Simon Kirby MP News Kemptown MP quizzes Home Office Minister on EU migration reforms Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, took the opportunity yesterday (November 28) to quiz Home Office Minister Mike Penning MP about reforms to EU migration rules, and what changes will be implemented in response to the concerns of his constituents. During urgent Home Office Que By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Kemptown MP meets Minister to lobby on behalf of Saltdean Lido Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, which includes Saltdean, met with the Minister whose portfolio covers the Saltdean Lido this evening to support the funding applications made by the Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company. In her role as Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State a By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Kemptown MP encourages participation in Sussex Police ‘Precept Consultation’ Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, is encouraging residents to take part in a consultation being run by the Sussex Police to determine how much residents will pay for policing in their Council Tax next year. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Kemptown MP encourages residents to take part in Falmer Avenue consultation Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven is encouraging residents to take part in the City Council’s public consultation following the recent planning application for 36 dwellings on land adjacent to 6 Falmer Avenue. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Prime Minister responds to Hove MP’s letter highlighting local anti-Semitism Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, recently wrote to the Prime Minister, Rt Hon David Cameron MP, in order to highlight the problem of anti-Semitism in Hove. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Kemptown MP urges train companies to speed up compensation claims procedure Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has written to Southern Railway and Thameslink to urge them to speed up compensation claims under the ‘Delay Repay’ Scheme after being contacted about the issue by constituents. Train passengers are liable for compensation if they have been d By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Health Local MP helps breast cancer campaign Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown, has given his backing to the Breast Cancer Campaign to support them with their ambition of overcoming breast cancer by 2050. In Brighton and Hove each year 191 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and just under fifty women die as a result of it annually By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Health Kemptown MP backs further measures against FGM Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, backs further Government measures to tackle Female Genital Multilation (FGM). In a letter to MPs, Mike Penning, the Minister of State for Police, Criminal Justice and Victims, has announced the Government will amend the Serious Crime Bill to incr By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Hospital re-development will not be costly PFI Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has welcomed news that the redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital will not be a project under the terms of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI). By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Health Kemptown MP raises awareness of World Mental Health Day Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, is encouraging his constituents to help raise awareness of the event which is being used this year to raise awareness of Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia affects around 1 in 100 people throughout their lifetime, and can take a variety of forms, By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Kemptown MP presses Government to promote LGBT rights in the Commonwealth Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has been encouraging both the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID) to do more to help promote LGBT rights throughout the Commonwealth. During the recent Commonwealth Games, the lack of LGBT By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley champions new IP legislation Mike Weatherley, Intellectual Property Adviser to the Prime Minister championed the new copyright legislation that came into force yesterday, October 1. With the new legislative changes in place, people will now be able to legally make digital copies of music, films and eBooks for personal use. The By Sarah Green • 1 min read
