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Wednesday 15 July 2009

Prime Minister’s Questions

The Houses of Parliament and the River Thames; Crown copyrightAfghanistan, the Equalities Bill and child poverty were on the agenda at today’s PMQs.

The Prime Minister also took questions on helicopters in Afghanistan, planning and the Autism Bill.

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

Gordon Brown answered questions on:

• Equalities Bill
• Afghanistan & Pakistan
• Helicopters
• Defence review
• Nuclear test veterans
• Reform
• Aircraft carriers
• Child welfare
• Child poverty
• Planning
• Autism Bill
• Voting age
• Redundancies
• Defence budget

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.

· Watch an archive of PMQs on Number 10 TV player
· More on the history of PMQs
· Parliament website (opens in new window)

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