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We caught up with Lottie, a customer engagement officer at the House of Commons, to hear about her role. Watch a day in Lottie’s life, as she met with MPs’ staff to share how our impartial research supports parliamentary and constituency work across the country.
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Chair of the Business and Trade Committee, Liam Byrne MP, tells us what his Committee is calling for in its latest report on the challenges facing small and medium-sized enterpises (SMEs).
Read the report: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/365/business-and-trade-committee/news/211835/small-businesses-facing-pressures-comparable-to-the-pandemic-business-and-trade-committee-finds/
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Tensions in the High North are rising. Melting ice in the Arctic in the coming years will increase access to vast natural resources and open up new shipping routes to nations such as China. As a close ally of many countries in the region, there are significant defence and security implications for the UK.
#Arctic #HighNorth #Defence #UKPolitics
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The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee questions senior members of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for their inquiry, Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Witnesses:
Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP – Secretary of State at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Clive Maxwell CB CBE – Interim Permanent Secretary at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26276
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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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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 question several witnesses, including The Rt Hon. Dame Diana Johnson MP – Minister for Employment at Department for Work and Pensions, for their inquiry; Employment support for disabled people.
Witnesses:
David Lillicrap – Assistant Director Health and Employment Programmes at West London Alliance
Rooth Cooper – Economic Development Manager at Renfrewshire Council
The Rt Hon. Dame Diana Johnson MP – Minister for Employment at Department for Work and Pensions
Dr Simon Marlow – Deputy Director, Joint Work and Health Directorate at Department for Work and Pensions
Lorraine Jackson – Director, Joint Work and Health Directorate (JWHD) at Department of Health and Social Care
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26400
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The Health and Social Care Committee examines the effectiveness of the Government’s vaccinations strategy, and to what extent the rollout of flu jabs last year helped reduce demand on hospitals.
Witnesses:
Dr Ben Kasstan-Dabush – Assistant Professor of Global Health and Development at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Amit Aggarwal – Executive Director at Medical Affairs and Strategic Partnerships
Greg Fell – President at Association of Directors of Public Health
Fin McCaul – Chair at Community Pharmacy England’s Service Development Subcommittee
Annie Traynor – Head of Immunisation and Screening at Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB
David Lamberti – Director for Health Protection and Public Health Systems at Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
Dr Mary Ramsay – Director of Public Health Programmes at UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Michelle Kane – Director of Vaccination, Screening Delivery and Transformation at NHS England
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26483/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
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Sir Mark Rowley QPM, Commissioner at the Metropolitan Police Service is questioned by MPs on the Home Affairs Committee about the Work of the Metropolitan Police Service.
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/25832/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
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The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to Russian influence on UK politics and democracy.
Ben Goldsborough 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/744215
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/
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