Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:10 pm on 1 September 2025.
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Labour
3:10,
1 September 2025
My Lords, following my almost namesake, since we humans are also animals, is there any way the Government can stop Members of Parliament carrying out low-level activities abroad rather than attending Westminster or their Constituency—mentioning no names?
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