Gerald Jones MP: votes, interests and costs
Gerald Jones represents Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
Gerald Jones sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill | 9 February 2026 | Current |
| Welsh Affairs Committee | 17 November 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Whip | Whips Office (Commons) | 10 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Scotland) | Scotland Office | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 4 December 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Wales) | Wales Office | 10 April 2020 | 5 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Ministry of Defence | 3 July 2017 | 10 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Wales) | Wales Office | 10 October 2016 | 3 July 2017 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Pension Schemes Bill | 15 July 2025 | 11 September 2025 |
| Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill | 12 February 2025 | 18 March 2025 |
| Procurement Bill [HL] | 25 January 2023 | 21 February 2023 |
| Welsh Grand Committee | 18 January 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Welsh Affairs Committee | 13 July 2015 | 21 November 2016 |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee | 6 July 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d9e1e6a4ece1.
Register of interests
Gerald Jones has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 4 June 2015 and the latest on 9 March 2023. By category: Miscellaneous (1), Family members employed (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
A Trustee of a local charity, Phillipstown Residents and Community Association.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2018-05-11
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Tyrone Powell employed
- Job title or role: Senior Parliamentary Assistant
- Pattern of working hours: Full time
- Name of the person employed: Tyrone Powell
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Partner
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £215,731 for Gerald Jones in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. The figure for 2023-24 was £195,077. IPSA lists office spending of £28,389 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £215,731.39 | £195,076.76 | £176,955.97 |
| Office costs: spent | £28,388.92 | £28,048.14 | £28,550.85 |
| Accommodation: spent | £25,743.47 | £23,978.86 | £21,840.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £5,816.59 | £6,093.30 | £7,010.96 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £2,700.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Constituency Communications Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Constituency Assistant (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Gerald Jones is recorded voting in 527 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 54 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 14 October 2026 Gerald Jones voted No on "Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 15 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Gerald Jones has tabled 3 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 3 were addressed to Ministry of Defence, Wales Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether announcements on the Ajax programme can be made during the pre election period.
Defence: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.
Internet: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Online Safety Act 2023 on protecting children and young people from online harms.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 1ef36d4d57c0. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Gerald Jones.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare returned Gerald Jones with a majority of 7,447: 15,791 votes, 44.8% of those cast, against 8,344 for Gareth Thomas. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.