This our first in a series of fact sheets, Is a short piece explaining how to find out who is your member of parliament, and tips on how to contact them.
These fact sheets are also available from our downloads section. Here
How to Contact Your MP
If you don’t know the name of your MP, then you can go to the “Find Your MP” service, this is available from the BBC website at:
BBC Find Your MP Service
Once you have this information, you can do a Google search on the name of your MP and you will find a whole list of contact opportunities.
Alternatively, you can go to
They Work For You where you can enter the name of your MP, as well as searching for the name of your MP.
This site will provide you with your MP’s background and parliamentary career to date. It will also link you to “How Your MP Voted” and their contact details (often provided by the Guardian).
These contact details usually include the following:
• Constituency address for letter writing
• Constituency telephone number
• Constituency e-mail address
• Constituency surgery days/dates
• Parliamentary address, telephone number and email address
You should try to talk face-to-face with your MP, then you will get a much better response, but it is also worth contacting them by email. It is very seldom that you will be able to talk to them directly on the telephone, although their secretaries can often provide the information you require.
When you write to your MP, always ensure that you keep a copy of the letter so that you can refer back to it when necessary – and it will be necessary, believe me!
Remember always be polite and don’t add to much detail to your first query they may well put off the reply; ensure you get the ear of your MP before going into any real detail.
You haven’t got internet access? Then the Yellow Pages and/or the Citizens Advice Bureau can always provide you with these details.
Finally if you still have difficulties in finding the contact details for your particular MP, or even MEP, then just contact the Freedom2Choose team and we will be only too pleased to assist.
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