Category: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

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/IlLbqbl1B6I?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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5-u7iu4wUY

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Health and Social Care Committee hears evidence on the reviews into maternity care led by Donna Ockenden and Baroness Valerie Amos.

Witnesses:

The Rt Hon. the Baroness Amos LG CH – Chair at National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
Julia Sanders – Expert Advisor at National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
Christine Ekechi – Expert Advisor at National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation

Donna Ockenden – Chair at Independent Review into Maternity Services at the Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27863/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyGa4-L4OAM

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

MPs on the Work and Pensions take evidence from charities Ginergreab and Surviving Economic Abuse, as part of their work looking into the government’s Child Maintenance Service.

Witnesses:

Abigail Wood – CEO at Gingerbread
Sam Morfey – CEO, Both Parents Matter at Surviving Economic Abuse
Sara D’Arcy – Head of External Affairs at Surviving Economic Abuse

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27849/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNe7LIYSCmw

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

MPs on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee question Rt Hon Steve Reed MP, Secretary of State, and Will Garton, Director General for Local Government, Growth and Communities, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for their work looking into the department.

Witnesses:

Rt Hon Steve Reed MP – Secretary of State
Will Garton – Delegated Permanent Secretary and Accounting Officer at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27850/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN_EAVb2MkU

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.

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