Film footage of a group of Bradford residents taking their MP to task at the House of Commons may be shown on television, campaigners hope.

Youngsters from the Youth Camera Action! project, based in Bradford, are hoping their documentary, about a visit by Canterbury estate residents to London, might be taken up by a television company.

A 15-strong delegation made up the party, which visited the Palace of Westminster on the invitation of Lord Brentwood.

For some of the young people, the visit was the first time they had been out of Bradford.

It was arranged following a trip by Lord and Lady Brentwood to the Canterbury estate before Christmas.

Members of the Youth Camera Action! team will now edit their footage to create the documentary film, which will be shown to members of the community on a special screening day, possibly at the Canterbury Community Centre in Dawnay Road.

Deaconess Sue Pearson, of Great Horton Methodist Church, who organised the trip, said it was a fantastic experience for those involved.

The party included teenagers and long-term Canterbury resident Mary Barlow, who is in her 80s.

After a tour of Parliament, the group met their MP Marsha Singh (Labour, Bradford West) and filmed an interview with him in which they took him to task, Jeremy Paxman-style.

Mrs Pearson said: "Some of the residents questioned him quite sharply on all sorts of issues, from student grants to the welfare to work scheme and NHS prescription charges.

"The Canterbury Partnership Trust will now be inviting Marsha Singh to visit the estate - there was a bit of pressure put on him to do this. We want to build on this trip rather than seeing it as just a jaunt."

After the Westminster visit, the party went on to St Paul's Cathedral where they were greeted by the Dean and joined him for tea and cakes.

"We attended Evensong, which was absolutely fantastic - we were given special seats at the front and the minister leading the service gave us a special mention," Mrs Pearson said.

"One of the ladies said she felt like royalty. A lot of people had gone to a lot of trouble to make our party feel special, which was lovely."

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