Dame Karen Bradley MP: votes, interests and costs
Dame Karen Bradley (Conservative) is the MP for Staffordshire Moorlands, in the seat since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
Dame Karen Bradley sits on 4 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees | 23 June 2026 | Current |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 4 December 2024 | Current |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 25 November 2024 | Current |
| Home Affairs Committee | 11 September 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Office | 8 January 2018 | 24 July 2019 |
| Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | 3 July 2017 | 8 January 2018 |
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 14 July 2016 | 3 July 2017 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) | Home Office | 8 February 2014 | 14 July 2016 |
| Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) | Whips Office (Commons) | 7 October 2013 | 8 February 2014 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Whips Office (Commons) | 6 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
| British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill | 20 March 2024 | 17 April 2024 |
| Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill) | 13 March 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill | 28 February 2024 | 6 March 2024 |
| Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill | 8 February 2023 | 22 February 2023 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 20 May 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Procedure Committee | 29 January 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Administration Committee | 3 December 2012 | 10 March 2014 |
| Procedure Committee | 31 October 2011 | 5 November 2012 |
| Work and Pensions Committee | 12 July 2010 | 29 October 2012 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d10213f593ad.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 13 entries for Dame Karen Bradley: Miscellaneous (9), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (3), Employment and earnings (1). The most recent was registered on 14 July 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Allwyn Entertainment Ltd - £4,400.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets with hospitality to attend the Grand Prix at Silverstone for me and a member of my family. Value £2,200 per person, total value £4,400
- Value of the benefit: £4,400.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-05
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-05
- Name of the donor: Allwyn Entertainment Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Allwyn Entertainment Ltd
Silverstone Circuits Ltd - £1,860.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets with hospitality at the Grand Prix at Silverstone, value £930 per person, total value £1,860
- Value of the benefit: £1,860.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-04
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-04
- Name of the donor: Silverstone Circuits Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Silverstone Circuits Ltd
Member of the Inter Parliamentary Union Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-10-24
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Allwyn Entertainment Ltd - £1,190.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets and hospitality to Women’s Rugby World Cup Final 2025 at Twickenham
- Value of the benefit: £1,190.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-09-27
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-09-27
- Name of the donor: Allwyn Entertainment Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Allwyn Entertainment Ltd
Vice-chair of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-01-24
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Treasurer of the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-13
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Substitute member of the UK delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-14
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
A member of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Board to assist Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in the Governance of the new funding programme. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2022-11-29
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
A Trustee of the Arise Foundation, a charity which seeks to confront modern slavery and human trafficking through frontline organisations. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2022-03-31
- Date on which the interest ended: 2026-06-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Chair of the new Restoring Your Railway Leek – Stoke Board and Steering Committee. This is an unpaid role and meetings are monthly.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2021-12-10
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Member (unpaid) of the panel for the Community Foundation for Staffordshire’s We Love the Moorlands programme, which offers funding support to assist grassroots community and voluntary organisations that are based across the Moorlands area.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2021-06-25
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Member of the Advisory Board of the House Magazine - Political Engagement Limited
- Type of work or service being provided: Member of the Advisory Board of the House Magazine
- Date the agreement started: 2021-05-12
- Name of the payer: Political Engagement Limited
- Payment expected for services on 15 July 2026 - £150.00
- Payment expected for services on 20 May 2026 - £150.00
- Payment expected for services on 18 March 2026 - £150.00
- Payment expected for services on 25 February 2026 - £150.00
- Payment expected for services on 17 December 2025 - £150.00
Trustee (unpaid) of the Human Trafficking Foundation, a non-profit organisation which works to help victims of human trafficking and modern slavery. I consulted ACOBA about this role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2020-11-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Dame Karen Bradley's 2024-25 staffing spend as £216,579 (budget £250,820). The figure for 2023-24 was £186,350. IPSA lists office spending of £25,548 in the same year. 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 | £216,579.12 | £186,350.41 | £184,329.04 |
| Office costs: spent | £25,547.99 | £27,789.17 | £25,561.41 |
| Accommodation: spent | £29,290.00 | £34,213.57 | £30,710.25 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £8,539.50 | £12,945.60 | £15,088.19 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £3,136.07 | £0.00 | £2,278.42 |
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: Staffordshire Moorlands CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Secretary (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker ×3 (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term full time), Intern (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Dame Karen Bradley voted in the House of Commons: 310 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 33 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 14 October 2026 Dame Karen Bradley voted Aye on "Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading No; Report Stage: New Clause 88 No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye; Amendment 199 Aye |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: Aye |
| 7 July 2026 | Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners: Aye |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 Aye; Amendment 8 Aye; Amendment 3 Aye |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion: No |
| 16 June 2026 | Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 Aye; New Clause 14 Aye |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Aye; Amendment 143 Aye |
| 8 June 2026 to 9 June 2026 | Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Aye; New Clause 12 Aye; Amendment 20 Aye; New Clause 8 Aye; Amendment 12 Aye |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 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, 1 written question has been tabled by Dame Karen Bradley, the parliamentary record shows. The latest was addressed to Home Office.
Asylum: Staffordshire Moorlands
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to repurpose (a) offices and (b) other buildings to house asylum seekers in Staffordshire Moorlands constituency.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 381a56e48d06. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Dame Karen Bradley.
2024 general election
Dame Karen Bradley won Staffordshire Moorlands at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 15,310 votes (35.4%), a majority of 1,175 over Alastair Watson (Labour). Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Staffordshire Moorlands figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Karen Bradley corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Karen Bradley:
- Karen Bradley corrected a written answer on DNA: Databases
- Dame Karen Bradley corrected the Commons record on DNA: Databases
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.