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Chris Bryant
MP for Rhondda and Ogmore
Labour (Co-op)Government
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
About This MP
AI-generatedChris Bryant is a long-serving Labour (Co-op) MP for Rhondda and Ogmore, first elected in 2001. He currently serves as Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade, a role he has held since September 2025, after previously serving as a minister in the Science, Innovation and Technology and Culture, Media and Sport departments. Throughout his parliamentary career he has taken on a range of committee assignments, including the Welsh Grand Committee and the Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act.
Voting Patterns
His voting record shows 100% party loyalty and a 66% attendance rate (the party average is cited as 33%). He has four rebel votes, reflecting occasional departures from the party line, and his overall score places him in the centre-left (40/100). On policy issues, he has generally supported welfare and public services (voting for Universal Credit and NHS funding) and has tended to oppose stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, with mixed positions on VAT, asylum, transgender rights and trade union powers.
Notable Positions
- Voted for Universal Credit
- Voted against tighter immigration controls
- Voted for NHS funding
- Voted for bus services regulation
- Voted against Rwanda deportation scheme
Financial Interests
Has 11 declared financial interests, including ad hoc payments and earnings from employment, other earnings, gifts/benefits and hospitality from UK sources, and miscellaneous items.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
66%
Attendance
4
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(40)
Based on 290 votesCareer & Roles
38 positions
Current
Government
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Since Sept 2025
Previous
Committee
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Government
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Government
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Opposition
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Committee
Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill
Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Committee
Welsh Grand Committee
Jan 2022 - May 2024
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Generally againsthas generally voted against trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
11 declarations · £70,209 total
Recent Rebel Votes
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading
1 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading
8 Feb 2017
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA)
12 Sept 2018
Amendment (a) to motion on the Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act
19 Oct 2021
Recent Votes
AYE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
AYE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye