# get_debate_speakers

A read tool on the UK Parliament MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_debate_speakers`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-debate-speakers

## Facts

- Tool: `get_debate_speakers`
- Server: UK Parliament MCP Server (`chrisbrooksbank/uk-parliament-mcp-lab`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/ChrisBrooksbank/uk-parliament-mcp-lab
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_debate_speakers",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_debate_speakers is rated Low

This tool retrieves debate speaker data from Parliament records. No side effects or modifications are indicated. While the description is empty, the name and sibling tools (all read-only queries like get_amendment_by_id, check_mp_vote, browse_*) establish a pattern of read-only data access. Retrieving historical parliamentary debate speaker information poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_debate_speakers' and context within UK Parliament MCP server that provides data query access (query MPs, Lords, bills, votes, committees, debates)."

## Use case

AI agents call get_debate_speakers to retrieve information from UK Parliament MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches UK Parliament MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_debate_speakers": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on UK Parliament MCP Server (208)

- `bill_stages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/bill-stages.md
- `bill_types` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/bill-types.md
- `browse_erskine_may_index` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/browse-erskine-may-index.md
- `browse_locations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/browse-locations.md
- `check_mp_vote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/check-mp-vote.md
- `edms_for_member_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/edms-for-member-id.md
- `get_act_of_parliament` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-act-of-parliament.md
- `get_all_bills_rss` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-all-bills-rss.md
- `get_amendment_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-amendment-by-id.md
- `get_annulment_date` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-annulment-date.md
- `get_annunciator_by_date` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-annunciator-by-date.md
- `get_answer_deadline` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-answer-deadline.md
- `get_answering_bodies` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-answering-bodies.md
- `get_archived_publication_links` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-archived-publication-links.md
- `get_bill_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-by-id.md
- `get_bill_news_articles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-news-articles.md
- `get_bill_overview` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-overview.md
- `get_bill_petition_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-petition-by-id.md
- `get_bill_publications` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-publications.md
- `get_bill_rss` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-rss.md
- `get_bill_stage_amendments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stage-amendments.md
- `get_bill_stage_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stage-details.md
- `get_bill_stage_ping_pong_items` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stage-ping-pong-items.md
- `get_bill_stage_publications` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stage-publications.md
- `get_bill_stages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stages.md
- `get_calendar_categories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-categories.md
- `get_calendar_event` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-event.md
- `get_calendar_locations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-locations.md
- `get_calendar_tags` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-tags.md
- `get_calendar_types` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-types.md
- …and 178 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab
