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
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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2 AYEProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage
2 votes · 4 Jun 2025
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage
2 votes · 4 Jun 2025
3 NOArmed Forces Commissioner Bill
3 votes · 3 Jun 2025
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
3 votes · 3 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10
16 May 2025
3 NOData (Use and Access) Bill CCLM
3 votes · 14 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM
3 votes · 14 May 2025
1 AYE1 NOOpposition Day
2 votes · 13 May 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 13 May 2025
2 AYE1 NOBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 12 May 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 12 May 2025
2 AYEData (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 7 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 7 May 2025
2 AYEPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Apr 2025
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Apr 2025
1 AYE1 NOFootball Governance Bills [Lords]
2 votes · 28 Apr 2025
Football Governance Bills [Lords]
2 votes · 28 Apr 2025
Financial Interests(5)
Visits outside the UK
LAX
£16,044
Visits outside the UK
LAX
- 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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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- 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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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- 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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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 20 May 2025
Registered 23 September 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who are the members of the Group Infrastructure Board; and has it has met.
Foot and Mouth Disease: Contamination
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department and its agencies have issued guidance to local planning authorities and planning applicants on development
Political Parties: Donors
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, further to the written ministerial statement of 29 January 2024, HCWS218, on Election Finance Regula
Candidates: Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Equality and Human Rights Commission has issued guidance to political parties on candidate shortlists for elected o
Magistrates
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of aligning the legal age to become a magistrate with the lower voting age.
Aarhus Convention
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending the Aarhus Convention provisions on costs in planning cases.
Department for Work and Pensions: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 90225 on DWP: English language, whether his Department (a) had a budget for spending on Engl
Muslim Council of Britain
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026, to Question 110389, on Muslim Council of Britain, and to the answer of 11 February 2026, to Question 110397, on P
Universal Studios: Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answers of 28 April 2025 and 18 August 2025 to Questions 45662 and 68409, on Universal Studios: Bedfordshire, whether (a) Go
Ministers
To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to the Government Legal Service publication, “the Judge over your shoulder”, para 3.15, what supplementary advice or guidance have the Law Officers or GLS
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