Steve Barclay
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for North East Cambridgeshire · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 7117
Email: steve@stevebarclay.net
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Voting participation
66.2%
1,124 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
30 meetings attended
Debate contributions
1,708
in the 7 year window
Written questions
217
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
5
current
Biography
The Rt Hon Steve Barclay is the Conservative MP for North East Cambridgeshire, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East Cambridgeshire | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| North East Cambridgeshire | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster and Wyre | |||
| Manchester, Blackley |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Government | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Government | 25 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Government | 5 July 2022 | 6 September 2022 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Government | 8 February 2022 | 5 July 2022 |
| Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Government | 16 September 2021 | 8 February 2022 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Government | 13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 |
| Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union | Government | 16 November 2018 | 31 January 2020 |
| Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Government | 9 January 2018 | 16 November 2018 |
| Economic Secretary (HM Treasury) | Government | 14 June 2017 | 9 January 2018 |
| Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) | Government | 17 July 2016 | 14 June 2017 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Government | 13 May 2015 | 17 July 2016 |
Voting participation
Participation rate
66.2%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,124
475th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 167 | 70.8% |
| 2025 | 322 | 185 | 57.5% |
| 2024 | 200 | 136 | 68.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 189 | 73.8% |
| 2022 | 251 | 114 | 45.4% |
| 2021 | 242 | 204 | 84.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 127 | 66.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 726 | 68.0% |
| 59th | 631 | 398 | 63.1% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
Debate contributions
1,708
Written questions
217
Oral questions
0
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
30
327th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 99 | 47 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 91 | 48 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 99 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 532 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 267 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 191 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 424 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance Committee (Commons) | Chair | 3 December 2024 | 21 of 21 | 100.0% |
| House of Commons Commission | Member | 4 December 2024 | – | no published attendance |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | Member | 4 December 2024 | 2 of 2 | 100.0% |
| Members Estimate Committee | Member | 4 December 2024 | – | no published attendance |
| Restoration and Renewal Client Board | Member | 4 December 2024 | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
Hansard activity
Contributions
1,708
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
285
distinct debates
27th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2010
- – Became MP for North East Cambridgeshire
- – Joined Conservative
2015
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2016
- – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2017
- – Appointed: Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
- – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
2018
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Left role: Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
2020
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
- – Appointed: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2021
- – Appointed: Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- – Left role: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2022
- – Appointed: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- – Left role: Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- – Left role: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
2023
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
2024
- – Became MP for North East Cambridgeshire
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- – Joined Finance Committee (Commons)
- – Became Chair of Finance Committee (Commons)
- – Joined House of Commons Commission
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
- – Joined Members Estimate Committee
- – Joined Restoration and Renewal Client Board
Constituency: North East Cambridgeshire
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.