My number one focus is to be the best representative for Truro & Falmouth that I can be. Sometimes, in Parliament, an opportunity is presented to also do something rather different. I have been a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), more recently to the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon James Cleverly MP.
My role is to act as the voice
of MPs at the FCDO and help keep our fantastic Ministerial Team in tune with
how events abroad are impacting MPs’ constituents on the ground here in the UK.
I support the Secretary of State and other Ministers in debates and other
events in the House of Commons. On top
of this, I ensure that MPs of all parties have regular briefings from the
Ministerial team on current events and issues.
As you can imagine, over the
last few weeks, the current situation in the Middle East has been of huge concern
to constituents around the UK. There are
a number of Israeli and Palestinian families within the UK that have concerns
for relatives in and around Gaza and I have had the privilege of championing
those more difficult, emergency cases on behalf of my MP colleagues directly
with our Team at the Foreign Office. Most of these cases involve desperately
worried family members here in the UK, which I always find incredibly grounding
as it demonstrates above all else that what happens across the world in the Middle
East has a direct implication for local families and the security of all of us.
It is vital that a peaceful
resolution is found to the conflict in the Middle East. I have been proud to
stand by Israel in the face of Hamas’ terror attacks. Hamas is responsible for
the deaths of innocent civilians on both sides of this conflict.
What has all this got to do
with my work as your constituency MP? Earlier this year, you may remember that
I also spent a lot of time with our Royal Navy and our Royal Marines as part of
the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme. These two, largely unseen parts of my role inform the decisions I make
on behalf of my constituents. They
inform my debate and, God forbid, if we are called to vote on whether to send
our armed forces into an overseas conflict, I will feel more able to make a
more informed decision than I might have done a couple of years ago.
These sorts of decisions affect
all of us and I want to continue to do my very best. When we think about what we want our Members
of Parliament to do, all of us want somebody who cares about our communities.
As a local mum in Cornwall who tries to get stuck in with everything in Truro
& Falmouth, I hope I’ve already proven that! But we also need somebody who
can think of the big picture and defend our British interests on the
international stage, otherwise, we just end up with another representative
doubling up on the work of our local councillors.
As always, I am fully focused
on the job at hand and if there is ever anything at all I can do to help, then
please do not hesitate to contact me. Please get in touch with me by email at
cherilyn.mackrory.mp@parliament.uk or by telephone on 01872 229698. My regular
constituency advice surgeries are held in a COVID-safe environment at my office,
so please do get in touch should you wish to meet me about any matters that I
can be of assistance with.
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