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Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to offshore detention and deportation of illegal migrants.

John Lamont MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.

Read the petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/737105

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/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aRFK9KLVHc

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee question Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and Robert Specterman-Green, Director, Media and International, Department for Culture, Media and Sport for their work on the BBC Royal Charter Review

Witnesses:

Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP – Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Robert Specterman-Green – Director, Media and International, Department for Culture, Media and Sport

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27324

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqlmx22mnvM

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

MPs on House of Commons Select Committees need to hear from outside of parliament in order to properly investigate issues they are looking into. There are a number of ways they can do this, one of which is with Deliberative Engagement. Deliberative Engagement invites members of the public to take the time to learn from experts, deliberate with other members of the public affected by a given topic, and produce a set of conclusions that select committees can use as part of their investigations.

In early 2026, the Home Affairs Committee held a number of engagement activities exploring public preferences on reducing legal immigration.
The Committee partnered with Demos and King’s College London to deliver the deliberative workshops across the country. Invited members of the public were asked to examine the complex range of factors that influence public policy.

Their report is coming soon, follow the committee’s work on our website: committees.parliament.uk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvp3J8RlxyE

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

In a new report, the Work and Pensions Committee has backed calls for extra financial support for 66-year-olds, warning that the State Pension age rise could leave more people at risk of poverty.

Read our report at parliament.uk/workpencom

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aR3pUA7o9dY

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

To produce an accurate record of what is said in the House of Commons Chamber, Hansard reporters sometimes ask for an MP’s speaking notes via the Chute.

This lift allows reporters, who can’t enter the floor of the Chamber, to produce an accurate and timely Official Report.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTtdN9-OPP0

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

How do Hansard reporters get notes from MPs who sit 5 metres below them? 🤔

To produce an accurate record of what is said in the House of Commons Chamber, they sometimes ask for an MP’s speaking notes via the Chute.

This lift allows reporters, who can’t enter the floor of the Chamber, to produce an accurate and timely Official Report.

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

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Description: How was Peter Mandelson’s appointment as British Ambassador to the United States of America allowed to go ahead? Unanswered questions remain.

The Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for a raft of changes to be made to ensure mistakes like this never happen again.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AMoPWH0CJXY

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) plan to come together to scrutinise problems with the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Witnesses:

Adolfo Hernandez – Chief Executive Officer at Capita
Richard Holroyd – Chief Executive Officer at Capita Public Services
Chris Clements – Managing Director at Capita Public Services

Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP – Minister at Cabinet Office
Cat Little CB – Chief Operating Officer at Civil Service, and Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office
Andrew Forzani – Government Chief Commercial Officer at Cabinet Office
Angela MacDonald – Second Permanent Secretary and Deputy Chief Executive at HMRC

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27514

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXmp-7M4uMQ

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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Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) – https://youtube.com/live/4XvZxoTSvts?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.

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