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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7 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

7 votes · 14 Apr 2026

4 NO

Victims and Courts Bill

4 votes · 25 Mar 2026

2 AYE

Opposition Day Motion

2 votes · 24 Mar 2026

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2 AYE

Opposition day motion

2 votes · 18 Mar 2026

3 AYE

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 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

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has commissioned research into the (a) underlying causes of trends in the number of children with special educational needs and (b)

AnsweredDepartment for Education12 Nov 2025

Electronic Cigarettes: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78182 on Retail Trade: Planning Permission, whether the proposing licensing regime for t

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Nov 2025

Holiday Accommodation: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 82325 on Holiday Accommodation: Registration, where the pilot will take place; and on

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport12 Nov 2025

Universal Studios: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 81310 on Universal Studios: Bedfordshire, whether her Department has submitted a repre

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport12 Nov 2025

Travellers: Caravan Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78673 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, if he will publish his Department's engagements with th

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2025

Property: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency has had recent discussions with the (a) Scottish Government and (b) Scottish Assessors Association on (i) council tax (A) re

AnsweredTreasury11 Nov 2025

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether local councillors will be included in Making Tax Digital scheme.

AnsweredTreasury11 Nov 2025

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to allow councillors to submit their expenses in the Making Tax Digital scheme.

AnsweredTreasury11 Nov 2025

Personal Care Services: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 84634 on Personal Care Services: Fraud, on what statutory basis Companies House undertakes e

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade11 Nov 2025

Angela Rayner

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 75123 on Angela Rayner, whether he was informed before his statement on 3 September 2025.

AnsweredCabinet Office11 Nov 2025
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