Andrew Griffith has been our MP since 2019. He is currently Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology).

On the vast majority of issues he has followed instructions from his party and voted the same way as other Conservative MPs. He is not a member of the Conservative Environment Network and has: 

• generally voted against measures to prevent climate change

• voted a mixture of for and against the preservation of environmental protections after withdrawal from the EU

• consistently voted against improving biodiversity

• consistently voted against improving environmental water quality

• consistently voted against improving air quality
  
  (source: theyworkforyou.com, accessed March 2024)

Although he often talks about nature and representing a constituency that includes parts of the South Downs, his voting record does not reflect the climate emergency. He is well-known for blaming the outcomes of national government decisions on local district and county councillors. We want to ensure that his narrative is robustly challenged, and that he hears the concerns of his constituents.