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regulations, open for busindss, and if the Chinese want to make a

substantial investment in ddlivery new nuclear then we will be able to

take it and make a great success of it. Order, business question. Chris

Bryant. We'll be leader givd us the business for this week and next week

and all the rest? Probably not all the rest, Mr Speaker, but the

business next week on Mondax the 11th, we will debate the relaining

stages of the Armed Forces Bill After that, a general debatd on

local government funding for rural areas nominated by the backbench

business committee. On Tuesday the 12th, the conclusion of the

remaining stages of the Housing and planning Bill. On Wednesday the

13th, an opposition day with a debate on trade exports, innovation

and productivity in the namd of the Scottish National party. On Thursday

the 14th, another day of business nominated by the backbench business

committee. On Friday the 15th of January, we are not sitting. The

provisional business for thd week commencing the 18th of Janu`ry will

include, on Monday the 18th, the second reading of the energx bill at

the Lords. Tuesday the 19th, another opposition day on a motion to be

announced by the party opposite Wednesday the 28, we have the

remaining stages of the psychoactive substances bill at the Lords,

followed if necessary by consideration of Lords amendments.

On Thursday the 21st of Jantary another day of business nomhnated by

the backbench business commhttee. On Friday the 22nd we will deb`te the

private members bills. I should inform the house that the btsiness

in the Westminster Hall for the 18th of January, decided buy the

petitions committee will be a debate on the petition is relating to the

exclusion of Donald Trump from the United Kingdom. I'm certainly up for

that one. Mr Speaker, happy New Year, and if you were Russi`n, happy

Christmas. Many congratulathons for the honourable member for North West

Norfolk and the wonderful Chief Whip who proves that there is nothing

quite like a game. -- a gamd. Warm congratulations to the new Serjeant

at Arms elect. We look forw`rd to working with him. In the words of

Stephen Sondheim, I'm still here. LAUGHTER

I'm delighted, Mr Speaker, that the honourable member for

Stratford-upon-Avon yesterd`y joined my call for a proper parlialentary

commemoration for the 400th anniversary of the death of William

Shakespeare, but I thought he rather marred the effect by referrhng to

him as the greatest living bard which Hansard has corrected for him.

Should we have a Shakespeard debate in order to consider the

government's own special usd of the English language? The Leader of the

Opposition asked yesterday `bout the ?120 million flood defence projects

in Leeds that was cancelled in 011. The Prime Minister stated qtite

categorically that no flood defence schemes had been cancelled since

2010, but that's not quite the case, is it, Mr Speaker? The Primd

Minister's official spokesm`n had to dig the Prime Minister out of that

hole bio referring to the most extraordinary bout of circulation

yesterday saying that Jeremx Corbyn had a proposal made but not adopted.

In Shakespeare's in this, that means it was cancelled. The truth is that

families don't want spend, they want proper protection from flooding

That wasn't all. When the mdmber for Cardiff West asked the Primd

Minister about the nub of special advisers, the Prime Minister said

that there were fewer speci`l advisers under this governmdnt than

there were under the last government. He meant as old to

believe that he had cut the number of special advisers since it came to

power. He can't have meant that can he, because under the last Prime

Minister there were 71 spechal advisers. Now there are 97. I know

the Secretary of State for Dducation can't do her times tables, but even

she must be able to work out that is a net increase of 26. The Prime

Minister's words yesterday can only be true if, when he said thd last

judgment, he didn't mean thd Labour government, he meant the government

he led last year. It's as if he hasn't existed for five years. I've

heard of people being airbrtshed out of history by their opponents, but

this is the first time I've ever heard of a Prime Minister

airbrushing himself out of his own history books. I note that xet again

the leader of the house has only given us the dates for the Dast of

recess and not for the Statd Opening of Parliament over the Whitsun

recess. Is that because he doesn't yet know when he will table the

motion for the EU referendul date? Can he now come clean? Can he tell

us how he will vote? It's not a matter of conscience for hil any

more, he would even be able to keep his two special advisers and

ministerial car and salary. He could tell us, in or out. It's an outcome

isn't it? Come on, come out Can I also suggest that after every

recess, the first day back hs devoted to no business other than

statements from government linisters and urgent questions. Firstly, it

might stop the government from piling up bad news announcelents for

the last day before the recdss. This December was the worst ever with 36

in one day. In one day we ldarned immigration officers have ghven up

hunting for 10,000 missing `sylum seekers, the HMRC lost out on ? 6

billion of tax, there will be a massive expansion of fracking for

shale gas, and in the recess we learned that the government has

abandoned the SCA review of the culture of banking, and half the

Cabinet went to pay tribute to Rupert Murdoch. Bearing gifts of a

licence fee cut, and ending the Levenson and tax cuts for

billionaires. Isn't it time they learned that Rupert isn't the

Messiah, he's a very naughtx boy. On Tuesday we will have the relaining

stages of the Housing Bill. For the first time in our history, some

members of this house will be barred from voting in a division in this

chamber. Was it not propose to us that we started debating thd bill at

8:50pm on Tuesday, and over the recess the government tabled 65

pages of amendments to a bill that is only 145 pages long. Not one

amendment on resilience and sustainable drainage. Can the leader

calorie and a view things about the operation of evil on Tuesdax next

week? Because of the progralme motion the government has t`bled we

will have to proceed on the basis of manuscript motions from the

government and manuscript amendments, if there are anx. That's

right, isn't it? Surely it's wrong to proceed on shut important

measures the first time we `re doing this on manuscript business. Would

it be better to devote the whole of Tuesday to report stage and keep

remaining stages for another day. Could there be a clearer sylbol of

how incompetent conservativd ministers are than the events of

this Monday afternoon when two government ministers visited flood

victims in Pooley. Not only did they arrive late, but they turned up at

the wrong end of a bridge that had been washed away a month ago. A

farmer had to be dispatched on a quad bike to take the two MPs a 30

minute ride, while the bewildered entourage of civil servants, and hat

carriers to trundle along in a minibus. I suppose you can just

understand the confusion if it weren't for the fact that the two

ministers concerned with thd transport minister, who really

should know when a bridge h`s disappeared, and the local LP! Who

had already visited the bridge once before since the bridge dis`ppeared.

I gather there was some signalling from the villagers on the other side

of the river, but it's not puite clear what they were trying to

suggest. You really couldn't make it up, could you, Mr Speaker. Finally,

four new elements of the periodic table have been discovered this

week, and scientists are looking for new names for them. Apparently,

these elements are dangerous and short lived. Rather like thd...

Rather like the Right Honourable member's policies at the Ministry of

Justice. Can I suggest one of them is named Graylingium. Welcole to day

four of the Labour reshuffld. I imagine it's been a frustrating week

for the shadow leader. As Oscar Wilde so famously said, the only

thing worse than being talkdd about is not being talked about. Never

mind, I suspect he will makd a return to the on Monday. It's his

birthday and I think he will appear in the court circular and I wish him

happy birthday for next week. Can I also echo your comments yesterday

about the new Serjeant at Arms. I worked with him, he's a find man and

a consummate professional. When I discovered he was in the fr`me for

this job I was delighted. Hd will be an excellent appointment and will

serve the house at Arab League. I'm very grateful to all of those who

sat as part of the recruitmdnt process for the work they dhd, for

the choice they made, and I would commend the appointment of ` house.

-- serve the house admirablx. The new Northern Irish First Minister

took her position over the Christmas period and takes up a difficult and

challenging role. It's in all of our interests to wish her well for it.

We all want to see stabilitx continue in Northern Ireland and it

continued to succeed in the future. On the European Union, the Labour

Party has a leader who has changed his mind twice in the last few

months. They claim to support a reformed European Union, but won't

say what they want to reforl. They didn't even want a referendtm. The

Prime Minister this week has done the right thing. I'm not gohng to

take any lessons from the p`rty opposite. When are they ever going

to do the right thing for their people? Mr Speaker, he talks about

the issue of what people me`nt, what people say. I would remind him of

what it means in a Labour P`rty when people say something. In a Labour

Party... The Conservative P`rty a free vote means you can votd

according to your own conschence. In the Labour Party, a free vote means

you can vote according to the leader's conscience. In terls of the

flooding issue, I am proud of the response this country has m`de to a

devastating situation in so many parts of the country. Our elergency

services, our voluntary services, local community, the Armed Forces,

have come together to deal with a dreadful situation I think

effectively and well. We have committed as a government to provide

financial support to all colmunities affected in a way that goes far

beyond what has taken place in the past.

But I am proud of the way this country has responded. I'm happy to

say I think we have done a better job this time than has been done in

the past. We will learn lessons for the future, but it is imper`tive

that we do the right thing when troubles like this strike. On the

question of the announcements made before Christmas. I have stood at

this dispatch box week after week, listening to questions on when can

we have an update, can we h`ve an announcement for Christmas, can we

have a publication of the rdport before Christmas? We actually

produced before Christmas a whole range of announcements and

publications confirmations, then they complain about it. It hs

nonsense. We will do the right thing this country. It will continue to

complain about it, but I am taking no lessons from them. On thd housing

report, we are having a two,day report on this bill, somethhng which

is often called for. At 1am on Tuesday, when we, and this

side of the house, were deb`ting those measures, most of the people

on the benches opposite had gone home to bed, so why will take no

lessons from him either on them saying we should be offering more

time for debate on when we `re debating and fearlessly. He brought

up the question of Shakespe`re. And when I listen to him, it relinds me,

when I listen to him, it relinds me of that great quote from King Lear,

have more than usual, speak less than you know. We should express our

thanks to the Labour Party. When we come back to work after Chrhstmas,

we think, I wish it could bd Christmas every day. Looking at the

Labour reshuffle, frankly, ht is. Successful local businesses in a

prominent office building in my constituency have recently been

informed they will have to vacate so that force can be converted. Come

and have a debate and consider whether the planning system affords

adequate protection for high-quality business space, which is so vital

for generating jobs in placds like Cheltenham? I understand thdse

points. The change we have brought forward is to make sure that

redundant office buildings can be quickly used for residential

purposes, given the nature of the housing challenge we face in this

country. We all agree we nedd to make more housing available, but I

will take note of what he s`ys. There will be an opportunitx to

question the Secretary of State for local government. I think hd does

make a valid point, but I think this is a policy we need to make sure we

don't have empty commercial buildings of people are strtggling

to get on the housing ladder. Thank you for announcing the business for

next week. Can I take this opportunity to wish you properly a

happy New Year and that is dxtended to all the staff who worked so

diligently throughout the course of the year. On behalf of the Scottish

National party, we want to congratulate the first BM e`se

Serjeant at Arms and we wish them the best for the future. I think

this could be a fantastic ydar, it will be a particularly good year for

the SNP. Restart the New Ye`r just as we entered the old year, with

divisions in the Conservative Party and the Labour Party. With the

Conservatives, it is Europe as usual and I know the leader of thd house

is now looking forward to campaigning for the cherishdd exit.

At least he will have the opportunity. We might, as a nation,

be taken out of the European Union against our will. The Labour Party

are probably divided on just about anything else, and as the Chvil War

descends into the total, intractable variety, it is time to send some

international peace envoy, because somebody needs to rescue thdm from

themselves. This week's bushness has been dominated by the floodhng, the

flooding that has impacted on practically every constituency in

this nation, and my constittency remains so much underwater, given I

have the biggest river systdm in the whole of the UK. But that is a

massive disappointment in the country on the tune of the debate.

When we have tragedy like wd have observed, I think this housd hasn't

risen to the occasion and ddbates have been of their partisan and

point-scoring for IT. There will be much more debates like that in the

future. Can I make an appeal, but we try to debate this properly and

consensually and constructively might we have heard on the SNP when

we have addressed these isstes in this house. Listening to thd

Chancellor this morning, wh`t has happened to the Chancellor? After

all the cheesiness of the Attumn Statement and the gloom tod`y, I

don't know if it is just sole are characteristic honesty, Dorothy has

had some assessment of the fortunes of the country? Perhaps we can find

out what is ailing him and offer him some proper economic medicine. As we

finish this debate today, wd will be discussing the appalling situation

of the unfair change to the state pension imposed on women. I'm

delighted that it is the yotngest member of this house who will be

leading the debate. So many of our constituents caught up in this trap

and we're hoping to hear solething positive today when the minhster

response. Let's just hope the government thinks about doing the

right thing for obese women. Lastly, this will be a massive year, and of

the government think they c`n put their feet up while observing the

chaos in the Labour Party, they will have another thought, because it

will have united opposition and that united opposition will inhabit the

benches here, which will make sure the government is held to account.

Happy New Year to the honourable gentleman and his colleagues. It is

good to see him back in this house. We are going to disagree on much

this year, but on that lattdr point, we will agree. It has been `

shambles. The one thing that has been a shambles -- hasn't bden a

shambles is that I do offer congratulations to the opposition

Chief Whip. It is a well-deserved honour, she has been an excdllent

servant of those highs and ht is something that has been welcomed on

all sides of this house. I offer her my sincere congratulations. The

shadow leader likes the sound of his own voice more than anyone dlse in

this place. If you could just be patient, I was about to comd on and

say I am also delighted that the other member honoured in thd New

Year 's Honours list, they both very much deserved it and I apologise for

not seeing so earlier. It h`s been an utter shambles in the Labour

Party. I noticed the shadow leader's Parliamentary Private Sega J has

disappeared, so maybe he is being moved around into different

positions. You could not make up the idea that we would get into four

days of the reshuffle and this is just a sign of how utterly

incompetent they are as an opposition. But he is back on some

of his usual themes this wedk. I would remind him that the United

Kingdom will vote on a future in the European Union and Scotland voted to

be a part of the United Kingdom I know he has never quite accdpted

that reality, but the reality is nonetheless that Scotland chose to

be part of the United Kingdom and we will vote as one United Kingdom On

the economy, the Chancellor is talking about the challenges we face

internationally. The number of people claiming jobseeker's

allowance has have since 2000. The number of children growing tp in

work with households has fallen by half a million. The level of

employment in this country has mushroomed under this government. He

should look across at this bench and say, these are people who h`ve

delivered for this country `nd they will carry on delivering for this

country. He talked about thd floods, I would pay to beat all of those in

Scotland. I know Southwest Scotland was particularly badly affected All

those involved in the emergdncy services have done a fairly good

job. It was a distressing pdriod for this country, I hope those

communities get themselves back together shortly. I will look

forward this year to our ustal amicable debate. We will not agree

on most things, but I always enjoy seeing him there and I look forward

to this year. Do you recall that in little bit this year, the

administration nodded through an unwelcome recommendation from the

House of Lords that we should abandon the centuries-old tradition

of recording acts of parlialent on bail, will which means we are

putting out a number of workers in Milton Keynes, who are the last

remaining experts on this. ,- recording acts of Parliament on

vellum. Will the other housd tell me if the government has any plans to

make time available for deb`te and if there is no debate, can he

confirm the recommendation cannot go ahead? This is a matter for

discussion by the relevant committees, it is on their `gendas.

As of today, I have had no requests to make available time. There is a

balance between maintaining traditions of this house and

country, also making sure what we do is cost effective. It is a latter

for debate and am not aware that any final decision has been reached Can

we have a debate, perhaps in government time, or in backbench

business, on flooding, with a particular focus on Brazili`ns of

major critical infrastructure assets. A quarter of all brhdges,

10% of all emergency stations, % of hospitals are in areas suscdptible

to flooding. The last resilhence review did not report to Parliament

because of national securitx issues. Can he make sure that the ndxt flood

resilience report which is `bout to be carried out, does report to this

place and is treated by the intelligence and Security committee

as the national security threat which it actually is. One of the

things we will have to do is learn lessons from the flooding, like the

areas where mobile phone networks have come down. These are things

that are already being lookdd at very carefully in the government

office. We did have a debatd yesterday, there will be further

opportunities to discuss thhs in future, but I can assure her that

work is taking place now to make sure lessons are learned and been

can protect our critical national infrastructure. She is absolutely

right. We have a debate on the action needed on air polluthon on

health. Across the world, wd are losing around 7 million people a

year due to the effects of `ir pollution and locally, the terrible

consequences of standing tr`ffic, which you see in my constittency. I

know she has been a tireless campaigner since her election on

trying to secure local improvements. I know she campaigned on a link

ruled in her constituency. Lany of these decisions are now takdn

locally and discussions with county councils about what should be

prioritised for the future. We will continue to look for ways in the

best thing nationally and providing financial support to local `nd

regional authorities to makd sure we provide what they need to kdep

traffic flowing and ease thd ear pollution. Could I thank thd leader

of the highs for the business statement and the advance notice of

the two days of backbench btsiness committee debates to be held on the

14th and the 21st. I'm glad to say that before the Christmas rdcess, we

were pretty much up-to-date with our waiting list of debates to be tabled

and we must have a clear deck, so appealing to honourable members

across the house for applic`tions for business on those two d`ys.

Thank very much. Can I commend the honourabld

gentleman and his committee for the work they do. For the backbdnch

system to work well we need colleagues on all sides to come

forward with topics for deb`te. We have seen requests in this session

in recent weeks for things like the debates on policing and so forth,

and I want to see members sdeing those traditions continue, but the

appropriate channel now is to go through the backbench busindss

committee, where I'm think there will be a receptive ear. Is the

leader of the house aware that the European Commission is attelpting

for the third time to introduce damaging and wasteful regul`tions on

the UK's ports? Employers and workers representatives agrde that

these measures will damage investment and jobs. The European

committee of which I am a mdmber has called for these measures to be

debated on the floor of the house, not in committee. Can the ldader of

the house look urgently at this issue and ensure this matter is

properly scrutinised by the whole house? I'm aware of the isste. I've

had a number of discussions with colleagues who represent ports and

have concerns about these issues in the last couple of days. Thd Chief

Whip and I are considering those representations now and I c`n assure

my honourable friend this is a matter that is on our agend`. We

have to make sure this is got right. When the Prime Minister talks about

the need for deregulation in Europe, he's right, and it's not entirely

clear to me why we should h`ve regulation of ports at European

level anyway. It needs to bd the right regulation, if it needs to

happen at all. The leader of the house will be delighted to know that

Hull has been put in the top ten cities of the world to visit by the

rough guide, alongside Vancouver and Amsterdam. I can see he's ddlighted

by that why the comment he hs making to the government Chief Whip. On

that basis, can we please h`ve a statement from the Minister for the

Northern powerhouse to disctss how transport links can be improved to a

global city, and the UK global city of culture 2017, including

electrified rail and the scrapping of the Humber tolls on the Humber

Bridge. Can I congratulate her and all the people of Hull on a

remarkable achievement. It's always a matter of pride to this country

when one of our great cities received worldwide acclamathon and

we can all be proud of Hull making that achievement. We should also be

proud of the preparations for the capital of culture year. It promises

to be a great year for the city I know my colleagues in different

parts of government will do what they can to help ensure that for the

people and authorities of Htll, it's a moment of great historic

importance and enjoyment for the city. The Prime Minister quhte

rightly has made the decision that all members on this side of the

house can speak with their conscience over the European debate,

and rightly so. Given that, can we have a series of debates on the

European Union and what it will mean for this country when the rdferendum

comes, so the people of this country are aware of what they can `nd can't

vote for and why they should and shouldn't vote the way therd

conscience is take, the way this side of the house can. I suspect we

will have extensive debates in this house and around the countrx, and

rightly so, over the next fdw months. This is perhaps the key

issue for our generation. While there appears to the debate around

much of the country, they do not have the debate on the other side of

the house. They called for ` reformed European Union, but will

not say what they are prepared to reform. Can I thank the leader of

the house for his kind commdnts in relation to the new leader of the

DUP, and the incoming First Minister. We look forward to a

bright future for Northern Hreland. The leader of the house will be

aware, because I know of his interest in this, of the High Court

decision to grant a was at control licence, something that took five

years to happen. In light of that High Court decision, will the leader

of the house say that all ftture buzzard control licences will be

looked unfavourably in the future? I will ensure that my right honourable

friend takes a look and givds a proper response. I'll ask hhm to

write to and respond. As solebody interested in international Pavel

and, you will be interested to know I just returned from Uganda, looking

at the terrible situation of the malaria epidemic in the north of the

country. Could we have a debate on the health systems in Ugand` which

are failing the people, mothers and children are dying of malarha, it

should not be happening in this day and age. Could we have an urgent

debate on discussing this shtuation in this house, please. First of all,

can I commend my honourable friend on the work she's doing. Malaria is

a scourge in many parts of the world and is particularly bad in Tganda at

the moment. They terrible dhsease that can cost the lives of very

young people and blight comlunities. She makes a very portable point I

know she herself was looking to debate the matter of Uganda in this

house. There is a broader ddbate happening in this house in the near

future on the impact of a m`laria globally. She makes a good point

that the situation in Ugand` merits attention in this house, and I hope

the fact we are as prominent and international donor of aid `s any

country in the world, we cotld do some thing as a nation to hdlp

Uganda, a country with which we have historic ties. Could we deb`te

whether Parliament is slipphng back into its bad old ways that lead to

the expenses scandal? In recent cases involving Malcolm Rifkind

Jack Straw, Tim Yeo, and Lord Ben Carson wrote, we need decishons were

made by bodies in this housd, but harsh decisions made by inddpendent

voices outside, including the courts and Ofcom. The committee

adjudicating on Lord Ben, w`s chaired by Lord Siew, who h`s his

own difficulties now. If we don t look at how one of our bodids who is

meant to be a watchdog, is `ctually toothless Aussie cat, and look at

the uselessness of it so, and expensive ornament, isn't there a

grave danger we can slip back into new scandals in the future? I think

we now have the most regulated system of operation for any

Parliament across the whole of Europe, probably. The reality is

that there are always cases to be made to improve the situation. I

will not discuss individual members here or of the House of Lords, but

there are proper processes hn the house to make changes and

improvements, meticulously through the standards and privileges

committee, which has responsibility for the overall approach. This

Christmas news headlines were dominated by the floods. We can

recognise that. I'm concerndd about the number of wildlife that has been

lost, including hedgehogs. While Plymouth didn't face the kind of

problems that saw the railw`y line at Dawlish washed away, over the

last to make years, in my constituency the walls are falling

into the sea. Can we have a statement from the government as to

how it is local authorities can make sure they can apply for mondy in

order to deliver and look after their heritage as well. Can I start

by saying to my honourable friend that I have seen over Christmas that

he has continued his valuable campaign on protecting the hedgehog,

and I'm sure we will hear more about that work in the coming months. In

terms of the impact of floods, last year it was about the south,west,

this year it's about challenges further north. It's important we

learn lessons. We have to ensure we make compensation available for

communities affected by flooding, and there are various mechanisms and

funds available for communities to protect historic buildings `nd

historic sites. There are m`ny of those in his constituency and I will

be happy to make sure that the relevant minister talks to him about

the options available. The leader will be aware of significant

concerns that the UK might be in breach of international law for

supplying Saudi Arabia with weapons used in the Yemen. Does the leader

have any intelligence about when the arms intelligence select colmittee

will be re-established. We need that select committee looking at the

issues and ensuring the UK hs not in breach of international law. That

committee is effectively a conglomeration of four diffdrence

elected committees that can meet whenever. Its decision to mdet and

not meat is not a matter for the government, it's a matter for the

chairs of those committees. There's no reason that can't happen now I

was disturbed last night whdn I visited a winter night shelter

posted by churches across Enfield. I spoke to a man who told me that if

it wasn't for the night shelter he would be travelling around the night

buses tonight and in future nights because he himself is either not too

young or vulnerable enough to get housing. Can we have a debate which

looks at developing a cross departmental strategy for

homelessness which will prevent people like him becoming holeless in

the future. It should not bd tolerated in Britain in 2016. Can I

start by commending my honotrable friend. He is typical of many people

in this house who do unseen and unsung work in the communitx,

visiting shelters, spending nights out with the homeless on thd

streets. I commend him for what he's doing and bringing this isste to the

house. The best solution for homelessness is to have mord homes,

which is at the centre of which this covenant is doing. -- what this

government is doing. We will do what we can to end the blight of

homelessness. Can we have a debate on how we improve support and the

dignity of people who suffer in continents. Sadly there is `

postcode lottery across the UK for access to support and advicd on

these problems. There is also a problem and how often you c`n access

the problems materials to ddal with the problem. 200,000 people were

admitted to hospital with your retreat tract infections. If we

attack these problems we can do it with dignity and respect and save

considerable sums of money. Can we look at this problem across covenant

and see how we can begin to tackle it? For those who suffer from the

different conditions described, it's both enormously disruptive to life

and distressing, but the decisions about these things are devolved not

only with the United Kingdol to different parts of the Unitdd

Kingdom, but local clinical and commissioning groups who take the

decisions about how to oper`te policies in their local comlunities.

Where there are members who have a situation in their constitudncy

which they think are not right, they need to take those up with the local

clinical and commissioning groups and try to get a change of practice

in those communities. My constituency in Kettering are

outraged that an illegal imligrant from Sudan, who broke into this

country by walking through the Channel Tunnel has this week been

awarded asylum and allowed to stay here. Not only does this send an

appalling signal to the staff at Eurotunnel and our hard-working

border staff, both in this country and in France, what's the point in

intercepting these people if they are going to be given permission to

stay? It gives a green light to illegal immigrant is across the

world, that they might as wdll give it a go, because they might make

asylum. Can we have an urgent statement from the Home Offhce on

this matter. I understand the concerns by honourable friend makes.

We have Home Office questions on Monday. We are subject to

international rules about asylum claims, and the best way of

addressing those pressures hs to continue the work we are dohng to

make sure border controls in Calais are secure and I'm grateful for the

work the French government has done on this. It's a constant battle for

the border forces. Can I congratulate the leader of the house

on his bold leadership of the anti-European faction in thd

government. Has he considerdd what all this means for the geography of

the house? As I understand ht, if the Right Honourable member for

Leeds Central loyally supports his leader by disagreeing with him

again, he will be moved to the backbench. But in leader of the

house is summing up, we'll he moved from the dispatch box as to the

backs benches? Call me old-fashioned, but could we go back

to the previous practice whdre government ministers not agreeing

with the policies of their own government, they just tendered their

resignations. If I understand correctly, we are about to love on

from the days of call Nick Clegg on LBC, to the days of call Aldx

Salmond on LBC. When he gets a call from Chris of South London, can he

work out whether... North London? I look forward to hearing the

programme. I will say that we will all have a lively debate ovdr the

next few months. It's right and proper to have the debate as a

nation. I have to say to hil, on this side of the house we are a

united party in government. On that side of hours we have an opposition

not to be in opposition. Three quarters of all pensions tax

relief goes to those who le`st needed. Can we have a debatd on

addressing the situation and proper reform for pensions tax relhef so

that we can benefit millions of ordinary British workers? The

Chancellor of the Exchequer is currently undertaking a revhew of

pension tax relief and we are pension system works. I know he has

great expertise in the Celi` and I would urge him to discuss hhs views

with the Chancellor and makd sure they go into the review. Whdn it

comes to discussions of reform, there will be a chance to ddbate it.

Could we have a debate on the use of language in this house and find out

what the Prime Minister means when he says he's going to look hnto

something, what ministers mdan when they say they will review something

and discussion about what is meant when someone asks a question of a

wanton answer to that questhon, not some thing completely unrel`ted to

that question. Nobody this week had accused Labour Party or the lack of

plain speaking. Member after member opposite has lined up to sax their

leader is hopeless. The question is, are reactionary going to do anything

about it? And please have a debate on the health benefits of e`ting

black pudding? My right honourable friend will not doubt have seen

reports this week that thosd tasty delicacy is full of protein,

potassium, calcium, magnesitm, iron and sync, so it is not only good for

you, it is actually a superfood and the debate will enable us to make

sure the benefits are more widely known. There were distinct nods of

approval from the deputy sh`dow leader but not the same view from

the leader. I remember workhng walking -- walking round market is

seeing black puddings and they are tasty too weak perhaps in

moderation. Given that 21 mdmbers stuck it out and 2:30am yesterday to

take part in any debate on the world's on the Welsh language

channel and only to receive the most land of brush of this, surely there

should be an opportunity to discuss and vote on the government policy of

milking the channel to death. Westland was broadcasting is

important as any changes brought forward would be a matter for

discussion and debate in thhs house. -- Welsh language broadcasthng. I

student enquiry into it pump prices and we heard the number of

independent petrol retailers is reduced from 14,000 to 8600 in the

last decade. They said the `utomated car washes have been a much,needed

source of income for independent petrol retailers, but it is now

calculated that 30,000 people are now employed in the hand car washing

industry and the petrol ret`ilers Association can't the Treastry could

be missing out on ?200 millhon of tax, and debate on the hand car

washing industry, please? There will be an opportunity to raise this at

Treasury questions shortly, but the important thing here is not to say,

we shouldn't have hand car washing of this country, but to makd sure

that people doing it and thd businesses operating at our

operating properly within the tax system and have legitimate right to

be doing the work, to make sure they don't hold back any other btsiness.

This week, the Department of Justice and the United States filed a civil

lawsuit on behalf of the environment protection agency against Volkswagen

cars on behalf of the fact that 600,000 engines were basically

illegal because of defeat ddvices. It might of the fact that 30,00

people in Britain die from diesel emissions, much of the contribution

to those extra emissions from the illegal defeat devices, what legal

action or the government take, in line with the Americans, ag`inst

Volkswagen and can we have `n urgent debate on this matter? What VW did

was shocking and inappropri`te, but prosecution decisions in thhs

country are not a matter for government, they had a mattdr for

the relevant authorities. I'm sure they will note what he has said

today, but it would be wrong for politicians to get directly involved

in prosecution decisions. Over the Christmas period, I had to

constituents, one Muslim and one Jewish, contact me about problems

they had with the out of hotrs coroners service. Pupil of those

religions need is death certificate within 24 hours to comply whth their

religious beliefs and dispose of the body. Can we have administered come

and explain to the house how the government is making sure that is

professional across the whole of the UK to make sure there is a 24-hour

coroners service available to all? I am aware of the issues and

challenges we face in north London and the communities who livd there.

This is an area now subject to review by the Minister of Jtstice

and I would hope they can bring forward ideas to improve thd

situation. Can we have a debate on government time of the plight of the

3000 refugees living in tents near Dunkirk. 90% of people suffdring

from scabies and 80% sufferhng from hypothermia. Does the leader of the

house think this is a peopld should live and does he not accept that the

UK Government must do more? I have a simple view on this. Firstlx, we are

providing more support to rdfugees in and around Syria and any other

country except United States. We're taking thousands of refugees into

this country to provide the most honourable with the route to skip

that environment. But I do not believe you should be able to come

through France and just comd into United Kingdom. If you are genuine

refugee, you are seeking safe haven. France is a safe haven. It hs not

clear to me why we should throw open borders and allow people to travel

to the United Kingdom. Honexpot Lane Forest part of the border bdtween my

constituency had a yeast and the honourable member for Brent North.

It is also that spider boundary BG Group read in Harrow. Brent Bader

has a policy to introduce a barking exclusion zone on honeypot Lane All

the residents on each side have been consulted and objected. On the

Harrow size, there has been no consultation other than a t`tty

notice applied to a lamp post. We have a debate in government time on

the implementation of controlled parking zones and the need for

public authorities to properly consult people before anythhng is

done. This is a matter of local controversy, maybe one were to

members could be working together, but in terms of the overall rules,

the practicalities going to have to be dealt with at a local level, but

you have the opportunity to argue that the duty of local authority to

make people aware of changes could be raised at the next local

government debate. On Tuesd`y, a Foreign Office minister told the

house that is no agreement on judicial Corporation between the UK

and Saudi governments. The Secretary of State visited Riyadh to sign a

memo of understanding on judicial Corporation. The government refused

to publish a memorandum, cotld we have a statement to explain the

stark inconsistency? There will be plenty of occasions to challenge

that in the coming weeks. Following the recent local government

settlement, Lancashire County Council will have 713 million to

spend, compared with 704 million this year, yet the Labour rtn

council continue to slash sdrvices and waste money, the latest example

being spending 6.6 million on consultants to help them iddntify

cuts they can make. In a debate on local government finance to discuss

the appalling way some of otr local councils are being run. We have a

debate coming up on funding for rule all areas. It is quite noticeable at

Conservative councils using the challenges real face have rhsen to

the challenge is to deliver high quality services at a lower price of

Labour councils are strugglhng with the money they have got. Drhven

grouse shoots damage wildlife, increase water pollution, increase

greenhouse gas emissions, increase water bills, resulted in thd illegal

killing of Penn Harriers and shed water off the hillside, causing

millions of pounds of damagd and floods, such as we have seen in

recent weeks. Could we have a debate and vote on whether to abolhsh

driven grouse shoots? We believe we should support our countryshde and

our country traditions. Those on the other side of the house havd no

interest in the ruble communities, no interest in the people who live

in those communities and evdry time they go there, they do gym damage to

those communities. -- rule `ll communities. -- rural communities. A

student at a Glasgow collegds was removed from the UK, and now his

home and those of his relathves have been raided by Pakistan authorities

and he finds himself on the run While the government make a

statement or a lover debate on government time and deportation and

government removal orders and how we arrange a safe passage back to UK

for those people served with those orders? I don't the details of the

case, the Home Secretary will be fewer on Monday to answer qtestions.

We have to provide a fair b`lance in this country be June providhng a

refuge for people who are gdnuinely fleeing persecution, but we can t

provide an open door for evdryone. In the last eight days, we have seen

a Chinese government to valte its own currency and intervene

aggressively on its own manufacturing business. Can we have

a statement from the governlent on why they are supporting Chinese

manufacturing, given the amount of steel which is flooding the UK

market. We have Treasury qudstions coming up shortly and the

opportunity will be there to question the Chancellor. It is right

and proper to maintain closd ties with China, which is shaping up to

be the world's biggest economy for this century.

Many of my constituents havd lost Motability vehicles only to have

them restored at a later date on subsequent appeal, but caushng a

huge amount of distress, a real sense of isolation. Motabilhty is an

important scheme and indeed, the welfare support we provide to people

who face disability challenges is very important, but it is rhght and

proper that we have gateways in place. One of the reasons wd change

the system was that a large number of people who were receiving at an

allowance or not the people who really needed it. In a statdment

from piling minister and carbon reduction and building regulations,

given that it is clear to all but ministers that it is more

cost-effective to integrate solar power on buildings at the

construction stage, both thd Greater London authority and the Scottish

Government have improved thdir building regulations in this

respect. Isn't it time that the rest of the United Kingdom followed suit?

I think we have a wreckage `nd government second to none and

encouraging the growth of ptpils in this country. In the last ydar, we

have seen the level of electricity generated by renewables risd by 25%.

But in the end, there has to be a degree of flexibility for btilders

to decide what products thex actually build.

During our enquiry, received evidence from industry experts that

manufacturers were treating the safety regulations in order to get

around them. Is it not the case that we now need a debate in this house

on the regulation of cars and other vehicles on the road as far as

software that is concerned `nd cheating devices used for elissions,

because the list of countrids taking action across the world is getting

longer, and the UK Government's silence is getting more defhnite. --

If he feels the need to bring the matter to this house it shotld talk

to the chair of the backbench business committee. If the DU was to

confirm the status of coming is China, it would have a detrhmental

effect on UK steel jobs. Cotld we have a statement in this hotse to

update us on discussions in Europe on this matter and UK Government

position? He will have that opportunity on Tuesday becatse the

Foreign Secretary will take questions and I encourage hhm to put

the point to the Foreign Secretary. We are long overdue a debatd on the

Parliamentary and health service ombudsman. We have a nonsensical

situation where it's supposdd to be the ombudsman for Parliament and

parliamentarians, but the sxstem can only be changed if the government

decides to bring forward legislation. Bollettieri 's in this

house must have decisions on where the optimum instruction and

ombudsman without fearing interference from government. In

maybe the backbench business committee is the right way to test

the views of this house and see how the people share his opinions. There

is a matter of debate about the future of the ombudsman, how it s

structured and how it works. I expect to see it debated in the

coming months. We know this house relies on convention and following

on from the comments from the Right Honourable friend from Gordon, can I

get a statement from the le`der of the house to explain his

understanding of collective carbon at responsibility, and what has to

happen for Cabinet members who disagree with policy and how does

that compare with a weak Prhme Minister who will allow his

ministers to campaign against his own viewpoint? We have a grown-up

approach to politics on this side of the house. We will have a great

national debate and the prilers that has set out his position. Looking at

the party opposite, and I don't blame the Scottish Nationalhsts for

this, and they looked at thd vote on Syria, a free vote, and those who

spoke out against the leader were sacked. We come to the backbench

motion on the effect of the equalisation of the state pdnsion

age on women. To move the motion, I call Mhairi Black. I beg to move the

motion on the order paper. H want to thank the backbench committde for

giving us the time to debatd this