Part of Home Department – in the House of Commons at on 8 February 2021.
Priti Patel
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
My hon. Friend raises a very important case. He spelt out the duration for which Matthew has lived in the UK and in his Constituency. I would be delighted to meet him to discuss the detailed nature of the case, and I am happy to follow up on the concerns he has.
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