Chris Bryant
LabourMP for Rhondda and Ogmore · Since 2001
Parliamentary Activity
Disclosure History (82 entries)
Received Date: 25 March 2026 Value: £289.04 Hours Worked: 0.00 Source
Received Date: 25 March 2026 Value: £206.50 Hours Worked: 0.00 Source
Received Date: 25 February 2026 Description: for the rights to make a television series based on my book Value: £10000.00 Hours Worked: 0.00 Hours Details: no additional hours Ultimate Payer Different: Yes Ultimate Payer Name: Mother Pictures Ltd Ultimate Payer Address: Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London E2 7DD Source
Received Date: 6 November 2025 Value: £220.00 Hours Worked: 2.00 Hours Details: Edinburgh International Book Festival Session Ultimate Payer Different: Yes Ultimate Payer Name: Edinburgh International Book Festival Ultimate Payer Address: 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN Source
Received Date: 10 September 2025 Description: Publication Advance Value: £50000.00 Hours Worked: 10.00 Ultimate Payer Different: Yes Ultimate Payer Name: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Ultimate Payer Address: 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP Source
Description: One night's accommodation for the Edinburgh Book Festival (£345) and dinner (£18.30) Value: £363.30 Received Date: 19 August 2025 Accepted Date: 19 August 2025 Received End Date: 20 August 2025 Sole Beneficiary: Yes Donor Name: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Donor Public Address: 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP Donor Status: Company Donor Company Name: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Donor Company Identifier: 01984336 Donor Company Identifier Source: Companies House Source
Received Date: 21 August 2025 Job Title: Recording audiobook Value: £1000.00 Hours Worked: 14.00 Ultimate Payer Different: Yes Ultimate Payer Name: Bloomsbury Publishing Ultimate Payer Address: Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP Source
Received Date: 1 May 2025 Description: Payment for the option on making a drama out of my book. Value: £8000.00 Hours Worked: 0.00 Ultimate Payer Different: Yes Ultimate Payer Name: Pathé Pictures UK Ultimate Payer Address: 6 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7TY Ultimate Payer Business: Film and television production company Source
Received Date: 26 March 2025 Value: £281.08 Hours Worked: 0.00 Hours Details: No additional hours Source
Received Date: 14 March 2025 Job Title: Adaptation of authored works. Description: Authored works commissioned for development. Value: £10000.00 Hours Worked: 0.00 Hours Details: Payment for adaptation of existing works. Ultimate Payer Different: Yes Ultimate Payer Name: Mother Pictures Ultimate Payer Address: Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London E2 7DD Ultimate Payer Business: Television programming and broadcasting activities Source
Description: Two tickets and hospitality to Importance of Being Earnest, Tuesday 3rd December, (£110 per ticket and £32 each for hospitality) Value: £284.00 Received Date: 3 December 2024 Accepted Date: 3 December 2024 Donor Name: National Theatre Donor Public Address: Southbank, London SE1 9PX Donor Status: Company Donor Company Name: National Theatre Donor Company Identifier: 01817002 Donor Company Identifier Source: Companies House Source
Name of donor: Royal Opera House Address of donor: Bow Street, London WC2E 9DD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets to the Marriage of Figaro on 2 September 2024, value £302 Date received: 2 September 2024 Date accepted: 2 September 2024 Donor status: company, registration 00480523 (Registered 11 September 2024) Source
Name of donor: Warner Music Address of donor: 27 Wrights Lane, London W8 5SW Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets for me and my husband for the Pet Shop Boys Concert at the Royal Opera House, value £500 Date received: 25 July 2024 Date accepted: 25 July 2024 Donor status: company, registration 00680511 (Registered 14 August 2024) Source
Name of donor: Rockridge Partners LLP Address of donor: Barton End Manor, Shiptons Grave Lane, Horsley, Gloucestershire GL6 0QQ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 general Election Donor status: company, registration OC377366 (Registered 8 July 2024) Source
Payment: £1,500 for recording a podcast based on my book. Received on: 25 April 2024. Hours: 4 hrs. Ultimate payer: Associated Newspapers, DMG Media Limited, 9 Derry Street, London W8 5HY (Registered 29 April 2024) Source
Payment: £2,871.17 Work or services: for a radio recording of a book. Received on: 25 March 2024. Hours: no additional hours. Ultimate payer: BBC, 5th Floor, Wogan House, Great Portland Street, London W1A 1AA (Registered 25 March 2024) Source
A trustee of the History of Parliament Trust. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 31 December 2020 (Registered 27 February 2023) Source
13 March 2024, received £50,000 from Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, for an advance on a book. Hours: 10 hrs. Source
Name of donor: UK Music Address of donor: Work.Life, 33 Foley Street, London W1W 7TL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality to the BRIT awards, value £3,000 Date received: 2 March 2024 Date accepted: 2 March 2024 Donor status: company, registration 3245288 Source
1 March 2024, received £10,000 from Mother Pictures Ltd, Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London E2 7DD, for the rights to make a television series based on my book. Hours: no additional hours. Source
Name of donor: Channel 4 Address of donor: 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Tickets with hospitality for me and my partner to the 2024 BAFTAs, total value £3,160 Date received: 18 February 2024 Date accepted: 18 February 2024 Donor status: company, registration 01533774 Source
19 January 2024, received £1,000 from Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, for reading the audiobook of my new book. Hours: 12 hrs. Source
Name of donor: Warner Bros, Discovery Address of donor: Warner House, 98 Theobalds Rd, London WC1X 8WB Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality to a screening of Wonka, total value £500 Date received: 28 November 2023 Date accepted: 28 November 2023 Donor status: company, registration 00259661 Source
9 November 2023, received £8,000 from Pathé Pictures UK, 6 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7TY, for an option on my book. Hours: no additional hours. Source
11 October 2023, received £400 for a book review. Hours: 3 hrs. Source
22 September 2023, received £1,000 for presenting a show on LBC. Hours: 3 hrs. Source
Name of donor: Society of London Theatre LTD Address of donor: 32 Rose Street, London WC2E 9ET Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Complimentary ticket to Vogue World 2023 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (£751.70), with hospitality (approx. £50), total value approx. £801.70 Date received: 14 September 2023 Date accepted: 14 September 2023 Donor status: company, registration 527227 Source
1 September 2023, received £660 from the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN, for speaking at the festival. Accommodation was provided by the payer and travel by my publishers, Bloomsbury Publishing. Hours: 4 hrs. Source
14 August 2023, received £20,800 from Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, as an advance and payment for the recording of a new book. Hours: approx. 100 hrs over four months. Source
28 July 2023, received £250 an article in the Daily Mirror. Hours: 45 mins. Source
7 July 2023, received £300 for an article. Hours: 45 mins. Source
22 June 2023, received £300 for an article. Hours: 1 hr. Source
6 June 2023, received £150 for an article in the Daily Mirror. Hours: 1 hr. Source
2 June 2023, received £150 for an article in the Daily Mirror. Hours: 30 mins. Source
17 May 2023, received £13,500 from Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, for an advance on another book. Hours: 20 hrs. Source
3 May 2023, received £20,000 from Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, for an advance on a book. Hours: 210 hrs. Source
28 April 2023, received £400 for two articles in the Daily Mirror. Hours: 1 hr. Source
From 21 March 2021, a trustee of the Mabon Trust, which offers small grants to community projects, organisations, individuals and charities in the Rhondda. This is an unpaid role. Source
24 February 2023, received £1,000 for presenting a radio programme. Hours: 8 hrs. Source
15 December 2022, received £16,400 from Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, for an advance on a book. Hours: 3 hrs to date. Source
28 November 2022, received £2,350 for four articles in the Daily Mirror. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 28 November 2022) Source
From 13 October 2022, a Member of the National Institute for Healthcare Research (NIHR) Brain Injury MedTech Co-operative Advisory Board. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 19 October 2022) Source
21 September 2022, received £1,200 for presenting two radio programmes. Hours: 8 hrs in total. Source
31 August 2022, received £500 for an article in the Daily Mirror. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 05 September 2022) Source
Name of donor: Celia Rooney Address of donor: Blackstone Chambers, 1 Garden Court, Temple, London EC4Y 9BJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Celia Rooney was instructed by Bindmans LLP to provide legal advice in connection with an investigation of the Committee of Privileges on the Recall of MPs Act 2015 with the intention that it would be provided to the Speaker of the Commons. Ms Rooney agreed to provide this advice pro bono. Approx. value £6,000 Date received: 18 July 2022 Date accepted: 18 July 2022 Donor status: individual (sole trader) (Registered 10 August 2022) Source
Name of donor: Bindmans LLP Address of donor: 236 Gray’s Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HB Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Pro bono legal advice in connection with an investigation of the Committee of Privileges on the Recall of MPs Act 2015 with the intention that it would be provided to the Speaker of the Commons, approx. value £7,416 Date received: 18 July 2022 Date accepted: 18 July 2022 Donor status: limited liability partnership (Registered 04 August 2022) Source
13 July 2022, received £11,070 from Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, for an advance on a book. Hours: estimated at 500 hrs across two years. (Registered 15 July 2022) Source
Name of donor: Channel 4 Address of donor: 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the PACT Awards dinner, valued £624 Date received: 24 June 2022 Date accepted: 24 June 2022 Donor status: company, registration 01533774 (Registered 04 July 2022) Source
1 July 2022, received £325 for two articles in the Daily Mirror. Hours: 90 mins. (Registered 01 July 2022) Source
14 June 2022, received £500 for an article in the Daily Mirror. Hours: 90 mins. (Registered 27 June 2022) Source
10 June 2022, received £500 for an article in the Daily Mirror. Hours: 90 mins. (Registered 10 June 2022) Source
7 June 2022, received £200 for an article in the Daily Express. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 07 June 2022) Source
1 June 2022, received £250 for an article for Mace Magazine. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 06 June 2022) Source
Payment of £200 expected for an article in the Daily Express written on 11 March 2022. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 18 March 2022) Source
7 March 2022, received £200 from the BBC, Broadcasting House, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LR, for participation as a panel member on BBC R4 Any Questions on 25 February 2022. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 07 March 2022) Source
21 February 2022, received £100 for an article. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 21 February 2022) Source
2 February 2022, received £600 from Associated Newspapers Ltd, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London W8 5T, for two articles. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 02 February 2022) Source
14 January 2022, received £2,010 from Tantor Media Inc, 6 Business Park Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475, USA, for audio rights to a book. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 14 January 2022) Source
Name of donor: Tertulias Hispano-Britanicos Address of donor: Madrid, Spain Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation and meals with a value of £370 Destination of visit: Bilbao, Spain Dates of visit: 19 - 21 November 2021 Purpose of visit: Attendance at the UK-Spain Tertulia conference/symposium. (Registered 09 December 2021) Source
18 November 2021, received £250 for an article. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 18 November 2021) Source
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar Address of donor: Qatar Embassy, 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals with a value of £7,357.67 Destination of visit: Qatar Dates of visit: 12-17 October 2021 Purpose of visit: British-Qatari APPG visit to meet ministers and officials to discuss Qatar's humanitarian and political response to the Afghanistan crisis, preparations for the World Cup, workers' rights reform and bilateral relations. (Registered 25 October 2021) Source
15 October 2021, received £400 for two book reviews. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 19 October 2021) Source
3 September 2021, received £250 for an article for Mace Magazine. Hours: 90 mins. (Registered 06 September 2021) Source
30 July 2021, received £275 for a survey from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW. Hours: 1 hr 15 mins. (Registered 30 July 2021) Source
5 July 2021, received £175 from the Boswell Trust, Auchendrane, By Ayr, KA7 4TW, for speaking at a Festival event on 13 June 2021. Hours: 2 hrs. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 26 July 2021) Source
Name of donor: British Council Address of donor: 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Transport, accommodation and food, to a value of £685.33 Destination of visit: Poland Dates of visit: 28-30 August 2019 Purpose of visit: Delegation with other MPs including addressing a Future Leaders conference. This is a late register entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 24 June 2021. Paragraph 15 of chapter 4 of the Guide to the Rules refers. (Registered 03 June 2021; updated 24 June 2021) Source
6 May 2021, received £11,070 as advance for a new book from Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP. Hours: more than 100 hrs over the last 18 months. (Registered 06 May 2021) Source
2 March 2021, received £250 for an article in the Daily Express. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 30 March 2021) Source
10 March 2021, received £2,000 for speaking at an LGBTQ+ webinar on my book, from Goldman Sachs International, Plumtree Court, 25 Shoe Lane, London EC4A 4AU. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 15 March 2021) Source
19 February 2021, received £7,600 from Mother Pictures Ltd, Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London E2 7DD, for the rights to make a television series based on my recent book. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 19 February 2021) Source
Payment of £600 expected from Global Radio, 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA, for presenting for LBC on 3 January 2021. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 18 January 2021) Source
£200 expected for an article written on 3 December 2020. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 16 December 2020) Source
£150 expected from Testbed Audio Ltd, 34 St Johns Park, London SE3 7JH, for a recording session for a podcast on 8 December 2020. Hours: 90 mins. (Registered 11 December 2020) Source
4 December 2020, received £2,666 from W F Howes Ltd, Unit 5, St George’s House, Rearsby Business Park, Gaddesby Lane, Rearsby, LE7 4YH, for audiobook rights to my book. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 04 December 2020) Source
18 November 2020, received £8,200 as an advance on publication from Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP. Hours: impossible to calculate. (Registered 19 November 2020) Source
Along with For the Citizens Ltd (known as The Citizens) and three other MPs, since 19 October 2020 I have been party to judicial review proceedings crowdfunded through The Citizens, The Old Workshop, 1 Ecclesall Road South, Sheffield, S11 9PA. Total costs incurred to date between the four MPs, which will be capped, are £221,924.75 (consisting of £85,401.25 counsel fees, £134,820.50 solicitor fees, and £1,703.11 in disbursements). (Registered 27 October 2020; updated 02 February 2021, 30 April 2021 and 28 July 2021) Source
From June 2018, Chairman (unpaid) of Rhondda Arts Festival in Treorchy (RAFT). (Registered 17 August 2020) Source
24 July 2020, received £250. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 24 July 2020) Source
Payment of £200 expected for article on written on 7 June 2020. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 08 June 2020) Source
6 March 2020, received £7,600 from Mother Pictures Ltd, Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London E2 7DD, for the rights to make a television series based on my forthcoming book. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 13 March 2020) Source
14 August 2019, received £8,200 from Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, as an advance for a new book. Hours: impossible to calculate. (Registered 05 September 2019) Source
28 December 2018, received £350 from Express Newspapers, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP, for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 14 January 2019) Source