| I spend the early part of the week in Westminster, which normally means I fly to London on Monday morning and back again on Thursday evening. Most of my staff are in Aberdeen and I keep in regular contact with my Aberdeen office.
A typical day in Westminster involves attending debates, meetings and committees
and also dealing with correspondence from constituents, groups or organisations who contact me. I also meet with representatives of local groups and organisations when they lobby parliament to express their views. Constituents also visit the Houses of Parliament on a fairly regular basis. A major part of an MP's duty is the scrutiny of the work of Government.
I am Chair of the Administration Committee which considers the services that the House of Commons provides for Members of Parliament. See the link here for more information...
I am a member of various Parliamentary Groups
(see the separate link).
MPs also:
- ask written or oral Questions
- lead Debates
- introduce Bills
- sign Early Day Motions (EDM). EDMs provide an opportunity for MPs to put on record their opinion on issues of concern.
See the list of current EDMs I have signed here...
- and vote in the Chamber of the House of Commons.
Debates are often held in Westminster Hall, where I led a Fisheries Debate and introduced a Ten Minute Rule Bill on Auctioneers' Buyer's Premium.
MPs deliver many Speeches throughout their Parliamentary career but, with over 650 MPs in the House of Commons, competition to speak in the Chamber is intense.
See the debates and questions I tabled in Parliament by searching the pages of Hansard - the official record of proceedings in Parliament.
See here... |
