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Bernard Jenkin

Conservative - Harwich and North Essex

1,162 (2.4%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 9th April 1992


Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
22nd Sep 2021 - 30th May 2024
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
22nd Jun 2023 - 30th May 2024
Committee on Standards
2nd Mar 2020 - 30th May 2024
Liaison Committee (Commons)
20th May 2020 - 30th May 2024
Committee of Privileges
2nd Mar 2020 - 30th May 2024
Public Accounts Committee
2nd Mar 2020 - 25th May 2021
Liaison Committee (Commons)
6th Nov 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
12th Jul 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
12th Jul 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
13th Feb 2019 - 6th Nov 2019
Draft Health Service Safety Investigation Bill (Joint Committee)
17th Apr 2018 - 27th Jul 2018
Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill (Joint Committee)
16th May 2018 - 27th Jul 2018
Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill (Joint Committee)
17th Apr 2018 - 27th Jul 2018
Draft Health Service Safety Investigation Bill (Joint Committee)
16th May 2018 - 27th Jul 2018
Liaison Committee (Commons)
10th Sep 2015 - 3rd May 2017
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
18th Jun 2015 - 3rd May 2017
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
18th Jun 2015 - 3rd May 2017
Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)
3rd Dec 2012 - 30th Mar 2015
Public Administration Committee
10th Jun 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
Liaison Committee (Commons)
19th Jul 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
6th Nov 2014 - 3rd Feb 2015
Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee)
10th Mar 2008 - 6th May 2010
Defence Committee
27th Nov 2006 - 6th May 2010
Committees on Arms Export Controls
10th Mar 2008 - 6th May 2010
Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
1st Dec 2005 - 7th Nov 2006
Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)
10th May 2005 - 8th Dec 2005
Shadow Secretary of State (The Regions)
1st Oct 2003 - 10th May 2005
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
1st Sep 2001 - 1st Oct 2003
Shadow Minister (Transport)
19th Jun 1998 - 1st Sep 2001
Opposition Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs, Scotland and Wales)
1st Jul 1997 - 1st Jul 1998
Opposition Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions)
1st Jan 1998 - 19th Jun 1998
Social Security
6th Dec 1993 - 21st Mar 1997


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Bernard Jenkin has voted in 45 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 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
John Healey (Labour)
Secretary of State for Defence
(8 debate interactions)
David Lammy (Labour)
Foreign Secretary
(6 debate interactions)
Michael Shanks (Labour)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(5 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Cabinet Office
(16 debate contributions)
Ministry of Defence
(7 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Great British Energy Bill 2024-26
(2,227 words contributed)
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Harwich and North Essex 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).

Bernard Jenkin has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Bernard Jenkin

2nd September 2024
Bernard Jenkin signed this EDM on Monday 2nd September 2024

Social Security

Tabled by: Rishi Sunak (Conservative - Richmond and Northallerton)
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (S.I., 2024, No. 869), dated 22 August 2024, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22 August 2024, be annulled.
81 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Sep 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 75
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
28th June 2023
Bernard Jenkin signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 29th June 2023

Local Government

Tabled by: Mike Penning (Conservative - Hemel Hempstead)
That the draft Castle Point (Electoral Changes) Order 2023, which was laid before the House on 23 May 2023, be not made.
4 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Jul 2023)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 4
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Bernard Jenkin, 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.


Bernard Jenkin has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Bernard Jenkin has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

Bernard Jenkin has not introduced any legislation before Parliament


Latest 6 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
31st Oct 2024
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to the First Report of the Liaison Committee of 2023-24 on Promoting national strategy: How select committee scrutiny can improve strategic thinking in Whitehall, HC 31, published on 29 May 2024; and whether he plans to establish a new national school for government and public services.

The Government looks forward to discussing this report with the incoming Liaison Committee Chair once elected.

Nick Thomas-Symonds
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
7th Oct 2024
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason an updated version of the transparency data entitled Government ministers and responsibilities has not yet been published; and when he plans to publish an updated version.

A new List of Ministerial Responsibilities will be published shortly.

Georgia Gould
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
12th Nov 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what definition his Department uses for socio-economic welfare, the context of publications by Ofgem.

Socio-economic welfare is a standard economic tool that aims to identify how much better off the country would be if an improvement is made by tracing the effects on the economy. In this regard, Ofgem uses the same definitions of welfare as used in other areas of government.

Miatta Fahnbulleh
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
5th Nov 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to implement a British jobs bonus scheme; and how much he plans to allocate to each year of the scheme.

The Government has launched the Clean Industry Bonus, an addition to Contract for Difference (CfD) payments for fixed and floating offshore wind developers who invest in their supply chains. The budget for the Bonus will be £27m per gigawatt of offshore wind capacity that applies to the 2025 CfD round. Policy on future rounds will be communicated in due course.

Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
31st Oct 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the fire in a submarine construction facility in Barrow-in-Furness on delivery of the AUKUS submarine programme.

I refer the right hon. Member to the written statement I laid in the House on 30 October 2024 on this issue. The UK remains committed to delivering the SSN-AUKUS Optimal Pathway announced by the three leaders of the AUKUS nations in March 2023. The UK’s continued commitment to AUKUS was recently demonstrated by the Defence Secretary hosting his Australian and US counterparts at the Old Royal Naval College in London to drive forward progress on AUKUS.

Maria Eagle
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
16th Dec 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, what the evidential basis is that unitary councils save money.

The Case For Local Government Reorganisation in the English Devolution White Paper, states “In 2020 a PwC report, “Evaluating the importance of scale in proposals for local government reorganisation”, for the County Councils Network, estimated that reorganisation of the then 25 two-tier areas to a single unitary structure would have a one-off cost of £400 million, with the potential to realise £2.9 billion over five years, with an annual post implementation net recurring saving of £700 million. The unitary proposals submitted in relation to the most recently established unitary councils identified a range of efficiencies that could be achieved where council services are brought together in one organisation. For North Yorkshire Council, established in April 2023, unitarisation has enabled the council to manage financial pressures through structural changes and service transformation which are expected to achieve more than £40 million in savings by March 2026.”

Jim McMahon
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)