accurately forecasting long-term delivery is inherently challenging, but we believe the Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) could deliver around 300,000 social and affordable homes over its lifetime with around 180,000 for Social Rent.

We will set initial targets for Homes England and the GLA after receiving bids from Registered Providers, and will review these targets across the lifetime of the programme to maximise delivery.

In setting targets for Homes England and the GLA, we will only include homes that have been funded under the SAHP. The housing completions listed in the question will not be included.

Our delivery agencies are already taking bids from Registered Providers to deliver homes under the SAHP through the £2 billion new investment we announced in March.

Those delivery agencies published guidance for prospective bidders for the SAHP in November, which can be found on gov.uk here. We plan to open for bids in February 2026.

Division Vote (Commons)
9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Holmes (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 95 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 332
Division Vote (Commons)
9 Dec 2025 - UK-EU Customs Union (Duty to Negotiate) - View Vote Context
Paul Holmes (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 89 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 100 Noes - 100
Division Vote (Commons)
9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Holmes (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 94 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 173
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Holmes (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 84 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 300 Noes - 96