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WALES — Oral QuestionsCommons
David ChadwickLiberal Democrat · Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Communities across Wales are desperate to see economic growth. Desperate to see new jobs in their communities. And that's why the Welsh Liberal Democrats believe that Wales needs more powers. Powers over borrowing, full powers over rail infrastructure and full powers over the Crown Estate. …
Stephen KinnockLabour · Aberafan Maesteg
Well, I thank the honourable member and I just want to wish him luck as well in the forthcoming leadership election. I believe he's standing against himself, so I'm sure it'll be a positive outcome for him. He mentions rail. I am absolutely delighted. …
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Every question put to a minister in the Commons chamber is judged against the answer that followed, and the point left unanswered is named. Real output, unedited, from Wednesday 4 November 2026.
Not addressed: The Minister did not answer whether he agrees Wales needs more powers, did not address borrowing or Crown Estate powers, and did not confirm whether Wales will receive additional devolved powers during this Parliament. He pivoted to existing rail spending instead of engaging with the powers question.
David Chadwick asked Stephen Kinnock WALES — Oral Questions · Wednesday 4 November 2026
Not addressed: The Minister did not address the specific question about whether HMRC will ensure the Canal Child Payment is not counted as income for means-tested benefit purposes—the central practical concern that would determine whether families lose support.
Ann Davies asked Stephen Kinnock WALES — Oral Questions · Wednesday 4 November 2026
The Minister confirmed that Ruabon Station has been selected as one of 23 stations across Great Britain to progress in the Access for All programme, with plans including installation of a lift, and committed to further engagement on the project.
Steve Witherden asked Stephen Kinnock WALES — Oral Questions · Wednesday 4 November 2026
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04 · Briefing Studio
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Verbatim is open today: every word of the House of Commons since 2024, attributed and searchable by meaning thanks to powerful AI, with cited answers to any question you ask. The moment the Speaker calls the House to order on Tuesday 1 September, it runs live — seconds behind the Dispatch Box.
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Everyone namedparty, seat & the office they held that day
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Why it exists
Three hours is a long time in politics.
A minister says something that matters to your client at half past three. The official record catches up at half past six. By then the moment to advise, respond or brief has often passed — the line has hardened, the call has happened, the opportunity is gone. When your issue comes up, you can’t wait three hours for the exact words. You need them while they can still change what you do next.
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What you get
Not a summary. The words.
Everyone named
Not “the Minister” — the person. Their constituency, their party, and their actual title, taken from Parliament’s own record of who holds the floor.
Sir Keir StarmerThe Prime Minister
Mrs Kemi BadenochNorth West Essex
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Every debate, every day, down to the sentence. Find the exact moment someone said the thing you remember them saying.
“…investigations into police misconduct. Serious healthcare incidents like major maternity reviews…”Public Office (Accountability) Bill · Tue 14 Jul
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“Politics, like football, is a ruthless game.”— Graham Stuart · PMQs · Wed 15 Jul
The House of Lords
The Lords chamber, live, on Pro and Team.
Verbatim now covers the House of Lords as well as the Commons. Pro and Team follow the Lords chamber as it sits: oral questions, statements, debates and bills, transcribed live and kept in the archive. Search it, follow a peer or a subject and be told when they come up, read a summary of each sitting, and find the Lords in your daily and weekly briefings. Peers are named as they speak wherever the evidence allows; a line we cannot yet attribute shows as Peer (unidentified). Grand Committee and the Lords committees are not covered yet, and “did they answer?” verdicts are for the Commons.
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Millions of words are only useful if you can interrogate them. Pro reads the archive so you don’t have to — and hands you the briefing, not the reading.
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Put a question in plain English and get a written answer drawn from the Commons archive — every claim linked back to the exact moment it was said.
“What has the Government said about water pollution?”Ministers have committed to mandatory monitoring at every storm overflow[1] and a review of Ofwat’s powers[2]…
Briefing Studio
A cited briefing on any subject, in three minutes.
Name a subject and a date range. Verbatim reads every word said on it in the Commons and writes it up — a citation under every claim, exported to Word and ready to send to a client.
“Nuclear power · since 1 January”Ministers have restated the commitment to Sizewell C[1] and set out a timetable for small modular reactors[2]… Ready in 3 min · exports to Word
Issue Dashboard
Who is driving an issue, and where they stand.
Pick an issue and get every member who has engaged with it, ranked — each position summarised in their own words with a confidence score, alongside what ministers promised on it and what they dodged.
Issue · “nuclear power”64 members ranked by how much they have engaged, each with their own words attached — plus the commitments made and the questions avoided. Exports as a report.
Accountability
Track what they promised — and dodged.
Every ministerial commitment, logged with its deadline. Every answer, judged.
AnsweredPartlyEvaded “We will publish the review before the summer recess.” — committed, deadline tracked.
Daily briefings
Your MPs and topics, every morning.
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Your Tuesday briefingYour MP spoke twice — on rural broadband and the farming budget. Two topics you follow came up in Energy questions…
Smart alerts
Catch it by meaning — not keywords.
Follow an issue and be told the instant it’s raised, even when they never say your search term. Verbatim reads for what’s meant, not just the words — so nothing slips past while you’re not watching.
Alert · “sewage in rivers”Matched in Environment questions — a member raised storm-overflow discharges without ever using your phrase.
Who it’s for
For the people who monitor Parliament for a living.
When you answer to a client or a cause, “I think a minister said something about this” doesn’t cut it. You need the exact words, the full context, and every mention — including the ones raised without your keywords, in debates you were never going to watch.
Verbatim does the watching, reading and remembering for you: ask it anything and get a cited answer, get alerted by meaning the moment your issue is raised, and hold ministers to every commitment across two years of the record. You spend your time advising and acting, not trawling transcripts. More than 95% accurate, word-for-word — precise enough to put straight in front of a client.
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Newsrooms & researchersThe precise wording, searchable, the second it’s said
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Is this the official record?
No — the official record is Hansard, and it arrives about three hours after the words are spoken. Verbatim is a fast, unofficial transcript for the people who can’t wait that long. When it matters for the record, cite Hansard.
How accurate is it?
Verbatim is more than 95% accurate word-for-word — precise enough to lift a quote straight from the page and publish it, with the speaker, their party and title already attached. Every line is stamped to the exact second it was spoken, so the moment you need is always at hand. Accurate the instant it’s said — not hours later.
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Yes. Reading the Commons live feed and its full archive costs nothing. Sign up and you can also search the Commons, seeing the 5 newest results, and follow 3 MPs or topics with a daily email. Pro adds every result, unlimited follows with alerts as it happens, the House of Lords, and the tools that read the archive for you: cited answers, accountability tracking and personalised briefings.
Which parts of Parliament does it cover?
The House of Commons Chamber, live, every sitting day, including oral and topical questions, statements, debates and adjournments. On Pro and Team, the House of Lords chamber as well: oral questions, statements, debates and bills, live and searchable, with alerts, briefings and a summary of each sitting. Peers are named as they speak wherever the evidence allows; a line we cannot yet attribute shows as Peer (unidentified). Westminster Hall and committees are to follow; the Lords Grand Committee is not covered.
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