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.
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7 NOCrime and Policing Bill
7 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
7 votes · 14 Apr 2026
4 NOVictims and Courts Bill
4 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
4 votes · 25 Mar 2026
2 AYEOpposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
Opposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
2 AYEOpposition day motion
2 votes · 18 Mar 2026
Opposition day motion
2 votes · 18 Mar 2026
3 AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2026
1 AYE1 NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
2 votes · 10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
2 votes · 10 Mar 2026
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
Homes England: Conferences
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75617 on Homes England: Conferences, how many Homes England staff a
Domestic Abuse: Leicester
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's press release entitled Ombudsman writes to Secretary of State a
City of London Corporation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference the Written Statement of 24 June 2025 entitled Simplified Local Leadership Structures, HCWS736, whether he p
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Freedom of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 66939 on Council Tax: Tax Yields, if he will publish the FOI disclosure
Green Belt: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 71482 on Green Belt: Planning Permission, whether the Planning Insp
Retail Trade: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce planning restrictions on the opening of (a) betting shops, (b) vaping shops and (c) Turkish b
Local Government: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Essex county council elections will take place in May 2026.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: London Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 68790 on MHCLG: Civil Servants, for what reason the London pay range i
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Responsibilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16490 on Deputy Prime Minister: Departmental Responsibilities, what t
Deputy Prime Minister: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 70567 on Deputy Prime Minister: Finance, what the status is of staf
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