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Yvette Cooper
Labour MP for Pontefract & Castleford
- Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 15,246 votes. — 19th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Yvette Cooper voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Housing Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Departmental Buildings (4 Feb 2010)
“Expenditure in respect of new works, refurbishments and planned maintenance to Ministers' offices in the last year was £19,223.85.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus (1 Feb 2010) has video
“In keeping with the 100th anniversary of the labour exchange, which is today, we are continuing to modernise communications with Jobcentre Plus to make it easier for millions of people to get in touch about their benefit or seeking work. We have been concerned for some time that people calling on mobile phones were being charged a lot for calls to claim benefits which would be free from...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus (1 Feb 2010) has video
“My hon. Friend raises an important point. I have asked for all the phone lines to be reviewed now that we have made important progress. I think he would agree that the first step was to get the deal with mobile phone companies so that people were not being charged for the important calls setting up their benefit claims, which can be the longest calls that people make. The 0845 numbers have...”
More of Yvette Cooper's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 26 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.
- 103 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Yvette Cooper speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 786 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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)3 | £11,288 (170th)2 | £13,091 (111th)1 | £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 (139th) | £152,659 (227th) | £150,658 (82nd) | £145,452 | £136,571 (94th) | £129,488 (123rd) | £120,304 (164th) | £89,841 (296th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,125 (507th). Rail £10,033 (49th). Misc £130 (141st).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £628 (532nd). Rail £10,851 (39th). Misc £167 (136th).