UK How can the UK Government help to drive economic growth in NI?

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee recently headed to Belfast, meeting with a number of different organisations as part of their inquiry into Economic growth in Northern Ireland. The inquiry is particularly interested in emerging sectors and ‘industries of the future’.

#Belfast #NorthernIreland #Innovation #EconomicGrowth #Manufacturing #UKPolitics

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RtifXIbByBE

UK In 60 seconds: what do small businesses need to succeed?

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Chair of the Business and Trade Committee, Liam Byrne MP, tells us what his Committee is calling for in its latest report on the challenges facing small and medium-sized enterpises (SMEs).

Read the report: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/365/business-and-trade-committee/news/211835/small-businesses-facing-pressures-comparable-to-the-pandemic-business-and-trade-committee-finds/

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zk6FxQCoVI4

UK Are the UK Armed Forces prepared to operate in the High North region, if needed?

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Tensions in the High North are rising. Melting ice in the Arctic in the coming years will increase access to vast natural resources and open up new shipping routes to nations such as China. As a close ally of many countries in the region, there are significant defence and security implications for the UK.

#Arctic #HighNorth #Defence #UKPolitics

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pHXf5L2kSqI

UK Ed Milliband MP, Secretary of State, faces MPs on the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee questions senior members of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for their inquiry, Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Witnesses:

Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP – Secretary of State at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Clive Maxwell CB CBE – Interim Permanent Secretary at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26276

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAik9osQ7Ks

UK 🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister’s Questions – 11 February 2026

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=708E2wbmVAY

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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzMrZjWRcuc

UK 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister’s Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) – 11 February 2026

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

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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UK Minister for Employment Dame Diana Johnson MP questioned by Work and Pensions Committee

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee question several witnesses, including The Rt Hon. Dame Diana Johnson MP – Minister for Employment at Department for Work and Pensions, for their inquiry; Employment support for disabled people.

Witnesses:

David Lillicrap – Assistant Director Health and Employment Programmes at West London Alliance
Rooth Cooper – Economic Development Manager at Renfrewshire Council

The Rt Hon. Dame Diana Johnson MP – Minister for Employment at Department for Work and Pensions
Dr Simon Marlow – Deputy Director, Joint Work and Health Directorate at Department for Work and Pensions
Lorraine Jackson – Director, Joint Work and Health Directorate (JWHD) at Department of Health and Social Care

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26400

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeNlT6gfceU

UK Did the vaccination strategy help the NHS prepare for winter? – Health and Social Care Committee

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Health and Social Care Committee examines the effectiveness of the Government’s vaccinations strategy, and to what extent the rollout of flu jabs last year helped reduce demand on hospitals.

Witnesses:

Dr Ben Kasstan-Dabush – Assistant Professor of Global Health and Development at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Amit Aggarwal – Executive Director at Medical Affairs and Strategic Partnerships
Greg Fell – President at Association of Directors of Public Health
Fin McCaul – Chair at Community Pharmacy England’s Service Development Subcommittee

Annie Traynor – Head of Immunisation and Screening at Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
David Lamberti – Director for Health Protection and Public Health Systems at Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
Dr Mary Ramsay – Director of Public Health Programmes at UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Michelle Kane – Director of Vaccination, Screening Delivery and Transformation at NHS England

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26483/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJD8bNODnKU