The PMQ's thread

[Eric Arthur 10]

A new thread to discuss the weekly Prime Minister's Questions. Welcome one, welcome all.

 

Wednesday's at midday, on BBC Parliament, watch it live here http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/bbcparliament

 

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Question 1 from local boy John Mann

 

"Is that it?" meaning the ongoing EU negotiation.

 

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Question 2 Marcus Fish Conservative Yeovil (I won't be keeping this up, please just join in)

 

Defence spending

 

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Question 3 Jeremy Corbyn Labour Islington

 

Cancer.

[Anna B 1,401]

Good idea Eric. Watching it now.

 

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ESA cuts. Cameron's constant harping back to Wales shows he has no answer to Jeremy Corbyn's questions. Avery poor show by Cameron.

[Eric Arthur 10]

Question 4 David Warburton Conservative somewhere in Somerset

 

The economy in west England

 

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Question 5 Angus Robertson SNP

 

EU referendum date

 

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Question 6 Rehman Chisti Conservative Gillingham

 

Illegal tobacco

 

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Question 7 Anne McLaughlin SNP Glasgow

 

Benefit sanctions

 

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Question 8 Christopher Chope Conservative Christchurch

 

Migrant benefits as a result of being in the EU

 

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Question 9 Ruth Smeeth Labour Stoke

 

Effect of China on manufacturing jobs

 

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Question 10 Andrew Turner Conservative Isle of Wight

 

Isle of Wight local government settlement

 

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Question 11 Stella Creasey Labour Walthamstow

 

NHS PFI interest payments

 

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Question 12 Antoinette Sandbach Conservative Eddisbury

 

Enforcement of child maintenance payments with non residents

 

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Question 13 Tom Elliot UUP Fermanagh and South Tyrone

 

Irish informant investigations

 

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Question 14 Julian Knight Conservative Solihull

 

Pension tax relief

 

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Question 15 Margaret Greenwood Labour Wirral West

 

Refugee children

 

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Question 16 David Rutley Conservative Macclesfield

 

Labour's Trident policy

 

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Question 17 Martin Docherty SNP Dunbartonshire

 

Missing person in Spain

 

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Question 18 Mark Spencer Conservative Sherwood

 

NHS PFI payments

 

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Question 19 Brian Bradshaw Labour Exeter

 

Russian money and property in London

 

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Question 20 Johnny Mercer Conservative Plymouth

 

Legal action against armed forces personnel

 

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Question 21 Stephen Kinnock Labour Aberavon

 

Chinese steel dumping

 

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Question 22 Mary Robinson Conservative Cheadle

 

Mental health provision for children and eating disorders

 

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Good idea Eric. Watching it now.

 

Thanks Not sure I have the time or energy to do this every week mind!

Edited February 3, 2016 by Eric Arthur

[Anna B 1,401]

Me too. I sometimes think PMQs is a waste of time anyway, as a straight question never gets a straight answer, in fact usually no answer at all.

 

Can you actually remember hearing the answers to any of those questions Eric?

Edited February 3, 2016 by Anna B

[Guest]

I'm fed up hearing about how apparently most people are turned off PMQ's because of its loud rowdiness. Bull. I can't think of anything more boring than a load of MP's politely and quietly disagreeing with one another.

[Anna B 1,401]

Re: Disabled and ESA. Cameron said Universal Credit would not effect people already in receipt of this payment, as they were already receiving it long term. Either he's not up to date on his own policies or that's an outright lie.

 

What he didn't say was that those already in receipt of it long term still have to be reassessed every 2 years and make a fresh claim, (just in case their missing limbs have grown back presumably.) Their new claim will be subject to cuts, and everyone will be moved onto Universal credit, which is also subject to cuts.

[strangerthe6 10]

Me too. I sometimes think PMQs is a waste of time anyway, as a straight question never gets a straight answer, in fact usually no answer at all.

 

Can you actually remember hearing the answers to any of those questions Eric?

 

Spot on. I've only been watching since Cameron has been Prime Minister so can't comment on previous Prime Ministers but its a complete waste of time. Any "hostile" questions are "answered" by "When his party was in power"

[muddycoffee 10]

I used to follow PMQs as well. But I agree Cameron has managed to make it pointless. He never answers a legitimate question and the speaker does not make him answer like he should.

 

Also the Tories prepare ridiculous planted questions from their back bench which prepares Cameron for a party political broadcast.

The whole event is nothing more than an embarrassment now.

It used to be informative and interesting.

[Eric Arthur 10]

Oh come on, give it a rest PMQ's have been like it since forever, the planted questions, blaming the previous government, not answering the questions, the cheering, the jeering, etc, etc. This Golden Age of PMQ's never existed.

 

Gordon Brown

 

This is Blair's first PMQ nearly 20 years ago.

 

John Major

 

Margaret Thatcher in the first televised PMQ's.

 

Today's was a bit dull to be honest. The EU negotiation debate afterwards was better.

[Marx 10]

Smoke and mirrors. I think the EU deal was fixed months ago and the pig mucker is just drip-feeding the sheep. No way we are leaving the EU.

[Anna B 1,401]

Oh come on, give it a rest PMQ's have been like it since forever, the planted questions, blaming the previous government, not answering the questions, the cheering, the jeering, etc, etc. This Golden Age of PMQ's never existed.

 

Gordon Brown

 

This is Blair's first PMQ nearly 20 years ago.

 

John Major

 

Margaret Thatcher in the first televised PMQ's.

 

Today's was a bit dull to be honest. The EU negotiation debate afterwards was better.

 

You have a point.

 

I liked Jeremy Corbyn's original idea of being more civlized, but he does come across as deadly dull. And his politeness means he refuses to be nasty to bully boy Cameron. As well as making Corbyn look weak, if ever a politician needed his massive ego puncturing big time with a well placed metaphorical dagger, it's Cameron.

[horribleblob 212]

I've been an avid viewer of PMQ's for many a year (mostly via the Daily Politics) and don't mind the rough and tumble, but, now and again, would appreciate a less grandstanding sister programme of PMA's.