Category Archives: Brighton & Hove

A discussion of “Loot Boxes in Video Games”


In the House of Lord the “Loot Boxes in Video Games” took part on Wednesday 13th December which can be obtained from here and the opening few words were from a Liberal Democrat member Don Foster who is the Lord … Continue reading

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The “Arms Export Licences: Israel” includes Brighton


On Tuesday this week there was a session entitled “Arms Export Licences: Israel” and it was opened by Zarah Sultana who is the Labour MP for Coventry South who began with “I beg to move, That this House has considered arms … Continue reading

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MPs vote to rebel on infected blood scandal


(This article was published in the Brighton Argus today – 11th December 2023) On Monday last week there were five votes in Parliament for two Bills under discussion. Four were relating to the clause aspects for the “Victims and Prisoners … Continue reading

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We need to have good Town Centre Safety


On Tuesday there was a session in Parliament which was entitled “Town Centre Safety” that involved a number of MPs which can be found from here. As it happens there were no Sussex MPs involved but one of the MPs … Continue reading

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AI has rise to deepfake video & audio of political leaders


On Monday 4th December in the House of Lords there was a session called Artificial Intelligence and it was opened by Desmond Browne, a Labour representative from Scotland. He stated “To ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Bletchley Declaration, what timescale … Continue reading

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Tories reject motions on the Renters Reform Bill


(This article was published in the Brighton Argus today – 4th December 2023) Over the last two weeks in Parliament there has been a significant number of discussions for the “Renters (Reform) Bill” organised by a Commons General Committee which … Continue reading

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Caroline Lucas raises COP28 for the UK Government


On Wednesday 29th November there was a session in Parliament organised by Caroline Lucas which is entitled “COP28” and her initial comment is “(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if she will provide an … Continue reading

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MPs tackle dangerous dogs and food poverty


(This article was published in the Brighton Argus today – 27th November 2023) The plans for Parliament this week based on the “TheyWorkForYou” website which last week did not seem very significant but this week include one session this afternoon … Continue reading

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Lets ask our MP’s about FareShare requirements


A number of years ago in 1989 the Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Labour colleagues created the Early Day Motions (EDM) which are intended to enable MPs who are not members of the Government to be able to proposed … Continue reading

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Mental Health: Children and Young People in Brighton


On Thursday this session took place in the House of Lords and one of the members of the Government who contributed was Nick Markham who was born in the Haywards Heath area. He raised his comments and one of the … Continue reading

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