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External communications
The House of Commons Media and Communications Media and
Communications
Service, in the Department of Information Services:
Service x0969
promotes better understanding of, and engagement
HoC Media@
with, the work of the House and its committees in print, parliament.uk
broadcast and online media;
provides a professional media service for journalists and
serves as a central point of contact for media enquiries;
provides media and communications advice and support
to all House Departments and committees; and

works with officials across both Houses to improve public
information and access.

web Centre
The Web Centre is responsible for Parliament’s online Intranet x2010
communications and engagement using the parliamentary parlintranet@
parliament.uk
intranet, Parliament’s website and other digital channels
intranet.
such as YouTube and Twitter. The team aims to ensure
parliament.uk
that Parliament is able to use the web to support its work
www.parliament.
effectively, provide accessible online information and engage uk
with the public. The Web Centre works closely with teams webmaster@
in Parliament, as well as external suppliers, to produce a wide parliament.uk
range of web content, including the parliamentary calendar
and virtual tours.
The Web Centre also manages the Commons Online Online Members’
Centre
Members’ Centre, the area of the intranet with dedicated intranet.
resources for Members. This brings together the pages you parliament.uk/
hoc-omc
and your staff use most frequently, including the latest
parliamentary business and research resources, as well as
information such as maps, menus and room bookings.
The Online Members’ Centre can also be accessed using
an internet-enabled mobile phone such as an iPhone or
Blackberry.