Tag Archives: Neil Parish

Some written comments about FareShare in Parliament

Posted on November 30, 2022 by ianchisnall

Along with the occasional written or speaking questions about FareShare which can be obtained from the Hansard or TheyWorkForYou website there is also another way in which FareShare has been mentioned in Parliament occasionally through the Early Day Motions that … Continue reading →

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How can we get some more signatures?

Posted on October 17, 2021 by ianchisnall

So this is the latest partial map from a petition which I set out at the end of June and so far it has received 2,635 signatures. It has benefited support from most of the UK constituencies but there are … Continue reading →

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Two vital groups of MPs focused on food waste

Posted on August 31, 2021 by ianchisnall

Ten weeks ago I came across a publication from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee (EFRA) that had called on the Government to fund charities like FareShare. My personal involvement was in the setting up of Sussex FareShare … Continue reading →

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Victoria Prentis and MPs must reverse the Government

Posted on June 22, 2021 by ianchisnall

Back on the 7th April this year the Parliamentary Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee published its Seventh Report under the title of Covid-19 and the issues of security in food supply. The report can be obtained from here. One … Continue reading →

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Government ignores an attempt to help poor people in Wales

Posted on May 23, 2021 by ianchisnall

On Monday afternoon there was a very useful question that emerged at the end of the Topical Questions to the Work and Pensions Department. The question came from the MP for Swansea West. Geraint Davies was brought up in Cardiff … Continue reading →

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Please could Sussex MPs sign the Fareshare #EDM (1497)

Posted on March 27, 2021 by ianchisnall

Back on the 11th February 6 MPs set out an Early Day Motion (#EDM1497) which would improve matters in many parts of the UK. It would be good for all MPs to sign it. One of the FareShare schemes in … Continue reading →

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Do Sussex MPs and Ministers accept Neil Parish’s media calls?

Posted on June 30, 2020 by ianchisnall

Neil Parish is the Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton and last Monday he organised a debate under the heading of BBC Regional Politics Coverage. It was very clear from his comments and those of a number of other MPs … Continue reading →

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We need a Small & Micro Enterprise Champion

Posted on July 9, 2017 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday in Parliament a brief debate took place on the subject of ‘Prompt Payment Code’ which relates to the speed with which contractors pay their suppliers. One of the themes touched upon explicitly by several MPs was the issue … Continue reading →

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