About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Alex Burghart) represents you, and all of the people who live in Brentwood and Ongar, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Ceidwadwyr MP ar gyfer Brentwood and Ongar

Aeth i mewn i'r Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 9 Mehefin 2017 — Etholiad cyffredinol

Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• @alexburghart
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Themau o ddiddordeb

• Cabinet Office
• Northern Ireland Office
• Department for Education
• Ministry of Defence
• Treasury
• Guided Weapons: Procurement
• UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
• Immigration
• Foreign Investment in UK: National Security
• Windsor Framework

Swyddogaethau cyfredol

• Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (since 5 Tach 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (since 8 Gor 2024)

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Member, Procurement Bill [HL] Committee (25 Ion 2023 to 21 Chw 2023)
• The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (27 Hyd 2022 to 5 Gor 2024)
• Member, Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee (19 Hyd 2022 to 26 Hyd 2022)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (20 Med 2022 to 27 Hyd 2022)
• Member, Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill Committee (24 Tach 2021 to 7 Rha 2021)
• Member, Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (22 Med 2021 to 27 Hyd 2021)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (16 Med 2021 to 6 Gor 2022)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (18 Rha 2017 to 25 Chw 2019)
• Member, Standing Orders Committee ( 1 Tach 2017 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (11 Med 2017 to 11 Chw 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Eric Pickles
• Robert McCrindle

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Procurement Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Skills and Post-16 Education Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Opposition Day: UK-EU Summit 13 May 2025

  I beg to move, That this House recognises that the Conservative Party stands by the result of the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union (EU); calls on the Government to stand by that decision at the summit with the EU on 19 May 2025, to put the national interest first and not to row back on Brexit, for example by re-introducing free movement through a EU youth mobility scheme,...

• Opposition Day: UK-EU Summit 13 May 2025

  No. In 2015, UK international trade stood at just over £1 trillion a year, but by 2023, it stood at £1.6 trillion a year—all in spite of Brexit. Our concern is that this Government have proven themselves to be really terrible negotiators. We have previously heard the Administration talk about the need for ruthless pragmatism; one can only wonder whether that is the same ruthless...

• Opposition Day: UK-EU Summit 13 May 2025

  I always have respect and time for the hon. Gentleman’s wisdom, but I feel I must correct him. The Government are not hard Brexiteers—they are just Brexiteers today. Tomorrow, who knows? What we know is that they were against leaving the EU, and then they changed their minds. Those people who change their minds on such fundamental issues may well change them back—they may well turn on a...

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Alex Burghart

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