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Sir James Cleverly

Conservative MP for Braintree, since 7 May 2015

Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

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.

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Scorecard

65.4% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
376 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
199 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
12 Interests declared 8 at £5,000 or more
447 Debates spoken in 1722 written questions tabled

Ranked 436 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 No 287–150
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 No 284–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 No 291–144
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 No 288–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 No 287–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 No 297–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 No 298–152
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 No 293–155
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 No 292–158
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 No vote 294–61
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 No 294–156
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E No 293–159
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 No 248–139
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 No 259–136
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B No 254–144
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 No 256–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 No 277–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 No 271–95
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No 273–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 No 275–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 No 269–162
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 No 276–155
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 269–103
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 278–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments No vote 247–21

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. 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)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

£52,000

Remuneration: £52,000 a year paid monthly
From: 2 January 2026.
Hours: 7 hrs a week
(Registered 7 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

£5,950

Payment: £5,950
Received on: 19 December 2025. Hours: 8 hrs preparation and speech work.
Ultimate payer: Propertydrum Ltd (a media and events platform serving UK property agency), 18, Church Street, Epsom KT17 4QD
(Registered 5 January 2026)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

£6,800

Payment: £6,800
Received on: 5 December 2025. Hours: 7 hrs approximate hours including preparation and speech delivery.
Ultimate payer: Marketing in Partnership Ltd (Marketing and events communications agency specialising in Financial Services), New London House, 172 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5QR
(Registered 10 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

£11,900

Payment: £11,900
Received on: 3 October 2025. Hours: 18 hrs preparation time and delivery and engagement.
Ultimate payer: Informa Connect Ltd (Host and facilitate live events, Digital content and training for professionals), 5 Horwick Place, London, SW1P 1WG
(Registered 10 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

£5,950

Payment: £5,950
Received on: 3 October 2025. Hours: 12 hrs Preparation and delivery.
Ultimate payer: Builders Merchant Federation (Trade association representing and protecting the majority of building materials businesses), 1180 Elliott Court, Herald Avenue, Coventry CV5 6UB
(Registered 10 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

£12,750

Payment: £12,750
Received on: 8 August 2025. Hours: 20 hrs preparation, delivery and travel.
Ultimate payer: Speakers Associates (Preseneters, hosts and workshop delivery for business), 15 Kinghorn Park, Maidenhead SL6 7TX
(Registered 13 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

£8,500

Payment: £8,500
Received on: 17 July 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
Ultimate payer: Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP (Multinational Law Firm), 1 Bishops Square, London E1 6AD
(Registered 24 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

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)

On the register since 1 Jul 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

£23,858

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)

On the register since 8 Apr 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Non-executive Board Member of the Parliamentary Knowledge Schemes. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 20 May 2025
(Registered 23 September 2025)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

Officer in the Reserve Forces. I have received no payments since my election.
(Registered 4 June 2016; updated 27 October 2016)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

447 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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