Tag Archives: Elizabeth Sugg

The Government must be prevented from ending their values

Posted on November 26, 2020 by ianchisnall

All MPs need to stand up and challenge the call by Rishi Sunak to end the promise set out in the Conservative manifesto less than a year ago under the title of Promote our Values to “proudly maintain our commitment … Continue reading →

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George and his colleagues must answer questions if they seek credibility

Posted on July 30, 2019 by ianchisnall

The concept that the Government members of the House of Lords are entitled to ignore questions that they get asked has arisen in a number of examples over the last few months. At one point it appeared that Elizabeth Sugg … Continue reading →

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We need to overhaul Parliamentary answer processes

Posted on April 19, 2019 by ianchisnall

A couple of weeks ago a Labour member of the House of Lords asked a rather simple and basic question and got what could be described as an absent answer. The person who asked the question is Alan West, Baron … Continue reading →

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Total lies or pure incompetence

Posted on March 30, 2019 by ianchisnall

The idea that Parliament in general and the Government in particular does not record its activities and the work it carries out is proven as a clear lie by the fact that Hansard records debates and questions and answers such … Continue reading →

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Three DfT broken-buses crawl along together!

Posted on March 24, 2019 by ianchisnall

My blog yesterday focused on the unwillingness of the Department for Transport to answer a very simple and straightforward question, raised by Cheryl Gillan MP on the 13th March in the House of Commons regarding HS2. The Minister who refused … Continue reading →

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