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Alex Burghart
PartyConservative
GenderMale
Financial interests
Visits outside the UK
Off-site meetings with Mr K R Murdoch and other senior executives from News Corp and News UK.
Date 18/09/2026
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
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
David Robert Meller - £2,000.00
Payer David Robert Meller
Value £2,000
Date 07/09/2026
IPGL Ltd - £3,000.00
Payer IPGL Ltd
Value £3,000
Date 21/08/2026
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Paid for a speaking engagement.
Value £1,000
Date 29/04/2026
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
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Secretary of State twice refused to answer questions about documents referred to in judicial review proceedings in the High Court in Belfast that refer to the ongoing existence of the IRA. Can you confirm that there i…
View full debate context for Support for Veterans· Commons Chamber
This is for context. The document revealed that the Secretary of State was told by the police, “it is possible that dissident republicans have already accessed the firearms in the Garvaghy Road area, and it is possible that in the event of police remo…
View full debate context for Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Access to Justice· Commons Chamber
With all due respect, I was not asking the Secretary of State to comment on the case; I know that he cannot. I was asking him to tell us what the Government’s considered opinion is on whether the IRA is still active. That is important, because one of the…
View full debate context for Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Access to Justice· Commons Chamber
As this is the Secretary of State’s first Northern Ireland questions, may I welcome him to his place? Victims and survivors of the troubles will, as the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim (Jim Allister) said, be deeply concerned to hear that on Mon…
View full debate context for Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Access to Justice· Commons Chamber
It has been a privilege to be part of this debate over the past two days, and to hear some fantastic contributions from Members on both sides of the House, and on all sides of the argument. I pay tribute to the Secretary of State for the moving story tha…
View full debate context for Northern Ireland Troubles Bill· Commons Chamber
I refer the right hon. Gentleman to all the remarks that have been made in the press over the past year by senior generals and senior former members of the special forces. He is not arguing against me; he is arguing against them, and I strongly encourag…
View full debate context for Northern Ireland Troubles Bill· Commons Chamber
rose—…
View full debate context for Northern Ireland Troubles Bill· Commons Chamber
It is entirely germane.
View full debate context for Northern Ireland Troubles Bill· Commons Chamber
I understand the Secretary of State is not going to support our amendment. However, I hope that he will appreciate what I said in my remarks about the significance of there being pressure on special forces. Can he give a Dispatch Box commitment that he w…
View full debate context for Northern Ireland Troubles Bill· Commons Chamber
My right hon. Friend puts it better than I ever could. This House deserves to be reassured that the tip of the spear is not being blunted. Although details of special forces are necessarily restricted, it would be a huge dereliction of function if we…
View full debate context for Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
Recent votes
- Voted No
Northern Ireland
· 345 Ayes, 108 Noes
- Voted No
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation)
· 295 Ayes, 111 Noes
- Voted No
Railways
· 345 Ayes, 108 Noes
- Voted No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
· 330 Ayes, 178 Noes
- Voted Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
· 184 Ayes, 330 Noes
- Voted Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
· 179 Ayes, 336 Noes
- Voted Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
· 117 Ayes, 331 Noes
- Voted Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
· 176 Ayes, 329 Noes
- Voted Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
· 167 Ayes, 327 Noes
- Voted Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
· 166 Ayes, 328 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.