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The Home Affairs Committee will hold a one-off session on Monday 1 December to examine the decision making around the policing of the Europa League match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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Today we celebrate #StAndrewsDay, honouring Scotland’s patron saint. 🏴
Every St Andrew’s Day, the Saltire is flown in New Palace Yard.
The Palace of Westminster is decorated with symbols for all four nations of the UK, why not book a tour and see if you can spot them all? https://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/
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…and almost 2.5 million people have taken part 🎉
Here’s a message from @HouseofLords’ Lord Speaker to thank everyone who joined in.
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Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) – https://youtube.com/live/vPKRsRnsu_Y?feature=share
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.
Rachel Reeves MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will then deliver the Budget Statement in the House of Commons.
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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.
Rachel Reeves MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will then deliver the Budget Statement in the House of Commons.
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We asked her for five facts about her role and the Budget.
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In this session, MPs will question the leadership of regulator the Office for Rail and Road (ORR), which would continue to monitor the performance of GBR under the Government’s plans, but with changes to its powers of enforcement. The Committee is likely to ask whether GBR would have sufficient independence from Ministers under the new system and whether the ORR will have the tools it needs to be an effective regulator under the new system. This will include questions on whether the ORR can act as a realistic appeals route for operators, including freight companies, who want to use the railway network once GBR takes over.
There may be questions on the proposals to create a new passenger watchdog, to be grown out of Transport Focus.
MPs are also likely to ask about the way GBR would be provided with funding in five-year cycles to maintain and enhance rail infrastructure – whether this will be on terms that enable it to make long-term decisions.
The cross-party Committee will also be interested to hear witnesses’ views on whether the Bill will improve the ORR’s oversight of accessibility on the rail network, and services such as Passenger Assistance.
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Find out more about the Budget and her role as Chairman of Ways and Means.
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Members of Parliament from Ukraine, Poland, Finland and the Czech Republic join UK colleagues on the Foreign Affairs Committee in Westminster to consider the current state of play and next steps for Ukraine.
The visiting Parliamentarians are delegates from ‘United for Ukraine’, an international non-governmental organisation who are in the UK to support Ukrainian people impacted by the war. The Committee will also hear from the Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Co-operation.
During the session, Parliamentarians will consider the latest news on the fighting and discuss the co-ordinated sanctions response against Russia. In recent days, the US has proposed a ‘peace plan’ to bring an end to the fighting since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The humanitarian situation in Ukraine continues to be urgent. A recent research briefing from the Library at the House of Commons compiled figures relating to the humanitarian needs of the country including information that 12.7 million of Ukraine’s estimated population of 33 million were in need humanitarian assistance in January 2025. The Parliamentarians will also seek an update on Ukrainian children who have been forcibly removed to Russian territory and will consider humanitarian support for refugees.
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The Business and Trade Committee is holding the final session of its inquiry into the challenges faced by small businesses in the UK. The Committee will be hearing from the National Trading Standards, Companies House, the National Crime Agency and the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation, Blair McDougall MP.
The focus of this session is for the Committee to:
– Understand the scale and growth of illicit trade on the high street
– Explore the response to enforcement agencies to organised crime groups operating in town centres
– Evaluate the Department’s approach to implementing the Plan for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
– Explore the Department’s response to the emerging findings from the Committee’s small business inquiry
