John Cooper
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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John Cooper is the Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
426
Votes Cast
£154,450
Expenses 2024-25
930
Majority
29.6%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£154,450
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 45,775 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
162
Written Questions
34
Oral Questions
171
Debates Spoken In⚑
232
Speeches⚑
426
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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4 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
8 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
3 NOCrime and Policing Bill
3 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
3 votes · 20 Apr 2026
2 NOPension Schemes Bill
2 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
2 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Financial Interests(2)
Visits outside the UK
Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
£4,587
Visits outside the UK
Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Name of donor
- Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Address of donor
- 2 Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights and transportation (£4,587), Accommodation (£885), Hospitality (£335), value £5,807
- Destination of visit
- Taiwan
- Dates of visit
- 27 September 2025 to 3 October 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Travelled to Taiwan as part of a parliamentary delegation to explore cooperation opportunities between the UK and Taiwan
Registered 13 October 2025
Visits outside the UK
HM Government of Gibraltar
£372
Visits outside the UK
HM Government of Gibraltar
- Name of donor
- HM Government of Gibraltar
- Address of donor
- Gibraltar House, 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£372 return), accommodation (£346) and meals/hospitality (£200), value £918
- Destination of visit
- Gibraltar
- Dates of visit
- 24 April 2025 to 26 April 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Meetings with representatives of HM Government of Gibraltar
Registered 2 May 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by John in Parliament
Apprentices: Accountancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total cost to his Department of providing funding for Level 7 accountancy apprenticeships for (a) all ages, (b) un
Apprentices: Accountancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Level 7 accountancy apprenticeships were undertaken in 2024/25 and what estimate his Department has made for the corresponding number in 2
Apprentices: Accountancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence the Government used to conclude that there would be no significant long-term reduction in the supply of skills following the removal
Apprentices: Accountancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total cost to businesses to fund Level 7 accountancy apprenticeship costs following planned reforms to Government
Apprentices: Accountancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he considered retaining Level 7 apprenticeship funding until age 25 for occupations such as accountancy and law before deciding on a blanke
Apprentices: Accountancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all apprenticeship providers, employers and end-point assessment organisations have been informed of the funding bands, eligibility criteri
Apprentices: Accountancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to Level 7 apprenticeship funding on (a) workforce supply in frontline public servic
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for driving tests at (a) Dumfries, (b) Stranraer, (c) Castle Douglas, and (d) Newton Stewart test centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much legal aid was granted to Rosene Nugent and her legal representatives for the Judicial review of the Coroner's Inquest and the Court of Appe
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, of the security service personnel who have been charged with criminal offences alleged to have been committed during the Troubles between 1969 and1998, what
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