Kemi Badenoch

Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Conservative MP for Saffron Walden

@KemiBadenoch

About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Kemi Badenoch) represents you, and all of the people who live in Saffron Walden, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Conservative MP for Saffron Walden

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

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Topics of interest

  • Home Office
  • Ministry of Housing
  • Communities and Local Government
  • Department for Business
  • Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Department for Transport
  • Department for Digital
  • Culture
  • Media and Sport
  • European Research Council
  • Refugees: Employment
  • Social Services: VAT
  • Chemicals: EU Law
  • Heathrow Airport: Construction

Currently held offices

  • Secretary of State for Business and Trade (since 7 Feb 2023)
  • President of the Board of Trade (since 7 Feb 2023)
  • Minister for Women and Equalities (since 25 Oct 2022)
  • Minister for Women and Equalities (since 25 Oct 2022)
  • Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (since 16 Sep 2021)
  • Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (since 16 Sep 2021)

Other offices held in the past

  • The Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade ( 6 Sep 2022 to 7 Feb 2023)
  • Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (24 Nov 2021 to 1 Dec 2021)
  • Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission ( 4 Nov 2021 to 6 Jul 2022)
  • Member, Elections Bill Committee (22 Sep 2021 to 26 Oct 2021)
  • Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (jointly with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) (16 Sep 2021 to 6 Jul 2022)
  • Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 Nov 2021)
  • Minister for Equalities (14 Feb 2020 to 6 Jul 2022)
  • The Exchequer Secretary (13 Feb 2020 to 15 Sep 2021)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (27 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
  • Vice-Chair, Conservative Party ( 8 Jan 2018 to 27 Jul 2019)
  • Member, Standing Orders Committee ( 1 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Justice Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 15 Jul 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Recent appearances

  • Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill 20 Mar 2024

    I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I am pleased to present the Bill for its Second Reading. It will quash the convictions of those affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal in England and Wales—one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation’s history. The legislation will clear the names of sub-postmasters whose lives were ruined because of the Horizon...
  • Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill 20 Mar 2024

    We are working closely with the Northern Ireland Executive. We have carefully considered the territorial extent of each piece of legislation, and we are rigorous in our commitment to devolution. The hon. Gentleman should be assured of the amount of work that is taking place to ensure that we get the Bill done properly in a way that will not have unintended consequences. I thank him for that...
  • Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill 20 Mar 2024

    My right hon. and learned Friend makes a good point about the final condition in the Bill. That is something that we considered, but it would likely have required a case-by-case, file-by-file assessment of each prosecution. That would have added significant time and complexity, which is what our solution avoids. One thing that I have been keen to emphasise is that speed and pace are critical....

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Last updated: 18 Mar 2024.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Global Media and Entertainment Ltd
Address of donor: 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets with hospitality for the Jingle Bell Ball, value £800
Date received: 9 December 2023
Date accepted: 9 December 2023
Donor status: company, registration 06251684
(Registered 28 December 2023)

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