Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall am 4:00 pm ar 19 Medi 2023.
Caroline Nokes
Chair, Women and Equalities Committee, Chair, Women and Equalities Committee
4:00,
19 Medi 2023
My hon. Friend makes a very important argument about the centres being lost forever. When I visited the fifth Romsey girl guides over the summer, the girls there made the point that they had all enjoyed Foxlease in the Constituency of my neighbour, my right hon. Friend Sir Julian Lewis, but they were concerned that future generations of brownies, rainbows and guides would not have the same opportunities that they had had, so it is the girls themselves who are concerned about future generations. They feel that they have missed out on an opportunity to be consulted and listened to, and to perhaps change the decision.
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