Greetings All. Perhaps because the House of Commons is currently in recess we are seeing an increase in replies from Members of Parliament. Something else that is becoming more frequent in responses to email is a request for the full mailing address of those asking how their MP would vote on a Bill to allow access to Historic Census. This appears to have two purposes, the first to confirm that the one asking the question is a constituent of that MP, the second at least in one case, was because the MP wanted all his correspondence to include his signature and so responded only by snail mail. I would suggest anyone writing to MPs by email include their full name and mailing address to save time and energy in sending a subsequent email for that purpose. A number of people have received responses stating that they did not answer questions from other than their own constituents. I have personally answered two of these stating that it took more effort to tell me they would not respond, than it would to simply answer yes or no. On a number of occasions, MPs, rather than answer by email or write letters, have telephoned the writers. While this might have the simple reason of trying to convey the "personal touch", in these times of increasing privacy concerns it could have another reason. A telephone call, unless recorded, leaves no record of what was said. Regardless of the reason, should you get a telephone response from your MP, please drop a line to let us know what he or she said so it can be recorded in the Scoreboard. Happy Hunting. Gordon