Alex Burghart MP: votes, interests and costs
Alex Burghart represents Brentwood and Ongar in the House of Commons for Conservative and has done since 8 June 2017. The Members API lists the post of Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 5 November 2024.
Offices and committees
Current posts held by Alex Burghart, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Cabinet Office | 5 November 2024 | Current |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Office | 8 July 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 27 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Department for Work and Pensions | 20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Department for Education | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Procurement Bill [HL] | 25 January 2023 | 21 February 2023 |
| Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill | 19 October 2022 | 26 October 2022 |
| Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill | 24 November 2021 | 7 December 2021 |
| Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill | 22 September 2021 | 27 October 2021 |
| Human Rights (Joint Committee) | 18 December 2017 | 25 February 2019 |
| Work and Pensions Committee | 11 September 2017 | 11 February 2019 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 b4078389b806.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 7 entries for Alex Burghart: Visits outside the UK (2), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (2), Employment and earnings (2), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). The most recent was registered on 18 September 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Italy between 24 August 2026 and 26 August 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Off-site meetings with Mr K R Murdoch and other senior executives from News Corp and News UK.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-08-24
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-08-26
David Robert Meller - £2,000.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £2,000.00
- Name of the donor: David Robert Meller
- Status of the donor: Individual
IPGL Ltd - £3,000.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £3,000.00
- Name of the donor: IPGL Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: IPGL Ltd
- Company registration number: 2011009
- Source of company identifier: Companies House
International visit to France between 15 January 2026 and 17 January 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Attending the Franco-British Colloque 2026 at the Trianon Palace, Versailles, a private forum for facilitating closer and more effective engagement between the UK and France.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-01-15
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-01-17
Cliveden Literary Festival - £2,302.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two nights stay for me and my wife and two children at the Literary Festival at which I was speaking (includes dinner both nights)
- Value of the benefit: £2,302.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-10-10
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-10-10
- Name of the donor: Cliveden Literary Festival
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Cliveden Literary Festival
Speaking engagement - Primary Access & Research Limited
- Type of work or service being provided: Speaking engagement
- Name of the payer: Primary Access & Research Limited
- Brief description of the payer's business: Political analysis
- Payment received on 17 April 2026 - £1,000.00
Writing reviews - The Spectator
- Type of work or service being provided: Writing reviews
- Name of the payer: The Spectator
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £195,561 for Alex Burghart in 2024-25 against a budget of £268,550. In 2023-24 it was £179,662. Office costs came to £8,059 of a £36,550 budget. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £195,561.21 | £179,661.98 | £173,629.97 |
| Office costs: spent | £8,058.95 | £6,332.88 | £3,239.56 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £123.94 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £36,550, staffing £268,550, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Brentwood and Ongar CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Researcher (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Caseworker + Constituency Assistant (permanent full time), Researcher (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Alex Burghart voted in the House of Commons: 431 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 41 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading No; Programme Motion No |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye; New Clause 7 Aye; Amendment 32 Aye; Amendment 51 Aye; New Clause 21 Aye; Amendment 47 Aye; Amendment 4 Aye; Amendment 52 Aye; Amendment 23 Aye |
| 15 October 2026 | Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment: Aye |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax Aye; MoD Bicester and illegal migrants Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; New Clause 25 Aye |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: No |
| 10 September 2026 | Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: Aye |
| 7 September 2026 to 8 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 142 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 145 Aye |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 Aye |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye; Amendment 199 Aye |
| 7 July 2026 | Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners: Aye |
| 6 July 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1: No |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 544 written questions have been tabled by Alex Burghart, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department of Health and Social Care; Cabinet Office; Attorney General's Office.
Health Services: Social Class
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Whether socio-economic background is a consideration in the NHS England Core20PLUS5 when deciding whether to provide health care under the programme.
Civil Service: Parliamentary Scrutiny
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Minister for the Civil Service plans to take to engage with HM Opposition on changes to legislation affecting the Civil Service.
No 10 North: Operating Costs
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate her Department has made of the gross annual administrative cost of No10 North; and whether it will be funded from the existing (a) Cabinet Office, (b) HM Treasury or (c) MHCLG budgets.
Emergencies: Mobile Phones
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 24 January 2024, to Question 10668, on Emergencies: Mobile Phones, what is the additional or marginal cost to the public purse of issuing a nationwide Emergency Alert.
Emergencies: Mobile Phones
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 27 January 2025, to Question 25755, on Emergencies: Mobile Phones, whether there will be an evaluation report produced for the use of the UK Emergency Alert service on 14 August 2 …
Civil Service: Costs
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the gross operating cost and full-time equivalent headcount was in 2024-25 for each of (a) the Government Recruitment Service, (b) civil service shared services, (c) the Government Car Service, and (d) UK S …
Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what net saving to the departmental expenditure limit her Department expects from the July 2026 machinery of government changes in each of the next three years, and how much of that saving was already factored i …
Intelligence Services: Summer Internship Programme
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2026, to Question 16155, on Intelligence Services: Summer Internship Programme, what consideration was given to the the eligibility require for the scheme.
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 21055 on Lord Mandelson, for what reason no documented material from the review by the General Counsel to the Prime Minister was contained in the humble Add …
International Court of Justice
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2026 to Question HL2133, on International Court of Justice, what non-privileged advice and guidance he has given to the Government on the weight to be given to advisory opinions of the Interna …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 5f03c5fb62f4. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Alex Burghart.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Brentwood and Ongar returned Alex Burghart with a majority of 5,980: 17,731 votes, 36.7% of those cast, against 11,751 for Paul Godfrey. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Brentwood and Ongar figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Alex Burghart corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Alex Burghart:
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.