Category Archives: Youth Issues

Another 75 minutes from Parliament onto the Marcus Petition

Posted on May 29, 2021 by ianchisnall

On Monday afternoon a modest number of MPs in Parliament discussed the Marcus Rashford Petition. Very sadly it did not get as far as it could have done. They spent a total of 87 minutes discussing the subject which is … Continue reading →

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Is Parliament lacking credibility following these two debates

Posted on May 27, 2021 by ianchisnall

If any of us were asked should Parliament interview and indeed challenge Dominic Cummings, the answer of course is a very clear YES. In the same way if any of us were asked should they debate the petition raised by … Continue reading →

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Every MP in the UK needs to take part in this petition debate!

Posted on May 24, 2021 by ianchisnall

Today is an important time for Parliament and 1.1m people across the UK who signed a petition formed by Marcus Rashford calling to end child food poverty and that no children’s should go hungry. It is a petition which emerged … Continue reading →

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Gavin Williamson seems unable to refer to Foodbanks

Posted on May 15, 2021 by ianchisnall

Gavin is not unique in the group of Government Ministers who are asked very specific questions and they choose to ignore the subject. Indeed in the current Government their leader is probably the most significant in the team of people … Continue reading →

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We are all very proud of Brave Monty – and Sussex Police

Posted on May 14, 2021 by ianchisnall

Earlier today Sussex Police have published their celebration with Monty following his very brave hard work to help save his Mother and her unborn baby. When she collapsed and was unconscious the five and a half year old child rang … Continue reading →

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Can we find new approaches for engaging our Ministers

Posted on May 13, 2021 by ianchisnall

Yesterday afternoon as I was travelling to visit a client I was listening to the World At One and towards the end of the programme Nick Robinson focused on a discussion that had taken place involving a student who had … Continue reading →

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A Sussex MP who strongly supports SEND pupils and carers

Posted on May 9, 2021 by ianchisnall

A few weeks ago there was a very good statement made by Sally-Ann Hart, the MP for Hastings and Rye on the theme of how to support SEND pupils. There was a particular focus on Hastings and East Sussex as … Continue reading →

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The Parliament Petition team has made a very strange decision

Posted on May 5, 2021 by ianchisnall

The following item is todays piece – since I wrote it an email has come from Caroline Lucas – although it is at the end of the document, it is actually the latest item on this theme. Now back to … Continue reading →

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Government must reverse its Youth Parliament funding action

Posted on April 28, 2021 by ianchisnall

Ten years ago on 29th March 2011 in the House of Commons Iain Wright who was the shadow education Minister asked Tim Loughton who was the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Education a question related to the UK Youth Parliament funding. … Continue reading →

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We must work hard to protect young people and children

Posted on April 27, 2021 by ianchisnall

At the end of last week a new campaign was launched by WiSE which is part of the YMCA Downslink Group that is based in Hove but which covers the whole of Sussex and into parts of Surrey. The campaign … Continue reading →

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