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Assistance from David Lammy
David may be able to help if you:
• are having problems with a government body
• have made a complaint or filed a claim and want to know how it's progressing
• have been told you aren't entitled to something and you disagree
• want to make a complaint about a government body to the Parliamentary Ombudsman
• want to get in touch with an organisation that will give you support and advice
If David is unable to help you you will be directed to someone who can.
Strict Parliamentary protocol means that MPs are only allowed to take up cases on behalf of their own constituents. Please check whether you are a constituent using the constituency locata service.
For the same reason David is not able to help with a friend or relative's problem unless they are unable to communicate, and will need their signed consent before taking up the case.
Immigration Matters
If you are requesting assistance with an ongoing immigration matter you will need to download and complete one of the following forms:
Home Office Form for applications already being processed by the Home Office
Entry Clearance Form: for applications made by friends or family members outside the UK
You can return the completed forms to:
David Lammy MP
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
To open these files you may need to download Adobe Reader.
Housing Matters
If you have any housing enquiries, you should first contact one of your local elected Councillors. If you are unsure who your local Councillors are, please telephone 020 8489 2947.
Local Councils, including Haringey Council, are not accountable to MPs but are directly accountable to you through your elected local Councillors. In some cases, however, David can contact the local Council on your behalf. Please note that if you have exhausted the Council’s complaints procedure you may wish to consider contacting the Local Government Ombudsman scheme.
Surgeries
David holds regular surgeries on:
1st Friday of each month
3rd Friday of each month
1st Saturday of each month
Please click here to email David Lammy for an appointment, or telephone the office of David Lammy on 020 7219 0767.
You can also:
e-mail David with constituency matters @ mail@davidlammy.co.uk
or fax him at 020 7219 0537
Strict Parliamentary procedure states that MPs may only take up cases for their own constituents, so please include your full postal address within the constituency of Tottenham for a reply. If you are unsure which constituency you live in, click here.
Registering to Vote
If you are not registered to vote in Tottenham but you live in the constituency, you can download Haringey Council’s registration form here .
You find more information on completing the form here.
Please note that David Lammy MP taks no responsibility for the content of external sites.
Tours and School Visits
Parliamentary tour guides take groups of up to 20 around the Palace of Westminster free of charge at these times:
• 09.00-12.00 on Mondays
• 09.00-09.20 and 09.25-12.00 (partial tour) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
• No tours on Thursdays
• 15.30-17.00 on sitting Fridays
• 09.30-17.00 on non-sitting Fridays
To book a tour please contact us providing the preferred date and time of the visit and the names and addresses of all guests.
We regret that tours may only be arranged for constituents. If you are unsure of your local Member of Parliament's details please contact the House of Commons Information Office.
If you are a local school and interested in visiting the House of Commons more information about Parliament's Education Unit can be found here.
Gallery Tickets
Following a ruling by the the Speaker of the House of Commons, MPs are now only able to request gallery tickets for people they know personally. Therefore, tickets to ministerial and prime-ministerial questions cannot be issued. Sorry for this inconvenience.
It is still possible for members of the public to watch debates from the Strangers’ (Public) Gallery by joining the queue outside St Stephen’s Entrance. A wait of 1 or 2 hours is common during the afternoons. Generally speaking, after ticket holders have left the Gallery and the afternoon queue has been cleared, there is not, except during controversial debates, too much pressure on places in the Gallery. Visitors who wish to minimise waiting times should therefore arrive at about 13.00 or later. The House of Commons Information Office can advise what is to be debated.
The Strangers’ Gallery is open to the public when the House is sitting, which is usually:
• 14.30 - 22.00 or later on Mondays & Tuesdays
• 11.30 - 19.00 on Wednesdays & Thursdays
• 09.30 - 15.00 on sitting Fridays
For information about visiting the Strangers’ Gallery in the House of Lords, please click here.
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