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Engaging with UK ParliamentariansKate AndersonUniversities Programme andersonk@parliament.uk

@KateAHoP

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Where to start? Your MPYour MP’s contact details will be on the Parliament website: www.parliament.uk

You can call the House of Commons Information Office on 020 7219 4272

Or at your town hall or local library

Many MPs will have a contact address and number in the constituency

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Where to start? PeersMembers of the House of Lords do not have constituencies, so in theory, you can contact any member

Identify Peers who will support your campaign

Biographies of all Peers are available at www.parliament.uk

You can email Peers at contactholmember@parliament.uk

Do not send bulk mail shots. If more than six copies of the same email are received, all will be deleted.

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Finding interested MPs and Peers

• All-Party Parliamentary Groups• Hansard • Early Day Motions• Select Committees

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All-party parliamentary groups• All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups set up

by backbench MPs and Peers from different parties.

• APPGs focus on either a country or subject.

• Some groups involve individuals and organisations from outside Parliament to help with administration, research and other activities.

• The Register of All-Party Groups shows who their senior members are and what support groups receive from outside Parliament.

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Contacting MPs and PeersHow does your issue affect an MP’s constituents?How does it relate to a Peer’s expertise and experience?Does it relate to something that they are already working on?Does the concern need to be addressed now because decisions on funding or policy are imminent?

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Contacting MPs and Peers

• What’s the problem? • Why do you care?• Why should they care?• What do you want them to do about it?

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House of Commons Library Blog: http://commonslibraryblog.com/

Twitter: @commonslibrary

Read the research prepared for Peers and MPs

The Libraries ofthe UK Parliament and POST

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Get involved

Contact your MP or a member of the House of Lords Sign up for email updates or follow relevant Select Committees

on Twitter Share your expertise with a Select Committee or APPG Access parliamentary briefings and topical research

Find out more at www.parliament.uk/get-involved or call the House of Commons Enquiry service on 0800 112 4272 or the House of Lords Enquiry Service on 020 7219 3107

andersonk@parliament.uk@KateAHoP