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Our popular series of webchats give you the chance to pose questions direct to the people who make the decisions which affect your lives.

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Below you can find the transcripts from all of our webchats since January 2008 to date. For details of all our webchats up to and including December 2007 please go to our archive.

Hilary Benn

Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, spent an hour answering questions on the UK Climate Projections and the Government’s plans to adapt to the challenges it will cause.

Michael Wills

Michael Wills, Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice, answered questions on the Government’s Green Paper on Rights and Responsibilities.

David Davies

David Davies, chairman of the Free-to-Air Events Review Panel, answered questions on the Government’s review of events that are listed for free-to-air television coverage.

Ian Pearson

Ian Pearson, the Economic and Business Minister, answered questions on a range of issues related to government support available for businesses.

Lord Malloch-Brown

Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN Lord Malloch-Brown, spent over an hour answering your questions this morning, on a range of issues in our Number 10 webchat.

Liam Byrne

Minister for the Cabinet Office Liam Byrne took questions on social mobility and the Government’s New Opportunities White Paper.

Shahid Malik

Development Minister Shahid Malik spent over an hour answering your questions this morning, on the worldwide fight against poverty in our Number 10 webchat.

Shriti Vadera

Business Minister Shriti Vadera, answered a range of questions on business and competetiveness issues in our live Number 10 webchat.

Ann Keen

Ann Keen spent more than an hour answering your questions on health services

James Purnell

Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell answered your questions on welfare reform in an hour-long webchat.

Lord Darzi

Health minister Lord Darzi has answered a range of questions from the public following the publication of his report on the future of the NHS earlier this week.

Louise Casey

Louise Casey, former adviser on Respect, spent over an hour answering your questions on the Criminal Justice System in our live webchat.

Douglas Alexander

Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, answered your questions on economic development in our Downing Street webchat today.

Jacqui Smith

Jacqui Smith spent over an hour answering your questions on on the new Border Agency, neighbourhood policing teams and immigration.

John Denham

Find out what happened when you questioned Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills John Denham about the Government’s plans to make Britain a leader in science and innovation.

Hazel Blears

Hazel Blears spent over an hour this morning answering your questions on the new strategy for housing and older people, and other topics including faith, communities and regional development.

John Hutton

John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, spent over an hour answering your questions this afternoon in our live webchat.

Anne McGuire

Anne McGuire, Minister for Disabled People, answered questions on carers and disability in our Downing Street webchat today.

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