Letter from UK MP

Sirona

Hi All,

There was a thread encouraging us all to write to our local MP regarding the child abuse issue. I did this by email to my local MP Terry Lewis, MP for Worsley, Greater Manchester, UK.

Here is his response letter which I received today:

23 July 2002

Dear XXXXXXXXXX

Thank you for your recent email message concering alleged child abuse, by the Jehovah's Witness religion.

I share your concerns and can confirm that I will support the efforts of my colleague Helen Clark MP who, as you know, is pressing Ministers to hold an enquiry into the matter.

I hope this is helpful.

With all good wishes.

Yours sincerely,

Terry Lewis, MP

If anyone wants a scanned copy that will be possible within the next day or two.

I was under the impression that other UKers had written to their MP...please post your replies so that we can see how many MPs are supporting the enquiry into JW child abuse.

Sirona

anglise

Well done Sirona, lets hope more will write to their MP's.

We have written and are still waiting for a reply. The letters went out on Thursday via snail mail so maybe it is a bit soon for any response.

One thing that concerned me is when does parliament break for the recession? Will this have any bearing on the questions being asked or can it be carried over? Does anyone know?

Anglise

dmouse

Did the response come by email or snail mail?

I sent an email to Patricia Hewett, our MP for Leicester West, she is also Secretary of State at the Dept of Trade and Industry.

I haven't had a reply yet but I will post it when I do.

Sirona

The reply was snail mail. I emailed the original query.

Great- post when you get a response!

Sirona

freeman

Wonderful Sirona! Keep up the good work.

Freeman

Sirona

Thanks Freeman,

I wonder how many exJWs on this forum actually DID write to their MPs? It bugs me how some people are all talk....

Sirona

hawkaw

Don't let it bug you.

Do as much as you feel you can and then go from there.

This stuff takes a lot of time and effort.

A lot of ex JWs are still scared to put their name in lights. Others are coming here for the first time and don't have clue one what it is all about.

I am so glad you did what you did. Thanks kindly for your effort.

hawk

outoftheorg

I used the e mail option and sent a post to the parlimentarian and address you posted on this site.

My comment included a hope that the UK investigation might trigger the same in other countries.

invisible

Dear Sirona

Locally here, The MP Candy Atherton Falmouth / Camborne was inundated with enquiries from residents following the Panorama airing.

I am intending to write to all MP's throughout the country out of interest to find out what the response to the program actually is, and who is in support of a full Gov ernment Inquiry. Please keep me posted.

Celtic Mark - Cornwall

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