MPs debated US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement
6 November 2014
On Thursday 6 November, MPs took part in a general debate on the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement. This debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee.
The debate was opened by Jeremy Corbyn, Labour MP for Islington North.
Watch the debate and read the transcript
- Watch Parliament TV: MPs debate the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement, Thursday 6 November 2014
- Read Commons Hansard: MPs debate the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement, Thursday 6 November 2014
Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee meets weekly on Tuesdays at 1pm to consider requests for debates from any backbench Members of Parliament on any subject, including those raised in e-petitions or national campaigns.
An MP must make a representation before the Committee for an e-petition or petition to be debated; e-petitions exceeding the Government's 100,000 signature threshold are not automatically allocated backbench time.
The Committee then has to decide how to allocate the limited Parliamentary time it has at its disposal. The Committee's meetings are always conducted in public and can be watched on Parliament TV.