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The Foreign Affairs Committee recently visited Greenland to learn from its Prime Minister and its people about threats to its sovereignty over the last few months, and how Greenlanders are coping amid the fear of potential invasion.
Outside of the geopolitical challenges faced by the territory, the Committee also heard about the ongoing climate change challenges Greenland faces.
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The Justice Committee recently held an event bringing together individuals with lived experience of England and Wales’s justice system. We spoke to them about the hurdles that many face in accessing justice, and asked what action they would like to see to make the justice system more effective.
Follow our inquiry into this subject at www.parliament.uk/justicecttee
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We visited the Faroe Islands and the British Embassy in Copenhagen to explore lessons for Scotland on connectivity and infrastructure.
As part of our connectivity inquiries, the Scottish Affairs Committee travelled to the Faroe Islands and Copenhagen to see first-hand how a remote island nation built world-class infrastructure.
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MPs on the Women and Equalities Committee speak to experts for their inquiry, Experiences of women in live comedy.
Witnesses:
Ola Labib – Comedian and writer
Nina Gillingham – Founder and Comedian at Get Off Live Comedy
Rachael Healy – Journalist, The Guardian and The Observer
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26837
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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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Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) – https://youtube.com/live/JSM6qbnMAE0?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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MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee & Education Committee speak to experts for their joint inquiry, ‘Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy’.
Witnesses:
Baroness Ruth Lister – Emeritus professor of social policy at Loughborough University
Edward McPherson – Senior Consultant at WPI Economics
Dr Matt Barnes – Senior Lecturer in Sociology at City St George’s, University of London
Professor Ruth Patrick – Professor of Public and Social Policy at University of Glasgow
Alun Francis OBE – Chair of the Social Mobility Commission
Carl Cullinane – Director of Research and Policy at Sutton Trust
Daniel Lilley – Head of Youth at the Centre for Social Purpose of the Session research, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26993
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Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to a disclosure and safeguarding mechanism for at-risk children.
Lewis Atkinson 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/731497
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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MPs on the Business and Trade committee receive evidence from experts for their inquiry, Artificial Intelligence, business and the future of the workforce.
Witnesses:
Professor Neil Lawrence – DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at University of Cambridge
Wendy Hall – Director, Web Science Institute at University of Southampton
Hugh Milward – UK Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Microsoft
Clinton Hasell – Chief Business Officer at Kao Data
Karim Palant – Director of External Affairs at UK Private Capital
Phill Robinson – Founder at Boardwave
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26983
