text: In 2005 there were 29 MPs in the Co-operative Parliamentary Group , 9 Members of the Scottish Parliament , 4 Members of the Welsh Assembly and 11 Members of the House of Lords , as well as over 700 local councillors .
simplified: In 2005 there were 29 MPs in the Co-operative Parliamentary Group , who are also members of the Parliamentary Labor Party in the British House of Commons , 8 Members of the Scottish Parliament , 4 Members of the Welsh Assembly and 11 Members of the House of Lords , as well as over 700 local councillors .