Karen Bradley Portrait

Karen Bradley

Conservative - Staffordshire Moorlands

1,175 (2.7%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 6th May 2010


Procedure Committee
29th Jan 2020 - 30th May 2024
Liaison Committee (Commons)
20th May 2020 - 30th May 2024
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill)
13th Mar 2024 - 30th May 2024
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill
20th Mar 2024 - 17th Apr 2024
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
28th Feb 2024 - 6th Mar 2024
Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill
8th Feb 2023 - 22nd Feb 2023
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
8th Jan 2018 - 24th Jul 2019
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
3rd Jul 2017 - 8th Jan 2018
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
14th Jul 2016 - 3rd Jul 2017
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
8th Feb 2014 - 14th Jul 2016
Administration Committee
3rd Dec 2012 - 10th Mar 2014
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
7th Oct 2013 - 8th Feb 2014
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
6th Sep 2012 - 7th Oct 2013
Procedure Committee
31st Oct 2011 - 5th Nov 2012
Work and Pensions Committee
12th Jul 2010 - 29th Oct 2012


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Karen Bradley has voted in 24 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
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(3 debate interactions)
Alicia Kearns (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(2 debate interactions)
David Lammy (Labour)
Foreign Secretary
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Home Office
(4 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(2 debate contributions)
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Latest EDMs signed by Karen Bradley

2nd September 2024
Karen Bradley 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
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Karen Bradley, 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.


Karen Bradley has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Karen Bradley has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

13 Bills introduced by Karen Bradley

Introduced: 4th July 2019

Extend the period for forming an Executive under section 1(1) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018 and to impose a duty on the Secretary of State to report on progress towards the formation of an Executive in Northern Ireland.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 24th July 2019 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 4th July 2019

Extend the period for forming an Executive under section 1(1) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018 and to impose a duty on the Secretary of State to report on progress towards the formation of an Executive in Northern Ireland.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 24th July 2019 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 5th July 2016

A Bill To make provision about electronic communications infrastructure and services; to provide for restricting access to online pornography; to make provision about protection of intellectual property in connection with electronic communications; to make provision about data-sharing; to make provision about functions of OFCOM in relation to the BBC; to provide for determination by the BBC of age-related TV licence fee concessions; to make provision about the regulation of direct marketing; to make other provision about OFCOM and its functions; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 27th April 2017 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 21st March 2018

A Bill to make provision about the regional rate in Northern Ireland for the year ending 31 March 2019; and amend the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th March 2018 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 20th March 2018

A Bill to Authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of certain sums for the service of the years ending 31 March 2018 and 2019; to appropriate those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources for those years; to revise the limits on the use of certain accruing resources in the year ending 31 March 2018; and to authorise the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland to borrow on the credit of the sum appropriated for the year ending 31 March 2019.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th March 2018 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 28th February 2019

Make provision about the regional rate in Northern Ireland for the year ending 31 March 2020; and amend the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 26th March 2019 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 28th February 2019

To authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of certain sums for the service of the years ending 31 March 2019 and 2020; to appropriate those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources for those years; to revise the limits on the use of certain accruing resources in the year ending 31 March 2019; and to authorise the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland to borrow on the credit of the sum appropriated for the year ending 31 March 2020.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 15th March 2019 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 27th June 2018

To authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of certain sums for the service of the year ending 31 March 2019; to appropriate those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland to borrow on the credit of the appropriated sums; to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources (including accruing resources) for the year ending 31 March 2019; and to repeal certain spent provisions.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 20th July 2018 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 18th October 2018

To facilitate the formation of an Executive in Northern Ireland by extending the time for making Ministerial appointments following the election of the Northern Ireland Assembly on 2 March 2017; and to make provision about the exercise of governmental functions in, or in relation to, Northern Ireland in the absence of Northern Ireland Ministers.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 1st November 2018 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 21st March 2018

A Bill to confer power on the Secretary of State to determine salaries and other benefits for Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly in respect of periods when there is no Executive.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th March 2018 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 19th May 2016

A Bill to enable the United Kingdom to implement the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict of 1954 and the Protocols to that Convention of 1954 and 1999

This Bill received Royal Assent on 23rd February 2017 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to require companies to prepare an annual statement on carbon in their supply chains; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 6th May 2022

A Bill to require companies to prepare an annual statement on carbon in their supply chains; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 16th October 2020
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Karen Bradley has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament