A Bill to impose duties on the Prime Minister relating to accountability to the House of Commons; to require the Prime Minister to be available to answer questions in that House on at least two occasions during a sitting week except in specified circumstances; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
5 May 2022
This Bill would place new duties on the Prime Minister to be answerable to the House of Commons. It would require the Prime Minister to be available to answer questions in the Commons on at least two occasions each sitting week, with exceptions defined in the Bill, and it includes related provisions to support accountability.
The Bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons, where MPs consider its general principles. If it passes this stage, it would move on to committee consideration and further readings.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
