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The Culture, Media and Sport Committee held a roundtable, hosted by the Royal Albert Hall, as part of our fan-led review of live music.
UK E-petition debate relating to indefinite to leave to remain – Monday 2 February 2026.
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to indefinite leave to remain.
Tony Vaughan MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.
Read the petitions:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727372
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/746363
Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: https://petition.parliament.uk/
What are petition debates?
Petition debates are ‘general’ debates which allow MPs from all parties to discuss the important issues raised by one or more petitions, and put their concerns to Government Ministers.
Petition debates don’t end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the issues raised in the petition at the end of the debate.
The Petitions Committee can only schedule debates on petitions to parliament started on petition.parliament.uk
Find out more about how petition debates work: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/content/194347/how-petitions-debates-work/
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UK State of Play: Performing arts touring in the EU – Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee hears evidence on performing arts touring in the EU.
Witnesses:
Matt Hood – Managing Director at Spotlight
Euan Livingstone – Agent at Global Artists
Tom Peters – Head of Policy & Public Affairs at Equity
Hanna Madalska-Gayer – Head of Policy and Communications at Association of British Orchestras
Naomi Pohl – General Secretary at Musicians’ Union
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26155
UK What can we learn from the situation in Venezuela? – Foreign Affairs Committee
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Foreign Affairs Committee looks at what we can learn from the recent events surrounding the US’s military attack on Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro.
Witnesses:
Dr Carlos Solar – Senior Research Fellow, Latin American Security at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Dr Christopher Sabatini – Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, US and North America Programme at Chatham House
Professor Antonios Tzanakopoulos – Professor of Public International Law at The University of Oxford
Professor Janina Dill – Fellow at Trinity College at The University of Oxford, and Co-Director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict at The University of Oxford
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26383
UK Education Committee hears evidence on the decline in the number of children reading for pleasure
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
University Professors give evidence in front of the Education Committee on the decline in reading for pleasure.
Witnesses:
Professor Teresa Cremin CBE – Professor of Education (Literacy) at Open University
Dr Helen Hendry – Senior Lecturer in Education (Primary) at Open University
Professor Jessie Ricketts – Professor of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Jeanne Shinskey – Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Jo Taylor – Department of Language and Cognition, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at University College London (UCL)
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26382
UK What is a House of Commons adjournment debate?
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
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UK 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister’s Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) – 28 January 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 🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister’s Questions – 28 January 2026
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) –
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 Major supermarkets questioned on Food and Weight Management by Health and Social Care Committee
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
Representatives of major supermarkets give oral evidence in front of the Health and Social Care Committee as part of the Committee’s inquiry into food and weight management.
Witnesses:
Nilani Sritharan – Head of Healthy and Sustainable Diets at Sainsbury’s
Beth Fowler – Senior Manager Healthy and Sustainable Choice at Asda
Oonagh Turnball – Head of Health and Sustainable Diets Campaigns at Tesco
Liz Fox – National Sustainability Director at aldi
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26287/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
UK Harnessing the potential of new digital forms of identification – Home Affairs Commmittee
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Home Affairs Committee question witnesses for their inquiry, Harnessing the potential of new digital forms of identification.
Witnesses:
Alex Hall-Chen – Principal Policy Advisor, Sustainability, Skills, and Employment at Institute of Directors
David Crack – Chair at The Association of Digital Verification Professionals
Joanna Hunt – Partner, Head of Immigration at DAC Beachcroft
Dr Kuba Jablonowski – Lecturer at University of Bristol
Monique Hawkins – Head of Policy and Advocacy at the3million
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/25830/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/