Region's new MPs prepare for life in Westminster - EDP, 10 May 2010

Elizabeth Truss, whose election victory continued the Tory grip on South West Norfolk, is expecting a busy first few days as a new MP.

Like other new MPs, she has been summoned to a meeting tonightat Westminster and then expects to be involved in the next few days in the induction and training process.

But while she will be busy at Westminster, Miss Truss is also anxious to get things moving in her constituency with setting up an office, probably in Thetford, and recruiting staff.

While she has been spending time over the weekend with her family at Downham Market, she did find time to make a trip into King's Lynn on Saturday to source and buy a new laptop.

She attended a celebration event at the Conservative Club at Downham on Friday evening where there was some useful feedback from consitituents.

She also has domestic arrangements to deal with and is currently renting a property in Downham Market, the town where she hopes to make her permanent home.

"I am keen to get my constituency office up and running and by the end of next week hope to announce my first public meetings and surgeries. I have a number of issues to deal with that came up the during election campaign.

"It is important to have a local office where people can come with their issues and raise specific problems they have," she said.

She is very much believes that the voice of local people should be taken into account in the forming of new legislation. Miss Truss feels that this general election has seen much greater interest by the public as has the current 'hung parliament' situation.

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