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Question time has been broadcast on ABC Radio since 1946 [5] and televised since 1991 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. [6] There is a common misperception that question time is about asking questions to ministers as there are uncommon occurrences of questions being asked to members of Parliament who are not ministers. [7]
The following procedural changes have been in force since the 5th session of the 15th Lok Sabha: [2]. A 15-day notice period is now to be given to the minister to respond to a question in Parliament (concept of minimum and maximum notice duration has been removed).
Any Member of Parliament (MP) may introduce a bill under the Ten Minute Rule, although in practice it is only used by backbenchers.To qualify to introduce a bill under the rule, the MP in question must be the first through the door to the Public Bill Office on the Tuesday or Wednesday morning fifteen working days (usually three weeks) prior to the date they wish to introduce their bill.
BBC Parliament is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel from the BBC that showcases parliamentary content from across the United Kingdom. It broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the British Parliament (House of Commons, House of Lords and Select Committees), the Scottish Parliament, the London Assembly, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Senedd.
Question Period lasts 45 minutes pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), [4] beginning no later than 2:15 pm or 11:15 am, as the case may be. Typically, 2:15 pm is the start time for Question Period Monday through Thursday, with Question Period starting at 11:15 am on Fridays.
[1] One of the distinguishing characteristics of a deliberative assembly is that it is "a group of people, having or assuming freedom to act in concert, meeting to determine, in full and free discussion, courses of action to be taken in the name of the entire group." [2]
Broadcast live, all sessions of Parliament, and the part of the parliamentary progress. Also on the broadcast channel, but no live recordings works of various standing committees. Morning Reading - Information broadcast on the parliamentary activities of the day. Airs Monday to Friday at 9-10am.
12 April – BBC Parliament starts broadcasting in high definition, initially only on the Virgin Media platform. 14-19 September – BBC Parliament broadcasts a continuous live feed of the Queen's lying in state at Westminster Hall allowing people who cannot make the trip to London to pay their respects virtually.