Yvette Cooper
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
LabourOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 131st of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 10%. 40 contributions since 2024-07-22.
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism71st of 96745.0
- Public health & prevention22nd of 73445.0
- Mental health226th of 86915.0
- Maternity & neonatal130th of 4276.0
- Adult social care & reform92nd of 3626.0
- A&E & ambulance response100th of 2483.0
What they’ve said
“Again, I gently remind the Front-Bench spokesperson that the Liberal Democrats were part of the coalition that cut the UK’s defence budget by £12 billion. She wants a more independent defence policy, but she has no serious plans to pay for it and she has never confronted the difficult choices that responsible Governmen…”
International Development · 2026-03-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“We have to both increase our defence spending and champion international development in order to maintain our security here at home. That means focusing in particular on the areas where conflict is greatest.”
International Development · 2026-03-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank my hon. Friend for the points she has made and for being such a strong champion for international development and its wider purposes. I also thank her for the extensive work and scrutiny that her Committee does in this area. My hon.”
International Development · 2026-03-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I wish to update the House on the situation in Sudan. On Tuesday night, I returned from the border between Sudan and Chad, where I witnessed from the camp of 140,000 people in Adré—85% of them women and children who have fled the most horrendous violence and violations—the devastating human toll of the world’s worst hu…”
Sudan · 2026-02-05 · Read on Hansard ↗