<h2>What is the PublicWhip project?</h2>

From <a href="http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/faq.php">http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/faq.php</a>

<blockquote>
&quot;The Public Whip is a project to watch Members of the United Kingdom Parliament, so that the public (people like us) can better influence their voting patterns.&quot;
</blockquote>

<p>A variety of "scrapers" <strong>collect data from the Parliamentary web
site,</strong> including <strong>information about MPs, proceedings, and in
particular divisions (votes)</strong>, as well as interesting statistics such
as attendance and "rebellions" (cases where an MP votes against their party).
A Web front end allows one to <strong>search for MPs by name, region or
discussion keyword.</strong></p>

<h2>TheyWorkForYou</h2>

<p>The companion site, <a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com">theyworkforyou</a>, allows members of the public to search, comment and annotate parliamentary proceedings.</p>