Letter to Minister of State for Social Security and Disability on the Work Capability Assessment 23 January 2025 / 23 January 2025 by matttraini I’m calling on the Government to create a more compassionate and supportive social security system, rather than one that pushes disadvantaged people further into hardship. My full letter below: Read more »
Letter to Minister for Pensions on upcoming changes to the triple lock and state pension 23 January 2025 / 23 January 2025 by matttraini I am concerned that many pensioners will be unknowingly pushed into paying income tax and face unexpected tax bills, especially given that the personal tax allowance is frozen at £12,570 until 2028 while the state pension is set to rise by 8.5 per cent in April 2024. Read my full letter below: Read more »
Listen to science not the aviation lobby 21 January 2025 / 12 March 2025 by victoria In response to rumours that the Government may soon sign off expansion proposals for Luton, Gatwick and Heathrow Airports, Siân Berry, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion said: “We must ask who these decisions would be made for and why. Whose advice is the Government listening to, when record-high wealth inequality is causing harm to […] Read more »
Brighton Pavilion MP wins cross-party support for national pesticide ban 9 January 2025 / 10 January 2025 by victoria Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Siân Berry has gained cross party support for a bill which would force local authorities to phase out the use of harmful pesticides in public places. An Early Day Motion (EDM) tabled today (9 January), calls on the Government to pass the Plant Protection Products (Prohibition on Public Sector Use) […] Read more » pesticides
Save the bees! 9 January 2025 / 27 January 2025 by victoria Siân joined Greenpeace UK to hand in a petition signed by over 1.6 million people, calling for a total ban onbee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides from Government. These toxic chemicals -one teaspoon can kill one billion bees – were banned across Europe in 2018, but continue to be used on farms here after Conservatives gave ‘emergency’ permission […] Read more »
Response to the rejection of compensation for WASPI women 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 […] Read more »
My submission to the Planning Inspectorate regarding L3 Harris Release and Integrated Solutions Ltd 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 […] Read more »
My Letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on new ‘search and seizure’ powers 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 […] Read more »
My Letter To Constituents On The End Of Life Bill 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 […] Read more »
Letter to the Chancellor ahead of the Government’s first Budget 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 […] Read more »