MP for East Hampshire
Damian Hinds is the Conservative MP for East Hampshire, first elected in 2010. He currently serves on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and on the Licensing Hours Extensions Bill committee, and has previously held ministerial roles in Education, the Home Office and Justice, as well as serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Education.
He shows high party loyalty (100%) with solid attendance (84%). He sits on the centre-right of the spectrum (58/100). His voting record generally aligns with Conservative positions on immigration controls, the asylum system and the Rwanda deportation scheme, while tending to oppose NHS funding and some regulatory measures; his votes on universal credit, VAT and trade union powers are mixed.
Declares two financial interests: gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; land and property interests (within or outside the UK).
Generated 21 February 2026
18 positions
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Since Jun 2025
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Since Dec 2024
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Jan 2025 - Feb 2025
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill
Apr 2024 - May 2024
Minister of State (Education)
Nov 2023 - Jul 2024
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has generally voted for immigration controls
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted for asylum system
has voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has generally voted against nhs funding
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
