Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) - 29 November 2023

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

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🗓️ 29 November 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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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. The Leader of the Opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, asks six questions and the leader of the second largest opposition party asks two. Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on: Twitter: www.twitter.com/HouseofCommons Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukhouseofcommons Instagram: www.instagram.com/ukhouseofcommons

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0:00.0	Gavin Newlands.
0:02.0	Question number one, Mr. Prime Minister.
0:05.0	Mr. Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.
0:09.0	In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.
0:13.0	Gavin Newlands.
0:15.0	Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.
0:17.0	Last year Scotland exported 19 trillion watt hours of electricity worth £4 billion to the UK
0:22.9	grid.
0:23.9	Yet not only do Scottish generators pay the highest grid connection charges in Europe, Scots
0:28.0	pay amongst the highest standing charges, whilst London is by far the lowest.
0:32.6	Our heating and lighting has switched on a lot earlier and off a lot later than the south
0:36.2	of England.
0:37.2	So should Scottish
0:37.9	households be forced to shivering in the dark this winter to subsidise the richest
0:41.9	part of the UK?
0:42.8	Mr. Prime Minister. Mr. Speaker, as the Honourable Member will know, standing charges
0:48.6	are a matter for OffGem, the independent regulator. Last week they did launch a consultation asking for views about
0:56.1	standing charges. And he'll know, because of geographic factors, the UK government already
1:01.6	provides an annual cross-subsidy worth £60 to a typical household in Scotland. But on top
1:07.4	of that, we are providing considerable support to everyone across the UK with
1:11.1	their energy bills this year.
1:12.6	Mr. Speaker, Abigail Moore Eden is four years old.
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