Robert Jenrick Portrait

Robert Jenrick

Conservative - Newark

3,572 (6.7%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 5th June 2014

Shadow Secretary of State for Justice

(since November 2024)

Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration)
25th Oct 2022 - 6th Dec 2023
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
7th Sep 2022 - 25th Oct 2022
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
24th Jul 2019 - 15th Sep 2021
Public Accounts Committee
5th Feb 2018 - 6th Nov 2019
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
9th Jan 2018 - 24th Jul 2019
Health and Social Care Committee
7th Jul 2014 - 30th Mar 2015


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Robert Jenrick has voted in 42 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
View All Robert Jenrick Division Votes

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
Shabana Mahmood (Labour)
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
(6 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(5 debate interactions)
Keir Starmer (Labour)
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
(3 debate interactions)
View All Sparring Partners
Department Debates
Ministry of Justice
(12 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(4 debate contributions)
HM Treasury
(1 debate contributions)
View All Department Debates
View all Robert Jenrick's debates

Newark 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).

Robert Jenrick has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Robert Jenrick

18th March 2015
Robert Jenrick signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 18th March 2015

WENTWORTH WOODHOUSE IN ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Tabled by: John Healey (Labour - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough)
That this House commends the current plans to secure the future of one of the grandest stately homes in England, Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, by placing it in a charitable trust and opening it to the public; acknowledges the exceptional splendour of this house and recognises the work already …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Mar 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 7
Conservative: 3
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
View All Robert Jenrick's signed Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Robert Jenrick, 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.


Robert Jenrick has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Robert Jenrick has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

2 Bills introduced by Robert Jenrick


A Bill to confer relief from non-domestic rates for hereditaments in England and Wales

This Bill received Royal Assent on 29th April 2021 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision to change the dates on which non-domestic rating lists must be compiled; and to change the dates by which proposed lists must be sent to billing authorities, the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 15th March 2021 and was enacted into law.


Latest 1 Written Question

(View all written questions)
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 Jan 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any offenders convicted of a grooming gang offence were released under the SDS40.

There is no single ‘grooming gang’ offence defined in legislation.

All sex offences are automatically excluded from SDS40.

Nicholas Dakin
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury