Part of Leader of the House – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 8 May 2008.
Helen Goodman
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
10:30,
8 May 2008
Like my hon. Friend I have a rural Constituency, so I understand the particular difficulties faced by Members whose IT access collapses, if only temporarily. I will take up my hon. Friend's points with the Parliamentary Information and Communication Technology department.
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
