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Kemi Badenoch

Conservative - North West Essex

First elected: 8th June 2017

Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

(since July 2024)

Kemi Badenoch is not a member of any APPGs
4 Former APPG memberships
Blockchain, Challenger Banks and Building Societies, Innovation Corridor, Women in Parliament
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
8th Jul 2024 - 9th Jul 2024
President of the Board of Trade
7th Feb 2023 - 5th Jul 2024
Minister for Women and Equalities
25th Oct 2022 - 5th Jul 2024
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
7th Feb 2023 - 5th Jul 2024
Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade
6th Sep 2022 - 7th Feb 2023
Minister for Equalities
14th Feb 2020 - 6th Jul 2022
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (jointly with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
16th Sep 2021 - 6th Jul 2022
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
4th Nov 2021 - 6th Jul 2022
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
24th Nov 2021 - 1st Dec 2021
Public Accounts Committee
2nd Mar 2020 - 30th Nov 2021
Elections Bill
22nd Sep 2021 - 26th Oct 2021
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
13th Feb 2020 - 15th Sep 2021
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
27th Jul 2019 - 13th Feb 2020
Standing Orders
1st Nov 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
8th Jan 2018 - 27th Jul 2019
Justice Committee
11th Sep 2017 - 15th Jul 2019


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Kemi Badenoch has voted in 0 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
Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(2 debate interactions)
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Legislation Debates
Kemi Badenoch has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch has not signed any Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Kemi Badenoch, 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.


Kemi Badenoch has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Kemi Badenoch has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

4 Bills introduced by Kemi Badenoch


A Bill to make provision about the administration and conduct of elections, including provision designed to strengthen the integrity of the electoral process; about overseas electors; about voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens; about the designation of a strategy and policy statement for the Electoral Commission; about the membership of the Speaker's Committee; about the Electoral Commission's functions in relation to criminal proceedings; about financial information to be provided by a political party on applying for registration; for preventing a person being registered as a political party and being a recognised non-party campaigner at the same time; about regulation of expenditure for political purposes; about disqualification of offenders for holding elective offices; about information to be included in electronic campaigning material; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to provide for the regulation of competition in digital markets; to amend the Competition Act 1998 and the Enterprise Act 2002 and to make other provision about competition law; to make provision relating to the protection of consumer rights and to confer further such rights; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 24th May 2024 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to provide for the quashing of convictions in England and Wales and Northern Ireland for certain offences alleged to have been committed while the Horizon system was in use by the Post Office; to make provision about the deletion of cautions given in England and Wales or Northern Ireland for such offences; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 24th May 2024 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to provide for the payment out of money provided by Parliament of expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State under, or in connection with, schemes or other arrangements to compensate persons affected by the Horizon system and in respect of other matters identified in legal proceedings relating to the Horizon system.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 25th January 2024 and was enacted into law.

1 Bill co-sponsored by Kemi Badenoch

Online News Platforms (Regulation) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Damien Moore (Con)


Kemi Badenoch has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament