Rachel Hopkins’s voting in Parliament

Rachel Hopkins is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a random selection of Rachel Hopkins’s votes.

• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2021.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, in 2020.
• Has never voted on raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2022.
• Generally voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 5 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2020–2022.
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2020.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Rachel Hopkins has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Members: Correspondence 20 Sep 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to correspondence of 30 August 2023 from the hon. Members for Luton South and Luton North.

• Birmingham City Council 19 Sep 2023

  The Secretary of State mentioned core spending power, so it is important to reflect on the first 10 years of this Conservative Government, when 60p in every pound was stripped away from local authorities. The Government then forced councils to rely on council tax as central Government funding was reduced. Places such as Birmingham and Luton can raise much less from council tax, because of...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Veterans: Identity Cards 19 Sep 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much from the public purse was spent on the distribution of veteran ID cards in 2023, as of 14 September 2023.

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Labour MP for Luton South

Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Cabinet Office
• Ministry of Defence
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Department for Transport
• Veterans: Advisory Services
• Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
• Cabinet Office: Discrimination
• Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans
• Members: Correspondence

Currently held offices

• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since 1 Nov 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (since 22 Jul 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (since 4 Dec 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill ( 8 Mar 2023 to 15 Mar 2023)
• Member, Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee ( 2 Dec 2021 to 14 Dec 2021)
• Member, Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill Committee (24 Nov 2021 to 7 Dec 2021)
• Member, Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (22 Sep 2021 to 27 Oct 2021)
• Member, Building Safety Bill Committee ( 9 Sep 2021 to 26 Oct 2021)
• Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 8 Feb 2022)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 17 May 2022)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Gavin Shuker
• Margaret Moran
• Graham Bright

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Skills and Post-16 Education Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Building Safety Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
• Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)