Category Archives: Parliament and Democracy

The British Political system is viewed by many as the Mother of all Parliaments. This Grand old lady is also unsteady on her feet and the electorate have considered putting her in a home. We need to find new ways of doing Democracy in England to counter-balance the reforms in the other parts of the UK

Farming: Support – Question from Bishop of Nottingham


On Wednesday in the House of Lords the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, Paul Williams set out a debate entitled Farming: Support – Question and he was the first person to speak about it. Along with Paul Williams there were several other … Continue reading

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A significant question on Medical Research Charities


On Wednesday there was a session in the House of Lords under the headline of Medical Research Charities and the first person to speak about it was Diana Warwick who stated “To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made … Continue reading

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FareShare the largest distributor of charitable and surplus food in Britain


On Tuesday there was a discussion that took place in Parliament at the Westminster Hall called Co-operatives and Alternative Businesses: Local Authority Support and one of the contributions came from Chris Stephens who is the Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Levelling Up). … Continue reading

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Alarm number of under-10’s being stopped and searched


During the Stop and Search session that took place on Monday one of the MPs who asked a question was Tim Loughton from East Worthing and Shoreham. As he explained there have been some challenges in the past for children … Continue reading

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Last week a significant response to these public petitions


(This item first appeared in Brighton Argus on 19th June with “Petition sparks debate among Sussex MPs”)  Each week that Parliament is open there are potential opportunities for our representatives to behave in a way that seems different to what … Continue reading

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CofE Family Relationships, Parenting and Marriage


On Thursday Andrew Selous, the Church Estates Commissioner was asked a couple of questions by Tim Loughton, the Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham and then another question from Ben Bradshaw who is the Labour MP for Exeter. The … Continue reading

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House of Lords Question for Football Matches: Violence


On Wednesday in the House of Lords, Steve Bassam who is the Lord Bassam of Brighton set out a question which was responded by the Government and indeed several other people took part in the theme. The Minister who responded … Continue reading

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A STEM response from the Government last week


Last Wednesday there was a Topical Questions session focused on Women and Equalities and two of the Government Ministers who responded in the session were from Sussex. One was Mims Davies who is the Mid Sussex MP and the other … Continue reading

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The Izmir and Brighton declarations for European Court


Last Tuesday in the House of Lords there was a debate that took place entitled “European Court of Human Rights: Rule 39 – Question“ which began with a question from Sharmishta Chakrabarti who is a Labour member. Her initial request was … Continue reading

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Israel: Palestinians questions and answers


On Friday two questions were set out from the Eastbourne MP, Caroline Ansell. Both of the questions were responded by David Rutley who is the Government Minister for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and the MP for Macclesfield. When questions … Continue reading

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