Sir Bernard Jenkin MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Harwich and North Essex is Sir Bernard Jenkin (Conservative), MP there since 9 April 1992.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Sir Bernard Jenkin as a current member of these 7 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees | 23 June 2026 | Current |
| Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements | 11 June 2025 | Current |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 4 December 2024 | Current |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 16 October 2024 | Current |
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 16 October 2024 | Current |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 14 October 2024 | Current |
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 14 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) | Department of Energy and Climate Change | 10 May 2005 | 8 December 2005 |
| Shadow Secretary of State (The Regions) | 1 October 2003 | 10 May 2005 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | Ministry of Defence | 1 September 2001 | 1 October 2003 |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) | Department for Transport | 19 June 1998 | 1 September 2001 |
| Opposition Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions) | 1 January 1998 | 19 June 1998 | |
| Opposition Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs, Scotland and Wales) | 1 July 1997 | 1 July 1998 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government | 22 June 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements | 22 September 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 20 May 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Committee on Standards | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 2 March 2020 | 25 May 2021 |
| Committee of Privileges | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system | 13 February 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill (Joint Committee) | 16 May 2018 | 27 July 2018 |
| Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill (Joint Committee) | 17 April 2018 | 27 July 2018 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 6 November 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee | 12 July 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 12 July 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
Other posts
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chair, Conservative Party | 1 December 2005 | 7 November 2006 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 01659f11a2b9.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Sir Bernard Jenkin, as the MP registered them: Miscellaneous (3), Employment and earnings (2), Visits outside the UK (2), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). Latest registration 3 June 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Writing articles - Mace Publishing Limited Company number 15121315
- Type of work or service being provided: Writing articles
- Date the agreement ended: 2026-05-28
- Name of the payer: Mace Publishing Limited Company number 15121315
- Brief description of the payer's business: 58190 - Other publishing activities
- Payment received on 01 September 2026 - £300.00
- Payment received on 28 May 2026 - £300.00
Speaking engagement - El Espaniol,
- Type of work or service being provided: Speaking engagement
- Date the agreement ended: 2026-04-15
- Name of the payer: El Espaniol,
- Brief description of the payer's business: National newspaper in Spain
- Payment received on 29 April 2026 - £1,264.76
International visit to Spain between 14 April 2026 and 15 April 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Purpose of visit: Invited to speak at "Wake Up Spain!" Defence Conference in Madrid organised by El Espanol
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-04-14
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-04-15
International visit to Moldova between 19 February 2026 and 25 February 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Visit for briefings and meetings in Moldova, Odessa and Kiev, and to attend fourth anniversary event to commemorate the 2022 full scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with President Zelenskyy and other heads of state.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-02-19
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-02-25
Richard Matthews - £300.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Day's shooting
- Value of the benefit: £300.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-12-23
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-12-23
- Name of the donor: Richard Matthews
- Status of the donor: Individual
Property in Essex
- Date on which the land or property was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2025-09-04
- Location of the land or property: Essex
- A description of the property: Holiday chalet
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
I am a Trustee of the Parliament Choir, which was an All Party Parliamentary Group until 2019, but is now an autonomous body under the patronage of the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lords Speaker. The choir is open to all who work in Parliament.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2010-01-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Director and Chairman of Beach Road Water Ltd, a non-profit company limited by guarantee. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2011-07-20
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
A Vice President of Combat Stress, a charity offering mental health services to veterans. This is an unpaid role.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Sir Bernard Jenkin's office spent £215,309 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. In 2023-24 it was £226,318. Office costs came to £12,168 of a £33,020 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 | £215,308.91 | £226,318.15 | £208,942.02 |
| Office costs: spent | £12,168.38 | £11,049.38 | £14,500.13 |
| Accommodation: spent | £29,144.59 | £24,063.71 | £24,000.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,425.04 | £4,070.83 | £2,239.17 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Harwich and North Essex CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Researcher ×2 (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Sir Bernard Jenkin is recorded voting in 415 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 36 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Sir Bernard Jenkin has tabled 31 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Transport; Ministry of Defence; and others.
Livestock: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider allowing the export of live animals for to the EU for fattening and slaughter as part of the dynamic alignment provisions of the proposed sanitary and phytosanitar …
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex dated 10 of June concerning Mr Lewis Mounteny’s questions about NHS Penalty Charge Regulations.
NHS: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria the NHS Business Services Authority applies when determining whether a person has acted wrongfully or with any lack of care for the purposes of Regulation 2(3)(g)(ii) of the National …
A120: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to upgrade the A120 from Hare Green to Harwich.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out in detail where he expects to be able to fulfill the commitment of £10.7bn included in the spending projections on page 73 of the Defence Investment Plan.
Livestock: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider allowing the export of live animals to the EU as part of the dynamic alignment provisions of the proposed sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the EU.
Economic Growth: UK Membership of EU
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made by her Department of the statistical reliability of the OBR's claim that the UK economy is growing more slowly than if the UK had remained in the EU after 2021; and if she will set out …
Economic Growth: EU Law
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of measures proposed in the EU reset on economic growth, taking account costs on business and the taxpayer of, inter allia, i) new regulations and dire …
Economic Growth: Brexit
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of leaving the EU on the underlying growth rate of the UK economy; and what recent analysis her Department has undertaken on that issue.
Public Appointments: Vetting
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the assessments made by UKSV arising from the developed vetting of individuals proposed for public appointments since the enactment of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 come into f …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 2bac6429d718. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sir Bernard Jenkin.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Harwich and North Essex returned Sir Bernard Jenkin with a majority of 1,162: 16,522 votes, 34.4% of those cast, against 15,360 for Alex Diner. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Harwich and North Essex figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Bernard Jenkin corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Bernard Jenkin:
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.