This document discusses ways for citizens to engage with and stay informed about their elected representatives in government between elections. It provides information on accessing parliamentary records and proceedings online. It also explains that MPs are usually working in Parliament Monday through Thursday, and hold local constituency meetings or "surgeries" on Fridays and Saturdays where citizens can directly interact with and ask questions of their representatives. The document encourages citizens to take advantage of these opportunities to better understand their representatives' positions and ensure their voices are heard.

1. WHAT DO YOU SAY/DO ONCE
YOU HAVE ELECTED
YOUR REPRESENTATIVE

3. WILL YOU BE HAPPY IF THEY ONLY
COME BACK TO YOU WHEN THE
NEXT ELECTION IS CALLED ?
WOULD YOU WANT
A BIT MORE
MUCH MORE
INFORMATION ?
INTERACTION ?
OR

4. CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT ?
Obviously, one can
simply wait for
their six-monthly
paper report,
whizz through it
and throw it to
the dust bin …
Or if the
representative has a
website, see
whether one can put
comments/reactions
to the news
provided by the
representative.

6. The main well of information is www.parliament.uk
The programme of sessions in both Houses of Parliament is available at
www.services.parliament.uk/calendar
Whatever the output, it is reported in
www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard
So, if you are really interested, you can get from your representative the date when a
question is to be debated, then once it has been done, see exactly what and how it has
been addressed, and possibly what was decided.

7. CONTACTING THEM? SURGERIES ?
MPs are at work in Parliament, usually from Monday to Thursday,
They can be contacted via email to
FirstName.Surname.mp@parliament.uk
On Friday and Saturday, they are in their constituencies and have regular
“surgeries”, when one usually can drop and talk to them. For example …
XXXXXXXX's Surgery
Date: Friday, 13th March 2015
Time: 9am
XXXXXXXX holds regular surgeries for residents of YYYYYYYY constituency.
If you have an issue or concern and would like to see XXXXXXXX,
then please email office@wokinghamconservatives.org.uk
Examples: www.benbradshaw.co.uk/contact
www.nickclegg.org.uk/contact
www.carolinelucas.com/get-in-touch
www.robwilsonmp.com/surgeries

8. GREENING IN THE COMMUNITY ?

9. OTHER QUESTIONS ?

10. WHATEVER YOU THINK
be sure you know (if possible beforehand)
what your representative is going to decide
in your name