Rt Hon Robert Halfon
Conservative
Harlow
M
The Rt Hon Robert Halfon is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Harlow, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
178
168 meetings ·
6 hospitality ·
1 gift ·
3 overseas trips
· 2015-04-01 → 2026-05-01
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 168
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | — | Apprenticeships | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Careers and apprenticeships | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | The Skills Plan | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | NE Devolution | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | How TUC can support apprenticeship policies | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Introductory meeting with Terry Sculoer | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Introductory meeting with Sally Hunt | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Introductory meeting with Mark Dawe | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Introductory meeting with Martin Doel | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Apprenticeships | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Skills | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Apprenticeship Levy | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Adult careers | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Apprenticeships | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Further Education | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Apprenticeships and Traineeships | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | FE Funding | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Careers | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Functional Skills qualifications | department-for-education |
| 2026-05-01 | — | Apprenticeship Levy | department-for-education |
Recent hospitality
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | Ladder Foundation | Breakfast | — |
| 2024-02-28 | Community Security Trust | Dinner | — |
| 2024-02-23 | Leeds University Jewish Society | Dinner | — |
| 2024-01-24 | Association of Education and Learning Providers | Dinner | — |
| 2024-01-15 | Unite Students | Lunch | — |
| 2024-01-11 | Association of Education and Learning Providers | Breakfast | — |
Recent gifts
| Date | Gift | From / To | Outcome | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-04 | Fortnum and Mason Hamper | H.E. Yousef Ali Al-Khater, Ambassador of the State of Qatar | Donated to charity | £165 |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — |
Strasbourg, France
Train
|
To represent the UK at the Council of Europe | — |
| — | — | ||
| — | Budapest | Speaking at Budapest Demographic Forum | — |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Harlow
Party history
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Conservative
Government posts
2022-10-26 → 2024-03-26
Minister of State (Education)
2016-07-17 → 2017-06-12
Minister of State (Department of Education) (Apprenticeships and Skills)
2015-05-08 → 2016-07-17
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2010-07-12 → 2014-05-12
Public Administration Committee
2020-01-27 → 2022-10-27
Education Committee
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2017-07-12 → 2019-11-06
Education Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2020-05-20 → 2022-10-27
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2017-11-06 → 2019-11-06
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2019-02-13 → 2019-11-06
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
2023-03-15 → 2023-03-23
Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 10 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Skills and Employment
Subject Group
|
Officer | Policy Connect | 10 | 2021-06-12 |
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.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
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)
7 bills
7 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Telephone Service Standards Bill | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2022-10-26 | |
| Schools and Educational Settings (Essential Infrastructure and Opening During Emergencies) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2021-11-03 | |
| Social Justice Commission Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2018-05-22 | |
| Hospital Car Parking Charges (Abolition) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2017-11-14 | |
| Additional Charges for Utility Bills Not Paid by Direct Debit (Limits) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-02-11 | |
| Vehicle Fuel Receipts (Transparency of Taxation) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2012-10-16 | |
| BBC Licence Fee Payers (Voting Rights) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2011-02-08 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.