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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions: 24 January 2018

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.593 Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, answered questions from MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday 24 January 2018.

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0:00.0

Number one, Mr. Speaker.

0:02.0

The Prime Minister.

0:04.0

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

0:05.0

And I'm sure that members across the House will wish to join me in marking Holocaust

0:10.0

Memorial Day this Saturday and in remembering all those who endured such appalling

0:16.0

suffering in the Holocaust.

0:19.0

Mr. Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.

0:22.4

In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today,

0:26.9

and later I will travel to Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum.

0:30.5

And who knows, I might even bump into the shadow chancellor while I'm there.

0:36.3

Stephen Mekker.

0:39.3

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As you will know, my right honourable friend will know, last week was the very successful

0:44.3

launch of the Year of Engineering campaign aimed at changing the perception of engineering

0:49.3

and inspiring the next generation of engineers.

0:51.3

I know that the Prime Minister is personally committed to this campaign,

0:55.0

so can I therefore invite her to join me and 80,000 young people at this year's Big Bang Fair

1:00.6

to reinforce the message that engineering is a great career and open to everyone, regardless

1:05.0

of background, ethnicity and gender?

1:08.0

Yes.

1:09.0

Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. H,ourable Friend, he does indeed make an important point.

1:13.0

And this issue of engineering, particularly for more women seeing engineering as a career,

1:17.5

is something that I have promoted for many years now.

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