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However, please note that Members of the Lords do not represent geographic areas (constituencies).</strong></span></p> </div>   <div id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlMainBody_wrapperDiv" class="rte"> <p></p><div> <p>The best way to contact a Lord is by writing to them. Please remember that Peers are not paid and few have secretaries or office support. Their work in Parliament, in the House of Lords chamber, in a committee or other meeting, means that they are often away from their desks - if they have one.</p> <h3>Telephone</h3> <p>Call the main Parliament switchboard on 020 7219 3000. If the Lord has a listed telephone number, the operator will try to connect you. Or, you can leave a message with the Message Service on 020 7219 5353.</p> <h3>Letter</h3> <p>Letters should be addressed to individual Members at The House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW. Mail is delivered to the Lord in the House or forwarded to another address - be aware of this if you need to get in contact urgently, for example if you are writing about a Bill that has a tight timetable to meet.</p> <h3>Email</h3> <p>Many Peers do not have public email addresses.</p> <h3>Fax</h3> <p>Faxes for individual Lords go in the internal mail. Faxes should be sent to 020 7219 5979. Bulk faxes for all Peers are not accepted.</p> <h3>Bulk mailshots</h3> <p>Bulk mailshots for Members of the House of Lords are not accepted unless every item is individually named, stamped and addressed to The SW1 Delivery Office, 53 Nine Elms Lane, London, SW8 5BB.</p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div id="panel"> <div class="local-module">  <h2>Related information</h2>  <div class="local-module-content"> <div id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl00_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_pnlMainImageThumb" class="itemImage missing"> </div> <div class="itemText">  <strong>M'lud?</strong>   <div class="rte main-introduction"> <p> </p><div> <p>Want to write a letter to a Lord but not sure what to call them? 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