Backbench MPs will have the chance to introduce new laws if they are successful in today's (5th September 2024) Private Members' Bill ballot.
Private Members' Bills can be introduced by MPs who are not Government Ministers, often known as backbench MPs.
The House of Commons announced last week that Nusrat Ghani was elected to the post of Chairman of Ways and Means in a secret ballot of MPs.
Ms Ghani said: “I am delighted to have secured the confidence of MPs across the House and to have been elected as Deputy Speaker and Chairman of
Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, has welcomed the announcement that East Sussex County Council (ESCC) is investing a further £1m in improving East Sussex roads, with Crowborough, Hailsham, Heathfield, Wadhurst and many other villages in Sussex Weald set to benefit from this support.
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Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, visited Smiles Sensory and Family Farm in Eridge to congratulate the owner, Paris Howard-Hall, and her team of volunteers for being named the South East Regional winners in the Rural Enterprise category at the Countryside Alliance Awards 2024.
The Awards, also kno
Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, has been elected to the post of Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker.The principal Deputy Speaker is the Chairman of Ways and Means, who is elected from the opposite side of the House to the Speaker. By convention, they chair the Budget debate,
The Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association UK (WISTA UK) marked its 50th anniversary with a celebratory event highlighting five decades of progress and ongoing efforts to promote diversity and inclusion within the maritime industry.
Our democratic process is something to be proud of. One party loses power, another gains it – it is smooth and peaceful.
But there is no doubt the General Election saw a new level of intimidation and threats.
At hustings and even at counts, candidates and volunteers were targeted.
Running for deputy speaker was something Nusrat Ghani, the Conservative MP for Wealden, had “always wanted to do”.
Ghani says she was inspired by the late Betty Boothroyd, the first female Commons Speaker, to run for the role.
