Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Rachel Hopkins MP for Luton South & South Bedfordshire

Rachel Hopkins MP backs Fairtrade Fortnight

Rachel Hopkins MP backs Fairtrade’s call for action for farmers on the climate frontline, this Fairtrade Fortnight Rachel Hopkins, MP for Luton South, has affirmed her support for this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight campaign, which is raising awareness of the need to protect the farmers behind some of Britain’s best loved…

Labour’s Green Housing Plan

The cost of living crisis is hitting families in Luton South hard. With increasing energy bills, food costs, and regressive taxes, people have never needed a green housing retrofit programme more. The Labour Party‘s home insulation and zero-carbon heating plan would improve the UK’s energy security, create jobs and reduce…

Calling on the MP’s Pension Fund to Divest From Fossil Fuels

I was pleased to add my name to Zarah Sultana MP’s letter calling on the MP’s pension fund to divest from fossil fuels. You can read the full letter below.

COP26 Coalition Day of Action in Luton

COP26 Coalition Day of Action in Luton I want to send my solidarity to everyone demonstrating to demand international climate leadership from our government at COP26. I share your deep concerns and alarm at the climate emergency. The world is on the brink of climate catastrophe, but COP26 is a real opportunity to protect it for the next generation. As Ed Miliband MP…

Visiting Local Farmers In Luton South

It’s always a pleasure to visit the diverse array of constituents within Luton South. Yesterday I paid a visit to the family farm of my constituent Tom, who chairs the local National Farmers Union (NFU) branch. It was helpful to hear a range of issues facing our farming community, including…

Labour Party Conference ’21 – Stall Round-Up

Labour party conference always has a diverse array of stalls for delegates to drop by during the conference. Below is a short round-up of just some of the stalls I visited over the past week.

Making Housing Greener

Using sustainable energy is vital to reaching #NetZero. Towns like Luton, with low energy efficiency rated homes and high levels of deprivation, need support. In the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, I asked representatives from EnergyREV and Royal Town Planning Institute about how retrofitting should be funded.

Help Keep Every Climate Promise

Many constituents wrote to me regarding the UK’s climate commitments. A copy of the campaign email can be seen below as well as my letter to the Prime minster and the chancellor “Dear Rachel Hopkins I live in Luton and I would like you to prioritise climate and nature action…

Help Fix Our Plastic Crisis

Many constituents contacted me urging me to support Greenpeace’s latest campaign, “Help Fix Our Plastic Crisis”. You can see my response to those constituents and my letter to the Secretary of State below. “Thank you for contacting me regarding tackling the current global plastic crisis. There can be no question…

Save Our Bees

Thank you to those who contacted me about the government’s decision to authorise the use of neonicotinoids. I share your concerns about the government’s decision, as there is not a sufficient justification for the use of neonicotinoids. We know that it is widely recognised that the pesticide kills bees. The…

Trade Bill – Food Standards

Thank to the constituents who have contacted me regarding the trade bill. I am concerned that there is a real risk that the free trade agreement negotiated by the Government after the end of the EU withdrawal transition period will allow imports that undercut UK standards on food safety and…