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Gregory Stafford.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Farnham and Bordon.

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Commons votes
432/568
76% attendance · top 40% of MPs
Party alignment
100%
votes with party majority
Speeches
1,207
across 276 debates · 104,978 words
Written Qs
638
625 answered · 13 pending
Dispatch
23 Jun 2026

Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.

Gregory Stafford's most consistent recent activity has been on defence — he backed the Conservative opposition motion on defence spending in June 2026 and voted for multiple amendments to the Armed Forces Bill at Report Stage. He has also pushed against the government on cyber security legislation and clean air zone fee increases, staying entirely in line with Conservative positions throughout. Beyond Westminster, he attracted unusually positive local coverage in December 2025 when he performed CPR on a constituent suffering a heart attack outside a pub — an episode that generated the most prominent individual news story about him in the data.

Stafford is a 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes since entering Parliament in 2024. His participation rate of 76% sits modestly below the Commons average. His 593 contributions across 214 debates show genuine activity, with economy and jobs, health, and social care together accounting for nearly a third of his speeches. He opposes digital ID on civil liberties grounds, has backed smartphone restrictions for children twice, and has campaigned locally for a Farnham banking hub and against VAT on church buildings — a pattern of constituency-focused conservatism rather than high-profile parliamentary positioning.

His seat on the Health and Social Care Committee explains the heavy weighting of health and social care in his speech record. His stance scores show strong alignment with pro-business and anti-tax positions, and he is notably more sceptical of assisted dying access than the Conservative average — 11% aligned against the party's 25%. News coverage over the past 90 days is broadly neutral across 35 articles, with no sustained negative or positive trend. Parliamentary record data is available from July 2024; longer-term comparisons are not possible.

Background

Gregory Stafford is the Conservative MP for Farnham and Bordon, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons).

§ 01Voting record.432 divisions · most recent 1 Jul 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation93
Economy82
Employment44
Crime & Policing42
Education35
Constitution and Democracy27
Pensions21
Housing21

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Stafford broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.1,207 contributions · 276 debates · 104,978 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Health61,079
Social Care46,199
Economy & Jobs35,114
Local Government23,120
Fiscal Policy21,051
Housing10,920
Cost of Living8,804
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

9 Jul 2026

Health Bill (Fourteenth sitting)

Sympathised with Health Data Charter principles but worried about bureaucratic burden and need for proportionate oversight; supported data transparency and publication of avoidable

3,203 words·Read
9 Jul 2026

Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting)

Sympathetic to parliamentary scrutiny of trade deals; concerned that new clause 76 singles out the US inappropriately; government has not disclosed impact assessments or cost figur

944 words·Read
7 Jul 2026

Topical Questions

Government's claim of £100 billion investment is hollow if bills rise; oil and gas taxation and energy industry hostility are decimating British business competitiveness.

82 words·Read
7 Jul 2026

Health Bill (Twelfth sitting)

The merger represents an unjustified departure from the independent investigation model that has succeeded in aviation, rail and shipping; the Dash review misstates facts and law,

6,996 words·Read
Showing 4 of 1207·All 1,207 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Stafford currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Health and Social Care CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Stafford sits on one.

§ 04Written questions.638 tabled · 625 answered · 17 Jul 2024 → 10 Jul 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department of Health and Social Care16425.7%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government7511.8%
Treasury6610.3%
Department for Education589.1%
Home Office518.0%
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office467.2%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs345.3%
Department for Transport325.0%

Most recent.

10 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending

Whether any inspections were undertaken by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit following reports concerning the welfare of dogs during the recent period of extreme temperatures at MBR Acres.

Awaiting answer.

9 Jul 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending

Food and Rural Affairs, whether she can confirm that the forthcoming consultation on phasing out farrowing crates will be based on a transition to free farrowing systems rather than permitting the continued use of temporary crating.

Awaiting answer.

9 Jul 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending

Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to publish the consultation on phasing out the use of farrowing crates for sows.

Awaiting answer.

6 Jul 2026·Department for Education·Pending

Whether her department has considered the potential merits of introducing a statutory requirement for all local authorities to appoint a lead officer for children from Armed Forces families, including those with special educational needs or disabilities.

Awaiting answer.

Showing 4 of 638·All 638 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.3 declared interests · £192k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

The Rt Hon. The Lord Banner KC
2 October 2025
Trustee and Chairman - The Parliament Choir (Charity number: 1085042). This is a
Trustee and Chairman - The Parliament Choir (Charity number: 1085042). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 11 May 2026 (Registere…
Trustee and Chair, St Michael Mission Trust (registered charity). This is an unp
Trustee and Chair, St Michael Mission Trust (registered charity). This is an unpaid role. (Registered 1 August 2024)

Source · Members API · Last amended 3 Jun 2026

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing158,21482.2%
Office Costs20,62310.7%
Accommodation9,5935.0%
Staff Travel2,7241.4%
MP Travel1,2610.7%
Total · 119 claims192,413100%
Showing 5 of 119·All 119 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily
DateItemTypeDepartment
Tue 14 JulWhat steps he is taking to reduce sickness absence in the NHS workforce.TabledHealth and Social Care
§ 07Electoral history.1 contest · 2017, 2017
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2017Cardiff Central7,99719.8%Lost

2017 — full result, Cardiff Central.

CandidateVotes%
Gregory StaffordCon7,99719.8

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Cardiff Central

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 15 Jul 2026
SpeechesHansard · 104,978 words
21 Jul 2024 → 9 Jul 2026
Written QsMembers API
638 tabled · 625 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
3 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£192,413 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL