MPs debated disabled people and Government policies

Debate on Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Reform and disabled people

The debate was opened by Shadow Work and Pensions Minister, Kate Green. The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions, Mark Harper, responded on behalf of the Government.

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Debate on coalfield communities

The second Opposition day debate was opened by the Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, Michael Dugher. The Minister for Business and Enterprise, Matthew Hancock, responded on behalf of the Government.

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Related information

About Opposition day debates

Opposition days are days allocated in the House of Commons in each session for the discussion of subjects chosen by the Opposition. Seventeen days are at the disposal of the Leader of the Opposition, the leader of the largest opposition party, to decide which matters are debated. Three days are usually divided between the other opposition parties.

The Opposition generally use them to raise questions of policy and administration. Frequently, two separate subjects are debated on an opposition day.

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Watching Opposition day debates from the public gallery

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