The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Labour
Life peer
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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.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
122
95 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
27 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2025-12-31
Total overseas travel cost
£136,743
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 95
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | African Development Fund | To discuss UK's pledge to the African Development Fund | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-12-05 | Paul Butler, former Bishop of Durham | To discuss Burundi, Rwanda | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-12-04 | Protection Approaches | To discuss Sudan | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-12-03 | Terrence Higgins Trust | To discuss ODA spending | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-12-03 | Alex de Waal | To discuss Sudan | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-12-01 | World Bank; Caribbean Development Bank; European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Inter-American Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Development Bank; African Development Bank; Asian Development Bank | To discuss UK priorities for international development finance | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-11-26 | Labour African Network | To discuss Africa | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-11-25 | Stefan Dercon | To discuss Development | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-11-19 | Halo Trust | To discuss mining | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-11-17 | Archbishop of Sudan | To discuss Sudan | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-11-11 | AU Centre for Disease Control | To strengthen relationship with the African lead on disease control | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-11-10 | Geneva Call | To discuss UK's support | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-11-06 | Project Everyone; Gates Foundation; CIFF; ONE; More In Common | To discuss Development strategy | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-11-03 | Global Fund | To discuss UK's pledge to the Global Fund | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-10-22 | Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDE) | To discuss EMDE Investor Taskforce Group progress and deliverables | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-10-21 | Agence Française de Développement Group | To discuss Development and priorities for France's G7 Presidency | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-10-13 | Palestinian Monetary Authority | To discuss Palestine | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-09-16 | Bond | To discuss localisation / locally led development | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-09-15 | ONE | To discuss International Development | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-09-01 | Alliance for Public Health | To discuss global health especially in Ukraine | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
Recent overseas travel · latest 20 of 27
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 → 2025-12-12 |
Islamabad, Pakistan
Scheduled Flight
|
Bilateral meetings with President and Foreign Minister. | £2,367 |
| 2025-11-20 → 2025-11-20 |
Brussels, Belguim
Eurostar
|
Palestinian Donor Group Ministerial level session | £809 |
| 2025-11-12 → 2025-11-15 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Scheduled Flight
|
Bilateral meetings with President and Foreign Minister. | £8,815 |
| 2025-10-30 → 2025-10-30 |
Paris, France
Eurostar
|
Paris Peace Forum / The Great Lakes Conference | £406 |
| 2025-10-14 → 2025-10-17 |
Washington DC, USA
Scheduled Flight
|
World Bank Annuals conference | £9,513 |
| 2025-10-08 → 2025-10-11 |
Kigali, Rwanda
Scheduled Flight
|
Bilateral meetings with President and Foreign Minister. | £4,154 |
| 2025-09-23 → 2025-09-25 |
New York, USA
Scheduled Flight
|
UN General Assembly Conference | £5,363 |
| 2025-09-09 → 2025-09-11 |
Accra, Ghana
Scheduled Flight
|
Bilateral meetings with President, Vice President, and Foreign Minister. | £3,967 |
| 2025-07-24 → 2025-07-25 |
Johannesburg, South Africa
Scheduled Flight
|
G20 Development Ministerial Meeting | £5,187 |
| 2025-06-30 → 2025-07-01 |
Seville, Spain
Scheduled flight
|
Financing for Development Conference | £745 |
| 2025-06-26 → 2025-06-29 |
St John, Antigua and Barbuda
Scheduled flight
|
Organization of American States Conference | £8,345 |
| 2025-06-25 → 2025-06-25 |
Brussels, Belgium
Train
|
GAVI Conference | £300 |
| 2025-05-20 → 2025-05-23 |
Sinjil, Occupied Palestinian Territory; Tel Aviv, Israel
Scheduled flight
|
Bilateral and Humanitarian programme | £1,816 |
| 2025-05-06 → 2025-05-09 |
N'djamina, Chad
Scheduled; Non-scheduled flight
|
Bilateral and Humanitarian programme | £5,845 |
| 2025-04-22 → 2025-04-27 |
Washington DC, USA
Scheduled flight
|
To attend World Bank Spring Meetings | £13,279 |
| 2025-04-22 → 2025-04-25 |
Washington DC, USA
Scheduled flight
|
World Bank Springs | £13,298 |
| 2025-03-26 → 2025-03-27 |
Paris, France
Eurostar
|
Nutrition 4 Growth Conference (N4G) | £576 |
| 2025-03-22 → 2025-03-25 |
Amman, Jordan
Scheduled flight
|
Development focused trip, bilaterals | £3,248 |
| 2025-02-27 → 2025-03-03 |
Montevideo, Uruguay
Scheduled flight
|
Attended the Presidential inauguration representing UK | £6,707 |
| 2025-01-06 → 2025-01-10 |
Santiago, Chile
Scheduled flight
|
Biliteral meetings with Foreign Minister | £9,116 |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2010-05-06 → 2019-11-06
Darlington
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)
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
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 |
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Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
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
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
3 bills
1 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 | |
| Television and Radio Advertising (Credit and Debt Management Services) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2010-12-21 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.