Robin Cook

Former Labour MP for Livingston

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Robin Cook is a former MP for Livingston.

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Former Labour MP for Livingston

Entered the House of Commons on 28 February 1974 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 6 August 2005 — Died

Also represented Edinburgh Central

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Other offices held in the past

  • Lord Privy Seal ( 8 Jun 2001 to 17 Mar 2003)
  • Foreign Secretary ( 2 May 1997 to 8 Jun 2001)

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Recent appearances

  • G8 11 Jul 2005

    May I congratulate my right hon. Friend on achieving a greater sense of purpose at this G8 summit than at any previous one that I can recall? Whatever criticism is now being made of the aid and debt package, is not the outcome a far better deal than anyone could have dared hope for only six months ago? On the issue of follow-through, Russia takes over the presidency next year and may not have...
  • Constitutional Affairs: Electoral Systems (Review) 5 Jul 2005

    As the review is considering the experience of Scotland, will my right hon. and learned Friend consider writing to all Scottish Members to tell them who is carrying out the review, when they will visit Scotland and who they will talk to there? Will she explain to all Members, from whatever part of the House, what opportunity there will be in the review for the public to express a view?
  • Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Nuclear Deterrent 4 Jul 2005

    Can my right hon. Friend say whether, in the event that he intends not only to retain the deterrent but to replace it, he would expect the defence budget to be increased? If he does not expect that budget increase, would it not be entirely rational to decide that it might be wiser to husband his budget for the peacekeeping and stability missions that the British forces do so well and which,...

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