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Lynda in the HouseParliamentary WorkMy post as PPS means that I arrange and attend meetings and briefings with the Minister, Civil Servants and Members of Parliament. A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP). In this role, the MP acts as the Parliamentary contact for a senior minister, shadow minister, or sometimes a group of ministers. The role is seen as a starting point for many MPs who are looking to become ministers themselves. The seniority of a PPS is linked to the seniority of the minister in question. Although PPSs are unpaid and do not hold public office, they are regarded as being part of the payroll vote and are expected to be as loyal as ministers. The new Ministry of JusticeThe MoJ is responsible for policy on the criminal, civil, family and administrative justice system. My job as PPS in the new Ministry of Justice is another great challenge, taking the leading role in bringing a fairer, more effective, speedy and efficient justice system, and also in reducing re-offending. I have long been of the opinion that we need to preserve the aspects of the criminal justice system that work well and reform those that are poorly designed, ineffective or restrictive. People want a system that is as fair and effective at convicting the guilty as it has been at defending the rights of the innocent. They also want more focus on efforts to reduce re-offending. For further information on the work of the Ministry of Justice: http://www.justice.gov.uk/ |
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Lynda and Sylvia Heal MP meet with Ken Strike chair of the Dudley osteoporosis group at the Commons |
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