Sir Nicholas Dakin MP: votes, interests and costs
Sir Nicholas Dakin represents Scunthorpe in the House of Commons for Labour.
Offices and committees
Sir Nicholas Dakin sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill | 26 June 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) | HM Household | 16 September 2025 | 21 July 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) | Ministry of Justice | 23 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
| Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | Whips Office (Commons) | 10 July 2024 | 16 September 2025 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 18 October 2016 | 6 November 2019 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) | Department for Education | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | Office of the Leader of the House of Commons | 8 May 2015 | 18 September 2015 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 7 October 2011 | 18 September 2015 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
| European Statutory Instruments Committee | 18 July 2018 | 6 November 2019 |
| Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art | 12 December 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Procedure Committee | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Procedure Committee | 13 July 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
| Procedure Committee | 11 October 2011 | 30 March 2015 |
| Education Committee | 12 July 2010 | 7 November 2011 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 10bfe9ad933a.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Sir Nicholas Dakin, as the MP registered them: Miscellaneous (1), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). Latest registration 23 July 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Trustee Of Lindsey Lodge, Scunthorpe. This is an unpaid role.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Property in Barton upon Humber
- Location of the land or property: Barton upon Humber
- A description of the property: flat
- Details about the ownership arrangements: Co owned with family member
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
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 £148,100 for Sir Nicholas Dakin in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. IPSA lists office spending of £30,420 in the same year. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. 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 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £148,099.74 |
| Office costs: spent | £30,420.27 |
| Accommodation: spent | £17,190.52 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £13,167.11 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £21,667 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Scunthorpe CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent part time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Intern (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 516 votes by Sir Nicholas Dakin in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 57 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 13 July 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Sir Nicholas Dakin voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers: No |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading Aye; Programme Motion Aye |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No; New Clause 7 No; New Clause 21 No; Amendment 47 No; Amendment 4 No; Amendment 52 No; Amendment 23 No |
| 15 October 2026 | Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment: No |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax No; MoD Bicester and illegal migrants No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 No; Amendment 1 No; New Clause 25 No |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: Aye |
| 7 September 2026 to 8 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 No; Report Stage: New Clause 145 No; Report Stage: New Clause 6 No |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 88 No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 No; Report Stage: New Clause 65 No |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No; Amendment 199 No; Amendment 3 No |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Aye; Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists no written question tabled by Sir Nicholas Dakin since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 3,542 for Sir Nicholas Dakin in Scunthorpe in July 2024, from 15,484 votes on a turnout of 52.9%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Scunthorpe figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Sir Nicholas Dakin corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Sir Nicholas Dakin:
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.