7 APPG memberships (as of 30 May 2024)
City Regions Transport, Football, Netherlands, Serbia, SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders, Somaliland, Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies17 Former APPG memberships
Adult Social Care, Blood Cancer, Carbon Monoxide, Electric Aviation, Electric Vehicles, Football Club, Hydrogen, Light Rail, Local Authority Pension Funds, Macedonia, Manufacturing, National Parks, Pension Clawback, Qatar, Somaliland and Somalia, Squash and Racketball, Stem Cell Transplantation
Panel of Chairs
15th Jan 2020 - 30th May 2024
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
22nd Sep 2021 - 30th May 2024
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
8th Dec 2021 - 30th May 2024
Chairman of the House of Commons Members' Fund
28th Apr 2022 - 30th May 2024
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
22nd Jun 2023 - 30th May 2024
Finance Committee (Commons)
2nd Mar 2020 - 30th May 2024
Liaison Committee (Commons)
20th May 2020 - 30th May 2024
Members Estimate Audit Committee
20th Mar 2019 - 30th May 2024
Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
20th Mar 2020 - 30th May 2024
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
27th Jan 2020 - 30th May 2024
Football Governance Bill
8th May 2024 - 23rd May 2024
Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill
14th Dec 2022 - 11th Jan 2023
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill
15th Dec 2021 - 5th Jan 2022
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
13th Feb 2019 - 6th Nov 2019
National Policy Statements Sub-Committee
13th Nov 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
12th Jul 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
National Policy Statements Sub-Committee 2017-19
13th Nov 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Liaison Committee (Commons)
6th Nov 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Panel of Chairs
22nd Jun 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
12th Jul 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Finance Committee (Commons)
30th Oct 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Finance Committee (Commons)
20th Jul 2015 - 3rd May 2017
Panel of Chairs
12th Jan 2009 - 3rd May 2017
National Policy Statements Sub-Committee
20th Feb 2017 - 3rd May 2017
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
18th Jun 2015 - 3rd May 2017
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
18th Jun 2015 - 3rd May 2017
Liaison Committee (Commons)
10th Sep 2015 - 3rd May 2017
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
10th Jun 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
27th Jun 2006 - 30th Mar 2015
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
10th Jun 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
Finance and Services Committee
17th Jul 2005 - 30th Mar 2015
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
27th Jun 2006 - 30th Mar 2015
Liaison Committee (Commons)
19th Jul 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
National Policy Statements Sub-Committee
21st Jul 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee
3rd Mar 2009 - 6th May 2010
Committee on Reform of the House of Commons
20th Jul 2009 - 6th May 2010
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
22nd Jul 2002 - 27th Jun 2006
Urban Affairs Sub-committee
15th Oct 2002 - 11th Jul 2005
Transport, Local Government & The Regions
16th Jul 2001 - 22nd Jul 2002
Urban Affairs Sub-Committee
16th Jul 2001 - 22nd Jul 2002
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
28th Jul 1998 - 7th Jun 2001
Committee of Selection
7th May 1997 - 11th May 2001
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
8th May 1997 - 28th Jul 1998
Opposition Whip (Commons)
1st Jan 1996 - 1st Jan 1997
Treasury Committee
27th Nov 1995 - 11th Nov 1996
Treasury & Civil Service
1st Jan 1995 - 1st Jan 1996
Division Voting information
During the current Parliament,
Clive Betts has voted in 4 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.
Department Debates
Cabinet Office
(2 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Home Office
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Clive Betts has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLatest EDMs signed by Clive Betts
23rd April 2024
Clive Betts signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 24th April 2024
That this House regrets the decision to end replays in the FA Cup; and calls on the football authorities to reconsider this decision.
FA Cup replays
Tabled by: Martin Vickers (Conservative - Brigg and Immingham)That this House regrets the decision to end replays in the FA Cup; and calls on the football authorities to reconsider this decision.
11 signatures
(Most recent: 24 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 5
Labour: 3
Independent: 2
Workers Party of Britain: 1
(Most recent: 24 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 5
Labour: 3
Independent: 2
Workers Party of Britain: 1
7th February 2024
Clive Betts signed this EDM on Wednesday 28th February 2024
That this House notes the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 26 January 2024, which found that it is plausible that Israel’s ongoing attacks on the Palestinian people in Gaza are in breach of the Genocide Convention; further notes that the ICJ issued provisional measures, including ordering …
International Court of Justice Ruling on Gaza and the UK’s duties under the Genocide Convention
Tabled by: Zarah Sultana (Independent - Coventry South)That this House notes the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 26 January 2024, which found that it is plausible that Israel’s ongoing attacks on the Palestinian people in Gaza are in breach of the Genocide Convention; further notes that the ICJ issued provisional measures, including ordering …
73 signatures
(Most recent: 14 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Scottish National Party: 27
Independent: 11
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
(Most recent: 14 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Scottish National Party: 27
Independent: 11
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Clive Betts, 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.
Clive Betts has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Clive Betts has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Clive Betts has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
8 Bills co-sponsored by Clive Betts
Fireworks (Noise Limits) Bill 2023-24
Sponsor - Judith Cummins (Lab)
Children (Parental Imprisonment) Bill 2023-24
Sponsor - Kerry McCarthy (Lab)
Brain Tumours Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Siobhain McDonagh (Lab)
Social Housing (Emergency Protection of Tenancy Rights) Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Helen Hayes (Lab)
Supported Housing (Regulation) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Kerry McCarthy (Lab)
New Homes (New Development Standards) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Planning (Affordable Housing and Land Compensation) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Helen Hayes (Lab)
Fetal Dopplers (Regulation) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Antoinette Sandbach (LD)
Clive Betts has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament