Your Barrow and Furness MP represents you in the House
of Commons. The House of Commons
is responsible for making laws in the UK and for overall scrutiny
of all aspects of Local Government.
When should I contact my MP?
Many people think that their MP is there to solve all their
problems for them; unfortunately this is not the case. MPs can only
help with those matters for which Parliament or central government
is responsible.
Your MP will be able to help you with such areas
as:
- Tax problems involving the Inland
Revenue and Customs and Excise Departments (but not such areas as
the council tax which is paid to your local authority).
- Problems dealt with by the Department of Health such as
hospitals and the National Health Service.
- Problems dealt with by the Department of Social Security such
as benefits, pensions and national insurance (but
not problems with the social services department of your local
authority).
- Problems dealt with by the Home Office such as
immigration.
- In England, matters such as school closures and
grants which are dealt with by the Department for
Education and Employment (but not day to day problems involving
schools which are run by their governors and your local education
authority). But in Scotland and Wales the devolved Assembly and
Parliament respectively are responsible for education matters.
Your MP is not there to help you in private
disputes with other individuals or with
companies who have sold you faulty goods, nor, for
example, to interfere with decisions made by
courts.
For further information on what your MP can and cannot do for
you please click on the link below to view the House of Commons
Fact Sheet.