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BBC Parliament Schedule — Sat 17 Jan

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The first program is at 12:10 AM (12:10 AM UK Time )

12:10 AM

Scottish Parliament — 00:10

Coverage of the statement in the Scottish Parliament on the Additional Support for Learning Review, from Thursday 15 January.

Runtime: 30 min

12:40 AM

House of Lords — 00:40

Coverage of a debate in the House of Lords on the third reading of the Sentencing Bill, on Monday 12 January.

Runtime: 15 min

12:55 AM

Welsh First Minister's Questions — 00:55

Welsh First Minister's Questions · 13 January

Questions in the Welsh Parliament to Eluned Morgan, the first minister, on Tuesday 13 January.

Runtime: 1 hr

1:55 AM

Senedd Cymru - Welsh Parliament — 01:55

Coverage of the statement in the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, by the cabinet secretary for health and social care, Jeremy Miles, on NHS winter pressures, from Tuesday 13 January.

Runtime: 50 min

2:45 AM

Senedd Cymru - Welsh Parliament — 02:45

Statement in the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, by the cabinet secretary for economy, energy and planning, Rebecca Evans, on progress and future delivery of the Welsh economy, from Tuesday 13 January.

Runtime: 40 min

3:25 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 03:25

Coverage of the statement in the Northern Ireland Assembly by finance minister John O'Dowd on the budget for 2026-2029/30, from Monday 12 January.

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

4:30 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 04:30

Northern Ireland Assembly - Education Questions · 12 January

Coverage of questions in Stormont to the education minister, Paul Givan, on Monday 12 January.

Runtime: 45 min

5:15 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 05:15

Coverage of questions in Stormont to the finance minister, John O'Dowd, on Monday 12 January.

Runtime: 45 min

6:00 AM

Westminster Hall — 06:00

Westminster Hall proceedings, including debates on a statutory duty of care for universities, the Academic Technology Approval Scheme and regulation of airport drop-off charges.

Runtime: 4 hr 55 min

10:55 AM

Ten Minute Rule Bill — 10:55

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Life-Saving Skills in Schools · 13 January

The introduction of a Bill under the ten minute rule, tabled by Conservative MP Neil Shastri-Hurst, on emergency and life-saving skills in schools, from Tuesday 13 January.

Runtime: 10 min

11:05 AM

Prime Minister's Questions — 11:05

Prime Minister's Questions · 14 January

Coverage of questions in the House of Commons to Keir Starmer, the prime minister, on Wednesday 14 January.

Runtime: 40 min

11:45 AM

Scottish First Minister's Questions — 11:45

Scottish First Minister's Questions · 15 January

Questions in the Scottish Parliament to John Swinney, the first minister, on Thursday 15 January.

Runtime: 50 min

12:35 PM

Welsh First Minister's Questions — 12:35

Welsh First Minister's Questions · 13 January

Questions in the Welsh Parliament to Eluned Morgan, the first minister, on Tuesday 13 January.

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

1:40 PM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 13:40

Northern Ireland Assembly - Education Questions · 12 January

Coverage of questions in Stormont to the education minister, Paul Givan, on Monday 12 January.

Runtime: 45 min

2:25 PM

House of Commons — 14:25

West Midlands Police Statement · 14 January

Coverage of the statement in the House of Commons by home secretary Shabana Mahmood on the West Midlands Police, on Wednesday 14 January.

Runtime: 1 hr 15 min

3:40 PM

House of Lords — 15:40

Sexualised Deepfakes Statement

Coverage of the statement in the Lords by science, innovation and technology minister Baroness Lloyd of Effra on non-consensual sexual deepfakes on social media, on 14 January.

Runtime: 40 min

4:20 PM

Scottish Parliament — 16:20

Budget Statement

Coverage of the Budget statement and the spending review in the Scottish Parliament by finance secretary Shona Robison, from Tuesday 13 January.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 min

6:00 PM

Select Committees — 18:00

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee · 13 January

Coverage of the Housing, Communities and Local Government select committee session on new towns, on Tuesday 13 January.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 min

7:35 PM

Select Committees — 19:35

Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Built Heritage · 6 January

Coverage of the Culture, Media and Sport select committee session on protecting built heritage, from Tuesday 6 January.

Runtime: 2 hr 10 min

9:45 PM

Select Committees — 21:45

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on Operation Kenova

Coverage of the Northern Ireland Affairs select committee session on Operation Kenova, the investigation into crimes linked to the IRA double-agent 'Stakeknife', from 14 January.

Runtime: 2 hr 15 min

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