Yvette Cooper

Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department

Labour MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford

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Yvette Cooper’s voting in Parliament

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Recent appearances

  • Home Department: Topical Questions 18 Sep 2023

    On 7 March, the Home Secretary emailed Conservative supporters saying “today we’re changing our laws—and bringing the small boat crossings to an end.” Since then, 20,000 more people have arrived. She is not applying her own law, because it does not work. The use of asylum hotels is up, with no date to end their use, and foreign criminal returns are down. The independent chief...
  • Home Department: Topical Questions 18 Sep 2023

    What the Home Secretary said is total waffle. She has no answer on the inspector because she is afraid of scrutiny. There was no answer on her failure, just invented garbage about Labour. The Home Office’s immigration director, asylum director, borders director and accommodation director are all going or gone because the only people she removes are the people she needs to do the job. There...
  • Security Update 11 Sep 2023

    I thank the Deputy Prime Minister for his statement, and for advance sight of it. Maintaining national security in the face of threats to our values and our democracy is the first duty of any Government, in respect of which Labour stands ready always to work on a cross-party basis to keep our country safe. I pay tribute to all those in our intelligence and security services and police, and...

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Labour MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Also represented Pontefract and Castleford

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Topics of interest

Yvette Cooper campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Home Office
  • Home Department
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Treasury
  • Work and Pensions
  • Visas: Ukraine
  • Coronavirus: Disease Control
  • Asylum: Children
  • Refugees: Ukraine
  • Glass: Recycling

Currently held offices

  • Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department (since 29 Nov 2021)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (20 May 2020 to 15 Dec 2021)
  • Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (11 May 2020 to 25 Jan 2022)
  • Chair, Home Affairs Committee (27 Jan 2020 to 1 Dec 2021)
  • Chair, Home Affairs Committee (27 Jan 2020 to 1 Dec 2021)
  • Chair, Home Affairs Committee (27 Jan 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Chair, Home Affairs Committee (27 Jan 2020 to 3 May 2017)
  • Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Chair, Home Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Chair, Home Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Chair, Home Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (28 Nov 2016 to 3 May 2017)
  • Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (19 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
  • Chair, Home Affairs Committee (19 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
  • Chair, Home Affairs Committee (19 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
  • Chair, Home Affairs Committee (19 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
  • Shadow Home Secretary (20 Jan 2011 to 14 Sep 2015)
  • Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) (20 Jan 2011 to 7 Oct 2013)
  • Shadow Foreign Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities ( 8 Oct 2010 to 20 Jan 2011)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
  • The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( 6 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
  • The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (24 Jan 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
  • Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing) (28 Jun 2007 to 24 Jan 2008)
  • Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning) ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
  • Minister of State (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (Housing and Planning) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (Regeneration and Regional Developement) (13 Jun 2003 to 10 May 2005)
  • Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department) (29 May 2002 to 13 Jun 2003)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (11 Oct 1999 to 28 May 2002)
  • Member, Employment Sub-committee (23 Jul 1997 to 29 Nov 1999)
  • Member, Education & Employment Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 29 Nov 1999)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 18 Sep 2023.

1. Employment and earnings
Payments from Atlantic Books Ltd, Ormond House, 27 Boswell Street, London WC1 3JZ, via Conville and Walsh (literary agent), Haymarket House, London SW1Y 4SP:
18 October 2022, received £1,220 for additional sales of a book already published. Hours: no additional hours. Payment used to support my offices. (Registered 14 November 2022)
20 April 2023, received £1,096.04 for additional sales of a book already published. Hours: no additional hours. Payment used to fund office staffing. (Registered 12 May 2023)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Gary Lubner
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £210,000 to the central Labour Party to pay for three additional members of staff for my office over the next eighteen months
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 June 2023)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: MPM Connect Ltd
Address of donor: Grenville House, 4 Grenville Avenue, Broxbourne EN10 7DH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,847 to support my offices
Date received: 10 October 2022
Date accepted: 10 October 2022
Donor status: company, registration 7213374
(Registered 04 November 2022)
Name of donor: MPM Connect Ltd
Address of donor: Grenville House, 4 Grenville Avenue, Broxbourne EN10 7DH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,847 to fund office staffing
Date received: 7 February 2023
Date accepted: 7 February 2023
Donor status: company, registration 7213374
(Registered 06 March 2023)
Name of donor: MPM Connect Ltd
Address of donor: Grenville House, 4 Grenville Avenue, Broxbourne EN10 7DH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £17,000 to fund office staffing
Date received: 11 May 2023
Date accepted: 11 May 2023
Donor status: company, registration 7213374
(Registered 18 May 2023)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque Ltd
Address of donor: Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley KT24 6QX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Food and accommodation while attending the Franco-British Colloque 2023, held in London, value £493
Date received: 26-27 January 2023
Date accepted: 26 January 2023
Donor status: company, registration 06913437
(Registered 23 February 2023)
8. Miscellaneous
On 3 December 2022, Doyle and Tratt Products Limited donated 1,440 energy saving light bulbs as written off stock for my office to distribute to local food banks and community groups in my constituency. The value of this donation is below the registrable threshold. (Registered 07 December 2022)

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