Category Archives: Brighton & Hove

Last week a significant response to these public petitions

Posted on June 19, 2023 by ianchisnall

(This item first appeared in Brighton Argus on 19th June with “Petition sparks debate among Sussex MPs”)  Each week that Parliament is open there are potential opportunities for our representatives to behave in a way that seems different to what … Continue reading →

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House of Lords Question for Football Matches: Violence

Posted on June 16, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday in the House of Lords, Steve Bassam who is the Lord Bassam of Brighton set out a question which was responded by the Government and indeed several other people took part in the theme. The Minister who responded … Continue reading →

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The Izmir and Brighton declarations for European Court

Posted on June 14, 2023 by ianchisnall

Last Tuesday in the House of Lords there was a debate that took place entitled “European Court of Human Rights: Rule 39 – Question“ which began with a question from Sharmishta Chakrabarti who is a Labour member. Her initial request was … Continue reading →

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Last week Parliament re-opened with several themes

Posted on June 12, 2023 by ianchisnall

(This item first appeared in the Brighton Argus on 12th June 2023 and its headline was “MP’s Commons debate on World Ocean Day”)  Parliament reopened last Monday following the Half Term break with a significant number of events that took … Continue reading →

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9 UK beaches incl Brighton lost their blue flag status

Posted on June 10, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Thursday afternoon Sally-Ann Hart who is the Conservative MP for Hastings and Rye set up a debate in Parliament. The title was of World Ocean Day and sadly there were no other MPs from Sussex that spoke during that … Continue reading →

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Don Touhig submitted a significant Brighton challenge

Posted on June 9, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Monday in the House of Lords there was a debate on the theme of the Illegal Migration Bill and focused on Amendment 14 which was submitted by Baroness Meacher. The text for the amendment is “leave out “at a … Continue reading →

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New Housing Supply includes Goring and Brighton!

Posted on June 8, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Monday in Parliament David Davis the Conservative MP from East Yorkshire set out a discussion which he began with the comment “I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of delivering new housing supply.” His first few … Continue reading →

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An interesting comment on the Retained EU Law Bill

Posted on June 6, 2023 by ianchisnall

This piece took place on Wednesday 24th May in the week before Parliament was closed down for last week. The headline of the debate was Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and Michael Tomlinson who is the Solicitor-General for … Continue reading →

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Today Parliament re-opens with several elements

Posted on June 5, 2023 by ianchisnall

Today is the opening of Parliament following their Half Term break over the last week. Given the discussions that have taken place last week publicly concerning the behaviour of Boris Johnson it will be very interesting to see what MPs … Continue reading →

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Tory MPs rebel on votes at Westminster

Posted on May 29, 2023 by ianchisnall

(This item first appeared in the Brighton Argus on 29th May 2023)  Last week Parliament closed down on Thursday afternoon for the whole of this week and it will reopen a week on Monday so our local MPs may work … Continue reading →

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