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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2 AYE

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

2 votes · 23 Feb 2026

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 28 Jan 2026

2 AYE

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill

2 votes · 27 Jan 2026

2 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee

2 votes · 21 Jan 2026

3 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

3 votes · 20 Jan 2026

2 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

3 votes · 13 Jan 2026

2 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

3 votes · 12 Jan 2026

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 7 Jan 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

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

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

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

Date interest arose
20 May 2025

Registered 23 September 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Duchy of Lancaster is taking to remove the illegal waste site in Bickershaw.

Cabinet Office28 Aug 2026

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the ONS has made of annual percentage increases in private sector rents in each nation of the United Kingdom in each of the last three years.

Cabinet Office28 Aug 2026

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to her Department's data entitled Public-sector trade union facility time data, for what reason Transport for London facility time expenditur

Cabinet Office28 Aug 2026

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) her Department and (b) 10 Downing Street have discussed the definition of (i) Islamophobia and (ii) anti-Muslim hostility with the United States

Cabinet Office28 Aug 2026

To ask the Prime Minister, whether he plans to appoint combined authority mayors to the House of Lords.

Prime Minister28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information his Department holds on the domestic rates (a) regional and (b) district council rate for each local authority in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Office28 Aug 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the yearly amount raised in domestic rates revenue is in Northern Ireland.

Treasury28 Aug 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the (a) receipts and (b) total Rateable Value for the new business rates surcharge on hereditaments above £500,000 is levied on (i) large dis

Treasury28 Aug 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to amend council tax surcharge thresholds.

Treasury28 Aug 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of households liable for high value council tax surcharge who will (a) use the support scheme to defer the cost of the s

Treasury28 Aug 2026
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