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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions - 8 May 2024

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.591 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Prime Minister's Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday the House of Commons sits. It gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime Minister or a nominated 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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

We are now come to questions to Prime Minister.

0:04.0

Question one, please.

0:06.0

Mr. Mr. Speaker, I know the whole House will join me in congratulating John Swinney on becoming

0:12.0

SMP leader and Scottish First Minister.

0:16.0

I look forward to working constructively with him to deliver for the people of Scotland.

0:20.0

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

0:23.9

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

0:27.9

Kirstie Nolson.

0:28.9

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

0:31.2

Last week's Prime Minister's questions, I highlighted the shocking rise in the number of teenagers

0:36.6

trying vapidly And I asked the Prime

0:38.6

Minister if he would take decisive action to stop vapour advertising on football strips. He declined

0:45.0

to do that. Since then, I have had an exchange with the Scottish Chief Medical Officer, Professor

0:51.0

Sir Gregor Smith, during a session of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee.

0:56.0

He said, where I become very uncomfortable and I am not supportive is where the massive

1:02.0

attraction of sports companies is used in a way that promotes behaviours that are known

1:07.0

to be unsafe or unhealthy. Can I ask the Prime Minister again, does he still think that it is right that vape companies

1:15.0

should sponsor football kits?

1:16.5

Yes.

1:16.9

Mr Speaker, I'm glad the Honourable Lady agrees with me and the government that we

1:22.3

should do more to tackle youth vaping.

1:24.1

That's why we are bringing forward measures in the new bill to restrict the

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