Chris Bryant
Labour Rhondda and Ogmore
Voting record
Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.
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Every Commons division on file for Chris Bryant — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,567 of 2,376 (66%). Recorded in both lobbies (a deliberate abstention) 2 times.
Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.
Government & opposition roles
Chris Bryant currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.
Declared financial interests
From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Chris Bryant →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.
Role, work or services: Writing and adapting a book
Payer: United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE
(Updated 8 July 2024)
Payment: £50,000 Publication Advance
Received on: 10 September 2025. Hours: 10 hrs.
Ultimate payer: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP
(Registered 11 September 2025)
Payment: £220
Received on: 6 November 2025. Hours: 2 hrs Edinburgh International Book Festival Session.
Ultimate payer: Edinburgh International Book Festival, 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN
(Registered 6 November 2025)
Payment: £10,000 for the rights to make a television series based on my book
Received on: 25 February 2026. Hours: no additional hours.
Ultimate payer: Mother Pictures Ltd, Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London E2 7DD
(Registered 25 February 2026)
Payment: £50,000 Further advance on the paperback publication of a book
Received on: 28 May 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP
(Registered 28 May 2026)
Role, work or services: Author royalties
Payer: ALCS (Authors Licensing and Collection Society), 6th Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UN
Additional information: Any payments will be listed below.
(Registered 26 September 2024)
Payment: £206.50
Received on: 25 March 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 13 April 2026)
Role, work or services: Author Royalties
Payer: Public Lending Right, British Library, Boston Spa, Wetherby LS23 7BQ
(Registered 14 April 2026)
Payment: £289.04
Received on: 25 March 2026. Hours: no hours entered.
(Registered 14 April 2026)
Name of donor: Edinburgh International Book Festival
Address of donor: 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One night's accommodation night for the Edinburgh International Book Festival, value £345
Date received: 20 August 2025
Date accepted: 20 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration SC079939
(Registered 9 September 2025)
Name of donor: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Address of donor: 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One night's accommodation for the Edinburgh Book Festival (£345) and dinner (£18.30), value £363.30
Date received: 19 August 2025 to 20 August 2025
Date accepted: 19 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01984336
(Registered 9 September 2025)
Name of donor: All England Lawn Tennis Club
Address of donor: Church Road, Wimbledon SW19 5AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets to attend the Championships at Wimbledon including hospitality. The amount is estimated, value £700
Date received: 2 July 2026
Date accepted: 2 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01429062
(Registered 14 July 2026)
A trustee of the Mabon Trust, which offers small grants to community projects, organisations, individuals and charities in the Rhondda. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 21 March 2021
(Registered 27 February 2023)
Written questions to government
No written questions on file for Chris Bryant yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Chris Bryant has ever tabled.
Business costs (IPSA)
£296,652.07 paid out to or for Chris Bryant across 135 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Chris Bryant’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.
Early Day Motions
No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Chris Bryant — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Chris Bryant’s full record.
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
Chris Bryant isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.
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