In Parliament - Rachel Hopkins MP

Animal Welfare

Commons debates

The Minister is right to say that we are a nation of animal lovers, which is why today’s announcement to drop the kept animals Bill is such a disappointment and such a failure by this...

Veterans: Homelessness

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the number of veterans who were homeless in each month in 2023.

Veterans: Homelessness

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on helping homeless veterans into accommodation in each month in 2023.

Veterans: Homelessness

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many homeless veterans his Department has supported into accommodation in each month of 2023.

Veterans: Homelessness

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what specialist care services are provided to veterans who have accessed accommodation through the veteran homelessness programme.

Veterans: Homelessness

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled Major new grants now available to fund specialist care for homeless veterans, published by his Department...

Safety of School Buildings

Commons debates

Every child deserves to be able to learn in a safe, secure environment that is conducive to learning. Not every child has the luxury of an expensive private education with state-of-the-art...

Points of Order

Commons debates

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Government have continually repeated the inaccurate statement that crime has halved on their watch, as the Deputy Prime Minister did earlier. It is...

UK Car Industry

Commons debates

I am very proud to have the Vauxhall van plant in my constituency. I was going to ask the Minister whether the Government accepted that setting ambitious targets, such as the zero emission...

Veterans UK

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in the House of Commons

Tomorrow is the 60th anniversary of the last serviceman being stood down from national service, and I express our thanks to all those who served. The headline findings of the five-year review of...

Rail Services

Commons debates

Privatisation has led to the break-up of not just track and train but infrastructure, such as at Luton station. I am thankful that the rail Minister visited and has seen it for himself. He knows...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Labour is now the largest party in local government and I am pleased that Luton held on to a strong Labour council. Importantly, just like the parliamentary Labour party, Luton now has a majority...

Universal Credit: Armed Forces

Department for Work and Pensions

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2023 to Question 175486 on Universal Credit: Armed Forces, how many Universal Credit claimants have been...

Veterans: Proof of Identity

Ministry of Defence

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) in total and (b) full-time equivalent staff in his Department are working on the rollout of Veteran ID cards.

Veterans: Proof of Identity

Ministry of Defence

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants from his Department (a) in total and (b) in full-time equivalent posts are allocated to work on the rollout of veteran ID cards.

Veterans: Proof of Identity

Ministry of Defence

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the rollout of veteran ID cards up to 28 April 2023.

Veterans: Proof of Identity

Ministry of Defence

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints his Department received about the rollout of Veteran ID cards in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, and (c) 2022.

Veterans: Proof of Identity

Ministry of Defence

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veteran ID cards have been distributed by local authority area as of 25 April 2023.

Veterans: Mental Health Services

Department of Health and Social Care

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 104 of the Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans annual report 2022, published on 19 December 2022, what the average...

Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans

Ministry of Defence

Rachel Hopkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) full-time equivalent and (b) total staff in his Department are working on the Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans.