Tag Archives: Gillian Keegan

Replacements of six MPs in Sussex


Prior to the General Election there were sixteen Sussex MPs. Three of them had announced they would retire in July several months ago. They were Henry Smith from Crawley, Tim Loughton from East Worthing and Shoreham and Caroline Lucas from … Continue reading

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Looking at candidates fighting in the election


Although we cannot currently know the Election outcome for Sussex MP’s in Parliament it will be interesting to consider what success some previous MPs may achieve in July.   The Hove MP location was established as a voting event back in 1950 … Continue reading

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Debate on bid for visas for Palestinian refugees


Today in Parliament, Cat Smith, the Labour MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood has published an “e-petition 648577, relating to a visa scheme for Palestinians” to “Create a Palestinian Family Visa Scheme for Palestinian people affected by war”. Back at the end of October 2023, the … Continue reading

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MP debate the right to die and rent controls


Today is a holiday for most of us including the Government. On Wednesday the 1st May Henry Smith, the Crawley MP organised a discussion about “UK trade: Aviation”. He comments “I thank Mr Speaker for granting me this debate on the importance … Continue reading

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MPs vote to rebel on infected blood scandal


(This article was published in the Brighton Argus today – 11th December 2023) On Monday last week there were five votes in Parliament for two Bills under discussion. Four were relating to the clause aspects for the “Victims and Prisoners … Continue reading

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Eastbourne MP asks about Holiday Activities and Food


On Monday 23rd October in Parliament one of the the sessions that took place was organised by Caroline Ansell who is the Eastbourne MP. She began the session with a request “What recent assessment her Department has made of the … Continue reading

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Some significant and unusual vote patterns


(This piece was published in the Brighton Argus today – 30th October 2023) This week marks the second week of Parliament opening after all of the Party conferences have finished. There was a noticeable reduction in the amount of published … Continue reading

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Gillian Keegan leads the way at Tory Conference


(This piece was published in the Brighton Argus today – 9th October 2023) The last few days has seen three Party Political Conferences overlapping this weekend. The only one taking part here in Brighton was the Green Party and on … Continue reading

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Conservative Conference discussions impacting children


The CYP Now submitted a document yesterday that is entitled Conservative Party Conference 2023: Key discussions impacting children and young people and it was provided by Amrit Virdi and Fiona Simpson. The item can be obtained from here and they … Continue reading

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MPs to probe ministers over poor concrete in schools


On Thursday the CYP Now website published this article which was written by Emily Harle and the initial comment is MPs are set to question ministers over the disruption caused by dangerous concrete in school buildings, following the Department for … Continue reading

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