:00:00. > :00:00.information to which she refers. When the former leader of the outs
:00:00. > :00:11.campaign give us the business for this week. -- will. Next week, we
:00:12. > :00:15.will be debating the remaining stages of the Charles Care Bill
:00:16. > :00:20.Lords followed by a debate on a motion on foreign policy aide in
:00:21. > :00:26.central and East Africa. -- childcare bill. We will have a
:00:27. > :00:31.motion to approve a ways and means resolution in relation to the
:00:32. > :00:35.charities, social and protection Bill Lords and it will be followed
:00:36. > :00:40.by the remaining stages of that same bill. On Wednesday 27th of January,
:00:41. > :00:43.there will be an opposition day one housing benefit cuts and supporting
:00:44. > :00:48.houses followed by a debate on prisons and probation on an
:00:49. > :00:56.opposition motion. On Thursday 28th of January, there will be another
:00:57. > :01:02.motion that discusses and debates NHS and social care commission.
:01:03. > :01:08.Friday 29th of January, we will be looking at private member's bills.
:01:09. > :01:10.1st of February will include the second reading of the Bank of
:01:11. > :01:15.England and financial services billboards followed by a debate on
:01:16. > :01:22.emotion for the future of the Financial Conduct Authority. We will
:01:23. > :01:26.have the second reading of the enterprise Bill Lords followed by a
:01:27. > :01:30.motion relating to the House of Commons commission. On Wednesday 3rd
:01:31. > :01:34.of February, there will be a further opposition day and on Thursday 4th
:01:35. > :01:39.of February, there would be a further day of business nominated by
:01:40. > :01:45.the backbench business committee. Friday 5th of February will be
:01:46. > :01:50.looking at private member's bills. I apologise for the state of my voice.
:01:51. > :01:57.When people thought I had lost my voice yesterday, several members
:01:58. > :02:03.rushed to the table office calling for a national day of celebration.
:02:04. > :02:09.We can be sure he won't exceed his allotted time of five minutes today.
:02:10. > :02:15.It will be five brilliant minutes, I am sure. I'm sure it won't be more.
:02:16. > :02:22.Brevity is something you are used to, Mr Speaker. What a week it has
:02:23. > :02:25.been. As we were debating psychoactive substances in this
:02:26. > :02:29.house, the American Republican campaign seems to be on psychoactive
:02:30. > :02:35.substances with Sarah Pailin endorsing Donald Trump which is the
:02:36. > :02:39.ultimate case of Tweedledum and Tweedledum. Two Tory MPs have
:02:40. > :02:45.confessed to taking poppers in the Chamber, they did the confession in
:02:46. > :02:51.the Chamber. We learned that the leader is going to be out out of by
:02:52. > :02:55.the Work and Pensions Secretary who is not only an hour to as far as the
:02:56. > :03:02.EU is concerned, he is so determined to be out that he wants to be out of
:03:03. > :03:07.the two out campaigns. As PG Wodehouse wrote in the small
:03:08. > :03:15.bachelor, if men were dominoes, he would be the double blank. Can we
:03:16. > :03:21.have a debate about the operation of evil, which does seem to be
:03:22. > :03:24.descending into farce. Last Thursday, the committee considered
:03:25. > :03:28.the order abolishing student maintenance grants and you certified
:03:29. > :03:31.that order was England only come yet to Scottish MPs and one Welsh MP
:03:32. > :03:35.were selected for the committee and indeed voted. Fair enough but on
:03:36. > :03:40.Tuesday when the Labour Party ensured there was a vote of the
:03:41. > :03:45.whole house, two English MPs, then a must for Romford and Oldham West
:03:46. > :03:51.were excluded from the lists. I have several complaints. Firstly, last
:03:52. > :03:56.week the leader told us that if it is prayed against, it will not pass
:03:57. > :04:00.without a vote of the whole house. Either he meant that this would
:04:01. > :04:03.happen automatically, in which case he doesn't know the rules of the
:04:04. > :04:08.House and should get another job, or else he meant that he would make
:04:09. > :04:11.sure that the measure was put to a vote of the whole house. In which
:04:12. > :04:14.case, we have been sorely disappointed because he did no such
:04:15. > :04:20.thing and he should get himself another job. Which is it? Does he
:04:21. > :04:24.not know whether table office is? Did he never intend to table the
:04:25. > :04:28.motion in the first place? What is bizarre about this is because the
:04:29. > :04:32.Government used the negative process and failed to table its own motion
:04:33. > :04:37.as promised, it was virtually impossible for the measure to be
:04:38. > :04:42.defeated. Even if English MPs want the order annulled, the whole house
:04:43. > :04:49.could have overruled them because the annulment required a double
:04:50. > :04:54.majority. So much for evil. It is nothing but an elaborate the
:04:55. > :04:57.farcical attempt at democracy and we should get rid of it as fast as
:04:58. > :05:01.possible. When are we going to have a debate on the Strathclyde report?
:05:02. > :05:05.They have had within the House of Lords but we have not had one here.
:05:06. > :05:10.We have seen an increase in the use of statutory instruments since this
:05:11. > :05:15.Government came to power. It is now churning out 3043 a year compared to
:05:16. > :05:22.1891 a year under Labour. That is a 60% increase. Fracking in national
:05:23. > :05:25.parks, slashing working tax credits, cutting support for poorer students,
:05:26. > :05:29.surely it is wrong to limit the powers of the Lords in relation to
:05:30. > :05:33.statutory instruments when 3000 such measures are being pushed through
:05:34. > :05:44.the Commons on an amendable motions every year. The latest of these is
:05:45. > :05:50.the recall of MPs act 2003. This is no minor piece of legislation. It is
:05:51. > :05:55.174 pages long. It is nearly three times longer than the original act,
:05:56. > :05:58.yet this Government, who is only allowing a 90 minute debate in
:05:59. > :06:02.committee on Tuesday. I think we should have a proper right of
:06:03. > :06:06.recall. That is what I voted for in the last parliament rather than a
:06:07. > :06:09.damp squib that the Government into juice. Surely an important measure
:06:10. > :06:15.should be considered by the whole house line by line. Next Wednesday
:06:16. > :06:21.is the Holocaust Memorial Day and we will be debating this afternoon the
:06:22. > :06:26.Memorial Day and we will remember the millions of Jews who were
:06:27. > :06:30.exterminated. The trade unionists, the gay men, the so called a
:06:31. > :06:34.socials, the Jehovah's Witnesses and the people with disabilities who
:06:35. > :06:40.were killed under the T4 forced euthanasia programme which saw 9772
:06:41. > :06:48.men and women gassed at the Brandenburg Centre in 1940 alone.
:06:49. > :06:52.Genocide is still happening today. They slaughter women and children in
:06:53. > :06:55.Syria and Iraq and in Darfur, the Sudanese Government has been engaged
:06:56. > :06:59.in genocide for more than a decade. I am sure the Leader of the House
:07:00. > :07:05.will agree that we must almost take sides because looking the other way
:07:06. > :07:09.helps the oppressor, encourages the torment and perpetuates the crime.
:07:10. > :07:13.Which takes me to Russia. Sir Robert Owen has delivered his judgment on
:07:14. > :07:19.the murder of Alexander living in Coke. The Home Secretary will make a
:07:20. > :07:24.statement. -- Alexander Litvinenko. I can understand why she wants to
:07:25. > :07:28.negotiate with Russia but the one thing we know for certain about the
:07:29. > :07:32.murderous club to major regime in Russia is that it walks all over the
:07:33. > :07:38.week. Putin has no respect for those who let him do what he wants. On the
:07:39. > :07:43.7th of March 2012, this house declared unanimously that it wanted
:07:44. > :07:48.the Government to introduce an act ensuring nobody involved in the
:07:49. > :07:54.murderous work that he fell should be able to enter this country. The
:07:55. > :07:57.USA has such an act. Is it not time that we made absolutely clear that
:07:58. > :08:03.Russian murderers are not welcome in this country and that the likes of
:08:04. > :08:11.Andrei Luca Vogt can only enter the country if they are prepared to
:08:12. > :08:18.stand trial. , Start with the issue of English votes for English laws.
:08:19. > :08:26.Barring the minor glitch on Tuesday, it has been effectively. As for
:08:27. > :08:32.regards to that glitch, it was clearly a minor human error and one
:08:33. > :08:35.that I do not think it is right to stop blaming those who set up the
:08:36. > :08:42.new system for that minor human error. I am grateful to all of those
:08:43. > :08:50.involved in a house that have made this new system work. If I could
:08:51. > :08:55.touch briefly on the Rand project. -- this work would have to be
:08:56. > :08:59.carried out. This is a grade one listed building and a World Heritage
:09:00. > :09:05.site. Work as to happen regardless. The committee will report soon,
:09:06. > :09:08.probably in the spring, and it will have sessions in public after the
:09:09. > :09:12.end of the consultation period and I would remind honourable members that
:09:13. > :09:17.it finishes next week and encourage everyone to take part.
:09:18. > :09:24.I echo the comments on Holocaust memorial day. This has always been
:09:25. > :09:28.an important point in the Parliamentary calendar and I am
:09:29. > :09:34.grateful that we continued the tradition. I have announced two more
:09:35. > :09:37.opposition dates. The Shadow Leader has asked for debates on a variety
:09:38. > :09:42.of subjects and will have a lot of time to deal with. He may not have
:09:43. > :09:48.time for certain things. He did not ask me for a debate on his party's
:09:49. > :09:52.new defence policy of sending nuclear submarines out to sea with
:09:53. > :09:57.no missiles. He did not, despite comments on diet, he did not ask for
:09:58. > :10:09.a statement on Syria so his party leader can set out plans for that.
:10:10. > :10:12.He did not ask about reopening his discussions with Argentina on the
:10:13. > :10:17.Falkland islands. And he did not ask for a debate on trade union law, so
:10:18. > :10:20.his party can return to the days of flying pickets and secondary
:10:21. > :10:24.strikes. Putting companies out of business and workers out of jobs. If
:10:25. > :10:29.he wants additional time for debates on those issues, I am sure we can
:10:30. > :10:33.look at that very carefully. I am certainly willing to provide extra
:10:34. > :10:37.time for debate about the backbone of lack of it of members of the
:10:38. > :10:41.Shadow Cabinet, not brave enough to put their own jobs on the line when
:10:42. > :10:45.it comes to standing up to a Leader of the Opposition whose policies
:10:46. > :10:48.pose a real threat to this country. The Shadow Leader has left the
:10:49. > :10:53.Church of England because he believes its policies are
:10:54. > :10:57.unacceptable. But he will not do the same for a Shadow have an, even
:10:58. > :11:01.though its policies are clearly unacceptable. Mr Speaker, he and his
:11:02. > :11:08.colleagues actually abandoned the red flag and are scrapping defences
:11:09. > :11:11.and today they are about keeping the white flag flying and he should be
:11:12. > :11:22.ashamed to still be sitting on that front bench. Following the
:11:23. > :11:28.nonviolent demonstration regarding the C2C timetable changes, the
:11:29. > :11:37.service is now worse. Would he find time for a debate on matters
:11:38. > :11:48.affecting a guild? I would like him to consider the distinction between
:11:49. > :11:53.travellers and... My honourable friend is one of parliament's great
:11:54. > :11:58.characters himself. I am not surprised he is in the all-party
:11:59. > :12:00.group. There is a difference between people who travel this country,
:12:01. > :12:08.bringing fairgrounds and entertainment to our communities and
:12:09. > :12:11.those groups of travellers who occupy public land illegally and
:12:12. > :12:15.leave a vast amount of mess around to be cleared up at huge public
:12:16. > :12:19.expense. It is a distinction we should always be proud to make. He
:12:20. > :12:23.does a great job in the work he does and it is a distinction that he is
:12:24. > :12:29.right to say is enormously important. Thank you for announcing
:12:30. > :12:37.the business for next week. Another week and another shambles. The no
:12:38. > :12:41.infamous iPad malfunction. How could they do it to the honourable member
:12:42. > :12:47.for Romford? The most English of all English members in this House? A man
:12:48. > :12:50.who sits proudly in his union Jack underpants, his ringtone is, there
:12:51. > :12:56.will always be in England, treated as a need for Scott? And
:12:57. > :13:02.second-class status? The honourable member from Romford... But
:13:03. > :13:08.seriously, the confusion around English votes For English laws goes
:13:09. > :13:13.on. My honourable friend from Dundee West deserves a better response than
:13:14. > :13:17.we got previously. Could the leader assist with this? He has always
:13:18. > :13:20.characterised the double majority that the English veto, as the
:13:21. > :13:27.college, it's something that would give consent to a instrument. What
:13:28. > :13:33.we had was a measure that withheld consent but the English votes For
:13:34. > :13:42.English laws mechanism subjected an English veto. Can the Leader of the
:13:43. > :13:45.House responds to this? When we start to distinguish members of this
:13:46. > :13:48.House according to geography and nationality, it will be
:13:49. > :13:52.reinterpreted and extended by the end of this Parliament, we will have
:13:53. > :13:56.a real divide in this House. And that the of the House's legacy as he
:13:57. > :14:00.goes off to fight fight in one of his Euro battles to get this country
:14:01. > :14:05.out of Europe. I want to know whether this Government will respect
:14:06. > :14:10.the vote of the House of Lords. I am not a great supporter but what they
:14:11. > :14:16.did this week is important, with regard to trade unions. Scotland
:14:17. > :14:19.should be excluded from the scope of the trade union Bill. We do not want
:14:20. > :14:24.this bill to destroy the trade union relationships that we enjoy in
:14:25. > :14:27.Scotland. It is a deeply ideological Tory bill. And this is trying to be
:14:28. > :14:37.imposed on a country that just does not do Tory. So, can't believe it at
:14:38. > :14:44.the border? -- can we leave it at the border? A number of people are
:14:45. > :14:48.concerned about Yemen and our role in equipping the Saudi air force in
:14:49. > :14:52.the bombing campaign. This was rightly raised by the member for
:14:53. > :14:57.Murray. We have sold ?10 million worth of aircraft to the Saudi air
:14:58. > :15:00.force and yet we do not have an arms export committee within this House,
:15:01. > :15:06.which has lain dormant since the last General Election. Can we get
:15:07. > :15:11.this committee up and running as quick as possible, so there is some
:15:12. > :15:16.form of scrutiny over arms exports we're making? Lastly, we heard
:15:17. > :15:19.rumours yesterday about a possible vote on Trident. I am sorry to see
:15:20. > :15:25.that is not in the business statement today. All of us could
:15:26. > :15:33.make a real decision about it. All the major parties now have a
:15:34. > :15:37.position which is apparent. The gentleman opposite wants to spend
:15:38. > :15:40.billions of pounds on useless and obsolete weapons of mass
:15:41. > :15:45.destruction. We are opposed to that spending. The Labour Party now have
:15:46. > :15:49.the yellow submarine option, maybe four, maybe against and maybe
:15:50. > :15:55.sending submarines out with no weapons. We are now all in a
:15:56. > :15:58.position to make a decision. Canny Leader of the House proceed so we
:15:59. > :16:04.can have a debate and see how the party 's response to this issue? Let
:16:05. > :16:10.me start by wishing our friends in the SNP and enjoyable Burns night
:16:11. > :16:15.next week. After discussions last week, whether they will pipe in the
:16:16. > :16:20.haggis in a traditional way, when, we heard they should be piping in
:16:21. > :16:25.the black pudding from Stornoway... I wish them all and enjoyable
:16:26. > :16:30.evening of celebration next week. On English votes For English laws,
:16:31. > :16:34.there was a mistake, I do not believe we should condemn human
:16:35. > :16:39.error in a project that has gone pretty smoothly. No one would wish
:16:40. > :16:44.to exclude my honourable friend from Romford from anything, nor would he
:16:45. > :16:47.allow himself to be excluded. He is the ultimate English nationalist but
:16:48. > :16:53.also a UK nationalists as well. And that is the point the honourable
:16:54. > :16:57.member Mrs on the trade union Bill. He talks about imposing something on
:16:58. > :17:01.the country. We are all part of one country. That is what the Scottish
:17:02. > :17:05.people decided in the referendum. It may be difficult for the SNP to
:17:06. > :17:09.accept that but this is a bill that is for the United Kingdom. I
:17:10. > :17:13.appreciate they may disagree, but it will be voted upon by the UK
:17:14. > :17:18.Parliament and I expect it will be passed by the UK Parliament. On the
:17:19. > :17:23.issue of Yemen, the Prime Minister made clear yesterday at PMQs in a
:17:24. > :17:27.response to his own leader of the party here at Westminster, exactly
:17:28. > :17:30.what the position is with Saudi Arabia and accept what our non-role
:17:31. > :17:36.is in the conflict taking place in Yemen. It is something we all want
:17:37. > :17:39.to see a solution for. A proper Government to represent all the
:17:40. > :17:45.people of Yemen. He talks about arms control. It is a partnership of a
:17:46. > :17:47.number of select committees which can meet whenever it chooses and it
:17:48. > :17:52.is not for the Government to instruct select committees to meet.
:17:53. > :17:57.He highlighted the chaos of the policy opposite on Trident, as I did
:17:58. > :18:02.earlier. I don't know where they stand now. Did he want to build
:18:03. > :18:06.submarines but send them to see empty? That is probably the case. At
:18:07. > :18:10.least, the party opposite has a clear position. The Labour Party is
:18:11. > :18:14.all over the place on this issue. I suspect when we bring the issue to
:18:15. > :18:20.the House, we will both have an interesting time exposing this
:18:21. > :18:23.fraudulent position they now have. There are 47 honourable members
:18:24. > :18:28.seeking to catch my eye. I am keen to accommodate colleagues but I must
:18:29. > :18:34.point out, there are two ministerial statements to follow. And there are
:18:35. > :18:38.two debates under the auspices of the Backbench Business Committee.
:18:39. > :18:42.There is a premium upon brevity. What is required from each member is
:18:43. > :18:47.a single and short supplementary question, without preamble and a
:18:48. > :18:57.characteristically pithy reply by the Leader of the House. Pauline
:18:58. > :18:59.Latham. Land an awkward stop the city from being an ardent sprawl.
:19:00. > :19:05.There has been substantial opposition. The site surrounds old
:19:06. > :19:14.woodland, inhabited by diverse woodland, stopping wildlife entering
:19:15. > :19:18.and leaving... May we have a debate on providing corridors for wildlife
:19:19. > :19:24.and planning applications to ensure green spaces and safe havens for
:19:25. > :19:26.wildlife, to allow them to travel to and from established habitats? You
:19:27. > :19:32.might I understand this concern. It has been raised by the honourable
:19:33. > :19:37.gentleman for Plymouth, with regard to his own campaign. This is a
:19:38. > :19:40.matter which the Secretary of State has given careful consideration to
:19:41. > :19:43.and we would always wish to see local authorities provide a proper
:19:44. > :19:53.balance between the necessary development to provide housing but
:19:54. > :19:56.also to ensure we protect wildlife. I am grateful to the Leader of the
:19:57. > :20:00.House for the advance notice of the backbench business debate on
:20:01. > :20:11.Thursday for February. I would also note that we have Monday's
:20:12. > :20:15.forthcoming on backbench business. With the Leader of the House
:20:16. > :20:19.consider again protected time for these debates, so there could be at
:20:20. > :20:24.least three hours for his debate at the end of Government business? I
:20:25. > :20:27.also point out to members that the Backbench Business Committee is very
:20:28. > :20:31.much open for business. Thank you very much. That is an important
:20:32. > :20:37.point. We want to see a good range of debates for the committee to
:20:38. > :20:42.consider. I will give careful consideration to the point he has
:20:43. > :20:48.made about time. Will the leader be good enough to give us a debate on
:20:49. > :20:52.how we can get back our own country? The voters must understand that in
:20:53. > :20:58.relation to this immigration question, the bulldozing of the
:20:59. > :21:00.Dublin regulation, with the connivance of the commission,
:21:01. > :21:05.through Angela Merkel's own policy and the new human rights laws, which
:21:06. > :21:09.are being extended to allow people in Calais to come over here, these
:21:10. > :21:14.are matters that go to the heart of this referendum. Can we have our
:21:15. > :21:18.country back, please? As my honourable friend knows, this
:21:19. > :21:22.broader issue will be extensively debated in this House and across the
:21:23. > :21:27.country in the coming months. With regard to more immediate issues, it
:21:28. > :21:30.is important that while the user takes decisions about what will
:21:31. > :21:33.happen currently, the interests of the UK should not be forgotten
:21:34. > :21:41.simply because we're not in the Schengen area. Can we have a debate
:21:42. > :21:44.on the lack of accountability of transport bodies at regional and
:21:45. > :21:47.national level who do not work together? We suffered hours of
:21:48. > :21:51.gridlock recently because of an accident on a motorway at a football
:21:52. > :21:57.match at the Etihad Stadium. Those events likely to happen on the same
:21:58. > :22:00.day at times. Agencies find it impossible to work together or come
:22:01. > :22:04.up with solutions. Can we have that debate? It is important that
:22:05. > :22:09.transport bodies are mindful of events like this. We have seen
:22:10. > :22:14.events where major events have coincided with major works. It is an
:22:15. > :22:16.important point. I am sure this will be listened to by the Secretary of
:22:17. > :22:24.State for Transport who will be here next week to take questions. If the
:22:25. > :22:30.Leader of the House aware of the heartless cuts to local library
:22:31. > :22:35.services in Telford? Can we have a debate on the vital role that
:22:36. > :22:42.library services play in communities like Donington, Hadley and Newport?
:22:43. > :22:48.It is an important point. Library services are of enormous importance
:22:49. > :22:52.to people in this country. It is striking how Conservative councils
:22:53. > :22:57.have faced the challenges that local authorities across the country face
:22:58. > :23:05.in a more innovative way. Labour councils are often unable to provide
:23:06. > :23:09.efficiencies and protect services. Last week, at Women and Equalities
:23:10. > :23:11.questions, we were unable to have questions on the report by the
:23:12. > :23:16.select committee on the transgender issue. Though the Minister consider
:23:17. > :23:23.allowing time for topical questions as part of the inequalities Question
:23:24. > :23:30.Time? We do restructure Question Time from time to time and am happy
:23:31. > :23:34.to give that consideration. We make a substantial block of time
:23:35. > :23:38.available, as you will have heard, Mr Speaker. It is a good opportunity
:23:39. > :23:45.for select committees to seek time for debates they wish to have. We
:23:46. > :23:49.heard that the Leader of the House wants a debate on the future of
:23:50. > :23:53.Trident. The spokesman for the Scottish Nationalists once a debate
:23:54. > :23:56.on the future of Trident. I know from personal experience that the
:23:57. > :23:59.leader of the Labour Party is never afraid to have a debate on the
:24:00. > :24:05.future of Trident. So, why have we not been given a date for the main
:24:06. > :24:10.gate debate and decision? Surely, the Prime Minister can't be so
:24:11. > :24:14.occupied with considerations of European negotiations, as to delay
:24:15. > :24:17.this once more, when it was delayed outrageously for five years, as part
:24:18. > :24:29.of a grubby coalition deal in 2010? He feels strongly that we should
:24:30. > :24:34.have such a debate. I'm not sure the opposition want to have that debate
:24:35. > :24:37.any time soon. This is a matter under consideration -- and
:24:38. > :24:45.consideration and I hope to let you know what the decisions are about
:24:46. > :24:47.defence matters. The International Amateur Athletic Federation has
:24:48. > :24:53.acknowledged the widespread doping in world athletics. This morning, UK
:24:54. > :25:00.anti-doping has asked to see arsenal of his long outspokenness on doping
:25:01. > :25:09.in football. What is the Government going to do one stands can we have a
:25:10. > :25:14.on this? I think we understand where your footballing sympathies lie. I
:25:15. > :25:18.feel Manchester United may be unlikely to overtake yours this
:25:19. > :25:26.season but we can but hope. We have had culture questions and that is a
:25:27. > :25:29.point that undoubtedly the Secretary of State has already thought about
:25:30. > :25:36.carefully and will continue to do so. I will make sure his concerns
:25:37. > :25:39.are raised. Doping in sport is to be condemned and dealt with with the
:25:40. > :25:50.strongest possible force when appropriate. Can we have a debate on
:25:51. > :25:55.the entirely unsatisfactory situation of international banks
:25:56. > :26:02.treating members of Parliament as persons of interest in organised
:26:03. > :26:05.crime? Can I commend my honourable friend for bringing forward the
:26:06. > :26:10.debate yesterday and strong support for the comments to be made. On
:26:11. > :26:14.behalf of all members come it is absolutely inappropriate that
:26:15. > :26:20.international banks should look upon members of this house as anything
:26:21. > :26:24.other than normal customers. The fact that they do pursue a line that
:26:25. > :26:30.I believe is often intrusive and necessary is something we should all
:26:31. > :26:36.state clearly that we think is unacceptable. We were delighted in
:26:37. > :26:41.October last year when the Foreign Secretary's visited Saudi Arabia led
:26:42. > :26:49.to the release of Carl Andre from jail. The Prime Minister said at the
:26:50. > :26:54.time we have always acted on British prisoners overseas with all
:26:55. > :26:58.countries are not just Saudi Arabia. We have strength, breadth and depth
:26:59. > :27:04.in our relationship with India. Can we have a statement why we could
:27:05. > :27:10.secure the release of Mr Andre Bossert not of my constituent, Billy
:27:11. > :27:18.Irving, from five years imprisonment in India? Can I commend her
:27:19. > :27:22.diligence in this case. I have raised this matter with the Foreign
:27:23. > :27:27.Office and Prime Minister and I will pursue that and try to ensure she
:27:28. > :27:32.does receive an early reply to the representation she has been making
:27:33. > :27:36.on behalf of her constituents. I know the Government has been told by
:27:37. > :27:39.the insurance industry that all businesses are offered flood
:27:40. > :27:44.insurance for the businesses. We now after the devastating floods in the
:27:45. > :27:49.Calder Valley come about that isn't the case and whether it is the
:27:50. > :27:52.premiums are often extortionate, unaffordable and unfair. Can we have
:27:53. > :27:57.a debate on flood insurance the business and whether the Government
:27:58. > :28:06.will begin negotiations with the Nick insurance industry as they did
:28:07. > :28:11.with domestic properties and flowed awnings. I know his county has been
:28:12. > :28:14.affected by this and all of us would wish to see continued progress being
:28:15. > :28:21.made in the areas affected by flooding to get businesses and
:28:22. > :28:25.homeowners back to normal. He knows there was a residential system but I
:28:26. > :28:29.can assure him that ministers are currently in discussions with the
:28:30. > :28:35.insurance industry about how we address the concerns he has
:28:36. > :28:38.mentioned today. Could we have a statement on criminal legal aid as
:28:39. > :28:48.to whether the Government is going to go ahead with its two tier system
:28:49. > :28:52.for solicitors? The current chaos is in the words of the Law Society this
:28:53. > :29:00.week, undermining access for the most vulnerable in society. The Law
:29:01. > :29:04.Society endorsed this package two years ago and we have had to take
:29:05. > :29:09.decisions in a variety of areas of Government including over legal aid.
:29:10. > :29:18.From -- from 2010, we have had to sort out a mess left behind by the
:29:19. > :29:26.Labour Party. Dudley Council is banning dogs from Hemley Park for
:29:27. > :29:31.people with disabilities. Might we have a debate on facilities to allow
:29:32. > :29:37.guide dog owners and puppy walkers to exercise their dogs properly? It
:29:38. > :29:41.is very important as we rightly do the right thing for people with
:29:42. > :29:45.disabilities, that we try to ensure across society that we give them the
:29:46. > :29:48.support that they need. He makes an important point about his own
:29:49. > :29:52.constituency and I am sure the Commons would have been listened to
:29:53. > :30:00.by his local authority and they will be considering how they can act.
:30:01. > :30:05.Some member's votes can now be void. Chamber votes like women's pensions
:30:06. > :30:09.have been avoided and foes on Syria's issues are increasingly
:30:10. > :30:12.avoided through statutory instruments. Which of these does the
:30:13. > :30:21.Leader of the House take most Prydain? This house has followed the
:30:22. > :30:25.current ways of working that this Government is pursuing the decades.
:30:26. > :30:28.It did so under the last Labour Government and it did so under the
:30:29. > :30:33.Coalition Government and we have not made major changes barring the
:30:34. > :30:40.necessary change to provide variation in and devolution system
:30:41. > :30:48.that it represents. It is with delight I update the House that
:30:49. > :30:52.reservoirs have been taken over on a long-term lease and I praise Welsh
:30:53. > :30:56.water for signing this deal. The real nub of the question is the
:30:57. > :31:03.Revel -- reservoir action group who have been campaigning with MPs and
:31:04. > :31:07.councillors and we recognise these community groups. They could honour
:31:08. > :31:12.some members of the committee but on a commuter groups in this country
:31:13. > :31:21.who have done huge contribution to Cardiff and the reservoir. Last
:31:22. > :31:26.week, I suggested to the backbench business committee that they might
:31:27. > :31:30.like to hold a debate so different members of the House can praise and
:31:31. > :31:34.reflect the work done by voluntary groups in their organisation. He is
:31:35. > :31:39.right to say the honours system can be used to reflect the good work
:31:40. > :31:43.done by individuals in all of our constituencies and I am sure many of
:31:44. > :31:47.us have used the system appropriately in the past. The plan
:31:48. > :31:53.Mr runs his points of light award on a day by day basis and it is
:31:54. > :31:57.something he might like to consider. Sheffield remains vulnerable to
:31:58. > :32:02.flooding having very few and inadequate flood defences. DEFRA
:32:03. > :32:09.have allocated 23 million of the 43 million Jay Fulton is to protect
:32:10. > :32:13.existing homes and businesses enabling hazards to be built. Can we
:32:14. > :32:17.have debating Government time on DEFRA Grant in aid programme to make
:32:18. > :32:24.sure it recognises the economic benefits of our flood defences? She
:32:25. > :32:28.makes an important point in all of those areas. There is a real focus
:32:29. > :32:32.and determination in local communities as well as at Government
:32:33. > :32:35.level is to make sure we do the sensible things we can to prevent
:32:36. > :32:39.flooding. I will make sure her concerns are passed the Secretary of
:32:40. > :32:46.State and she will be back in this house shortly and I will make a
:32:47. > :32:50.point directly then. Huddersfield Royal Infirmary serves our growing
:32:51. > :32:54.university town. Yesterday, the CCG announced a consultation about
:32:55. > :33:01.closing our A and moving it to Halifax. There is a Mounis deal that
:33:02. > :33:06.will see is paying ?774 million for a hospital which costs ?64 million
:33:07. > :33:15.to build. Can we have an urgent debate on this appalling situation?
:33:16. > :33:20.I can understand his concerns. He will be making strong
:33:21. > :33:24.representations locally to general practitioners but it is a legacy of
:33:25. > :33:29.the appalling structures of PFI that were passed to us by the last Labour
:33:30. > :33:32.Government, deals that you look back with on hindsight and say how do
:33:33. > :33:40.they think those deals were a good idea? Last week I described the
:33:41. > :33:44.leader as a mini beast but I would like to extend the hand of
:33:45. > :33:52.friendship to him and invite him to join me on Southern rail services
:33:53. > :33:56.either by -- and I will buy the Coffey for him. We will have a
:33:57. > :33:59.debate to discuss my proposal that passengers should be entitled to
:34:00. > :34:04.compensation when the trains are delayed by 15 minutes rather than
:34:05. > :34:10.the 30 minutes which currently applies? He doesn't need to invite
:34:11. > :34:18.me because I was on it last night. I am a regular travel on that service.
:34:19. > :34:22.One of the things that I find frustrating is I believe we should
:34:23. > :34:27.be tighter on the statistics around delays to services as well because
:34:28. > :34:32.they can get away with being a few minutes late and not showing up. It
:34:33. > :34:37.is a point that we will continue to argue for and I'm sure his comments
:34:38. > :34:42.will be listened to. Can we have debate on the sensible proposals
:34:43. > :34:49.this week about the importance of immigrants learning English which is
:34:50. > :34:56.an issue amongst Bradford and many Muslim women in helping them
:34:57. > :34:58.integrate into British society. Perhaps we could discuss who should
:34:59. > :35:02.pay for these English lessons because many of my constituents
:35:03. > :35:05.think that it shouldn't be the taxpayers foot the bill, it should
:35:06. > :35:09.be the people themselves. If I decide to go and live in Spain, I
:35:10. > :35:15.wouldn't expect the Spanish Government to teach me Spanish. He
:35:16. > :35:20.makes his point very eloquently but the key to this is that it is
:35:21. > :35:24.absolutely essential that people that come to live and work in this
:35:25. > :35:28.country speak English. Our communities are more divided than
:35:29. > :35:31.they should be because of the fact that so many people have come here
:35:32. > :35:36.and cannot speak English. That is something that really has to change.
:35:37. > :35:40.We learned from the Evening Standard an hour ago that the Government do
:35:41. > :35:45.intend to devolve local Metro train services in London to transport for
:35:46. > :35:49.London, something that was dismissed by the Leader of the House as a
:35:50. > :35:55.renationalisation when I pressed him on it. Can we find time to have a
:35:56. > :35:59.debate on the details of the Government's proposals and what can
:36:00. > :36:02.be done to compel operators like Southeastern who will lose their
:36:03. > :36:08.franchise as a result, to improve their services in the interim?
:36:09. > :36:14.Changes of this kind will be a matter of detailed discussion in
:36:15. > :36:17.this house and what is in the Evening Standard, I can't tell
:36:18. > :36:22.whether that is something which is a rumour or otherwise. I haven't seen
:36:23. > :36:26.it. If is governed is going to bring forward changes, we will set out
:36:27. > :36:34.details to them and we will listen to them. Weetabix is a delicious
:36:35. > :36:39.breakfast cereal. The wheat is served -- sourced from farms within
:36:40. > :36:43.a 50 mile radius within the Weetabix factory in the borough of Kettering.
:36:44. > :36:48.The agricultural Secretary is there to launch the new great British food
:36:49. > :36:52.unit to promote the export of British foodstuffs around the world.
:36:53. > :36:55.With a leader make sure that all his breakfast meetings and all the
:36:56. > :37:05.breakfast meetings arranged by the House authorities Weetabix has made
:37:06. > :37:07.available? I am sure you and I look at catering matters, will give
:37:08. > :37:25.careful look -- insight into this. I hope the Leader of the House is in
:37:26. > :37:31.good health and has been enjoying some of that food which is Stornoway
:37:32. > :37:40.black pudding and easily ordered on the Internet. With his health
:37:41. > :37:45.fortified, we have a debate on the... Maybe they could get behind
:37:46. > :37:52.my ten minute rule Bill on Scottish votes this Scottish laws and engage
:37:53. > :37:55.with the Scottish representatives. Hopefully the Stornoway superfood
:37:56. > :38:01.will provide a counterbalance to the class of the other product that
:38:02. > :38:05.comes from his other constituency that we will be looking at. The
:38:06. > :38:09.Scottish party is calling for an act of union that is in need of
:38:10. > :38:14.departure and one that we should consider carefully. Can we please
:38:15. > :38:20.have a debate on the export value and potential of Bury black pudding
:38:21. > :38:28.which was raised with me when I visited the very black pudding
:38:29. > :38:35.Company last week. This will enable me to dispel the suggestion that was
:38:36. > :38:40.raised by someone, that black pudding made in their constituency
:38:41. > :38:45.was in the same league as Bury black pudding. This is clearly a
:38:46. > :38:50.suggestion that needs to be dealt with as quickly as possible. I think
:38:51. > :38:54.we are going to have to hold a black pudding tasting competition. We will
:38:55. > :38:59.not be inviting the shadow leader of the Howard -- house to take part
:39:00. > :39:06.because he doesn't like black pudding. Following on from the point
:39:07. > :39:13.the Shipley, we do need that urgent debate on cuts to funding. The adult
:39:14. > :39:18.community have had cuts from their budget. Doing other the premise has
:39:19. > :39:24.asked them to do. The Prime Minister has allocated 20 million and could
:39:25. > :39:28.they have that money back? She makes a strong representation on behalf of
:39:29. > :39:34.her local college and I'm sure the minister will take that into account
:39:35. > :39:40.as he uses this money into best effect. Last week and saw
:39:41. > :39:46.celebration of Lowry and British citizens celebrated the winter
:39:47. > :39:49.harvest in the Indian subcontinent. This is a great source of
:39:50. > :39:52.congratulation and we should have a debate in this house on the variety
:39:53. > :39:59.of different community festivals that are held in this country, that
:40:00. > :40:06.never debated in this Chamber. Can I congratulate my honourable friend on
:40:07. > :40:12.this. He raises the issue of groups in Kashmir that is a part of the
:40:13. > :40:17.world where we would like to see lasting settlement and lasting
:40:18. > :40:20.peace. He makes an important point about the different community
:40:21. > :40:24.festivals which as a richness to this country and provide a fantastic
:40:25. > :40:24.route to spread community understanding between different
:40:25. > :40:42.parts of our society. In disappointed to hear yesterday...
:40:43. > :40:48.Unemployment went up again in my constituency. Can we have a debate
:40:49. > :40:55.on the continuing North-South divide before the Northern Powerhouse goes
:40:56. > :41:01.the way of the big society? I simply do not agree. What we have seen over
:41:02. > :41:05.the last five and a half years is a steady fall in unemployment. And a
:41:06. > :41:08.steady rise in employment. The economy of the north is growing
:41:09. > :41:12.faster than the economy in the South. I am proud of the
:41:13. > :41:17.achievements of this Government. We have turned around a situation
:41:18. > :41:20.where, when we came to office, the forecast was unemployment would rise
:41:21. > :41:25.to three million and it is now around half that. The Government
:41:26. > :41:30.invested ?50 million of Regional Growth Fund and established the
:41:31. > :41:36.largest enterprise zone in the country in order to forward their
:41:37. > :41:40.ambitions to ensure the Humber became the energy estuary, vital to
:41:41. > :41:43.the economy of my constituency. Progress seems to be rather too
:41:44. > :41:48.slow. Could we have an urgent statement on how we pursue the
:41:49. > :41:52.matter? We'll want to see continued economic growth in Humberside. The
:41:53. > :41:56.enterprise zone he talks about is one part of our strategy to see
:41:57. > :42:00.continued improvement and a continued fall in an implement. The
:42:01. > :42:04.Secretary of State will be made aware of his concerns and will look
:42:05. > :42:12.to see what he can do to help. Last night, I met with the parents of a
:42:13. > :42:16.man who had a 15 year in cabin crew before a sudden death in January 20
:42:17. > :42:22.14. He was found to have died from chronic exposure to chemicals. It is
:42:23. > :42:30.believed this was caused by contaminated cabin air. Will the
:42:31. > :42:34.Minister made a statement to ensure air passengers are aware of the
:42:35. > :42:39.situation and what steps the Government is taking to ensure air
:42:40. > :42:42.passengers are safe? This has been brought up in this House over a
:42:43. > :42:49.number of years and has been debated. We might look at bringing
:42:50. > :42:55.up a debate on this again. I will insure that concerns over this
:42:56. > :43:03.tragic death will be passed on and she can put this point across again.
:43:04. > :43:09.The rail line at Dawlish was cut off due to severe storms. The Secretary
:43:10. > :43:18.of State for Transport set up a task force to report on resilience in the
:43:19. > :43:22.south-west. Can we have a statement on the Government on how they are
:43:23. > :43:25.proceeding? I am aware of the huge disruption that the damage at
:43:26. > :43:31.Dawlish caused. Both the Government and Network Rail responded as
:43:32. > :43:37.quickly as possible to restore the existing route and work is ongoing
:43:38. > :43:40.for possible alternatives to provide contingency for the future. The
:43:41. > :43:48.Secretary of State will be here in the next few days and I will make
:43:49. > :43:52.sure these concerns are passed on. This week, the Prime Minister
:43:53. > :43:56.appeared to back a ban on the Muslim veil in some circumstances but not
:43:57. > :44:01.in others and seemed to stop short on an outright ban on the facial
:44:02. > :44:05.veil. This has caused confusion and concern among the Muslim community
:44:06. > :44:08.in my constituency. Can we have a statement from the premise to
:44:09. > :44:14.clarify what the Government policy is and will he clarify that this
:44:15. > :44:18.will not apply in devolved Scotland? The Prime Minister will be here next
:44:19. > :44:21.week to take questions. But it is the case that there are places in
:44:22. > :44:28.our society where it is not appropriate to wear a face veil. An
:44:29. > :44:32.example is giving evidence in court. It would be wrong to have someone in
:44:33. > :44:39.court didn't evidence with a full face veil on. That is one example.
:44:40. > :44:45.It is sensible to have a balance. Can we have a debate about the
:44:46. > :44:51.provision of IVF? The guidelines for 2013 recommend three or four cycles
:44:52. > :44:58.be provided but CCGs imposing restrictions. My constituents have
:44:59. > :45:04.to raise thousands of pounds to fund a second and third cycle. Can the
:45:05. > :45:08.nice guidance be followed? We have taken a conscious decision about the
:45:09. > :45:15.provision of services. That should be taken by local doctors and not
:45:16. > :45:19.officials in Whitehall. Different decisions may be taken in different
:45:20. > :45:24.areas. That is the right thing but I will make sure her concerns are
:45:25. > :45:27.raised. Dozens of businesses in Rochdale have been without power
:45:28. > :45:32.since the floods. BT are dragging their feet. Can we have a debate
:45:33. > :45:38.over whether BT are capable of delivering what is an essential
:45:39. > :45:42.service? If BT have not been able to deliver phone lines to businesses,
:45:43. > :45:46.that is of serious concern and I will pass that on to the Business
:45:47. > :45:50.Department this morning. And indeed to the culture Department, both of
:45:51. > :45:57.whom have responsible tea in this area. It needs to be rectified
:45:58. > :46:07.quickly. I'd back the prosecution of children who post indecent images
:46:08. > :46:10.cause great concern. People have been haunted because of the
:46:11. > :46:19.sensitivity of the issue. We need to decriminalise the issue. If we
:46:20. > :46:26.decriminalise, more will come forward for help. Can we have a
:46:27. > :46:29.statement on this? I hope that the prosecuting authorities in Northern
:46:30. > :46:34.Ireland and elsewhere apply a degree of common sense. We have rules
:46:35. > :46:38.designed to protect young people from inappropriate exploitation,
:46:39. > :46:41.from revenge porn, and all of us would take the view that if a
:46:42. > :46:45.teenager does something stupid, we would not wish to see them
:46:46. > :46:53.criminalised without good reason. Can we have a statement from the
:46:54. > :46:58.Works and pensions Minister, over the Christmas period, I had a number
:46:59. > :47:02.of families who could not access benefits of tax credits. The
:47:03. > :47:07.procedure seems to be slow and delayed. I think this is serious.
:47:08. > :47:15.Can we have a statement or a debate on the issue? Tax credits are
:47:16. > :47:19.normally paid directly through a different route from the benefits
:47:20. > :47:22.system. So, it depends entirely on individual cases. If he wants to
:47:23. > :47:32.write me with more detailed examples, I will make sure it is
:47:33. > :47:38.passed to the Secretary of State. My constituent was tragically killed
:47:39. > :47:45.during a crushing incident at the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Can we have a
:47:46. > :47:48.statement on what pressure can be applied on the Saudi authorities to
:47:49. > :47:53.ensure a rapid and public report back, to ensure lessons are learned
:47:54. > :48:05.and British pilgrims can travel to the Hajj in safety? It is an
:48:06. > :48:13.important point. I will pass on that concern. This was obviously a
:48:14. > :48:22.tragedy for families involved. You want to see answers are addressed.
:48:23. > :48:28.Could we have a debate on local Government finance, to help explain
:48:29. > :48:31.why cautious, prudent Labour-run Cheshire West and Cheshire Council
:48:32. > :48:42.have received a ?2 million underspend this year? This has lost
:48:43. > :48:48.?2.3 million to our local council. If there is a formula error, the
:48:49. > :49:00.Department will look at this. I will make sure the Department responsible
:49:01. > :49:03.rights to him. Greater Manchester's bid for enterprise zones in its town
:49:04. > :49:06.centres was refused by Government. Can we have a debate about the
:49:07. > :49:13.importance of town centres to our economies? Congratulations to the
:49:14. > :49:18.honourable member on his election to the House. I am sorry he was caught
:49:19. > :49:25.up in the glitch on Tuesday. It was a human error and I am certain this
:49:26. > :49:30.will not be repeated. I would say that he makes an important point
:49:31. > :49:35.about city centres of the Northwest. I am pleased to have seen the way in
:49:36. > :49:38.which the centres of Manchester and Liverpool in particular have been
:49:39. > :49:45.transformed in recent years. I take the point he makes. I will ask the
:49:46. > :49:51.Treasury to respond. The steel crisis rumbles on. The Government
:49:52. > :49:54.policy relating to the Chinese is pure, irrespective of whether the
:49:55. > :50:02.country remains within the EU or Leeds. Can we have a statement upon
:50:03. > :50:09.the Government's MES statement or Chinese MES statement? Or are we to
:50:10. > :50:15.believe that the Communist red flag flies above Number ten? This issue
:50:16. > :50:21.was addressed in this House a couple of days ago and the steel industry
:50:22. > :50:30.faces massive bombs. It is not unique to this country. I would say
:50:31. > :50:33.that we strongly believe this country should have proper and solid
:50:34. > :50:38.economic ties with China. That does not mean you putting serious effort
:50:39. > :50:41.into addressing the problems of the steel industry. He will understand
:50:42. > :50:47.that this is an international challenge which is not easy to
:50:48. > :50:50.resolve. Last week, the Secretary of State for Scotland made a
:50:51. > :50:56.departmental statement and then a counter statement. He was fully
:50:57. > :51:01.aware there was an ongoing and current investigation with a select
:51:02. > :51:06.committee in this matter, enraging the Scottish media and the people of
:51:07. > :51:10.Scotland. Will he issued a statement that this behaviour undermines the
:51:11. > :51:15.cross-party work and undermines subsequent reports? Will he give
:51:16. > :51:20.assurances that the UK Government made an abject error and will not
:51:21. > :51:24.undermine parliamentary democracy in future? This was an error that was
:51:25. > :51:29.not in the Smith Commission report. It is one that we seek to do the
:51:30. > :51:34.right thing to provide the right balance. We think the systems in
:51:35. > :51:42.place provide the balance, even if he and his party disagree. Can we
:51:43. > :51:48.have a debate or a statutory instrument advising local
:51:49. > :51:53.authorities of the impact of installing a small shelf in disabled
:51:54. > :51:57.toilets, so people who have silly stories or colostomy is can
:51:58. > :52:06.effectively change their backs without having to scrabble on 30
:52:07. > :52:12.floors? This is a sensible point. We will put the point to the Minister.
:52:13. > :52:19.It will be passed on to the Department. A valuable point. Can we
:52:20. > :52:24.have a debate on the Government decision to cut public health
:52:25. > :52:28.budgets in ?200 million, given that Simon Stevens's five-year forward
:52:29. > :52:33.view predicates in year five at ?5 billion will be freed up for
:52:34. > :52:36.prevention. Is it not short-sighted of the Government to cut the very
:52:37. > :52:43.budgets that will prevent that in future? We face different challenges
:52:44. > :52:46.in the health world, but we continue to increase the amount of money we
:52:47. > :52:52.spend on health in this country and will continue to do so. In PMQs on
:52:53. > :52:58.the 4th of November, the premise agreed to a meeting with my
:52:59. > :53:03.constituents to discuss the very sad case around the babies' ashes
:53:04. > :53:06.scandal. He said he was happy to arrange the meeting. Downing Street
:53:07. > :53:11.subsequently have transferred that meeting to a junior minister, who
:53:12. > :53:18.the family has already met. I wrote to the Prime Minister to express
:53:19. > :53:21.concern, but to no avail. Does the reputation -- it does the reputation
:53:22. > :53:28.of this House no good when commitments are not kept. Can this
:53:29. > :53:36.meeting be rearranged? I will look at these points. Yes. Further to
:53:37. > :53:44.your previous answer, but I press you on the urgency of the matter and
:53:45. > :53:52.that we can have an urgent statement on toxic gas escape syndrome. I
:53:53. > :53:58.accept this point. It is very much a subject that we have heard earlier
:53:59. > :54:03.from another member who controls the block of time that we have on
:54:04. > :54:07.debates like this, that he is short of topics. I would ask honourable
:54:08. > :54:16.members to put that to the Backbench Business Committee.
:54:17. > :54:26.This week there was talk about the price of oil. Before the referendum,
:54:27. > :54:31.they could predict 135 dollars a barrel for this year alone. The low
:54:32. > :54:35.oil prices affect workers all over the UK and I have a constituent who
:54:36. > :54:41.doesn't know if his son will get back onto the rigs or not. Will he
:54:42. > :54:46.make a statement on apologies on why people are losing their jobs? What
:54:47. > :54:50.the SNP cannot understand is it because we are one United Kingdom
:54:51. > :54:55.that we can provide support to parts of our economy that are affected by
:54:56. > :55:00.unexpected changes like this. If Scotland became independent, then
:55:01. > :55:03.right now came, the new Scottish Administration would face a massive
:55:04. > :55:11.financial gap because of the falling oil price and that is why Scotland
:55:12. > :55:14.are better off as part of the UK. Is the leader of the aware that the
:55:15. > :55:19.11th of March marks the Centenary of the birth of Harold Wilson, one of
:55:20. > :55:23.our great Prime ministers? Will he join me in ensuring that the House
:55:24. > :55:27.recognises the life of that great Yorkshireman who was born in my
:55:28. > :55:35.constituency of Huddersfield? Will you try and persuade the speaker's
:55:36. > :55:39.but it is about time we had a proper statue of Harold Wilson on the
:55:40. > :55:44.Westminster estate? And I for him that I have been in touch with every
:55:45. > :55:51.member of Parliament and across all parties, there is overwhelming
:55:52. > :55:55.majority for that. I have heard the comments the honourable gentleman
:55:56. > :56:01.has made. He makes an important one. Harold Wilson was one of the major
:56:02. > :56:08.figures of 20th-century politics. Everyone in this house on all sides
:56:09. > :56:11.was which to extend to his widow Al congratulations on the milestone she
:56:12. > :56:20.has celebrated of her 100th birthday. I'm sure the House wishes
:56:21. > :56:24.to be consistent and fair. Can I ask when he will bring foreign measures
:56:25. > :56:29.to implement Scottish votes for Scottish laws in order to address
:56:30. > :56:36.democratic deficit he has created with evil? I can give an assurance
:56:37. > :56:38.that we will see new developers -- developments in Scottish votes for
:56:39. > :56:43.Scottish laws in the Scottish elections when we have elections the
:56:44. > :56:47.big Scottish parliament. When I am confident our strong team in
:56:48. > :56:51.Scotland will be working to make real progress, I am equally
:56:52. > :56:57.confident that the Labour Party can have a difficult night in Scotland.
:56:58. > :57:06.Statement, the Secretary of State for the Home Department. Secretary
:57:07. > :57:11.Theresa May. With permission, I would like to make a statement about
:57:12. > :57:15.the death of Alexander Litvinenko on the 23rd of November 2000 and six.
:57:16. > :57:18.And the steady trade enquiry into that death which published its
:57:19. > :57:20.findings this morning. --