UK Parliament
E-petition debate relating to income requirements for family visas - Monday 20 January
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- E-petition debate relating to income requirements for family visas - Monday 20 January
- Runtime
- 1:45:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to the income requirement for family visas.
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/archived/petitions/652602
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 ...
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- Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
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- 2:04:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In his first appearance in front of a select committee, Ed Miliband appears in front of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee to speak about the Government's plans for energy and their net zero projects.
Witnesses:
- Ed Milliband, Secretary of State at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Jeremy Pocklington CB Permanent Secretary at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
#NetZero #Energy #SelectCommittee #Politics #ukpolitics
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- 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) - 15 January 2025
- Runtime
- 36:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- 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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- 🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions - 15 January 2025
- Runtime
- 36:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://youtube.com/live/52VM48i4cBI
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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- Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill | Third Session - Business and Trade Committee
- Runtime
- 2:20:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Following contentious evidence on labour abuses from Shein and McDonald’s last, the Business and Trade Committee holds the final evidence session in its inquiry Making Work Pay: The Employment Rights Bill, with a look at the reality of employment status, the gig economy and zero-hours contracts.
Does “flexible” - some might say insecure or precarious - work actually foment the conditions for workplace abuses?
Will the provisions of the Employment Rights Bill make effective change for workers and business, in a way that can counter any loopholes and unintended consequences for each?
Sports Direct, part of Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, committed in 2016 to ending zero-hours but pulled back from implementing the change, and will face questions - alongside union representatives - about the conditions and practices needed to fairly manage workers’ time commitment instead.
Courier companies like Deliveroo and Evri, appearing in the se...
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- E-petition debate relating to children and social media - Monday 13 January
- Runtime
- 2:17:56
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to children and social media.
Lewis Atkinson 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/archived/petitions/661407
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...
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- 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) - 8 January 2025
- Runtime
- 39:56
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- 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.
Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
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- 🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions - 8 January 2025
- Runtime
- 39:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://youtube.com/live/iaqIsIQkFRk?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.
Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
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- Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill | Second Session - Business and Trade Committee
- Runtime
- 3:00:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Business and Trade Committee holds the second evidence session in its inquiry Making Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill, questioning McDonalds, Tesco and the British Retail Consortium as well as Chinese global online retailers Shein and Temu on labour rights in their national operations and international supply chains.
Companies like McDonalds have vigourously defended the “option” of zero-hours contracts, claiming it offers valuable flexibility for workers.
But beyond the obvious impacts of low wages and insecurity, do these contracts exacerbate power imbalances in the workplace in a way that risks and perpetuates abuses?
How do franchises and retailers like the witnesses appearing today ensure their operations uphold labour rights and standards throughout their global supply chains, especially where those standards do not operate locally?
How do we ensure that the UK does not simply ‘export’ labour abuses like moder...
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- The Work of MHCLG – Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
- Runtime
- 1:47:21
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is questioning Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The evidence session is the first HCLG Committee session with the Secretary of State in this Parliament.
On 11 December, the HCLG Committee launched an inquiry on the funding and sustainability of local government finance, looking at whether the local government finance system in England is fit for purpose.
The HCLG Committee also has two short inquiries underway, examining the topics of children in temporary accommodation and rough sleeping.
The Committee held an evidence session on 20 November with Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister for Housing and Planning, on the Government’s plans to deliver on the commitment of 1.5 million new homes by the end of this Parliament.
Witnesses:
- Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, Deputy Prime Minister and S...
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- E-petition debate relating to a general election - Monday 6 January
- Runtime
- 2:26:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on a petition relating to a general election.
Jamie Stone 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/700143
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 petiti...
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- Welcome back to Westminster.
- Runtime
- 0:13
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The House of Commons and House of Lords sit from 2.30pm today.
Members of both Houses will ask questions to government ministers and examine draft laws. All chamber business and committees are streamed by our dedicated broadcast unit. 📹
Follow the work of the Commons, the Lords and their Speakers across Instagram, Facebook, X, Threads, Bluesky, YouTube and LinkedIn. Access our photography via our Flickr.
See the latest: https://linktr.ee/ukparliament
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- How does Big Ben coordinate with the NYE Fireworks?
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Did you know tonight’s fireworks are set to start from the first strike of Big Ben?
Our Clock Mechanics make sure timings are precise.
Happy New Year! 🎆
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- Let's recap 2024
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This morning the House of Commons sat from 9.30am, starting with questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed. 🟩
The House of Lords sat from 11am. Members questioned the government on a range of topics, including the Windrush Compensation Scheme, e-scooters and e-bikes, National Insurance contributions for employers, and home schooling. 🟥
Today is the last sitting day of 2024. Both Houses rise for Christmas recess at conclusion of business and will return on Monday 6 January.
Catch up with today's business: https://parliamentlive.tv/Commons
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- MPs question Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, 19 December 2024 - Liaison Committee
- Runtime
- 1:34:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- MPs on the Liaison Committee question the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.
The likely areas of questioning include:
- Growth and the economy
- Public Services and plan for change
- Global Affairs and security
Chaired by Dame Meg Hillier MP, the Liaison Committee questions the Prime Minister of the day about the policy of Government at regular intervals.
#SelectCommittees #UKPolitics #politics #economy #PublicServices
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- What is the Liaison Committee?
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Prime Minister will appear before the Liaison Committee on Thursday 19 December at 2.30pm. 🕝
The committee expects to cover
- Growth and the economy
- Public services and plan for change
- Global affairs and security
Read more on our website, committees.parliament.uk
#KeirStarmer #SelectCommittees #Parliament #HouseOfCommons #UKPolitics
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- 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) - 18 December 2024
- Runtime
- 36:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 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.
Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
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- 🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions - 18 December 2024
- Runtime
- 36:41
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://youtube.com/live/mhruWptkhqE
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.
Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
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- Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill | First Session - Business and Trade Committee
- Runtime
- 3:07:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This session will provide Amazon with its first opportunity to explain its approach to industrial relations in Parliament, alongside evidence from BAE Systems, Jaguar Land Rover and major trade unions GMB and TUC.
What impact do unions, trade associations and businesses expect the reforms in the Employment Rights Bill to have on industrial relations, and what might a future industrial relations settlement look like for the UK labour market?
Chair of the BTC Rt Hon Liam Byrne said: “The Government has set its sights on a pro-worker, pro-business agenda. But has it got the balance right? In this new enquiry we’ll be lighting up the key issues at stake and reporting back in time for the House to hear what we heard before the Report stage of the bill.”
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- Yvette Cooper MP gives evidence on the work of the Home Office - Home Affairs Committee
- Runtime
- 2:34:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Home Affairs Committee question Home Secretary, Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, in a wide-ranging session examining the work of the Home Office.
Topics of questioning are likely to include:
• Migration and the asylum system
• Summer disorder
• Police funding and standards
• Crime and anti-social behaviour
Witnesses
- Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Secretary of State for the Home Department, Home Office
- Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE, Permanent Secretary, Home Office
- Simon Ridley, Second Permanent Secretary, Home Office
#migration #policeuk #crime #SelectCommittee #Politics #UKPolitics
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- Future of the BBC World Service - House of Commons Committees
- Runtime
- 2:17:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- BBC World Service provides trusted news to radio, TV and digital audiences around the world in 42 languages including English, reaching a global audience of 318 million. It is chiefly funded by the UK Licence Fee with additional grant funding of £104.4mn [FY 23/24 and 24/25 respectively] from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Under this arrangement, the BBC World Service has agreed not to close any language services – but this condition set to be lifted in 2025.
BBC Director General, Tim Davie, made it clear in a speech in March 2024 that "we cannot keep asking UK Licence Fee payers to invest in (the World Service) when we face cuts to UK services. We will need to discuss a long-term funding solution for the World Service that comes from central government budgets."
This is a joint session between the Foreign Affairs Committee, International Development Committee and Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
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- What is the passage of a bill?
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Find out more about the stages of a bill as it passes through Parliament.
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- E-petition debate relating to Israel and Palestine - Monday 16 December
- Runtime
- 2:26:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on two petitions relating to Israel and Palestine.
Roz Savage 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/archived/petitions/653509
https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/652949
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...
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- 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) - 11 December 2024
- Runtime
- 35:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 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.
Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
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- 🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions - 11 December 2024
- Runtime
- 35:07
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://youtube.com/live/0opqeJiL_AI
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.
Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
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- UK Arms Exports to Israel - Business and Trade Committee
- Runtime
- 1:20:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- On the 2 September, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced that “for certain UK arms exports to Israel, there exists a clear risk that they might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law”. Based on that assessment, the Government suspended about 30 Israel arms export licences.
In this session, the Committee questions trade, foreign office and defence ministers and officials on the UK government’s policy on arms exports to Israel, seeking to understand:
• How the Government applies the UK Strategic Exports Licensing Criteria, including its approach in situations where information is incomplete or very difficult to obtain
• The framework that the Government uses to assess whether there is a “clear risk” that items exported from the UK might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law
• Why the export of F35 fighter jet component...
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- E-petition debate relating to the sale and use of fireworks - Monday 9 December
- Runtime
- 2:34:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on two petitions relating to the sale and use of fireworks.
Robbie Moore 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/archived/petitions/639319
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700013
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 parliame...
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- 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) - 4 December 2024
- Runtime
- 34:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 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.
Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
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- 🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions - 4 December 2024
- Runtime
- 34:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://youtube.com/live/JFdIaBEFcMM
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.
Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
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- Why did the Speaker need a big red button? 🎄
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Last night, the Speaker of the House of Commons started the festive season at a ceremony to light up the Christmas Tree in New Palace Yard. The Speaker was joined by the Lord Speaker as members of the parliamentary community were united in song, alongside St Margaret's Choristers, to mark the occasion.
The tree was donated by @ForestryEngland.
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- E-petition debate relating to children and bereavement - Monday 2 December
- Runtime
- 1:03:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on petitions relating to children and bereavement.
Kevin Bonavia 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/archived/petitions/636718
https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/624185
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 parlia...
- Title
- Welcome to December 🗓️
- Runtime
- 0:07
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- These rooms on Committee Corridor house committees at work. Committees consider policy issues, scrutinise government work, expenditure, and examine proposals for primary and secondary legislation.
✍️ Select Committees work in both Houses. They check and report on areas including economic affairs, defence, international relations and the environment.
🔍 General Committees are unique to the House of Commons and mainly look at proposed legislation in detail.
📝 Special Inquiry Committees are one-off committees in the @HouseofLords investigating specific issues, such as online fraud, preterm birth, and food, diet and obesity.
🤝 Joint Committees are committees consisting of MPs and Lords.
📚 Grand Committees in the Commons look at questions on Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Title
- Celebrating the story of broadcasting Parliament 📽️
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Our Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit has been working for decades to increase the accessibility of Parliament to all - from radio, to TV, to live-streaming. 📺
Tune in live to Parliamentary business by visiting ParliamentLive.TV 📲
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- St Andrew's Day 2024
- Runtime
- 0:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- If you look down at the tiles in Central Lobby, you can spot the Scottish thistle. Central Lobby was designed as a meeting place for MPs and members of the Lords, and as a space where MPs can meet their constituents. It’s the crossroads of the Palace of Westminster; the spot where corridors from the House of Lords, House of Commons, and Westminster Hall meet. 🤝
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- The Victoria Tower... 120 years later
- Runtime
- 0:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Then ➡️ 1904 - 'London, Parliament. Sunlight in the fog' by Claude Monet.
Now ➡️ 2024 - The Victoria Tower as seen from Southbank, London.
Currently on display The Courtauld, Monet captured this view of the Victoria Tower and the Thames in a colourful series of oil paintings, which were unveiled in Paris in 1904. 🖼️
The Victoria Tower is the tallest tower in the Palace of Westminster. Named after Queen Victoria, it was for many years the tallest and largest stone square tower in the world, with a height of 98.5m (325 ft). 📐
Feeling inspired? Explore more artworks depicting the Palace of Westminster by browsing our Heritage Collections via our link in bio.
You can also take a virtual tour of Monet and London - Views of the Thames on The Courtauld's website 🎨
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- E-petition debate relating to indefinite leave to remain for healthcare workers - Monday 18 November
- Runtime
- 1:02:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on a petition relating leave to remain for healthcare workers.
Tony Vaughan 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/archived/petitions/631412
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
Fi...
- Title
- How did the Speaker mark Disability History Month?
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Speaker of the House of Commons hosted Members, parliamentary staff and special guests in Speaker’s House for the Disability History Month reception. This video is a fully accessible video that includes audio description.
- Title
- 25 years of Westminster Hall Debates
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This month marks 25 years since the first Westminster Hall debate took place. Watch the Chair of Ways and Means, Nusrat Ghani, and the Commons Speaker, explain more about the debates and their importance.
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- Secretary of State Session - Foreign Affairs Committee
- Runtime
- 2:32:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Mr Lammy will appear alongside Sir Philip Barton, the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
The evidence session will cover a broad range of topics and will seek to understand the Foreign Secretary’s short-and long-term foreign policy objectives.
The session is likely to cover developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict as well as questions on the conflict in the Middle East, with a focus on the prospect of a peaceful resolution to the war in Gaza and Lebanon.
The UK Government’s China Audit and recent diplomatic engagement with China at the G20 is likely to be covered by the Committee, as well as the future relationship with the new US administration.
Witnesses:
David Lammy
Sir Philip Barton
- Title
- Delivering the Government’s climate targets - Environmental Audit Committee
- Runtime
- 1:50:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Prime Minister was clear that he would not “tell people how to run their lives and instruct them how to behave” to meet his pledge of an 81% emission cut by 2035. But can such an ambitious pledge be met without behaviour change?
Witnesses:
- Professor Piers Forster, Interim Chair at Climate Change Committee
- Dr James Richardson, Director of Analysis at Climate Change Committee
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- Title
- 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) - 27 November 2024
- Runtime
- 35:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 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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- Title
- 🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions - 27 November 2024
- Runtime
- 35:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://youtube.com/live/fY2bLl8yFDY
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.
Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
Twitter: https://www.twitter...
- Title
- E-petition debate relating to holidays during school term time - Monday 25 November
- Runtime
- 1:02:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to holidays during school term time.
Dave Robertson 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/archived/petitions/658365
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 ab...
- Title
- How does Nick ensure the safety of the Chamber?
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- UK Parliament Week 2024 might be over, but the people who make Parliament happen work year round. Hear Nick tell you about his role as an Associate Serjeant at Arms and how he ensures the safety of the Chamber.
- Title
- Secretary of State for Defence session - Defence Committee
- Runtime
- 2:19:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Defence Committee will question the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt. Hon. John Healey, in his first appearance in front of the Committee. Topics likely to be covered include issues relating to Service personnel and veterans, including the proposal for an Armed Forces Commissioner; the global threats that necessitated the Strategic Defence Review (SDR); the challenges to armed forces readiness; and UK defence commitments, including support for Ukraine.
Witnesses:
- John Healey, Secretary of State for Defence
- David Williams, the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence
- General Rob Magowan, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
- Air Marshal Harvey Smyth, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/24/defence-committee/news/203799/defence-secretary-john-healey-to-face-questions-from-defence-committee/
- Title
- 🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions - 20 November 2024
- Runtime
- 38:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqkieTDHr4c
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.
Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
Twitter: https://www....
- Title
- 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) - 20 November 2024
- Runtime
- 38:32
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 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.
Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HouseofCommons
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ukhouseofcommons
Instagram: h...
- Title
- Post Office Horizon scandal: fast and fair financial redress - Business and Trade Committee
- Runtime
- 2:13:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Note: Due to multiple divisions this recording has been edited to remove the breaks in the session.
In this session, the Committee will put the evidence it has heard on the problems in the operation of redress for victims of the Horizon scandal to government ministers and Post Office executives, including the first appearance of new Post Office Chair Nigel Railton.
In its first evidence session of this Parliament the Committee heard moving testimony from former sub-postmasters and their families about the impact of failures in the Horizon accounting system, and the subsequent mis-handling of the problems by the Post Office and Government over two decades. The scandal saw small businesspeople running local post office counters forced to pay out of pocket for significant but false shortfalls arising from systematic IT failures. In some cases they were prosecuted and even jailed for theft and fraud.
The Committee heard evidence of the sub-postmaste...
- Title
- Impact of the UK Autumn Budget on the work of FCDO - Foreign Affairs Committee
- Runtime
- 1:43:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Sir Philip Barton will appear alongside Corin Robertson, Director General, Finance and Corporate at the FCDO, and Tim Jones, Finance Director at the FCDO. The session will explore the work of the FCDO, with a particular focus on funding and the impact of the recent Budget.
Witnesses:
- Sir Philip Barton – the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Corin Robertson – Director General, Finance and Corporate at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tim Jones – Finance Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Title
- What does the Associate Serjeant at Arms do?
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- To celebrate the start of UK Parliament Week, we spoke to Yohanna about her role and how she helps make Parliament happen.
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