Cragnet

I recently contacted my MP about the Digital Economy Bill and got a response from his colleague as follows: . ..... As Members of Parliament are bound by a strict parliamentary protocol, they are not permitted to intervene in matters which have been raised by the constituents of other MPs. I would be grateful, therefore, if you could provide me with your address ... .... Whilst I am glad they have taken the time to write I cannot believe my MP is not prepared to do anything merely citing a canned response to my query. My response to this was as follows: ....Whilst I look forward to receiving the reply I am somewhat surprised by your response. As my local member of Parliament, irrespective if the questions have been raised by other constituents I am asking My Farrelly to look at this bill, its implications and to ensure that a full debate is completed rather than it being rushed through as a knee jerk reaction. Working in the technology arena I understand the arguments on both