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Carers - PMQ
On 11 June 2008, I asked the Prime Minister: "I am sure that the House will join me, in national carers week, in my admiration for the 6 million unsung...
Epilepsy question
On 5 June 2008 I asked: "To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many children in maintained schools have been diagnosed with epilepsy; (2)...
Continuing the smoke alarm campaign
On 20 May 2008, I asked Parmjit Dhanda: "I have been delighted to be involved in my hon. Friend's campaign on smoke alarms. Has he also considered the huge importance...
Children's Centres progree
On 19 May, I received an answer from my written question which was: "To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what progress has been made towards...
Supporting my constituent in the House
On 15 May 2008, I asked Harriet Harman, Leader of the House of Commons, to make time to discuss consular services in the light of my constituent Norman Mark's case:...
Lap-dancing campaign
On 19 March 2008, I intervened in a
Westminster Hall debate to ask my colleague, Roberta
Blackman-Woods: "With previous legislation under the 2003 Act, it was possible
for local authorities to cover a...
Housing - PMQs
One of the main issues people come to see me
about it housing. There is a chronic shortage of homes in the city.
On 19 March 2008, I asked our Prime Minister:...
Free bus passes in Hove & Portslade
On 4 March 2008, I asked: "Is the Minister aware that the pleasure that pensioners and the
disabled in Hove and Portslade take in their bus passes is tempered
by being harried...
City in the Sea - PMQs
On 20 February 2008, I asked Prime Minister
Gordon Brown: "Climate change will create a challenging world, and all sane
people now believe that. More than 600 of my concerned constituents
have written...
Poverty and the voluntary sector
On 18 February 2008, I spoke in a debate on
poverty asking: "What steps he proposes to take to work with the voluntary
sector to tackle poverty."
James Purnell, the Minister responsible,
said: "The...
Corston Report - written question
On 11 December 2007, I asked: "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice
what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the
Corston report; and if he will make...
Lobbying for intervention over tree cutting
On 4 December 2007 I asked: "What assessment her Department has made of the impact on
railway safety of deforestation on chalk railway cuttings."
The Minister responsible, Tom Harris,
said: "As my hon....
Speaking up for local Post Offices
On 29 November, I spoke in Parliament about
the importance of local Post Offices: "Our local communities are the bedrock on which our wider
society is formed. Hove and Portslade, which I...
Debating Climate Change
On 22 November 2007, there was a topical
debate on climate change. I had the opportunity to speak in the
debate: "I welcome this timely debate, particularly as I had the honour
of...
Post Offices
On 22 November 2007 I asked: "My hon. Friend mentioned the macro-economic factors behind the
closure of post offices. However, will he pressurise Post
Office managers over the fact that the two...
Horse racing debate
On 21 November 2007, I spoke in another
debate on horse racing: "I congratulate the hon. Member for East
Devon (Mr. Swire) on securing this very important
debate. I agree with him that...
Supporting small community organisations
On 23 October 2007, I asked: "What plans he has to support the work of small community
organisations."
Phil Hope, the Minister responsible,
said: "Small community organisations are an essential part of a...
Drug trafficking question
On 15 October, I asked: "Although I appreciate the concern of the hon. Member for Totnes
(Mr. Steen) about people trafficking, to return to drug
trafficking, may I say that the figures...
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