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Yvette Cooper
Labour MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
- Also represented Pontefract and Castleford
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Yvette Cooper voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Women and Equalities
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Public Expenditure, Social Security Benefits, Knives: Crime, Public Expenditure, Police: Accountability
(based on written questions asked by Yvette Cooper and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Housing Bill Committee (12 out of 19)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (21 May 2012)
“The borders inspector has said that the number of people absconding at border control, slipping through without permission, escaping from detention or disappearing after temporary admission has more than doubled since the election, and the number who are later caught has fallen. Can the Home Secretary explain why that has happened?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (21 May 2012)
“The problem has got substantially worse since the election. At terminal 3 alone the number of absconders was 115 in 2009; in 2011 the report estimates that it was “between 300 and 350, significantly higher than previous years”, and the proportion being caught later has halved. That is what the report says. Time and again, the situation is getting worse month on month, not better....”
- Bills Presented: Home Affairs and Justice (10 May 2012)
“Yesterday, it was clear that this Queen’s Speech will do nothing to tackle jobs and growth, nothing to get Britain out of a double-dip recession, and nothing to help family finances. Now, sadly, it is clear that there is not much to help tackle crime or improve policing, border security and justice, either. As we gather to debate the Queen’s Speech, 16,000 police officers from...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 46 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 57.35% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 28 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 978 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £11,840 (joint 479th with 1 other) | £12,219 (joint 528th with 1 other) | £15,995 (493rd) | £14,234 | £19,428 (338th) | £19,742 (277th) | £19,022 (joint 363rd with 2 others) | £15,738 (joint 236th with 8 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £17,890 (319th) | £16,588 (412th) | £17,706 (485th) | £18,679 | £18,609 (299th) | £18,797 (joint 205th with 7 others) | £18,226 (joint 218th with 4 others) | £13,476 (398th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,802 (132nd) | £90,224 (218th) | £87,872 (126th) | £85,401 | £71,051 (286th) | £67,495 (358th) | £65,539 (joint 247th with 1 other) | £48,653 (231st) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,672 (146th) | £9,130 (270th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,646 (146th)1 | £11,288 (170th)2 | £13,091 (111th)3 | £12,610 | £11,188 (297th) | £10,901 (290th) | £10,155 (317th) | £6,422 (401st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,921 (22nd) | £2,076 (24th) | £2,237 (32nd) | £2,944 | £2,039 (72nd) | £1,595 (89th) | £1,679 (73rd) | £1,134 (120th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £2,629 (4th) | £2,095 (9th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,531 (85th) | £1,759 (56th) | £2,341 (72nd) | £3,135 | £2,703 (65th) | £1,731 (97th) | £2,428 (42nd) | £1,663 (126th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,479 (104th) | £7,042 (80th) | £8,157 | £8,186 (63rd) | £5,904 (83rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,120 (467th) | £935 (joint 507th with 13 others) | £292 | £1,749 (490th) | £1,749 (481st) | £1,728 (465th) | £1,528 (joint 454th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,681 (61st) | £3,439 (32nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £163,929 (142nd) | £152,659 (227th) | £150,658 (82nd) | £145,452 | £136,571 (94th) | £129,488 (123rd) | £120,304 (164th) | £89,841 (296th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £628 (532nd). Rail £10,851 (39th). Misc £167 (136th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,125 (507th). Rail £10,033 (49th). Misc £130 (141st).