Category Archives: Immigration

Why does the Home Office not publish information?

Posted on December 2, 2021 by ianchisnall

Last Thursday the MP for Hove, Peter Kyle asked a very reasonable question which to be clear could be very useful in understanding how the current arrangements are working. However the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Future Borders … Continue reading →

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Let us applaud Simon Hoare for his letter

Posted on December 1, 2021 by ianchisnall

There are many thousands of people in our nation who are working incredibly hard to provide safety and support for Asylum seekers. The people who are arriving are seeking somewhere they can come to that is secure having left their … Continue reading →

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A Windrush question that did not get an answer

Posted on October 19, 2021 by ianchisnall

Yesterday there was a question and answer session with Priti Patel when Parliament reopened after their 3 week break. Towards the end of the session the following question took place raised by Kate Osamor who is the Labour MP for … Continue reading →

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So start with todays problem facing Universal Credit

Posted on October 6, 2021 by ianchisnall

Today the people who receive Universal Credit are all about to get a £20 a week cut because of a decision set out by Boris Johnson and his team several months ago. So if he is serious about this statement … Continue reading →

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Hundreds in multiple shifts seven days a week

Posted on September 28, 2021 by ianchisnall

Eight days ago on 20th September a written question that had been submitted to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) from Caroline Lucas was answered by Amanda Milling. The reality appears to be that what the Prime Minister had … Continue reading →

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An important way of raising our concerns

Posted on September 23, 2021 by ianchisnall

A good friend of mine is Dr Krish Kandiah who is the Director of Afghan Welcome. It is a Faith based agency that is seeking to both call for local groups to support Afghan families and local Councils to do … Continue reading →

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A question that did not receive an answer

Posted on September 22, 2021 by ianchisnall

Last Tuesday Caroline Lucas asked a question regarding the care for people coming into the UK from Afghanistan and very sadly the answer from Victoria Atkins who at that time was the Minister in the Home Office who responded. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Victoria Atkins answer the Afghanistan question!

Posted on September 10, 2021 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday this written question from Caroline Lucas was responded to by Victoria Atkins and sadly although it was responded to it did not get an answer to the first and arguably the most critical element of the question. Given … Continue reading →

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Five Sussex MPs took part in the Afghanistan debate

Posted on August 23, 2021 by ianchisnall

The unexpected return to Parliament last Tuesday was clearly necessary given what took place in Afghanistan a few days earlier. Many of the people who spoke set out legitimate calls for the Government to do more in terms of actions … Continue reading →

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We now need some clear leadership across many nations

Posted on August 18, 2021 by ianchisnall

The Afghanistan crisis is currently demonstrating a great deal of individual voices from within our nation that have a similar amount of influence to all of the others. The failure from within our Government and the lack of connection to … Continue reading →

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