Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) - 5 July 2023

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

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🗓️ 5 July 2023

⏱️ 37 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. 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	Let us now start with Prime Minister's questions.
0:03.0	Stephen McAffe.
0:04.0	Yes.
0:06.0	Number one, Mr Speaker.
0:08.0	Ah, Deputy Prime Minister.
0:11.0	Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:13.0	Well, Mr. Speaker, I have been asked to reply on behalf of my right honourable friend,
0:18.0	the Prime Minister, who is actually attending a service right
0:22.8	now in Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NHS.
0:31.1	And, Mr Speaker, may I associate myself with your comments.
0:36.8	The NHS continues to be a treasured national institution.
0:42.6	I'm sure colleagues across the House in this session will join you in celebrating its values,
0:49.3	its achievements, and in thanking staff for their huge commitment to patients.
0:55.2	Mr Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.
1:00.9	In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.
1:08.0	Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
1:09.6	And can I, too, associate myself with the remarks you made,
1:13.0	celebrating the 75th anniversary of the NHS, and on behalf of my constituents and all our constituents,
1:18.6	thank them for the work they do day in and day out. Last Friday, Mr. Speaker, I met with a group of
1:24.9	residents who have raised a petition to keep the last bank in
1:28.2	Coringham town open.
1:30.4	The viability of our town centres is often dependent on the presence of a small number of
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