This week in the Commons, 9-13 November
13 November 2020
This week in the Commons ministers made statements on Covid-19, financial services, supporting disadvantaged families and more. The Financial Services Bill passed its second reading.
Prime Minister's Questions
The Prime Minister answers questions from MPs in the House of Commons every sitting Wednesday from 12.00pm until the end of Question Time at 12.30pm.
To catch up on this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions:
- Listen on SoundCloud
- Read in Hansard
- Watch on Parliament TV
- Watch in British Sign Language (YouTube)
Urgent questions and statements
This week there were four urgent questions and four statements.
Urgent questions
- Caroline Nokes MP - the return of Jonathan Taylor to the UK in order to complete inquiries into corruption by SBM Offshore.
- John Healey MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence - the deployment of the armed forces to assist civilian authorities in dealing with the continuing Covid pandemic.
- Thangam Debbonaire MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Housing - plans to prevent homelessness and protect rough sleepers during the second national lockdown.
- Layla Moran MP - the disqualification of pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong
Statements
- Rishi Sunak MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer - the Future of Financial Services.
- Thérèse Coffey, Work and Pensions Secretary - Supporting disadvantaged families this winter and beyond.
- Matt Hancock MP, Health Secretary - Covid-19.
- Oliver Dowden MP, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary - Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Bills and legislation
A Bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to change an existing law that is presented for debate before Parliament.
On Monday, the Financial Services Bill passed its second reading.
On Tuesday, MPs debated amendments made in the House of Lords to the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill.
- Watch the debate: Parliamentary Constituencies Bill
- Read the debate: Parliamentary Constituencies Bill
General debates
On Wednesday, the House held two debates on Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and Society, and Covid-19.
- Watch the debate: Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and Society
- Read the debate: Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and Society
- Watch the debate: Covid-19
- Read the debate: Covid-19
Backbench Business Committee debates
On Thursday, the Backbench Business Committee held debates in the Chamber on:
- the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on refugee communities
- the effect of the covid-19 outbreak and the abolition of Public Health England on achieving a smokefree England by 2030