Justice Week 8-12 December 2008
November 17, 2006
Impressive turnout expected for Stop the Bill lobby 29 November
Signs indicate an impressive turnout for the rally and lobby of Parliament on Wednesday 29 November, with a number of branches organising coaches and many individual members reporting that they will be meeting their MPs on the day.
Committee Room 14 has been booked from 12.00 for a rally with speeches from 12.30 to 14.30 from, among others, Tony Benn, Brendan Barber (TUC), MPs Neil Gerrard, Elfyn Llwyd, Nick Clegg and John McDonnell, Baroness Stern and Lord Ramsbotham.
Following discussions with Police Operations we are advised that everyone will have to join the lobby queue - even if you have a specific appointment with your MP. Members are advised to start queuing from 11.30am (if possible).
- If you DO NOT have an appointment to see your MP at a specific time but know they are around, you should fill out a green card at reception when you get in, to have them called, then wait in Central Lobby. (The police advise waiting no more than 30 minutes to avoid blocking others getting in, as numbers in central lobby are restricted). You can then go to the rally in Committee Room 14. Please note you will not be able to go to the rally first then return to Central Lobby to fill in a card. If you try you will be made to queue again.
- If you DO have an appointment to see your MP, you should start gueuing at least 1 hour before the set time. If you are early you can go to the rally then keep the appointment and return to the rally. If the appointment is outside the Houses of Parliament, however, you will not be able to leave then get back in without queuing.
- If you want to come to the rally but will not be lobbying your MP because you know they are not around you can go straight to Committee Room 14.
Important: The police advise people to take as few personal belongings with them as possible to speed up security and therefore the queue.
All members planning to lobby should write to their MP in advance. A short letter is fine and some suggested wording can be downloaded below.
You should also tell your branch you will be lobbying so we can make sure of an efficient lobbying process.
Posted by kfalcon at November 17, 2006 03:42 PM
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