BBC Parliament TV Guide

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BBC Parliament Schedule — Fri 20 Feb

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The first program is at 12:50 AM (12:50 AM UK Time )

12:50 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 00:50

Coverage of the 'matter of the day' debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly on the recent High Court ruling on the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group, on Monday 16 February.

Runtime: 20 min

1:10 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 01:10

Coverage of the members' statements in the Northern Ireland Assembly, on Monday 16 February.

Runtime: 30 min

1:40 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 01:40

Coverage of the statement in the Northern Ireland Assembly by finance minister John O'Dowd on the recent North South Ministerial Council meeting on Special EU Programmes, on Monday 16 February.

Runtime: 10 min

1:50 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 01:50

Coverage of a debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly on a motion covering the greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme, on Monday 16 February.

Runtime: 15 min

2:05 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 02:05

Coverage of a debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly on a motion on the energy bill relief scheme, on Monday 16 February.

Runtime: 10 min

2:15 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 02:15

Northern Ireland Assembly - Executive Office Questions · 16 February

Questions in Stormont to the Northern Ireland executive, with the first minister Michelle O'Neill, on Monday 16 February.

Runtime: 45 min

3:00 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 03:00

Northern Ireland Assembly - Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Coverage of questions in Stormont to the agriculture, environment and rural affairs minister Andrew Muir on Monday 16 February.

Runtime: 50 min

3:50 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 03:50

Coverage of an urgent oral question in the Northern Ireland Assembly on the Cass Assessment Report for Gender Identity Services, on Monday 16 February.

Runtime: 25 min

4:15 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 04:15

Coverage of an urgent oral question in the Northern Ireland Assembly on illegal billboards in Newry, on Monday 16 February.

Runtime: 25 min

4:40 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 04:40

Coverage of a debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly on tackling dangerous potholes, on Monday 16 February.

Runtime: 1 hr 20 min

6:00 AM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 06:00

Northern Ireland Assembly - Accessing Mental Health Data · 16 February

Coverage of a debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly on accessing mental health data, from Monday 16 February.

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

7:05 AM

Westminster Hall — 07:05

Westminster Hall · 9 February

House of Commons proceedings in Westminster Hall including the debate on an e-petition on Russian influence on UK politics and democracy, from Monday 9 February.

Runtime: 2 hr 15 min

9:20 AM

Scottish Parliament — 09:20

Scottish Parliament - Topical Questions · 18 February

Coverage of topical questions to ministers in the Scottish government covering NHS Ayrshire and Arran, palliative care, and on the trial of Peter Murrell, on Wednesday 18 February.

Runtime: 25 min

9:45 AM

Scottish Parliament — 09:45

Scottish Parliament - Freedom of Information Reform Bill · 17 February

Coverage of a debate in the Scottish Parliament on the general principles of the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill, on Tuesday 17 February.

Runtime: 1 hr 10 min

10:55 AM

Scottish Parliament — 10:55

Children's Withdrawal from Religious Education Debate

Coverage of the debate on the stage 3 proceedings on the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill.

Runtime: 3 hr

1:55 PM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 13:55

Northern Ireland Assembly - Members' Statements · 17 February

Coverage of the members' statements in the Northern Ireland Assembly, on Tuesday 17 February.

Runtime: 35 min

2:30 PM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 14:30

Northern Ireland Assembly - Insolvency (Amendment) Bill · 17 February

Coverage of a debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly on the consideration stage of the Insolvency (Amendment) Bill, on Tuesday 17 February.

Runtime: 20 min

2:50 PM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 14:50

Northern Ireland Assembly - Casement Park Debate · 17 February

Coverage of a debate on a motion to create a 'clawback' mechanism for public funds spent on Casement Park from the revenue from non-GAA commercial events, on Tuesday 17 February.

Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

4:20 PM

Northern Ireland Assembly — 16:20

Northern Ireland Assembly - Communities Questions · 17 February

Coverage of the questions in the Northern Ireland Assembly to the communities minister, Gordon Lyons, on Tuesday 17 February.

Runtime: 50 min

5:10 PM

Scottish Parliament — 17:10

Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Questions

Questions in Holyrood to the constitution, external affairs and culture ministers in the Scottish government, on Wednesday 18 February.

Runtime: 25 min

5:35 PM

Scottish Parliament — 17:35

Justice and Home Affairs Questions

Questions in Holyrood to the justice and home affairs ministers in the Scottish government, from Wednesday 18 February.

Runtime: 30 min

6:05 PM

Scottish Parliament — 18:05

US Military at Scottish Airports Debate

Coverage of the debate in the Scottish Parliament tabled by the Scottish Greens on US military use of Scottish airports, on Wednesday 18 February.

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

7:10 PM

Scottish Parliament — 19:10

Just Transition Funding for Mossmorran Debate

Coverage of the debate in the Scottish Parliament tabled by the Scottish Greens on a Just Transition fund for Mossmorran, on Wednesday 18 February.

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

8:15 PM

Scottish Parliament — 20:15

Urgent Question

Coverage of an urgent question in the Scottish Parliament on information given to the first minister on the Peter Murrell charges, on Wednesday 18 February.

Runtime: 35 min

8:50 PM

Ten Minute Rule Bill — 20:50

Eating Disorders

Coverage of the introduction of a Bill under the ten minute rule, tabled by Labour MP Richard Quigley, on training covering eating disorders and disordered eating, from Tuesday 11 February.

Runtime: 10 min

9:00 PM

Scottish First Minister's Questions — 21:00

Scottish First Minister's Questions · 19 February

Questions in the Scottish Parliament to John Swinney, the first minister, on Thursday 19 February.

Runtime: 45 min

9:45 PM

Scottish Parliament — 21:45

General Questions

Coverage of questions to ministers in the Scottish government on Thursday 19 February.

Runtime: 20 min

10:05 PM

Scottish Parliament — 22:05

Fairer Funding Debate

Coverage of the debate in the Scottish Parliament tabled by MSP Alexander Burnett on fairer funding to be allocated among Scotland's 32 local authorities and 14 NHS boards, on Thursday 19 February.

Runtime: 45 min

10:50 PM

Scottish Parliament — 22:50

Education and Skills Questions

Coverage of questions in the Scottish parliament to the cabinet secretary for education and skills, Jenny Gilruth, on Thursday 19 February.

Runtime: 25 min

11:15 PM

Scottish Parliament — 23:15

Visitor Levy Bill

Coverage of the debate in the Scottish parliament on the general principles of the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1, from Thursday 19 February.

Runtime: 1 hr 15 min

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Tonight (Friday 20 February) on BBC Parliament, you can watch Scottish Parliament, Ten Minute Rule Bill, and Scottish First Minister's Questions. Check the full schedule for more details.

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