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About ianchisnall

I am passionate about the need for public policies to be made accessible to everyone, especially those who want to improve the wellbeing of their communities. I am particularly interested in issues related to crime and policing as well as health services and strategic planning.

A mix of opinions on the Early Day Motions


One significant Parliament theme when it closes down for the holidays are the Early Day Motions (EDM) which are petitions endorsed by MPs who are not members of the Government. There is a mix of views amongst MP’s and political … Continue reading

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Prisoners’ Release: Temporary Accommodation


A few days ago in Parliament there were a couple of published questions from Simon Fell who is the Conservative MP for Barrow and Furness and his questions were responded by Edward Argar who is a Minister and he referred … Continue reading

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Significant questions for Asylum: Sleeping Rough


On Thursday there were three Asylum: Sleeping Rough questions raised by the Bishop of Chelmsford who is Guli Francis-Dehqani and the three questions were responded by Andrew Sharpe from the Government. So here are the three questions and the one … Continue reading

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The Victims and Prisoners Bill is assisted by a Bishop


On Monday 25th March there was a session on the House of Lords for the “Amendment 172 Victims and Prisoners Bill” and the person who spoke the most was the Bishop of Gloucester who is Rachel Treweek. All of her … Continue reading

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The Scottish Parliament Green person opened FareShare


Last week on Wednesday 27th March the Scottish Parliament was still open and they held a discussion of “Food Waste Reduction Target”. It was opened by Annie Wells who is a Conservative MSP in Glasgow and she began with “To … Continue reading

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The Bishop of Leeds contributed on Israel and Gaza


Last Tuesday on 26th March there was a session in the House of Lords in the afternoon that focused on the Israel and Gaza subject and it was organised by a Government Minister who is Tariq Ahmad. A number of … Continue reading

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National Networks National Policy Statement


At the end of Parliament before their Easter break, there was a session organised by Guy Opperman from the Government and the first few words were “Relevant document: Ninth Report of the Transport Committee of Session 2022-23, National Networks National … Continue reading

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Debate wrapped up in time for Easter break


Parliament is closed for two weeks and some of us wish an election would occur in May but there is no information about an voting listed for debate this week on the Government website. Many Sussex MPs however contributed to … Continue reading

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I call for Happy Easter from a few people in Parliament


On Tuesday at the end of the Parliament there was a session of the RNLI Bicentenary and one of the people who contributed was Chris Stephens who is the SNP MP for Glasgow South West and when he began to … Continue reading

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Steve Bassam contributed in Regional Arts Facilities


On Wednesday this week in House of Lords just before the Easter break there was a discussion of Regional Arts Facilities which was opened by Nicholas Trench who is the 9th Earl of Clancarty. He opened the discussion with the … Continue reading

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