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House of Commons (Effectiveness)

May I say that my hon. Friend may lose a crown, but he certainly deserves a title for his work as a Back Bencher? The constituency reports—certainly, the ones that I produce—reflect our constituencies. Some hon. Members represent deprived constituencies where lots of people do not normally come to the Member of Parliament, because they regard the MP, even one who tries to be approachable, as somewhat distant. Putting a report around the constituency and giving a phone number, details and surgery times is an outreach effort that MPs should be commended for, rather than penalised for, which has happened now since we have been told that we can no longer do this.