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Alison Griffiths

Alison Griffiths

ConservativeMP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

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Questions

Urgent question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make a statement on the management of the Maritime Coastguard Agency and proposed changes to payments made to Coastguard Rescue Officers.

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Okay. Last week I met Paul Greenwood of Selsey Coastguard, part of a team of crows which covers my Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency. The court ruled that coastguards can be workers when paid for d…”

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Questions

Prime Minister's Question Time

“Q8. At 19, I was in a coma after contracting bacterial meningitis. I lost 70% of my hearing and needed open-heart surgery. The menB vaccine has saved lives since its introduction in 2015 for infants, but there remains a gap for the high-ris…”

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Debate

Energy Security

“Businesses in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton need stable and affordable energy to grow and invest, so does my right honourable Friend agree that our “get Britain drilling” Bill is vital not just for energy security but for our future econom…”

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Legislation

Pension Schemes Bill

“I think all of us on the Opposition Benches would be keen to understand why, if the Minister is so confident that pension funds will invest, he does not make it a choice rather than a mandate.…”

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Debate

Business of the House

“In Wick in my constituency, over 1,000 local residents have raised with me their concerns about unfair and confusing parking charges, which are deterring shoppers and damaging local businesses. May we have a statement from the Secretary of …”

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Legislation

Pension Schemes Bill

“There is a simple question running through what we are debating today: who is ultimately in control of people’s pension savings? When I speak to residents in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, they assume that the answer is straightforward. Th…”

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Debate

International Women’s Day

“Will my honourable Friend join me in thanking and celebrating the fantastic women of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, who do exactly what she has just described in businesses, in our local democracy, in our third sector and in shaping the fu…”

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Debate

Business of the House

“The situation at Zachary Merton hospital in my constituency is causing deep concern locally. Services there were closed on what residents were told was a temporary basis, but that closure has now been made permanent. The evidence behind tha…”

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Questions

Oral questions: Women and Equalities

“Following International Women’s Day and with English Tourism Week approaching, I have been meeting female entrepreneurs across Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, including Kathleen at the Navigator Hotel, who featured on “The Hotel Inspector” …”

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Debate

Jury Trials

“I hear everything my honourable Friend says. In his opening speech, my right honourable Friend the Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) laid out a number of matters that could be acted on immediately to improve efficiency and ensure that we m…”

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Questions

Prime Minister's Question Time

“Q4. Last year, the cargo vessel Baltic Clipper lost 16 containers off the beautiful West Sussex coastline. Beaches and seas in my constituency have been polluted with toxic debris. The clean-up was initiated and led almost exclusively by re…”

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Debate

Seasonal Work

“On the tourism tax, which will come on top of the increase in business rates, I spoke last week to Catherine, from the Navigator hotel, who is in despair at these additional costs. She fears for the future of her hotel and, indeed, for the …”

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Legislation

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

“Bognor Regis and Littlehampton is a coastal constituency with a strong forces tradition. Many of my constituents served in Northern Ireland and are now terrified of being pulled into a process that continues with no end. Does my honourable …”

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