General Election 2024 – Question Time – Hedon
A QUESTION TIME event is being held in Hedon on Monday, June 17 at the Haven Arms where candidates for the Beverley and Holderness constituency in the General Election will have the opportunity to go head-to-head in a public debate. The questions for this event will be generated from residents in the constituency. It will be chaired by the respected journalist Angus Young.
| Candidates Nominated: * attending/represented at Question Time Click name to see profile on Who Can I Vote For? | ||
CHRIS COLLIN | SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY | |
DENIS HEALY | LIBERAL DEMOCRATS | * |
GEORGE MCMANUS | YORKSHIRE PARTY | * |
JOHN OTTOWAY | ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM | * |
MARGARET PINDER | LABOUR PARTY | * |
ANDREW SMITH | REFORM UK | * |
JONATHAN STEPHENSON | GREEN PARTY | * |
GRAHAM STUART | CONSERVATIVE PARTY | * |
Questions submitted to the Question Time, include…
Those booking and/or submitting questions for Question Time were asked to list their top three concerns in this general election. The top four issues, prompting our choice of questions to ask candidates, were:
- NHS/Social Care
- Education
- Immigration
- Environment Climate Change
Whilst most people who have booked to come to the event have listed health, social care or the NHS as one of their top three issues, there is only one specific question submitted to candidates on that subject; “Will you admit that the NHS is broken…?”.
Other questions ask about tackling the climate crisis and achieving energy-efficient homes. Obtaining adequate funding for children with special educational needs and disabilities and tackling crumbling infrastructure in school buildings concerns other questioners. Immigration is a concern of many of those listing their top three election issues. A question on the Government’s Rwanda scheme was submitted.
Specifically, local issues have not been the subject of many questions, with one exception being telegraph poles installed against community opinion.
- Apologies from Chris Collin who had a prior commitment.
- Apologies from Denis Healy who could not attend. He was represented by Linda Johnson the Liberal Democratic candidate for Hull West and Haltemprice.
The form has helped us identify the most popular questions for the Question Time. These were sent to candidates on Friday afternoon.
Question Time took place on Monday 17 June 2024.