At a glanceClive Efford is a Labour MP for Eltham and Chislehurst, and has represented the seat for 29 years, 2 months. They have cast 443 votes in Commons divisions (77% attendance), tabled 294 written questions and registered 3 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Clive Efford did not vote in 132. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill Committee · Chair since 11 Feb 2026
- Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill Committee since 9 Feb 2026
- Public Accounts Commission Committee · Chair since 21 Jan 2025
- Panel of Chairs Committee since 30 Jul 2024
- Eltham and Chislehurst Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Public Accounts Commission Committee since 16 Nov 2017
- Labour Party since 1 May 1997
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Euan Stainbank
Labour
100.0% · 399 of 399 shared votes
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Afzal Khan
Labour
100.0% · 376 of 376 shared votes
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Ms Stella Creasy
Labour (Co-op)
100.0% · 372 of 372 shared votes
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Steve Witherden
Labour
100.0% · 358 of 358 shared votes
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Dr Marie Tidball
Labour
100.0% · 354 of 354 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 294 shared votes
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Joy Morrissey
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 280 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
1.2% · 3 of 248 shared votes
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Mark Pritchard
Conservative
1.2% · 3 of 241 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
1.3% · 4 of 308 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
- Millwall Football and Athletic Company (1885) Limited - £230.00 (registered 30 Mar 2026)
- Millwall Football and Athletic Company (1885) Limited - £299.00 (registered 30 Mar 2026)
Miscellaneous1
- Trustee of Millwall Community Trust. This is an unpaid role. (registered 30 Jan 2025)
Written questions
Gender Based Violence: Education
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to improve awareness of violence against women and girls in schools.
Answer · 24 Jun 2026
Tackling violence against women and girls is a moral mission for all of society, and education is an integral part. We are focussing on prevention; instilling the values and skills to disrupt dangerous attitudes and stop harmful behaviours from escalating...
Infected Blood Inquiry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress is being made in replacing plasma-derived products with recombinant coagulation factor products, where clinically appropriate, in accordance with Recommendation 9 of the Infected Bloo
Answer · 16 Apr 2026
It is crucial we protect the safety of haemophilia care, and the Government is committed to implementing recommendation 9 of the 2024 Infected Blood Inquiry report.The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such...
Haemophilia: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to supporting the National Haemophilia Database through additional central funding.
Answer · 16 Apr 2026
It is crucial we protect the safety of haemophilia care, and the Government is committed to implementing recommendation 9 of the 2024 Infected Blood Inquiry report.The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such...
Haemophilia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on establishing functioning multi-disciplinary networks to ensure best practice is followed in the treatment and care of haemophilia.
Answer · 16 Apr 2026
It is crucial we protect the safety of haemophilia care, and the Government is committed to implementing recommendation 9 of the 2024 Infected Blood Inquiry report.The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such...
Haemophilia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps have been taken to address funding shortfalls and inequities between haemophilia centres around the UK, identified by 2024-25 peer review of haemophilia care.
Answer · 16 Apr 2026
It is crucial we protect the safety of haemophilia care, and the Government is committed to implementing recommendation 9 of the 2024 Infected Blood Inquiry report.The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such...
Infected Blood Inquiry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps have been taken towards implementing Recommendation 9 of the Infected Blood Inquiry.
Answer · 16 Apr 2026
It is crucial we protect the safety of haemophilia care, and the Government is committed to implementing recommendation 9 of the 2024 Infected Blood Inquiry report.The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such...
Public Sector: Borrowing
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce Government borrowing.
Answer · 9 Dec 2025
We need to address the UK’s borrowing and debt, so we spend less on debt interest and more on the priorities of working people. The government has a credible consolidation plan that ensures borrowing is falling in every year of the forecast. Borrowing thi...
Hospitals: Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had NHS England on the future (a) oversight and (b) regulation of (i) specialist pharmacies and (ii) aseptic services within hospitals.
Answer · 12 Jun 2025
The Department has asked NHS England to continue to progress work on the Infusions and Special Medicines Programme, which is tasked with the implementation of Lord Carter’ 2020 report, Transforming Pharmacy Aseptic Services in England. The work included p...
Early day motions
| 12 Feb 2025 | Remembrance of former lobby correspondent Mike Steele | 9 sig. |
| 10 Nov 2014 | FUTURE OF DUTCH HOUSE PUBLIC HOUSE | 10 sig. |
| 27 Nov 2013 | RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 AND TICKET TOUTS | 44 sig. |
| 11 Sep 2013 | TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FARES FOR 2014 | 33 sig. |
| 27 Jun 2013 | MILLWALL SHIRT SPONSORSHIP AND PROSTATE CANCER UK | 23 sig. |
| 23 Jun 2011 | ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING | 36 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
I decided at a very late stage to speak in this debate, because I chair the all-party parliamentary group on haemophilia and contaminated blood and I wanted to add my voice on behalf of all the people who campaigned on that scandal and exp…
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Do the Minister and the Government agree with the principle that an independent body should oversee the Government’s performance in responding to inquiry recommendations? Is that the way we are going to go forwards? The way that the Govern…
7 Jul 2026 Carlisle-Settle Railway: 150th Anniversary
I will call Ms Julie Minns to move the motion; I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and from the Minister. As is the…
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
Order.
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
I remind Members to stand in their places if they intend to contribute. I intend to call the Front-Bench speeches at 28 minutes past, so that gives you roughly seven to eight minutes each. That is a rough guide; there is no hard limit.
6 Jul 2026 Payment Scheme
I pay tribute to the Paymaster General for getting us to this point. It is time to move on, but there are still concerns, as I have mentioned already. I hope that those will be taken on board as we move forwards because, as he set out, the…
6 Jul 2026 Payment Scheme
There are still concerns among the community about the regulations before us today. The Minister knows that the regulations were laid on the day of the Backbench Business debate on 18 June. That meant there was no opportunity for Ministers…
2 Jul 2026 Air Pollution
There is certainly not scope for giving way in his couple of minutes for summing up.
2 Jul 2026 Air Pollution
Order. Obviously, this is meant to be a brief summing up by the hon. Gentleman—
2 Jul 2026 Air Pollution
I want to bring in the Front Benchers at 3.58 pm, so Members can work out for themselves that it is roughly seven minutes for each Back Bencher who is on their feet.
30 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
I welcome this investment in our defence. Will my right hon. Friend say just how difficult the hollowing out of our defence spending under the previous Government has made it to build the capacity to spend that money?
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
I will not detain the House for long. I just want to thank everyone who contributed to the debate, and I thank my right hon. Friend the Minister for his thoughtful consideration of all the points raised. I just have one request: could I m…
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
I pay tribute to the work of my right hon. Friend to move things forward. When he receives representations from the infected and affected community, how does he intend to put those into effect and change the compensation process? That is w…
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
It would be an improvement if we were to set up a system that reviewed what action is taken in response to inquiries. For instance, if we had acted on the recommendations of the inquiry into the Lakanal House fire, we might not have had th…
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
Yes, I agree. We keep repeating the experience with inquiry after inquiry. The time has come for us to set up a body that retains that experience so that it can represent the people who have been wronged and ensure that the issues that hav…
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
I agree. We need to put this on a statutory footing—if nothing else, to give rights to the people who have been wronged in the process.
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
Yes, where we can improve the system by working together, I think we should do it. That is absolutely right. We welcome the introduction of an ongoing dialogue between the infected and affected community and the Government. That was lac…
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
I will touch on that and I will make that very point. There are areas of evidence required that are unreasonable. I thought we had agreed that that sort of evidence would not be asked for. In his statement on 14 April, the Paymaster Gen…
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
I have not had conversations with the Government about an approach like that, but I do agree with my hon. Friend, and I will address that later. The Government need to learn lessons, and to set up a system, so that we do not have to learn …
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
I agree with the hon. Gentleman; we do need a timescale. I will cover that later. There are concerns that elements of the compensation system still require change, and that some of the decision making is arbitrary and not consistent wit…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Opposition posts
- Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) · Department for Culture, Media and Sport 7 Oct 2011 – 28 Jun 2016
Committee memberships
- Speaker's Conference (2022) 19 Oct 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Panel of Chairs 22 Jun 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation 10 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Culture, Media and Sport Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill 1 May 2024 – 8 May 2024
- Media Bill 29 Nov 2023 – 12 Dec 2023
- Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill 26 Oct 2022 – 2 Nov 2022
- Finance (No.2) Bill 13 Dec 2021 – 11 Jan 2022
- DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation 12 Mar 2019 – 6 Nov 2019
- Culture, Media and Sport Committee 23 Jul 2018 – 6 Nov 2019
- Transport Committee 31 Oct 2016 – 3 May 2017
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 12 Jul 2010 – 7 Feb 2011
- Transport Committee 22 Jul 2002 – 19 Jan 2009
- Procedure Committee 31 Jul 1997 – 11 May 2001
Previous seats
- Eltham · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
- Eltham · Elected 3 times 1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010
Elections contested
- Eltham 9 Apr 1992
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 4057
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
132 Westmount Road, Eltham, London, SE9 1UT
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Clive Efford, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Clive Efford?
Clive Efford is a Member of Parliament representing Eltham and Chislehurst in the House of Commons. See Clive Efford's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Clive Efford represent?
Clive Efford sits as Labour. See Clive Efford's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Clive Efford represent?
Clive Efford is the Member of Parliament for Eltham and Chislehurst. See Clive Efford's official Parliament profile.
How long has Clive Efford been an MP?
Clive Efford has served in the House of Commons for 29 years, 2 months. See Clive Efford's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Clive Efford?
Clive Efford has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Clive Efford's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.