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John Healey
Secretary of State for Defence
MP since 1 May 1997
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The Rt Hon John Healey is the Labour MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. He currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Defence.
1427
Votes Cast
£320,971
Expenses 2024-25
6,908
Majority
49.0%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£320,971
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 33,904 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
0
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
83
Debates Spoken In⚑
965
Speeches⚑
192
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
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3 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
3 NOCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
1 AYE3 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
4 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
Financial Interests(5)
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
me and my two siblings
£180,000
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
me and my two siblings
- Type of land/property
- Residential property (Two bed apartment owned by me and my two siblings, following the death of my mother. Probate was 10 Jan 2025. The value is £180,000 and I own a third.)
- Number of properties
- 1
- Location
- Hove
- Interest held
- from 10 January 2025 until 7 November 2025
- Ownership details
- I no longer have any ownership in this property (ownership now with my two sisters)
Registered 7 May 2025; updated 13 November 2025
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 1 May 2020
- Date interest ended
- 23 May 2024
Registered 11 April 2023; updated 22 October 2025
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Chair of Rotherham 9th Scouts Group. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 11 April 2023)
Registered 11 April 2023
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 12 July 2023
- Date interest ended
- 4 July 2024
Registered 4 January 2024; updated 21 October 2025
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
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Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
- Name
- Jackie Bate
- Relationship
- Spouse
- Role
- Office Manager
- Working pattern
- Part time
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by John in Parliament
Hercules Aircraft: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to remove the C-130J Hercules transport plane from service.
MI6: NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the (a) priorities and (b) objectives are of MI6 for its chairship of NATO’s intelligence committee.
Sudan: Military Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 9a) C-130J Hercules, (b) Atlas A400M and (c) Voyager transport planes have been involved in operations to evacuate UK nationals from Sudan since 23
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2023 to Question 181899 on Defence Equipment and Support: Staff, how many contractors were employed at Defence Equipment a
Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2023 to Question 181899 on Defence Equipment and Support: Staff, what the average salary is of a Defence Equipment and Sup
Ministry of Defence: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2023 to Question 181353 on Ministry of Defence: Data Protection, what the nature was of each of the 142 personal data inci
Russia: Arms Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2022 to Question 105236 on Russia: Defence Equipment, how many potential breaches of UK export controls related to Russ
Refugees: Afghanistan
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2023 to Question 180997 on Refugees: Afghanistan, how many meetings the Minister for Veterans Affairs has held with relev
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2023 to Question 181899 on Defence Equipment and Support: Staff, what the average length of time was the Defence Equipment
Military Bases: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2023 to Question 176546 on Military Bases: Solar Power, which Minister in his Department has responsibility for the Defenc
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