Tag Archives: Peter Bottomley

Infected blood inquiry is expected to conclude next year


At the end of Parliament this year a discussion took place on the final Thursday. It appears that next year after six years of process the Infected Blood Inquiry that was set out by the Prime Minister will finally be … Continue reading

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The Government claims it has started looking at that!


Last Monday one of our local MPs asked an interesting question during the debate under the title of Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules which was being managed by Penny Mordaunt who is the Leader of the … Continue reading

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Some written comments about FareShare in Parliament


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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A very inadequate answer to the Father of the House


Many of us may not be aware of challenges that are impacting the area near Parliament so when Peter Bottomley asked a question about Westminster Bridge the theme of the question can sound very concerning. However what was much more … Continue reading

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Some MPs have spoken about Modern Slavery


Over the last couple of days I have written about the call for MPs to focus on Anti-Modern Slavery and a focus on the 18th October as a day to raise this. The call emerged from our Arundel and Brighton … Continue reading

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Several issues that must be raised in the next few days


Tomorrow morning our MPs will return to Parliament for the first time since they left just over two weeks ago for Political Conferences. The upcoming business lists several discussions that will take place this week. However, there are no indications … Continue reading

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We need a more radical and less political House of Lords


Some of us who are interested in the nations governmental activities are aware of the House of Lords because of the contributions that it sometimes achieves to challenge the Government and improve their Bills. Along with that some of us … Continue reading

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Government responds *NO* to a very important question


On Monday there was a very important question that was raised by Caroline Lucas who is the Brighton Pavilion MP. It was directed to the Department for Education. The question was responded by a new Minister for Education who is … Continue reading

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Some of our Sussex MPs commented in Parliament


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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A disturbing lack of involvement from the Prime Minister


One of the elements that most constructive MPs are actively involved with is the Early Day Motions. The EDMs are a way for MPs that are not part of the Government to raise their concerns and to call for the … Continue reading

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