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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Aye: 777No: 879

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8 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

3 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

3 votes · 20 Apr 2026

7 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

7 votes · 15 Apr 2026

2 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

2 votes · 15 Apr 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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2025, to Question 75980, on MHCLG: Travel, if he will breakdown the requested informat

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Oct 2025

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 74712 on Local Government: Empty Property, what assessment her Depa

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Oct 2025

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75194 on Planning and Infrastructure Bill: European Commission, wha

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Oct 2025

Electronic Cigarettes: Public Houses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of banning vaping inside pubs on the economic viability of community pubs.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care24 Oct 2025

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pakistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77561 on MHCLG: Aviation, if he will list the (a) diplomatic, (b) hum

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Oct 2025

Local Government: Journalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local authorities on the access of journalists to council proceedings.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Oct 2025

Local Government: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the annual cost will be of the draft Local Government Pension Scheme (Fair Deal) Regulations 2026.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Oct 2025

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing council tax into an annual property tax b

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Oct 2025

Voting Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of early voting pilots on turnout.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Oct 2025

Electoral Register

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77556 on Electoral Register, what user research he has commissioned;

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Oct 2025
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