MPs and their e-NewslettersWinning Votes by Promoting Constituency Service, ArtículoCommentators are divided on the electoral effect of constituency service, whether it provides unfair advantage or has limited electoral impact. The arrival of the Internet has added to this debate. This research note ...
Posted onSeptember 22, 2023byThe Constitution Unit In the second of atwo-part series, former senior House of Commons officialDavid Natzlerdiscusses whether MPs should be subject to a minimum attendance requirement, and their role as constituency caseworkers.He concludes that an objective measure of...
their constituency, and to pay tribute to its previous MP. These speeches are usuallygiven some priorityin debates, andother MPs may not interveneduring them. MPs havetraditionallynot spoken in the Commons chamber in any way (such as asking questions) until after their maiden speech, but – ...
The first one being that you must be a registered voter in the constituency you want to represent. The second requirement is you have to be at least 21 years of age if you aspire to be a Member of Parliament (MP) and be at least 40 years old to represent people in Senate. The ...
Lib Dem Sarah Dyke, who lives in theSomerton and Fromeconstituency that she will now represent, has said her farming family can trace their local roots back over more than 250 years. She has represented Blackmoor Vale on Somerset unitary council since the...
Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye has shared his divergent view on the petition by the former Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South constituency seeking the removal of New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament who have declared their intention on running ...
Southend West MP Anna Firth said that Kingsdown School in her constituency is already facing £27,000 in invoices for the surveying and work they’ve had done, and won’t be able to meet the costs. She asked the DfE when the school could expect a refund. Baroness Barran recommended the...
MPs can claim a package of expenses through IPSA to support their work. This includes their own salary as well as expenses to cover the costs of running an office, a place to live in their constituency or London, travelling between parliament and their constituency, and employing staff. Curren...