MP job description
Dear House of Commons Commission,
I would be interested to see the paperwork which would constitute an MP's job description. All employees have a job description and they are held accountable by the terms agreed.
In order to hold an MP to account one must first know what is reasonably required.
I look forward to your response.
Yours faithfully,
D. Reynolds.
Dear Ms Reynolds,
Freedom of Information Request F13-354
Thank you for your request for information which is copied below.
You asked for information regarding MP's job descriptions.
The information you require is not held by the House of Commons. Members
of Parliament are not employees of the House of Commons but are deemed as
self-employed. For this reason, we would not hold paperwork on an MP’s job
description.
However, the following document may be of interest to you, it gives
constituents the information they need on how to contact their MP and what
to expect when they do
[1]http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commo...
The following information from the Parliamentary website may also be
helpful: [2]http://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-l...
You may, if dissatisfied with the handling of your request, complain to
the House of Commons. Any such complaints should be addressed to: Freedom
of Information Officer, Department of HR and Change, House of Commons
London SW1 0AA or [3][House of Commons Commission request email] . Please ensure that you
specify the nature of your complaint and any arguments or points that you
wish to make.
If you remain dissatisfied, you may appeal to the Information Commissioner
at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah Price | IRIS Support Officer
Dear Ms Reynolds,
Freedom of Information Request F13-354
Thank you for your request for information which is copied below.
You asked for information regarding MP's job descriptions.
The information you require is not held by the House of Commons. Members
of Parliament are not employees of the House of Commons but are deemed as
self-employed. For this reason, we would not hold paperwork on an MP’s job
description.
However, the following document may be of interest to you, it gives
constituents the information they need on how to contact their MP and what
to expect when they do
[1]http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commo...
The following information from the Parliamentary website may also be
helpful: [2]http://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-l...
You may, if dissatisfied with the handling of your request, complain to
the House of Commons. Any such complaints should be addressed to: Freedom
of Information Officer, Department of HR and Change, House of Commons
London SW1 0AA or [3][House of Commons Commission request email] . Please ensure that you
specify the nature of your complaint and any arguments or points that you
wish to make.
If you remain dissatisfied, you may appeal to the Information Commissioner
at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah Price | IRIS Support Officer
Dear FOICOMMONS,
Thank you for your swift response to my FOI request. As I thought, our MPs are largely unaccountable as we have no stated requirements against which we can measure their performance.
One of the links you sent was unavailable and the other contained a schoolboy summary of 'What MP's do' which should have come complete with colouring book and crayons as it was so basic in its description.
I noticed that this summary included the statement that MPs 'often hold a surgery' but I have recently discovered that they are under no obligation to do so.
Televised debates often show the House of Commons to be sparsely populated, even for discussions on significant issues. It all begs the question, just what is it that our MPs do? Whatever they like, would appear to be the answer.
Yours sincerely,
D. Reynolds.
Dear Ms Reynolds,
I am sorry that you were unable to access the enclosed link. For your convenience I have attached this leaflet, 'You and Your MP', to this reply.
This includes details of how to contact your local MP, to whom you may wish to express your views or seek further information.
Kind regards,
IRIS Officer
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of Commons
Dear FOICOMMONS,
There was no attachment, but don't bother with it. I have already contacted my MP and found him to be less than helpful.
Yours sincerely,
D. Reynolds
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