MPs debate general topics - BBC News
At Christmas adjournment debate in the Commons, MPs raise any subject they are interested in.
"It was all going so well," Deputy Leader of the House Michael Ellis says, until the "last part", referring to Karin Smyth saying she hopes that next year will bring a Labour government for the UK.

Responding to Sir Paul Beresford, he says that in the UK, there is much more work to be done on the issue of cancer treatments, but 7,000 more people are alive today than there would have been thanks to new treatments.

He tells Jamie Stone that the Scottish government has had the funding for broadband in rural Scotland since 2014, but the Scottish government haven't used it yet.

Referring to Lyn Brown's points, he says a consultation has been launched by the government on fixed odds betting terminals.

He says to Nigel Huddleston that most members "get on very well across this House," and can disagree professionally, but have a chat otherwise.

He invites Deirdre Brock to declare anything more she knows about Scottish and NI funding in the Leave campaign to the House, for it to be discussed further.

He tells Siobhain McDonagh that the government is putting in £1bn into tackling homelessness and rough sleeping.

He wraps up by thanking the whole House for their work and their protection of the Houses of Parliament, as well as thanking the Armed Forces.