Category Archives: Brighton & Hove

Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: 25th Anniversary

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ianchisnall

It was very exciting to observe that Parliament was celebrating the Good Friday Agreement on Thursday at the end of their current period. There was a debate which was set out by Chris Heaton-Harris who is the Conservative MP for … Continue reading →

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Thank Chris Elmore for raising FareShare in Parliament

Posted on March 28, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Thursday 23rd March this debate took place on the theme of Food Price Inflation which was set out by Jim McMahon who is the Labour MP for Oldham West and Royton in the North area of Manchester and he … Continue reading →

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An excellent Solar Rooftop Installation debate last week

Posted on March 27, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday last week the MP for Brighton Pavilion, Caroline Lucas set out a debate under the theme of Solar Rooftop Installation which was a very constructive session. Three other MPs contributed to the event who were Jim Shannon the … Continue reading →

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Our city does not have a permanent driving test centre

Posted on March 26, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Thursday Douglas Chapman the SNP MP from Dunfermline and West Fife, asked three questions about his own location and the response came from Richard Holden who is the Department for Transport Minister and his response included on a focus … Continue reading →

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Several Private Bills and discussions by Sussex MPs

Posted on March 20, 2023 by ianchisnall

This week in Parliament will be the final full week before Parliament breaks up for Easter on the following Thursday and so this Friday is the last opportunity for private MP Bills to be debated until late in April. Sadly, … Continue reading →

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Brighton may be being visited by another MP today

Posted on March 19, 2023 by ianchisnall

During the Prime Minister Questions a week and a half ago on the 8th March one of the questions arose from Lia Nici, the Conservative MP for Great Grimsby. This was her question and the response from the Prime Minister. … Continue reading →

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Two Slavery questions and inadequate answers

Posted on March 18, 2023 by ianchisnall

So on Tuesday our local MP Caroline Lucas asked a question with several aspects for Slavery issues. Sadly the answer from the Government appears to be very inadequate. So the starting point of the question was “To ask the Secretary of … Continue reading →

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Some very unusual voting took place last week

Posted on March 13, 2023 by ianchisnall

Last week there were some interesting votes that took place which are effectively on our behalf. In the case of some of these votes it is not clear why our representatives have responded and indeed the decisions that they took … Continue reading →

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Women’s drug and alcohol treatment proposed

Posted on March 12, 2023 by ianchisnall

At the end of the week in Parliament on Thursday 9th March Rachael Maskell, the Labour MP for York Central raised a document that is entitled Women’s drug and alcohol treatment and 9 other MPs supported her call. On the … Continue reading →

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A significant support for Local Government Funding

Posted on March 4, 2023 by ianchisnall

Just over a week ago I observed that the MP for for Knowsley in Liverpool, George Howarth had submitted a document during the Parliamentary half term session calling for Local Government Funding. When he returned to Parliament two weeks ago … Continue reading →

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