Category: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

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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.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7go4cOm4Go

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/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCxxKt5MtjU

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/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG3E95QTT14

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

In a House of Commons Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony, we heard a moving testimony from Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich MBE.

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

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Defence Committee hears evidence from Rt Hon John Healey on his work as the Secretary of State for Defence.

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26218/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq8uvbv–RI

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The International Development Committee heads out of Westminster to gather insights on the future of the UK’s development work and what the public thinks about UK aid.

A live oral evidence session at King’s College London brings together two panels featuring young activists, community workers, and opinion data experts. The speakers take questions from MPs in front of an audience comprising politics and development students, university staff, and members of the public.

Witnesses:

Sapphire Alexander – Founder at Caribbean Feminist (Trinidad and Tobago)
Chido Govera – Founder at Future of Hope Foundation (Zimbabwe)
Finian Ali – Youth Coordinator at Scaling Up Nutrition Network (Nigeria)

Bel Trew – Chief International Correspondent at The Independent
Luke Tryl – Executive Director, UK at More in Common
Jennifer Hudson – Director at Development Engagement Lab

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26258/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDFY9r4MayI

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to the licensing and regulation of animal rescue centres.

Irene Campbell 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/718660

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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuVIHqnrV5M

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to play in the key stage 1 curriculum.

Dr Roz Savage 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/729440

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

Thumbnail image ©UK Parliament / Jessica Taylor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HS6698xi0M

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Session coming on Monday.

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy questions ministers for their inquiry, The National Security Strategy.

Witnesses:

Rt Hon Darren Jones MP – Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations at Cabinet Office

Dan Jarvis MP – Minister for Security at Home Office

Matthew Collins – Deputy National Security Adviser at Cabinet Office

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26049/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ5MC0ct1tA

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

During Speaker Johnson’s visit to Parliament this week, he took part in a programme of events to mark 250 years of American independence.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DzPPsmI9Kp4