A recent review carried out by the Houses of Parliament Tours Office found that a record number of Stephen’s constituents had been on tours of Parliament.
A total of 749 residents booked from East Ham onto a tour last year. This was the second largest number from any constituency in the country, behind the City of London and Westminster which had 801. Many constituencies had just a handful of visitors to Parliament and 27 had none at all.
In the past year, Stephen has met several constituents as they have toured the palace of Westminster and has also held a number of Q&A sessions for primary schools. Many constituents have also managed to secure tickets to watch Prime Minister’s Questions and other debates in Parliament too.
After seeing the tours report for 2019/20, Stephen said: “I am delighted that Parliament has seen such a high number of visitors from East Ham. Its great to see constituents taking a keen interest in the running of our democracy.”
If you would like to book onto a tour when Parliament reopens for visitors, do give Stephen’s office a call on 0207 219 4000, or send an email to timmss@parliament.uk. Further information can be found on the ‘Visiting Parliament’ section of Stephen’s website.