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The two Despatch boxes, located at the center of the Chamber, have witnessed generations of debate in the House of Commons 🗣️
As part of the Historic Furniture and Decorative Arts Collection, the boxes are looked after by our Heritage Collections Team.
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Nearly two years since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, the country is still feeling the effects of a devastating civil war.
The UK Government has announced £349m in aid to Syria over the past year, but its diplomatic, security, humanitarian, and accountability strategies remain unclear.
The Foreign Affairs Committee is launching a new inquiry looking into this.
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There’s an unacceptably high risk of miscarriages of justice due to declining availability of legal aid and rising self-representation.
The Justice Committee has made several recommendations to the Government in its report on Access to Justice: Legal Aid.
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MPs question senior officials at the Ministry of Defence, including Permanent Secretary Jeremy Pocklington CB over the impacts of the time taken to agree to the DIP, and the uncertainty this may have created for the UK’s defence industry.
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MPs on the Women and Equalities Committee hear evidence from a range of witnesses as part of their inquiry into equality at work.
Witnesses:
Clare Ogden – Head of Support Services at Action for ME
Patricia Stapleton – Senior Policy Manager at Arthritis UK
Fazilet Hadi MBE – Head of Policy, Advice and Information at Disability Rights UK
Alison Thwaite – Head of Employment Services at The Down’s Syndrome Association
James Taylor – Executive Director of Strategy, Impact and Social Change at Scope
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27616/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
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Prime Minister’s Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday the House of Commons sits. It gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer MP, or a nominated minister.
In most cases, the session starts with a routine ‘open question’ from an MP about the Prime Minister’s engagements. MPs can then ask supplementary questions on any subject, often one of current political significance.
The Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch MP, asks six questions and the leader of the second largest opposition party asks two. If another minister takes the place of the Prime Minister, opposition parties will usually nominate a shadow minister to ask the questions.
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Prime Minister’s Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday the House of Commons sits. It gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer MP, or a nominated minister.
In most cases, the session starts with a routine ‘open question’ from an MP about the Prime Minister’s engagements. MPs can then ask supplementary questions on any subject, often one of current political significance.
The Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch MP, asks six questions and the leader of the second largest opposition party asks two. If another minister takes the place of the Prime Minister, opposition parties will usually nominate a shadow minister to ask the questions.
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The Health and Social Care Committee hears evidence on the reviews into maternity care led by Donna Ockenden and Baroness Valerie Amos.
Witnesses:
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Amos LG CH – Chair at National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
Julia Sanders – Expert Advisor at National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
Christine Ekechi – Expert Advisor at National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
Donna Ockenden – Chair at Independent Review into Maternity Services at the Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27863/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
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MPs on the Work and Pensions take evidence from charities Ginergreab and Surviving Economic Abuse, as part of their work looking into the government’s Child Maintenance Service.
Witnesses:
Abigail Wood – CEO at Gingerbread
Sam Morfey – CEO, Both Parents Matter at Surviving Economic Abuse
Sara D’Arcy – Head of External Affairs at Surviving Economic Abuse
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27849/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
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MPs on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee question Rt Hon Steve Reed MP, Secretary of State, and Will Garton, Director General for Local Government, Growth and Communities, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for their work looking into the department.
Witnesses:
Rt Hon Steve Reed MP – Secretary of State
Will Garton – Delegated Permanent Secretary and Accounting Officer at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27850/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
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