Bernard Jenkin
Conservative - Harwich and North Essex
1,162 (2.4%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 9th April 1992
Select Committees
Committee Chair - Liaison Committee Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements (since September 2021)Liaison Sub-Committee on the Scrutiny of Government Strategic Thinking (since June 2023)
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since October 2024)
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since October 2024)
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since October 2024)
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since October 2024)
12 Former APPG memberships
British Property Owners in Cyprus, Choir, Classical Music, Climate and Security, Electric and Automated Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Malaysia, Net Zero, Opera, Sex Equality, Slovenia, Water and Sanitation in the Third WorldDivision Voting information
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
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(5 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(14 debate contributions)
(9 debate contributions)
(5 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(2,227 words contributed)
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).
of 26,604 signatures (0.52%)
of 106,764 signatures (0.20%)
of 106,764 signatures (0.20%)
of 26,604 signatures (0.52%)
of 46,768 signatures (0.18%)
Latest EDMs signed by Bernard Jenkin
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.
(Most recent: 10 Sep 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 75
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
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.
(Most recent: 4 Jul 2023)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 4
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
4 Bills co-sponsored by Bernard Jenkin
Roadworks (Regulation) Bill 2024-26
Sponsor - Mark Francois (Con)
Demonstrations (Abortion Clinics) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Rupa Huq (Lab)
House of Commons (Precedence of Government Business) (European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018)
Sponsor - William Cash (Con)
Electric Vehicles (Standardised Recharging) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Bill Wiggin (Con)
Latest 5 Written Questions
(View all written questions)The Government looks forward to discussing this report with the incoming Liaison Committee Chair once elected.
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
A new List of Ministerial Responsibilities will be published shortly.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
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.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
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.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
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.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)