John Cooper
Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway, since 4 July 2024
Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury)
John Cooper is the Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury), and Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons).
Scorecard
Voting record
590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
Declared financial interests
Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Mr Adam Keswick
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,500
Date received: 11 September 2026
Date accepted: 11 September 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 September 2026)
Name of donor: Mr Archie Herries
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 11 September 2026
Date accepted: 11 September 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 September 2026)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Address of donor: 42 Essex Street London WC2R 3JF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and transportation (£467.35), Accommodation (£330), Meals (£105), value £902.35
Destination of visit: Italy
Dates of visit: 17 April 2026 to 19 April 2026
Purpose of visit: Participation in the German British Dialogue
(Registered 30 April 2026)
Name of donor: Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: 2 Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and transportation (£4,587), Accommodation (£885), Hospitality (£335), value £5,807
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Dates of visit: 27 September 2025 to 3 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Travelled to Taiwan as part of a parliamentary delegation to explore cooperation opportunities between the UK and Taiwan
(Registered 13 October 2025)
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Debates
190 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026
- Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces; Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026
- Fuel Duty: Cost of Living
- Bluetongue Virus in Livestock
- Direction of Government
- Business of the House
- UK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade Agreement
- Coastal Communities: Isolation and Hidden Deprivation
- NATO Summit
- European Entry and Exit System
Money declared to them
1 donation accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £5,807 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.
| Accepted | Recipient | Donor | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2025 | John Cooper sitting MP | Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Other | Visit | £5,807 |
Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →
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