UK Parliament
Rt Hon James Cleverly MP

In Parliament

As a Secretary of State, James responds to debates and answers MPs’ questions.

Secretary of State for the Home Department

James was appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department on 13 November 2023.

He had served as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since September 2022, having previously served as Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Europe at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Minister for Middle East and North Africa and as joint Minister of State in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development.

For details of his areas of responsibility visit his page on the Home Office section of the UK Government website.

In Parliament
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James Cleverly MP speaking in Westminster Hall, Dec 2020
James Cleverly responds to a debate on government policy on Iran

James Cleverly, Minister for Middle East and North Africa, responds to a Westminster Hall debate on Government policy on Iran.
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James Cleverly MP speaking at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons, 7 Dec 2020
James Cleverly responds to debate on Kenyan Civil Service Pensions

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to a debate on the non-payment of pensions to former civil servants working for the Government of Kenya.
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James Cleverly MP speaking in Westminster Hall, Oct 2020
James Cleverly responds to debate on International Development and Gender-based Violence

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to a debate entitled International Development and Gender-based Violence.
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James Cleverly MP speaking at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons, 24 Nov 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Questions

James Cleverly answers MPs’ questions to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in connection with his Middle East and North Africa Ministerial portfolio.
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James Cleverly MP speaking in Westminster Hall, Nov 2020
James Cleverly responds to a debate on sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector

James Cleverly responds on behalf of the Government to a debate on the International Development Committee’s report into sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector.
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James Cleverly makes a statement to the House of Commons on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, outlines the Government's efforts on behalf of all dual national British detainees in Iran to secure their permanent release on humanitarian grounds so that they can return home safely.
James Cleverly responds to a debate on the humanitarian situation in Syria

James Cleverly responds to a debate on the humanitarian situation in Syria and outlines the UK support for a UN-facilitated political process as the only way to reach a lasting and inclusive resolution to the conflict and calls on countries with influence over Assad regime to press the regime to engage with the UN process.
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James Cleverly MP speaking at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons, Oct 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Questions

James Cleverly answers MPs’ questions to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in connection with his Middle East and North Africa Ministerial portfolio.
James Cleverly responds to a debate on settlement and annexation of the Occupied Palestinian territories

James Cleverly responds to a debate on settlement and annexation of the Occupied Palestinian territories and outlines the Government’s desire to protect the viability of a peaceful, secure state of Israel, and a peaceful and secure state for the Palestinian people.