Category: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) – https://youtube.com/live/xTgA6YRv8tk?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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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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTgA6YRv8tk

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

MPs on the Education Committee question the Secretary of State at the Department for Education, Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP on the work of the Department for Education.

Witnesses:

Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP- Secretary of State at The Department for Education

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27565

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4d2_cx5vGw

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee question Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions, Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP on the work of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Witnesses:

Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP – Secretary of State at Department for Work and Pensions
Sir Peter Schofield – Permanent Secretary at Department for Work & Pensions

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27509

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vfD3zqct-w

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

MPs on the Transport Committee question Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP on the work of the Secretary of State for Transport.

Witnesses:

Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP – Secretary of State for Transport at Department for Transport
Jo Shanmugalingam – Permanent Secretary at Department for Transport

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26095

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ziwZMF0wo

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to brain cancer research and treatment.

Paul Davies 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/738881

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=XSYeMnixS1E

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to the personal allowance for state pensioners.

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/740671

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=-tJ8ACWXpOo

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

House of Commons clerks like Nick often advise the Chair when MPs raise a point of order…

…but what exactly does that mean?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N6fZ3Drunso

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

MPs on the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy take evidence from experts on Russia for their inquiry, Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression.

Witnesses:

John Foreman CBE – Former Defence Attaché to the Russian Federation
Professor Samuel Greene – Professor of Russian Politics at King’s College London
Professor Bettina Renz – Professor of International Security, School of Politics & International Relations at University of Nottingham
Andrei Soldatov – Investigative journalist; and Co-Founder at Agentura.ru

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27497

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYAcA27AOzo

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

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