James Cleverly’s voting in Parliament

James Cleverly is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, James Cleverly sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• James Cleverly consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• James Cleverly consistently voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of James Cleverly’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit James Cleverly’s full vote analysis page for more.

James Cleverly has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2017

Recent appearances

• Nuclear Safeguards Bill 16 Oct 2017

  I rise to support the Bill, unsurprisingly, because as colleagues well know, the decision to leave the European Union also meant, by extension, a decision to leave Euratom. This issue has been debated on the Floor of the House, but that is the position of both the UK Government and the EU27. The Government have therefore made it clear that they intend to honour their commitment to the...

• Nuclear Safeguards Bill 16 Oct 2017

  No, I will not give way, because a number of Members still wish to speak. I apologise; I would normally give way, but I am about to conclude because I know we are short of time. The Bill will give the Office for Nuclear Regulation additional powers. It will give the Government the opportunity to use limited powers to amend the Nuclear Safeguards and Electricity (Finance) Act 1978, the Nuclear...

• Nuclear Safeguards Bill 16 Oct 2017

  I chose not to bring this up when the Opposition Front-Bench spokesman was speaking, but the Bill has nothing to do with nuclear safety. It is about nuclear safeguarding. The words are similar, but they have a fundamentally different meaning.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Braintree

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @jamescleverly
• https://facebook.com/james.cleverly

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

James Cleverly campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Ministry of Defence
• Cabinet Office
• Scotland Office
• Home Office
• Commonwealth Secretariat: Finance
• MOD Wethersfield
• Commonwealth Secretariat: Public Appointments
• Elections: Fraud
• Ministry of Defence: Property

Other offices held in the past

• Member, International Trade Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee) (9 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Brooks Newmark
• Alan Hurst
• Tony Newton

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Crown Tenancies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Psychoactive Substances Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Driving Instructors (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (6 out of 13)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all James Cleverly’s speeches
• Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 100.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 59 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on James Cleverly’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 42 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)