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Category Archives: Parliament and Democracy
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
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Farming Support, Jassett Ormsby-Gore, Paul Williams
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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
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Diana Warwick, Jonathan Berry, Steve Bassam
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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
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
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues
Tagged Suella Braverman, Tim Loughton
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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
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
Posted in Church Teaching, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Andrew Selous, Ben Bradshaw, Tim Loughton
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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
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Stephen Parkinson, Steve Bassam
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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
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, STEM, Youth Issues
Tagged Maria Caufield, Mims Davies, Selaine Saxby
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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
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Caroline Ansell, David Rutley, Israel, Palestine
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