Prime Minister's Questions
27 February 2008
The EU Treaty, mental health, MPs' pay and post office closures were on the agenda at today's PMQs.
The Prime Minister also took questions on the Holocaust Education Trust, the DNA database and the Government's new drugs strategy.
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Question-by-question guide
The Prime Minister answered questions on:
- Northern Rock
- MP's pay & allowances
- Parliamentary pensions
- EU referendum - see our international section
- Television debates
- Holocaust education trust
- Drugs - PM unveils "comprehensive approach" to drug issues
- Mental health
- Super casinos
- Migration
- Cancer screening
- Concessonary bus services
- DNA database - see our law and order section
- Scotland
- Post office closures
- Fidel Castro
- Alcohol
- Fair trade
Extra information
Prime Minister's Questions is an opportunity for MPs from all parties to question the Prime Minister on any subject, although they usually focus on the key issues of the day.
The half-hour session, which takes place at 1200 GMT on Wednesdays while Parliament is in session, starts with a routine question from an MP about the Prime Minister's engagements.
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