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 AYEIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee
2 votes · 23 Feb 2026
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee
2 votes · 23 Feb 2026
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 28 Jan 2026
Opposition Day
2 votes · 28 Jan 2026
2 AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
2 votes · 27 Jan 2026
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
2 votes · 27 Jan 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
21 Jan 2026
2 AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee
2 votes · 21 Jan 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee
2 votes · 21 Jan 2026
3 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
3 votes · 20 Jan 2026
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
3 votes · 20 Jan 2026
2 AYE1 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 13 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 13 Jan 2026
2 AYE1 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 12 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 12 Jan 2026
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 7 Jan 2026
Opposition Day
2 votes · 7 Jan 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
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 24 October 2025, to Question 81311, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Governmen
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 23 July 2026, HLWS301, on Business Rates Relief for Pubs, Clubs and Live Music V
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answers of 4 June 2026, to Question HL323, and of 29 June 2026, to Question 11414, on Business Rates:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Number 10 joint press release entitled Burnham means business: PM slashes business rates bills for pu
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether mayoral combined authorities will be able to reduce the level of income tax.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many approvals for the disposal of allotments her Department has made under section 8 of the Allotments Act 1925 since
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential implications for her policies of the calculations in the report, Homes for P
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library the current version of the Planning Inspectorate's Inspector Training Manual; and whether
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the forecast aggregate increase in planning fees revenue from the new planning fee provisions in the first full yea
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given to local planning authorities, and what guidance is held by the Planning inspectorate, on huma
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