Clive Efford Portrait

Clive Efford

Labour - Eltham and Chislehurst

8,429 (18.5%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 1st May 1997


Speaker's Conference (2022)
19th Oct 2022 - 30th May 2024
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
2nd Mar 2020 - 30th May 2024
Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
10th Mar 2020 - 30th May 2024
Speaker's Conference
19th Oct 2022 - 30th May 2024
Panel of Chairs
22nd Jun 2020 - 30th May 2024
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
1st May 2024 - 8th May 2024
Media Bill
29th Nov 2023 - 12th Dec 2023
Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill
26th Oct 2022 - 2nd Nov 2022
Finance (No.2) Bill
13th Dec 2021 - 11th Jan 2022
DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation
12th Mar 2019 - 6th Nov 2019
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
23rd Jul 2018 - 6th Nov 2019
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
23rd Jul 2018 - 6th Nov 2019
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
23rd Jul 2018 - 6th Nov 2019
Transport Committee
31st Oct 2016 - 3rd May 2017
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
7th Oct 2011 - 28th Jun 2016
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
12th Jul 2010 - 7th Feb 2011
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
12th Jul 2010 - 7th Feb 2011
London Regional Select Committee
14th Dec 2009 - 6th May 2010
Transport Committee
22nd Jul 2002 - 19th Jan 2009
Procedure Committee
31st Jul 1997 - 11th May 2001


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Clive Efford has voted in 151 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
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
(11 debate interactions)
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(10 debate interactions)
Keir Starmer (Labour)
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
(8 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department of Health and Social Care
(12 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(11 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26
(82 words contributed)
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Latest EDMs signed by Clive Efford

25th March 2025
Clive Efford signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 25th March 2025

Benefit reforms and Personal Independence Payment consultation

Tabled by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
That this House welcomes proposals which have the objective of ensuring more young people are supported into work; wishes to ensure that the people with the most severe disabilities continue to get Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and other support; and, to ensure this happens, requires the Secretary of State for …
17 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Plaid Cymru: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
2nd September 2024
Clive Efford signed this EDM on Monday 3rd March 2025

Ban trophy hunting imports

Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes CITES data and investigations by the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting published in the national media showing British trophy hunters are killing and bringing home trophies of threatened species including African elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, hippopotamuses, zebras, wolves, monkeys, wild cats, lynxes, cougars, bears, and African …
112 signatures
(Most recent: 2 May 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 42
Liberal Democrat: 40
Independent: 8
Scottish National Party: 7
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Conservative: 2
Alliance: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Clive Efford, 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 Efford has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Clive Efford has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

2 Bills introduced by Clive Efford


A Bill to re-establish the Secretary of State’s legal duty to provide national health services in England; to amend the provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 relating to Monitor; to repeal the regulations made under section 75 of that Act; to make other amendments to the provisions in that Act relating to competition and provision of private health services; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 60%

Last Event - Committee Debate: 6th Sitting: House Of Commons
Tuesday 3rd March 2015

A Bill to require football clubs to offer for sale to their supporters a specified percentage of shares in the club upon a change of ownership; to require that a minimum number of places on the club’s board be set aside for election by a qualifying supporters’ organisation; to define what constitutes a qualifying supporters’ organisation; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Commons
Friday 4th March 2016

Latest 8 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
13th May 2025
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the tariffs for people infected with Hepatitis C through contaminated blood products.

The impact of a Hepatitis infection can range from very mild to very severe, including liver failure and death as a direct result of the infection. In its second interim report, the Infected Blood Inquiry recommended that the compensation scheme should reflect the different impacts of infection by developing severity bandings.

The Expert Group provided the Government with clinical advice on the distinctions between these impacts. This meant the Government could set severity bands for Hepatitis infections based on clear clinical markers.

As set out in the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025, where someone’s experience of Hepatitis, whether it is historic or in the present day, has been more severe, they will receive more compensation.

Nick Thomas-Symonds
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
13th May 2025
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the commitments he made when giving evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 7 May 2025, when he plans to respond to the five areas of compensation regulations following his review.

As I said in my oral evidence to the Inquiry, I am open to considering a number of areas of the Scheme where doing so does not cause undue delay to the delivery of compensation. The Inquiry will be producing a further report and the Government will respond to this report when it is published.

Nick Thomas-Symonds
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
13th May 2025
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 7 May 2025, whether he intends to review (a) the compensation regulations and (b) the tariffs.

As I said in my oral evidence to the Inquiry, I am open to considering a number of areas of the Scheme where doing so does not cause undue delay to the delivery of compensation. The Inquiry will be producing a further report and the Government will respond to this report when it is published

Nick Thomas-Symonds
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
13th May 2025
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, if he will review the supplementary route for people for whom the impact of their viruses and their treatments are not fully captured by the core route tariff.

The Infected Blood Inquiry Response Expert Group provided advice on the design of infection severity bands for the core route. They considered the health impacts and treatments that applicants are likely to have experienced. This includes many side effects of treatments, including interferon, and conditions such as chronic fatigue. The core route tariffs therefore already take into account conditions that infected people are likely to experience as a result of their infection or treatment.

The supplementary route, as set out in the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025, provides additional awards for applicants whose circumstances necessitate a higher compensation payment. As a result, the eligibility criteria for the Severe Health Condition award reflects the conditions and impacts the Expert Group identified as not being addressed in other aspects of the scheme, including the core route or Exceptional Loss award.

Nick Thomas-Symonds
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
13th Feb 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to implement the recommendations made by the Leveson Inquiry on independent press regulation.

The Government has clearly laid out its priorities in the manifesto and in the King’s speech, and the second part of Leveson is not among them. There are no current plans for further legislation.

Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
31st Mar 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to fine utility companies for inconvenience caused when their roadworks overrun.

Utility companies are already incentivised to complete works on time with charges of up to £10,000 per day for works that overrun. We have announced that these charges will apply to weekends and bank holidays. We are also doubling fixed penalty notices for companies that breach permit conditions. These conditions can include setting days and times when works can take place.

Lilian Greenwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
31st Mar 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to incentivise utility companies to not overrun on roadworks.

Utility companies are already incentivised to complete works on time with charges of up to £10,000 per day for works that overrun. We have announced that these charges will apply to weekends and bank holidays. We are also doubling fixed penalty notices for companies that breach permit conditions. These conditions can include setting days and times when works can take place.

Lilian Greenwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
7th Jan 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to update the technology required to read (a) diacritical characters and (b) accents marks in the biographical information of UK passport holders.

British passports meet the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). While these standards permit the use of either diacritic marks or their transliteration, the number of countries that have adopted use of diacritics in their passport is very low.

There are currently no plans to introduce the inclusion of diacritic marks in the British passport. However, this will remain a consideration ahead of any future system developments.

Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)