Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire took a number of pupils from All Saints’ Primary School, in Trysull, on a tour of Parliament yesterday.
The students were taken around Westminster Hall, the Undercroft Chapel and Central Lobby, and also had the opportunity to view the Speaker’s Procession.
Following the tour, they joined Gavin for a session in Portcullis House, during which he discussed his role as an MP and answered a series of questions about his job.
Topics covered ranged from the Prime Minister’s favourite food to whether an MP received training and how to address Members when speaking in the Chamber.
On the visit, Gavin said: “It was wonderful to meet the students from All Saints’ Primary School in Trysull. They asked a great many intelligent questions and it was brilliant to see them so enthusiastic about politics.
“I, myself, was inspired to become an MP by a visit to Parliament when I was still at school. I think it is incredibly important that young people are exposed to politics from an early age because, after all, it will be them who are running the country in thirty years.”
Following the visit, Gavin mentioned All Saints’ Primary School during the afternoon debate on the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill.
In the Chamber, Gavin said: “Just this morning, pupils from All Saints’ Church of England Primary School in Trysull visited me and asked me what I was doing this afternoon, and I explained that I hoped to speak on the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill.
“The right hon. Member for Belfast North (Mr Dodds) will be shocked to hear that they had not heard of it, but I informed them of the detail. I should say how well behaved they were and what a pleasure it was to have them visit Parliament.”