The Prime Minister has appeared before the Liaison Committee in Parliament to answer questions on matters of public policy today.
The two-hour Q&A session focused on issues around the economy, banking regulation and the Government’s measures to deal with the current recession.
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The session covered:
the appointment of Sir James Crosby bank lending and bonuses Government bail out schemes the recession Low carbon economy Fiscal stimulus Investment in industry NHS Building schools for the future Apprenticeships British workers Immigration SKills Knife crime Mortgages HBOS Bonuses VAT reduction Exchange rate Car industry Postal workers directive Gaza Palestinian government Aid and development budget President Obama Iran Afghanistan EU energy strategy Missile defence programme British & Russian relations Zimbabwe power sharing Sri Lanka
More about the Liaison CommitteeThe Liaison Committee is appointed to consider general matters relating to the work of select committees; to advise the House of Commons Commission on select committees; to choose select committee reports for debate in the House and to hear evidence from the Prime Minister on matters of public policy.
The Liaison Committee has heard evidence from the Prime Minister on matters of public policy since 2002. This is the third evidence session with Mr Brown as Prime Minister since he took office in June 2007.
The panel s members are the Chairs of 30 Parliamentary Select Committees, each dealing with a different area or issue.
More about the Liaison Committee (new window) seen at 08:14, 14 February in Number 10 ยป News Stories.