Parliament comes to Puss Bank

The School Council from Puss Bank School were due to visit Parliament earlier this month, but being unable to make the trip, local MP David Rutley visited them.

During his visit to the school, David spoke to the whole school assembly and presented certificates to members of the School Council.

Following this he met with School Council members and Year 6 students, told them about his work as an MP, and took questions on his role in Parliament, school funding and the activities that are available for young people in Macclesfield town centre.

Pupils took the opportunity to talk about their recent mock general election. For their election, the students created their own political parties, elected their own party leaders and crafted high quality party manifestos for school pupils to review and decide who to vote for.

Following his visit, David said: “I was pleased to be able to bring Parliament to Puss Bank School on this occasion. I was grateful for the chance to visit them, so that I could tell them more about my work as their MP, and have the opportunity to answer their interesting questions. It was great to see how engaged they were with our democratic processes, and it was good to hear about their successful mock election. I hope to be able to welcome them, and other school groups to Parliament in the near future.”