<Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others . In addition to my duties in the House, I shall have further such meetings later today . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <P> Before listing the day's engagements, the Prime Minister sometimes extends condolences or offers congratulations after significant events . During the Iraq War, Tony Blair introduced the practice of naming any British military personnel who had been killed in service since the last time he addressed the House . The practice has been continued by Blair's successors as prime minister . After this, the MP may ask a supplementary question about any subject which might occupy the Prime Minister's time . Most MPs table the same engagements question and so after it has been asked for the first time, any other MPs who have tabled the same question are simply called to ask an untabled question, meaning that the Prime Minister will not know what questions will be asked . </P> <P> Occasionally the first question tabled is on a specific area of policy, not the engagements question . This, though, is quite rare as it would allow the Prime Minister to prepare a response in advance; the non-descript question allows some chance of catching him or her out with an unexpected supplementary question . </P> <P> At times of national or personal tragedy or crisis, PMQs have been temporarily suspended . The last such suspension occurred on 25 February 2009 when the Speaker, at the request of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, suspended the Commons until 12: 30 p.m. as a mark of respect following the unexpected death of Opposition leader David Cameron's son . Prime Minister's Questions was also suspended after the sudden death of the leader of the Labour Party, John Smith, in 1994 . </P>

Why do the members of the house (mp’s) ask questions of the speaker and not across the floor