Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the levels of Packaging Recovery Notes fraud in the waste export sector.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Andrew Cooper.
Labour Party MP for Mid Cheshire.
Commons votes
493/526
94% attendance · top 2% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
283
across 138 debates · 36,722 words
Written Qs
160
158 answered · 2 pending
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026
3 Jun 2026
Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.
Andrew Cooper is the Labour MP for Mid Cheshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Cooper broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
23 Apr
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
“Highlights safeguarding failures including reprisal evictions and out-of-authority placements disrupting children's education; argues for tracking outcomes of children in temporary…”
18 Mar
Cheadle Train Station
“While sympathetic to Cheadle's case, the station cannot be delivered without detrimental effects on the mid-Cheshire line and communities like Plumley, Ashley and Mobberley; broade…”
17 Mar
Transparency in Court Proceedings
“Supports greater transparency and argues that the current ban on empirical jury research should be lifted to enable evidence-based reforms, particularly regarding juror attitudes i…”
11 Mar
International Women’s Day
“Commended community-based services like Her-Place and called for wraparound mental health support in deprived areas where women face barriers to healthcare.”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Cooper currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Cooper sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 36 | 22.5% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 21 | 13.1% |
| Department for Education | 20 | 12.5% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 16 | 10.0% |
| Treasury | 10 | 6.3% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 10 | 6.3% |
| Department for Transport | 9 | 5.6% |
| Home Office | 9 | 5.6% |
Most recent.
Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she has given to amending the Extended Producer Responsibility base fees to introduce a sub-category for fibre-based composites containing between 5% and 15% non-fibre content.
Awaiting answer.
Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the use of the N9M protocol; and if she will issue guidance on its vulnerabilities to foreign actors accessing any data processed using N9M.
This government remains committed to ensuring that new and existing technologies are safely deployed across the UK. Whilst the government does not routinely carry out assessments of software or products it is working with industry to suppor…read full →
Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a national safety standard for Human Form Recognition AI technology used on (a) mobile plant and (b) heavy machinery to ensure (i) a minimum threshold for accuracy and (ii) the reduction of false-positive alerts.
AI can bring significant benefits to the workplace, workers and the wider economy. However, it is important that AI systems are developed and deployed safely and responsibly. That’s why the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology …read full →
Register of interests.
No active register entries.
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 130,998 | 72.7% |
| Accommodation | 24,247 | 13.5% |
| Office Costs | 17,432 | 9.7% |
| MP Travel | 6,449 | 3.6% |
| Staff Travel | 742 | 0.4% |
| Total · 179 claims | 180,143 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Cooper on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mid Cheshire | 18,457 | 44.5% | Won |
2024 — full result, Mid Cheshire.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew CooperWON | Lab | 18,457 | 44.5 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Mid Cheshire →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 3 Jun 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 3 Jun 2026
SpeechesHansard · 36,722 words
6 Oct 2024 → 3 Jun 2026
6 Oct 2024 → 3 Jun 2026
Written QsMembers API
160 tabled · 158 answered
160 tabled · 158 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
0 entries
0 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£180,143 · FY 24_25
£180,143 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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ElectionsElectoral Commission
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