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Written Question
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Japan
Monday 7th July 2025

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

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department had with the Scottish Government on the planned visits of the Scottish Government's (a) Minister for Business and Employment to China and Japan in April 2025 and (b) Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to Japan in June 2025.

Answered by Catherine West - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and our Embassies in Beijing and Tokyo engaged with Scottish Government officials in support of the visit of the Scottish Government's Minister for Business and Employment to China and the visits of Minister Lochhead and the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to Japan. Such support is common practice supporting Devolved Government Ministerial visits overseas.

Written Question
Scottish Government: China and Japan
Thursday 3rd July 2025

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

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department had with the Scottish Government on the planned visits of the Scottish Government's (a) Minister for Business and Employment to China and Japan in April 2025 and (b) Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to Japan in June 2025.

Answered by Ian Murray - Secretary of State for Scotland

The Scotland Office, in coordination with the FCDO, regularly engages with the Scottish Government to discuss and coordinate overseas ministerial visits. This ongoing engagement ensures alignment with UK foreign policy objectives. Discussions of this nature took place in relation to the planned visits mentioned by the Hon. Member.

Division Vote (Commons)
2 Jul 2025 - Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism - View Vote Context
John Cooper (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 87 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 385 Noes - 26
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Jul 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context
John Cooper (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 83 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 158
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
John Cooper (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 89 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"1. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the adequacy of the A75 and A77 roads leading to Cairnryan ferry port on the Northern Ireland economy. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"There cannot be a person in Northern Ireland who has not either been along the A75 or the A77 or had something delivered to them that has been driven through the ferry port at Cairnryan. We in Dumfries and Galloway and people across Scotland know that these are the highways …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
2 Jul 2025 - Prisons - View Vote Context
John Cooper (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 89 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168
Division Vote (Commons)
1 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
John Cooper (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 100 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 260
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Business Energy Supply Billing: Regulation

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. It is customary to congratulate the hon. Member who secured the debate, but I would like to go further: the hon. Member for Tamworth (Sarah Edwards) is an outstanding champion not only for her constituents—through the Select Committee on …..."
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