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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8 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
3 NOCrime and Policing Bill
3 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
3 votes · 20 Apr 2026
7 NOPension Schemes Bill
7 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
7 votes · 15 Apr 2026
2 NOChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
2 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
2 votes · 15 Apr 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, whether her Department has had discussions with London CIV Local Government Pension Scheme pool on the divestment policies
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the No10 press release, “PM vows to save hollowed out high streets with crackdown on vape and betting sho
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2026, to Question 17622, on Shops: Planning Permission, , and with reference to the No10
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 31, if she will breakdown th
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether groups subject to the Department's policy of non-engagement submitted written evidence or submissions to the Workin
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 15748 on Council Tax: Greater London, whether a public sector equality d
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received written representations from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the (a) Local Governm
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether mayors will be permitted to use the receipts from locally retained income tax to (a) reduce their council tax prece
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to promote the English national identity across England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Tough new rules to crackdown on foreign money in UK elections, pu
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