Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill

22 Oct 2021

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. On improving health, does she agree that having employment rights from day one would go a long way to improving workers’ rights?

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Clause 137 - Housing complaints made to a housing ombudsman

21 Oct 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Davies. In the health service, the patient’s voice is at the heart of everything. It is absolutely right that residents’ voices...

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Covid-19: Government Response

21 Oct 2021

Commons debates

We know that the success of any public health roll-out comes through working closely with local councils and local government, so will the Minister let the House know when she last spoke to the...

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Topical Questions

21 Oct 2021

International Trade

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in the House of Commons

During recess, I visited a constituent on his farm. We discussed how farmers want a level playing field when it comes to trade, and their concerns about the Government’s trade agreements...

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Clause 126 - Limitation periods

21 Oct 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

It is a pleasure to speak under your chairship again, Mr Dowd. I want to add my voice in support of the amendment tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Weaver Vale and of the points raised by...

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Clause 124 - Service charges in respect of remediation works

21 Oct 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

The Minister raises a pertinent point for many leaseholders in my constituency relating to cases in which builders, companies or developers have folded since they built a building. Those...

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Access to Cash - [Mrs Maria Miller in the Chair]

20 Oct 2021

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Miller. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones) on securing this important debate. We have heard much...

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Clause 102 - Notification by regulator before applying for special measures order

19 Oct 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I understand that the absolute objective is about safety, but what I was trying to get at is that with schools there is a very like-by-like aim of education. It may be that someone moves across,...

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Clause 102 - Notification by regulator before applying for special measures order

19 Oct 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Most of us have heard special measures mentioned in relation to schools and Ofsted, or where the Care Quality Commission has to intervene in health services. There is an element of public good,...

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Clause 91 - Residents’ engagement strategy

19 Oct 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

It is a pleasure to speak in this important debate under your chairship, Mrs Miller. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Weaver Vale for pointing out vital it is that we understand the...

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Human Rights: Kashmir

23 Sep 2021

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way on that really important point. Many of my constituents in Luton South say that the UK has a vital role to play in this international issue, and that it...

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Clause 57 - Levy on applications for building control approval in respect of higher-risk buildings

23 Sep 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I am grateful to the Minister for his comments. On the basis of his assurances about the outcome of the consultation, the direction of travel that he indicated, and the fact that we will keep a...

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Clause 57 - Levy on applications for building control approval in respect of higher-risk buildings

23 Sep 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I thank the hon. Lady for her important contributions. There are different levels, because this is such a complex area, but research that the LGA commissioned, which just looked at the total cost...

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Clause 57 - Levy on applications for building control approval in respect of higher-risk buildings

23 Sep 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I thank my hon. Friend for making those key points so well. I will reiterate them: the Local Government Association and housing associations have warned that building safety costs will put at...

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Clause 57 - Levy on applications for building control approval in respect of higher-risk buildings

23 Sep 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

It is appropriate that I mention my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests; I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I welcome the opportunity to move this...

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Clause 57 - Levy on applications for building control approval in respect of higher-risk buildings

23 Sep 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I beg to move amendment 9, in clause 57, page 78, line 12, a t end insert— “(4A) The regulations must exempt applications or specified descriptions of...

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Clause 53 - Functions under Part 3 of Building Act 1984

23 Sep 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I am interested in part III of the Building Act 1984, which talks about means of escape. How will personal emergency evacuation plans be...

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Clause 53 - Functions under Part 3 of Building Act 1984

23 Sep 2021

Building Safety Bill

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

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Engagements

22 Sep 2021

The Prime Minister was asked

Rachel Hopkins made a speech in the House of Commons

Some 239 jobs in the Vauxhall plant in Luton South are at risk this week due to the semiconductor chip shortage and furlough ending this month. The Government have failed to safeguard jobs,...

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Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

16 Sep 2021

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department is having with the Department of Health and Social Care on the red list travel restriction-status of (a) Pakistan and...

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