The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Chapman of Darlington's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington. Her name is Jenny Chapman, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
2010-05-06 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-02-28 → present
Minister of State (Development)
2024-07-18 → 2025-02-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Opposition posts
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)
2023-02-21 → 2023-10-26
Shadow Spokesperson (Business and Trade)
2022-05-10 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
2021-12-04 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Justice)
2021-12-04 → 2022-06-17
Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and International Trade)
2021-06-22 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
2021-06-22 → 2022-12-21
Opposition Whip (Lords)
2016-10-09 → 2019-11-06
Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union)
2016-01-07 → 2016-06-27
Shadow Minister (Education)
2011-10-07 → 2016-01-07
Shadow Minister (Justice)
Committee memberships
2016-11-07 → 2017-05-03
Procedure Committee
2015-07-13 → 2016-10-31
Procedure Committee
2010-07-26 → 2015-03-30
Procedure Committee
2010-12-06 → 2015-03-30
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 3 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Folk Arts
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2025-02-25 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
0 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2025-09-10 | |
| Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill | Supported | Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | 2025-07-15 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.