Category Archives: Brighton & Hove

July 4th seemed to take everyone by surprise

Posted on June 3, 2024 by ianchisnall

It was evident that Parliament had planned to open following the May Bank Holiday break holiday as articles had been planned for discussion from the 23rd May. However, the announcement for the General election vote on the 4th July seemed … Continue reading →

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Several Sussex MPs are leaving on 4th July 2024

Posted on May 30, 2024 by ianchisnall

This item was initially set out on 30th May, but subsequently there have been a number of changes on the Wikipedia publication so this item has been changed most recently on 8th June. A few months ago three of our … Continue reading →

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Caroline Lucas adds the Political Violence and Disruption

Posted on May 28, 2024 by ianchisnall

Last Wednesday on 22nd May in Parliament there was a theme of Political Violence and Disruption: Walney Report which was opened by Thomas Tugendhat who was a Minister of Home Office. His first few words are listed below and the … Continue reading →

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Parliament may close down for much of June

Posted on May 27, 2024 by ianchisnall

Today is Spring Bank Holiday which many of us enjoy including Parliament which will go to have a week’s break. However, given that a few days ago last week that the Prime Minister announced the General Election for Thursday 4th … Continue reading →

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Jenny Jones & Bishop Alan call Water Companies Failure

Posted on May 24, 2024 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday in the House of Lords there was a session entitled Water Companies: Failure which was set out on Jenny Jones and then a number of other people corresponded and one of them was the Bishop of St Albans, … Continue reading →

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Jenny Jones spoke about the Renters (Reform) Bill

Posted on May 21, 2024 by ianchisnall

Last week on Wednesday in the House of Lords there was a discussion for the Renters (Reform) Bill and one of the people who contributed was Jenny Jones, the Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb who is one of the two Green … Continue reading →

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MP debate the right to die and rent controls

Posted on May 6, 2024 by ianchisnall

Today is a holiday for most of us including the Government. On Wednesday the 1st May Henry Smith, the Crawley MP organised a discussion about “UK trade: Aviation”. He comments “I thank Mr Speaker for granting me this debate on the importance … Continue reading →

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MPs unite in debate on funding for hospice

Posted on April 15, 2024 by ianchisnall

This morning is the first day of Parliament following the nearly three-week break. According to ‘TheyWorkForYou’ Parliament will be open until the end of May when it closes for a further week. There are very few public listings in Parliament … Continue reading →

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Public Transport on major junction on Brighton 

Posted on April 13, 2024 by ianchisnall

When the Government was closing down Parliament for the MPs to enjoy Easter there was a session being discussed called Public Transport: Carshalton and Wallington which can be seen there. A Conservative MP corresponded it who is Elliot Colburn, the … Continue reading →

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A mix of opinions on the Early Day Motions

Posted on April 8, 2024 by ianchisnall

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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