9Th September 2013
On the 9th September I went to the Houses of
Parliament with a group of people from Mayday Trust. We had a tour round to in
the morning and out tour guide was brilliant, she explained to us all in detail
what each bit was about and I found it very interesting. I learnt a lot of new
things there for instance;
Did you know that the Queen has an entrance that only she
can use and she can’t use any other entrance? It’s called the sovereign
entrance.
Did you know that it is against the law for the queen to
enter the House of Commons? That’s because it is believed that if a royal
leader should enter then they may sway the debate.
Did you know that there are 19 floors underneath the Houses
of Parliament? It’s a bit like an iceberg.
After the tour we had the opportunity to meet the MP of
Rugby Mark Pawsey. The group gathered a list of questions for him to answer.
Mark Pawsey offers an Open surgery for members of the public
in Rugby to visit and see him about any issues they have on Friday afternoons. He
enjoys ensuring that people’s voices are heard in Parliament. We asked Mark
Pawsey what his proudest moment is, he told us how he enjoys standing up in the
House of Commons and he takes a lot of pride in his role as MP of Rugby as this
was his birth place and he has resided there for most of his life.
Another question we put to Mark Pawsey was, how do you feel
the welfare reform will benefit young people in supported accommodation like
Mayday Trust? Mark explained that he believes that the welfare reform will
encourage people into work as they will be better off working than on benefits.
One member of the group asked, what is your opinion of
Mayday Trust accommodation and would you consider living in a Mayday scheme for
a week or so on the benefit that a lot of clients of Mayday receive JSA £56
P/W. Marks response was very interesting, he said that he likes the layout of
the schemes he has visited and said that he thinks it allows people to have the
privacy they need but also a place to socialise and engage with others. He said
that to stay in mayday accommodation for a week would be a great opportunity to
see how decisions in Parliament affect the public first hand. He would
appreciate the understanding the challenges that are faced by people in
supported accommodation.
We asked Mark, if you could change one thing in today’s
society what would it be? Marks response was plain and simply for people to
have more regard for one another and to be more open minded.
Written By Fiona McCance
Mayday Reporter
Written By Fiona McCance
Mayday Reporter
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