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Mixed results for local MPs in "Responsiveness League Table"

Our site tells us, "A survey carried out by an independent charity puts the Ealing, Acton and Shepherd’s Bush MP in the bottom third of a league table which aims to show how responsive our elected representatives are. In the list of 637 MPs nationwide, Andy Slaughter came in at number 543 and was deemed to have a “low” response rate to enquiries from constituents in 2007. This was down from a “medium” rating in 2006.The “Responsiveness League Table” was put together by the independent charity, WriteToThem.com, which said 57,459 people had answered their survey about communicating with their MP. The survey asked whether people had had a reply (not just an acknowledgement) from their representative after a two-week wait. If there was no answer, they were surveyed again after 3 weeks. .........and the MP for Ealing Southall, Virendra Sharma (Labour), came 629th and was said to have a “very low” response rate. "Blair was one of the few worse than Sharma. But where was Pound?

Graham Weeks ● 6663d4 Comments

What I find disingenuous is the way they appear to reflect local opinion and brazenly vote for the Government to move in the opposite direction or sit on their hands. A recent clearcut case was further consultation on post office closures.Another example is the way they have jumped on the anti-Dickens Yard bandwagon with seemingly credible comments for moderation in the Ealing Times when these huge residential developments have been encouraged by NuLabours open borders policy and GLA/Govt new-build targets - believe Ealing Borough is expected to approve just under a thousand per year!

Robert Darke ● 6663d

I wrote to him about the Post Office....not a peep i return. Angie Bray however is speedy in her responses....but then she has our seat to nurse and he isn't interested - not that I am suggesting she wouldn't respond anyhow but more that he might if it was in his interest - which it obviously isn't

Sara Nathan ● 6662d

I have always had quick repilies from SP, but we are old friends from across the Council chamber, 90-98.

Graham Weeks ● 6662d

Read this morning Stephen Pound is 52nd having answered 80 enquiries out of 93 and therefore classified as "very high". More interesting information available on www.theyworkforyou.com

Robert Darke ● 6660d