Alex Burghart Portrait

Alex Burghart

Conservative - Brentwood and Ongar

First elected: 8th June 2017

Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

(since October 2022)

Alex Burghart is not a member of any APPGs
5 Former APPG memberships
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Assistive Technology, Boxing, Children, Looked After Children and Care Leavers
Procurement Bill [HL]
25th Jan 2023 - 21st Feb 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
20th Sep 2022 - 27th Oct 2022
Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill
19th Oct 2022 - 26th Oct 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
16th Sep 2021 - 6th Jul 2022
Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill
24th Nov 2021 - 7th Dec 2021
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
22nd Sep 2021 - 27th Oct 2021
Standing Orders
1st Nov 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
18th Dec 2017 - 25th Feb 2019
Work and Pensions Committee
11th Sep 2017 - 11th Feb 2019


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Alex Burghart has voted in 962 divisions, and 3 times against the majority of their Party.

17 Jun 2020 - Health and Personal Social Services - View Vote Context
Alex Burghart voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 104 Conservative Aye votes vs 124 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 253 Noes - 136
18 Oct 2022 - Public Order Bill - View Vote Context
Alex Burghart voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 103 Conservative No votes vs 113 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 297 Noes - 110
7 Mar 2023 - Public Order Bill - View Vote Context
Alex Burghart voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 107 Conservative Aye votes vs 109 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 116 Noes - 299
View All Alex Burghart Division Votes

Debates during the 2019 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Toby Perkins (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Nature and Rural Affairs)
(111 debate interactions)
Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(101 debate interactions)
Emma Hardy (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Flooding, Oceans and Coastal Communities)
(26 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Cabinet Office
(529 debate contributions)
Department for Education
(340 debate contributions)
Department for Work and Pensions
(7 debate contributions)
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View all Alex Burghart's debates

Brentwood and Ongar Petitions

e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.

If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.

If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).

Petition Debates Contributed

A new offence should be created and legal sanctions should be introduced to stop MPs intentionally or recklessly misleading the public. This could restore a degree of trust in the UK's political system.

The Government should introduce legislation to make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence. This would mean that all MPs, including Ministers, would face a serious penalty for knowingly making false statements in the House of Commons, as is the case in a court of law.


Latest EDMs signed by Alex Burghart

Alex Burghart has not signed any Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Alex Burghart, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Alex Burghart has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Alex Burghart has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

Alex Burghart has not introduced any legislation before Parliament


Alex Burghart has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament