Chris Bryant MP
Labour
Rhondda and Ogmore
M
Chris Bryant is the Labour MP for Rhondda and Ogmore, and has been an MP continually since 7 June 2001.
He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade).
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£35,246
/ £93,904 annual
137 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£10,496
4 registered interests published in 2026
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
£10,496
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£45,742
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
286
274 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
12 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2025-12-31
Total overseas travel cost
£25,546
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 274
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | Caterpillar | To discuss Caterpillar's exports | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-15 | Samsung | To discuss the UK's trade regime. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-09 | Roundtable: FCC, Indra, Uria Menendez, Sener, Sagardoy, Idom, Klev & Vera, Asociacion Espanola de Movilidad Lavoral Internacional, Consejo General de la Abogacia Espanola, Arup, Deloitte, Goyder, Fragomen, Law Society of England and Wales, Institute of Chartered Certified Accountants, Association for Consultancy and Engineering, British Chamber of Commerce | department-for-business-and-trade | |
| 2025-12-08 | UK Flour Millers | To discuss the UK's trade regime. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-04 | AB inBev | To discuss the barriers inhibiting exporting from the UK. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-04 | Food and Drinks Exporters Association | To discuss the barriers inhibiting exporting from the UK. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-04 | Tokyo Century Cooperation | To discuss UK investment | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-03 | Jordanian British Chamber Commerce | To discuss the barriers inhibiting exporting from the UK. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-02 | Roundtable: Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Fairtrade Foundation, Ethical Trading Initiative, ABF Group, Sky, Modern Slavery, Churches, Charities and Local Authorities Investment Management Ltd, Corporate Justice Coalition, Global commisison on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, Tesco and Labour Behind the Label | Roundtable to discuss responsible business and trade. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-26 | Roundtable: Family Buisness UK, Bennue Group, Morning Foods, EMR Group, Vickers Oil, Gerard McDonald and Co, Vestey, Walkers Shortbread | Roundtable to discuss family run businesses. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-26 | UK Steel | To discuss the steel sector. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-24 | Roundtable: ARUP, Mott Macdonald, Turner and Townsend, DLA Piper New Zealand, Serco, Robert Walters, HSBC | To disucss the UK - NZ services sectors. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-24 | Grimshaw | To disucss the UK - NZ services sectors. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-24 | British New Zealand Business Association | To disucss the UK - NZ services sectors. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-24 | Babcock | To discuss the defence sector | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-21 | Leonardo | To discuss AUKUS. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-21 | BT International | To discuss AUKUS. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-21 | Rolls Royce | To discuss AUKUS. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-21 | Supacat | To discuss AUKUS. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-21 | Babcock | To discuss AUKUS. | department-for-business-and-trade |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 → 2025-12-10 |
Brussels, Belgium
Train
|
Engagement with the EU | £371 |
| 2025-11-21 → 2025-11-25 |
Auckland, New Zealand
Scheduled flight
|
Dialogue with Counterparts | £3,536 |
| 2025-11-18 → 2025-11-21 |
Melbourne, Australia
Scheduled flight
|
CPTPP Ministerial Meetings | £5,416 |
| 2025-11-17 → 2025-11-18 |
Dubai, UAE
Scheduled flight
|
Dubai Air Show and Trade Negotiations | £2,668 |
| 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-15 |
Barcelona, Spain
Scheduled flight
|
Engagement with Counterparts and to attend the Tertulias Forum | £329 |
| 2025-10-29 → 2025-10-30 |
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Scheduled flight
|
GCC Trade Minister Meeting | £3,782 |
| 2025-10-27 → 2025-10-28 |
Geneva, Switzerland
Scheduled flight
|
UK Trade Policy Review | £594 |
| 2025-10-23 → 2025-10-24 |
Berlin, Germany
Scheduled flight
|
Berlin Global Dialogue | £515 |
| 2025-09-17 → 2025-09-24 |
Argentina and Brazil
Scheduled flights
|
Visiting two G20 economies and the two largest economies in S. America to progress trade deliverables and improve trading relationship. | £5,804 |
| 2025-06-17 → 2025-06-19 |
Paris, France
Eurostar
|
To attend ESA's 50th Anniversary Celebration, meet industry stakeholders in the creative industries, meet the French minister for tourism, and attend engagements to arrange the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry. | £463 |
| 2024-09-18 → 2024-09-21 |
Rome and Naples, Italy
Flight, train, car
|
Culture G7 in Naples and stakeholder meetings | £1,034 |
| 2024-09-18 → 2024-09-21 |
Rome and Naples, Italy
Scheduled flight, train and car
|
To meet with Italian stakeholders on Arts (meetings on cultural property), Space (The Italian Space Agency) and creative industries (to attend the Culture G7 in Naples) | £1,034 |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Rhondda and Ogmore
current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Rhondda
2001-06-07 → 2010-05-06
Rhondda
Party history
2001-06-07 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-09-06 → present
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
2024-07-08 → 2025-09-06
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
2024-07-08 → 2025-09-06
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
2009-10-13 → 2010-05-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Europe)
2009-06-09 → 2009-10-13
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
2008-10-05 → 2009-06-05
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
Opposition posts
2023-09-06 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
2015-09-14 → 2016-06-26
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
2015-05-08 → 2015-09-14
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
2014-12-03 → 2015-05-08
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
2013-10-07 → 2014-12-03
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
2011-10-07 → 2013-10-07
Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
2010-10-08 → 2011-10-07
Shadow Minister (Justice) (Political and Constitutional Reform)
2010-05-12 → 2010-10-08
Shadow Minister (Europe)
Committee memberships
2002-06-19 → 2005-05-05
House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
2007-06-04 → 2007-11-08
Public Accounts Committee
2015-09-14 → 2016-11-21
House of Commons Commission
2015-09-16 → 2017-05-03
Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee)
2020-05-06 → 2023-09-07
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2017-10-31 → 2019-11-06
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2015-11-10 → 2017-05-03
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2020-03-02 → 2023-11-28
Foreign Affairs Committee
2017-09-11 → 2019-11-06
Foreign Affairs Committee
2017-10-31 → 2019-11-06
Finance Committee (Commons)
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2017-10-30 → 2019-11-06
Finance Committee (Commons)
2020-05-20 → 2023-09-07
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2017-11-06 → 2019-11-06
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2019-01-28 → 2019-11-06
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
2019-02-13 → 2019-11-06
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
2020-05-06 → 2023-09-07
Committee on Standards
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2020-05-19 → 2022-06-14
Committee of Privileges
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2020-05-12 → 2022-06-14
Committee of Privileges
2020-11-10 → 2024-05-30
Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
2021-11-09 → 2021-11-17
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
2021-11-24 → 2021-12-01
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
2022-01-18 → 2024-05-30
Welsh Grand Committee
2022-12-07 → 2022-12-14
Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill
2025-02-26 → 2025-03-11
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
chris.bryant.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 8315 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8315 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
garethw.hughes@parliament.uk
01443 442521 · 9 Compton Road, Tonypandy, CF40 1BE
01443 442521 · 9 Compton Road, Tonypandy, CF40 1BE
Website
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 14 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Netball
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | MR Sport | 4 | 2021-06-05 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Voting record (2026)
38 / 109
71 missed (65%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£22,958
65% of £35,246 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£61,167
65% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£928
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
+37.6 pp
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral
Commons votes · 2026
109 divisions
24 Aye(22.0%)
14 No(12.8%)
71 didn't vote(65.1%)
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253–143
Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
260–161
Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272–149
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
380–7
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287–150
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291–144
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298–152
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293–155
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292–158
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 342B
294–61
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 11B
294–156
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248–139
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259–136
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254–144
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
271–95
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269–162
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276–155
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269–103
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
247–21
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
278–73
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
281–70
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
356–90
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301–157
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300–101
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291–174
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299–169
Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307–176
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290–163
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292–162
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300–149
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286–163
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295–162
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291–158
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278–164
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281–167
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280–164
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279–167
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280–161
Pass
2026-03-18
Didn't vote
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
277–99
Pass
2026-03-18
Didn't vote
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368–107
Pass
2026-03-10
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203–311
Fail
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304–177
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315–163
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315–109
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316–171
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307–173
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321–106
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306–182
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309–181
Pass
2026-02-24
Didn't vote
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
69–279
Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
361–84
Pass
2026-02-23
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73–256
Fail
2026-02-23
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77–280
Fail
2026-02-23
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156–273
Fail
2026-02-23
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161–272
Fail
2026-02-11
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
279–90
Pass
2026-02-11
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362–107
Pass
2026-02-04
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392–116
Pass
2026-02-03
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458–104
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373–106
Pass
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316–194
Pass
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195–317
Fail
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191–326
Fail
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347–184
Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347–185
Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344–182
Pass
2026-01-20
Didn't vote
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
319–127
Pass
2026-01-14
Didn't vote
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301–110
Pass
Source: Commons Votes API. Tellers count toward their lobby's total. "Didn't vote"
covers MPs recorded as not voting (typically excluding tellers and the Speaker).
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
5 bills
5 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seizure of Russian State Assets and Support for Ukraine Bill | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2023-02-07 | |
| Acquired Brain Injury Bill | Sponsored | Withdrawn | 2021-06-16 | |
| Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2017-07-19 | |
| Sex and Relationships Education Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2010-09-08 | |
| Childcare Provision (Wales) Bill | — | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2007-04-18 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.