Lower Sixth Politics students visit the Houses of Parliament

 

Every year Habs Lower Sixth Politics students undertake a trip to the Houses of Parliament to assist their A Level studies. The current cohort of 19 students visited the Palace of Westminster on Tuesday 14 January 2020. They received a tour of the outside of major government buildings in Whitehall from Mr Clark, followed by a tour of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and Westminster Hall by a guide from Parliamentary Education Centre.  
 

The pupils were able to watch the House of Commons in action from the Commons Strangers’ Gallery, including urgent questions about the future of the airline Flybe, questions to Foreign Secretary Dominic Rabb about Iran and a Queen’s Speech debate between Education Secretary Gavin Williamson and the Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner. They received a talk from Baroness Deech of Cumnor, a Crossbench Peer, about her role and the work of the House of Lords. Later in the afternoon they watched Lords’ Question Time from the House of Lords gallery and the start of a debate on the historic EU Withdrawal Bill.

 

The School would like to thank the Parliamentary Education Service for supporting the visit, as well as Mr McLarin and Mr Llewellyn who accompanied the group.