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Sir James Cleverly · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4006days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
335
of 504 possible
Attendance
66%
169 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
106
39 debates
Written Qs
1,386
1,338 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£268k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 106 claims
Interests
14
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 81 | |
| Economy | 71 | |
| Employment | 42 | |
| Crime & Policing | 30 | |
| Education | 25 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Housing | 20 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 18 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Mp Performance | 1 | — |
| Environment | 1 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 16 | 9,465 |
| Housing | 14 | 8,913 |
| Local Government | 14 | 7,546 |
| Fiscal Policy | 7 | 3,995 |
| Culture Community | 4 | 3,664 |
| Crime | 1 | 2,912 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI will begin by recognising the work that has taken place in both Houses to try to improve this legislation, which is in many ways such a curate’s egg. It has faults and flaws that… Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 276 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillNo. Let us talk about local consent. Lords amendment 98 addresses one of the central concerns with the Bill and would ensure that changes to local governance cannot simply be impos… Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 325 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentSir Olly Robbins. Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 3 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI will, because I have a thing to say about the hon. Gentleman’s party. Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 14 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI completely disagree with the hon. Gentleman’s assessment. Had his party in the other place voted to keep the protections in, we would not be having this discussion at this Dispat… Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 183 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right: this fundamentally betrays a lack of ambition from the Government. The Minister for Housing and Planning will know Kidbrooke in south-east… Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 99 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillTo central Government! Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 3 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsThe Secretary of State cannot answer—he does not have an answer. Perhaps he can give the answer that he failed to give in response to a written question, because he has once again … HousingLocal Government | 120 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsLast week I was in Bromsgrove, a rural constituency facing an 85% increase in its housing target. Neighbouring Labour-run Birmingham, which has significant brownfield capacity, has… HousingLocal Government | 77 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Local Government ReorganisationPeople will ask whether this is an act of gross gerrymandering and political opportunism or an act of gross incompetence and stupidity, but I can inform the House that it is both. … Local GovernmentHousingEconomy Jobs | 356 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Local Government Reorganisation(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government if he will make a statement on local government reorganisation. Local GovernmentHousingEconomy Jobs | 24 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. I echo his thanks to Mr Rycroft for the work that he has done on a very important report. We began work in this a… Fiscal PolicyDefenceTechnology | 795 |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Representation of the People BillMy right hon. Friend makes a very good point. I am a believer in democracy, and being punished at the ballot box is a fundamental foundation stone of democracy. None of us should c… Economy JobsCrimeCulture Community | 186 |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Representation of the People BillI will give way, but then I will move on. Economy JobsCrimeCulture Community | 10 |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Representation of the People BillI take it from his intervention that the hon. Gentleman is now saying that 16 and 17-year-olds are not children. Is that his point? I have tried to squeeze the logical underpinning… Economy JobsCrimeCulture Community | 331 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 965 | 69.6% |
| Treasury | 168 | 12.1% |
| Home Office | 61 | 4.4% |
| Cabinet Office | 30 | 2.2% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 29 | 2.1% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 26 | 1.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 25 | 1.8% |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 14 | 1.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the Rt hon. Member for Braintree of 18 February 2026. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to Question 107991, tabled on 23 January 2026. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to Question 117300, tabled on 3 March 2026. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which organisations responded to the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/ Islamophobia Definition call for evidence. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether there is a unified Unique Address Reference Number (UARN) or Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) for residential dwellings in (a) England and (b) Wales. | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 23 March 2026, to Question 121394, on Radicalism, and to the answer of 24 December 2024, to Question 20228, on Civil Society: Islam, what her Department's poli… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled Conclusion of His Majesty The King’s free Portrait Scheme, of 28 November 2024, what the percentage take-up figure was for principal councils in Englan… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether special advisers have met or corresponded with (a) Criterion Capital or (b) Asif Aziz since July 2024. | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on consulting (a) HM Opposition and (b) minority opposition parties, in relation to departmental spending pledges that go beyond the Spending Re… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 2 March 2026, to Question 113631, on West Yorkshire Combined Authority: Lexington Communications, and of 12 March 2026, to Question 11773… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2026, to Question 111142, on Housing: Asylum, whether there has been any HM Government expression of interests requested from local authorities in rela… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will provide a breakdown of the £63 million of funding to support local elections; which local authorities will receive it; what is the methodology; and whet… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his plans to revoke the Electoral Commission Strategy and Policy Statement, what assessment has been made of the consequences of repealing its pr… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 23 March 2026, to Question 120664, on Travellers: Caravan sites, how the changes to the National Planning Policy Framework on traveller s… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 3 February 2026, to Question 108220, on Affordable Housing: Greater London, whether affordable housing starts in London are tracked from… | Pending |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 77 | 31,040 | 11.6% |
| Accommodation | 24 | 17,515 | 6.5% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 1,068 | 0.4% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 293 | 0.1% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 42 | 0.0% |
| Staffing | 0 | 218,032 | 81.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 3 | 15,315 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 2 | 5,284 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 5 | 4,404 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 63 | 3,693 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 17 | 2,049 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 3 | 1,788 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 1 | 1,200 |
| Removals | Miscellaneous | 1 | 1,068 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Accommodation | 4 | 772 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 1 | 690 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 375 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 1 | 80 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Water | 29 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 355 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 355 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 355 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 355 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 222 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 222 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 221 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 138 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 109 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 105 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 70 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 41 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 38 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 35 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 30 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 29 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 27 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 26 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 20 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
1. Employment and earnings11 entries
20 Jan 2026
Remuneration: £52,000 a year paid monthly
From: 2 January 2026.
Hours: 7 hrs a week
(Registered 7 January 2026)
20 Jan 2026
Role, work or services: Senior Adviser
From: 2 January 2026.
Payer: BOKA Capital Ltd (Technology investment firm), Devonshire House, 1 Mayfair Place, London W1J 8AJ
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 7 January 2026)
06 Jan 2026
Payment: £5,950
Received on: 19 December 2025. Hours: 8 hrs preparation and speech work.
Ultimate payer: Propertydrum Ltd (a media and events platform serving UK property agency), 18, Church Street, Epsom KT17 4QD
(Registered 5 January 2026)
16 Dec 2025
Payment: £6,800
Received on: 5 December 2025. Hours: 7 hrs approximate hours including preparation and speech delivery.
Ultimate payer: Marketing in Partnership Ltd (Marketing and events communications agency specialising in Financial Services), New London House, 172 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5QR
(Registered 10 December 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Payment: £12,750
Received on: 8 August 2025. Hours: 20 hrs preparation, delivery and travel.
Ultimate payer: Speakers Associates (Preseneters, hosts and workshop delivery for business), 15 Kinghorn Park, Maidenhead SL6 7TX
(Registered 13 October 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Payment: £5,950
Received on: 3 October 2025. Hours: 12 hrs Preparation and delivery.
Ultimate payer: Builders Merchant Federation (Trade association representing and protecting the majority of building materials businesses), 1180 Elliott Court, Herald Avenue, Coventry CV5 6UB
(Registered 10 October 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Payment: £11,900
Received on: 3 October 2025. Hours: 18 hrs preparation time and delivery and engagement.
Ultimate payer: Informa Connect Ltd (Host and facilitate live events, Digital content and training for professionals), 5 Horwick Place, London, SW1P 1WG
(Registered 10 October 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Payment: £8,500
Received on: 17 July 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
Ultimate payer: Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP (Multinational Law Firm), 1 Bishops Square, London E1 6AD
(Registered 24 July 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Payment: £7,267.50
Received on: 21 May 2025. Hours: 12 hrs preparation.
Ultimate payer: KPMG LLP (Multi National professional services network, providing audit, tax and advisory services.), 15 Canada Square, London, E14 5GL
(Registered 18 June 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Payment: £21,250
Received on: 21 May 2025. Hours: 30 hrs Preparation, research, briefing and travelling.
Ultimate payer: Purus (Maritime services for gas transport and offshore wind industries), 5th Floor, 30 Panton street, London, SW1Y 4AJ
(Registered 18 June 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Role, work or services: Speaking engagements
Payer: JLA Speakers Ltd (Speaking agency), 14 Berners Street, London W1T 3LJ
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 18 June 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy
Address of donor: USC Pol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern, California, 35511 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Ángeles CA 90089
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights LHR-LAX-LHR (£16,044.36), car rental (£806.91), hotel LA 3 nights (£988.32), car service from LAX (£343.83), USC apartment (£3743.36), Uber to LAX (£106.93), Flight LAX-SMF-LAX (£1364.08) and hotel in Sacramento (£461.10), value £23,858.89
Destination of visit: United States (Los Angeles and Sacremento)
Dates of visit: 29 January 2026 to 22 February 2026
Purpose of visit: I visited Los Angeles and Sacramento accompanied by Lady Cleverly, as the guests of The Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy. I was invited as a fellow and guest lecturer and to meet with the British and American Business Council, as well as notable figures and politicians in the Housing, Building, Regulation and Political sphere.
(Registered 5 March 2026)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
08 Oct 2025
Non-executive Board Member of the Parliamentary Knowledge Schemes. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 20 May 2025
(Registered 23 September 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Officer in the Reserve Forces. I have received no payments since my election.
(Registered 4 June 2016; updated 27 October 2016)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 19 wards, 34 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bocking Blackwater | Justin Wrench | Conservative and Unionist Party | 804 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bocking Blackwater | Lyn Shirley Walters | Conservative and Unionist Party | 815 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bocking Blackwater | Lynette Barbara Flint | Conservative and Unionist Party | 773 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bocking North | John Baugh | Conservative and Unionist Party | 522 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bocking North | Lynn Rosemary Jefferis | Labour Party | 565 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bocking South | Jack Peter Richard Edwards | Conservative and Unionist Party | 511 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bocking South | Moia Thorogood | Labour Party | 485 | 04 May 2023 |
| Braintree Central Beckers Green | Jonathan Kutsal Ayten | Labour Party | 687 | 04 May 2023 |
| Braintree Central Beckers Green | Shirley Margaret Mason | Labour Party | 699 | 04 May 2023 |
| Braintree Central Beckers Green | Thomas Alfred Diamond | Labour Party | 694 | 04 May 2023 |
| Braintree South | Kevin James Bowers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 457 | 04 May 2023 |
| Braintree South | Martin John Green | Labour Party | 468 | 04 May 2023 |
| Braintree West | George Prime | Conservative and Unionist Party | 692 | 04 May 2023 |
| Braintree West | Mary Clark Cunningham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 727 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bumpstead | Diana Garrod | Conservative and Unionist Party | 479 | 04 May 2023 |
| Felsted Stebbing | John Evans | Residents for Uttlesford | 498 | 04 May 2023 |
| Felsted Stebbing | Richard Silcock | Liberal Democrats | 487 | 04 May 2023 |
| Gosfield Greenstead Green | Peter Schwier | Conservative and Unionist Party | 396 | 04 May 2023 |
| Great Notley Black Notley | Francesco Patrizio Ricci | Conservative and Unionist Party | 979 | 04 May 2023 |
| Great Notley Black Notley | Graham Butland | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,028 | 04 May 2023 |
| Great Notley Black Notley | Tom Cunningham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 969 | 04 May 2023 |
| Halstead St Andrews | Andy Munday | Halstead Residents' Association | 632 | 04 May 2023 |
| Halstead St Andrews | Jim Bond | Halstead Residents' Association | 664 | 04 May 2023 |
| Halstead Trinity | Jackie Pell | Halstead Residents' Association | 625 | 04 May 2023 |
| Halstead Trinity | Malcolm Fincken | Labour Party | 520 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hedingham | Joanne Beavis | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 941 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hedingham | Wendy Taylor | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 764 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rayne | Ann Louise Hooks | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 528 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stour Valley North | Iona Claire Fitzgerald Parker | Conservative and Unionist Party | 507 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stour Valley South | David Peter Holland | Conservative and Unionist Party | 549 | 04 May 2023 |
| The Sampfords | Mike Tayler | Residents for Uttlesford | 344 | 04 May 2023 |
| Three Fields | Mark Ian Ault | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 995 | 04 May 2023 |
| Three Fields | Michael Staines | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 851 | 04 May 2023 |
| Yeldham | Richard Michael van Dulken | Conservative and Unionist Party | 312 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 89,528 | Electorate 77,673 (2024) |
| Median age | 44 | years |
| Degree-educated | 25.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 69.1% | households |
| Private-rented | 15.8% | households |
| Social-rented | 15.0% | households |
| Employment rate | 60.3% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.