Prime Minister's Questions: 5 July 2017
5 July 2017
MPs asked questions to the Prime Minister, Theresa May, in the House of Commons Chamber on Wednesday 5 July 2017.
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Prime Minister's Questions: 5 July 2017
Hannah Bardell (Livingston) asked about female genital mutilation and the resident status of a constituent.
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis) asked about ISIL and working with the government of Iraq.
As Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn asked six questions to the Prime Minister on:
- The public sector pay cap
- The effect of the public sector pay cap on teachers and other public sector employees
- Numbers of nurses and midwives in the NHS and public sector pay
- The living wage, inflation and living standards
- Income levels and young people
- Low levels of pay and poverty
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) asked about funding for mental health care services.
As leader of the second largest opposition party in the Commons, SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford asked two questions:
- Levels of inflation and wage growth
- Monetary policy and the effect on pay levels
Paul Scully (Sutton and Cheam) asked about the overseas aid budget.
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) asked letting agency fees.
Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire) asked about animal cruelty and the Animal welfare Act.
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) jobs and wages and Brexit.
Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) asked about crime and maritime policing.
Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr) asked about nurses and the public sector pay cap.
Matt Warman (Boston and Skegness) asked about a new medical school in Lincolnshire.
Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood) asked about the London living wage and Picturehouse cinemas.
Andrew C Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) asked about the Scottish Parliament and rural Scotland.
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) asked about Southern Rail and industrial action.
Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar) asked about broadband connectivity digital infrastructure.
Liz Saville-Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) asked about devolved policing.
Scott Mann (North Cornwall) asked about the rural Post Office network.
Diana Johnson (Kingston Upon Hull North) asked about a public inquiry into contaminated blood.
James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) asked about NHS services including the 999 emergency service.
Seema Malotra (Feltham and Heston) asked about treatment for Charlie Gard.
Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) asked about tuition fees and the effect on young people going to university.
Alison McGovern (Wirral South) asked about the Bishop James Jones Report on experience of Hillsborough families.
Robert Halfon (Harlow) asked about fuel duty.
Related Information
About Prime Minister's Question time
Question Time in the House of Commons is an opportunity for MPs to question government ministers about matters for which they are responsible.
Prime Minister’s Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday that the House of Commons is sitting and gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime 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.
Opposition MPs follow up on this or another topic, usually led by the Leader of the Opposition.
Watching Prime Minister's Questions from the public gallery
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