| QUESTIONPERIOD | Inquisitive time in the House of Commons: 2 wds. |
| NANCY | & 25A The first woman to sit in the House of Commons [two-word answer] |
| QUESTION | Parliament Hill... ___ Period (House of Commons' inquisitive time) |
| FILIBUSTER | One wasting time in the house with most of the characters in 24 across on crack in Ireland? Right! (10) |
| ONENAME | What Cher, Beyonce, Sting and Madonna have in common: 2 wds. |
| DATENIGHT | 2010 action comedy featuring rapper Common: 2 wds. |
| HARRIETHARMAN | The longest-ever continuously serving female MP in the House of Commons, dubbed "Mother of the House" by PM Theresa May in 2017 (7,6) |
| OFFICIALOPPOSITION | Name given to the second-largest party in the House of Commons, in the country north of the U.S. |
| HANSARD | Official edited verbatim report of proceedings in the House of Commons or the House of Lords |
| FATHER | ____ of the House, title given to the longest serving male MP in the House of Commons (6) |
| HONOURABLE | Right -; form of address for members of the Privy Council in the House of Commons (10) |
| RIGHTHONOURABLE | Form of address used in the House of Commons for a member of the Privy Council (5,10) |
| KEIRHARDIE | Scottish politician who became the first person to lead the Labour Party in the House of Commons in 1906 (4,6) |
| ASTOR | First female MP to take a seat in the House of Commons, born in the US in 1879 (5) |
| SPEAKERS | Lindsay Hoyle is the latest of these in the House of Commons (8) |
| NANCYASTOR | The first female MP to sit in the House of Commons, in 1919 |
| STEPHENFLYNN | Leader of the SNP in the House of Commons (7,5) |
| MEMBER | - of Parliament; any one of 650 politicians elected to serve in the House of Commons (6) |
| GREEN | Principal colour of the benches, fabrics, furnishing and carpets in the House of Commons (5) |
| BACKBENCHES | These may be at the rear of a shed or greenhouse - and normal MPs sit on them in the House of Commons! (4,7) |
