Tag Archives: Peter Kyle

Brighton has failed to do something apparently!


On Wednesday a debate in the House of Commons took place at the request of the Labour Party on the subject of “Organised Crime: Young Peoples Safety” and at the end of the debate Ben Wallace who is the Minister … Continue reading

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Tim seems to be in no mans land


On the 18th July Tim Loughton the MP for East Worthing, Shoreham and (so my friend Chris feels included) Sompting too! raised a matter in the House of Commons on the way in which Govia Thamselink Railways are performing in … Continue reading

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MPs who really care about business needs


It is very disappointing that the letter which is shown here was signed by so few (46) Tory MPs. The truth is that their party claims to be one that is focused on the needs of business. Indeed a few … Continue reading

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Parliament, please stop patronising SMEs


Three weeks ago I wrote a blog, inspired by a claim by a select committee in the House of Commons that it wanted to meet with Small and Medium Enterprises. The challenge with SMEs is they represent businesses referred to … Continue reading

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Its time for MPs to focus on real issues


It is always encouraging when Parliament claims it want to learn from people whose life experience is different to the majority of people in the two Houses. One Parliamentary Committee that scrutinises the Government is the Business, Energy and Industrial … Continue reading

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Our Parliamentary procedures lack credibility


On Friday the MP for Hove, Peter Kyle failed in his attempt to introduce to the House of Commons the second reading of his private members Bill to enable 16 and 17 year olds to be able to vote. The … Continue reading

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Early Day Motion 1421


Educating our youngest children depends on reconciling a number of challenging facts. The need for a higher staff to children ratio than in nearly all other forms of education is one which seems to be understood by most people when … Continue reading

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A home for Syrian orphans


On Monday night 570 MPs voted on an amendment to the Governments Immigration Bill put forward by Labour Lord Alf Dubs. Quite what happened to the other 80 MPs is worthy of question, clearly some may have abstained but 80 … Continue reading

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A challenge to our understanding of Government


On Wednesday night in the House of Commons, the overwhelming vote to extend military operations into Syria created a number of questions regarding the way in which our democracy operates. All MPs are elected as representatives of their constituents, not as … Continue reading

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Peter has missed the point on Policing


On Monday afternoon in the House of Commons, the MP for Hove, Peter Kyle asked a question of the Prime Minister that discloses how important it is for newly elected MPs to carry out proper research before framing their concerns. It … Continue reading

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