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Wednesday 28 January 2009

Prime Minister’s Questions

The Houses of Parliament and the River Thames; Crown copyright

The recession, poverty and the car industry were on the agenda at today’s PMQs.

The Prime Minister also took questions on Corus, unemployment and the Northern Ireland report.

Follow the links below to read the PMQs transcript or listen to the broadcast again.

·Watch PMQs on Number 10 TV
·Listen to PMQs
·Read the transcript (new window) 

 

Question-by-question guide

The Prime Minister answered questions on:

· Poverty
· Recession
· Car industry
· Taxpayers
· Unemployment
· Broadcast of the Gaza appeal
· House of Lords reform
· Corus
· Northern Ireland report
· Carbon capture storage
· Health service investment
· National high speed rail links
· Welfare reform bill 

Extra information

Prime Minister’s Questions is an opportunity for MPs from all parties to question the Prime Minister on any subject, although they usually focus on the key issues of the day.

The half-hour session, which takes place at 12:00 GMT/BST on Wednesdays while Parliament is in session, starts with a routine question from an MP about the Prime Minister’s engagements.

· Parliament website (opens in new window)
· More on the history of PMQs

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