You can quiz your Tory MP Claire Perry on any subject you like tomorrow (Monday) and again on Tuesday when she visits local coffee shops and pubs and invites constituents to join her.
Mrs Perry is now back from a family holiday with her husband and three children at Lake Tahoe, on the California/Nevada border, which they visited last year.
And she is making her first public appearances since causing furore — and attracting criticism — by declaring that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting her first child – and that would be good for the economy.
She made the comment out of the blue last month during the first Question Time debate in the Memorial Hall at Marlborough College, where the Duchess was a student, a new event at the College’s annual Summer School.
Now you can ask her why – and whatever else you want about the declining economy or the increasing price of petrol and rail fares – during her visits to local cafes, coffee shops and pubs in her Devizes constituency.
The unique tour is described on her website as “an opportunity to meet Claire informally and tell her of any gripes, ask questions, raise issues or just say hello. There’s no need to book – just turn up.”
And 48-year-old Claire explains: “There are lots of fantastic cafés, coffee shops and pubs across the constituency. Caffeine keeps me going as I juggle the many aspects of my roles as MP, wife and mother and I am really looking forward to getting out and about – meeting and listening to people over a coffee.”
“We’ve tried to cover most towns and villages across the area but if there’s somewhere you’d like me to go next time, do let my local office know on 01380 729358 or e-mail claire.perry.mp@parliament.uk and we’ll do our best to find a date”.
The coffee dates are as follows:
Monday 20 August:
2.45-3.15pm: Next Door Coffee Shop, 14 High Street, Pewsey.
3.45-4.15pm: The Green Dragon, 24 High Street Market Lavington.
4.30-5pm: The Ship Inn,10 High Street, Upavon.
And on Tuesday 21 August, she is at:
12.15-12.45pm: Parklands Hotel & Bentley’s Chop House, Ogbourne St George, Marlborough.
1-1.30pm: Aldbourne Post Office, Café and Deli, 13 The Square, Aldbourne.
1.45-2.15pm: The Bell at Ramsbury, The Square, Ramsbury.
2.45-3.15pm: The Food Gallery, 47-48 High Street Marlborough.