Parliament for beginners

Available for over a year

Three years ago, a new purpose-built Education Centre was opened at the Palace of Westminster. It uses interactive technology to explain how Parliament and democracy work. Already nearly a quarter of a million children have already been through it. One of the guiding forces behind the centre was the Speaker, John Bercow. Mandy Baker has been talking to him about the project. But first she met up with the target audience: a group of very excited primary schoolchildren.