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Members\u2019 staff are regularly consulted on service issues by House authorities. These consultations include regular meetings between House staff and MPs\u2019 staff representative bodies, and invitations to focus groups to feed into service design. A sample of Members\u2019 staff have also recently been surveyed on how effective the services provided by the House are for them. There is also an annual meeting between House staff and MPs\u2019 staff bodies (specifically Members and Peers Staff Association and Unite) at which service issues can be raised.<\/p>
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