Julie Cooper’s voting in Parliament

Julie Cooper is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Julie Cooper’s votes.

• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 17 votes against, 6 absences, between 2015–2016
• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2016
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016

Last updated: 25 Jun 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Dental Services: Children 26 Jul 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in which areas of England has the Starting Well Core scheme been made available to NHS dental practices.

• Health and Social Care: Healthcare Staffing Levels 23 Jul 2019

  The Secretary of State is in denial. There is a crisis in GP retention. In fact, there are now 1,200 fewer fully qualified permanent GPs than there were in 2010. Because of this, patients are waiting longer than ever to get a GP appointment. He has promised, as he did again today, to address this, but it is a fact that the situation is getting worse, with a pension system that is effectively...

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Dental Services: Children 22 Jul 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) practices participating in and (b) children who have benefitted from the Starting Well scheme since its launch in spring 2018.

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Profile

Labour MP for Burnley

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @julieforburnley
• https://facebook.com/julieelizabethcooper

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Department of Health
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• NHS: Dental Services
• Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
• Dental Services: Children
• Kashmir: Politics and Government
• Pupils: Disadvantaged

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) (Community Health) (since 9 Jan 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Health) (Community Health) (9 Oct 2016 to 9 Jan 2018)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (26 Oct 2015 to 31 Oct 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Gordon Birtwistle
• Kitty Ussher
• Peter Pike
• Daniel Jones
• Wilfrid Burke
• Gordon Campbell
• Arthur Henderson
• David Irving
• Philip Morrell
• Gerald Arbuthnot
• Fred Maddison
• Philip Stanhope
• William Mitchell
• Philip Stanhope
• Jabez Balfour
• John Slagg
• Peter Rylands
• Richard Shaw

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
• National Insurance Contributions(Rate Ceilings) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Bank of England and Financial Services Bill Committee (5 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Julie Cooper’s speeches
• Has received answers to 47 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 78.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 97 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)