Summary

  • David Cameron faced questions on the EU and immigration from Ed Miliband

  • The PM also dealt with issues including mental health care, transport and taxation

  1. More to come...published at 13:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    That ends our live text coverage, but keep up with the latest developments and reaction to PMQs on the BBC News Channel and on Radio 4's World At One and BBC 5 live. BBC Democracy Live is continuing with its Westminster Live page too. You can watch PMQs in full and highlights by clicking on the Key Video and Live Coverage tabs above.

  2. Vicki Young's verdictpublished at 12:56 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Vicki Young
    Political correspondent, BBC News

    Ed Miliband chose to highlight the EU today because he is trying to exploit Tory divisions over Europe. The word from David Cameron's team afterwards was that the PM will go into his negotiations with EU partners in a "positive frame of mind".

  3. Fixed-term impactpublished at 12:47 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Nick Robinson
    Political editor

    There's no doubt that Cameron and Osborne would have chosen to hold an election by now but they can't because parliaments are now fixed-term. Week after week at PMQs we get a sense that things are going through the motions.

  4. Anti-politics?published at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Labour's Margaret Curran tells Daily Politics disillusionment with Westminster runs deep.

  5. Oliver Cooper, chairman of Conservative Futurepublished at 12:43 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Tweets, external: "Ed Miliband uses #PMQs to remind voters that he opposes a referendum on the EU, and gambles that none of his own voters wants one. #smh"

  6. Conservative viewpublished at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Conservative energy minister Amber Rudd says the PM has to "plan for success" in negotiating change from the EU before holding a membership referendum.

  7. Labour viewpublished at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    For Labour, shadow Scottish secretary Margaret Curran tells BBC Two's Daily Politics people are not "confident" about David Cameron's stance on the EU.

  8. Robinson's verdictpublished at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Nick Robinson
    Political editor

    On Europe, Ed Miliband was making a calculation that what can get Labour over the line, even with low poll ratings, is a split within the Conservative Party.

  9. Rolls-Roycepublished at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    In the Commons now there is an urgent question on Rolls-Royce plans to cut jobs - if you want to watch it the live video of the Commons is one of the options in the "live video" tab further up this page.

  10. Rail linkspublished at 12:36 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Conservative Martin Vickers asks about rail links to his Cleethorpes constituency. The PM says all elements of connectivity are being studied. That ends PMQs for this week.

  11. Diabetespublished at 12:36 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Labour's Keith Vaz, himself a diabetic, asks for more action on the disease. Cameron agrees and jokes he will try to reduce the sugar intake in Number 10, saying his children might not approve.

  12. Seb Dance, Labour MEP for Londonpublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Tweets, external: "Cameron reiterates he wants to stay in a "reformed EU" but can't outline his reforms, much less find anyone in EU who will support him #PMQs"

  13. Poppiespublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Conservative Pauline Latham asks about the poppy exhibition at London's Tower of London. The PM says the numbers going to see them is extraordinary.

  14. Deficitpublished at 12:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Cameron defends record on the deficit in answer to Michael Meacher and attacks Labour's "overspending "and "overborrowing".

  15. Angus MacNeil, SNP MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iarpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Tweets, external: "Labour talking now of immorality of VAT rise.. but wait for it - Labour abstained on voting against VAT rise!!! #unreal #pmqs"

  16. VATpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    David Cameron gets angry in answer to a question about VAT from Labour's Lilian Greenwood. She asked whether it was worse to put VAT to 20% or to hide the intention to do so. He says the economic situation left by the last Labour government was what was immoral.

  17. Meacherpublished at 12:30 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Labour veteran Michael Meacher on his feet to Tory jeers.

  18. Broadbandpublished at 12:30 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Lib Dem Martin Horwood says universal broadband targets could be missed. The PM says these are regularly reviewed and progress has been good.

  19. George Eaton, political editor of the New Statesmanpublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Tweets, external: "Flashback to New Labour years as Margaret McDonagh urges Cameron to back ID cards. #PMQs"

  20. Libyan soldierspublished at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2014

    Conservative Andrew Lansley asks whether the training of Libyan soldiers in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, and says they do not deserve asylum because of their behaviour. The PM agrees.