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The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee question Minister for Water and Flooding Emma Hardy MP as part of their inquiry into reforming the water sector.
Following reports that the UK has suffered its worst ever year for wildfires, the Committee continues to push Defra for solutions on how land and food will be protected.
For more information please visit https://committees.parliament.uk/event/24963/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
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The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain.
Ben Goldsborough 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/727360
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727356
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/
Stay up-to-date
Follow the Committee on Twitter for real-time updates on its work: https://www.twitter.com/hocpetitions
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Visit Big Ben too: https://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/big-ben-tour/?utm_campaign=0525-mar-ve-paidtours-bigbentours&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram&fbclid=PARlRTSAMmImJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp3OzqKD6Vh6fHF2goZZFLbAwegH44LeelJYxvAeZ9lcTJUrpwrDb1CEGU884_aem_qlXWdZ4LJy0jdVv1jY2_TQ
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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.
Want to find out more about what’s happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
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Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) – https://www.youtube.com/live/5gSO89rtocg
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.
Want to find out more about what’s happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
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Last month, the Speaker hosted a reception at Speaker’s House to recognise and celebrate the many contributions of the South Asian community to the UK.
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For the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, the Elizabeth Tower was lit with scenes of gatherings across the Commonwealth in 1945 marking the end of the Second World War. #VJ80
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As Big Ben strikes at 12 midday today, a national two-minute silence will begin to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. #VJDay80
