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Member of Parliament

Dr Beccy Cooper

Beccy has 41 Hansard debate appearances and 69 parliamentary questions on record. Activity data comes from Hansard, the UK Parliament Questions API, and the Bills API.

Debate activity

Parliamentary debate appearances from Hansard. Contribution counts cover the last 12 months.

21

Speeches

31

Questions

8

Interventions

0

Answers

0

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Education 2 appearances
Crime / Justice 1 appearances
Foreign Affairs 1 appearances
NHS / Health 1 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
Engagements 17 Jun 2026 1
Engagements 17 Jun 2026 1
Ebola Outbreaks 16 Jun 2026 2
Ebola Outbreaks 16 Jun 2026 2
Ebola Outbreaks 16 Jun 2026 2
National Planning Policy Framework: Proposed Health Inequality Duty 15 Jun 2026 2
National Planning Policy Framework: Proposed Health Inequality Duty 15 Jun 2026 2
National Planning Policy Framework: Proposed Health Inequality Duty 15 Jun 2026 2
National Planning Policy Framework: Proposed Health Inequality Duty 15 Jun 2026 2
National Planning Policy Framework: Proposed Health Inequality Duty 15 Jun 2026 2

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Question activity

Written and oral parliamentary questions tabled in the last 12 months.

59

Written

10

Oral

59

Answered

69

Total

Most questioned departments

Department for Education 20 questions
Department of Health and Social Care 16 questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 13 questions
Treasury 3 questions
Department for Work and Pensions 3 questions
Home Office 3 questions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2 questions
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2 questions

Most active question topics

Education 12 questions
NHS / Health 5 questions
Crime / Justice 2 questions
Tax 1 questions
Energy 1 questions

Recent questions

Question
Higher Education: Finance 17 Jun 2026 Department for Education
Higher Education: Redundancy 17 Jun 2026 Department for Education
Universities: Research 17 Jun 2026 Department for Education
Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services 15 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices 15 Jun 2026 Home Office
Drugs: Misuse 15 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services 15 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 17 June. 11 Jun 2026 Prime Minister
What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of international outbreaks of E... 10 Jun 2026 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of adding a health inequality duty to the National Planning Policy F... 9 Jun 2026 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sources: Written Questions API, Oral Questions API

Activity FAQs

How active is Dr Beccy Cooper in parliamentary debates?

Dr Beccy Cooper has made 60 contributions across 41 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records.

How many parliamentary questions has Dr Beccy Cooper asked?

Dr Beccy Cooper has tabled 69 parliamentary questions in the last 12 months: 59 written and 10 oral. The Commons average is 128 questions per MP over the same period.

What is the difference between written and oral questions?

Written questions require a formal written response from a government minister, usually within a set number of sitting days. Oral questions are asked aloud during departmental question time in the Commons chamber.