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Tag Archives: Alison Bennett
Call for more support for maternity services
Today in Parliament the ‘e-petition 701268’ described as ‘Don’t apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.‘ is set to be discussed. John Lamont, the Conservative MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is leading the debate. So far, there … Continue reading
MPs debate use of social media by the under 16s
Today in Parliament the ‘e-petition 700086’ will be discussed ‘relating to a minimum age for social media’ arranged by Tony Vaughan, the Labour MP for Folkestone and Hythe. It is described as ‘Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have … Continue reading
MP in plea for U-turn on farm inheritance tax
Today is the start of a week’s closure in Parliament. Last week there was a significant item from the e-Petition, 700138 described as ‘Don’t change inheritance tax relief for working farms’ created by Tim Burt. He started with “We think … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Alison Bennett, Brian Mathew, Christina Harris, John Milne, Robbie Moore
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MPs debate airport’s plans to expand site
Today in Parliament there is a plan for “e-petition 638449 relating to career breaks for parents of seriously ill children” described as “Require employers to offer career breaks for parents with a seriously ill child”. It obtained 102,316 signatures since … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Alison Bennett, John Milne, Mike Kane, Robbie Moore, Sian Berry
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MPs debate new review at Gatwick Airport
In the days leading up to the holiday period in Parliament two e-Petitions were arranged for the 16th December “Israel and Palestine” with 653509 “For the United Kingdom to recognise the state of Palestine immediately” with 283,669 signatures and item … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Alison Bennett, Jessica Brown-Fuller, John Milne, Peter Lamb
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Calls for hospices to be exempt from NIC rises
At the beginning of last week there were three very significant votes. The first, ‘Elections (Proportional Representation)’ with 135 MPs approving and 132 opposing. The other, ‘National Insurance Contributions Bill’ referred to as ‘:Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading’ which was … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Alison Bennett, Jessica Brown-Fuller, National Insurance
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