How to... campaign in Parliament
Parliament is at the centre of much of the decision making in the UK today (along with the devolved regional parliaments and assemblies). Learning to use your MP and other lobbying tools is important to aid your campaigning and maximise your effectiveness.
Please see below for a selection of useful resources to help your campaigning in and around parliament. Parliament explained- How a bill goes through parliament and lobbying opportunities:
Guide to the passage of legislation through parliament and opportunities for lobbying at each stage. - How to get your issue on the agenda at Parliament:
Raising your issue inside parliament and keeping it there! - Glossary of parliamentary terms:
The essential list of all those pesky phrases. - Keeping up to date with parliament:
Links to handy sites and resources to make sure you're in the know about what's going on.
- How to meet with your MP:
Step by step guide to meeting with your MP. - How to effectively lobby your MP:
Winning the arguments and putting your case across to make for an effective meeting. - Useful lobbying tools:
Tools and tactics for lobbying, persuading your MP and achieving campaign success. - Biographies of key education personalities:
Tools and tactics for lobbying, persuading your MP and achieving campaign success.
- Adaptable letter to make an appointment with your MP
- Adaptable letter to invite your MP to an event
- MP feedback form:
To let NUS know when you've met with your MP - crucial to our national lobbying work. - How to write an EDM:
Guidance on writing an early day motion, commonly understood as a form of petition for MPs. - How to write a parliamentary question:
Guidance on writing a parliamentary question, an effective way of finding our more about your issue.
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