Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 13 November 2012.
Gordon Henderson
Conservative, Sittingbourne and Sheppey
11:30,
13 November 2012
I have three prisons in my Constituency—[Hon. Members: “Well done!”] Yes! They work very closely together, and have an excellent record of effective education and training. Will my right hon. Friend agree to visit Sheppey to see for himself the good work that is being done to reduce reoffending?
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