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

Staffing£238,344
Office£21,179
Travel£10,893
Accommodation£6,630

Year-on-Year

2024-25£277,046
2023-24£283,821
2022-23£259,982
2021-22£204,431
2020-21£197,847
2019-20£166,884
2018-19£168,805
2017-18£161,796
2016-17£169,977
2015-16£160,424
2014-15£152,106
2013-14£155,200
2012-13£153,038
2011-12£135,082
2010-11£33,434

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 35,806 voters

Labour
17,118 votes47.8%
Reform UK
9,328 votes26.1%
Plaid Cymru
5,198 votes14.5%
Conservative
2,050 votes5.7%
Green Party
1,177 votes3.3%
Liberal Democrat
935 votes2.6%

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.

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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
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
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

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

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

Date interest arose
21 March 2021

Registered 27 February 2023

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Chris in Parliament

SHAMROCK BUSES

24 signatures

That 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 signatures

That 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 signatures

That 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 signatures

leave 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 signatures

That 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 signatures

That 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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