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Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 09 Apr 1992 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
12434days
from 09 Apr 1992
Divisions
339
of 504 possible
Attendance
67%
165 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
98
36 debates
Written Qs
28
28 answered
Committees
3
1 chair
Expenses
£253k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 178 claims
Interests
8
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 85 | |
| Economy | 65 | |
| Crime & Policing | 40 | |
| Employment | 31 | |
| Education | 30 | |
| Housing | 21 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 20 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Mp Performance | 1 | — |
| Social Care | 1 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 16 | 6,866 |
| Defence | 11 | 6,812 |
| Fiscal Policy | 8 | 6,259 |
| Agriculture | 3 | 3,188 |
| Crime | 4 | 3,182 |
| Health | 2 | 2,530 |
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.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Rep… | Free vote | No |
| 16 May 2025 | Closure motionA closure motion was voted on to end debate and force an immediate vote on the matter under discussion. Closure motions are a procedural too… | Free vote | Aye |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill aims to create a 'smokefree generation' by graduall… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Pension SchemesI thank the Minister for his statement, and for meeting me to discuss this issue. As he is aware, the Public Accounts Committee has held multiple sessions with Capita on the broade… Social CareFiscal PolicyMp Performance | 140 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing BillLords amendment 11 relates to the police powers to crush vehicles, which are rarely used for fly-tipping. I remind my hon. Friend and the House that similar powers exist for hare c… CrimeLocal Government | 54 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1805)I chair the PAC and we look at numbers. I am very concerned about the trend that is emerging in the procurement crisis, for two reasons. First, you have given us some very graphic … | 186 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1805)We have covered some of the steel stuff, but in relation to Scunthorpe, which is costing the taxpayer many hundreds of millions of pounds a year, are we actually investing in the r… | 70 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1805)I will ask all three of our witnesses about skills. It is important to make sure that we have the skills for the future in this country. Do the Government have the correct range of… | 56 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Defence Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1805)Of course, during the second world war we did exactly what you said. Automotive companies switched to aviation production. | 19 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Heating Oil SupportAlthough I thank the Minister for the limited amount of support that he has announced today, may I represent to him two of the most vulnerable groups in this regard: the very old a… Cost Of LivingUtilitiesEconomy Jobs | 91 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Ministry of DefenceIt is shocking, as my hon. Friend says from the Front Bench. As the Chair of the Defence Committee said, not only is it terrible for defence companies wanting to be able to plan th… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 163 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeThe Minister may be aware that the Public Accounts Committee held a session on 8 January on the BBC World Service. At that session, we pushed for the BBC to be given a budget for t… DefenceEconomy JobsEnvironment | 81 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Ministry of DefenceMadam Deputy Speaker, I am grateful to catch your eye to speak in this very important debate. I congratulate the Chair of the Defence Committee, the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhes… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 381 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Ministry of DefenceThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. In the reorganisation of the MOD into the Quad that I have talked about, the critical person is the Chief of the Defence Staff, becaus… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 321 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Ministry of DefenceThe hon. and gallant Member has great experience in these matters. I think he must have been reading my speech. If he is patient, I think he will get exactly what he wants. The PAC… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 1,095 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Firearms Licence Holders: Mandatory Medical MarkersWill the Minister give way? CrimeHealthAgriculture | 5 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Firearms Licence Holders: Mandatory Medical MarkersI am sad to hear that the Minister is not following the logic for making the digital marker compulsory. Without compulsion, the system is weak and public safety is undermined, as i… CrimeHealthAgriculture | 119 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Education Funding: DistributionIs the hon. Lady aware of a device called the statutory override which allows local authorities not to declare a deficit in their accounts although they are still incurring a debt?… EducationLocal GovernmentFiscal Policy | 159 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury | 14 | 50.0% |
| Home Office | 6 | 21.4% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 2 | 7.1% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 7.1% |
| House of Commons Commission | 2 | 7.1% |
| Restoration and Renewal Client Board | 1 | 3.6% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 | 3.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jan 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people diagnosed with SOD 1 MND are currently unable to access tofersen. | Answered |
| 08 Jan 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure tofersen can be administered to MND patients under the early access programme. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the OBR has reviewed the Treasury’s 2020 forecast of the fiscal impact of extending the VAT RES to EU residents. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury has reviewed its 2020 forecast of the fiscal impact of extending the VAT RES to EU residents. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Restoration and Renewal Client Board | To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what the budget is for the restoration and renewal of the parliamentary estate in the next financial year. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | House of Commons Commission | To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the budget is for Strategic Estates in the next financial year. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | House of Commons Commission | To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the total cost was of the new security arrangements at carriage gates; how many tenders were received for those works; and what the sig… | Answered |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of brown hares shot in England between February and October each year. | Answered |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data on the performance of firearms licensing departments her Department has received in each of the last three years. | Answered |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the Home Office Firearms Fees Working Group met in 2022 and 2023; what conclusions it reached on firearms licensing fees; and if she will publish its report. | Answered |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of potential levels of (a) financial and (b) carbon savings from (i) estate and (ii) digital budgets through consolidation of disparate lega… | Answered |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason she is not making placing of a marker on the medical notes of firearms certificate holders mandatory for general practitioners. | Answered |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on the proportion of general practitioners who place medical markers on the medical notes of patients who are firearms certificate holders. | Answered |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy that firearms certificate holders should have a marker placed on their medical notes. | Answered |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying a 10p increase in the business rate multiplier for all hereditaments in Greater London with a rateable value of £500,000 or more on b… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons)Select | Member | Commons | 04 Dec 2024 | present |
| Public Accounts CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 11 Sept 2024 | present |
| Public Accounts CommitteeSelect | Chair | Commons | 11 Sept 2024 | present |
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 | 137 | 28,921 | 11.4% |
| Accommodation | 28 | 3,582 | 1.4% |
| Staffing | 3 | 216,501 | 85.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,377 | 1.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 469 | 0.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 73 | 6,606 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 2 | 5,263 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 5 | 4,213 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 1,602 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 15 | 1,423 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 3 | 1,286 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 22 | 1,214 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 14 | 1,157 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 11 | 750 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Accommodation | 12 | 557 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 498 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 5 | 218 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | Pickwick Newspapers Ltd - March 2025 bill [200011797-227] | 53 | Paid |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 62 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | EE monthly payment | 78 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | Apple iCloud monthly payment - February | 3 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | Website upgrade - www.cliftonbrown.co.uk | 320 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | The Times subscription monthly payment - March | 67 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | Pickwick Newspapers Ltd | 61 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | Apple iCloud monthly payment - March | 3 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 186 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 186 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 71 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 62 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 46 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | EE monthly payment | 78 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | The Times subscription monthly payment - August 2024 | 56 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | The Times subscription monthly payment - December 2024 | 56 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | The Times subscription monthly payment - October 2024 | 56 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | The Times subscription monthly payment - September 2024 | 56 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | The Times subscription monthly payment - July 2024 | 56 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | The Times subscription monthly payment - November 2024 | 56 | 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 earnings2 entries
05 Nov 2025
Remuneration: The use of a car belonging to the partnership (value as at 29 September 2025), value £15,000 a year
Hours: 268 hrs a year maximum
(Registered 1 May 2015; updated 19 March 2014, 31 October 2019, 11 November 2020, 22 November 2022, 3 January 2025 and 27 October 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Role, work or services: Partner
Payer: East Beckham partnership (Arable farming), Norfolk
(Registered 1 May 2015)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Costs of meals and transport during visit, value £352.05
Destination of visit: Ukraine (Kiev)
Dates of visit: 19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
Purpose of visit: The Friends of Ukraine Group send an annual invite to all MPs and on this occasion I was able to join the Group for this trip.
(Registered 26 March 2026)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year2 entries
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Agricultural land (A single agricultural holding in Norfolk owned before becoming a Member of Parliament in 1992, and part of a family partnership (East Beckham) used for arable farming and tourism)
Location: Norfolk
Ownership details: part of a family partnership
Rental income: Yes
(Updated 17 November 2021)
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (properties purchased between 1994 and 2017)
Number of properties: 5
Location: London
Rental income: Yes
(Updated 17 November 2021)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Gresham Hall Glamping Ltd
Interest held: from 26 May 2021
(Registered 9 January 2023)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
18 Apr 2024
Director of Gresham Hall Glamping Ltd (unremunerated).
Date interest arose: 26 May 2021
(Registered 9 January 2023)
18 Apr 2024
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (unremunerated).
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 21 wards, 27 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badgeworth | Robert John Edward Vines | Conservative and Unionist Party | 347 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bisley | Martin Andrew Brown | Green Party of England and Wales | 546 | 02 May 2024 |
| Blockley | Clare Victoria Turner | Green Party of England and Wales | 518 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bourton Vale | Len Wilkins | Conservative and Unionist Party | 518 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bourton Village | Jon Brian Wareing | Liberal Democrats | 425 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brockworth East | Charlotte Emily Mills | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 595 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brockworth East | Jason Paul Mills | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 478 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brockworth West | Craig Lee John Carter | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 600 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brockworth West | Debbie Harwood | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 671 | 04 May 2023 |
| Campden Vale | Gina Blomefield | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,258 | 04 May 2023 |
| Campden Vale | Tom Stowe | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,271 | 04 May 2023 |
| Chedworth Churn Valley | Paul Richard Hodgkinson | Liberal Democrats | 576 | 04 May 2023 |
| Coln Valley | John Anthony David Fowles | Conservative and Unionist Party | 480 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ermin | Julia Judd | Conservative and Unionist Party | 581 | 04 May 2023 |
| Fosseridge | David Cunningham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 563 | 04 May 2023 |
| Minchinhampton | Chloe Isobel Turner | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,259 | 02 May 2024 |
| Minchinhampton | Gill Thomas | Green Party of England and Wales | 960 | 02 May 2024 |
| Moreton East | David Angus Grant Jenkinson | Liberal Democrats | 436 | 04 May 2023 |
| Moreton West | Daryl Corps | Conservative and Unionist Party | 451 | 04 May 2023 |
| Northleach | Tony Dale | Liberal Democrats | 511 | 04 May 2023 |
| Painswick Upton | Gary Alan Luff | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,492 | 02 May 2024 |
| Painswick Upton | Matthew James Sargeant | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,171 | 02 May 2024 |
| Painswick Upton | Pete Kennedy | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,245 | 02 May 2024 |
| Sandywell | Jeremy Edward Theyer | Conservative and Unionist Party | 448 | 04 May 2023 |
| Shurdington | George Malcom Porter | Liberal Democrats | 354 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stow | Dilys Neill | Liberal Democrats | 436 | 04 May 2023 |
| The Rissingtons | Andrew Maclean | Green Party of England and Wales | 383 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 88,405 | Electorate 73,203 (2024) |
| Median age | 48 | years |
| Degree-educated | 40.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.7% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 71.1% | households |
| Private-rented | 15.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 12.9% | households |
| Employment rate | 57.9% | 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.