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
172
135 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
37 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2026-06-30
Total overseas travel cost
£238,386
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 135
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Norwegian Refugee Council | To discuss NRC's recent visits and its humanitarian work. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-06-25 | International Committee of the Red Cross | To discuss UK support for ICRC and forming a strong partnership | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-06-16 | European Investment Bank | To discuss development finance, growth, and resilience | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-06-15 | Education Outcomes Fund | Discuss it's work with African governments | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-06-09 | Global Funds | To discuss UK support for Global Fund | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-05-11 | Bond | Quarterly roundtable meeting discussing public engagement on international development | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-05-05 | Bond | Catch up meeting prior to quarterly roundtable meeting | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-04-27 | Bank of Palestine | To discuss the current financial situation in Palestine | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-04-23 | One | Discuss child mortality | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-04-23 | British International Investment | Attend launch of report | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-04-22 | African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) | Discuss UK’s strategic partnership with the AfCFTA Secretariat | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-04-21 | Institute for Public Policy Research | Catch up meeting prior to the Global Partnerships Conference | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-03-25 | World Health Organization | To discuss WHO funding | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-03-25 | World Health Organization | To discuss WHO funding | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-03-24 | Green Climate Fund | To discuss UK's support for the GCF | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-03-24 | Green Climate Fund | To discuss UK's support for the GCF | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-03-19 | Center for Global Development | Attended the Future of UK Development event, gave keynote speech | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-03-19 | Center for Global Development | Attended the Future of UK Development event, gave keynote speech | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-03-12 | The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change | Attended the EMDE Investor Taskforce Leadership Group Meeting | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-03-12 | The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change | Attended the EMDE Investor Taskforce Leadership Group Meeting | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
Recent overseas travel · latest 20 of 37
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 → 2026-06-29 |
Hamburg, Germany
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend Hamburg Sustainability Conference | £1,418 |
| 2026-06-20 → 2026-06-18 |
Beirut, Lebanon
Scheduled Flight
|
Trilateral Development Ministers visit with France, Qatar | £4,544 |
| 2026-06-09 → 2026-06-12 |
Abuja, Nigeria
Scheduled Flight
|
Bilateral meetings with Ministers and part-joint visit with UK FoRB Envoy | £10,955 |
| 2026-06-05 → 2026-06-05 |
Rome, Italy
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend UN fertilisers and food security meeting | £1,592 |
| 2026-05-25 → 2026-05-28 |
Brazzaville, Congo
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend African Development Bank Annual meeting | £15,997 |
| 2026-04-29 → 2026-04-30 |
Paris, France
Eurostar
|
To attend G7 Development Minister's meeting | £1,095 |
| 2026-04-14 → 2026-04-17 |
Washington, USA
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend World Bank Springs meetings | £14,196 |
| 2026-03-03 → 2026-03-06 |
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Scheduled Flight; Non Scheduled Flight
|
Bilateral meetings with President, Vice Foreign Minister, Minister of Health | £39,596 |
| 2026-02-11 → 2026-02-13 |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Mogadishu, Somalia
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend the Africa Union summit, and for bilateral meeting with the Government of Somalia | £4,590 |
| 2026-01-27 → 2026-01-29 |
Maputo, Mozambique
Scheduled Flight
|
Bilateral meetings with President, Minister of Planning; and high level meetings. | £7,661 |
| 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 |
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 → 2026-07-20
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
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.