:00:00. > :00:11.Peninsula, and has pledged its allegiance to eyes -- Isil, and they
:00:12. > :00:21.are... Is this question, Mr Chris Bryant. Will bid Leader of the House
:00:22. > :00:24.give us business for next week? On Monday the ninth, we will do the
:00:25. > :00:32.remaining stages of the Scotland Bill. On Tuesday it will be the
:00:33. > :00:35.remaining stages of the trade union Bill. The House will then rise for
:00:36. > :00:37.the short November recess at the end of business on Tuesday, returning
:00:38. > :00:45.Monday the 16th of November. The Monday the 16th of November. The
:00:46. > :00:50.business for the week Mensing 16th November, -- commencing. Monday,
:00:51. > :01:00.business for the backbench committee, following by private
:01:01. > :01:08.business for consideration. Tuesday, David two for the government
:01:09. > :01:13.devolution Bill. Wednesday, an opposition day on a subject to be
:01:14. > :01:19.announced. Thursday, business nominated by the backbench business
:01:20. > :01:22.committee. On Friday the 20th of November we will consider the
:01:23. > :01:27.private members bills. I remind honourable members that Parliament
:01:28. > :01:30.week, the 16th to the 22nd of November, is a programme of events
:01:31. > :01:36.seeking to connect to people across the UK with parliamentary democracy.
:01:37. > :01:41.Organisations across the UK are taking part, and arranging
:01:42. > :01:45.exhibitions in support of this. I know that members on all sides will
:01:46. > :01:55.as support the institution. On as support the institution. On
:01:56. > :02:04.Sunday, we will stand with our heads bowed in memory of the fallen. I
:02:05. > :02:10.will be at the Cenotaph, which has had one name added, John Murray, who
:02:11. > :02:17.enlisted aged 17 and was killed in enlisted aged 17 and was killed in
:02:18. > :02:27.action along with other Welsh people two years later. Wheel them all an
:02:28. > :02:31.enormous debt of gratitude. Can the leader confirmed that the
:02:32. > :02:43.government's plans to cut working tax credits will leave a level one
:02:44. > :02:44.Private in the British Army with two children earning 18,000 a year, even
:02:45. > :02:46.including the increase in personal allowance and free childcare, ?2000
:02:47. > :02:50.worse off per year? Is it not a disgrace that the government is
:02:51. > :02:55.letting down 28,000 soldiers? Yesterday the Prime Minister and
:02:56. > :02:58.last week pointedly refused to guarantee no one will lose out when
:02:59. > :03:05.the Chancellor revises his plans on working tax credits on the 25th of
:03:06. > :03:06.November. And I repeat my request for a three-day debate on the Autumn
:03:07. > :03:13.Statement so that we can all Statement so that we can all
:03:14. > :03:25.properly scrutinise his plans? This is National trustees week so
:03:26. > :03:31.can we also have a debate to celebrate the contribution people up
:03:32. > :03:34.and the country make to the 10,000 are so national charitable trusts
:03:35. > :03:38.and no many honourable members do their bit for charity as well and
:03:39. > :03:41.the leader of the house is an ex-trustee of the National portrait
:03:42. > :03:47.Gallery and we'll look forward to his portrait appealing there soon.
:03:48. > :03:55.There was a massive public demand. Five members ran the London Marathon
:03:56. > :04:01.this year and I gather the shadow secretary is running next year. I
:04:02. > :04:05.have run three times and I was rather depressed the last time I ran
:04:06. > :04:10.as we were just getting to the final moments outside Buckingham Palace
:04:11. > :04:16.and I was then overtaken by two men dressed as custard tarts. It is
:04:17. > :04:27.probably not the first time that an MP has chased a tart down The Mall.
:04:28. > :04:36.Which brings me to Movember when we raise awareness of prostate and
:04:37. > :04:40.testicular cancer. Has he noticed that the Honourable member of
:04:41. > :04:47.Huntington has sprouted a nasty moustache and is beginning to look
:04:48. > :04:52.like an extra in 1970s pawn movie. That is according to the Honourable
:04:53. > :05:03.member of Braintree. Earlier this week driving instructors in
:05:04. > :05:07.Pontypridd were informed that local driving test centre was being closed
:05:08. > :05:21.by the government will so far not a single member -- because many do not
:05:22. > :05:26.see a difference between a hasty U-turn and legal break time and on
:05:27. > :05:30.the issue on Channel 4 the culture secretary said quite categorically
:05:31. > :05:33.at the 26th of August that the ownership of Channel 4 is not
:05:34. > :05:39.currently under debate yesterday the Prime Minister make clear that he is
:05:40. > :05:44.going to sell it off. This did not realise the only way that Channel 4
:05:45. > :05:47.would be worth selling as if you strip it of all is public service
:05:48. > :05:55.remit and that would be a profound mistake. That brings the question of
:05:56. > :05:59.fracking in a national parks. Last week regulations were considered in
:06:00. > :06:04.committee and eagle like to be trained on the order paper to see
:06:05. > :06:11.when it might appear in a vote for the whole House. These measures that
:06:12. > :06:15.we will harm our world Heritage sites such as the North moves in the
:06:16. > :06:25.South Downs and endanger wildlife drinking zones. Will he tell us with
:06:26. > :06:27.a measure too and will they explain why the department yesterday
:06:28. > :06:32.announced publicly a consultation on the very subject that is
:06:33. > :06:35.theoretically in mid-passage through the size without even bothering to
:06:36. > :06:42.tell the House? Has the government learnt nothing? It is pushing
:06:43. > :06:50.through enormous wealth for changes which will slash the work allowance
:06:51. > :06:55.from ?9,000 to ?5,000 and will provide a real disincentive to work
:06:56. > :07:00.for more than 12 hours a week. These regulations will not even get a 90
:07:01. > :07:05.minute debate unless the leader allows it. So will he do so now
:07:06. > :07:13.following on from the motion tabled in the name of the Leader of the
:07:14. > :07:20.Opposition and of others. I know he is tempted to emulate Guy Fawkes by
:07:21. > :07:23.blowing up the House of Lords but will he confirm that their Lordships
:07:24. > :07:33.are preferably in total to bow to them even if we're not about you?
:07:34. > :07:41.Several Honourable members have been striving to end gay conversion
:07:42. > :07:48.therapies. Being gay is not a disease and it is not an illness.
:07:49. > :07:54.Not a single medical body supports the concept of a gay cure so will
:07:55. > :07:58.the government please now move to end conversion and aversion
:07:59. > :08:06.therapies? Can I urge is the leader, himself personally, to backtrack on
:08:07. > :08:10.something that he said last week? Speaking of the Freedom of
:08:11. > :08:18.Information Act, he said that it is on occasion issues by those who use
:08:19. > :08:21.it as you search tool -- a research tool to generate stories to the
:08:22. > :08:33.media and that is not acceptable. I gather from from one conservative
:08:34. > :08:40.friend that when they were in opposition they practically drowned
:08:41. > :08:46.the office with freedom of information requests. The truth is
:08:47. > :08:51.that countless public interest stories have only come to light
:08:52. > :08:58.because of Freedom of information. It is an essential part of a free
:08:59. > :09:02.press today and if there is one of the recovered does not like it is
:09:03. > :09:09.legitimate opposition. Can I start by echoing the words of the owner
:09:10. > :09:12.gentleman about the events on Sunday and he is utterly right to pay
:09:13. > :09:18.tribute to the veterans of past wars and indeed are current Armed Forces.
:09:19. > :09:25.I might be unusual in my constituency of having a cemetery
:09:26. > :09:28.marking the lives number of Commonwealth soldiers who came to
:09:29. > :09:32.Europe to fight the war and to Gloucester lies. They are often
:09:33. > :09:38.forgotten as we celebrate those who gave their lives from this country.
:09:39. > :09:44.I would like to data pay tribute to those around the world who came to
:09:45. > :09:49.Europe to fight a war in the defence of freedom and lost the lies. It is
:09:50. > :09:54.also ported to remember the Indian soldiers who lost lives here. We are
:09:55. > :09:59.looking to receive this building next week by Minister of India, the
:10:00. > :10:02.largest democracy in the world and our friend of the United Kingdom and
:10:03. > :10:06.look very much forward to the speech he will give to the size of this
:10:07. > :10:09.House is in recess it is very much my hope is that Honourable size and
:10:10. > :10:19.peers from the other place will be able to come here and listen to the
:10:20. > :10:26.words that he addresses to us. -- Honourable members. It was mentioned
:10:27. > :10:29.that this House should always be good celebrate anniversaries that
:10:30. > :10:34.surely will join me today in celebrating the 20th anniversary of
:10:35. > :10:40.passing the disability discrimination act. I'm proud to be
:10:41. > :10:45.part of a party that is the true -- that has steered through some of the
:10:46. > :10:56.great reforms in this country. We were the first party to deliver a
:10:57. > :11:03.disco - -- disability discrimination form. I'm sad that he does not feel
:11:04. > :11:10.able to join me in celebrating when this House the right thing. But we
:11:11. > :11:17.were the party who elected the first woman Prime Minister as well. He
:11:18. > :11:20.asked the question about working tax credits and I reiterate what the
:11:21. > :11:23.premises said yesterday which is we will have to wait to the Autumn
:11:24. > :11:28.Statement and we will provide opportunity this hosted question the
:11:29. > :11:32.Chancellor and the way that has spotted at 313 years in government.
:11:33. > :11:35.He mentioned issue of our Armed Forces and I would remind them that
:11:36. > :11:47.we're the party in government that has strengthened military
:11:48. > :11:53.government. -- the military. He asked about driving test centres. It
:11:54. > :11:58.is still very clear to me that he has not got over his last brief that
:11:59. > :12:02.if I were talking about driving test centres, having seen the complete
:12:03. > :12:06.inability of the Labour Party the summer to do emergency stop in its
:12:07. > :12:10.leadership contest before drove into a war I would not be arguing that
:12:11. > :12:15.side of the House they know all about driving test procedures. He
:12:16. > :12:20.the question of fracking and we have statutory instruments passing
:12:21. > :12:24.through this House in the normal way and it will be voted on the normal
:12:25. > :12:27.way and the department yesterday lost a technical consultation. We
:12:28. > :12:41.are government did not simply stop talking to people when the matter
:12:42. > :12:45.has been considered by the people. This House boats and every measure
:12:46. > :12:51.that comes through House. And that will be no different. It will come
:12:52. > :13:03.through this House in due course. -- this House boats. --Votes. This will
:13:04. > :13:08.be no exception. He mentioned National trustees week and I will
:13:09. > :13:11.this afternoon be attending a meeting of the trustees of the
:13:12. > :13:14.National portrait Gallery and I pay tribute to those who serve our
:13:15. > :13:18.greatest addition and other institutions and local trustees of
:13:19. > :13:26.other charities and they do a great job of work for this. Finally I wish
:13:27. > :13:30.everybody who is going out tonight to enjoy a great night on bonfire
:13:31. > :13:34.night. This place can be slightly cruel sometimes about it was very
:13:35. > :13:38.unfavourable of our colleagues a few days ago suggest the honourable
:13:39. > :13:48.gentleman will be spending the 5th of November at a bonfire of the
:13:49. > :13:53.vanities. Can we have a debate on helping people to save on the use of
:13:54. > :13:57.energy, on boosting triggers and on cutting the number of accidents on
:13:58. > :13:59.our roads? Is he aware that all of these could be achieved if and on
:14:00. > :14:02.cutting the number of accidents on our roads? Is he aware that all of
:14:03. > :14:08.these could be achieved if it went? Is it not about time in winter we
:14:09. > :14:14.stop closing plunging this country into darkness and misery by
:14:15. > :14:20.mid-afternoon? This is being brought before the size of a number of
:14:21. > :14:24.occasions and I assume the my piece a difference of opinion between the
:14:25. > :14:29.benches. This issue will return to the size on a number of occasions
:14:30. > :14:37.and will be subject to continual debate to make sure we get this
:14:38. > :14:41.right. I also thank the leader of the house and associate this party
:14:42. > :14:45.with the remarks about Remembrance Day on Sunday and all of my
:14:46. > :14:51.colleagues will be services around their constituencies in Scotland. I
:14:52. > :15:00.have laid a wreath at the post-war graves in Perth and this
:15:01. > :15:04.demonstrates the people fleeing Nazi persecution came to this country and
:15:05. > :15:13.went back to ensure that Europe was made free. Can I hope there will be
:15:14. > :15:24.our bonfire reserved for the callous Tory welfare referrer reforms stoked
:15:25. > :15:29.by their plans for the trade unions. Last week I suggested to the leader
:15:30. > :15:32.of the house without any great expectation if you could reserve
:15:33. > :15:42.more time for the Scotland Bill which will be in front of the House
:15:43. > :15:48.on Monday. It looks like we will something like five hours to discuss
:15:49. > :15:52.the debate on over 100 amendments to the Scotland Bill which are critical
:15:53. > :16:04.to the resolution of the Scottish revolution settlement. --Devolution.
:16:05. > :16:07.We had four days on that bill were no amendments were accepted by the
:16:08. > :16:18.government and they made no amendments of their own. Is this
:16:19. > :16:25.just stage? -- a listening stage? Surely we must have real-time to
:16:26. > :16:28.have real debates about real legislation and this is just a
:16:29. > :16:32.listening stage we will have to rethink how we do business through
:16:33. > :16:38.this House. There was a historic vote of the Scottish Parliament this
:16:39. > :16:47.week when in a boat from 96 to 17 voted against renewal of Trident. We
:16:48. > :16:50.saw the SNP combining with most of Scottish Labour to vote down Trident
:16:51. > :16:56.which will defile our beautiful country and how it will be placed
:16:57. > :17:00.there. They join 57 out of 59 members of the Scottish Parliament
:17:01. > :17:05.who are resolutely opposed to spending billions of pounds on these
:17:06. > :17:08.obscene weapons of mass destruction. How will the hosts respond to this
:17:09. > :17:15.very clear call from Scottish parliamentarians? Will we see
:17:16. > :17:17.supporting the Labour Party West mark we know that the playwrights
:17:18. > :17:31.have difficulty with Trident renewal. -- Blairites. We have heard
:17:32. > :17:35.all sorts of panic in the office of the clerk and nobody has a clue
:17:36. > :17:42.about how this weird legislative rookie cookie will be played out.
:17:43. > :17:55.--Hokey-cokey. You said that this experiment has
:17:56. > :18:11.become a dogs breakfast. Will he would drop his Evel from the House?
:18:12. > :18:15.The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition did not conclude
:18:16. > :18:20.until 12:16pm, leaving less than half of the available time for the
:18:21. > :18:25.rest of us to ask questions. If prime ministers questions will be so
:18:26. > :18:29.slow, will Leader of the House look at how we discuss them, or perhaps
:18:30. > :18:35.limit the time available to the opposition to ten minutes. You can
:18:36. > :18:40.ask as many questions as you want from whoever he wants to ask them on
:18:41. > :18:43.behalf of, but they're not that point, they will have the
:18:44. > :18:54.opportunity to questions to the Prime Minister. This would light up
:18:55. > :18:59.the prospects of backbenchers. I did forget to respond to the shadow
:19:00. > :19:03.leader on the subject of gay conversion therapy. It might be
:19:04. > :19:09.unusual to pay tribute to your PPS, but the honourable member has done a
:19:10. > :19:19.good job in raising this issue. He has now established himself as one
:19:20. > :19:24.of the foremost champions of LGBT writes. I think gay conversion
:19:25. > :19:29.therapy is an insult to that community and it has no place in
:19:30. > :19:36.society. Ahead of the National Health service, -- the head of the
:19:37. > :19:45.National health service said it has no place in the NHS. You spoke about
:19:46. > :19:49.the time given to the Scotland Bill. It has been debated extensively and
:19:50. > :19:53.will be debated next week. But does he not think that this bill will
:19:54. > :19:58.give his colleagues are substantial additional range of devolved powers,
:19:59. > :20:02.and what I cannot understand is why are they so keen in carrying on the
:20:03. > :20:08.debate rather than getting it through and using them? Surely this
:20:09. > :20:11.is about the extra power of responsibility, and I would want to
:20:12. > :20:18.get my teeth into that and get on with the job. Why they want to delay
:20:19. > :20:22.it further I cannot understand. I have great sympathy with him because
:20:23. > :20:30.he is right to identify that the Labour Party is all over the place.
:20:31. > :20:41.I am at a loss to understand them saying nuclear deterrent is
:20:42. > :20:47.necessary, but his party leader does not support this. It is the view of
:20:48. > :20:51.the government and the settled view of the United Kingdom Parliament in
:20:52. > :20:53.the majority that at a time when the world is potentially dangerous and
:20:54. > :21:04.unstable, the worst and we could do is get rid of independent nuclear
:21:05. > :21:12.deterrent. We have seen a bit of a return of his faux outrage. He sees
:21:13. > :21:21.no reason privately by the English should not have a Evel type system.
:21:22. > :21:48.That is what we have now got. I think he is uncomfortable with the
:21:49. > :21:51.decisions you have taken over the certification of the Evel measures.
:21:52. > :21:59.In this House, my view is that your word is final, and whether we like
:22:00. > :22:05.it or not we do have to take your judgment when it comes to matters
:22:06. > :22:07.like Evel as the defining word about how they will be handled. He may not
:22:08. > :22:08.like it, but that is the way it is going to
:22:09. > :22:13.But the reality is it is for the Speaker to decide whether the
:22:14. > :22:26.session is running too long, and he does that.
:22:27. > :22:31.Will he consider holding a debate on what more can be done to help
:22:32. > :22:45.educate people with diabetes and how to manage the condition? The
:22:46. > :22:50.question of diabetes has become much more of an issue, there is greater
:22:51. > :22:54.awareness of it and the implications it has for the health of
:22:55. > :23:00.individuals, and the work done by organisations like Diabetes UK, and
:23:01. > :23:07.teams of local volunteers and those who have experienced it, they are
:23:08. > :23:11.input is valuable. It is something regularly brought up in the
:23:12. > :23:16.adjournment debates we hold in the chamber and Westminster Hall, and I
:23:17. > :23:19.would encourage her to think about that and make sure this issue stays
:23:20. > :23:26.in the forefront of ministers and society. Many people across the
:23:27. > :23:30.north-east will be disappointed by the report of the quality contract
:23:31. > :23:35.scheme board into the future of local bus services. This report puts
:23:36. > :23:42.at risk key devolution commitment given less than a fortnight ago to
:23:43. > :23:46.give powers again. Will he cleared up this by arranging a statement to
:23:47. > :23:51.be made and offer reassurance that the devolution deal is worth the
:23:52. > :23:54.paper it is written on? It is very much worth the paper it is written
:23:55. > :24:03.on and it is our intention to move power away from Whitehall. Regarding
:24:04. > :24:14.buses, when we're ready to make further announcements we will do so.
:24:15. > :24:18.On page 14 of the manifesto agreement, it says we have improved
:24:19. > :24:24.Parliament, strengthening its ability to hold the government to
:24:25. > :24:31.account. We have reformed select committees. It goes on to say, we
:24:32. > :24:34.will reform Parliament. Could the Leader of the House provided at
:24:35. > :24:43.least a written statement next week with all the reforms he proposes for
:24:44. > :24:49.Parliament? I will consider the request, but I would say to him that
:24:50. > :24:54.I tend to want to wait for procedures like -- committees like
:24:55. > :25:03.the procedure committee to bring forth proposals so that anything we
:25:04. > :25:04.by Parliament itself. And number of by Parliament itself. And number
:25:05. > :25:04.committees are looking at committees are looking
:25:05. > :25:05.recommendations about how Parliament recommendations about how Parliament
:25:06. > :25:12.works and I am looking forward to see what they suggest. The Leader of
:25:13. > :25:26.the House can be sure that the backbench business committee has
:25:27. > :25:29.enough stocks to fill the time allocated to us, but once again I am
:25:30. > :25:32.afraid to say that the communication lines are not brilliant because I
:25:33. > :25:37.was first informed we had been allocated Monday the 16th by my own
:25:38. > :25:39.Chief Whip on Monday night last week, so I really wish we could get
:25:40. > :25:42.that line of communication working that line of communication working
:25:43. > :26:21.better so that backbench business committees can become aware first
:26:22. > :26:23.and foremost of the time allocated to it. Last Saturday I had the
:26:24. > :26:23.privilege of attending the unveiling privilege of attending the unveiling
:26:24. > :26:24.of a permanent memorial to Corporal of a permanent memorial to Corporal
:26:25. > :26:26.Stephen Dunn and Rifleman Mark Turner. Batters in Gateshead, where
:26:27. > :26:26.we also had the opening of the north-east Field of Remembrance last
:26:27. > :26:28.Saturday. This marked remembrance week. The Royal British Legion have
:26:29. > :26:29.end of the First World War, and the end of the First World War, and the
:26:30. > :26:39.north-east Field of Remembrance will have across every north-east member
:26:40. > :26:42.of personnel who died. Could the Leader of the House comment on the
:26:43. > :26:48.support given to the Royal British Legion in its endeavours all over
:26:49. > :26:52.the country? I would pay tribute not just to those involved in what is
:26:53. > :26:55.clearly an important symbol of remembrance in the north-east, but
:26:56. > :27:03.to all of those around the country who will be playing a support role
:27:04. > :27:13.in the commemorations will we will all be taking part in. This is a
:27:14. > :27:20.really important moment in the national calendar, and I would pay
:27:21. > :27:33.great tribute involved in making it happen. I would take note in the
:27:34. > :27:40.points he makes about communication. Can we have a debate about the right
:27:41. > :27:46.to wear medals? One of my constituents who is serving with her
:27:47. > :27:49.majesties forces is the proud recipient of the natal Africa medal,
:27:50. > :27:53.and he has been told by the Foreign Office that this is a keepsake and
:27:54. > :27:59.he is not allowed to wear ripped. It seems to me extraordinary that at
:28:00. > :28:04.this time we can wear poppies with pride, and people such as my
:28:05. > :28:15.constituent who have won the natal Africa medal against anti-piracy and
:28:16. > :28:19.not able to do that. I do not see anyone being denied the opportunity
:28:20. > :28:28.to wear a medal, and I will make sure they are aware of his concerns.
:28:29. > :28:30.I would like to raise the question of fire safety, which is appropriate
:28:31. > :28:37.given the history of these buildings. I have written to the
:28:38. > :28:38.Leader of the House raising the very disappointing number of
:28:39. > :28:45.parliamentary colleagues and staff parliamentary colleagues and staff
:28:46. > :28:49.who have completed their online fire safety training available on the
:28:50. > :28:53.intranet, which takes less than ten minutes, for the safety of ourselves
:28:54. > :28:57.and visitors and guests. What can the leader do to encourage
:28:58. > :29:04.colleagues to do more training and encourage their staff to do the
:29:05. > :29:24.same? Can I commend him for his work. When I took on this role, I
:29:25. > :29:27.did the tour of the seller. As we will now go Fox and his team did not
:29:28. > :29:37.hang out there, it has all been rebuilt. -- Guy Fawkes. It is an
:29:38. > :29:41.enormously complex and fire safety enormously complex and fire safety
:29:42. > :29:57.should be a priority for all of us. I would in courage people to take
:29:58. > :30:01.his advice today. Can we discuss Freedom of Information because I
:30:02. > :30:05.honourable member regarding this. We honourable member regarding this. We
:30:06. > :30:09.could perhaps highlight the situation where Labour-controlled
:30:10. > :30:14.West Yorkshire Fire authority have done a deal where they gave up two
:30:15. > :30:25.existing sites for one new site which most people think... They
:30:26. > :30:52.so taxpayers can tell whether their so taxpayers can tell whether their
:30:53. > :30:58.money is being used in an money is being used in an
:30:59. > :30:59.have a debate on Freedom of have a debate on Freedom of
:31:00. > :31:01.whether or not local taxpayers are whether or not local taxpayers are
:31:02. > :31:05.being ripped off by the West being ripped off by the West
:31:06. > :31:11.Yorkshire Fire authority? There will be no changes to Freedom of
:31:12. > :31:12.this House, and I'm sure he will this House, and I'm sure he will
:31:13. > :31:13.constituents are concerned about the constituents are concerned about the
:31:14. > :31:13.National Grid being able to keep electricity supply over the winter.
:31:14. > :31:16.Can he bring forward his own plans to assure us that the lights will be
:31:17. > :31:18.This is an important issue and we This is an important issue and we
:31:19. > :31:22.are dealing with a lack of investment for the past decade, but
:31:23. > :31:25.it is something we take seriously and we monitor closely. We are
:31:26. > :31:28.trying to find the right Alan is between ensuring we have capacity in
:31:29. > :31:42.this country, and we fulfil our this country, and we fulfil our
:31:43. > :31:49.obligations and we will provide updates. Last week the delegated
:31:50. > :31:52.Legislation committee on fracking was voted through, and while
:31:53. > :31:54.protections have been looked at for UNESCO World Heritage sites, such as
:31:55. > :32:08.Bath, the water that feeds into the Bath, the water that feeds into the
:32:09. > :32:16.area goes into these zones. -- UNESCO. I would say to him that
:32:17. > :32:24.provisions for fracking include tight rules around a level -- the
:32:25. > :32:29.level at which they can take place. Through the Health and Safety
:32:30. > :32:37.Executive we have probably the finest regulators of safety in the
:32:38. > :32:39.energy industry and he should have confidence that they will ensure
:32:40. > :32:43.that any fracking that takes place is done with the utmost
:32:44. > :32:47.technological carer. Following business questions last week there
:32:48. > :32:49.was a point of order raised by my right honourable friend. Many of us
:32:50. > :32:53.expected a statement on the delays expected a statement on the delays
:32:54. > :32:57.of the publication of the Chilcott enquiry so members could express the
:32:58. > :33:05.views of our constituents. Given allegations that there are delays
:33:06. > :33:09.beat -- can a statement be made so beat -- can a statement be made so
:33:10. > :33:25.we can debate this further? The much regret that delays have
:33:26. > :33:33.taken place. We want to see it happen as soon as possible and the
:33:34. > :33:39.Prime Minister is offered so John additional resource to bring forward
:33:40. > :33:42.publication date and we will continue to inform the House is we
:33:43. > :33:47.don't want republish the correspondence between the premise
:33:48. > :33:51.and St John last week. Can we have a debate on the education funding
:33:52. > :33:55.formula in England? My local authority, west Sussex, is the
:33:56. > :34:04.second lowest funded despite there being some considerable pockets of
:34:05. > :34:07.deprivation? That is a debate on school and education funding in
:34:08. > :34:12.Westminster Hall this afternoon and I would encourage them to take part
:34:13. > :34:15.in that. It is an issue around the country is something we endeavour to
:34:16. > :34:19.get right and ensure the education system responded properly the
:34:20. > :34:26.schools budget is one of the idiots we have striven to protect. -- one
:34:27. > :34:41.of the alias we have striven to protect. --Areas. This week it is
:34:42. > :34:46.emerged that the private provider of Ambulance Services in the Manchester
:34:47. > :34:53.area has wrongly stated its figures. Will he provide government time on a
:34:54. > :34:59.debate in the scandal and whether there will be a police
:35:00. > :35:03.investigation? As she will know I take allegations of corporate fraud
:35:04. > :35:07.against torment enormously seriously and when I was Secretary of State at
:35:08. > :35:13.the Ministry of Justice I referred our providers to the Serious Fraud
:35:14. > :35:17.Office is secured tens of millions of pounds for events and well
:35:18. > :35:21.recorded at the time. I was eating her to make sure that the Health
:35:22. > :35:24.Secretary is aware of the contentions raised and he is and
:35:25. > :35:30.he's on the size to take questions on Tuesday week and I will make sure
:35:31. > :35:45.that he is available to take the question then. Last week I had the
:35:46. > :35:58.pleasure of speaking at the new opening of a new studio at a theatre
:35:59. > :36:08.and would they agree that theatres bring life to Terence and cities? I
:36:09. > :36:11.would agree under tight bodice local performers but performers from all
:36:12. > :36:16.around the country then surely will take advantage of the many options
:36:17. > :36:26.that he has to make sure that they stay in the public eye will stop
:36:27. > :36:28.this week is living wage work. Will the leader of the house join me in
:36:29. > :36:35.congratulating Cardiff University which has won the 2015 living ways
:36:36. > :36:37.Champion award for Wales? It is the only university in the UK to receive
:36:38. > :36:46.this recognition and Billy advise the counsellor -- will he advise the
:36:47. > :36:57.Chancellor that his living wage is not wage? -- not a living wage? I
:36:58. > :37:01.would commend Cardiff University and say to the party of opposite that
:37:02. > :37:06.they were in power for 13 years and did not seek to introduce a living
:37:07. > :37:10.wage and we have the first time brought forward proposals that will
:37:11. > :37:14.lead to dramatic increase in the living wage to more than ?9 per hour
:37:15. > :37:23.by the time of the next general election. Another great Conservative
:37:24. > :37:33.social reform. On Sunday I will be attending a very solemn Remembrance
:37:34. > :37:42.Sunday remembrance service on the Ho end Plymouth. This year we have not
:37:43. > :37:48.had the chance to pay tribute to those who fought during the course
:37:49. > :37:54.of both world war. My grandfather served in Jutland. Can we have a
:37:55. > :37:59.debate so that we make sure that next year we can pay tribute to
:38:00. > :38:06.those servicemen and gave their lives to defend our freedoms? It was
:38:07. > :38:11.traditionally the case in the south that we are five day set aside for
:38:12. > :38:16.debates on various aspects of defence and our Armed Forces and
:38:17. > :38:20.veterans. That has been allocated to the backbench business committee and
:38:21. > :38:31.I think it is something that should be part of our calendar. Can you put
:38:32. > :38:42.that the understatement of local government funding? On arts and
:38:43. > :38:45.museums? It is tougher for those in public sector to run services than
:38:46. > :38:49.there has been because we've had to eliminate the largest deficit in
:38:50. > :38:54.is up and down the country we are is up and down the country we are
:38:55. > :38:57.seeing local authorities adapt to those changing circumstances and
:38:58. > :39:05.still deliver high-quality services and I feel quality that in -- I feel
:39:06. > :39:10.confident that in his constituency that will be true. Could the Leader
:39:11. > :39:18.of the House of Lords think about having a debate in government time
:39:19. > :39:23.about how it is being implemented into the UK parliamentary process to
:39:24. > :39:27.ensure fair and effective public participation in the preparation of
:39:28. > :39:31.infrastructure projects? We could perhaps have the same time examined
:39:32. > :39:37.by the government has yet again called for a postponement of the
:39:38. > :39:46.Army Convention compliance committee Army Convention compliance committee
:39:47. > :39:50.relating to HS2. Perhaps we could make sure this takes place before
:39:51. > :39:57.the passage of the HS2 phase one bill has completed its course in
:39:58. > :40:02.this House. She is as ever powerful advocate for her constituency. I'm
:40:03. > :40:06.not certain of the current state of play with regard to that complaint
:40:07. > :40:14.but I will ask the Secretary of State to write with the response to
:40:15. > :40:18.the issues she has raised today. Last weekend the Metropolitan Police
:40:19. > :40:27.had to apologise following the disproportionate and heavy policing
:40:28. > :40:31.of a demonstration during which one of my constituency was beaten to the
:40:32. > :40:36.ground and had his turban removed and suffered concussion. He was
:40:37. > :40:42.released without charge like others on a demonstration. Given the recent
:40:43. > :40:47.questions about the China demonstration today asked the Home
:40:48. > :40:50.Secretary to cheer our review on the placing of demonstrations and make a
:40:51. > :40:54.statement to this oh so we can get the balance right between security
:40:55. > :40:59.and protecting the freedom of our citizens and also including the
:41:00. > :41:03.liberty and freedom to protest? It is thusly a difficult challenge for
:41:04. > :41:08.the police to deal with demonstrations and I would always
:41:09. > :41:12.cancel them to try and be as measured and careful as possible in
:41:13. > :41:17.dealing with them. I would say of course that the job was made
:41:18. > :41:26.difficult -- made more difficult when we have people in our society
:41:27. > :41:40.who encourage race hatred. The UK is facing a critical shortage it would
:41:41. > :41:50.be unfair to delay the delivery of the question from North West
:41:51. > :41:56.Leicestershire. We are facing a critical shortage of heavy goods
:41:57. > :42:08.vehicle drivers and the average age of drivers of each TV is now 53. --
:42:09. > :42:13.HGV can we have a debate on how we get more people at the logistics
:42:14. > :42:21.industry possibly through an HGV apprentice scheme? This is a matter
:42:22. > :42:28.that is a priority for this government and I would encourage
:42:29. > :42:31.them to either use the German debate are the backbench committee and we
:42:32. > :42:46.will return to this matter and government. -- or the backbench
:42:47. > :42:53.committee. -- in government. The honourable member for Westmorland
:42:54. > :43:00.asked if I minister would support the campaign to bring children to
:43:01. > :43:04.the UK. No that it has been confirmed that all of those children
:43:05. > :43:07.did not have identifiable family, has the leader had a request from
:43:08. > :43:11.the Prime Minister to come to the size to explain that he is no
:43:12. > :43:18.willing to take those 3000 children as requested by save the children?
:43:19. > :43:21.The programme is being coordinated by the Home Office and the Home
:43:22. > :43:29.Secretary will be here Monday week to take questions and we are working
:43:30. > :43:33.closely with the UNHCR to bring to this country some of the vulnerable
:43:34. > :43:37.refugees University and she will be able to answer detailed questions
:43:38. > :43:42.about the state of these ago stations which addresses this House
:43:43. > :43:45.in ten days' time. As we await a ministerial decision on increasing
:43:46. > :43:54.runway capacity and the south-east can we have it debate on night
:43:55. > :44:00.flights? While Boris from Uxbridge sleeps soundly each night, someone
:44:01. > :44:11.in Edenbridge wakes me up regularly to complain about the flights. We
:44:12. > :44:17.need to consider the issues for committees who live under night
:44:18. > :44:24.flight flight path. With the emperors commission report I have no
:44:25. > :44:28.doubt that the report on the runway capacity in the future for this
:44:29. > :44:35.country will be debated when the government response to the
:44:36. > :44:41.conditions of the airports authority and no night flights will be part of
:44:42. > :44:46.that. The government recently issued a call for evidence on this review
:44:47. > :45:02.to the secondary ticketing market and it is pressed by the chair of
:45:03. > :45:12.the ticketing society that I have had conversations with ticketing
:45:13. > :45:15.agencies who have informally I am the first one to bring this to
:45:16. > :45:22.attention. May I request that when calls to evidence about for what
:45:23. > :45:28.they are publicised fully otherwise any recommendations that arise out
:45:29. > :45:31.of will be put as a consequence? The Minister will be here next week and
:45:32. > :45:39.I would encourage her to make that point directly to him. On the 31st
:45:40. > :45:44.of December, the Equitable Life payment scheme will close to new
:45:45. > :45:48.claimants. We have not yet had a chance to debate this in the course
:45:49. > :45:53.of this Parliament and the number of us that have gone a cross-party
:45:54. > :45:58.basis and met with victims of that scandal on Tuesday and the member
:45:59. > :46:02.for Harrow East is attending the annual general meeting today. Can we
:46:03. > :46:05.have a debate that scheme soon so that in particular the case can be
:46:06. > :46:08.made that once the number of claimants has been crystallised in
:46:09. > :46:14.the 31st of December we can ensure that any surplus funds are eager to
:46:15. > :46:18.identify claimants rather than returned to the Treasury? The
:46:19. > :46:24.Treasury has sought to broaden the support it provides to Equitable
:46:25. > :46:27.members as far as it can do and it is operated in line with the
:46:28. > :46:31.recommendations of the ombudsman. This remains a matter of concern to
:46:32. > :46:37.members on different sides of the House and may well be we're
:46:38. > :46:47.allocating sick of -- significant amounts of time to it. Will the
:46:48. > :46:50.leader of the house ask is right honourable friend the Secretary of
:46:51. > :46:53.State for business innovations and skills to update the House on the
:46:54. > :46:59.progress made by the three groups that were set up after the UK steel
:47:00. > :47:08.summit at rather? They were set up to find ways to support the UK steel
:47:09. > :47:13.sector at this time. It is reflected in my Motherwell and Wishaw after
:47:14. > :47:29.they recent announcer of closure of works and Clyde bridge. --
:47:30. > :47:38.Rotherham. --Clydebridge? I would urge her to put this to the Minister
:47:39. > :47:43.directly in the House next Tuesday. I have been contacted by one of my
:47:44. > :47:49.constituents concerned about the avalanche some years ago of the 15
:47:50. > :48:03.year long stop rule for claims against IFAs.
:48:04. > :48:20.It is important they brought certain way but sometimes with the full
:48:21. > :48:26.facts emerge after a period of time and seek a have a deadline that is
:48:27. > :48:29.too quick either. I'll make sure his concerns are drawn to the attention
:48:30. > :48:44.of my colleagues in the Treasury and ask that he responds to them. Will
:48:45. > :48:54.Leader of the House have a debate regarding what discussions have been
:48:55. > :49:02.made regarding the changes in the steel industry. Many aspects of this
:49:03. > :49:05.support provided is devolved to Wales, but it is a matter of the UK
:49:06. > :49:07.Government to provide leadership in the future of the steel industry,
:49:08. > :49:16.which is what we are looking to do. which is what we are looking to do.
:49:17. > :49:22.I will be making sure that the ministers will be ready to discuss
:49:23. > :49:29.this next week. Successive people have been in courage to buy diesel
:49:30. > :49:37.cars. But can we find time to debate what can be done about the fuel
:49:38. > :49:41.additives to reduce emissions because millions of people cannot
:49:42. > :49:47.suddenly buy petrol cars instead. This issue is shocking. Those of us
:49:48. > :49:53.who are believers in free enterprise argue that the case is not help when
:49:54. > :50:00.you see corporate malpractice of the kind we have seen with bulks widen
:50:01. > :50:07.and the diesel sector. I hope the issues can be resolved as quickly as
:50:08. > :50:11.possible, and clearly individuals who lose out as a result should be
:50:12. > :50:17.compensated. The industry has a duty to be open and honest, and when
:50:18. > :50:20.things like this happen it damages confidence in their corporations and
:50:21. > :50:22.makes the life of the public more difficult. It should never have
:50:23. > :50:31.happened, it is shocking. Four times happened, it is shocking. Four times
:50:32. > :50:38.in my constituency -- happens have lost banks in the high Street of
:50:39. > :50:41.their town. Can we have a debate on the retreat of the high-street
:50:42. > :50:48.banking companies from rural areas, particularly because many of those
:50:49. > :50:54.areas cannot access Internet banking as they do not have adequate road
:50:55. > :50:59.band. This is one of the topics being considered by backbench
:51:00. > :51:03.business committee. The banks are cod by the fact that more of us are
:51:04. > :51:10.simply banking online, and increasingly cashless systems are
:51:11. > :51:14.available whether it is through your phone or the card in your wallet.
:51:15. > :51:18.Banks are finding it more difficult to sustain banking networks, but we
:51:19. > :51:25.do not want to lose key services in rural areas, and I would ask him to
:51:26. > :51:35.bring this to the host to the relevant minister to discuss the
:51:36. > :51:47.matter. In my constituency, a band has celebrated recording history of
:51:48. > :51:53.years. Can we discuss funding for arts venues? I congratulate the band
:51:54. > :52:00.on its centenary. There are some great bands in the country. The
:52:01. > :52:05.reality is that we celebrate the work done in local communities for
:52:06. > :52:12.musical groups up and down the country, local bands that add value
:52:13. > :52:15.to this country, and I know that local authorities and grant giving
:52:16. > :52:31.bodies will do their best to sustain these bands. Can we have a debate on
:52:32. > :52:35.business rates, specifically the time it takes for the valuation
:52:36. > :52:42.office agency to consider appeals? office agency to consider appeals?
:52:43. > :52:50.There is a brewing business located There is a brewing business located
:52:51. > :52:55.in my constituency that has been waiting ten months. We should have a
:52:56. > :52:55.debate so ministers can assert some pressure on the valuation to support
:52:56. > :52:59.small and medium enterprises to have small and medium enterprises to have
:53:00. > :53:08.this heard in a timely matter. this heard in a timely matter.
:53:09. > :53:10.Clearly we do not want barriers to businesses operating successfully.
:53:11. > :53:27.Where problems arise we will seek to Where problems arise we will seek to
:53:28. > :53:27.address them. Next Tuesday as business questions and I
:53:28. > :53:28.will take advantage of the will take advantage of the
:53:29. > :53:29.the department are well aware of the the department are well aware of the
:53:30. > :53:29.a debate on the relative a debate on the relative
:53:30. > :53:30.place and the other place place and the other place
:53:31. > :53:38.particularly regarding cuts the tax credits. I think the party opposite,
:53:39. > :53:43.if it is concerned about the appointments to the Lords should
:53:44. > :53:48.look in the mirror. Goes over the years in government, the rate of
:53:49. > :53:55.were far higher than it is under were far higher than it is under
:53:56. > :54:00.this government. I did say last week that I would ensure that a statement
:54:01. > :54:11.would be made about the Strathclyde review, and that was brought forward
:54:12. > :54:22.just a day before releasing it to the public. -- yesterday. As a
:54:23. > :54:26.former local councillor I am generally supportive of the
:54:27. > :54:36.government's devolution agenda so long as it follows responsibility.
:54:37. > :54:39.But given the lack of public negotiations, does the Leader of the
:54:40. > :54:49.House not think there is a role to consider agreements are consistent,
:54:50. > :54:50.transparent and fair? There are many opportunities to question ministers
:54:51. > :54:56.about the agreements they are reaching, and it is not a matter of
:54:57. > :55:02.the resources, it is about making better use of money. There are many
:55:03. > :55:05.parts of public money that tend to do the same thing, and part of the
:55:06. > :55:11.devolution agenda is making better use of the resources available,
:55:12. > :55:19.giving greater power to local authorities to deliver high quality
:55:20. > :55:26.services to the public. Now that the Leader of the House has prosecuted
:55:27. > :55:35.Evel on this place, by creating second-class MPs, head of the debate
:55:36. > :55:40.Scottish laws? Will he make sure Scottish laws? Will he make sure
:55:41. > :55:47.that English Tory MPs do not exercise a veto against us? Of
:55:48. > :55:53.Scottish laws, it is called a Scottish laws, it is called a
:55:54. > :55:56.Scottish Parliament. I keep listening to the outrage from the
:55:57. > :55:57.benches opposite. I will remind them that firstly there is no vote in the
:55:58. > :56:00.chamber that they will be excluded chamber that they will be excluded
:56:01. > :56:08.from in future, and secondly, when from in future, and secondly, when
:56:09. > :56:15.they discuss the matters away from here, they are less outraged as they
:56:16. > :56:23.of the 11 million Britons to suffer of the 11 million Britons to suffer
:56:24. > :56:26.with hearing loss. There was a parliamentary reception yesterday
:56:27. > :56:31.for actions on this, which reveal there are no health of solid --
:56:32. > :56:35.health authorities no longer health authorities no longer
:56:36. > :56:44.prescribing hearing aids for people with minor hearing loss. One in six
:56:45. > :56:50.debate about how health resources debate about how health
:56:51. > :56:50.can be used to ensure that people can be used to ensure that people
:56:51. > :56:53.with hearing loss do not suffer unnecessary isolation? Can I pay
:56:54. > :56:57.tribute to him for the work he does. This is one of these issues that
:56:58. > :57:05.transcends party lines, and we're good work is done on all sides of
:57:06. > :57:11.the House, raising awareness and challenges of those facing hearing
:57:12. > :57:15.loss. Commissioning decisions and spending decisions on health care
:57:16. > :57:33.matters have been devolved. I hope his advocacy will ask those parts of
:57:34. > :57:37.the country to change their views. Yesterday I attended a parliamentary
:57:38. > :57:43.event, where businesses who pay the real living wage showcase their
:57:44. > :57:48.products, from microbreweries to organic food suppliers they all
:57:49. > :57:52.spoke about the benefits of being a living wage employer, from better
:57:53. > :57:55.staff morale to improved applicable as a. How can we encourage more
:57:56. > :58:02.employers to sign up to the real living wage as set by the living
:58:03. > :58:09.wage foundation, thus achieving the high pay economy the government
:58:10. > :58:12.speak so much about? Clearly we want to see wage levels rise, so we have
:58:13. > :58:17.debated constantly hear, with the debated constantly hear, with the
:58:18. > :58:23.introduction of our own national living wage, with different economic
:58:24. > :58:28.debates, so she will have plenty of opportunity to raise this. I would
:58:29. > :58:34.encourage employers to look hard at the challenges faced by their
:58:35. > :58:44.employees, and the more we can see in ploy is paying a higher rate, the
:58:45. > :58:47.better it is for the country. That can only happen if the economy is
:58:48. > :58:57.growing strongly, which is what it is doing now. Could we have a debate
:58:58. > :59:02.on the use of children as suicide bombers? I recent had a Westminster
:59:03. > :59:06.Hall debate on this, and the situation continues to deteriorate,
:59:07. > :59:08.not least for orphaned children who are often kidnap in places such as
:59:09. > :59:14.Syria, and it is estimated that Syria, and it is estimated that
:59:15. > :59:21.somewhere close to 1000 children are now training as suicide bombers. Can
:59:22. > :59:25.we have a debate on this? The Minister responsible is behind me
:59:26. > :59:31.and has taken note of his comments. It is completely shocking. It is a
:59:32. > :59:34.sign of a barbaric ideology which has no place in the modern world,
:59:35. > :59:40.which is what we are seeking to resist in the north-west of Iraq and
:59:41. > :59:45.the East of Syria, particularly. The kind of extremist views that sends a
:59:46. > :59:51.child with a bomb attached to them, to blow themselves up in pursuit of
:59:52. > :59:54.an ideology that is perverse is something we should all continue to
:59:55. > :00:07.find up rent and do everything we can to resist. Can we do meet --
:00:08. > :00:11.debate prime ministerial hubris, the symptoms include strutting like
:00:12. > :00:18.Napoleon and speaking in the language of Churchill, and it makes
:00:19. > :00:25.prime ministers susceptible to this give War a chance party. It also has
:00:26. > :00:30.an effect on Prime Minister is because writing their own bloody
:00:31. > :00:49.page in history often unhinge is the balance of the mind, and while the
:00:50. > :00:56.permanent, to leave tens of permanent, to leave tens of
:00:57. > :01:00.thousands of soldiers ordered into battle, it can be lethal in fighting
:01:01. > :01:03.unaffordable wars. It is an unaffordable wars. It is an
:01:04. > :01:05.interesting fact that we celebrate interesting fact that we celebrate
:01:06. > :01:13.the Prime Minister who led us to three general election victories,
:01:14. > :01:24.but the other side of the House like the airbrush him out of history. It
:01:25. > :01:31.has transpired that last winter the south-east ambulance trust has
:01:32. > :01:38.trialled a new system which put in trialled a new system which put in
:01:39. > :01:39.danger 25,000 patients. It could have led to the loss of life of up
:01:40. > :01:39.to 25 people. Could he bring to the to 25 people. Could he bring to the
:01:40. > :01:39.House health ministers to answer House health ministers to answer
:01:40. > :01:40.questions of what they knew, when questions of what they knew, when
:01:41. > :01:40.they knew, and make sure this is not they knew, and make sure this is not
:01:41. > :01:41.occurred anywhere else in the occurred anywhere else in the
:01:42. > :01:41.and I share his concern. The and I share his concern. The
:01:42. > :01:43.Secretary of State will be here on Tuesday week, and I urge him to put
:01:44. > :01:58.that point to him. The government that point to him. The government
:01:59. > :02:04.has chosen to exclude... This condition will severely undermined
:02:05. > :02:10.the growing energy sector across the country. Will he agreed to allocate
:02:11. > :02:15.government time to debate this perverse decision? Of course we have
:02:16. > :02:20.tried to take a range of decisions to encourage and support the growth
:02:21. > :02:25.of renewable energy, to make sure we keep the lights on, and meet the
:02:26. > :02:29.financial challenges. I understand the point he is making. The Energy
:02:30. > :02:40.Secretary will be here the week after next. The European order
:02:41. > :02:46.business paper lists details of legislation and other documents
:02:47. > :02:51.sourced from the European Union, but has been deemed political importance
:02:52. > :02:57.to merit debate either by the House or committees. As of today, the
:02:58. > :03:01.documents awaiting debate, and only documents awaiting debate, and only
:03:02. > :03:15.one of them has a provisional date allocated to it. Could the Leader of
:03:16. > :03:24.the House tell us who is responsible for this lack of respect to the due
:03:25. > :03:25.process? This is something the chairman of the scrutiny committee
:03:26. > :03:31.raised recently, and the government has just written to him setting out
:03:32. > :03:35.plans for a serious op -- series of other debates. There are many
:03:36. > :03:39.demands for the use of time for debates on a variety of subjects,
:03:40. > :03:52.and we take the issue seriously, making additional time available.
:03:53. > :04:02.Are determined to deliver a higher wage, lower welfare economy.
:04:03. > :04:07.Although George Osborne has been forced into a U-turn of swords were
:04:08. > :04:11.he says he is determined to push through with reform to tax credits
:04:12. > :04:14.but the resolution foundation which deals with policy issues that affect
:04:15. > :04:22.those on low incomes says the Chancellor should strap his plan to
:04:23. > :04:25.cut tax credits -- scrap as planned. Personnel is the director of the
:04:26. > :04:31.resolution foundation and joined by the Chief Executive of the taxpayers
:04:32. > :04:37.Alliance. We have heard about freaks being made, things will be done to
:04:38. > :04:40.mitigate cuts to tax credits, so how can you say that he should drop the
:04:41. > :04:47.idea altogether, we don't know what he is proposing. The state of the
:04:48. > :04:59.debate we are at, the something must be done stage. Options that would
:05:00. > :05:02.take the distinct changes and tweak them a little will not deliver
:05:03. > :05:09.critically economically for the Chancellor. He can do that while
:05:10. > :05:13.maintaining his fiscal objectives. You are saying there is not money
:05:14. > :05:16.that could be spent that would make a dramatic enough change to tax
:05:17. > :05:22.credit cuts or make the savings that he wants? We should be clear that we
:05:23. > :05:26.welcome his raising the minimum wage and that will benefit some people
:05:27. > :05:31.who are losing in the tax credit changes but further increases to the
:05:32. > :05:33.minimum wage for tax cuts will not compensate the losers of tax cuts
:05:34. > :05:39.because they are fundamentally different people. You have five ways
:05:40. > :05:42.of changing the system and offering an alternative, why did the
:05:43. > :05:47.government not come up with that, if they were so obvious and pain free,
:05:48. > :05:57.why did the Chancellor not come off of them? Very few changes are not
:05:58. > :06:01.pain-free. He will revisit his decision on 25 November. We wouldn't
:06:02. > :06:04.say they were pain-free, it is a choice of whether you have a large
:06:05. > :06:11.amount of pain or a small group of working people on tax credits.
:06:12. > :06:16.Therefore easing the pressure. Before we come onto what you are
:06:17. > :06:20.proposing, EU except that cuts to tax credits morally whether right or
:06:21. > :06:24.wrong thing to do? I wouldn't have started from here. Lu there are a
:06:25. > :06:29.lot of other things the government should look at before it looked at
:06:30. > :06:35.cutting tax credits, not least the benefits and pensions received by
:06:36. > :06:41.pensioners and has reminded us that if -- inflation is 0%. Your pension
:06:42. > :06:44.goes up by 2.5%. That is unsustainable. The government should
:06:45. > :06:46.be looking at that kind of thing, winter fuel payments are given to
:06:47. > :06:52.every pensioner. Even millionaire pensioners. Lu despite that the
:06:53. > :06:56.government has stopped giving child benefit to families, still living
:06:57. > :07:00.winter fuel payments to the richest pensioners. There are other ways in
:07:01. > :07:01.which the government could be finding the