Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for North Cotswolds is Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative), MP there since 9 April 1992.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown as a current member of these 3 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Public Accounts Commission | 17 December 2024 | Current |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 4 December 2024 | Current |
| Public Accounts Committee | 11 September 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 27 July 2009 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | Department for International Development | 2 July 2007 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 8 December 2005 | 2 July 2007 |
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 10 May 2005 | 8 December 2005 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) | Department for Communities and Local Government | 1 December 2001 | 1 July 2004 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 January 2001 | 31 July 2001 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 1 January 1999 | 1 January 2001 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Restoration and Renewal Programme Board | 23 February 2023 | 11 January 2024 |
| Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill | 25 January 2023 | 1 February 2023 |
| Finance Committee (Commons) | 9 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Finance Committee (Commons) | 30 October 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Finance Committee (Commons) | 20 July 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
| High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) | 7 July 2015 | 22 February 2016 |
| Administration Committee | 26 July 2010 | 14 November 2011 |
| Finance and Services Committee | 26 July 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 19 July 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
| Finance and Services Committee | 17 July 2005 | 6 May 2010 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 6d5d2232afc8.
Register of interests
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has 8 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 1 May 2015 and the latest on . By category: Land and property (within or outside the UK) (2), Miscellaneous (2), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Visits outside the UK (1), Shareholdings (1), Employment and earnings (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Residential in London
- Location of the land or property: London
- A description of the property: properties purchased between 1994 and 2017
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 5
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Property in Norfolk
- Location of the land or property: Norfolk
- A description of the property: A single agricultural holding in Norfolk owned before becoming a Member of Parliament in 1992, and part of a family partnership (East Beckham) used for arable farming and tourism
- Details about the ownership arrangements: part of a family partnership
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- Use of the land: Agricultural
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (unremunerated).
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Jockey Club Racecourses Limited - £560.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets, which included hospitality, for the Cheltenham Festival 2026 for myself and my wife (value per ticket £280)
- Value of the benefit: £560.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-03-13
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-03-13
- Name of the donor: Jockey Club Racecourses Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Jockey Club Racecourses Limited
International visit to Ukraine between 19 February 2026 and 25 February 2026
- Purpose of the visit: The Friends of Ukraine Group send an annual invite to all MPs and on this occasion I was able to join the Group for this trip.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-02-19
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-02-25
Shares in Gresham Hall Glamping Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Date on which the holding was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2021-05-26
- Name of the company or partnership: Gresham Hall Glamping Ltd
Director of Gresham Hall Glamping Ltd (unremunerated).
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2021-05-26
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Partner - East Beckham partnership
- Type of work or service being provided: Partner
- Name of the payer: East Beckham partnership
- Brief description of the payer's business: Arable farming
- Agreement - £15,000.00
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown's office spent £216,561 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. In 2023-24 it was £179,246. Office costs came to £28,280 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 | £216,560.64 | £179,246.19 | £172,804.10 |
| Office costs: spent | £28,280.18 | £23,454.24 | £23,635.02 |
| Accommodation: spent | £3,582.32 | £3,589.78 | £4,265.84 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,846.08 | £6,168.30 | £3,569.58 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £6,630 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for an MP who owns their property and is claiming the associated costs only (such as utilities)).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: North Cotswolds CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (permanent full time), Executive Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown is recorded voting in 407 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 38 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
The Written Questions API lists 31 written questions from Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department of Health and Social Care; and others.
Crimes of Violence and Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Government's early release scheme, (a) which categories of serious offenders are eligible for release and (b) how many offenders convicted of rape and other serious violent or sexual offences have …
Floods: Risk Assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to Lead Local Flood Authorities on the application of Section 245 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 when assessing Flood Ri …
Countryside: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure public authorities are aware of and comply with Section 245 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.
Tofersen
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure tofersen can be administered to MND patients under the early access programme.
Tofersen
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people diagnosed with SOD 1 MND are currently unable to access tofersen.
Palace of Westminster: Security
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the total cost was of the new security arrangements at carriage gates; how many tenders were received for those works; and what the sign-off procedure …
Parliamentary Estate: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what the budget is for the restoration and renewal of the parliamentary estate in the next financial year.
Parliamentary Estate
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the budget is for Strategic Estates in the next financial year.
Tourism: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the OBR has reviewed the Treasury’s 2020 forecast of the fiscal impact of extending the VAT RES to EU residents.
Tourism: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury has reviewed its 2020 forecast of the fiscal impact of extending the VAT RES to EU residents.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 bf01c392eabe. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election North Cotswolds returned Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown with a majority of 3,357: 17,426 votes, 34.7% of those cast, against 14,069 for Paul Hodgkinson. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · North Cotswolds figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown:
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.