Category Archives: Community Safety

We live in a society that everyone would feel safe in if it wasn’t for the muck dished up on a daily basis by ‘newspapers’ such as the Daily Mail, and some of the less thoughtful commentators (such as MPs). Its time we changed the culture in our society.

Value Care Workers in the way that we value others

Posted on March 24, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday in the House of Lords there was a debate called Social Care: Workforce Strategy and one of the people who contributed was Stephen Cottrell who is the Archbishop of York who spoke the words below. At the end … 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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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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Special educational needs, disabilities and provision 

Posted on March 9, 2023 by ianchisnall

At the beginning of last week a topical questions education session took place in Parliament on Monday and a range of MPs asked questions and they were responded by the Ministers in the Department of Education. Fascinatingly for Sussex people … Continue reading →

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Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill 3rd read

Posted on March 8, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Friday Morning last week in Parliament Sally-Ann Hart, the MP for Hastings and Rye introduced the third reading of the Bill she has set out. The full list of all of the comments and responses can be obtained from … Continue reading →

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Several significant themes from last weeks Parliament

Posted on March 6, 2023 by ianchisnall

Last week several significant themes emerged including on Monday the second reading of a Bill called Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) that Gillian Keegan, the Chichester MP set out. On Tuesday a session entitled High Street Bank Closures involved … Continue reading →

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Parliament must focus on several subjects when it opens

Posted on February 20, 2023 by ianchisnall

Today Parliament will re-open for holding debates and discussions after both this weekend and also following a week of closure that took place last week. It is a period that also reflects the half term session for most Schools across … Continue reading →

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Youth leaders and cross party MPs urge the Government

Posted on February 7, 2023 by ianchisnall

A few days ago the Children and Young People Now website published a very significant piece under the headline TREAT CRIMINAL EXPLOITATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AS A ‘NATIONAL THREAT’, CAMPAIGNERS URGE and they go on to write that “Youth justice … Continue reading →

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Some significant theme debates in Parliament

Posted on February 6, 2023 by ianchisnall

Each week in Parliament there are debates and questions that take place and it is always interesting to observe what emerges from our local MPs and occasionally other MPs that raise themes for our area. It is always fascinating most … Continue reading →

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Fascinating questions about CCTV at the House of Lords

Posted on February 5, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Thursday morning a Conservative member of the House of Lords called Ian Macpherson who is also referred to as Lord Strathcarron asked a question under the headline of CCTV – Question and the Minister who responded to his question … Continue reading →

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