UK Parliament
Pillar 3 of the NSS - Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy
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- Pillar 3 of the NSS - Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy
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- 6 months ago
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- In this session, MPs and Peers will examine the Government’s ambition to increase the UK’s ‘sovereign and asymmetric capabilities’, set out in Pillar 3 of the National Security Strategy (NSS).
Committee members are likely to ask what these terms mean in practice, what challenges the Government may come up against in trying to deliver them, and whether both the NSS and Defence Industrial Strategy give clear enough direction to industry.
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- E-petition debate relating to penalties for social media offences - Monday 17 November 2025.
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to penalties for offences arising from social media posts.
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/728715
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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- 🔴 LIVE: 6th UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly Plenary Session - Monday 17th November 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- How do we record what is said in Parliament? ✍️
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Hansard reporter Hannah explains the process.
Watch the full explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FPSxMh-l7o
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- Marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War | Elizabeth Tower Remembrance Projection 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- UK Parliament Week is less than two weeks away. ⏰
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- But there's still time to sign up. ✍️
Unbox this year's free kit with Jamie Stone MP, Chair of the House of Commons Petitions Committee. 🎁
Learn more and sign up here: https://www.ukparliamentweek.org/en/
#UKParliamentWeek
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- Faulty energy installations – Public Accounts Committee
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- 6 months ago
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- In this session, MPs will explore why there were such high levels of poor quality and faulty installations of insulation under the government’s Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme, which was meant to tackle fuel poverty and reduce emissions through home retrofits.
Tens of thousands of these homes now need repairs to tackle health and safety and damp and mould risks. Almost all (98%, up to 23k) of homes with external insulation, and a little under a third (29%, up to 13k) of homes with internal insulation installed under the ECO are now estimated to need fixing. At September 2025, less than 10% of the homes estimated to be affected had been fully remediated.
The Committee will first hear from Simon Ayers MBE (Chief Executive Officer of TrustMark) and Matt Gantley (Chief Executive of UKAS). The second panel will consist of Jeremy Pocklington CB (DESNZ Permanent Secretary), Clive Maxwell CB CBE (DESNZ Second Permanent Secretary) Deborah Chittenden (Director – ...
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- Budget 2025: Property taxes – Treasury Committee
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- 6 months ago
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- TV presenter and property expert, Kirstie Allsopp, appears alongside a senior executive from Zoopla, a former advisor to Rishi Sunak, and a property taxes expert from the Chartered Institute of Taxation as the Treasury Committee continues its series looking ahead to the upcoming Budget.
During the session, the Committee explore a range of potential property tax changes available to the Chancellor at her November Budget.
MPs are likely to question witnesses on the potential drawbacks of the current stamp duty land tax system and how it could be improved. MPs are also likely to examine Professor Leunig’s proposal to replace Stamp Duty and Council Tax with new annual taxes, given the level of media speculation that this is one of the measures being considered by the Chancellor.
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- 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) - 12 November 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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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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- 🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions - 12 November 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://www.youtube.com/live/yA7JwiYrqWA?si=1Mgj-eytdprBU6ux
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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- We will remember them 🌺
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Since opening the House of Commons Gardens of Remembrance last week, they have been filling with messages of remembrance.
Representatives from across the parliamentary community, Commonwealth, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies have paid their respects.
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- Children’s TV and video content - Culture, Media and Sport Committee
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The Children’s Media Foundation and the Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce appears before MPs in the opening evidence session of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s inquiry into children’s TV and video content.
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- Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, Part 1 - Justice Committee
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The Justice Committee will hear from Sir Brian Leveson during an evidence session in Parliament examining the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts Part 1.
Discussion is expected to focus on the recommendations outlined in the ‘Leveson Review’ Part 1 published in July, relating to the Magistrates’ Court, the Crown Court and the right to trial by jury.
In December 2024, the then Lord Chancellor in a written statement to the House acknowledged that the justice system was ‘in crisis with huge delays to hearings and victims left in limbo waiting to see justice done’. The statement announced Sir Brian Leveson would ‘undertake a review of our criminal courts to consider how we can speed up the hearing of cases’.
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- Lest we forget 🌺
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- 📸 Imperial War Museums
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- A Remembrance Sunday message from the Chair of the Defence Committee
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- On this Remembrance Sunday, House of Commons Defence Committee Chair Tan Dhesi MP reflects on the courage and sacrifice of those who have served in our Armed Forces, and whose actions secured the freedoms that we enjoy today.
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- Welcome to Youth Parliament 🗳️
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- 🔴 LIVE: UK Youth Parliament November 2025 - afternoon session
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Youth Parliament sits today in the House of Commons. 🙋
Watch UK Youth Parliament with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://youtube.com/live/ZA-kfXYO7pk?feature=share
Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs) from across the UK, Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies will be debating the issues that matter to them. 🗣️
It’s a unique opportunity for young people to represent their communities and speak directly from the benches of the Commons. 💬
Learn more about Youth Parliament: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10138/
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- 🔴 LIVE: UK Youth Parliament November 2025 (BSL) - afternoon session
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Youth Parliament sits today in the House of Commons. 🙋
Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs) from across the UK, Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies will be debating the issues that matter to them. 🗣️
It’s a unique opportunity for young people to represent their communities and speak directly from the benches of the Commons. 💬
Learn more about Youth Parliament: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10138/
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- 🔴 LIVE: UK Youth Parliament November 2025 (BSL) - morning session
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Youth Parliament sits today in the House of Commons. 🙋
Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs) from across the UK, Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies will be debating the issues that matter to them. 🗣️
It’s a unique opportunity for young people to represent their communities and speak directly from the benches of the Commons. 💬
Learn more about Youth Parliament: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10138/
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- 🔴 LIVE: UK Youth Parliament November 2025 - morning session
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Youth Parliament sits today in the House of Commons. 🙋
Watch UK Youth Parliament with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://youtube.com/live/W6bETSIAFGA?feature=share
Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs) from across the UK, Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies will be debating the issues that matter to them. 🗣️
It’s a unique opportunity for young people to represent their communities and speak directly from the benches of the Commons. 💬
Learn more about Youth Parliament: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10138/
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- 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) - 5 November 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months 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 - 5 November 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/41074a1c-03a7-4723-b4bf-748f3a6f7cde?in=11:59:48
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 Com...
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- George Osborne and Sir Vince Cable questioned ahead of 2025 Budget - Treasury Committee
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Due to technical difficulties the start of the session was not broadcast on YouTube, you can watch the missing content here on Parliament Live: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/fdfd8011-4fe1-49f4-9a51-8ee85825bbde
Former Cabinet ministers, Rt. Hon George Osborne CH and Rt. Hon Sir Vince Cable, appear in front of MPs as the Treasury Committee continues its series looking ahead to the Chancellors’ November Budget.
Members of the Committee seek the views of both witnesses based on their experiences in government, with George Osborne serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 - 2016 and Sir Vince Cable as Secretary of State for Business from 2010 – 2015.
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- Afghan Data Breach and Resettlement Schemes - Defence Committee
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Journalists from the Times, the Mail and the Independent will give opening evidence on the Afghan data breach and on the super-injunction that prohibited reporting of the Afghan data breach for nearly two years will give evidence to the Defence Committee.
Holly Bancroft from the Independent, Larisa Brown from the Times, and Sam Greenhill from the Daily Mail, will appear together.
Members are likely to ask for the witnesses’ personal perspective on the unprecedented use of a super-injunction to protect those affected by the data breach, which also suppressed public debate and media and parliamentary scrutiny of the breach and the Government’s response to it.
The witnesses are also likely to be asked about the risk of Afghans who worked with UK forces being targeted for reprisals due to the data breach, as well as more generally.
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- E-petition debate relating to consumer law and videogames - Monday 3 November 2025.
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to consumer law and videogames.
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/702074
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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- The National Security Strategy: China - Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- MPs and Peers will explore the nature of the UK’s relationship with China amid fierce ongoing debate about the UK’s approach.
The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy will explore how the government is balancing its desires to develop new dialogues with China on certain issues with strengthening resilience against the security challenges China poses to the UK.
Witnesses will include Chris Patten, former governor of Hong Kong, Lord Sumption, former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, and Isabel Hilton OBE, Chair of the Great Britain China Centre.
Members are likely to ask how the UK’s stance fits into wider foreign policy goals, whether it is aligned with its partners, including in the G7, on China, and whether it can learn lessons from the approach taken by other countries.
Members are also likely to ask how effective UK legislation is at addressing threats posed by China such as espionage, interfere...
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- Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Foreign Affairs Committee
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- What checks did the Government undertake when appointing Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the US?
In this session, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Sir Chris Wormald, and Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Sir Oliver Robbins, will give evidence on the vetting and clearance of Lord Mandelson to the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Members will seek to understand the processes behind the clearance and vetting of Lord Mandelson and where these processes fell down. Questions are likely to cover whether due diligence should have uncovered the association between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein.
The session is likely to explore the question of whether the Foreign Affairs Committee should routinely undertake pre-appointment hearings for political ambassadorial appointments.
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- MPs gather to mark Commons Chamber rebuild anniversary
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- 75 years ago this week, the rebuilt House of Commons Chamber was opened following its destruction during the Second World War.
To mark the anniversary, MPs gathered to commemorate this historic moment.
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- New roof reveal... ✨
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Made from pale green Westmoreland slate, sourced from the Lake District’s Elterwater quarry, this 500-million-year-old stone is helping restore one of Parliament’s most iconic buildings. 🪨
This milestone repair of Norman Shaw North is part of wider works to preserve the Palace of Westminster. Supporting jobs and skills across the UK, these works ensure the Parliamentary estate remains safe, sustainable, and fit for the future.
#PreservingThePalace
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- Restoring Parliament with 500-Million-Year-Old Slate | Preserving the Palace
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Made from pale green Westmoreland slate, sourced from the Lake District’s Elterwater quarry, this 500-million-year-old stone is helping restore one of Parliament’s most iconic buildings.
This milestone repair of Norman Shaw North is part of wider works to preserve the Palace of Westminster. Supporting jobs and skills across the UK, these works ensure the Parliamentary estate remains safe, sustainable, and fit for the future.
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- Human Rights and the Regulation of AI - Joint Committee on Human Rights
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The Joint Committee on Human Rights hears from Dr Kevin Fong, Big Brother Watch and Amnesty International about what threats AI poses to human rights.
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- Budget 2025: Child poverty - Treasury Committee
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The Treasury Committee question witnesses about what steps they believe the Chancellor could take in her 2025 Budget in order to alleviate child poverty in the UK, including on the two-child benefit cap.
Appearing in front of MPs will be the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ Head of Retirement, Savings and Ageing, Jonathan Cribb, and Sophie Howes, Head of Policy at Child Poverty Action Group. Professor Kitty Stewart from the London School of Economics, who specialises in social policy, will complete the panel.
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- 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) - 29 October 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months 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 - 29 October 2025
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://youtube.com/live/ibqoih-13aU?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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- Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts #2 - Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy will hear evidence from senior government ministers on government decision-making in relation to espionage cases, following the collapse of the recent alleged China spy case.
In our second session this week, the cross-party Committee will hear evidence from the Attorney General and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
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- Marking 75 years since the Commons Chamber rebuild
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- "We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us" (Sir Winston Churchill, 1943)
In October 1943, Churchill led a debate on rebuilding the House of Commons Chamber, which had been bombed in 1941.
75 years ago this week the rebuilt Chamber reopened.
#RebuildingtheCommons
Reproduced with permission of Curtis Brown, London on behalf of Portland Churchill Ltd © Winston S. Churchill / Portland Churchill Ltd
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- Marking 75 years since the Commons Chamber rebuild I Rebuilding the Commons
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- "We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us" (Sir Winston Churchill, 1943)
In October 1943, Churchill led a debate on rebuilding the House of Commons Chamber, which had been bombed in 1941.
75 years ago this week the rebuilt Chamber reopened.
#RebuildingtheCommons
Reproduced with permission of Curtis Brown, London on behalf of Portland Churchill Ltd © Winston S. Churchill / Portland Churchill Ltd
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- How did the Speaker celebrate Black History Month?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle welcomed members of the parliamentary community and other familiar faces to mark Black History Month in Speaker’s House.
They reflected on the leadership and contributions of the Black community, both past and present, and continued the conversation on building an inclusive Parliament and society.
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- How did the Speaker celebrate Black History Month?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle welcomed members of the parliamentary community and other familiar faces to mark Black History Month in Speaker’s House.
They reflected on the leadership and contributions of the Black community, both past and present, and continued the conversation on building an inclusive Parliament and society.
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- Budget 2025: Gambling taxation – Treasury Committee
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The Treasury Committee hold a session on how gambling should be taxed as it continues to look at some of the decisions facing the Chancellor in her 2025 Budget.
MPs will be seeking to understand differing views on how gambling should be taxed, including the potential revenues which could be generated and any potential impact on the sector.
Given the hugely varied landscape of gambling businesses, from bingo halls and racecourses to casinos and online games, the Committee may choose to ask witnesses how this should be considered in a tax regime for the whole gambling industry.
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- E-petition debate relating to statutory maternity and paternity pay - Monday 27 October 2025.
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to statutory maternity and paternity pay.
Jacob Collier 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/715292
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 ho...
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- Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts #1 - Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy will hear evidence from senior government ministers and officials on government decision-making in relation to espionage cases.
On Monday afternoon, the cross-party Committee will hear evidence from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Cabinet Secretary and Deputy National Security Adviser. On Wednesday morning, the Attorney General and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster will give evidence.
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- E-petition debate relating to holidays during school term time - Monday 27 October 2025.
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to holidays during school term time.
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/petitions/700047
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 peti...
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- The chimes of Big Ben
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- At 2am tomorrow morning, all the UK’s clocks will go back. This includes the clock in the Elizabeth Tower. 🕰️
Our clock mechanics will be testing the mechanism. They will lower the clock’s weights to stop it running and perform maintenance. 🔧
This means that from 6pm on Saturday, the hands will not be showing the correct time until 2am on Sunday. 🔕
Watch Big Ben's bongs in 4K: https://youtu.be/KnAjjR9HJXU
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- The chimes of Big Ben... in 4K 🔔
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Located in the Palace of Westminster, the Elizabeth Tower is home to Big Ben - the bell. Listen to its iconic chimes, and watch in 4K...
Visit the Elizabeth Tower (and hear Big Ben live): https://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/big-ben-tour/
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- Health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures - Women and Equalities Committee
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Women and Equalities Committee questions Health Minister Karin Smith MP on the Government’s proposals to introduce a licensing scheme in England for non-surgical cosmetic procedures.
Other topics up for discussion include the PIP implant scandal, cosmetic tourism, and body image training within the cosmetic industry.
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- 🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions - 22 October 2025
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) - https://youtube.com/live/81FzyYpphjE?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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- 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) - 22 October 2025
- Date posted
- 7 months 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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- Digging deep to restore the Palace of Westminster
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Our engineers have been drilling into the Thames riverbed and beyond, uncovering 19th century secrets and mapping the ground to support future restoration work.
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- How is geology helping restore the Palace of Westminster? | Preserving the Palace
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Our engineers have been drilling into the Thames riverbed and beyond, uncovering 19th century secrets and mapping the ground to support future restoration work.
This is also the first time in many years that river access has been used to deliver equipment to the Palace of Westminster. 🛥️
