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Questions to the Prime Minister. Mr Peter Heaton Jones.

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Question number one, Mr Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr Speaker.

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I'm sure the whole House will join me in offering our condolences

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to the families and friends of those who lost their lives

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and were injured in the gun attack in Quebec city on Sunday,

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and also in paying tribute to our former colleague Tam Dalyell

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who died last Friday.

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He was an outstanding parliamentarian,

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and I'm sure that our thoughts are with his friends and family.

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This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others,

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and I shall have further such meetings later today.

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Thank you, Mr Speaker.

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I associate myself with the tribute paid to the victims in Canada

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and to the family of Tam Dalyell.

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Mr Speaker, North Devon is quite rightly concerned that the current

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review of health services across the county may result

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in the loss of some acute services at our hospital in Barnstaple.

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For some residents, the nearest alternative

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could be three hours away.

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Will my right honourable friend assure me that she will listen

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carefully to those concerns, because I want to be able

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to say to North Devon that we are the party of the NHS?

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I thank my honourable friend for his question.

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I can reassure him that this Government is absolutely committed

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to ensuring the best possible health care for patients right

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across the country.

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I recognise that there are concerns that have been expressed locally

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about the North Devon District Hospital.

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I understand that there are no specific proposals at the moment,

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but I know that the input of local communities will remain

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crucial throughout the process.

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And I can assure him that of course it is this party in Government

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that is putting in the extra funding into the NHS and showing

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how we value it.

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Jeremy Corbyn.

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Thank you, Mr Speaker.

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I joined the Prime Minister in offering condolences to all those

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who died in the horrific attack, fuelled by hate, in Qu bec.

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I think we should send our solidarity to everybody in Canada

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on this sad occasion.

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May I also associate myself with the tribute

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to the former member

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for West Lothian, Tam Dalyell.

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A former Father of the House, he sought to expose

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official wrongdoing and cover-ups, from the miners' strike to Iraq.

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I'm sure that the Prime Minister would agree with me that his

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scrutiny and contributions made this House a better place.

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scrutiny and contributions made this House a better place.

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And can I recommend to all members his autobiography,

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The Importance Of Being Awkward.

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LAUGHTER

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And I'm quite happy, Mr Speaker, to offer my copy

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to the Secretary of State for Brexit to have a good read of it.

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I'm sure he's probably already read it.

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Mr Speaker, at last week's Prime Minister's Questions,

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the Prime Minister told the House, "I'm not afraid to speak

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"frankly to the President of the United States."

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What happened?

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Well, first of all, can I say to the right honourable gentleman

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that I wasn't aware of the book that he's referred to, but I suspect,

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given the number of resignations he's had from his front bench,

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that some of his colleagues have indeed read that book!

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I'm happy to say to the right honourable gentleman that

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when I visited the United States, I'm pleased to say that I was able

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to build on the relationship we have with our

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most important ally.

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And to get some very significant commitments from President Trump.

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And crucial among those was a 100% commitment to Nato -

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Nato, which keeps us safe and Europe safe too.

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Mr Speaker, Downing Street has not denied that the Prime Minister

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was told by the White House that the executive order on travel

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to the US was imminent.

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So let's be clear: Was the Prime Minister told

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about the ban during her visit, and did she try to persuade

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President Trump otherwise?

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First of all, on the policy that President Trump has introduced,

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this Government is clear that that policy is wrong.

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We wouldn't do it.

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In six years as Home Secretary, I never introduced such a policy.

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We believe it is divisive, and wrong.

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If he's asking me whether I had advance notice of the ban

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on refugees, the answer is no.

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If he's asking me if I had advance notice that the executive order

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could affect British citizens, the answer is no.

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If he's asking if I had advance notice of the travel restrictions,

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the answer is, we all did, because President Trump said

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he was going to do this, in his election campaign.

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The question... The question is how you respond.

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The job of Government...

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the job of Government is not to chase the headlines.

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The job of Government...

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The job of Government is not a trait to the streets in protest.

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The job of Government is not to take to the streets in protest,

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the job of Government is to protect the interests of British citizens,

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and that's exactly what we did.

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Mr Speaker, on the day after the executive order was made

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to ban refugees and visitors from seven predominantly Muslim

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countries, why did she three times refuse to condemn the ban then?

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I've made very clear, very clear, that we believe this policy

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is divisive and wrong.

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It's not a policy that we would introduce.

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And I've also made very clear when asked about this

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that this Government has

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a very different approach to these issues.

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On refugees, this Government has a proud record of the support

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that we have given to refugees, and long may it continue.

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Mr Speaker, the Prime Minister said the United States

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is responsible for United States policy on refugees.

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But surely it is the responsibility of all of us to defend

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the 1951 Refugee Convention, which commits this country,

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the United States, and 142 other states to accept refugees

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without regard to their race, religion or country of origin.

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President Trump has breached that convention.

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Why didn't she speak out?

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First of all, I've made absolutely clear what the Goverment's

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view on this policy is.

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Secondly, as I've just said, this Government has a proud record,

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and this country has a proud record, of how it welcomes refugees.

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We have over the last recent years, we've introduced the very particular

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scheme to ensure that particularly vulnerable refugees in Syria can be

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brought to this country, and something like 10,000 Syrian

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refugees have come to this country since the conflict began.

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We are also the second biggest bilateral donor,

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helping and supporting refugees in the region.

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That is what we are doing.

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I have said that the policy is wrong,

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we would take a different view on we will continue to welcome

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refugees to this country.

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Mr Speaker, I also wrote to the Prime Minister on this issue,

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and I received a reply this morning.

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I hold in my hand her piece of paper.

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She makes no mention of the Refugee Convention,

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nor condemns the US actions in this respect.

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Mr Speaker, last week I also asked the Prime Minister to assure

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the House that in any United States trade deal, she would not offer

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up our National Health Service as a bargaining chip.

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She gave no answer, when asked in the US she also refused to rule

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it out, so let's ask her a third time -

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will she rule out opening up our National Health Service

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to private US health care companies?

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Yes or no?

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Mr Speaker, I could give a detailed answer to the right honourable

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gentleman's question, but I think a simple

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and straightforward reply is what is required.

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The NHS is not for sale, and it never will be.

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I hope, Mr Speaker, that includes not having US health care companies

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coming in to run any part of our National Health Service.

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Mr Speaker, President Trump has torn up international

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agreements on refugees.

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He's threatened to dump international agreements

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on climate change.

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He's praised the use of torture.

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He's incited hatred against Muslims, he is directly

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attacked women's rights.

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Just what more does President Trump have to do,

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before the Prime Minister will listen to the 1.8 million

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people who have already called for his state visit invitation to be

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withdrawn?

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The right honourable gentleman's foreign policy

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is to object to and insult the democratically elected head

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of state of our most important ally.

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Let's just see what he would have achieved in the last week.

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Would he have been able to protect British citizens from the impact

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of the executive order? No.

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Would he have been able to lay the foundations of a trade deal?

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No.

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Would he have got a 100% commitment to Nato?

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No.

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That's what Labour has to offer this country.

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Less protection for British citizens, less prosperous,

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less safe.

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He can lead a protest - I'M leading a country.

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Order, order.

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Thank you, Mr Speaker.

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Today, it is inconceivable that somebody would be prosecuted

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because of who and what they are.

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Would my right honourable friend join me in welcoming

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to the Goverment's Turing Bill

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that was enacted yesterday, and encourage those who are still

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alive to come forward so that their are injustices can be overturned?

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I'm very happy to join my honourable friend in welcoming what I believe

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is an extremely important change to the law.

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We made a manifesto commitment to it, we have now delivered on it.

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Passing Turing's Law has been a long-standing

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commitment for the Government.

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It is momentous, it does take action to right the wrongs of the past,

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and like my right honourable friend, I would certainly encourage

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those still alive to apply to the Home Office

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to have their references disregarded.

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We on these benches associate ourselves with all the comments thus

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far on the tragic deaths in Qu bec city and on the

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passing of Tam Dalyell.

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The respect for him was held across the political parties,

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and he served with great distinction for more than 40 years.

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The Prime Minister had a very successful international

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visit in this last week,

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to Ireland.

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And there she spoke publicly about her commitment,

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it's very important I think, the commitment not to have a hard

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border on these islands,

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that there should continue to be free movement of peoples on these

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islands, and trade should be protected and enhanced.

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So given that people will be watching this not just in Britain

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but also in Ireland, would she take the opportunity

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to explain how she will deliver these sensible

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and important outcomes?

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These are absolutely the outcomes that we want to see.

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I was very pleased to meet with the Taoiseach, and to discuss

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with him the joint intent that both his government and mine have to

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ensure that we don't see a return to the borders of the past

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in Northern Ireland,

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and just to say that of course we focus on the land border

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that is between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland,

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and of course the issue of movements from Ireland does in effect other

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and of course the issue of movements from Ireland does affect other

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places as well, such as port in Wales.

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So it is an important issue for us, and we have agreed the work

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we are going to do together to deliver what I believe

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will be as frictionless as possible a border,

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and also one of the objectives that I set out in my plan

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for our negotiating objectives is to retain the Common travel area.

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for our negotiating objectives is to retain the common travel area.

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We welcome what the Prime Minister has had to say on these issues

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and we welcome the intensifying of negotiations between the UK

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government and the devolved administrations ahead of triggering

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Article 50.

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So the Prime Minister is very helpfully explained

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that it is perfectly possible for parts of these islands to be

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in the single market, without hard borders, with free movement

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of people and at the same time protect and enhance

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trade with one another.

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This is very, very welcome, Mr Speaker.

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So, will the Prime Minister give a commitment to work with the Irish

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government and a commitment to work with the Scottish government

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to deliver all of these things?

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Or will we just have to get on with it ourselves?

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First of all, the right honourable gentleman is right that

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following the meeting of the plenary session on Monday morning we did

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agree to an intensification of discussion on issues related

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to the bringing back of powers from Brussels,

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and as to where those powers should lie within the United Kingdom,

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and to intensify that in the run-up to the triggering of Article

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50 and beyond the triggering of Article 50.

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On the other question, I'm afraid he really should listen

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to the answers that are given because he's trying to imply

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something that isn't there.

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Yes.

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We are very clear that we want to see a frictionless border

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between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

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But I'm also clear that one of the objectives of our negotiation

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is to see as frictionless a border as possible between

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the United Kingdom and the rest of the European Union.

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If he is so worried about having a frictionless

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border between Scotland and countries in the European Union,

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he shouldn't want to see Scotland independent and take it out

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of the European Union.

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Order!

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We shouldn't have to allow for the reaction to every answer

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from the SNP benches before we proceed to the next question.

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Mrs Maria Miller.

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EU nationals provide a vital and expert service

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in my local hospital in Basingstoke.

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Along with thousands of others, they face an uncertain future.

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I know this is something the Prime Minister wants to give

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priority to in sorting out.

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Will we be hearing more about it in the forthcoming White Paper?

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My right honourable friend makes an important point.

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I would like to confirm my intention and expectation that we will be able

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to offer that reassurance to EU nationals in the UK.

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I do also want to see reassurance offered to UK nationals in the EU.

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I will be working to ensure this is an issue we can deal

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with at an early stage in the negotiations.

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It was one of the objectives I set out in the plan.

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It will be referenced in the White Paper which will be published.

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I can inform my right honourable friend and the House

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that that White Paper will be published tomorrow.

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Prime Minister, your responses today have been deeply unsatisfactory.

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The president of the United States...

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has advocated torture, misogyny, racial discrimination,

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sexual assault, isolationism.

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The leaders of Canada and Germany responded robustly but your response

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was to jump on a plane as soon as possible to hold his hand.

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Mr Speaker, doesn't this country deserve our leader willing to stand

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up for British values?

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Order!

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I have issued no response and the honourable gentleman not

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only shouldn't breach parliamentary protocol,

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but he shouldn't tempt me.

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The Prime Minister.

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I will tell you what standing up for British values is.

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I and this government introduced the first modern slavery

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act in this country.

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I have ensured that stop and search is reduced because I don't believe

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that anybody on the streets of this country should be stopped

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and searched because of the colour of their skin.

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And I ensured justice for the families of Hillsborough.

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In light of the fact that most of the countries covered

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by the Trump ban have total exclusion of Israeli

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visitors, shouldn't the protestors

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be calling for that banned to be lifted?

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I thank my right honourable friend for pointing this out.

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It is absolutely right that this House should be aware

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of the discrimination and the band that exists around the world,

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particularly for those who are Israeli citizens.

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We don't agree with that approach.

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And it is not an approach we shall be taking.

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I wait for the day when the right honourable gentleman opposite stance

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up and condemns it, too.

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Mr Speaker, a constituent of mine suffered a bleed

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on the brain in 2012.

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She has struggled to work since but was due

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to retire in December.

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Due to changes to state pension retirement age,

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she will not retire until 2022.

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This injustice has short-changed 2.2 million WASPI women and brought

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shame to this government.

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Will the Prime Minister look again and support Diana and the millions

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of women who deserve fairness in retirement?

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The issue of those who are known as the WASPI women,

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to refer the honourable gentleman to the fact we did commit over

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?1 billion to lessen the impact on those affected, so no one

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will see their pension age changed by more than 18 months.

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But we do have to be realistic and looking at pension ages,

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but the fact that people are living longer.

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If we want a sustainable pension system, we need to equalise

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the state pension age faster and bring forward the rise.

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I welcome the ?450 million announced in the Autumn Statement to fund

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a trial for the pilot of the digital railway.

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Given the new fleet of trains on order and the economic

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growth opportunity that exists for our region, does

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the Prime Minister agree with me that the Great

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Eastern Mainline represents the most compelling

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case for that pilot?

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My honourable friend is right about what he says

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about the importance of transport links for economic growth.

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I understand digital signalling could increase

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capacity by up to 40%.

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Hence the investment he refers to.

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I know that the Department for Transport is looking currently

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at where those trials should take place.

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But we certainly recognise that the Great Eastern Mainline

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is one of the areas that could benefit.

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A few moments ago the Prime Minister tried to claim credit for passing

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Stonewall's Turing Bill.

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She didn't.

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The bill pardons all gay men found guilty of crimes no longer

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on the statute book.

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So, when will the Prime Minister follow the Scottish government

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and pardon automatically the living as well as the dead?

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When I was Home Secretary the legislation was introduced that

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gives the opportunity for those who are alive to apply

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to the Home Office to have those offences that are no

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longer on the statute book expunged from their record.

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The honourable gentleman says they are not doing it.

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My honourable friend the member for Pudsey and I have both,

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in this chamber today,

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encouraged people to come forward and make that application.

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That is a message we should all give.

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At the White House, my right honourable friend gained some

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assurances from President Trump about his commitment

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to Nato, an achievement welcomed by the governments

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the Czech Republic, Latvia and Lithuania.

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Does my right honourable friend agree with me that the way to engage

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with President Trump and win such agreements is by not

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insulting our close ally, but by bringing him close,

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and not doing as the leader of the Opposition demands,

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that we reject our closest ally?

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Would this not leave Britain and our European partners less

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safe and less secure?

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My honourable friend is absolutely right in the points he makes.

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We should never forget that America is our most important ally.

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It is a long-standing relationship.

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American men and women served alongside and died alongside UK

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men and women in two world wars to protect our security

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and the security of Europe.

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If we were not able to have that relationship and see that commitment

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to Nato, particularly, we would leave this country

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and Europe less safe.

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Many were surprised that immediately after those cosy

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images with Donald Trump, the Prime Minister chose to meet

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with the Turkish president, who has been running an increasingly

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repressive regime since the failed coup last summer.

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Could the Prime Minister confirm whether she raised any human rights

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concerns with President Erdogan?

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Will it be the policy of post-Brexit Britain to put arms deals before

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human rights abuses?

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First of all, I think the honourable lady should recognise that Turkey

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is an important country in relation to both our security and the issue

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of migration into Turkey and potentially into Europe.

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Turkey has, and continues to host, three million refugees from Syria.

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I commended the Turkish government on the welcome they have

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given those refugees.

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And, yes, I did raise and I suggest to the honourable lady she should

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just have looked at the press conference I gave after my

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discussions with President Erdogan and Prime Minister Yildirim

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and again, in which I made it clear

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that we had condemned the coup but we also expected the Turkish

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government to support its democratic institutions, to support

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international human rights and the rule of law.

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I wholeheartedly congratulate my right honourable friend

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in securing 100% for Nato from the new US administration.

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Can my right honourable friend outline what she is doing

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to persuade our other Nato allies

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of the importance of achieving the Nato Wales Summit 2014 on

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their obligations?

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Can I thank my honourable friend for the work he does

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on the Nato Parliamentary Assembly.

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I know he is fully engaged with that.

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He is right, there are commitments that have been made.

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At the Nato Summit in Wales in 2014, all our Nato allies committed

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to spending 2% of their GDP on defence within a decade.

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We have seen progress but I agree with President Trump that many

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allies need to go further.

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I can assure my honourable friend that I and other ministers

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across government raise this issue regularly with our allies

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and partners and will continue to do so.

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Last week's London air pollution was worse than that of Beijing's.

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So, will the Prime Minister assure me and my constituents in Osterley,

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Brentford, and Chiswick, that the hugely expensive proposal

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to double the capacity of the M4 as it arrives in London

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will be shelved forthwith?

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The issue of air quality is one this government takes seriously.

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Quite a lot of work has been done since 2011.

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Over ?2 billion has been committed to enable,

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for example, bus operators to upgrade their fleets.

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But we do recognise that more needs to be done.

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We have seen a reduction in nitrous oxide -

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17% in recent years -

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but we will be bringing forward proposals to ensure we can

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maintain the air quality that we all want to see.

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As a fellow Berkshire member of Parliament, will my right

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honourable friend the show her support for Brighter Berkshire,

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the campaign that is part of the 2017 Europe mental health,

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and give her continued commitments to ensure we have parity

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between mental health and physical health in this country?

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I am very happy to endorse the campaign that my honourable

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friend has referred to.

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I think it is important that we continue to raise awareness

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of the issues around mental health.

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And the fact the government has committed to this parity of esteem

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between mental health and physical health is important.

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There is more for us to do on mental health.

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I have set out some steps we need to take.

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But I commend all those working to raise awareness of mental health

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and provide support to those with mental health problems.

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The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services have said

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that 4.6 billion has been cut from social care budgets since 2010.

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Does the Prime Minister take any responsibility for the pain

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and the distress that the Tories have inflicted on poor

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vulnerable old people being denied their rightful care?

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Yes or no?

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This government has taken a number of steps to increase the funding

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available for local authorities to provide for social care.

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I also believe it is important that we do ensure best practice

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is being developed and put into place across the country.

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There are some parts of the country where the record on social care,

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and the interaction between hospitals, is better than others.

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There is a longer term issue for us to ensure that we have a sustainable

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system for delivering social care for people in this country.

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The Labour Party ducked that issue for 13 years.

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We're addressing it.

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Will my right honourable friend join me in congratulating

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the Morley Academy on the recently received world-class

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schools quality mark

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award, and indicate how awards such as these drive pupil excellence?

0:28:310:28:33

I am happy to join my friend in congratulating the whole

0:28:330:28:39

team at Morley Academy on receiving this award.

0:28:390:28:44

I think it shows the work the trust is doing in driving up excellence

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and improving outcomes for pupils.

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We are determined to drive up standards in schools to ensure more

0:28:530:28:56

children have good school places, a good school place for every child,

0:28:560:28:58

so they can all be at the level we see in the Morley Academy.

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How will the thousands of people who've lost their jobs

0:29:020:29:05

at British Home Stores feel

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that it may take years before the case of Philip Green,

0:29:050:29:08

the disgraced and discredited businessperson, will have his

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knighthood possibly withdrawn, taken away or otherwise?

0:29:110:29:17

Isn't it remarkable?

0:29:170:29:20

People lose their jobs, they suffer all the consequences

0:29:200:29:24

and this man keeps his billions and his knighthood.

0:29:240:29:28

The honourable gentleman has raised an important issue.

0:29:280:29:34

This has been raised by many members of this House in terms

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of their concern about what happened at BHS and the attitude

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and approach Philip Green took.

0:29:400:29:44

The issue of whether a knighthood should be taken away

0:29:440:29:50

from somebody is a matter for the relevant committee.

0:29:500:29:54

They will be looking at this.

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I understand they have said they are waiting

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for the investigations to complete, but this is an issue

0:30:020:30:04

for an independent committee.

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Tonight, there will be an historic vote in this place.

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A vote that I never thought I would see in my political lifetime.

0:30:100:30:13

The British Parliament voting to withdraw from the European Union

0:30:130:30:20

under the excellent leadership of the Prime Minister.

0:30:200:30:27

Would the Prime Minister be surprised that people

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on the opposite bench who demand time to discuss this and debate it,

0:30:300:30:34

namely the Liberal Democrats, didn't even bother to turn

0:30:340:30:37

up last night?

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These benches were packed, both benches were packed,

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the DUP were here and there were some Labour members.

0:30:410:30:43

Isn't that surprising?

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Throughout my political career, I have fought Liberal Democrats,

0:30:440:30:51

and nothing the Liberal Democrats do ever surprises me.

0:30:510:30:57

But I will join my honourable friend in commending the bill

0:30:570:31:01

that is before the House.

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This House has a very simple decision to take.

0:31:050:31:09

We gave the right of judgment to the British people.

0:31:090:31:17

They made their choice, they want to leave the EU.

0:31:170:31:21

The question every member must ask themselves as they go

0:31:210:31:25

through the lobbies tonight is, do they trust the people?

0:31:250:31:31

The right honourable gentleman is here now.

0:31:310:31:34

Let's hear the fella!

0:31:340:31:38

Tim Farron.

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Who'd have guessed it, Mr Speaker?

0:31:410:31:45

We are here now...

0:31:450:31:50

LAUGHTER.

0:31:510:31:57

..asking the questions...

0:31:570:32:01

..asking the about the future of our country

0:32:010:32:03

on Brexit that a strong Leader of the Opposition should be asking.

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Order!

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Order, Mr Knight!

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I'm very worried about you.

0:32:130:32:15

You recently suffered from a bad leg.

0:32:150:32:17

With all that shouting, you will be suffering from a bad head.

0:32:170:32:20

Calm yourself, man!

0:32:200:32:21

The Prime Minister will return...

0:32:210:32:31

The Prime Minister will return at some point with a deal

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with Europe that our people will have to live with

0:32:330:32:36

for decades to come.

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Especially our young people, 73% of whom voted to remain.

0:32:380:32:44

Nobody knows what that deal will look like.

0:32:440:32:47

But someone, someone will get to agree it.

0:32:470:32:53

Should it be her government?

0:32:530:32:57

Should it be this parliament?

0:32:570:32:59

Or should it be, as I believe, the British people?

0:32:590:33:01

I've already said there will be a vote on the deal

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in this Parliament.

0:33:050:33:08

Calm yourself.

0:33:080:33:10

You are in a state of excessive excitement, even by your standards.

0:33:100:33:15

Nigel Adams.

0:33:150:33:19

Quite difficult to follow that, Mr Speaker.

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Back in the real world...

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LAUGHTER.

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In December 2015, my constituency suffered some terrible flooding,

0:33:320:33:34

particularly the town of Tadcaster.

0:33:340:33:38

The damage was made worse when the bridge collapsed.

0:33:380:33:43

Thankfully the bridge will be reopened this week.

0:33:430:33:46

Will the Prime Minister thank all those involved

0:33:460:33:51

in the restoration of the bridge?

0:33:510:33:54

Would you join me in thanking the residents of Tadcaster who have

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had a terrible year?

0:33:580:34:00

I am very happy to join my honourable friend both

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in commending and in thanking all those who have worked so hard

0:34:040:34:08

to see the restoration of the bridge at Tadcaster,

0:34:080:34:10

but also the people of Tadcaster who have had to put up with this

0:34:100:34:13

disruption and inconvenience for such a long period of time.

0:34:130:34:17

I'm sure they will all welcome the return of the bridge.

0:34:170:34:20

We commend all those involved.

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The news revealed yesterday that Toshiba is reviewing its investment

0:34:230:34:27

in the Moorside nuclear-power plant.

0:34:270:34:30

Not only does it put a cloud over jobs in Cumbria,

0:34:300:34:37

but also over the future of our energy and security.

0:34:370:34:40

What does he do personally to make sure the deal stays on track?

0:34:400:34:43

I can assure the honourable gentleman that in relation

0:34:430:34:46

to a number of deals and potential deals around the nuclear industry,

0:34:460:34:55

both I and the Business Secretary are involved in these and are very

0:34:550:35:01

keen to ensure that these jobs are brought to the United Kingdom,

0:35:010:35:05

and that we do see these deals keeping on track.

0:35:050:35:10

So I can assure him that the government's

0:35:100:35:17

commitment is there.

0:35:170:35:18

This week, the Danish drug firm Novo Nordisk invested

0:35:180:35:21

?115 million in the UK, in order to further research

0:35:210:35:23

into type two diabetes.

0:35:230:35:26

With the Prime Minister join me in welcoming the investment,

0:35:260:35:31

welcoming those academics and scientists, many from the EU

0:35:310:35:38

and around the world, who will appreciate that the surety

0:35:380:35:45

she spoke of earlier?

0:35:450:35:51

But also work with me to ensure that new treatments get to patients

0:35:510:35:54

as quickly as possible?

0:35:540:35:55

This is an issue that I do recognise particularly, personally,

0:35:550:35:57

although I am a Type I diabetic rather than Type II.

0:35:570:36:00

Any investment in research for diabetes is to be welcomed.

0:36:000:36:02

We do need to ensure that where there are new solution is found,

0:36:020:36:06

where there is support for diabetics found, that we see that getting

0:36:060:36:08

to people as quickly as possible.

0:36:080:36:10

There is a significant number of people who suffer from Type II

0:36:100:36:13

diabetes in this country, and the figures show

0:36:130:36:15

there is a great risk that number will increase significantly

0:36:150:36:17

in coming years.

0:36:170:36:19

We need to do all we can to prevent people becoming Type II

0:36:190:36:22

diabetics in the first place, but also to support those who are,

0:36:220:36:25

so that we see that people suffer from fewer complications in future

0:36:250:36:29

and are able to manage their lives.

0:36:290:36:33

Today is World Hijab Day.

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I wonder if the Prime Minister would join me in recognising

0:36:370:36:40

the right of Muslim women to wear the hijab without

0:36:400:36:44

fear, if they wish?

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And the right of all women everywhere to wear

0:36:460:36:49

what they want, when they want.

0:36:490:36:52

Will the Prime Minister also commit to standing up

0:36:520:36:55

for the right to refuge for men, women and children wherever they may

0:36:550:36:58

be, regardless of their religion?

0:36:580:37:01

First of all, on the second point of the honourable lady races,

0:37:010:37:05

it is absolutely the case that this country welcomes refugees

0:37:050:37:09

to the United Kingdom.

0:37:090:37:12

And we do so regardless of their religion.

0:37:120:37:14

There is no question of discriminating on the religion.

0:37:140:37:17

On the issue that she raises about the wearing of the hijab,

0:37:170:37:20

I am absolutely in line with her.

0:37:200:37:24

What a woman wears is a woman's choice.

0:37:240:37:26

The Russian armed forces regularly carry out large-scale exercises,

0:37:260:37:31

including with nuclear capable equipments, on the borders

0:37:310:37:34

of eastern Europe.

0:37:340:37:38

Would my right honourable friend agree with me that the American

0:37:380:37:42

commitment to Nato is absolutely pivotal in protecting

0:37:420:37:45

the countries of eastern Europe from going the same way as already

0:37:450:37:47

has happened to eastern Ukraine?

0:37:480:37:52

I absolutely agree with my honourable friend.

0:37:520:37:58

I think the commitment that President Trump has given,

0:37:580:38:01

100% commitment to Nato, is crucial in ensuring we can

0:38:010:38:04

provide for the security of this country and others in Europe,

0:38:040:38:11

and particularly for those in eastern Europe

0:38:110:38:12

on the borders with Russia.

0:38:120:38:14

I know that my honourable friend earlier referred to the fact

0:38:140:38:16

that the Czech republic, the Latvian government,

0:38:160:38:18

the Lithuanina government, had welcomed that 100% commitment.

0:38:180:38:20

We have played our part.

0:38:200:38:23

300 troops will be going to Lithuania and

0:38:230:38:25

Estonia later this year.

0:38:250:38:27

In 2015, my constituent was lured to her death to Pakistan

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where she was brutally raped and murdered.

0:38:300:38:33

Will the Prime Minister join me in reiterating the commitment

0:38:330:38:42

Will the Prime Minister join me in reiterating the commitment

0:38:480:38:51

of this House and this country that we will not tolerate

0:38:510:38:54

violence against women, and to encourage the Pakistani

0:38:540:38:58

government to continue in its efforts for justice

0:38:580:39:02

for our British girl Samia Shahid?

0:39:020:39:06

Yes, can I say to the honourable lady that obviously she has raised

0:39:060:39:09

a very tragic case that has taken place.

0:39:090:39:12

Our deepest sympathies are with Samia's husband

0:39:120:39:15

following her tragic death last year.

0:39:150:39:18

We don't interfere in the legal processes of another country.

0:39:180:39:23

But the Foreign Office, I understand from the Foreign Office

0:39:230:39:28

the Pakistani police have charged two people with murder.

0:39:280:39:32

The Foreign Office are provided assistance to Samia's husband

0:39:320:39:34

and will continue to do so.

0:39:340:39:36

I understand the Home Secretary will be meeting the honourable lady

0:39:360:39:39

soon to discuss this issue.

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Order.

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