STUDENTS from Marnel Junior School were given the opportunity to quiz their local MP on a host of issues.

Maria Miller MP, visited the school in Popley Way, to take part in an event to held the students learn about Parliament, which was being held jointly with children from Park View Primary School.

The children spent the morning learning about what Parliament is and how it operates, and how laws are made.

In the session with Mrs Miller, the children asked her questions on a wide range of issues relating to Parliament and her own experiences and priorities.

Mrs Miller said: “It was wonderful to hear how the children from the two schools had been learning about Parliament, and they had some great questions for me. The staff had clearly worked very hard to engage the children in a wide range of events and activities.”

“It is really important for children to understand about democracy and Parliament, and I was very pleased to be part of it, particularly in the run up to National Democracy Week, which is taking place for the first time ever from 2-8 July – the 90th anniversary of the Equal Franchise Act.”