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| By Justin Parkinson 1155 As Scottish questions continue, the Commons chamber is heading towards being two-thirds fall, with noise levels rising accordingly. Health Secretary Alan Johnson is in place. | |
| 1153 Olympics minister Tessa Jowell tells Daily Politics she agrees with Lord Strathclyde over protectionism. Will this level of inter-party consensus be repeated during PMQs? I suspect not. | |
| 1151 Shadow leader of the House of Lords, Lord Strathclyde, tells BBC Two's Daily Politics that the three main political parties agree that protectionism would hinder the UK's efforts to end the economic crisis. | |
| 1148 Before PMQs gets under way shortly after midday, Scottish questions are taking place. The Commons chamber looks rather busy. | |
| 1146 Among the MPs near the top of the ballot to ask questions this week are Labour's Jim Cunningham, Conservative Anne Milton and Lib Dem John Pugh. | 1146 Among the MPs near the top of the ballot to ask questions this week are Labour's Jim Cunningham, Conservative Anne Milton and Lib Dem John Pugh. |
| 1143 On the mischief front, might someone ask Mr Brown for the truth over London Mayor Boris Johnson's allegation that the prime minister expressly requested not to sit next to him at a Cathedral service last year? Surely the Tory PMQs preparation team, including David Cameron, shadow foreign secretary William Hague and shadow education secretary Michael Gove, can get a joke out of that. | 1143 On the mischief front, might someone ask Mr Brown for the truth over London Mayor Boris Johnson's allegation that the prime minister expressly requested not to sit next to him at a Cathedral service last year? Surely the Tory PMQs preparation team, including David Cameron, shadow foreign secretary William Hague and shadow education secretary Michael Gove, can get a joke out of that. |
| 1140 Further afield, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has spoken of the "special relationship" with the UK. MPs might be keen to know what this means in the context of Barack Obama's presidency, still very much in its infancy. | 1140 Further afield, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has spoken of the "special relationship" with the UK. MPs might be keen to know what this means in the context of Barack Obama's presidency, still very much in its infancy. |
| 1137 The thick snow at Westminster earlier this week, which is rapidly turning to slippery ice, may provide another clue to questions. Expect at least one backbencher to ask why the country "came to a standstill", or words to that effect. | 1137 The thick snow at Westminster earlier this week, which is rapidly turning to slippery ice, may provide another clue to questions. Expect at least one backbencher to ask why the country "came to a standstill", or words to that effect. |
| 1135 As usual, the economy is set to dominate. Industrial action over the use of foreign labour at Lincolnshire's Lindsey Oil Refinery could also cause the prime minister some discomfort, especially given his previous comments on "British jobs for British workers". Maybe the announcement this week of plans to set up "memory clinics" to spot and treat dementia could crop up? | 1135 As usual, the economy is set to dominate. Industrial action over the use of foreign labour at Lincolnshire's Lindsey Oil Refinery could also cause the prime minister some discomfort, especially given his previous comments on "British jobs for British workers". Maybe the announcement this week of plans to set up "memory clinics" to spot and treat dementia could crop up? |
| 1133 When David Cameron became Tory leader in 2005 he urged an end to "Punch and July politics". Many at Westminster feared the gladiatorial quality of PMQs could be lost to a more consensual, constructive type of debate. But they need not have worried. For several weeks now Gordon Brown and Mr Cameron have been trading blows over the economy, each using some well-rehearsed lines to rubbish the other's policies. What do you think about the standard of PMQs at the moment? | 1133 When David Cameron became Tory leader in 2005 he urged an end to "Punch and July politics". Many at Westminster feared the gladiatorial quality of PMQs could be lost to a more consensual, constructive type of debate. But they need not have worried. For several weeks now Gordon Brown and Mr Cameron have been trading blows over the economy, each using some well-rehearsed lines to rubbish the other's policies. What do you think about the standard of PMQs at the moment? |
| 1130 Hello and welcome to our live text coverage of prime minister's questions from the House of Commons. My colleague David Thompson will be providing expert analysis, while this week's studio guests on BBC Two's Daily Politics - Olympics minister Tessa Jowell and the shadow leader of the House of Lords, Lord Strathclyde - will give us the political inside track. | 1130 Hello and welcome to our live text coverage of prime minister's questions from the House of Commons. My colleague David Thompson will be providing expert analysis, while this week's studio guests on BBC Two's Daily Politics - Olympics minister Tessa Jowell and the shadow leader of the House of Lords, Lord Strathclyde - will give us the political inside track. |