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The new Certificate of Employer’s Liability Insurance, which should be displayed in all MPs’ offices, is now available to download here.
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Date: Tuesday 18 April 2023
Location: Online via Teams
Caroline Nokes is a Member of Parliament (Romsey and Southampton North) and is the Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee which has recently published a report on menopause and the workplace. The report noted that too many people experiencing menopause have struggled with societal stigma, inadequate diagnosis and treatment, workplace detriment and discrimination, and that whilst things are changing there is still a long way to go. Her talk will reflect on the report’s findings.
For further information, please email [email protected]
Please note that links to the old Parliamentary intranet have been removed as of October 2023. Please use search on ParliNet to find relevant current details, if available.
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Early in April, Passover, Easter and Ramadan will coincide. To celebrate this, ParliREACH is holding a virtual event on Thursday 30 March from 12pm to 1pm with Muslim, Christian and Jewish colleagues willing to share their personal experience of these religious festivals.
Please see this post on the intranet for further information
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.
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.
The Speaker’s Parliamentary Placement Scheme is a 12-month internship (beginning late September / early October 2023) run in partnership with the Patchwork Foundation and Parliament. Interns will work across rotations in Parliament, including working on a House of Commons team, working with an MP in government and working with an MP in opposition.
They are looking for people who are passionate about politics and looking to pursue a career in the field, but may find it harder to access opportunities, connections or experiences.
Throughout the placement, Patchwork will provide monthly personal development days alongside one-to-one mentoring support.
Applications will close Tuesday 11th April
View Job Description: Speaker’s Internship Scheme JD
Any questions please contact [email protected]
The application form is online.
All MPs, Peers and staff welcome
Time: 13:00 – 15:00
Date: Wednesday 21 June 2023
Location: Jubilee Room, Westminster Hall
The prices of Royal Mail postage stamps will rise on 3 April 2023
The new Guide to Prices can be found here: https://www.royalmail.com/sites/royalmail.com/files/2023-03/royal-mail-our-prices-april-2023-ta.pdf
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.
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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