Division Vote (Commons)
15 Oct 2026 - Highways (Financing) Bill - View Vote Context
John Cooper (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 76 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 76 Noes - 231

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Written Question

Cattle: Tagging

Thursday 15th October 2026

Asked by: John Cooper (Conservative - Dumfries and Galloway)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on the internal market of the Scottish Government’s decision to implement ultra-high frequency bovine electronic identification.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Office of the Internal Market (OIM) concluded in a report of 29 October 2025 that divergent standards for electronic identification of bovines would have a limited effect on the trade in cattle. The Government is committed to working with devolved governments to implement OIM recommendations on coordination, and interoperability.

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Oct 2026
Inheritance Tax

"Nothing illustrates the great divide between rural Britain and this urban-centric Labour Government quite like the family farm tax. This was a comprehensive failure to grasp how intergenerational farming works and a wilful failure to understand that asset-rich does not equate to cash-rich, as evidenced by the hon. Member for …..."
John Cooper - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Oct 2026
Inheritance Tax

"I thank my hon. Friend, who speaks to farmers far more than Labour Front-Bench Members ever do. Indeed, he knows that this is about fairness. We Conservatives believe in rewarding those who have done the right thing: those who have strived and who have saved.

There is further positive news …..."
John Cooper - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Oct 2026
Inheritance Tax

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but he is talking about adding yet more costs on to businesses. I have heard from farmers who tried inheritance planning but were told that the bank would not pass on the working overdraft to young members of the family. It is …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
14 Oct 2026 - Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) - View Vote Context
John Cooper (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 103 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 115

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Division Vote (Commons)
14 Oct 2026 - Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) - View Vote Context
John Cooper (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 102 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 328 Noes - 114

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Division Vote (Commons)
14 Oct 2026 - Trade Unions - View Vote Context
John Cooper (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 103 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 115

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Division Vote (Commons)
14 Oct 2026 - Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - View Vote Context
John Cooper (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 103 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 115

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Division Vote (Commons)
14 Oct 2026 - Inheritance Tax - View Vote Context
John Cooper (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 95 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 99 Noes - 291

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