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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.
Voting Record
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1427 votes — page 1 of 58
1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
3 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 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
Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Prime Minister’s defence speech in Warsaw of 23 April 2024, by how much each Department's research and development budget will be reduced
Civil Servants: Redundancy
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister’s defence speech in Warsaw of 23 April 2024, from which (a) Departments, (b) arms length bodies and (c) other organisat
Defence: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £6.6bn in R&D spend for defence announced in his Department's paper entitled Defence and Security Industrial Strategy: A strategic approach t
Challenger Tanks
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) UK and (b) German content is of the Challenger III main battle tank.
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many Afghan people are being housed in UK hotel funded accommodation in Pakistan under the (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan citizens
Army
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains his Department's policy to reduce the full time strength of the British Army to 73,000 by 2025.
HMS Westminster
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status of HMS Westminster is; and whether his Department has made a decision on modernisation.
HMS Bulwark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 2 September 2021 to Question 37371 on HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, when HMS Bulwark will return to service.
Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Command Paper Refresh, published on 18 July 2023, how his Department plans to double the effect that we seek to achieve in the
Australia: Armed Forces and Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Australian (a) military and (b) civilian Defence personnel have been stationed in the UK each year since 2010.
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