Author: W4MP Editor

Parliament Choir in Rome

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Time: 21:00
Date: Saturday 29 April 2023
Location: Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

The Parliament Choir and Southbank Sinfonia present Edward Elgar’s oratorio ‘The Dream of Gerontius’

Join the Parliament Choir for this amazing concert in the Papal Basilica of St Pauls outside the Walls in Rome on Saturday 29 April. Tickets are free but if you would like to make a donation to the choir (we usually charge between £20 and £40 for concert tickets) please click here 

Please click here to register for tickets. (Please note that this link takes you to an external website where you will be asked in for you contact details and place and date of birth. The form is in Italian. If you are able, you can use Google Translate to see the form in English).

The Parliament Choir welcomes as a member anyone who works at the UK Parliament – Members, their staff, and parliamentary officials. We rehearse on Monday evenings, when the Houses of Parliament are sitting, usually in the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft off Westminster Hall.

Parliament Choir Concert in London

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Edward Elgar’s oratorio ‘The Dream of Gerontius’

Time: 6:30pm
Date: Saturday 22 April 2022
Location: St. John’s Smith Square, Westminster, SW1
Tickets: click here

The Parliament Choir and Southbank Sinfonia present Edward Elgar’s oratorio ‘The Dream of Gerontius’

The Parliament Choir welcomes as a member anyone who works at the UK Parliament – Members, their staff, and parliamentary officials. We rehearse on Monday evenings, when the Houses of Parliament are sitting, usually in the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft off Westminster Hall.

Members Staff Induction

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Welcome to Parliament.

The new joiner induction sessions are now available to book via the ACT portal if you have a new joiner in your office, please share with them.

Time: 10:00 – 11:30
Date: Tuesday 4 April 2023
Location: Online via MS Teams
Booking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=3240

Time: 10:00 – 11:30
Date: Tuesday 2 May 2023
Location: Online via MS Teams
Booking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=3240

The Members’ Services Team (MST) invites all new Members’ Staff to join us for a 90-minute Welcome to Parliament induction session.

This session will welcome you to being part of the Parliamentary community and cover essential information from key House services that will help you to settle in and get off to a good start in your new role.

If you have not yet obtained your parliamentary network access and would like to book, please contact MST@parliament.uk

Caseworker Discussion Forum – Asylum & Immigration Q&A

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Time: 14:30
Date: Thursday 23 March 2023
Location: Online via MS Teams

The Library, in conjunction with the Members’ Services Team, is pleased to invite you to the Casework Discussion Forum which will take place virtually each month.

With CJ McKinney and Melanie Gower from the Library’s Home Affairs Section.

The forum will be complemented by a dedicated Teams chat which will allow you to share ideas and best practice, as well as support being on hand from the Library should specialist knowledge be required.

Booking required: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=5177

You do not have to be a Caseworker to attend these sessions – they are open to any Members’ staff who handle casework.

If you have any questions, please contact MST@parliament.uk.

Coffee morning with MST

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Time: 09:30 – 11:30
Date: Monday 17 April 2023
Location: Attlee Suite, Portcullis House
Registration: Please email MST@parliament.uk

Following the success of the coffee morning in  February, the Members Services Team is hosting another drop-in coffee morning for Members’ staff.  This session will be an opportunity to meet the team and to network with fellow Members’ staff and to find out about the many services the House provides to support you. 

New Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules

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The Code of Conduct describes the responsibilities that MPs have as Members of the House and are based on a set of principles. 

The new Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules relating to the conduct of
Members took effect from 1 March 2023.

You can see a copy of the letter from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards here: https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/pcfs/talks-and-materials/2023.02.27-pcs-letter-to-mps.pdf

You can find a summary of the changes here: https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/code-of-conduct-and-rules-of-the-house/

and the text from a presentation here: https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/talks-and-materials/changes-in-the-new-code-of-conduct/

The full Code of Conduct can be found here: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmcode/1083/1083.pdf

All Members and their staff are urged to familiarise themselves with this document.

General Election planning at Parliament: What does it take?

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Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Date: Thursday 16 March 2023
Location: Online via Teams

Ahead of the next general election planning is under way, including to support new and departing MPs.

Come along to this online event you will hear more about what it takes and can ask questions to some of the key people involved.

For further information and to book, please visit this intranet page: https://intranet.parliament.uk/business-news/news-current-issues/whats-on/2023/march-/general-election-planning-at-parliament-what-does-it-take/

Introduction to PolicyMogul – webinar

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Webinar for parliamentary teams

Date: Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Time: 2.00pm – 2.45pm
Venue: Online

This online webinar is your chance to learn about the value that PolicyMogul provides for parliamentarians and their staff.

As well as an overview of the platform’s features, we will highlight some best practices related to getting the most out of the platform. Session includes Q&A.

PolicyMogul is the essential online tool used by UK parliamentarians and their teams to stay up to date with the latest political updates and intelligence related to their work and responsibilities.

Platform features include:

  • Political monitoring tailored to your interests
  • Customisable email updates with relevant political developments
  • Access to briefing material
  • Question and letter-writing assistant powered by AI
  • Analytics dashboard