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Alex Burghart
PartyConservative
GenderMale
Financial interests
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Paid for a speaking engagement.
Value £1,000
Date 29/04/2026
Payment received on 26 September 2025 - £1,500.00
Value £1,500
Date 30/09/2025
Payment received on 30 April 2025 - £200.00
Value £200
Date 01/09/2025
Payment received on 31 July 2025 - £350.00
Value £350
Date 01/09/2025
Payment received on 28 February 2025 - £200.00
Value £200
Date 01/09/2025
Visits outside the UK
Attending the Franco-British Colloque 2026 at the Trianon Palace, Versailles, a private forum for facilitating closer and more effective engagement between the UK and France.
Date 11/02/2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Two nights stay for me and my wife and two children at the Literary Festival at which I was speaking (includes dinner both nights)
Payer Cliveden Literary Festival
Value £2,302
Date 04/11/2025
Employment and earnings
Speaking engagement - Primary Access & Research Limited
Date 30/09/2025
Writing reviews - The Spectator
Date 01/09/2025
Data source: UK Parliament Register of Members Financial Interests. These are inbound declarations (interests) — distinct from outbound taxpayer expenses.
Parliamentary activity
Recent speeches
· Commons Chamber
It is clear from the Secretary of State’s answer that the former Armed Forces Minister quit because he could see that the Bill remains unfit for purpose and fails to protect the very veterans that it claims to protect. The Secretary of State must realise…
View full debate context for Troubles Legacy: Legislation· Commons Chamber
If the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill was any of those things, why did the former Armed Forces Minister, when he resigned last month, say that it remains “remains unfit for purpose. It risks failing the very veterans it claims to protect”? Why does…
View full debate context for Troubles Legacy: Legislation· Commons Chamber
I thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement and for coming to the House to deliver the statement himself. On behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition, we welcome what he has said and agree that whenever the state makes grave errors, it has a…
View full debate context for Historical Forced Adoption· Commons Chamber
I am pleased that the Government are looking at some sort of additional support for PSNI. I sense that the Secretary of State is about to move off legacy. I did ask him whether he had discussed the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill with the right hon. Membe…
View full debate context for Northern Ireland Office· Commons Chamber
That’s why we funded it.
View full debate context for Northern Ireland Office· Commons Chamber
I will also begin by congratulating the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi), on making sure that we got this debate. It is clear that without her and the support of her Committee, we would not be…
View full debate context for Northern Ireland Office· Commons Chamber
I am very glad to be the one to break the news that the right hon. Gentleman wants to keep his current job and not move to another role. This is a serious question. Does the right hon. Gentleman think it would be appropriate for the new Prime Minister…
View full debate context for Topical Questions· Commons Chamber
I was just trying to be nice, Mr Speaker. We will do it privately. Given that we may have a new Prime Minister on 16 July, does the right hon. Gentleman think that that new Prime Minister should take questions in the House before he goes off for the s…
View full debate context for Topical Questions· Commons Chamber
This may be the last time I come up against the right hon. Gentleman during parliamentary questions. When we first faced each other nine months ago, I said that he was one of the most able performers in Government, and I still believe that to be the case…
View full debate context for Topical Questions· Commons Chamber
Obviously the House does not want to do anything prejudicial to a case, but it appears that the Metropolitan police are saying that some documents could be released without that being prejudicial to the case. I know that things will soon move on, but the…
View full debate context for Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response
Recent votes
- Voted No
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation)
· 330 Ayes, 109 Noes
- Voted No
Trade Unions
· 330 Ayes, 109 Noes
- Voted Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
· 104 Ayes, 412 Noes
- Voted Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
· 102 Ayes, 409 Noes
- Voted No
Town and Country Planning
· 283 Ayes, 182 Noes
- Voted No
Health and Safety
· 317 Ayes, 103 Noes
- Voted No
Education
· 369 Ayes, 102 Noes
- Voted Aye
Early Release of Prisoners
· 115 Ayes, 0 Noes
- Voted No
National Security (State Threats) Bill
· 394 Ayes, 85 Noes
- Voted Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill
· 177 Ayes, 308 Noes
Recent written questions
Cabinet Office: Motor Vehicles
Answered by Cabinet Office ·
Q: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.
A: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Trade Promotion: Saudi Arabia
Answered by Cabinet Office ·
Q: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Ministers attended the Great Futures conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 14 and 15 May 2024.
A: 5 UK Ministers attended the conference.The GREAT FUTURES launch event in Riyadh on 14-15 May 2024 is the flagship moment that kickstarts a year-long programme bringing to life the sheer scale of opportunities for UK businesses in Saudi Arabia linked to Vi...
Trade Promotion: Saudi Arabia
Answered by Cabinet Office ·
Q: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse is of the Great Futures programme in Saudi Arabia.
A: GREAT FUTURES showcases how UK expertise can help Saudi Arabia deliver against Vision 2030, their ambitious strategy to drive economic and societal change across the country. Including trade, investment, tourism, education and cultural engagement, GREAT F...
Public Sector: Risk Management
Answered by Cabinet Office ·
Q: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) manage risk across the public sector.
A: The Cabinet Office provides leadership to the whole system of resilience across Government, with Secretaries of State responsible for specific risk areas, in line with the Lead Government Department model. The Government’s assessment of the most serious r...
Public Sector: Contracts for Services
Answered by Cabinet Office ·
Q: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to ensure that that public contracts are not awarded to companies that blacklist workers.
A: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 contain exclusion grounds which allow contracting authorities to exclude suppliers from procurements where their tender does not comply with labour law or where the supplier is guilty of grave professional misconduct....
Data source: UK Parliament Hansard API and Written Questions API. Contributions from today's sitting are provisional until the official transcript is finalised. Participation in these records is not the same as attendance in the chamber.