Division Vote (Commons)
14 Jul 2026 - Public Office (Accountability) Bill -
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John Cooper (Con) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
92 Conservative Aye votes vs
0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 412
Division Vote (Commons)
13 Jul 2026 - Immigration and Asylum Bill -
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John Cooper (Con) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
89 Conservative Aye votes vs
0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 97 Noes - 358
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Jul 2026
NATO Summit
"Scotland stands ready to play its full role in the defence of Britain with many fine young men and, increasingly, women in our forces. We also have a huge array of industrial companies working on defence contracts. There is a problem, however, which is the Scottish Executive. In a remarkable …..."John Cooper - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Jul 2026
European Entry and Exit System
"Haulage, agricultural and fisheries firms in my constituency are heavily reliant on Dover, and delays, particularly to seafood, are disastrous—the value of the cargo disappears practically overnight. I am a member of the Business and Trade Committee, and when we visited Dover I was delighted to see £40 million-worth of …..."John Cooper - View Speech
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Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Town and Country Planning -
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John Cooper (Con) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
92 Conservative No votes vs
0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 182
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Health and Safety -
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John Cooper (Con) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
93 Conservative No votes vs
0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 317 Noes - 103
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Education -
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John Cooper (Con) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
92 Conservative No votes vs
0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 369 Noes - 102
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2026
Early Release of Prisoners
"The Scottish Government famously take no lessons from anyone, but perhaps in sentencing we might learn something from them, because they are in the grip of soft-touch-justice fever. There is a warning from Scotland about rapists and sex offenders, because rapists there will be set free more than two years …..."John Cooper - View Speech
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Division Vote (Commons)
7 Jul 2026 - Early Release of Prisoners -
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John Cooper (Con) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
89 Conservative Aye votes vs
0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 115 Noes - 0
Written Question
Tuesday 7th July 2026
Asked by:
John Cooper (Conservative - Dumfries and Galloway)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all apprenticeship providers, employers and end-point assessment organisations have been informed of the funding bands, eligibility criteria and delivery arrangements that will apply to new Level 7 apprenticeship starts later this year; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of certainty on recruitment, workforce planning and apprenticeship provision.
Answered by Andrew Western
- Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Apprenticeships are a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.
This Government is investing in young people’s futures and reversing the sharp decline in apprenticeship starts amongst young people – which have fallen by 40% over the last decade.
As communicated in the Written Statement of 2 June 2025, the government no longer funds level 7 apprenticeships, equivalent to master’s degree level, except for young apprentices under the age of 22, and those under 25 who are care leavers or have an Education, Health and Care Plan. This will create more opportunities for those entering the labour market and help apprenticeships opportunities to be rebalanced towards young people.
Employers and apprenticeship training providers were also notified of the changes to Level 7 apprenticeship funding in June 2025.
This decision was informed by a range of evidence, including Skills England’s analysis of official apprenticeship statistics and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders. Skills England’s evidence suggested there was unlikely to be a significant or unavoidable fall in the supply of these skills in the long term, post-defunding. Skills England has published a report on their findings: Skills England: evidence on defunding of level 7 apprenticeships - GOV.UK
We are encouraging more employers to invest in upskilling their staff aged over 22 to level 7 where it delivers a benefit to the business and the individual. It will be for employers to determine the most appropriate training. There are alternative training options available to employers at level 7 including non-apprenticeship routes. The department has published guidance on privately funded apprenticeships, which will enable employers to privately fund level 7 apprenticeships for staff aged over 22: Privately funded apprenticeships: rules and guidance - GOV.UK(opens in a new tab).
The Department for Health and Social Care has confirmed that it will fund the ongoing provision of level 7 apprenticeships in five professions including Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, District Nurse and Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
Apprenticeship starts for the Level 7 Accountancy or Taxation Professional standard are published in the Apprenticeships Accredited Official Statistics publication.