Claim: The House of Commons was crowded for debates on MP expenses and pay, but much emptier for debates and votes on topics such as education for refugees and knife crime.
Fact-check: Pictures of Parliament don't tell the whole story - Full Fact
Verdict: while we've not been able to verify all these images, at least one, claiming to show the house during a debate on expenses, is actually from a debate on higher education. there are a number of reasons mp attendance may be low in debates.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2021-05-11T00:00:00