Chris Bryant
Labour MP for Rhondda and Ogmore, since 7 June 2001
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
The Rt Hon Chris Bryant is the Labour MP for Rhondda and Ogmore, and has been an MP continually since 7 June 2001. He currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
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Voting record
590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
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
Payment: £50,000 Further advance on the paperback publication of a book
Received on: 28 May 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP
(Registered 28 May 2026)
Role, work or services: Author Royalties
Payer: Public Lending Right, British Library, Boston Spa, Wetherby LS23 7BQ
(Registered 14 April 2026)
Payment: £289.04
Received on: 25 March 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 14 April 2026)
Payment: £206.50
Received on: 25 March 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 13 April 2026)
Role, work or services: Author royalties
Payer: ALCS (Authors Licensing and Collection Society), 6th Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UN
Additional information: Any payments will be listed below.
(Registered 26 September 2024)
Payment: £10,000 for the rights to make a television series based on my book
Received on: 25 February 2026. Hours: no additional hours.
Ultimate payer: Mother Pictures Ltd, Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London E2 7DD
(Registered 25 February 2026)
Payment: £220
Received on: 6 November 2025. Hours: 2 hrs Edinburgh International Book Festival Session.
Ultimate payer: Edinburgh International Book Festival, 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN
(Registered 6 November 2025)
Role, work or services: Writing and adapting a book
Payer: United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE
(Updated 8 July 2024)
Payment: £50,000 Publication Advance
Received on: 10 September 2025. Hours: 10 hrs.
Ultimate payer: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP
(Registered 11 September 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: All England Lawn Tennis Club
Address of donor: Church Road, Wimbledon SW19 5AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets to attend the Championships at Wimbledon including hospitality. The amount is estimated, value £700
Date received: 2 July 2026
Date accepted: 2 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01429062
(Registered 14 July 2026)
Name of donor: Edinburgh International Book Festival
Address of donor: 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One night's accommodation night for the Edinburgh International Book Festival, value £345
Date received: 20 August 2025
Date accepted: 20 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration SC079939
(Registered 9 September 2025)
Name of donor: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Address of donor: 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One night's accommodation for the Edinburgh Book Festival (£345) and dinner (£18.30), value £363.30
Date received: 19 August 2025 to 20 August 2025
Date accepted: 19 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01984336
(Registered 9 September 2025)
8. Miscellaneous
A trustee of the Mabon Trust, which offers small grants to community projects, organisations, individuals and charities in the Rhondda. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 21 March 2021
(Registered 27 February 2023)
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Debates
2552 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- Robert Hamill Inquiry Report
- UK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade Agreement
- Business and Trade
- Science, innovation and technology Committee
- Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
- Business and Trade
- Summer Jobs
- Business and Trade
- Farming Sector: International Trade
- Supply Chain Security
Money declared to them
No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.
Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →
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