The House of Lords Committee on Social Mobility would like to hear from young people who have not or will not take A-Levels or go to university on what they think about the choices available at age 16.

This online survey will help the Committee to understand what is important to young people in the UK when they are looking for their first job. The Committee will use the findings from the survey to inform the a report they send to Government.

The survey is open to 14-24 year olds until 1 October 2015. It should only take a few minutes to complete.

The survey can be found here: http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HouseofLordsSocialMobilitySurvey

Help spread the word by sharing information about this survey with children and young people you know and work with.

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.

https://parlinet.parliament.uk/house-of-commons-members-staff/

 

Over on the Parliamentary Intranet you can now view the electronic version of What’s On in September.

Look out for the monthly posters displayed across the estate for events, exhibitions and courses running throughout the month of September.

If you would like to submit an event for inclusion in the October 2015 edition of What’s On, please use the submission form available on the intranet. The deadline for this is Friday 4 September.

For more information contact Central Communications by email (centralcommunications@parliament.uk) or on x1707.

The House of Commons Service regularly holds regional open days for constituency staff throughout the United Kingdom – the next one is in London on 11 September.

Further details on the open days page. To book your place at an event or for further information please contact the Central Communications Team by email (constituencystaffopenday@parliament.uk) or on x4801.

Westminster Wanderers are an established and successful Sunday League Club playing in and around Wandsworth and Merton. They’ve asked us to post the following:

We are looking for new players for the 2015-16 season.

We were born out of the Conservative Central Office side of the 1990s but now have Labour, Liberal and Tory staffers on the side as well as civil servants and PR and PA professionals.

We welcome new players and the growth of the club, from one to four sides in a few years, because we are well organised and attract and retain good players.

We play in the Southern Sunday Football League. Our three league teams play to a high standard, train regularly and our home ground is on Tooting Common. Our Vet’s side plays friendly fixtures throughout the year in Battersea Park.

If you are a committed player who wants to be part of a successful club then please contact the Club Chairman Alex Aiken – westminsterwanderers@gmail.com

The club will be running training sessions during August on Tuesday and Thursday nights and plays 8aside on Monday evenings. New players are welcome to come to any of these sessions.

You can see more about Westminster Wanderers in the Southern Sunday Football League pages in the London section of Football Mitoo http://football.mitoo.co/Noticeboard.cfm?countieslist=LondonMiddx,Surrey&LeagueCode=SSFL2014

The Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales was set up by the Office for Legal Complaints under the Legal Services Act 2007. It can now  deal with complaints about lawyers of claims management companies – see the w4mp note.

 

The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology is working with the Government Office for Science on a Foresight project to identify emerging technologies that have the potential to give the UK a competitive edge and to improve the delivery of public services.

As part of this review, they are asking researchers, developers, investors, analysts and others who work with emerging technologies for their perspectives.

Please help POST to identify the important technologies of the next decade and beyond, by taking part in their survey: 

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/technology-and-innovation-futures.

Anyone wishing to join this season’s Official Fantasy Premier League must pick their team and join before the start of the first game of the season by 11.45am on 8^th August 2015.

Joining the league couldn’t be easier. Simply use this link and you’ll be added automatically after you’ve entered the game:

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/my-leagues/269029/join/?autojoin-code=1042189-269029.

You shouldn’t need the league code, but just in case here it is: 1042189-269029.

Enjoy the game and good luck!

 

Shueb Salar

CONSERVATIVE FOOTBALL TEAMS

Based in Westminster and fancy playing in a Conservative 11-a-side or 5-a-side football team? We are looking for players to take part in regular matches at across South London. If you are interested please email us and let us know!

Email Hudson at – afcbluebirds@gmail.com.

From our friends at the Hansard Society:

Committee Chairs in Conversation 6:45 – 8:00pm, Monday 20 July Committee Rm 12, House of Commons

REGISTER HERE Join newly elected select committee chairs to discuss how committees organise their work, their role in the scrutiny process, the challenges the newly constituted committees will face over the coming year, as well as their aims for this Parliament and what they would consider a successful outcome. Speakers Dr Sarah Wollaston MP – Health Committee Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP – Home Affairs Committee More speakers TBA Chair: Mark D’Arcy – BBC Parliamentary Correspondent and Member of the Hansard Society Advisory Council.