Sir James Cleverly

MP since 7 May 2015

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The Rt Hon Sir James Cleverly is the Conservative MP for Braintree, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

1656

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

3,670

Majority

35.5%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 49,028 voters

✓Conservative
17,414 votes35.5%
Labour
13,744 votes28.0%
Reform UK
11,346 votes23.1%
Liberal Democrat
2,879 votes5.9%
Green Party
2,878 votes5.9%
Independent
767 votes1.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

2,160

Written Questions

1

Oral Questions

77

Debates Spoken In⚑

159

Speeches⚑

387

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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3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

3 AYE

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

3 votes · 17 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Committee

3 votes · 2 Jun 2026

Financial Interests(5)

Visits outside the UK

LAX

£16,044
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

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

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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

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

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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

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Officer in the Reserve Forces. I have received no payments since my election. (Registered 4 June 2016; updated 27 October 2016)

Registered 4 June 2016; updated 27 October 2016

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
20 May 2025

Registered 23 September 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament

Police: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue guidance to the police on uniformed police officers being photographed holding the flags of foreign countries.

AnsweredHome Office10 Mar 2026

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook report of November 2025, Table A.5, what analysis her Department has done of the causes for the rise in es

AnsweredTreasury10 Mar 2026

Licensing Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, further to the National Licensing Policy Framework published on November 2025, for what reason the guidance is non-statutory, and what considerati

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade10 Mar 2026

Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of support provided to Hon Members in providing democr

AnsweredHouse of Commons Commission10 Mar 2026

Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what assessment the Client Board has made of the potential impact of government regulations

AnsweredRestoration and Renewal Client Board10 Mar 2026

Elections: Local Government

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Change

AnsweredSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission10 Mar 2026

Electoral Register: Wales

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, further to the Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration Communiq

AnsweredSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission10 Mar 2026

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the risks of impermissib

AnsweredSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission10 Mar 2026

Polling Stations: Police

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions has the Electoral Commission had with (a) the Metropolitan P

AnsweredSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission10 Mar 2026

Elections: Local Government

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment has the Electoral Commission made of the capacity of local au

AnsweredSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission10 Mar 2026
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