:00:00. > :00:08.megawatt are generated will be very competitive with where clean carbon
:00:09. > :00:17.costs are now. Business question. Will the Leader of the House give us
:00:18. > :00:22.the business for next week, please? Did business for next week will be
:00:23. > :00:28.on Monday the 23rd of November, the consideration of allocation of time
:00:29. > :00:31.motion, followed by all stages of the Northern Ireland Welfare Reform
:00:32. > :00:34.Bill. I also expect there to be a statement on the National Security
:00:35. > :00:41.strategy and the strategic defence and security review. Tuesday the
:00:42. > :00:43.24th is an opposition day in the name of the Scottish National Party
:00:44. > :00:49.be Trident and there will be a be Trident and there will be a
:00:50. > :00:51.debate on HMRC office closures. That business will be followed by a
:00:52. > :00:57.motion to approve a European document relating to restrict the
:00:58. > :01:02.measures against Iran. On Wednesday the 25th we will have the second
:01:03. > :01:06.reading of the childcare bill Lords, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer
:01:07. > :01:10.will deliver his joint Autumn Statement on spending review. On
:01:11. > :01:13.Thursday the 26th we will have a general debate on the final report
:01:14. > :01:17.of the airports commission, had debate on the subject tournament at
:01:18. > :01:21.the back bench business committee. If the house is not sitting. The
:01:22. > :01:27.provisional business for the week commencing the 30th, on Monday the
:01:28. > :01:31.30th will be another day nominated by the backbench business committee.
:01:32. > :01:34.Tuesday the 1st of December the remaining stages of the Immigration
:01:35. > :01:39.Bill followed by a debate on a motion relating to the high-speed
:01:40. > :01:43.rail London the West Midlands pill. Wednesday the second will be in
:01:44. > :01:46.opposition day, subject to be announced. Thursday the 3rd of
:01:47. > :01:49.December, the second reading of the charities protection and social
:01:50. > :01:59.investment will Lords. Friday the fourth will be be debating Private
:02:00. > :02:02.Members' Bill is. The business for Westminster Hall, on the 26th
:02:03. > :02:08.general debate on the north-east devolution deal. Monday the 30th
:02:09. > :02:17.debates on a petition on attacks sugary drinks. Last night I was in
:02:18. > :02:22.Colchester where Nick Alexander, but that is its jewelled man who was
:02:23. > :02:25.killed while he was at work selling rock merchandise in the Bataclan
:02:26. > :02:30.concert Hall went to school and where he ran a popular club night. I
:02:31. > :02:34.know all of our hearts go out to his family and friends of our hearts go
:02:35. > :02:38.out to his family and friends as they do Beirut. Of course we
:02:39. > :02:41.remember the valour of the emergency services and the members of the
:02:42. > :02:46.public to have become unintended heroes. Should we not also paid
:02:47. > :02:50.tribute to the journalists who often have had to stay at the brutal truth
:02:51. > :02:55.of murdered -- murderous radicalism in the eyes and bring it to our
:02:56. > :03:01.attention? As Emile Zola said it is not I who hamstrung the reason and
:03:02. > :03:03.truth that are strong. I am sure the whole house will want to send
:03:04. > :03:07.heartfelt sympathy to the family of the two people killed in the
:03:08. > :03:12.explosion at the steel factory in Cardiff yesterday. Can I ask the
:03:13. > :03:16.Leader of the House where he has still not given us any dates for
:03:17. > :03:20.next years recesses? It would be particularly useful for all
:03:21. > :03:24.honourable members to start making plans for next year and I can't see
:03:25. > :03:29.any reason why we should be happy to November before the leader provides
:03:30. > :03:31.us with that. The leader announced a single day for all remaining stages
:03:32. > :03:35.of the Immigration Bill on the 1st of December at the government has
:03:36. > :03:40.promised that it would publish the review by Stephen Shaw into the
:03:41. > :03:43.welfare of detainees in immigration removal centres before the bill
:03:44. > :03:48.completes its passage. It must surely be right that we in this
:03:49. > :03:52.House consider the findings of Mr Shaw before signing off on the bill.
:03:53. > :03:56.Will the leader guarantee that the report will be published in plenty
:03:57. > :04:01.of time, before the 1st of December? Will the leader also allow
:04:02. > :04:08.for a three-day debate on the Autumn Statement? I know I have asked this
:04:09. > :04:11.before but I'm going to try again because Parliamentary scrutiny of
:04:12. > :04:14.government spending in this House is particularly shoddy. It is extremely
:04:15. > :04:21.cursory at the best of times. Billions of pounds are pushed
:04:22. > :04:25.through on the nod. The government is by preparing the most aggressive
:04:26. > :04:28.assault on public services in this country since the Second World War
:04:29. > :04:33.and the leaders seems to think that the mere to our question-and-answer
:04:34. > :04:37.session is plenty of scrutiny for some of the most far-reaching
:04:38. > :04:40.measures are constituents will face this Parliament. The government has
:04:41. > :04:45.already tried to be too clever by half pushing the tax credit through
:04:46. > :04:49.in secondary legislation so we will be going over the Chancellor's plan
:04:50. > :04:55.with a very fine tooth comb. Not least because we listen to the Prime
:04:56. > :04:59.Minister very closely. He keeps saying that the counterterrorism
:05:00. > :05:03.budget will be protected. We are delighted by that, but even the
:05:04. > :05:07.Prime Minister has been lobbying the Thames Valley Police force against
:05:08. > :05:09.local cuts to front line services and the former head of
:05:10. > :05:16.counterterrorism at the Metropolitan Police said the planned cuts to the
:05:17. > :05:19.wider police budget will make Britain more vulnerable to
:05:20. > :05:23.terrorism. It is the first duty of government to protect the people so
:05:24. > :05:30.surely that single sentence should make the government think twice. In
:05:31. > :05:33.South Wales alone we have lost 284 full-time police officers and
:05:34. > :05:38.further cuts will lead to another 300 being lost. I'm sure every
:05:39. > :05:46.member in the house did repeat figures for the local police force.
:05:47. > :05:48.When Cardiff and Swansea regularly host major sporting events, would it
:05:49. > :05:54.not be a real dereliction of duty yet again the cup police budgets
:05:55. > :06:00.more than the 5% police forces have already agreed? We also want to look
:06:01. > :06:04.at the government's travel costs when we are looking at expenditure
:06:05. > :06:10.in the light of the news that the government today is planning to go
:06:11. > :06:15.ahead with call me Dave Airways. I mention this because when he was the
:06:16. > :06:19.Shadow Transport Secretary of the Leader of the House told the BBC of
:06:20. > :06:22.the idea that the special jet should be set aside for the Prime
:06:23. > :06:28.Minister, then Tony Blair. He said that this was the wrong moment to be
:06:29. > :06:33.splashing out taxpayer's money on funding the government to travel in
:06:34. > :06:37.style. What on earth is changed? Is just that the honourable member has
:06:38. > :06:43.changed his job and now he has a ministerial car he has got to it? Is
:06:44. > :06:48.that suddenly there is much more cash to be splashed around in
:06:49. > :06:51.government, or is it, frankly, that the Leader of the House has become
:06:52. > :06:54.something of a Liberal Democrat because we all know what they did in
:06:55. > :06:58.the last government, they voted things through in Parliament, back
:06:59. > :07:02.to their constituencies and campaigned against them, and that is
:07:03. > :07:13.what exactly the leader of the hosting is the denial. -- the Leader
:07:14. > :07:17.of the House is doing now. The Franco British Council was formed 43
:07:18. > :07:21.years ago but this August the Minister for Europe rotates
:07:22. > :07:27.Secretary General telling her that its grant will be cut from ?100,000
:07:28. > :07:32.a year by more than 80%. The council's most recent seminar was
:07:33. > :07:37.organised by a schoolteacher and she was in the Stade de France with
:07:38. > :07:41.pupils last Friday. They hope that the next seminar will be on tackling
:07:42. > :07:46.Islamic radicalisation. Surely this kind of work is worth the ?100,000 a
:07:47. > :07:52.year that they have been receiving and is not due for a and it is
:07:53. > :07:57.certainly worth more than a special jet for the Prime Minister. On
:07:58. > :08:04.Syria, we in the Labour Party stand ready to listen because everyone
:08:05. > :08:08.wants an end to the Civil War, the defeat of Isil, the end of the
:08:09. > :08:11.President Assad regime and the safe return of the refugees. The Prime
:08:12. > :08:14.Minister said he will respond to the Foreign Affairs Committee and the
:08:15. > :08:18.next few days, when does the leader expect this to be? Will he ensure
:08:19. > :08:22.that the house has the time to digest that reply before any motion
:08:23. > :08:27.is made to the house? Panic urchin to make the vision for a two-day
:08:28. > :08:30.debate when it comes to any formal government proposal? When the house
:08:31. > :08:35.was summoned back on the 20th of August 2,000 that team we sat -- we
:08:36. > :08:39.have a 7 and a Havard to be a bad day. That was exceptional because
:08:40. > :08:42.the day did not start with questions but even so there was a five-minute
:08:43. > :08:48.limit on speeches which was reduced to three minutes after eight o'clock
:08:49. > :08:51.in the evening. Surely when we are debating such important matters it
:08:52. > :08:55.is vital that honourable members can make proper contributions and we
:08:56. > :09:00.should have a two-day debate. On Friday, as you knew, the UK National
:09:01. > :09:07.youth Parliament sat in this chamber under your chairmanship. Last
:09:08. > :09:10.year's youth Parliament chose mental health is our campaign on the back
:09:11. > :09:16.of which the Select Committee published its report this week
:09:17. > :09:20.entitled Young people's mental health. It is an excellent report
:09:21. > :09:25.which argues that mental health is as important as physical health and
:09:26. > :09:29.says that more than half of all mental ill-health starts before the
:09:30. > :09:33.age of 18. They also refer to this stigma of mental ill health as the
:09:34. > :09:46.greatest battle of all. Today is International mainstay and... --
:09:47. > :09:49.international men's day. Young gay men are six times more likely than
:09:50. > :09:56.their straight counterparts to take their own lives. Is it not incumbent
:09:57. > :10:00.on all of us to tackle the root causes of mental ill-health, protect
:10:01. > :10:10.the vulnerable and to end the stigma that all too often attaches to it?
:10:11. > :10:15.Can I start by echoing the words of the shadow leader about the events
:10:16. > :10:19.in Paris, but the tragic death of Nick Alexander. We should also
:10:20. > :10:24.extend your good wishes for those who have been wounded and
:10:25. > :10:28.traumatised. We wish a speedy recovery to all of them still in
:10:29. > :10:33.hospital in Paris. As a former journalist and somebody who has
:10:34. > :10:37.worked alongside some heroic journalists I would echo his words
:10:38. > :10:40.about journalists as well. They go into some of the most dangerous
:10:41. > :10:46.situations and some pay with their lives. We always owe them a debt of
:10:47. > :10:49.gratitude for the information they provide and the light they shine on
:10:50. > :10:54.some of the most barbaric purposes in the world. Whilst we don't
:10:55. > :10:58.normally and should not talk about the security of this House I would
:10:59. > :11:03.like to say the honourable and red honourable members that in the wake
:11:04. > :11:06.of the Paris attacks are security officials and all of those involved
:11:07. > :11:11.in running displays are well aware of the challenges we face and always
:11:12. > :11:15.seek to take appropriate measures. I hope that honourable members and the
:11:16. > :11:18.staff who work here are always reassured that they are doing
:11:19. > :11:22.everything they can on their behalf. We also owe a debt of
:11:23. > :11:26.gratitude to the armed police, to all the security staff who provide
:11:27. > :11:33.protection for the heart of our democracy. I would also echo his
:11:34. > :11:36.words on the condolences following the tragic explosion in Cardiff and
:11:37. > :11:44.are good wishes and sincere sympathies to the families of those
:11:45. > :11:49.involved. The Shadow leader has always been keen to focus on
:11:50. > :11:52.anniversaries so will the Scottish National Party join me to celebrate
:11:53. > :11:59.the 21st anniversary of another great conservative social reform, he
:12:00. > :12:04.has talked about it recently, it is the 21st birthday of the National
:12:05. > :12:10.Lottery. A project that has provided important support in the shadow
:12:11. > :12:15.leader's constituency, in the SNP constituencies and elsewhere. It
:12:16. > :12:20.makes a real difference to local communities and I would praise all
:12:21. > :12:23.of those involved over those 21 years in developing the National
:12:24. > :12:27.Lottery and supporting local projects. And those who have secured
:12:28. > :12:34.lottery funding for important local causes. All I can say is that we
:12:35. > :12:39.will provide Rhys West dates as soon as possible but he will understand
:12:40. > :12:49.that it is incumbent on all Members of this house to put securing the
:12:50. > :12:53.interests of the nation ahead of holidays. We will seek to deliver
:12:54. > :13:00.the dates for recesses as soon as we can. On the report on immigration
:13:01. > :13:05.removal centre is I will make sure that those are brought to the
:13:06. > :13:09.attention of the Home Secretary ahead of the immigration bill. On
:13:10. > :13:15.the Autumn Statement is, he asked for a three-day debate but he has an
:13:16. > :13:17.opposition day coming up. There is no shortage of time available for
:13:18. > :13:24.opposition parties and Members of the house to secure debates. We in
:13:25. > :13:27.Government have given more time controlled to Members of the house
:13:28. > :13:31.outside the Government than any previous Government and it is of
:13:32. > :13:36.course open to debate any subject that he wishes. He really should
:13:37. > :13:40.remember why we are taking these decisions. We are still sorting out
:13:41. > :13:46.problems that we inherited from the years of Gordon Brown when they were
:13:47. > :13:51.in Government. I have to say that we on this side of the house might take
:13:52. > :13:57.it more seriously if they have any economic policy of their own.
:13:58. > :13:59.Frankly I am completely confused. Is it the party leadership or the
:14:00. > :14:05.Shadow Chancellor or the backbenchers? The messages are so
:14:06. > :14:09.mixed that no one has any idea. He talked about extra security money
:14:10. > :14:13.and I'm grateful to the Labour Party for their support for additional
:14:14. > :14:17.funding for the security services. It is important. We will have to
:14:18. > :14:24.wait for the details of the spending review. I would remind him that we
:14:25. > :14:27.have had to take difficult decisions about police funding, police forces
:14:28. > :14:36.up and down the country have responded admirably. Crime has
:14:37. > :14:40.fallen and is falling. He talked about the announcement today about
:14:41. > :14:44.Government transport. I have to say, if I look back at what was proposed
:14:45. > :14:51.back in the years of a Labour Government, they were going to spend
:14:52. > :14:56.?100 million on two new aircraft. It would have been a complete waste of
:14:57. > :14:59.public money. We are spending a small fraction of that upgrading an
:15:00. > :15:03.existing aircraft to save money for the taxpayer and that is the
:15:04. > :15:14.difference between the parties, we are delivering value. Foreign Office
:15:15. > :15:19.funding for bilateral groups. We will respond in due course. On
:15:20. > :15:23.Syria, he said that he will respond fully to the committee and he will
:15:24. > :15:28.do that in the next few days, it is a sign of how seriously he takes the
:15:29. > :15:32.matter that he will respond personally. And when the response
:15:33. > :15:41.has been considered by this house we can take matters further. He will
:15:42. > :15:51.have to wait for the response. As my right honourable friend knows, just
:15:52. > :15:57.to remind him, this was when the British went to find the American
:15:58. > :16:03.colonies. I recently met with the Secretary of State for culture,
:16:04. > :16:07.media and sport. Can we have a debate on this important subject and
:16:08. > :16:14.how it can boost tourism to the UK and importantly Plymouth? Well, my
:16:15. > :16:18.honourable friend continues to be an admirable champion for not only the
:16:19. > :16:22.City of Plymouth but the heritage of the City. He is doing more than any
:16:23. > :16:27.representative of that City in recent years to promote it as a
:16:28. > :16:32.historic centre in this country and I commend him. We have culture
:16:33. > :16:37.questions next week and I'm sure he will use that opportunity again. All
:16:38. > :16:42.of my good wishes to those in Plymouth preparing for this
:16:43. > :16:45.anniversary and I wish him well in supporting the City he represents.
:16:46. > :16:52.Can I also thank the leader of the house for his business next week and
:16:53. > :16:58.associate myself with the condolences to those in Paris and
:16:59. > :17:05.events in Cardiff and also say that the staff of this house have worked
:17:06. > :17:14.so hard to crunch in the -- to continue to ensure that we are saved
:17:15. > :17:19.in a positive way. -- we are safe. And I noticed a few ripples when we
:17:20. > :17:25.talked about the tried and debates which offers an opportunity to
:17:26. > :17:28.clarify the position over the critical decision that will be
:17:29. > :17:35.taken. We know the conservative position. They love their nukes and
:17:36. > :17:40.are happy to despair and are happy to dispense ?167 billion an obscene
:17:41. > :17:47.weapons of mass destruction, a Cold War weapon that can't even start to
:17:48. > :17:51.defend us. You know the SNP position, we have historic
:17:52. > :17:57.opposition. And we could also suggest a number of ways to spend
:17:58. > :18:02.more useful the ?167 billion. And we would like to find out what the
:18:03. > :18:09.Labour Party think and I'm not holding out great expectations! I
:18:10. > :18:13.think they are both for and against, uncertain and unsure about
:18:14. > :18:19.Trident and when it comes to the vote next week I think it might be
:18:20. > :18:24.for, against, maybe four, maybe abstention? That roughly categorises
:18:25. > :18:29.the Labour position on Trident. I look forward to hearing from them
:18:30. > :18:34.next week. When are we going to get the debate? I think we are Jews. --
:18:35. > :18:46.I think we Julie debate. I can hear the voice of Tony Blair.
:18:47. > :18:52.Not caring about UN resolutions, that was his position, not caring
:18:53. > :18:56.less about public opinions and you can see how it worked out. If we are
:18:57. > :19:01.going down the Blairite root of going into further military action
:19:02. > :19:04.without UN authorisation, can we have some sort of statement and
:19:05. > :19:11.clarity when it comes to the Government? I am really pleased that
:19:12. > :19:15.we have a debate next week on the airport commission. I on the stand
:19:16. > :19:20.we have a debate on Thursday. I wonder if this could be a good time
:19:21. > :19:23.to bring up the issue of Prime Minister's proposals for his
:19:24. > :19:29.personal air travel will stop Dave Force one, brought to you in
:19:30. > :19:37.association with Burlington Airways! -- personal air travel. It is an
:19:38. > :19:51.enormous vanity project. -- Yes, we welcome the 21 years of the
:19:52. > :19:57.National Lottery, it is a pity that the Government are putting the big
:19:58. > :20:04.lottery by 40%. It is one year since Nicola Sturgeon took over the reins
:20:05. > :20:13.of the Scottish National Party, 56 out of 59 of all of the MPs in
:20:14. > :20:17.Scotland. We are still north of 50% for the Holyrood elections in
:20:18. > :20:20.opinion polls and we have personal satisfaction ratings way beyond
:20:21. > :20:25.anything that has been seen by either of the parties down here. I'm
:20:26. > :20:28.pretty certain that the leader of the house would like to pay tribute
:20:29. > :20:34.to the success of our First Minister and what she has achieved in the
:20:35. > :20:40.past year. Well, I should say to start with that the honourable
:20:41. > :20:47.gentleman had more acclaim behind him than the Leader of the
:20:48. > :20:53.Opposition behind his. I have... I don't understand where they stand
:20:54. > :20:58.either, it is utterly confusing. We have had the extraordinary position
:20:59. > :21:01.yesterday on the Daily Politics show, when the Shadow Foreign
:21:02. > :21:06.Secretary was asked, when the Honourable Member was asked if he
:21:07. > :21:11.had confidence in his party leader he said, I have confidence in Hilary
:21:12. > :21:15.Benn, which speaks volumes. I'm not surprised. I am confused about what
:21:16. > :21:21.they stand for. The Shadow Defence Secretary supports it. I understand
:21:22. > :21:28.the confusion. Maybe we will discover next week about what their
:21:29. > :21:32.policy is. I would gently chide him about the contradictions next week.
:21:33. > :21:36.But half of the day he will argue we should pull out of Scotland are
:21:37. > :21:41.vital national resource costing thousands of jobs. Leaving part of
:21:42. > :21:46.Scotland a wasteland. And the other part of the day he will complain
:21:47. > :21:51.about making necessary reductions in HMRC and worry about that costing
:21:52. > :21:57.jobs in Scotland. I don't know how he can swear those two. Our defence
:21:58. > :22:02.industry pays plays an important part in the Scottish economy. --
:22:03. > :22:06.industry plays. He asked about Syria and I would simply say that he will
:22:07. > :22:09.have to wait for the Prime Minister to respond and he said he will
:22:10. > :22:14.respond personally to the foreign affairs select committee. This is
:22:15. > :22:19.the first time he has done that. The house needs to wait to see that. We
:22:20. > :22:26.will address those issues when the house has digested the report. I can
:22:27. > :22:30.simply say, the difference between us and not between us and Labour but
:22:31. > :22:34.also the SNP as well, when we make a change of this type it is designed
:22:35. > :22:42.to save money and reduce Government travel costs. That is surely the
:22:43. > :22:46.right thing. The Scotsman reported last year that Nicola Sturgeon when
:22:47. > :22:49.in charge of transport never travelled by rail, she always
:22:50. > :22:53.travelled by chauffeur driven car and I travelled to work by train
:22:54. > :23:02.this morning and it was late. It is frustrating but I get the train. I
:23:03. > :23:08.get the train each day and may be the first secretary should have done
:23:09. > :23:12.the same. Let me ask him a question. He talks about the first
:23:13. > :23:17.anniversary and the achievements of the SNP over the past 12 months and
:23:18. > :23:21.we recognise their success but he slightly underplays his own
:23:22. > :23:24.contribution. It's a team effort and I think he should give himself a pat
:23:25. > :23:34.on the back and not just Nicola Sturgeon. Saint Francis's special
:23:35. > :23:41.school was broken into three times over half term. And again vandalised
:23:42. > :23:45.last weekend, causing over ?15,000 worth of damage. Forcing it to
:23:46. > :23:49.close. Will my right honourable friend join me in appealing to
:23:50. > :23:54.people with more information to come forward, they will be treated
:23:55. > :23:57.anonymously. An applauding the resilience of the headmaster Steve
:23:58. > :24:06.Hollinghurst, and the local residents who raised over ?9,000 to
:24:07. > :24:10.help the school opened this week. It was a shocking incident and it is
:24:11. > :24:16.always dreadful when a community facility or a school is a target of
:24:17. > :24:24.crime. It is inexcusable. It is also a sign of the strength of the
:24:25. > :24:28.communities he represents, but elsewhere, that when something like
:24:29. > :24:32.this happens people rally around to help to fix the problem. We condemn
:24:33. > :24:36.unreservedly those who would carry out such an act but it is a tribute
:24:37. > :24:46.to the strength of community in this country that people have responded
:24:47. > :24:51.the way they do. Tomorrow is the second anniversary of Hull being
:24:52. > :24:55.granted UK City of culture for 2017. The science Museum received ?20
:24:56. > :25:00.million of taxpayer money but have told Hull that it's not possible to
:25:01. > :25:06.move the gypsy moth aeroplane that Amy Johnson flew to Australia in
:25:07. > :25:12.1913, the first woman to do that, to Hull for the festival. I wondered
:25:13. > :25:19.whether we could have a debate on the obligations on national arts
:25:20. > :25:25.organisations and museums in this country to work with Hull leading up
:25:26. > :25:31.to the City of culture 2017. And also for Hull's history to actually
:25:32. > :25:35.be displayed in Hull. Let me congratulate the City for its
:25:36. > :25:40.achievements. I had some oversight on the City of culture in Liverpool
:25:41. > :25:44.and it did a fantastic job and I saw and it did a fantastic job and I saw
:25:45. > :25:50.what it could create in the City. I am sure that if Hull goes through
:25:51. > :25:54.the same process of preparation and excitement, frankly, about the
:25:55. > :26:01.capital of culture year, it will be a great boost.
:26:02. > :26:07.She is absolutely right that I would hope and expect our great national
:26:08. > :26:11.museums and other institutions would lead their part in supporting our
:26:12. > :26:17.regions as well as being centres of national excellence. Tomorrow the
:26:18. > :26:22.Lancet commission on liver disease will produce a report which will
:26:23. > :26:25.highlight the enormous impact and financial cost of this disease in
:26:26. > :26:29.this country. Could we have a debate or a statement, Minister in the
:26:30. > :26:36.Department of Health over what the government is prepared to do about
:26:37. > :26:40.this critical problem? I will pay tribute to all of those who have
:26:41. > :26:44.been involved in producing this report. The Department of Health
:26:45. > :26:48.intends to take this very seriously. I would simply say to him that this
:26:49. > :26:51.may very well, given that is a widespread area of concern, be
:26:52. > :26:56.something that he could bring to the back whence business committee or a
:26:57. > :27:01.Westminster Hall as a way of bringing a Health Minister here to
:27:02. > :27:08.debate these issues. I am grateful to the leader for the business
:27:09. > :27:13.statement. We have business next Thursday from the backbench business
:27:14. > :27:17.committee regarding the airport commission. I thank the leader for
:27:18. > :27:23.advance notice of the business on the 30th of November where we have
:27:24. > :27:27.today allocated to the backbench business committee. The leader can
:27:28. > :27:31.be assured that the backbench business committee has an ample
:27:32. > :27:36.supply of applications and business to fill that time. I would thank the
:27:37. > :27:40.leader for reminding us about the 21st anniversary of the national
:27:41. > :27:50.lottery. My constituency has benefited greatly three at with arts
:27:51. > :27:53.and other supplies of funding, the Baltic Gallery, the Gateshead
:27:54. > :28:00.millennium Bridge. ?100 million from the national lottery for those
:28:01. > :28:03.projects which has transformed the river skip. One thing I would
:28:04. > :28:11.disagree with the leader, though, the area around Faslane, with
:28:12. > :28:16.Trident, would ever be described as being a wasteland. It is beautiful
:28:17. > :28:21.countryside. There was never any doubt about the beauty of the
:28:22. > :28:26.countryside in Scotland as a whole. It is a fantastic part of this
:28:27. > :28:31.country and something we all wish to spend time in. If such an important
:28:32. > :28:34.facility was lost to western Scotland the impact the local
:28:35. > :28:40.economy, believing the side that is an important part of the local
:28:41. > :28:44.economy would be a tragedy which is why I disagree with the Scottish
:28:45. > :28:50.nationalists on the economic impact of this. Quite apart from the
:28:51. > :28:58.defence impact. This is one where we will not be with the SNP. On the
:28:59. > :29:08.national lottery, we should also pay tribute to the man whose idea it was
:29:09. > :29:16.and he made it a reality. Can we please have a debate on the northern
:29:17. > :29:19.powerhouse? A survey reported this week that 44% of the North of
:29:20. > :29:24.England have never heard of it and a further 20% had heard of it but knew
:29:25. > :29:29.nothing about it. A debate would provide an opportunity to at least
:29:30. > :29:41.increase awareness. I think it is a good idea. Maybe something that we
:29:42. > :29:45.could take to the backbench business committee to celebrate a great
:29:46. > :29:49.Conservative achievement of the day. Finally we have a government that is
:29:50. > :29:53.determined to drive up economic liberty in the north, compared to
:29:54. > :29:56.the last Labour government under which the proportion of
:29:57. > :30:00.manufacturing industry and our economy fell by half but the North
:30:01. > :30:05.Felden disproportionate amount of that. In this age of austerity and
:30:06. > :30:10.should the Leader of the House will be as astonished as I am that my
:30:11. > :30:17.local authority which is run by the city independence and a conservative
:30:18. > :30:21.coalition have reportedly just bent ?500,000 on getting rid of their
:30:22. > :30:29.chief executive. Can't we have a debate in government time on golden
:30:30. > :30:33.parachute in the public sector? Every local council is accountable
:30:34. > :30:39.to its local electors for the decision it takes. I have no idea
:30:40. > :30:43.about the nature of the contract on the circumstances behind that payoff
:30:44. > :30:49.so therefore it would be wrong for me to comment on it. On Monday my
:30:50. > :30:54.honourable friend the member for North Thanet said that he would like
:30:55. > :30:58.the procedure committee to make recommendations to enable precise to
:30:59. > :31:01.choose its own representatives to international organisations. Will my
:31:02. > :31:04.right honourable friend give an assurance that the government will
:31:05. > :31:08.not stand in the way of such a process? My honourable friend as
:31:09. > :31:14.that bastion on Monday but did not receive a reply. I have great
:31:15. > :31:18.respect for my honourable friend the chair of the procedure committee. I
:31:19. > :31:22.would not dare try to tell him what to study and what to study and
:31:23. > :31:25.whatnot to study. I have no doubt if he chooses to look at this issue he
:31:26. > :31:34.would do so and that is certainly not for me to intervene. Mayor put
:31:35. > :31:41.on record my condolences for the Vic aims of the explosion to the
:31:42. > :31:46.neighbouring -- constituency to mine, at the steelworks. Can we have
:31:47. > :31:53.a debate about continuing Chinese abuses of human rights, in
:31:54. > :31:57.particular the case an employee is Sage Communications in Hong Kong who
:31:58. > :32:01.has disappeared along with three other employees of that publishers
:32:02. > :32:07.who publish books critical of the Chinese Communist elite? Should we
:32:08. > :32:11.not be doing more than we are to raise these issues of human rights
:32:12. > :32:14.abuses by the Chinese regime, particularly at a time when we are
:32:15. > :32:19.looking to develop relationships with that country? One of the things
:32:20. > :32:23.we were able to do during the recent visit was to raise concerns about
:32:24. > :32:29.human rights and it remains the view of this government that we are more
:32:30. > :32:32.likely to to be able to influence change through engagement with
:32:33. > :32:35.China. The Foreign Secretary will be here next Tuesday for Foreign Office
:32:36. > :32:40.questions and he will raise the issue again I am sure. It has always
:32:41. > :32:43.been the case that this government will raise the concerns over human
:32:44. > :32:50.rights with other nations where it is appropriate to do so. Some time
:32:51. > :32:56.ago Harrow Council decided to outsource the designation of
:32:57. > :33:00.disabled parking badges. The result of this is that increasingly a
:33:01. > :33:04.number of age, infirm individuals who are extremely vulnerable have
:33:05. > :33:11.had their applications for renewal of their blue badges rejected
:33:12. > :33:15.without the course to appeal. Did we have a debate in government time on
:33:16. > :33:20.the implementation of disabled parking so that we can actually
:33:21. > :33:22.explore the operation right across this country because there is
:33:23. > :33:25.nothing more and furious and then seeing somebody parking at the
:33:26. > :33:29.disabled bay he is clearly not disabled but at the same time
:33:30. > :33:34.disabled people not being able to park in the dash and access shops
:33:35. > :33:39.and other facilities. The other part of what he is talking about is how
:33:40. > :33:44.often we go in the car park see vast numbers of empty disabled spaces
:33:45. > :33:48.that we have people who need look badges who struggle to get them. It
:33:49. > :33:52.is really an area where local authorities should apply common
:33:53. > :33:55.sense. There is no point having a large number of disabled spaces get
:33:56. > :33:59.those who could use am not being able to access them. This is
:34:00. > :34:04.something he might want to enter the house in the form of a debate.
:34:05. > :34:07.Hopefully raising the issue today will send a message to local
:34:08. > :34:12.authorities that we want them to be smart about this. Earlier this week
:34:13. > :34:20.the Prime Minister announced an extra ?2 billion of extra funding
:34:21. > :34:24.for special forces. We only have 450 in a special forces. Apparently the
:34:25. > :34:29.money is to be used to buy equipment, protection equipment,
:34:30. > :34:32.vehicles including helicopters, and night fighting equipment. Can we
:34:33. > :34:38.have a debate on whether this is in fact new money or is it money
:34:39. > :34:42.diverted from the wider defence budget, and whether or not it is now
:34:43. > :34:47.time given the Prime Minister Knight has its own private army but the
:34:48. > :34:53.sound of it in which Parliamentary oversight for special forces is
:34:54. > :34:58.widened and more open? I think the then Minister's private army is a
:34:59. > :35:05.pretty worry -- pretty disparaging way of describing some of our most
:35:06. > :35:09.special forces. We are providing money so very brave group of people
:35:10. > :35:13.can't defend our country against the appalling things we have seen in
:35:14. > :35:17.France over the last few days. She will have plenty of opportunity to
:35:18. > :35:21.question the Chancellor about his spending plans next week. We will
:35:22. > :35:26.always do the right thing to protect our citizens. Employees at the
:35:27. > :35:31.airline in my constituency are very worried in light of the announcement
:35:32. > :35:34.last week about job losses. Unfortunately, the airline won't
:35:35. > :35:38.engage with me or the employees or the unions. Can we have a debate on
:35:39. > :35:44.the responsibilities and obligations on companies to engage with the
:35:45. > :35:47.communities did, to engage with employees and do what they can to
:35:48. > :35:52.make sure we can get the right support for the right people at the
:35:53. > :35:56.right time? I always think employers make a big mistake if they act in
:35:57. > :36:00.the way that my honourable friend the suggesting is taking place in
:36:01. > :36:03.his constituency. The fact he has raised this issue today will be
:36:04. > :36:07.noticed outside. It does reputational damage to the companies
:36:08. > :36:13.concerned. I would always encourage any employer to try to do the right
:36:14. > :36:21.ring even when they have to take difficult decisions. In the end,
:36:22. > :36:26.they pay the price. The EH sector platform and the pensioners
:36:27. > :36:34.Parliament in Northern Ireland have passed various resolutions over the
:36:35. > :36:38.last few years is asking to extend the warm homes discount scheme to
:36:39. > :36:42.Northern Ireland. So far, that has not happened. It would be an
:36:43. > :36:46.important fuel poverty mitigating measure. Would it be possible to
:36:47. > :36:51.have a debate in relation to this particular issue that would impact
:36:52. > :36:57.of a large number of older people throughout Northern Ireland? The
:36:58. > :37:01.Northern Ireland Secretary is sitting next to me in the chamber
:37:02. > :37:04.and will have heard the honourable lady's comments and I am sure it is
:37:05. > :37:13.something she will take away and I jest. Can we have a debate on the
:37:14. > :37:16.National Health Service? I am proud to be supporting a government that
:37:17. > :37:23.is investing an additional 10 billion in this Parliament, is
:37:24. > :37:27.putting mental health on the right parity with physical health and has
:37:28. > :37:31.introduced the Cancer Drugs Fund. A debate would help us expose the
:37:32. > :37:39.reality of the rhetoric opposite where in Wales where they are in
:37:40. > :37:44.control they are cutting their NHS? I think my honourable friend makes a
:37:45. > :37:47.very important point, that the health service faces enormous
:37:48. > :37:52.challenges with an ageing population, the development of new
:37:53. > :37:57.treatments, it always faces a challenge to keep and that is why it
:37:58. > :38:03.is right and proper that we have provided or a commitment to provide
:38:04. > :38:09.the billion pound that Simon Stevens ask for. That is why we have
:38:10. > :38:12.committed to deliver more support from mental health funding. The
:38:13. > :38:19.contrast between the health service in England and Wales is there for
:38:20. > :38:24.all to see and I hope in the future everyone in this country learned
:38:25. > :38:32.that lesson. The Leader of the House may be aware that a trust that runs
:38:33. > :38:36.425 foodbanks this country have put out its midyear statistics
:38:37. > :38:45.yesterday, April to September. North Enfield foodbank gave 2465 three-day
:38:46. > :38:50.emergency food supplies to people in crisis in Enfield and 990 of these
:38:51. > :38:54.were given to children. Could we have an early debate in this House
:38:55. > :38:59.on the government policies that are widening the gap significantly
:39:00. > :39:07.between rich and poor and driving so many children into abject poverty?
:39:08. > :39:09.First only pay tribute to all the volunteers who work in food banks
:39:10. > :39:15.around the country. Food banks are not unique to the United Kingdom.
:39:16. > :39:19.They are used more extensively in countries like Germany. They do good
:39:20. > :39:22.work in helping people overcome crisis in their lives and I pay
:39:23. > :39:25.tribute to all the volunteers. I have to say to her it is simply not
:39:26. > :39:32.the case that the gap between rich and poor is widening. Unemployment
:39:33. > :39:38.is falling sharply, the number of children growing up in workless
:39:39. > :39:42.households is falling sharply. We don't need a debate on what is the
:39:43. > :39:46.ugliest building in Britain because it is the bus station in the centre
:39:47. > :39:51.of Preston, therefore it would be helpful to have a debate on why the
:39:52. > :39:55.Labour-controlled like as the County Council has spent ?23 million
:39:56. > :39:58.restoring this concrete monstrosity while at the same time proposing
:39:59. > :40:06.shutting libraries and museums in my constituency. I have visited the bus
:40:07. > :40:10.station in Preston and they know exactly what he means though I have
:40:11. > :40:15.to say that a competition of their kind might attract some entries from
:40:16. > :40:19.around the house on both sides. But I would say is that where a local
:40:20. > :40:23.authority gets it wrong, as he suggested Labour in Lancashire may
:40:24. > :40:37.have done, they will pay a price and literally. Perhaps we should hear
:40:38. > :40:43.more about these matters are visiting bus stations! Cute I
:40:44. > :40:48.associate myself with the comments made about the tragic accident in
:40:49. > :40:52.Cardiff yesterday. Last week to teenagers received custodial
:40:53. > :40:59.sentences from a Cardiff youth court following an incident with them PB
:41:00. > :41:07.Gunne despite the spear -- sale of such weapons being illegal to those
:41:08. > :41:12.under 18. Could we have a debate on the sale of imitation weapons
:41:13. > :41:19.because the current law is busy not working. Imitation weapons can be
:41:20. > :41:23.reactivated so a weapon that is being sold as unusable can become
:41:24. > :41:27.usable. She is raising a broader issue, something that I am certain
:41:28. > :41:34.the Home Secretary is taking very seriously. In the meantime I hope
:41:35. > :41:43.the police will seek to take action against the person who sold it. I
:41:44. > :41:46.noticed that in next week 's business we are having a legislation
:41:47. > :41:53.coming forward on Northern Irish welfare reform. As leader of the
:41:54. > :41:56.house, have you any concerns that this legislation is coming through
:41:57. > :42:04.this house as opposed to the Northern Ireland executive assembly?
:42:05. > :42:07.May I take advantage of the opportunity to pay tribute to the
:42:08. > :42:12.Northern Ireland Secretary who has worked tirelessly in recent weeks to
:42:13. > :42:17.try to find a solution to a very complex and difficult problem. The
:42:18. > :42:21.bill that will come before the house on Monday is an outcome of all of
:42:22. > :42:27.those talks, something that has the support of all of the parties in
:42:28. > :42:30.Northern Ireland. The motion was passed through the assembly
:42:31. > :42:33.yesterday. I hope that Members on all sides of the house will come
:42:34. > :42:40.together to pass this legislation speedily and indeed in the other
:42:41. > :42:44.place. One of the things we should always do is where Northern Ireland
:42:45. > :42:52.politics reach an agreement it is beholden upon all of us to put it
:42:53. > :43:03.into place as soon as we can. Last Thursday it was announced that 1000
:43:04. > :43:08.miners will be made redundant by 2015. It comes on the back of other
:43:09. > :43:15.redundancies which amounts to around 5000 public sector jobs in the last
:43:16. > :43:22.two months alone. In order to deal with this situation properly, can we
:43:23. > :43:29.have a statement of the Government review of CCS programmes. Teesside
:43:30. > :43:37.is an excellent candidate and we could attract private investment to
:43:38. > :43:40.the area. Can I say first ball that any large-scale job losses in this
:43:41. > :43:46.country is unwelcome and any job loss. The Government will certainly
:43:47. > :43:50.work with all of those on Teesside and others are affected by recent
:43:51. > :43:54.developments to do everything we can to ease the immediate impact but
:43:55. > :44:00.also secure appropriate investment to replace the jobs lost. That will
:44:01. > :44:03.always be a priority. In terms of addressing the issue of carbon
:44:04. > :44:06.capture, the Prime Minister said yesterday that this is something
:44:07. > :44:12.that is under consideration by the energy Department. I will make sure
:44:13. > :44:15.that if he did not have the opportunity to raise it with the
:44:16. > :44:22.Secretary of State, she will no doubt bring forth information about
:44:23. > :44:26.her plans in due course. Can we have an urgent debate or statement on the
:44:27. > :44:31.junior doctors dispute given that we now know that 98% of junior doctors
:44:32. > :44:35.have overwhelmingly voted in favour of offal is right. The turnout was
:44:36. > :44:47.76%. -- of eight full strike. He has clearly you lost -- he has
:44:48. > :44:53.clearly lost the confidence of junior doctors. The Health Secretary
:44:54. > :44:56.will come to the house shortly to make a statement and clearly the
:44:57. > :45:06.house has to be involved in what is happening and will provide more
:45:07. > :45:10.information shortly. Could I ask whether consideration could be given
:45:11. > :45:17.to a debate on abated military pensions for those who left the
:45:18. > :45:21.Armed Forces before 1975, many have contacted me and I know that this
:45:22. > :45:28.issue affects over 40,000 veterans across the UK. By happy coincidence
:45:29. > :45:31.defence questions is on Monday so can I suggest the honourable
:45:32. > :45:34.gentleman that he raises the issue directly with the Secretary of State
:45:35. > :45:41.and I will make sure his department is aware that the subject will be
:45:42. > :45:49.put to him. Could I associate myself with the remarks on the industrial
:45:50. > :45:57.accident in Cardiff. On the Friday before last we talked about that at
:45:58. > :46:01.the dispatch box. This was despite public opinion and opinion on all
:46:02. > :46:04.sides of the house. Given that the health Minister said that the
:46:05. > :46:15.Government shares the ambitions of my bill, will the Government find
:46:16. > :46:18.time to debate off patents drugs. It was the Government position that
:46:19. > :46:23.legislation on the subject was not necessary. We share some of his
:46:24. > :46:26.aspirations and I know that health ministers will continue to look at
:46:27. > :46:29.the issues that he raised in the debate and he will no doubt find
:46:30. > :46:43.opportunities to pursue the debate if he feels those issues are not
:46:44. > :46:49.being addressed. HMRC's Welsh customer service centre is currently
:46:50. > :46:54.located in Porthmadog. This is a convenient place for Welsh speaking
:46:55. > :46:57.staff but also for the majority of people who are likely to use
:46:58. > :47:03.services in Welsh. The service is to be moved to Cardiff which is four
:47:04. > :47:09.hours away on a good day in the car, but we have a debate on the proposed
:47:10. > :47:16.changes on Welsh speaking jobs and services and jobs as a whole
:47:17. > :47:19.throughout Wales? Of course by happy coincidence there is a debate next
:47:20. > :47:25.Tuesday as part of the Scottish Nationalists opposition day. The
:47:26. > :47:27.Government is well aware of the sensitivities in providing Welsh
:47:28. > :47:33.speaking services. There is a need to ensure that HMRC operates in as
:47:34. > :47:39.efficient way possible and she would want us to deliver value for money
:47:40. > :47:44.for the taxpayers that she represents. Of course HMRC will
:47:45. > :47:46.ensure that it can continue to provide an appropriate Welsh
:47:47. > :47:55.language service but those who need it. -- for those who need it. This
:47:56. > :47:59.house is united in reaction to the dreadful events in Paris last week
:48:00. > :48:10.and in making clear that these have nothing to me -- have nothing to do
:48:11. > :48:19.with the Muslim community. Muslim refugees were displayed as rats in a
:48:20. > :48:22.cartoon in a national newspaper. Can he provide an opportunity for this
:48:23. > :48:29.house to make clear that this kind of hatred should have no place in
:48:30. > :48:34.our national conversation? Well, I did not see the cartoon that she
:48:35. > :48:41.mentions. Let me be absolutely clear, the events that took place in
:48:42. > :48:45.Paris were not representative of the Muslim community either in France or
:48:46. > :48:49.anywhere else in the world. The vast majority of Muslim people are
:48:50. > :48:53.decent, God-fearing, law abiding people who work hard for their
:48:54. > :48:58.families and do the right thing in their community. None of us should
:48:59. > :49:02.have anything to do with a narrative suggesting otherwise. There is a
:49:03. > :49:07.tiny minority of people who come from Muslim countries who in my view
:49:08. > :49:11.this birch the Muslim faith through an ideology that is among the most
:49:12. > :49:14.unpleasant that we have ever experienced in the history of
:49:15. > :49:24.mankind. It should be resisted at all costs. For nearly two years my
:49:25. > :49:27.constituent has been detained in Chennai and he is undergoing a
:49:28. > :49:34.second trial for pie see despite it being dropped. I spoke to the
:49:35. > :49:38.Minister for Commonwealth affairs and the Foreign Secretary on the 2nd
:49:39. > :49:42.of November and neither has yet responded so can we have a statement
:49:43. > :49:46.as to whether the Government will commit to providing every assistance
:49:47. > :49:51.to Billy and his shipmates and ensuring as BD turnaround of their
:49:52. > :49:54.passport applications to allow them to return to their families at the
:49:55. > :50:04.conclusion of their trip? I know she is particular concerned and she has
:50:05. > :50:09.raised this before. I know that the Prime Minister will be here for
:50:10. > :50:11.questions and I will let them know and hopefully she will get a
:50:12. > :50:20.response during the question session. There is an epidemic of
:50:21. > :50:26.addiction to prescription drugs in my constituency. It has been brought
:50:27. > :50:32.to my attention that there is a black market on GP prescriptions. If
:50:33. > :50:37.it is happening there, it is happening across the country in
:50:38. > :50:40.different constituencies. Will the leader of the house make time for a
:50:41. > :50:47.debate to discuss this deeply disturbing development? I have not
:50:48. > :50:50.been aware of that problem but I take on board the point he is making
:50:51. > :50:55.and it would be extremely serious, not only in terms of addiction for
:50:56. > :50:58.people in his community but also the financing of the local health
:50:59. > :51:03.service and we should not tolerate that. I will make sure that the
:51:04. > :51:06.Health Secretary today is aware of his concerns and perhaps if he could
:51:07. > :51:09.write to the Health Secretary setting out in more detail what is
:51:10. > :51:12.happening I will ask the Health Secretary to look out for that
:51:13. > :51:20.letter and make sure it is given immediate attention. Can we have a
:51:21. > :51:27.debate about the rights of football supporters in the UK? Such a debate
:51:28. > :51:32.will allow us to pay tribute to Brian Lomax, the founder of
:51:33. > :51:36.supporters direct in the UK and who sadly passed away at the beginning
:51:37. > :51:40.of the month. He understood that football is more than just a
:51:41. > :51:43.business and more than entertainment, it is about emotion,
:51:44. > :51:51.loyalty and our communities and he will be sorely missed. I think the
:51:52. > :52:00.honourable gentleman's words speak volumes. He is absolutely right to
:52:01. > :52:03.pay tribute. And I think also to remind us of the importance that
:52:04. > :52:06.football plays in communities open down the country, not just in the
:52:07. > :52:11.professional game and of course supporters trusts are focused on the
:52:12. > :52:16.professional game but also a grass-roots sport bringing together
:52:17. > :52:20.people from all aspects of society. I pay tribute to Mr Lomax for the
:52:21. > :52:30.work he did and my condolences go to his family on his sad death. If any
:52:31. > :52:35.of us object to the leader of the house's business motion we would
:52:36. > :52:37.lose the right to table amendments. In the microwave legislative
:52:38. > :52:43.business of next Monday which will also take place on a day where many
:52:44. > :52:48.honourable Members will want to ask questions. This sort of microwave
:52:49. > :52:53.bass track procedure will only be used in emergency situations or when
:52:54. > :52:56.there is a compelling exceed and see. What is the compelling
:52:57. > :53:03.emergency in this situation other than part of the overdose of...
:53:04. > :53:06.Accompanying the step down by the First Minister and the climb-down by
:53:07. > :53:13.Sinn Fein in relation to welfare reform? Since we are about to have a
:53:14. > :53:20.statement from the Northern Ireland Secretary at will be better that I
:53:21. > :53:23.let her answer the question. -- it will. I want to ensure that this
:53:24. > :53:28.measure has the smoothest possible passage. When huge efforts are put
:53:29. > :53:32.in by all parties in Northern Ireland and I pay tribute and IC
:53:33. > :53:36.more of the Northern Ireland MPs have now joined us, and I pay
:53:37. > :53:40.tribute to those that have been involved because it has been a real
:53:41. > :53:43.marathon. The Secretary of State has done a fantastic job in the work she
:53:44. > :53:49.has done and I pay tribute to everyone. Given the complexities and
:53:50. > :53:57.challenges involved in Northern Ireland, we have to do everything to
:53:58. > :53:59.facilitate that. I am shocked we have not heard yet that the
:54:00. > :54:03.Secretary of State for Health is coming to the house to make a
:54:04. > :54:07.statement. The leader of the house has indicated that he is but it
:54:08. > :54:10.would not be good enough for him to do that tomorrow and hide his
:54:11. > :54:14.statement on Friday when many Members will be back in their
:54:15. > :54:18.constituencies, and that would give him the opportunity to come back to
:54:19. > :54:22.correct the statement he made at the dispatch box that patients have to
:54:23. > :54:26.wait 14 hours before seeing a consultant at the weekend which has
:54:27. > :54:30.been disproved. Only the Government believes that and it would give him
:54:31. > :54:35.the opportunity to put it right. When are we going to get the
:54:36. > :54:38.statement? The result was only announced a few minutes before the
:54:39. > :54:46.start of this session. There will be a Bateman shortly -- there will be a
:54:47. > :54:53.statement. There will no doubt be an opportunity to ask questions. Given
:54:54. > :54:57.the Government concern over the performance of unelected Lords in
:54:58. > :55:00.the other place I was wondering if the leader of the house could make a
:55:01. > :55:06.statement outlining what mechanisms are in place to allow an MP to
:55:07. > :55:14.scrutinise the performance of his business like the newly appointed
:55:15. > :55:25.Baroness of Mayfair. .. Actually sends out the wrong signal to
:55:26. > :55:28.potential business entrepreneurs? I don't agree that Conservatives
:55:29. > :55:35.voting for tax credit cards is the wrong thing to do. We are committed
:55:36. > :55:40.to substantial welfare cuts. It is a commitment we are fulfilling as we
:55:41. > :55:47.meet the financial challenge that we face and make sure that we have a
:55:48. > :55:50.sound financial base for the future. Statement, the Secretary of State