Prime Minister’s Questions: 25 October
25 October 2017 (updated on 25 October 2017)
At Prime Minister's Questions, Theresa May answered MPs' questions on Universal Credit, the minimum wage and more.
Jeremy Corbyn, the Leader of the Opposition asked questions on last week's House of Commons vote on Universal Credit, the implementation of Universal Credit, the minimum wage and the record of the current Government.
Leader of the SNP, Ian Blackford, asked about migration and the economy.
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Full list of topics and questioners
Labour MP Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton) asked about social care funding.
Conservative MP Kevin Foster (Torbay) asked about supported housing.
Conservative MP Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) asked about safety grants for fishing boats.
Conservative MP Simon Hoare (North Dorset) asked about the negotiations to leave the European Union.
Labour MP Jo Platt (Leigh) asked about the apprenticeship levy.
Conservative MP Victoria Prentis (Banbury) asked about provision of services for new housing.
SNP MP Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) asked about Dundee's bid for 2023 European Capital of Culture.
Conservative MP Richard Graham (Gloucester) asked about potential risks to young people from predatory driving instructors.
Labour MP Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) asked about the role of Parliament in EU exit negotiations.
Conservative MP Robert Jenrick (Newark) asked about the centenary of the Balfour declaration.
Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower) asked about Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon.
Conservative MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Berwick-upon-Tweed) asked about tree planting policy.
Labour MP Kevan Jones (North Durham) asked about delays in autism diagnoses.
Conservative MP Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay) asked about Bloodhound attempt to break the World Land Speed Record.
Labour MP Thelma Walker (Colne Valley) asked about the downgrading of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
Conservative MP Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) asked about women in public life.
SNP MP Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East) asked about fracking.
Conservative MP Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire) asked about the Nuneaton bowling alley incident and the police response.
Labour MP Alison McGovern (Wirral South) asked about the New Ferry explosion and the Government response.
Conservative MP John Howell (Henley) asked about the work of RAF Benson in the Caribbean.
SNP MP Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) asked about the deportation of members of the LGBT community.
Conservative MP Luke Graham (Ochil and South Perthshire) asked about superfast broadband in Scotland.
Labour MP Mark Hendrick (Preston) asked about job losses in Preston.
Conservative MP Bob Blackman (Harrow East) asked about homelessness reduction and support for renters.
DUP MP Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) asked about tariffs on Bombardier and potential job losses in Belfast.
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.
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