Tag Archives: Henry Smith

Three weeks to go and election fever hots up


It is three weeks until the General Election and announcements have been made about Political Party Candidates standing across Sussex. Two locations in particular will require a new MP due to MP’s retiring in Brighton Pavilion and in Brighton Kemptown … Continue reading

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Net Zero Target that was the final speech for Henry Smith


The final discussion that Henry involved in Parliament was on the 21st May which was just before the Government announced that the vote is taking on 4th July. It is a significant item and indeed it was Henry who was … Continue reading

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Our MPs join debate on Palestinian refugee visas


Last Monday in Parliament there was a significant discussion organised by Cat Smith, Labour MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood about the e-petition 648577 “Create a Palestinian Family Visa Scheme for Palestinian people affected by war” with nearly 104,000 signatures including … Continue reading

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Gatwick for Passport e-Gates Network Outage


Last Wednesday on 8th May in the House of Commons there was a session entitled Passport e-Gates Network Outage which was set out by a Minister Tom Pursglove and his first few words were “With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make … 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 unite in debate on funding for hospice


This morning is the first day of Parliament following the nearly three-week break. According to ‘TheyWorkForYou’ Parliament will be open until the end of May when it closes for a further week. There are very few public listings in Parliament … Continue reading

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Debate wrapped up in time for Easter break


Parliament is closed for two weeks and some of us wish an election would occur in May but there is no information about an voting listed for debate this week on the Government website. Many Sussex MPs however contributed to … Continue reading

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Commons committees examine range of items


This week in Parliament several important subjects will be raised with committees involving Sussex MPs. This afternoon Jeremy Quin, the MP for Horsham is involved in a several events that afternoon; the Public Accounts Committee discussing “Non-executive director appointments” and … Continue reading

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The Death of Alexei Navalny raised in Parliament


Henry Smith is the Crawley MP and he was one of the people who spoke in this discussion for “Death of Alexei Navalny” on Monday 19th February. The first comment came from Leo Docherty who is a Minister of Parliament … Continue reading

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MP Lucas on police and race equality


This week in Parliament there are several themes under discussion and many of us would like to see Sussex MPs making a response. This afternoon there is debate organised by Elliot Colburn, the Conservative MP for Carshalton and Wallington in … Continue reading

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