Siân Berry, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion
News
19 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by victoria
Responding to the Government’s announcement* that it would not be offering financial compensation to women affected by changes to the state pension age, Siân Berry MP for Brighton Pavilion said: “This is a very harsh decision, admitting wrongdoing but offering a bitter dose of nothing to a generation of women, caught out by this, who […]
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18 December 2024 / 18 December 2024 by matttraini
As the MP for Brighton Pavilion, I have made a representation regarding the appeal: APP/Q1445/W/24/3355883 Emblem House Home Farm Business Centre, Hone Farm Road Brighton BN1 9HU. This relates to L3 Harris Release and Integrated Solutions Ltd (previously known as EDO MBM). This is a business that is currently potentially complicit in the violation of […]
27 November 2024 / 27 November 2024 by matttraini
I have written to regarding the Secretary of State about the Government’s recent proposals in the Autumn budget to give Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) investigators new ‘search and seizure’ powers, via the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill. This is in addition to measures which allow for surveillance of the bank accounts of those who claim benefits, including Disabled people. I have received […]
26 November 2024 / 26 November 2024 by matttraini
I will be voting to progress the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday 29 November. I have received a very large number of emails, letters and postcards about this issue from constituents, and I have been really touched by how many people have told me about their own personal experience of loved […]
News Publication
17 October 2024 / 17 October 2024 by matttraini
Ahead of the Budget I have written to the Chancellor with proposals for good value capital investments and revenue spending, based on needs I have identified from my own constituency in Brighton Pavilion. I’m asking for capital investment in homes and active travel and revenue spending to support fire safety, local authority support for young […]
14 October 2024 / 14 October 2024 by matttraini
I welcome Brighton and Hove City Council’s commitment to continue the offer of their Trans Inclusion Toolkit at a time when some other local authorities have paused or cancelled theirs. For local schools to have the option of this resource is not just invaluable in terms of harm reduction to trans and non-binary young people, as […]
8 October 2024 / 10 December 2024 by matttraini
I’ve working with Alphabet, a brilliant grassroots music venue in my constituency, which has raised concerns about a planning application to develop a site next to the venue. The concerns being raised are due to the proximity of the site to this popular venue and the potential risk of noise complaints this could create – […]
1 October 2024 by matttraini
Alongside my Green MP colleagues, I have written to the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs to urge immediate action to end the continued legality of snares in England. Many of our constituents have brought this issue to our attention through the campaign group Animal Aid. Read the letter in full here:
1 October 2024 / 17 October 2024 by matttraini
Ellie Chowns MP wrote on behalf of Green MPs about the case of Jagtar Singh Johal – a British citizen who has been detained in India since 2017. See her letter and the Secretary of State’s response below.
20 September 2024 / 23 September 2024 by matttraini
I have made calls for new action to reduce the harm caused by gambling in the city. My proposals were sent in response to the consultation on Brighton and Hove City Council’s draft Gambling Policy for 2025-27. In my submission, I requested a meeting with local councillors to discuss possible areas of joint work and proposed a range […]