Tag Archives: Nusrat Ghani

last week in Parliament some unusual voting took place

Posted on September 18, 2023 by ianchisnall

Today is the beginning of the third week of Parliament however this week marks the end of usual Parliament sessions until the third week of October as the three main political parties will hold their Party Conferences for this year. … Continue reading →

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MPs should review Petitions that have many signatures

Posted on August 28, 2023 by ianchisnall

(This item appears on the Brighton Argus on 21st August 2023) Today we can enjoy our final Bank Holiday. Next Monday will see Parliament reopen and so it is likely that this week our MPs will be preparing for their … Continue reading →

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What is taking to support electric vehicle manufacturing?

Posted on June 4, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday the Crawley MP Henry Smith submitted a question to the Government and the response came from Nusrat Ghani who is the Wealden MP and is also the Minister of State for Department for Business and Trade. So they … Continue reading →

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Tory MPs rebel on votes at Westminster

Posted on May 29, 2023 by ianchisnall

(This item first appeared in the Brighton Argus on 29th May 2023)  Last week Parliament closed down on Thursday afternoon for the whole of this week and it will reopen a week on Monday so our local MPs may work … Continue reading →

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Safety of School Buildings including Sussex

Posted on May 26, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday there was a debate that took place in Parliament which was entitled Safety of School Buildings and at the end of the debate there was a voting arrangement. Sadly the Conservatives voted against the document and because they … Continue reading →

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25th Anniversary of Good Friday Agreement – endorsed

Posted on April 10, 2023 by ianchisnall

Today marks a significant occasion as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement which was formed in April 1998. It was initially proposed by the Conservatives and then the Labour Government with Tony Blair who worked with … Continue reading →

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The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

Posted on January 26, 2023 by ianchisnall

Last Wednesday a very significant debate and some votes took place which involved a significant number of MPs in the discussion. The only Sussex MP who took part was Caroline Lucas and it was very encouraging that she spoke several … Continue reading →

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An inspiring Satellite Technology funding and STEM

Posted on October 27, 2022 by ianchisnall

On the day before Liz Truss resigned, this document below was published. It is based on information from the science minister, Nusrat Ghani who is also the MP for Wealden. She was launching a new £15m fund to support UK … Continue reading →

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Some of our Sussex MPs commented in Parliament

Posted on September 19, 2022 by ianchisnall

Today is very significant for our Nation with the Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II which is an event that will be observed by many people on this unplanned bank holiday. Many people would use a bank holiday to go shopping … Continue reading →

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Some of the comments from yesterday about the Queen

Posted on September 11, 2022 by ianchisnall

It was one of the very infrequent events when Parliament was open on a Saturday at the same day as the Prince Charles was formally adopted as the King Charles III. The complete list of statements that emerged yesterday in … Continue reading →

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