About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Yvette Cooper) represents you, and all of the people who live in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

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

Also represented Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford; Pontefract and Castleford

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @YvetteCooperMP
• https://facebook.com/YvetteCooperMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

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

• The Secretary of State for the Home Department (since 5 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department (29 Nov 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• 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)

• 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)
• European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 14 Oct 2024

  I thank the right hon. Member for her tributes to David Amess and Jo Cox, and I join her in those tributes. David’s family will be very much in our hearts as we remember him tomorrow, as will Jo and all of her family. The right hon. Member is right to pay tribute to them, and I thank her for doing so.

• Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 14 Oct 2024

  I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The Bill has the wholehearted support of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and, I hope, the whole House. Some of those who campaigned hardest for it have joined us in Parliament for this evening’s debate. Seven and a half years ago, on the evening of 22 May 2017, thousands of people went to Manchester Arena for a music...

• Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 14 Oct 2024

  The hon. Gentleman makes an important point, and I know there will be many detailed discussions on that in Committee. Since the original draft legislation was published, we have sought to ensure that there was extensive consultation with businesses, with premises and with venues of all sizes. That is why there is a different approach, which I will come on to, for different sizes of venue,...

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