Great talk by Mhairi Black regarding Parliament as a toxic place to work. Surely only the traditionalists and foggies can support it. Firstly it should be based in Northern England if not moved around. It should have a minimum of a 3 day 12am -4pm full attendance set up for National issues. OK I am thinking this through! Most of the time watching Parliament TV the chamber is empty. So maybe fiscal/national issues could be timetable for one day. The committee system could be expanded and used to report back on full attendance day/s. The argument against the EU was that EMP’s were not known or available for surgeries. These surgeries should be a requirement of the job (Johnson and others please note). The Speaker should ensure efficiency in the calling of debates so that not all MP’s are required at haphazard moments. The present building and situation is not fit for purpose. Electronic voting is a must.
If City bankers, etc. need to contact MP’s they would have to open offices in Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford or Manchester! A purpose built Parliament with office and secretarial space, suitable committee rooms, Ministerial suites so that Ministers could communicate with Whitehall or wherever! I am sure that the Parliamentary timetable could be arranged to enable a usual 3 day week with 1 for surgeries.