Dan Jarvis
Labour Party
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Barnsley North
MP Since
3 March 2011 (15 years, 3 months)
Role
Secretary of State for Defence
Status
active
Constituency: Barnsley North
Dan Jarvis represents Barnsley North in the House of Commons, sitting as a Labour Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 15 years, 3 months.
Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year
This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role. Additional salary for Cabinet, Shadow Cabinet, or committee roles is not yet shown here — those figures require careful verification against primary IPSA and Ministerial Salaries documents before publishing.
£290,423
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£243,344
Office
£22,184
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£24,894
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Donations (4)
£60,000
total declared, since 2024 general election
Source: Electoral Commission official register, donations since the 2024 general election (4 July 2024) only. Donations are legally required to be declared if above the statutory threshold — this is not a complete record of all support an MP may receive.
OPD Group Ltd
Company · 11 Dec 2025
£15,000
OPD Group Ltd
Company · 21 May 2025
£15,000
OPD Group Ltd
Company · 16 Jan 2025
£15,000
OPD Group Ltd
Company · 16 Sept 2024
£15,000
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
Privilege
28 Apr 2026 · Result: 223 Aye, 335 No (failed)
Voted No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11
20 Apr 2026 · Result: 294 Aye, 156 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342
20 Apr 2026 · Result: 294 Aye, 61 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
20 Apr 2026 · Result: 293 Aye, 159 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439
20 Apr 2026 · Result: 292 Aye, 158 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
10 Mar 2026 · Result: 203 Aye, 311 No (failed)
Voted No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
10 Mar 2026 · Result: 304 Aye, 203 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
9 Mar 2026 · Result: 306 Aye, 182 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
9 Mar 2026 · Result: 321 Aye, 106 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
9 Mar 2026 · Result: 307 Aye, 173 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
9 Mar 2026 · Result: 316 Aye, 171 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
9 Mar 2026 · Result: 315 Aye, 109 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
9 Mar 2026 · Result: 315 Aye, 163 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
9 Mar 2026 · Result: 309 Aye, 181 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
9 Mar 2026 · Result: 304 Aye, 177 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (3)
Stories mentioning Dan Jarvis tracked across NewsDeck's sources
UK defence secretary promises delayed investment plan before Nato summit
Dan Jarvis, who took role earlier this month, is said to have secured billion more for plan than predecessor
Dan Jarvis, the new defence sec…
Guardian Politics·23 Jun· View coverage →
New defence secretary signals he's pushing for extra money for armed forces
Dan Jarvis, the new defence secretary, signalled he is pushing for extra money for the armed forces and said he would not publish a defence …
Sky News·23 Jun· View coverage →
Defence Secretary’s Dan Jarvis MBE MP speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference
Gov Farming·23 Jun· View coverage →