Periodically we’ll have special ‘Urgent Question’ episodes to answer your questions about how Parliament works. In this episode we answer questions about whether Ministerial announcements to the media before they are made to MPs amounts to a contempt of Parliament, how parliamentary reform can be secured, and whether we really need a second Chamber. <ul><li>🎓 Access resources about issues mentioned in this episode via our website here: <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliament-matters-podcast-e3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliament-matters-podcast-﻿e3</a></li><li>❓ Submit your questions to us on all things Parliament using the form on our website here: <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs</a></li><li>📱 Follow us across social media @HansardSociety</li><li>✅ Subscribe to our newsletter for all the latest updates related to the Parliament Matters podcast and the wider work of the Hansard Society: <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/nl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hansardsociety.org.uk/nl</a></li><li>🪙 Support the Hansard Society by making a donation. We don't have a wealthy founder or an endowment. That's why donations are so important – they help to support our work AND our independence: <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hansardsociety.org.uk/donate</a></li></ul> Parliament Matters is a Hansard Society production supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust • Produced by Luke Boga Mitchell, Hansard Society<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Periodically we’ll have special ‘Urgent Question’ episodes to answer your questions about how Parliament works. In this episode we answer questions about whether Ministerial announcements to the media before they are made to MPs amounts to a contempt of Parliament, how parliamentary reform can be secured, and whether we really need a second Chamber. 🎓 Access resources about issues mentioned in this episode via our website here: hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliament-matters-podcast-﻿e3❓ Submit your questions to us on all things Parliament using the form on our website here: hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs📱 Follow us across social media @HansardSociety✅ Subscribe to our newsletter for all the latest updates related to the Parliament Matters podcast and the wider work of the Hansard Society: hansardsociety.org.uk/nl🪙 Support the Hansard Society by making a donation. We don't have a wealthy founder or an endowment. That's why donations are so important – they help to support our work AND our independence: hansardsociety.org.uk/donate Parliament Matters is a Hansard Society production supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust • Produced by Luke Boga Mitchell, Hansard Society Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Periodically we’ll have special ‘Urgent Question’ episodes to answer your questions about how Parliament works. In this episode we answer questions about whether Ministerial announcements to the media before they are made to MPs amounts to a contempt of Parliament, how parliamentary reform can be secured, and whether we really need a second Chamber. <ul><li>🎓 Access resources about issues mentioned in this episode via our website here: <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliament-matters-podcast-e3" rel="noopener noreferrer">hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliament-matters-podcast-﻿e3</a></li><li>❓ Submit your questions to us on all things Parliament using the form on our website here: <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs" rel="noopener noreferrer">hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs</a></li><li>📱 Follow us across social media @HansardSociety</li><li>✅ Subscribe to our newsletter for all the latest updates related to the Parliament Matters podcast and the wider work of the Hansard Society: <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/nl" rel="noopener noreferrer">hansardsociety.org.uk/nl</a></li><li>🪙 Support the Hansard Society by making a donation. We don't have a wealthy founder or an endowment. That's why donations are so important – they help to support our work AND our independence: <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer">hansardsociety.org.uk/donate</a></li></ul> Parliament Matters is a Hansard Society production supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust • Produced by Luke Boga Mitchell, Hansard Society Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Join two of the UK's leading parliamentary experts, Mark D'Arcy and Ruth Fox, as they guide you through the often mysterious ways our politicians do business and explore the running controversies about the way Parliament works. Each week they will analyse how laws are made and ministers held accountable by the people we send to Westminster. They will be debating the topical issues of the day, looking back at key historical events and discussing the latest research on democracy and Parliament. Why? Because whether it's the taxes you pay, or the laws you've got to obey... Parliament matters! Mark D'Arcy was the BBC's parliamentary correspondent for two decades. Ruth Fox is the Director of the parliamentary think-tank the Hansard Society. <ul><li>❓ <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Submit your questions</a> on all things Parliament to Mark and Ruth via our website here: <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs</a></li><li>📱 Follow us across social media @HansardSociety and...</li><li>✅ <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/nl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to our newsletter</a> for all the latest updates related to the Parliament Matters podcast and the wider work of the Hansard Society: <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/nl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hansardsociety.org.uk/nl</a>.</li></ul> Parliament Matters is a <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/pm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hansard Society</a> production supported by the <a href="https://www.jrct.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust</a> • Founding producer Luke Boga Mitchell; episode producer Richard Townsend. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Join two of the UK's leading parliamentary experts, Mark D'Arcy and Ruth Fox, as they guide you through the often mysterious ways our politicians do business and explore the running controversies about the way Parliament works. Each week they will analyse how laws are made and ministers held accountable by the people we send to Westminster. They will be debating the topical issues of the day, looking back at key historical events and discussing the latest research on democracy and Parliament. Why? Because whether it's the taxes you pay, or the laws you've got to obey... Parliament matters! Mark D'Arcy was the BBC's parliamentary correspondent for two decades. Ruth Fox is the Director of the parliamentary think-tank the Hansard Society. ❓ Submit your questions on all things Parliament to Mark and Ruth via our website here: hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs📱 Follow us across social media @HansardSociety and...✅ Subscribe to our newsletter for all the latest updates related to the Parliament Matters podcast and the wider work of the Hansard Society: hansardsociety.org.uk/nl. Parliament Matters is a Hansard Society production supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust • Founding producer Luke Boga Mitchell; episode producer Richard Townsend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join two of the UK's leading parliamentary experts, Mark D'Arcy and Ruth Fox, as they guide you through the often mysterious ways our politicians do business and explore the running controversies about the way Parliament works. Each week they will analyse how laws are made and ministers held accountable by the people we send to Westminster. They will be debating the topical issues of the day, looking back at key historical events and discussing the latest research on democracy and Parliament. Why? Because whether it's the taxes you pay, or the laws you've got to obey... Parliament matters! Mark D'Arcy was the BBC's parliamentary correspondent for two decades. Ruth Fox is the Director of the parliamentary think-tank the Hansard Society. <ul><li>❓ <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs" rel="noopener noreferrer">Submit your questions</a> on all things Parliament to Mark and Ruth via our website here: <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs" rel="noopener noreferrer">hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs</a></li><li>📱 Follow us across social media @HansardSociety and...</li><li>✅ <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/nl" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe to our newsletter</a> for all the latest updates related to the Parliament Matters podcast and the wider work of the Hansard Society: <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/nl" rel="noopener noreferrer">hansardsociety.org.uk/nl</a>.</li></ul> Parliament Matters is a <a href="https://hansardsociety.org.uk/pm" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hansard Society</a> production supported by the <a href="https://www.jrct.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust</a> • Founding producer Luke Boga Mitchell; episode producer Richard Townsend. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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