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Bishop of Leicester asks questions about Employment

Posted on June 3, 2025 by ianchisnall

The Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, has been involved in the House of Lords for nearly 18 months and he recently asked two separate questions about ‘Employment: Disability’. The first was here and the second here which are both on … Continue reading →

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Bishop of Oxford has raised several questions in April

Posted on April 29, 2025 by ianchisnall

A number of Church of England Bishops are involved in the House of Lords to contribute to Westminster politics. One of them is the Oxford Bishop, Steven Croft who in 2013 was the Bishop of Sheffield becoming Bishop of Oxford … Continue reading →

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Lewes MP presses for UK-EU customs union

Posted on March 31, 2025 by ianchisnall

Today MPs consider ‘e-petition 707189 relating to the rules for political donations’ arranged by Irene Campbell, the Labour MP for North Ayrshire and Arran. The e-petition was created by Jeremy Stone described as ‘Tighten the rules on political donations’. He provided the … Continue reading →

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MPs call for action for the WASPI women

Posted on March 24, 2025 by ianchisnall

Today the ‘e-petition 700005 relating to the UK joining the European Union’ has been arranged by Paul Davies the Labour MP for Colne Valley, London. It was created by Robert McMaster in October 2024 which achieves 133,000 signatures in the UK. In … Continue reading →

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MP organises a debate on domestic abuse

Posted on March 17, 2025 by ianchisnall

This week in Parliament there is a planned event to debate ‘Domestic abuse offences – Josh Babarinde’ scheduled for today. Recently on 9th January 2025 Mr Babarinde stated “If we do not have the data that we want on domestic abuse offences, … Continue reading →

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Call for more support for maternity services

Posted on March 3, 2025 by ianchisnall

Today in Parliament the ‘e-petition 701268’ described as ‘Don’t apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.‘ is set to be discussed. John Lamont, the Conservative MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is leading the debate. So far, there … Continue reading →

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Kent MP asks more questions about Brighton & Hove

Posted on March 1, 2025 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday 18th February the Sevenoaks in Kent Conservative MP, Laura Trott, asked the Government about Brighton & Hove Schools, which I published here last week. I subsequently read that Laura asked several other questions on Monday 24th February is … Continue reading →

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MPs debate use of social media by the under 16s

Posted on February 24, 2025 by ianchisnall

Today in Parliament the ‘e-petition 700086’ will be discussed ‘relating to a minimum age for social media’ arranged by Tony Vaughan, the Labour MP for Folkestone and Hythe. It is described as ‘Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have … Continue reading →

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A Kent MP asks about Brighton & Hove Schools

Posted on February 23, 2025 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday last week there were several questions asked by MP’s and one of them was published by Laura Trott, the Conservative Kent MP for Sevenoaks. Her request was to the Minister of State (Education), Catherine McKinnell and the response … Continue reading →

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MP grills minister on carers’ overpayments

Posted on December 23, 2024 by ianchisnall

On Monday last week in Parliament there were two debates with significant contributions from Sussex MPs. The first, “Topical Questions, Work and Pensions” and second, was “Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]”. Alison Griffiths, the Conservative for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, … Continue reading →

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