Chris Bryant
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
MP since 7 Jun 2001
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Chris Bryant is the Labour MP for Rhondda and Ogmore, and has been an MP continually since 7 June 2001. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade).
1565
Votes Cast
£277,046
Expenses 2024-25
7,790
Majority
47.8%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£277,046
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 35,806 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
0
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
128
Debates Spoken In⚑
888
Speeches⚑
296
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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4 NOHealth Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
3 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
3 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
3 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(5)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
One night's accommodation for the Edinburgh Book Festival (£345) and dinner (£18.30)
19 August 2025 to 20 August 2025
£345
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
One night's accommodation for the Edinburgh Book Festival (£345) and dinner (£18.30)
19 August 2025 to 20 August 2025
- Name of donor
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Address of donor
- 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- One night's accommodation for the Edinburgh Book Festival (£345) and dinner (£18.30), value £363.30
- Date received
- 19 August 2025 to 20 August 2025
- Date accepted
- 19 August 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 01984336
Registered 9 September 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Edinburgh International Book Festival
One night's accommodation night for the Edinburgh International Book Festival
20 August 2025
£345
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Edinburgh International Book Festival
One night's accommodation night for the Edinburgh International Book Festival
20 August 2025
- Name of donor
- Edinburgh International Book Festival
- Address of donor
- 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- One night's accommodation night for the Edinburgh International Book Festival, value £345
- Date received
- 20 August 2025
- Date accepted
- 20 August 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration SC079939
Registered 9 September 2025
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services
- Writing and adapting a book
- Payer
- United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services
- Author royalties
- Payer
- ALCS (Authors Licensing and Collection Society), 6th Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UN
Registered 26 September 2024
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 21 March 2021
Registered 27 February 2023
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Chris in Parliament
SHAMROCK BUSES
24 signaturesThat this House notes that following a meeting last March between Plaid Cymru leader of Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council, Mrs Pauline Jarman, and the RCT Bus and Coach Operators' Association, the Nationalist-run Council awarded an extraordinary one-year extension of the
6 Mar 2002
BBC FOUR
49 signaturesThat this House congratulates the BBC on the launch of the new free-to-view digital channel BBC Four on 2nd March; welcomes the channel's commitment to diverse, cultural and in-depth programming; notes the contribution it will make to the cultural life of the nation by increasing
4 Mar 2002
BRUSSELS PROCESS ON GIBRALTAR
60 signaturesThat this House notes this Government's restatement of the 1969 commitment that it will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar will pass under the sovereignty of another state against their freely and democratically expressed wishes; further notes that
21 Jan 2002
NANTYGWYDDON LANDFILL SITE
15 signaturesleave out from 'congratulates' to end and add 'the Labour-led National Assembly for Wales on commissioning the independent Purchon Report on the Nantgwyddon landfill site; notes that it is only following the publication of the report that the Welsh Nationalist leadership of the R
18 Dec 2001
MR CREEMY ICE CREAM
29 signaturesThat this House congratulates Mr Creemy Ice Cream of the Rhondda on winning the Silver Challenge Cup for dairy ice cream at the National Ice Cream Championships in Harrogate; notes that Mr Creemy has also recently won a gold medal at the Great Taste Awards for its 'nuts about tof
13 Nov 2001
ITV AND DIGITAL SATELLITE
53 signaturesThat this House notes with concern that ITV1 is not yet available on BSkyB's digital satellite platform; calls on ITV and BSkyB to resolve their differences as a matter of urgency; and calls on Oftel to intervene if no progress has been made by 1st November to ensure that ITV1 is
16 Oct 2001
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