Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Wales – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 29 March 1993.
Jonathan Evans
, Brecon and Radnor
12:00,
29 March 1993
Is my hon. Friend aware that on the journey between Tredegar and Ebbw Vale he went past a monument located in the Constituency of the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent (Mr. Smith)? It is three stones which commemorate Aneurin Bevan, who represented the area for 30 years. The three stones represent the communities of Tredegar, Ebbw Vale and Rhymney—three areas to be brought together under the proposals of my hon. Friend.
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent