By Post:  Andrew Gwynne MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA 

0207 219 4708 (House of Commons) 

By Fax:   0161 320 1503 

By Email:   gwynnea@parliament.uk 

At an Advice Bureau: 

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What an MP can and cannot do: 

Please click here to see a leaflet I have produced for constituents, that explains how to contact me, and what I can do to help

The main role of a Member of Parliament is to represent local constituents at Parliament in Westminster. As your MP, it is my duty to represent all the people in the Denton & Reddish constituency, whatever their diverse views about many different issues and whether they voted for me or not. 

My main job in the House of Commons is to make and scrutinise legislation, attend debates and committees, and generally protect, advocate and promote the interests of Denton & Reddish at a national level.

I also have a role working for you in Denton & Reddish, supporting local community groups and publicising local issues.  As your local MP, I can help you on certain issues where you are having a problem, making representations on your behalf and ensuring that your case is clearly presented.

I will always do my best to help wherever and whenever I am able to do so. 

In general, I can help with issues over which Parliament, a central government department or agency is responsible. These include: 

• Home Office
• Defence and Foreign policy
• Department of Health
• Department of Work and Pensions
• HM Revenue and Customs

 Unfortunately, I am not able to solve every problem.  

• I cannot obtain preferential treatment for you or seek to get results outside of the relevant laws or rules.
• I cannot help you with private disputes with other individuals or interfere with decisions made by the courts.  

Local Council issues: 

It is not always appropriate for an MP (at least in the first instance) to take up cases in matters for which Stockport or Tameside Councils are responsible and over which, as an MP, I have no power.

If your problem concerns the council you should contact the relevant council department or service directly. If this does not resolve the matter, you should then approach your local councillor. To find out who you local councillors are, click on the relevant link below:

• Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
• Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

If, after pursuing the course of action above, you still have a complaint about how the local authority had dealt with your problem, then it would be appropriate to contact your MP for help, or in extreme circumstances, you should consider contacting the Local Government Ombudsman. See http://www.lgo.org.uk/ for more information. 

Immigration and asylum issues: 

If your problem concerns an immigration or asylum matter, you should approach an organisation such as the Citizens Advice Bureau, as it is not an MP’s role to offer legal advice.  

As an MP, I am able to write to the Home Office where there seems to have been an inappropriate delay or failure to respond to your case. In general, the role of an MP is to make representations once all appeals have been exhausted and there needs to be new and compelling evidence to enable to me intervene.

For more information in this area, see http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/.