Prime Minister (Accountability to the House of Commons) Bill

Key Points

• Creates duties for the Prime Minister to be available to answer questions in the House of Commons.
• Requires at least two questioning sessions per sitting week, with exceptions defined in the bill.
• Designed to increase parliamentary accountability of the Prime Minister to Parliament.
• Likely to affect how the Prime Minister and government engage with MPs during sittings.

Progress

The bill is at the first reading stage in the House of Commons; it has not yet progressed beyond the initial reading (first read in the Commons on 10 February 2020).