Dan Jarvis
Labour Party
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Barnsley North
MP Since
3 March 2011 (15 years, 4 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, 4 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 (20)
Stories mentioning Dan Jarvistracked across NewsDeck's sources
Defence Secretary visits Iceland amid ‘increasing Russian threats’
Dan Jarvis visited UK forces onboard the Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales.
Evening Standard·6 Jul· View coverage →
Minister calls on Burnham to show path to 3.5% target on UK defence spending
Dan Jarvis, who wants to stay on as defence secretary, says he is confident PM-in-waiting values national security
The new defence secretary…
Guardian Politics·5 Jul· View coverage →
New Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis branded a ‘shifty weasel’ by SAS Commander
The Defence Investment Plan has been criticised for not meeting the full requests of defence chiefs
Express Politics·3 Jul· View coverage →
Defence Secretary has ‘assurance’ Andy Burnham will invest in armed forces
Dan Jarvis secured a £15 billion uplift in defence spending in Tuesday’s Defence Investment Plan.
Evening Standard·1 Jul· View coverage →
Defence Secretary has ‘assurance’ Andy Burnham will invest in armed forces
Dan Jarvis secured a £15 billion uplift in defence spending in Tuesday’s Defence Investment Plan.
Evening Standard·1 Jul· View coverage →
Defence Secretary has ‘assurance’ Andy Burnham will invest in armed forces
Dan Jarvis secured a £15 billion uplift in defence spending in Tuesday’s Defence Investment Plan.
Evening Standard·1 Jul· View coverage →
Defence Secretary has ‘assurance’ Andy Burnham will invest in armed forces
Dan Jarvis secured a £15 billion uplift in defence spending in Tuesday’s Defence Investment Plan.
Evening Standard·1 Jul· View coverage →
Defence Secretary has ‘assurance’ Andy Burnham will invest in armed forces
Dan Jarvis secured a £15 billion uplift in defence spending in Tuesday’s Defence Investment Plan.
Evening Standard·1 Jul· View coverage →
The Guardian view on the defence investment plan: the UK needs security, not dependency on a wayward US | Editorial
Sir Keir Starmer cuts civilian investment while deepening reliance on American power. That doesn’t feel like national renewal
Since Brexit, …
Guardian Business·30 Jun· View coverage →
Soon-to-be-replaced Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves congratulate each other on defence plan despite falling well short of Army needs
Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves congratulated each other on the release of the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan despite it falling fa…
GB News·30 Jun· View coverage →
'Some say Dan Jarvis' £15billion defence spend is still not enough amid Russia's warnings'
Dan Jarvis, the Defence Secretary, says he intends to "build on the work" John Healey carried out before the 66-year-old politician resigned…
Mirror News·30 Jun· View coverage →
LIVE: Dan Jarvis Makes Statement on DIP in Commons
Guido Fawkes·30 Jun· View coverage →
Rolls-Royce and BAE shares fired up on Starmer defence investment plan
London-listed defence stocks including Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems shot higher on Tuesday as investors backed the main beneficiaries of Keir…
City AM·30 Jun· View coverage →
Starmer stumps up half the amount demanded by defence chiefs
Sir Keir Starmer has coughed up just half of the amount of funding military officials requested in the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan.…
City AM·30 Jun· View coverage →
Defence investment plan criticised as ‘too little, too late’ ahead of launch – UK politics live
Defence investment plan, which was originally due in the autumn, criticised by Tories and Lib Dems
Good morning. After Keir Starmer agreed t…
Guardian Politics·30 Jun· View coverage →
Starmer Squeezes MoD Budget for Defence Investment Plan in Underwhelming Swan Song
Starmer is unveiling a reworked Defence Investment Plan today in his swan song as PM. The PM is up at 10.30 a.m. – watch live on these pixel…
Guido Fawkes·30 Jun· View coverage →
'Unforgivable!' Armed Forces given just half of what they need in Keir Starmer's parting gift as PM
The Armed Forces will only receive half of the £28billion needed to keep Britain safe under the Defence Investment Plan (DIP).
In one of his…
GB News·30 Jun· View coverage →
New defence secretary wins another £1.5bn to boost drone spending
Dan Jarvis persuaded Rachel Reeves to reduce £18bn funding gap that led to predecessor resigning
The new defence secretary has secured an ex…
Guardian Politics·29 Jun· View coverage →
High-speed boats and drones: Commandos promised £500m in defence spending overhaul
The new Defence Secretary, Dan Jarvis, is credited with refocusing the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) since his appointment
The Independent·27 Jun· View coverage →
High-speed boats and drones promised for elite commandos in tweak to defence spending plan
Britain's elite, rapid reaction force is to be equipped with high-speed boats and drones as the new defence secretary Dan Jarvis tries to pu…
Sky News·27 Jun· View coverage →