MP Mark Pritchard: Parliament must sit during coronavirus outbreak
The MP for the Wrekin, says it is vital that parliament continues to sit throughout the Coronavirus crisis.
Mark Pritchard said it is important to hold the government to account as it uses its emergency powers.
He took to Twitter to stress that Parliament must continue sitting.
As the government urged people to ensure they were socially isolating, Mr Pritchard said steps could be taken to ensure space in the often crowded House of Commons.
He said it was important that the views of his constituents were held during the emergency.
"It is vital that parliament continues to sit to hold the government to account as it deploys significant emergency powers," he said.
"This might be done with a maximum number of MPs in the chamber at any one time. This week I have spoken up for constituents stranded abroad, businesses that have had to close and on many other issues. It is right to challenge and question ministers. People want to be heard and represented. If Parliament closes this becomes much harder"
