:00:00. > :00:00.Scotland is unthinkable. Isn't EVEL right for our Brit and -- right for
:00:07. > :00:17.abolition? I have to say, I totally disagree with him. Starting with
:00:18. > :00:21.next week, on Monday 7th of March, we will have the second reading of
:00:22. > :00:26.the policing and crime Bill. On Tuesday the 8th of March, we will
:00:27. > :00:31.have the remaining stages of the enterprise Bill, followed by a
:00:32. > :00:34.debate on International women's Day, subject determined by the backbench
:00:35. > :00:38.business committee on Wednesday the 9th of March, we will have the
:00:39. > :00:45.concluding stages of the enterprise Bill. Followed by consideration of
:00:46. > :00:49.further Lords amendments. On Thursday the 10th of March, the
:00:50. > :00:58.remaining stages of the Northern Ireland Stormont agreement. The
:00:59. > :01:02.subjects for this debate was determined by the backbench business
:01:03. > :01:09.committee. On Friday 11th of March, we will consider Private members
:01:10. > :01:14.bills. The following week, the remaining stages of the energy bill.
:01:15. > :01:19.On Tuesday the 15th of March, the second reading of the investigatory
:01:20. > :01:24.panel spill, followed by consideration of Lords amendments.
:01:25. > :01:27.And when the 16th of March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will
:01:28. > :01:31.deliver his budget statement. On Thursday the 17th of March, there
:01:32. > :01:36.will be a continuation of the budget debate. On Friday the 18th of March,
:01:37. > :01:39.the house will not be sitting. Before Christmas, I indicated we
:01:40. > :01:45.would provide regular updates on the situation in Syria and I would say
:01:46. > :01:53.to the house at their will be a further statement shortly on matters
:01:54. > :01:57.related to that. They have been to fire alarms in the palace this week,
:01:58. > :02:00.and on both occasions, there was a great deal of confusion among
:02:01. > :02:05.members and members of the public who were there, so can I urge their
:02:06. > :02:10.Needed to initiate a review of these arrangements as soon as possible?
:02:11. > :02:12.Last week, I asked whether the Beaded is planning to delay the
:02:13. > :02:18.Queens speech until after the referendum. He refused to answer,
:02:19. > :02:24.which is as usual, but we all now know that there government is
:02:25. > :02:33.intending to extend this session beyond the 23rd of June, because
:02:34. > :02:39.Downing Street has told the Times. I know the leader of the houses not
:02:40. > :02:57.allowed to see government papers any more, but
:02:58. > :03:04.tell us, what will the timetable be? Members from across the house and
:03:05. > :03:11.for that matter, the staff who work in this building, or want answers to
:03:12. > :03:15.these questions. There is a terrible news about the Times article,
:03:16. > :03:19.Downing Street has also said there will be a reshuffle after the
:03:20. > :03:22.referendum and that the leader of those tops the list of those who's
:03:23. > :03:29.going to be sacked. I am beginning to feel very sorry for so have been
:03:30. > :03:34.searching the jobs pages for him the only thing that seemed suitable was
:03:35. > :03:39.working as an unpaid voluntary in turn for the honourable member for
:03:40. > :03:44.Bath. But he says in a job description that he wants someone
:03:45. > :03:48.who is a good team player, so that rules the Reader. All the other jobs
:03:49. > :03:54.only want someone with a good sense of humour. Need I say more? Nobody,
:03:55. > :03:59.I am sure the Prime Minister will give the reader of the house are
:04:00. > :04:02.going reference. The last parliament was a zombie Parliament, four months
:04:03. > :04:08.the house had no proper business. Now we have the return of the living
:04:09. > :04:12.dead. They walk amongst us, they look like ministers, they are paid
:04:13. > :04:18.like ministers, but they're doomed. They hate the Prime Minister, he'd
:04:19. > :04:25.be the key is damaging our economy and putting our security at risk.
:04:26. > :04:29.The only thing that is keeping them here is the extra salary they will
:04:30. > :04:34.get by June. How does the government intend to fill the business between
:04:35. > :04:38.now and June. Here are my suggestions. I have married a lot of
:04:39. > :04:44.people in my time, to one another, as a vicar, that is. But it has
:04:45. > :04:48.always seemed odd to me that marriage certificates include the
:04:49. > :04:53.names of the fathers of the people getting married, but not the
:04:54. > :04:59.mothers. There will be enough time to do that in this session. There is
:05:00. > :05:03.a Private members Bill to be considered tomorrow. I doesn't the
:05:04. > :05:08.government adopted or help put into committee? I am delighted the
:05:09. > :05:12.government is no longer going to water down Freedom of information,
:05:13. > :05:18.but should be extended to private companies engaged in public sector
:05:19. > :05:22.contracts? And can the Leader tell us how much their preposterous
:05:23. > :05:28.review cost? He might as well tell us now, because if he doesn't, will
:05:29. > :05:36.put in her Freedom information requested have to tellers anyway.
:05:37. > :05:42.Thirdly, I am glad that Adele did so well at the Trips last week, but
:05:43. > :05:50.tickets for concerts are selling for a ridiculous amounts second-hand.
:05:51. > :05:54.When is the review of the ticket we still market going to be published?
:05:55. > :06:01.When will the government legislate to put an end to this pernicious
:06:02. > :06:05.secondary market? We have long been calling for a parliamentary require
:06:06. > :06:10.any into concussion and sport. This week, doctors and health experts
:06:11. > :06:16.have written to the government, asking for a ban on tackling in
:06:17. > :06:22.rugby. I don't want youngsters wrapped in cotton wool, but it is 12
:06:23. > :06:27.years since the West Bromwich footballer died of a brain injury
:06:28. > :06:32.brought on by heading the ball. It is five years ago since rugby player
:06:33. > :06:42.then Robinson died of secondary impact. Isn't it time that we set up
:06:43. > :06:49.a proper Parliamentary enquiry to make sure that we get all the facts
:06:50. > :06:53.out there? Finally, next week sees the 100th anniversary of Harold
:06:54. > :06:58.Wilson's breath. He gave women control over their own property for
:06:59. > :07:03.the first time, and their own bodies. He abolished the death
:07:04. > :07:05.penalty. He decriminalised homosexuality, he introduced the
:07:06. > :07:11.first race relations act and he won the referendum to stay in Europe. He
:07:12. > :07:16.ended censorship, created the open University and the arts Council, and
:07:17. > :07:20.for that matter, under him, we won the Eurovision Song contest. Three
:07:21. > :07:28.times. Three times more than we've ever won it under the Tories. Is it
:07:29. > :07:32.not outrageous that we have is statue of Margaret Thatcher, who
:07:33. > :07:36.made my constituents lives miserable, but just a bust of Harold
:07:37. > :07:50.Wilson, who made this country a civilised society? I was hoping that
:07:51. > :07:57.we would win the Eurovision Song contest next year. Of course, it is
:07:58. > :08:02.necessary with fire drills to carry them out. Lessons will be learned,
:08:03. > :08:05.but I give my thanks to all the officers of the hose who were
:08:06. > :08:10.involved in the fire drill. They will now be working to make sure our
:08:11. > :08:13.processes are appropriate and suitable for the future. On the
:08:14. > :08:16.Queen's Speech, we will announce the date of the Queen's Speech when we
:08:17. > :08:22.have decided the date of the Queen's Speech. As always, he makes the
:08:23. > :08:25.mistake of thinking that what he reads in the race is what is
:08:26. > :08:28.actually going to happen. They will take our decision on the Queen's
:08:29. > :08:40.Speech and we will announce it to this size as always. We have to be
:08:41. > :08:49.mindful of the need to make sure business and recess goes ahead.
:08:50. > :08:58.I have just set out plans for a second reading of the police and
:08:59. > :09:03.crime Bill next week. I announced the investigatory Powers Bill, a
:09:04. > :09:07.crucial bill to allow us to enable to defend our country. If he thinks
:09:08. > :09:13.that is a feature of a zombie Parliament, he does not know what
:09:14. > :09:17.zombie means. Mr Speaker, can I echo, though, his comments about the
:09:18. > :09:23.work done tentatively by members across his house, including why the
:09:24. > :09:28.number for Daventry? I know how serious an issue this is. Just
:09:29. > :09:32.outside my constituency we have the children's trust at Tadworth Court
:09:33. > :09:35.which does a brilliant job of helping children who have had the
:09:36. > :09:39.most terrible of experiences. This issue should be a matter of concern
:09:40. > :09:42.across all sides of this house. I hope that the Senate committee will
:09:43. > :09:46.pick up on the work he and others have done and do a full report. He
:09:47. > :09:50.asked for a parliamentary investigation. The best organisation
:09:51. > :09:56.to do this is the Senate committee. I also set out today plans for the
:09:57. > :10:02.Welsh affairs debate to take place later. It is of course this week
:10:03. > :10:05.seemed a bit state. I extend my good wishes to all Welsh members of
:10:06. > :10:09.Parliament on the occasion. I'm looking forward to me the faith,
:10:10. > :10:14.when the people of Wales have the chance to get rid of a failing
:10:15. > :10:19.Labour administration. -- I'm looking forward to the 5th of May.
:10:20. > :10:25.It is a bit of a relief today to see the shadow leader in better spirits
:10:26. > :10:28.than yesterday. He looked utterly miserable during Prime Minister's
:10:29. > :10:32.Questions. I can understand why. It wasn't just because the Leader of
:10:33. > :10:38.the Opposition spent last Saturday just like old times at a CND rally.
:10:39. > :10:45.It was not just that the lead of the opposition has appointed the finance
:10:46. > :10:51.minister from the Greek Government as his advisor. I do not know how
:10:52. > :10:56.any member of the Labour front bench could take that women seriously. It
:10:57. > :11:00.wasn't that a former Shadow Cabinet minister said on Monday expectations
:11:01. > :11:03.were rock bottom and Corbin fell below them. I actually thought the
:11:04. > :11:08.most bizarre claim to come from the Labour leadership this week was by
:11:09. > :11:12.the Leader of the Opposition said he gets his moral compass from
:11:13. > :11:17.Eastenders. Surely not even the shadow leader can think this is a
:11:18. > :11:22.man fit to be Prime Minister. I understand it is hard when you have
:11:23. > :11:25.decided to become a cheerleader, as the shadow leader has come for a
:11:26. > :11:30.team he clearly simply does not support. Indeed, I would be happy to
:11:31. > :11:34.grant the shadow leader a debate on learning from the lessons of
:11:35. > :11:37.history, because here is the man who says he is proud to have stuck a
:11:38. > :11:43.knife in the back of Tony Blair, but only this week he seems to have had
:11:44. > :11:47.second thoughts. He has started to show signs of thinking again,
:11:48. > :11:51.because he told a group of students, I am going to talk about Tony Blair,
:11:52. > :11:55.I think we still like to speak about him. But of course, Mr Speaker,
:11:56. > :12:08.those were the days when the Labour Party was a serious political party.
:12:09. > :12:13.Thank you. Some French minister has apparently been saying today that if
:12:14. > :12:18.we have the nerve to come out of the EU, all the 4000 people in Calais
:12:19. > :12:22.would be put in rubber boats and come across to Britain because the
:12:23. > :12:26.French don't want anything to do with it. If I were a Frenchman I
:12:27. > :12:30.would be hugely embarrassed by my Government, a country that is two
:12:31. > :12:36.and a half the size of this country and is roughly the same population.
:12:37. > :12:40.It cannot disburse 4000 people and look after them. They should be
:12:41. > :12:45.ashamed. But could we have a statement from the Foreign Secretary
:12:46. > :12:50.next week letting these House know whether it is the Government's
:12:51. > :12:55.position that if we came out of the EU we would have more immigration
:12:56. > :12:59.into this country rather than less? I am certain the Foreign Secretary
:13:00. > :13:02.will be back before these House shortly and the opportunity will be
:13:03. > :13:06.there to put forward that point. I have heard in the last couple of
:13:07. > :13:09.weeks the French Interior Minister reassure us that bilateral
:13:10. > :13:14.agreements that exist between the UK and France over border controls is
:13:15. > :13:24.one of the French Government -- that the French Government would not wish
:13:25. > :13:31.to put at risk. Today is World Book Day and it is worth noting the
:13:32. > :13:37.wonderful writers we have. There are wonderful writers within this
:13:38. > :13:45.country and they enhance people'slives. The deed of the house
:13:46. > :13:50.and I now have a joint experience of fighting referendums. We have both
:13:51. > :13:55.now been on the sharp end of various project fears. I in the Scottish
:13:56. > :14:00.referendum and he is currently experiencing the new project fear as
:14:01. > :14:07.he leads the campaign to take the UK out of the EU. The scaremongering
:14:08. > :14:17.from the inside is almost straight out of the useless and dysfunctional
:14:18. > :14:23.Better Together manual. As a supporter of our place in the EU, I
:14:24. > :14:27.want this counter-productive scaremongering to stop. I presume
:14:28. > :14:31.the Leader of the House is happy with it given that it works in his
:14:32. > :14:33.interest. Can we have positive campaigning and can we encourage
:14:34. > :14:39.everybody when we are debating our place in Europe to make it as
:14:40. > :14:42.positive as possible? A statement from the Defence Secretary on
:14:43. > :14:48.Trident. Apparently he's just about to declare that Trident renewal is
:14:49. > :14:51.already underway before we get the opportunity to move this House. It
:14:52. > :14:55.is absolutely appalling that the Defence Secretary would simply take
:14:56. > :15:01.this House for granted, and he must explain himself on this issue.
:15:02. > :15:04.Scotland rejects Trident and we intend to make this a hugely
:15:05. > :15:09.substantial issue in the Scottish elections, and we simply refuse to
:15:10. > :15:16.have this weapon of mass destruction dumped on our nation without any
:15:17. > :15:29.approval. What do we do now Schumacher on such a large part of
:15:30. > :15:33.Scottish funding. Even though these minor consequentials are huge issues
:15:34. > :15:37.for Barnet consequentials for Scotland. The Leader of the House
:15:38. > :15:43.told us that the mysteries of the Barnett consequentials... We are
:15:44. > :15:49.talking about estimates this week. I was ruled out of order for two
:15:50. > :15:54.minutes. Somebody somewhere has got to tell us how we should get this
:15:55. > :15:58.addressed and where we are Scottish members get to discuss, debate and
:15:59. > :16:05.vote on the issue of the Barnett consequentials. I do not think the
:16:06. > :16:10.irony of the debate on the Lords amendment to the welfare bill, with
:16:11. > :16:17.Tory after Tory bombast in all these wicked lords. If the Lords are only
:16:18. > :16:24.to be chastised when they do not do the Tories' business... There will
:16:25. > :16:29.now be another 40 Tory Lords. Why don't they back as instead of trying
:16:30. > :16:36.to gerrymander that bizarre house? Why don't they work with us? I start
:16:37. > :16:41.by saying of course I very much agree with him about the need for
:16:42. > :16:46.positive campaigning. I hope that all those involved in the debate
:16:47. > :16:49.over our membership of the EU in the commitments will take a positive
:16:50. > :16:53.approach and set out the facts so that the British people can take
:16:54. > :16:57.their decisions. When he talks about positive campaigning he talks about
:16:58. > :17:01.project fear. Just remind him about the things he said over the
:17:02. > :17:06.introduction of Ingush votes for English laws when frankly, if we
:17:07. > :17:09.listen to he says, you would have thought that much doom and gloom
:17:10. > :17:14.would have fallen upon us. It is not clear to me that that has happened.
:17:15. > :17:18.The union has not fallen apart with the introduction of Ingush votes for
:17:19. > :17:24.English laws. The Scottish people I know think it is entirely fair. If
:17:25. > :17:28.he is concerned to bring the Defence Secretary to this house to explain
:17:29. > :17:34.himself, he has the ability to seek your consent to do so, all through
:17:35. > :17:37.other avenues available. But when he talks about Trident being dumped on
:17:38. > :17:42.our nation, as he phrases it, I would just remind him of all the
:17:43. > :17:45.people in Scotland whose livelihoods depend upon Trident. All of the
:17:46. > :17:49.people in the north-west of England whose jobs depend upon the future
:17:50. > :17:56.replacement of Trident. Is he really saying that he wants all of those
:17:57. > :17:59.jobs to disappear? That he wants the area to be abandoned without an
:18:00. > :18:03.economic role for the future? I do not think that is in the interest of
:18:04. > :18:07.those communities. It is in the interest of Scotland and the UK that
:18:08. > :18:11.we retain a nuclear deterrent, both for our national security but also
:18:12. > :18:16.in order to ensure that imparts a the UK there are jobs. He raised the
:18:17. > :18:21.question of the estimates committee. The estimates debate. I would remind
:18:22. > :18:26.him he is a member of the DA 's committee. The liaison committee
:18:27. > :18:30.choose the subject for debate -- the liaison committee. It is free to
:18:31. > :18:33.bring forward any aspects of public spending and it chose to do so on
:18:34. > :18:38.Foreign and Commonwealth Office matters. So it is up to him on that
:18:39. > :18:42.committee to ensure he secures the debate he want. On this occurred of
:18:43. > :18:48.the Lords, his party's position is well set out on that. I think the
:18:49. > :18:51.Lords play a role in improving the quality of legislation in this
:18:52. > :18:58.place, but I suspect we will never agree on that. In recent months,
:18:59. > :19:00.five col power stations have announced they will potentially
:19:01. > :19:06.close or partially closed, one of these being Ricci B. Bobby Desmond
:19:07. > :19:12.has stated its intention to phase out coal power generation by 2025,
:19:13. > :19:16.market conditions mean these closures could come far sooner. Can
:19:17. > :19:20.we have a debate in Government time and energy policy and the role this
:19:21. > :19:26.existing power station infrastructure can play? I
:19:27. > :19:30.understand the concern is the honourable lady has raised. I heard
:19:31. > :19:32.her question yesterday at Prime Minister's Questions as well. It is
:19:33. > :19:38.a subject where she is able to bring forward debate to seek consent from
:19:39. > :19:41.the back bench to have this matter discussed in the house. It clearly
:19:42. > :19:46.affects a number of honourable members and I encourage her to bring
:19:47. > :19:49.forward that subject for discussion. This session of Parliament runs
:19:50. > :19:55.beyond June. Might he consider giving us more days for backbench
:19:56. > :20:00.business and our bills? If so, might he put the bill I am promoting with
:20:01. > :20:03.colleagues on all sides of the house, for the automatic
:20:04. > :20:08.registration of free school meals, as top of one of those days? It is
:20:09. > :20:13.the one move we could make between now and the summer holidays that
:20:14. > :20:18.would have a real effect on for families. He has a long track record
:20:19. > :20:23.of pursuing social reforms of this kind and I will certainly look very
:20:24. > :20:28.carefully at his bill and what he is rising. The progress of business in
:20:29. > :20:33.this house depends on success in getting Government business through.
:20:34. > :20:39.We have a programme which... I want to make sure that the dates set for
:20:40. > :20:45.the Queen's Speech and the dates set for recess are consistent with what
:20:46. > :20:51.we need to make sure our manifesto is incremented. Would he find time
:20:52. > :20:55.for a debate on the impact of timetable changes on the lives of
:20:56. > :21:03.commuters in South" to mark the company have long last accepted the
:21:04. > :21:08.vote and ordered new rolling stock and have just announced it will not
:21:09. > :21:15.be arriving. I commend his work on an issue that affects many of us. I
:21:16. > :21:18.would say to him that the Transport Secretary is here at questions next
:21:19. > :21:22.Thursday. I would encourage him to raise that issue directly with the
:21:23. > :21:25.ministers. He is clearly doing a good job in keeping the company
:21:26. > :21:32.under pressure in a time when there are serious issues about the service
:21:33. > :21:37.on that particular line. As chair of the Backbench Business Committee, I
:21:38. > :21:39.did write to the Leader of the House looking for some assistance with
:21:40. > :21:46.getting protected time for particular debates. We did have the
:21:47. > :21:51.gangs and serious youth violence debate booked, which has now been
:21:52. > :21:55.rescheduled for later today. But on Tuesday, the forthcoming Tuesday,
:21:56. > :22:01.International women's Day, a particularly timely debate, I did
:22:02. > :22:06.ask the dealer of the has to consider and give an undertaking to
:22:07. > :22:10.protect time on that day. I have received a reply and no such
:22:11. > :22:17.undertaking has been given. I think that is would Greta Bull. It is
:22:18. > :22:24.possible but urgent questions -- that is regrettable. It is possible
:22:25. > :22:28.that urgent questions... I think we have already seen that this may be
:22:29. > :22:34.required from time to time. Please do reconsider. As I said, I have
:22:35. > :22:38.given this careful consideration. I have looked at the flow of business
:22:39. > :22:42.on backbench days. I will watch carefully on next Tuesday and I'm
:22:43. > :22:50.sure you and I will want to ensure that there is proper time for debate
:22:51. > :22:54.on that particular day. But on that, I have to be also mindful of the
:22:55. > :22:57.working hours of staff and this House so I do not want to make
:22:58. > :23:02.significant changes without being confident there is a real problem
:23:03. > :23:05.that needs to be solved rather than occasional problems. I will keep
:23:06. > :23:07.this under review but my contention is we will simply have proper time
:23:08. > :23:18.available next week. In light of Switzerland withdrawing
:23:19. > :23:23.its application for membership of the European Union, can we have a
:23:24. > :23:27.debate next week about why they would possibly choose to do that? I
:23:28. > :23:32.think this will add grist to the mill to the debate on the
:23:33. > :23:36.referendum, and I am sure that while I don't have a debate scheduled and
:23:37. > :23:39.European matters next week, I'm in little doubt there will be an
:23:40. > :23:46.opportunity shortly to raise those matters with ministers. Most members
:23:47. > :23:50.will be surprised that very many current and former service Snell
:23:51. > :23:56.have never received a medal acknowledging their service. All
:23:57. > :24:00.those who have served have accepted the sacrifice associated with the
:24:01. > :24:04.decision, but they've never received a medal and mostly have been
:24:05. > :24:09.involved in conflict or served a lengthy period. Can we debate
:24:10. > :24:17.introducing in national defence medal as a tangible recognition of
:24:18. > :24:22.their servers? I would simply say from my perspective, I don't think
:24:23. > :24:27.medals should be handed out without consideration of the contribution
:24:28. > :24:36.made. If you start to have medals for all, the value of the medals for
:24:37. > :24:39.a particular service and tough circumstances are slightly devalued,
:24:40. > :24:43.so I would simply say to her, I would praise unreservedly all of our
:24:44. > :24:49.armed forces, but the medal system we have in this country is really
:24:50. > :24:54.designed for those who go beyond the routine and put themselves in danger
:24:55. > :24:59.in the service of this country. When will this house have an opportunity
:25:00. > :25:04.to express its opinion on the new fiscal framework for Scotland? And
:25:05. > :25:09.when we have a debate on that issue, will we also have a debate on
:25:10. > :25:14.Barnett consequential is, for example, the issue relating to city
:25:15. > :25:21.grounds in Glasgow. We give more money to Glasgow inner-city grant
:25:22. > :25:27.and more money goes to the Scottish Government as a result. The Scotland
:25:28. > :25:35.Bill is making progress through the other house. I understand, the
:25:36. > :25:39.agreement we have reached will provide for a transition the deed to
:25:40. > :25:42.a new world for the Scottish Government, but the Scottish
:25:43. > :25:46.Government now does have to start using the powers it has been given,
:25:47. > :25:52.taking some of the tough decisions are the governments have to take,
:25:53. > :25:56.but which so far, we had insulated themselves from. In the last few
:25:57. > :26:05.weeks, there have been stories about gamblers and addiction, it is quite
:26:06. > :26:08.clear when you go to the roulette table, the Gambler stands no chance
:26:09. > :26:14.of leaving with heavier pulpits than he entered. There is a need for
:26:15. > :26:23.change when it comes to fixed odds betting terminals. Would you agree
:26:24. > :26:26.to a debate on that matter? The minister will be back before the
:26:27. > :26:30.house in due course. I'm aware this is a matter of concern across the
:26:31. > :26:33.house, and it's possible this is a subject that might be brought to the
:26:34. > :26:39.Backbench Business Committee if it is shared across the house. If the
:26:40. > :26:47.government persists with this intention of delaying the vote on
:26:48. > :26:52.Trident renewal until after the Labour Party conference, it will
:26:53. > :26:57.become harder for pro-defence and pro-trident Labour MPs to vote in
:26:58. > :27:03.favour of renewal. May we please have the date that the debate and
:27:04. > :27:07.vote will take place, especially if we're going to have more time
:27:08. > :27:16.available by extending the length of this session. I do know the concerns
:27:17. > :27:20.he has about the timing of this debate. I will make sure his views
:27:21. > :27:28.are put back into the discussion about when that event should happen.
:27:29. > :27:32.This week, a select committee in the Clause found that contrary to
:27:33. > :27:40.government claims, the trade union Bill will profoundly affect Labour
:27:41. > :27:49.Party funding. Will the Pleaded no agreed to concessions and help reach
:27:50. > :27:54.oh long lasting settlement on party funding? This is a matter of
:27:55. > :27:59.discussion, the House of Lords has made recommendations. We are trying
:28:00. > :28:05.to provide a sensible balance for the future. The Shadow leader says,
:28:06. > :28:09.no, you're not, but on our side of the house, we have to seek voluntary
:28:10. > :28:14.contributions from individuals who choose to back the Conservative
:28:15. > :28:17.Party. They have depended on a system where people have to go
:28:18. > :28:26.beyond the extra mile to take themselves out of a situation where
:28:27. > :28:31.the contributing automatically. -- where they are contributing
:28:32. > :28:44.automatically. One of the things it debate will be the size of the UK's
:28:45. > :28:47.net contribution to the EU? Can we talk about what they could spend
:28:48. > :28:52.that money on and give an opportunity to those who want to
:28:53. > :28:57.defend the money going to Europe rather than being spent on the run
:28:58. > :29:01.constituencies. He makes his point in Essex inked way. We have just had
:29:02. > :29:04.a debate on EU membership, but I'm certain this is not the last time
:29:05. > :29:13.these matters will debate debated in this house. Cammy have a debate on
:29:14. > :29:20.the dodgy dossier that the government produced in advance of
:29:21. > :29:25.the EU referendum? I don't know if you saw the Cabinet Office Minister
:29:26. > :29:28.skewered on the Daily Politics by Andrew Neill yesterday, when he
:29:29. > :29:36.stuck by his claim that Norway had to abide by three quarters of EU
:29:37. > :29:42.laws, when the figure is actually 9%. Perhaps we need a full debate on
:29:43. > :29:49.the dodgy dossier to see how many blatant lies there are. I would
:29:50. > :29:53.simply say that I hope everyone across this revel will set out their
:29:54. > :30:04.views and factors are completely dispassionate way.
:30:05. > :30:13.The Camden new smear is stepping down this year. When speaking to
:30:14. > :30:16.young constituents, I hear that young people feel disenfranchised
:30:17. > :30:20.with politics and disengaged with Parliament. This has been
:30:21. > :30:25.exacerbated by the government refusal to lower 14 age and
:30:26. > :30:29.scrapping policies like the education maintenance allowance. But
:30:30. > :30:37.the will to be time for a debate to address all levels of engagement
:30:38. > :30:43.with young people and Parliament? We talked earlier about the importance
:30:44. > :30:47.of this education system in this debate and bringing young people to
:30:48. > :30:52.Parliament, but I think all of us have in duty on this matter. As end
:30:53. > :30:57.a lot of time talking to six formers in my constituency and I'm sure she
:30:58. > :31:03.does the same. Everyone of us has a duty to be out there about
:31:04. > :31:10.Parliament and explaining why they should vote and take an interest.
:31:11. > :31:13.Can we find time for the debate on the effects of uncontrolled
:31:14. > :31:19.immigration into the UK, which is one of the impacts of us remaining
:31:20. > :31:26.in the EU? This has a massive impact on people's as says to services,
:31:27. > :31:32.school places and decent wages and is in extremely important to my
:31:33. > :31:37.constituents. He makes an important point. He may also have seen CVO
:31:38. > :31:43.that those Asian of a new book which has exposed just how complicit the
:31:44. > :31:47.Labour Party was in government in opening our borders and allowing
:31:48. > :31:51.uncontrolled immigration into this country. Those who were part of that
:31:52. > :31:58.government should be for ever ashamed of the way the allowed
:31:59. > :32:02.uncontrolled immigration. Not managed immigration done on a
:32:03. > :32:05.careful way, but uncontrolled immigration done as a deliberate
:32:06. > :32:12.policy. They should be ashamed of that. Has the litre received a
:32:13. > :32:18.request any minister to make a statement on why the wheels come off
:32:19. > :32:23.that Grexit BMW or an individual requests from a member who has
:32:24. > :32:29.performed a handbrake turn on the issue of EU membership to explain
:32:30. > :32:34.their diversion? Such a statement would provide an explanation for the
:32:35. > :32:41.weaknesses of the Brexit case and the reasons of some four supporting
:32:42. > :32:52.it. Now, I haven't. As a leader of how is seen reports on plans to
:32:53. > :32:55.reclassify E cigarettes. The consequence of the proposal as their
:32:56. > :33:01.price to consumers were more than doubled. They have been deemed to be
:33:02. > :33:05.95% safer than tobacco, so can we have a debate to consider taxation
:33:06. > :33:11.on these products to make sure they remain an effective method of
:33:12. > :33:15.smoking cessation. I know this affects a very large number of
:33:16. > :33:23.people. It is the kind of proposal that has caused uncertainty and
:33:24. > :33:27.disquiet about decisions taken is in Brussels. I hope no decision on this
:33:28. > :33:31.matter will be taken without due care and attention and you focus on
:33:32. > :33:36.whether this is a good way of enabling people to move away from
:33:37. > :33:42.smoking. Can we have an urgent debate on government time on the
:33:43. > :33:46.recent jewels of Rowntree foundation report, which showed that ten of the
:33:47. > :33:51.12 towns and cities in greatest economic decline are in the north of
:33:52. > :33:58.England. Not a single town in the south is among the worst 24 listed,
:33:59. > :34:04.causing real concern of the Northern Para Has. We urgently need a debate,
:34:05. > :34:11.particularly as the chief executive of our local council, he has accused
:34:12. > :34:17.the foundation of using out of date figures that mask the progress
:34:18. > :34:20.already made in northern regions. It never ceases to amaze me that
:34:21. > :34:26.honourable members on that side of the house do not understand why the
:34:27. > :34:35.Northern Para Has is needed. It is because, when they were in power,
:34:36. > :34:43.the manufacturing sector of this country almost halved. There
:34:44. > :34:47.policies feel to the north of this country unreservedly, and that is
:34:48. > :34:50.why we need the Northern Powerhouse, which is helping to contribute to
:34:51. > :34:54.the significant fall in unemployment which we have seen in the North of
:34:55. > :35:04.England, something we inherited and something we are sorting out. I look
:35:05. > :35:15.forward to the Welsh affairs debate later on. Cardiff and Wales has seen
:35:16. > :35:20.many sporting contests. I've played tribute to what the Scottish
:35:21. > :35:26.Government did with the Commonwealth games in Glasgow. Is it not time for
:35:27. > :35:31.a debate in this house on how we can encourage the Welsh Labour
:35:32. > :35:35.government to put a bid forward for the Commonwealth games in Cardiff
:35:36. > :35:40.and Wales Western Mark London did the drastic job of hosting the
:35:41. > :35:43.Olympics, Glasgow did a great job of hosting the Commonwealth games. I
:35:44. > :35:55.would love to see the Commonwealth games come to Cardiff. I hope that
:35:56. > :36:04.will happen. Last week, I very discreetly visited and alia where
:36:05. > :36:13.there has been suppression of civil liberties. Given the proximity, the
:36:14. > :36:21.fact that Turkey is a Nato ally, and emerging evidence that Turkey is
:36:22. > :36:31.targeting others, can be commit to a debate to allow members to discuss
:36:32. > :36:35.the nature of relationship? I have made provision and agreed with my
:36:36. > :36:37.colleagues in government that there will be a further statement on the
:36:38. > :36:52.situation in Syria coming up shortly. Tomorrow I will be at New
:36:53. > :36:59.College in Huddersfield, with the Anthony Nolan Register And Be A
:37:00. > :37:05.Life-saver programme. Can we have a debate on bone marrow donation and
:37:06. > :37:11.blood donation to see if we can increase participation? It's an
:37:12. > :37:16.important point and I've paid to get to everyone involved in that
:37:17. > :37:24.important work. He raises an issue which has been a matter of concern
:37:25. > :37:29.to members on all sides. I would put it to the the Backbench Business
:37:30. > :37:35.Committee that they might like to consider that the debate on a
:37:36. > :37:42.Thursday. It has been 29 years since the brutal murder of Daniel Morgan.
:37:43. > :37:46.He was investigating police corruption in south London. Panorama
:37:47. > :37:51.this week gave a vivid account of the extraordinary amount of
:37:52. > :37:56.corruption that existed in the Metropolitan police. But the
:37:57. > :38:01.government published, perhaps next Thursday, the Tiberias report, that
:38:02. > :38:05.I1 of the few people who have read in this house, and the strict
:38:06. > :38:10.surveillance, the most deeply shocking document I have ever read
:38:11. > :38:14.in my life, so that the whole country can understand the breadth
:38:15. > :38:20.and depth of police corruption in this city?
:38:21. > :38:29.I will make sure the Home Secretary is aware of his concerns. I will
:38:30. > :38:33.make sure she responds. Unfortunately, a number of my
:38:34. > :38:41.constituents have recently been the victim of a substandard building
:38:42. > :38:46.firm that simply, when challenged, liquidate, only to re-establish
:38:47. > :38:53.itself in a new guys very quickly afterwards. Can we have
:38:54. > :38:57.consideration of a debate on a piece of company law in such respect? It
:38:58. > :39:02.is disturbing when one hears of instances of this kind. The Business
:39:03. > :39:04.Secretary will be here in ten days' time but current procedures for
:39:05. > :39:08.direct disqualification to allow mothers of the public to lodge
:39:09. > :39:14.direct complaints when issues of this kind arise so they can be
:39:15. > :39:19.investigated. Can we debate internet awareness? The Prime Minister's
:39:20. > :39:23.explanation for his conversion on Sunday trading between April and
:39:24. > :39:27.June last year is the existence of internet shopping, in other words,
:39:28. > :39:31.between April and June he discovered the existence of the internet. Isn't
:39:32. > :39:34.that an empty excuse for a broken promise that will affect workers not
:39:35. > :39:40.just in England and Wales but in Scotland and Northern Ireland, too?
:39:41. > :39:44.The measures also include provision for improving workers rights but he
:39:45. > :39:48.will have the opportunity to debate all this when the measures are
:39:49. > :39:55.brought before the House shortly. He can raise them there and vote
:39:56. > :39:59.accordingly. Each of us recognise how sensitive pensions are and if we
:40:00. > :40:02.make any changes, the impact it has on individuals. We have seen that
:40:03. > :40:07.with the raising of the pension age for women. So now I understand that
:40:08. > :40:13.there may be further changes about pensions generally that may come
:40:14. > :40:16.about. Can the Leader of the House give a guarantee that should that
:40:17. > :40:20.happen, we will have sufficient time to debate this changes in this House
:40:21. > :40:25.to consider the impact that this will have on the quality of life of
:40:26. > :40:30.our constituents? I know that the Chancellor will want to take great
:40:31. > :40:35.care in bringing forward proposals of reforms to the pension system.
:40:36. > :40:39.There will be ample time, whatever is in the budget, for debate. These
:40:40. > :40:43.matters must be handled carefully. We do not want to make the same
:40:44. > :40:51.mistakes that Gordon Brown and the party opposite made in Government. I
:40:52. > :40:55.hope you bear with me while I outlined this case because it is
:40:56. > :41:01.important. I am supporting the parents seeking answers over the
:41:02. > :41:06.death of their son killed in a hit-and-run accident in 2010. The
:41:07. > :41:09.driver, Colin McDonald, is a criminal with little regard for
:41:10. > :41:15.human life. He was on bail for a serious stabbing, had dealt with
:41:16. > :41:19.having already been put out on early release for manslaughter. Colin
:41:20. > :41:23.McDonald was sentenced for the stabbing and the hit and run but
:41:24. > :41:28.again let out on early release on licence until 2021. Last week he was
:41:29. > :41:32.again sentenced to another manslaughter. The parents want
:41:33. > :41:38.answers. How can the justice system that is meant to give people
:41:39. > :41:43.confidence do this to people? Will you support securing a meaningful
:41:44. > :41:45.debate? I have been in my time as Justice Secretary involved in
:41:46. > :41:50.discussions about a number of such cases. We did also bring forward
:41:51. > :41:54.some measures to tackle the law then -- tighten the law then. We also
:41:55. > :41:59.started a review of the laws around this to see if there were further
:42:00. > :42:06.steps to be taken in cases of this kind. The Lord Chancellor is here
:42:07. > :42:10.next Tuesday but I would encourage him, from past experience with
:42:11. > :42:14.constituency matters myself, to use the debate system to bring a
:42:15. > :42:18.minister to the House to really go through the House in detail and look
:42:19. > :42:20.for changes that can make a difference to families like that who
:42:21. > :42:28.have been through the most terrible situations. Local councils must help
:42:29. > :42:33.maintain trust in politics at the local level by the way they openly
:42:34. > :42:38.discuss and transparently agreed their budget and explain savings and
:42:39. > :42:41.efficiencies and the programmes that they will undertake. Will the Leader
:42:42. > :42:48.of the House agree with me that councils such as... Must lead the
:42:49. > :42:55.way in this? They are struggling to openly explain their budgets to the
:42:56. > :42:58.public. Can we have a debate on this so MPs can highlight the importance
:42:59. > :43:03.of these total delivered vital local decisions and how they must be
:43:04. > :43:06.clearly and roundly understood for residents? My honourable friend
:43:07. > :43:09.makes an important point and there was a curious irony given the
:43:10. > :43:13.control of her Borough Council and the Liberal Democrats are digging
:43:14. > :43:17.for openness but not always delivering it when in power. I am
:43:18. > :43:27.sure that if the decisions they take are as Opec as they -- she
:43:28. > :43:33.suggests... It is important that we have transparency and councils
:43:34. > :43:37.explain why they take decisions. Yesterday in the Westminster Hall we
:43:38. > :43:40.had a debate about chaos on Southeast trains and the minister
:43:41. > :43:43.gave this reassurances that things were improving. Last night I got a
:43:44. > :43:49.phone call from a concerned constituent who was on a train being
:43:50. > :43:53.told by the driver that we had been mistakenly by the signal is put on
:43:54. > :43:56.the wrong line, so they would not be visiting any of the stations to
:43:57. > :44:00.which the passengers on that train but intending to go. My constituents
:44:01. > :44:07.to me, we are used to the chaos but this is just downright dangerous.
:44:08. > :44:10.Can we have a statement from the minister of transport about safety
:44:11. > :44:19.on our Railways, in particular Southeast and, because this is just
:44:20. > :44:23.going to far? Obviously that situation is unacceptable. Every
:44:24. > :44:26.service is occasionally subject to human error but nobody would seek to
:44:27. > :44:31.defend a situation that kind. The Secretary of State is he on Thursday
:44:32. > :44:37.and came take questions about the challenges around South-eastern
:44:38. > :44:41.Trains which are to some degree team caused by the huge investments we
:44:42. > :44:45.are putting into London Bridge, which will improve things in the
:44:46. > :44:49.future. In the last Council of Europe meeting we initiated a debate
:44:50. > :44:53.on the media portrayal of the women abused in Cologne and other places
:44:54. > :44:56.at New Year. The reason for this was because the media had not reported
:44:57. > :45:03.for you or in a timely fashion on this. Can we have a debate on this
:45:04. > :45:09.in the House? The BBC was one of those media identified. It is not
:45:10. > :45:12.acceptable for free media to not set out the facts of cases when they
:45:13. > :45:16.arise and I commend him for his work in the council of Europe and I am
:45:17. > :45:21.sure this is a matter my honourable friend the Culture Secretary will
:45:22. > :45:32.have taken light of -- account of in the light of matters today. About
:45:33. > :45:35.the Malawi tax treaty, the Leader of the House said he would ask the
:45:36. > :45:43.Foreign Office to give me a detailed reply. The pens are writing slowly.
:45:44. > :45:51.When can I expect a response? I'm sorry about that. I will give them a
:45:52. > :45:55.kick after this. Can we have a debate on the Midlands engine and
:45:56. > :45:58.the important role manufacturing plays in regional economy and how
:45:59. > :46:03.the Government will provide further support to this vital sector? I
:46:04. > :46:08.would commend all of those in the Midlands who are working so hard to
:46:09. > :46:11.be vitalised business in that part of the country. The Midlands is
:46:12. > :46:14.another area which was badly affected by the collapse of
:46:15. > :46:21.manufacturing in the use of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. We are now
:46:22. > :46:25.ceiling investment and improvements. In the Midlands we are seeing
:46:26. > :46:29.expansion of capacity, the investment and new jobs created. The
:46:30. > :46:33.Midlands under the Conservative Government is going from strength to
:46:34. > :46:37.strength. Earlier this week I took part in a workshop delivered by the
:46:38. > :46:40.Alzheimer's Society, which was attended by MPs from across this
:46:41. > :46:45.House in order to become dementia friends. Can we have a debate to
:46:46. > :46:49.discuss what more can be done to support those living with dementia
:46:50. > :46:53.and their carers and families, particularly extending the blue
:46:54. > :46:58.badge parking scheme to those facing dementia related challenges? I would
:46:59. > :47:02.commend all of those in this House who have had the training to become
:47:03. > :47:07.dementia friends. We did the same. It is enormously important that we
:47:08. > :47:11.all understand the impact of dementia, and having had a relative
:47:12. > :47:15.with dementia, my understanding now having been through the dementia
:47:16. > :47:17.training, of what she went through, is much greater, so I praise
:47:18. > :47:22.enormously all those delivering back training. Again, this is a subject
:47:23. > :47:26.that the Backbench Business Committee might like to consider.
:47:27. > :47:33.There is a demand for these subjects for debate and I suggest she brings
:47:34. > :47:38.this board as a suggestion. -- forward. There is a shortage of
:47:39. > :47:44.engineers in the UK. Can we have a debate on career advice for young
:47:45. > :47:49.people approaching school leaving age? How else will we have enough
:47:50. > :47:57.engineers to build the network of hedgehog highways... We are all
:47:58. > :48:03.waiting. I govern out that the honourable gentleman has now got his
:48:04. > :48:11.petition past 20,000 signatures so we are on our way to a debate. The
:48:12. > :48:14.hedgehog population of the UK have every reason to be grateful. But the
:48:15. > :48:19.solution of this problem is at the heart of the Government strategy
:48:20. > :48:21.with the expansion in the number of apprenticeships which are the best
:48:22. > :48:36.way of ensuring we have the breadth of engineering skills we need. It is
:48:37. > :48:39.a year ago today that the GPU load -- the association looking at a
:48:40. > :48:46.particular disease started their campaign, looking at licensing. Can
:48:47. > :48:51.we finally now have a statement a year on about when the sufferers
:48:52. > :48:56.from this condition can get access to the treatment that can save their
:48:57. > :49:01.lives? This is a subject that would be a matter for normal procedure is
:49:02. > :49:05.going through the Nationalists shooting for clinical excellence,
:49:06. > :49:09.looking at what drugs are right for the NHS to offer. -- going through
:49:10. > :49:16.the National Institute for clinical excellence. But I will ask. This
:49:17. > :49:20.week we welcomed the new Indian High Commissioner to a meeting and next
:49:21. > :49:25.week we have the celebration across the Indian subcontinent of the day
:49:26. > :49:31.which commemorate the auspicious occasion of the wedding of Lord
:49:32. > :49:36.Shiva and Parvati. Can we find time eventually to have a debate in this
:49:37. > :49:41.House on the tremendously between the UK and India, the opportunity
:49:42. > :49:45.for business, trade, education and opening up of services, because it
:49:46. > :49:50.has been a very long time indeed since we have had such a debate in
:49:51. > :49:53.this House? My honourable friend is a powerful champion for the ties
:49:54. > :49:58.that exist between this country and India. I pay tribute to all the
:49:59. > :50:14.members of the Indian diaster in the UK who play a really important role.
:50:15. > :50:18.-- the Indian diaster. -- diaspora. We should develop the best possible
:50:19. > :50:24.trade links for the future with India. Could we have a statement on
:50:25. > :50:28.the uses of broadcast footage of the House of Commons? My constituent
:50:29. > :50:30.Charlie Brooker has raised with me that he...
:50:31. > :50:36.LAUGHTER He is a constituent. He was one of
:50:37. > :50:42.my 370 majority. He has raised with me that he is unable to use it in
:50:43. > :50:47.his programme, whereas other not dissimilar broadcasts are able to
:50:48. > :50:50.use it. It depends whether it is satire, light entertainment or
:50:51. > :50:54.factual, so given how vague these boundaries are and the fact that the
:50:55. > :50:59.rules were dreamt up 27 years ago, would he not agree with me it would
:51:00. > :51:05.be a good idea to revisit this and have a statement? If it is a matter
:51:06. > :51:09.of concern to her, she should put a submission to the administration
:51:10. > :51:14.committee. However, I think it is important to ensure that we use
:51:15. > :51:18.coverage of this House in a dull with an appropriate way. In other
:51:19. > :51:21.referendum news, I know the Leader of the House will be playing close
:51:22. > :51:25.attention to the outcome of the referendum on the Mayor of Bath and
:51:26. > :51:29.North East Somerset coming up on March the 10th, proposed by myself,
:51:30. > :51:31.the right honourable friend for North East Somerset as well as
:51:32. > :51:38.pretty much every other local party as well. Would he join me in
:51:39. > :51:43.opposing a Bath for North East Somerset and consider a Government
:51:44. > :51:47.debate on it huge cost. I'm sure I could not do a better job of
:51:48. > :51:50.influencing the people of Bath and Somerset than my honourable friend
:51:51. > :51:58.just so I think I will leave it to him to make the case. Yesterday at
:51:59. > :52:06.PMQ 's, the Prime Minister said he will go begging to the French
:52:07. > :52:12.President to get EDF to commit to simply point C. Hinckley point C and
:52:13. > :52:21.HS2 can only happen with Chinese investment. There are signs in the
:52:22. > :52:26.green investment... Can we have a debate in Government time on why the
:52:27. > :52:31.long-term recovery plan means owning nothing but being forever in debt to
:52:32. > :52:35.other countries? I always thought it was a good thing to attract
:52:36. > :52:42.international investment but if it is now SNP policy not to, we will
:52:43. > :52:48.have to attract these investors outside Scotland.
:52:49. > :52:58.Nuisance calls are an annoyance to many colleagues across the house,
:52:59. > :53:02.but they can call real disservice -- they can cause real distress for the
:53:03. > :53:05.vulnerable and the elderly. Can we have a debate to talk about what
:53:06. > :53:12.more can be done to tackle this menace? This is an important issue,
:53:13. > :53:15.because there are a large number of elderly people who suffer from
:53:16. > :53:21.nuisance calls and the more we can do to prevent it the better. A lot
:53:22. > :53:24.of work has gone into this, but he should take advantage of the
:53:25. > :53:30.opportunity of bringing the business department back to the house next
:53:31. > :53:44.week or putting a question directly through the written method. Can I
:53:45. > :53:48.call upon your assistance. We have sought a meeting with the public
:53:49. > :53:52.health minister to discuss the consultation taking place on
:53:53. > :53:56.contaminated blood. The Minister has refused to meet us. Many
:53:57. > :54:00.constituents are perplexed as to why in the middle of a public
:54:01. > :54:06.consultation, the public health minister will not meet and listen to
:54:07. > :54:10.the concern that MPs are getting from the constituents affected by
:54:11. > :54:16.the worst treatment disaster in the NHS's yesterday. I wonder if the
:54:17. > :54:22.Beater can intervene? I will certainly make enquiries on her
:54:23. > :54:33.behalf and in the meantime, I hope preparations are going well. This
:54:34. > :54:40.morning, I picked up a bill which authorises government spending of
:54:41. > :54:45.258 billion pounds and some more. In the space of three minutes last
:54:46. > :54:52.night, this bill received its first, second and third readings. When was
:54:53. > :54:58.my opportunity to to debate the Barnett consequential is? He clearly
:54:59. > :55:02.hasn't done enough of a job in persuading his honourable friend to
:55:03. > :55:08.secure that debate. That is the route by deciding the debate. I'd
:55:09. > :55:11.advise him to talk together more closely next time. I was
:55:12. > :55:23.disappointed to learn this week about the closure of a place that
:55:24. > :55:28.represents the future of manufacturing. I ask myself, if this
:55:29. > :55:32.government is really serious about eight northern Powerhouse, why are
:55:33. > :55:37.they allowing this excellent facility to close? Can we have a
:55:38. > :55:45.debate about when ministers are going to start putting their words
:55:46. > :55:47.into action? I do know enough detail about the individual case, but
:55:48. > :55:52.unemployment in the north of this country and business in the north of
:55:53. > :55:57.this country are moving in the right direction, not the wrong direction.
:55:58. > :56:03.Popular walk-in clinics in Harrow are being put out to tender and the
:56:04. > :56:07.the direction of the NHS procurement authority, including one used by
:56:08. > :56:14.many of my constituents. Could we have a debate on government time of
:56:15. > :56:18.the role of the NHS procurement authority and could we use that
:56:19. > :56:23.debate to explore her local GPs, who are currently running such services,
:56:24. > :56:28.continue to be allowed a stake in the long-running provision of such
:56:29. > :56:35.crucial and imported services. Local GPs are able to have a stake in
:56:36. > :56:40.those services, they are typically private concerns and they are able
:56:41. > :56:50.to demonstrate their best place to do the work. Despite his funny ways,
:56:51. > :56:53.I have become very fond of the leader of the house over recent
:56:54. > :56:58.months. One of the thing I think he's good at is having regular
:56:59. > :57:04.debates on Syria, so we don't put it on the back burner. Every now and
:57:05. > :57:09.then, we have a good debate on it. Most people would expect us to do
:57:10. > :57:14.the same for the EU and the referendum. Surely we should have a
:57:15. > :57:19.major debate every week. Could we start with one and a dreadful impact
:57:20. > :57:24.leaving the EU would have on our universities? For most of us in
:57:25. > :57:28.university towns, they are the biggest employer in the area. Not
:57:29. > :57:37.one Chancellor has come out in favour of Brexit. Can we have a
:57:38. > :57:40.debate? I'm sure will have plenty of opportunities to debate it. I am
:57:41. > :57:46.sure the future of universities will be a matter of debate and
:57:47. > :57:54.discussion, in which the means of funding will be a regular subject
:57:55. > :58:00.for debate. The guardians of Scotland trust is a charity based in
:58:01. > :58:16.Stirling in my constituency, it is raising money to create a permanent
:58:17. > :58:20.memorial. Could we have a debate on recognising the excellence of
:58:21. > :58:25.fundraising efforts such as this? He is very able to use the backbench
:58:26. > :58:31.system to bring forward such a debate and it could be a subject he
:58:32. > :58:34.wants his colleagues from the Scottish Parliament to debate. The
:58:35. > :58:40.Leonard Cheshire care home in Little Black provides care for people with
:58:41. > :58:46.long-term disabilities. I was taken aback by the length of the staff go
:58:47. > :58:52.to to help the patients. However, Leonard Cheshire have decided to
:58:53. > :59:00.close the home. This is devastating. Can we have a debate on the charity?
:59:01. > :59:05.I don't know enough about the circumstances and the reasons, but I
:59:06. > :59:14.would encourage him to bring forward questions to the charities minister
:59:15. > :59:18.to raise his concerns. On the 17th of November, I wrote to the
:59:19. > :59:23.Department for energy and climate change asking for a meeting after
:59:24. > :59:27.the officials had met in my constituency to discuss a deplorable
:59:28. > :59:32.situation in relation to an opencast mine that are still not been
:59:33. > :59:38.restored. Despite several follow-up phone calls, I still don't have a
:59:39. > :59:44.meeting. On the 2nd of November, each MRC promised me a substantive
:59:45. > :59:49.reply by the 20th of November on a case of Mr Thornhill I have been
:59:50. > :59:54.chasing since 2010. I am still awaiting a reply. Could I ask the
:59:55. > :59:59.leader of the house to utilise his boat that has been offered to the
:00:00. > :00:05.SNP, in my efforts, to it also ensure justice for my constituents?
:00:06. > :00:16.Of course, I will chase that up for her. Yesterday, a train carrying
:00:17. > :00:21.highly radioactive waste travelled through a station in Paisley,
:00:22. > :00:25.causing obvious anger and concern to passengers. The Scottish parliament
:00:26. > :00:30.is against these nuclear weapons and we don't want this way is travelling
:00:31. > :00:33.through our stations. Can we have a statement setting out what safety
:00:34. > :00:37.precautions were put in place prior to this train setting off on its
:00:38. > :00:42.journey? He may not remember, but some years ago, there was visible
:00:43. > :00:50.demonstration of the safety of such trains, to demonstrate how robust
:00:51. > :00:54.the units are. You cleared energy remains an important part of energy
:00:55. > :01:00.generation in this country and waste will have to be moved around, but I
:01:01. > :01:07.can assure him that the standards required are of the highest level.
:01:08. > :01:13.Last Friday, I visited greenhead College, which many of Mike Young
:01:14. > :01:18.constituents study at. Deep concern was expressed regarding delays in
:01:19. > :01:22.the accreditation process by some of the new style A-levels which are due
:01:23. > :01:28.to start the September. Without accreditation, the new curriculum
:01:29. > :01:33.cannot take place. Teachers are in limbo. Can we debate this issue so
:01:34. > :01:37.that colleges in six farms can make the necessary plans for the new
:01:38. > :01:41.students? The Education Secretary is he on Monday, and I will let her
:01:42. > :01:48.know today of the concerns being raised, so she is able to raise that
:01:49. > :01:51.concern and get a proper response. The leader of the house has yet
:01:52. > :01:57.again failed to announce the recess dates. I can understand the
:01:58. > :02:03.political advantage and feeling to announce it, but there are hundreds
:02:04. > :02:07.of staff in this place struggling with holiday and childcare
:02:08. > :02:11.arrangements. When will he stop this unnecessary power trip and show some
:02:12. > :02:19.respect for its staff members in this house. The government's first
:02:20. > :02:23.and foremost task is to ensure the flow of business. We will announce
:02:24. > :02:31.the recess dates as soon as we can, but I also committed to making sure
:02:32. > :02:35.we our manifesto. Wilton Lane allotments in Guisborough have been
:02:36. > :02:42.used as allotments for a hundred years. Part of that land is in the
:02:43. > :02:45.ownership of the people of the time, but the Tory chairman of the town
:02:46. > :02:56.council wants to sell this land for development. Can we have a debate
:02:57. > :03:03.upon the powers and responsibilities that town and parish councils have
:03:04. > :03:09.across our country? On the matter of town and parish councils, it is for
:03:10. > :03:13.the town and parish councillors to decide whether to take a step or
:03:14. > :03:20.not. No individual can take a step without securing a majority vote
:03:21. > :03:24.from their counsel. With the working and child tax credit departments
:03:25. > :03:31.only accepting faxes and letters and not e-mails from constituency MPs
:03:32. > :03:33.offices, with faxes being described as an insecure form of
:03:34. > :03:43.communication, can we have a statement from ministers confirming
:03:44. > :03:47.a full modernisation programme? Each department has to work out the best
:03:48. > :03:50.way of receiving complaints, receiving issues from members of the
:03:51. > :04:02.sewers. I hear his point, the Cabinet Office minister is here next
:04:03. > :04:03.week and I'm sure he will want to make that point. Point of