In April I emailed Mike Weatherley on a political issue (his view about the Human Rights Act), to which I received no reply. Mr Weatherly is an ambitious man, and has worked hard for more than five years to gain the marginal seat of Hove and Portsalde.

Now that Mike is MP with a majority of some 1800 seats (owing mainly to the defection of red voters to gold), I requested an appointment in May.

Still awaiting a surgery date, I have received a reply on House of Commons paper asking for “more details”. Curiously there is no phone number on the letterhead.

I have provided an outline of my issues but do not wish to go into finite detail over sensitive issues in a letter – after all, this is surely the whole point in a surgery.

Has anyone else managed to get an appointment with Mr Weatherley?

S Zapello
Wickhurst Road, Portslade