Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:50 pm on 23 May 2024.
Penny Mordaunt
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
12:50,
23 May 2024
I thank my hon. Friend, and congratulate him on all he has achieved for his Constituency. He is an absolute champion—although, as we have established, not always a well-behaved one in this Chamber. I will certainly make sure I do all I can to assist him in getting something further, and it is a great credit to him that on the penultimate sitting day of this Parliament, he is still fighting for his constituents.
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