UK Parliament Hansard Debates
Recent House of Commons debates
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department
- Financial Services Bill (202 speeches)
Monday, 6 February 2012 - Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister
- Local Government Finance (196 speeches, 1 annotation)
Wednesday, 8 February 2012 - Opposition Day
- [Un-Allotted Half Day] — Banking (Responsibility and Reform) (185 speeches)
Tuesday, 7 February 2012 - Bill Presented — Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill
- Transparency and Consistency of Sentencing (156 speeches)
Thursday, 2 February 2012 - Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister
- Police (156 speeches, 1 annotation)
Wednesday, 8 February 2012 - Business of the House (93 speeches, 2 annotations)
- Thursday, 2 February 2012
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department
- Syria (86 speeches, 1 annotation)
Monday, 6 February 2012 - Opposition Day
- Backbench Business — [Unallotted half day] — Metal Theft (84 speeches)
Tuesday, 7 February 2012 - Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills
- Tax Avoidance (Public Servants) (81 speeches)
Thursday, 2 February 2012 - Somalia (80 speeches)
- Thursday, 9 February 2012
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Recent debates
What are Debates?
Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
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Recent Westminster Hall debates
- [Mr David Amess in the Chair] — Backbench business — Network Rail (71 speeches)
- Thursday, 2 February 2012
- Rural Schools — [Mr Mike Weir in the Chair] (49 speeches)
- Wednesday, 8 February 2012
- [Mr Dai Havard in the Chair] — Football Governance (49 speeches)
- Thursday, 9 February 2012
- [Martin Caton in the Chair] — Intellectual Property (44 speeches, 2 annotations)
- Tuesday, 7 February 2012
- [Mr Andrew Turner in the Chair] — British Exports (38 speeches)
- Wednesday, 8 February 2012
- [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] (33 speeches)
- Thursday, 9 February 2012
- Alcohol Strategy (29 speeches, 1 annotation)
- Tuesday, 7 February 2012
- Economic Development (Barnsley) (25 speeches)
- Tuesday, 7 February 2012
- Human Trafficking (21 speeches)
- Wednesday, 8 February 2012
- Haemophilia (14 speeches)
- Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Recent Westminster Hall debates
What are Westminster Hall Debates?
In December 1999, a new meeting place was opened up for debates - Westminster Hall.
Westminster Hall sits alongside the main Chamber, and is aimed at fostering a new style of debate. Sessions are open to all MPs, who sit in a horseshoe arrangement which is meant to encourage constructive rather than confrontational debate
The meetings are presided over by a Deputy Speaker and there are no votes.
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Recent House of Lords debates
- Scotland Bill
- Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (107 speeches)
Thursday, 2 February 2012 - Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
- Committee (9th Day) (Continued) (84 speeches)
Thursday, 9 February 2012 - Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Committee (8th Day) (Continued) (81 speeches)
- Tuesday, 7 February 2012
- Health and Social Care Bill
- Report (1st Day) (78 speeches)
Wednesday, 8 February 2012 - Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
- Committee (9th Day) (52 speeches)
Thursday, 9 February 2012 - Scotland Bill
- Committee (2nd Day) (49 speeches)
Thursday, 2 February 2012 - Protection of Freedoms Bill — Report (2nd Day) (Continued) (44 speeches)
- Monday, 6 February 2012
- Protection of Freedoms Bill — Report (2nd Day) (Continued) (42 speeches)
- Monday, 6 February 2012
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Committee (8th Day) (Continued) (42 speeches)
- Tuesday, 7 February 2012
- Health and Social Care Bill — Report (1st Day) (Continued) (41 speeches)
- Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Recent debates
What are Debates?
Debates in the House of Lords are an opportunity for Peers from all parties (and crossbench peers, and Bishops) to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.