MP for Rhondda and Ogmore
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
“A long‑serving Labour MP and minister with strong party loyalty and a record of occasional rebellions on European issues and recall reform.”
Chris Bryant is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Rhondda and Ogmore, first elected in 2001. He currently serves as Minister of State for the Department for Business and Trade (from 6 September 2025) and has previously held ministerial roles in Culture, Media and Sport and in Science, Innovation and Technology. He has served on multiple Commons committees and, in opposition, as Shadow Minister for Creative Industries and Digital.
He displays 100% party loyalty with attendance of 66% (above the party average of 33%), and has four rebel votes. He sits centre-left in voting stance (40/100). His record shows support for Universal Credit and NHS funding, support for bus services regulation, and opposition to strict immigration controls and the asylum system. His votes on VAT, transgender rights, and trade union powers are mixed, and he generally opposes the Rwanda deportation scheme.
Bryant has declared 12 financial interests, including employment and earnings (ad hoc payments and other earnings) and gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
38 positions
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Since Sept 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill
Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Welsh Grand Committee
Jan 2022 - May 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Government role · 6 Sept 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
Parliamentary role · 26 Feb 2025
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Government role · 8 Jul 2024
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Government role · 8 Jul 2024
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
Opposition role · 6 Sept 2023
Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill
Parliamentary role · 7 Dec 2022
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
