From a correspondent:

Dear Owl,

Prompted by your article dated 15^th May, HOW HARD DO OUR MPS WORK FOR US , I conducted my own survey choosing an MP, newly elected in 2024, whose constituency is closest to ours from each of the political parties based in England. I haven’t chosen MPs who have established new political parties since 2024.

These figures are accurate as at 17^th May, 2026

NAME OF MP	POLITICAL PARTY	CONSTITUENCY	NUMBER OF SPOKEN CONTRIBUTIONS IN PARLIAMENT
Martin Wrigley	Liberal Democrats	Newton Abbot	224
David Reed	Conservative and Unionist Party	Exmouth and Exeter East	216`
Carla Denya	Green Party	Bristol Central	212
Steve Race	Labour andCo-operative Party	Exeter	147
Nigel Farage	Reform UK Limited	Clacton	67

It was interesting looking online at their contributions in the Houses of Parliament using the Government’s   (Hansard) website. Some MPs speak mainly about their parliamentary responsibilities rather than making sure their constituents’ voices are heard about issues that affect them such as businesses, cost of living crisis, education, health, housing, jobs, policing etc.

Yours sincerely,

An Exmouth and Exeter East constituency resident.