Who is my political representative and how do I contact them?

• UK residents or nationals can find out who their MP is by calling the House of Commons Information Office on 020 7219 4272 or you can visit www.theyworkforyou.com . You may ask a family member to do this for you if you do not have internet access. You can contact your MP’s Westminster office through the Parliament switchboard on 020 7219 3000 and you can also write to your MP at: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA.
   
• Information about local and national political representation is available on the internet in most countries, along with contact details. For example, if you are a citizen of an EU member state, you can find out about your representative in the European Parliament at www.europarl.org. This information is also held in many local libraries and your family can acquire it for you.
   
• Politicians often have their own websites, giving contact information and details of how to arrange meetings with them.

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