About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (John Cooper) represents you, and all of the people who live in Dumfries and Galloway, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Cabinet Office
• Scotland Office
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• A75: Scotland
• Harbour Energy: LetterOne
• Investment Zones: Northern Ireland

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Alister Jack
• Richard Arkless
• Russell Brown

Recent appearances

• Renters’ Rights Bill 9 Oct 2024

  I have seen the reality of such measures in Scotland, because these matters are devolved. They have driven up costs for renters, reduced choice, and made it exceptionally difficult to get that first home and almost impossible to get student accommodation in our wonderful university cities. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is important that we get this right, and if we are to do so we are...

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Harbour Energy: LetterOne 8 Oct 2024

  To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Scotland in response to the question from the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway of 4 September 2024, Official Report, column 298, when he plans to provide a written response to that question.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Investment Zones: Northern Ireland 13 Sep 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) implement the Northern Ireland Enhanced Investment Zone and (b) extend that zone to cover Stranraer and Cairnryan.

More of John Cooper’s recent appearances

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