:00:00. > :00:00.absence of that condemnation, the House will only drawback conclusion
:00:00. > :00:07.that the Labour Party supports the withdrawal of emergency action in
:00:08. > :00:11.this strike. Order. That will come after business question, and I feel
:00:12. > :00:17.sure that the honourable lady will be in her place, perched, ready to
:00:18. > :00:22.points with her point of order at the appropriate moment. We will
:00:23. > :00:29.await at that prospect and I am sure with eager anticipation. Meanwhile,
:00:30. > :00:34.business question. Will the deputy leader please give us the future
:00:35. > :00:40.business? The debt you Leader of the House. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The
:00:41. > :00:44.business for the week commencing 11 of April, second reading of the
:00:45. > :00:47.Finance Bill. Tuesday, 2nd of April, debate on the motion on reform of
:00:48. > :00:51.support arrangements for people with contaminated blood. The subject of
:00:52. > :00:55.this debate was determined by the backbench business committee and
:00:56. > :01:00.followed by the chairman of ways and Means has named People's private
:01:01. > :01:04.business for consideration. Wednesday the 13th, opposition day
:01:05. > :01:07.and a lot of today there will be a debate on an opposition motion
:01:08. > :01:12.subject to be announced. Thursday 14th of April, debate on the motion
:01:13. > :01:16.on national security checking of the Iraqi Enquirer report, followed by a
:01:17. > :01:24.debate on emotion on diversity in the BBC to stop the subject of these
:01:25. > :01:30.were divided by a committee. -- a debate on the notion of diversity in
:01:31. > :01:35.the BBC. Monday the 18th of April, debate on emotion on the
:01:36. > :01:42.introduction of a national Living Wage and contracts. Followed by a
:01:43. > :01:45.debate on a motion on Yorkshire and Humber. As for business in
:01:46. > :01:48.Westminster Hall, I should like to inform the House that the business
:01:49. > :01:53.in Westminster Hall for the 14th and 18th of April will be 30 the 14th,
:01:54. > :01:58.general debate on the pub scored and adjudicator. Monday the 18th, debate
:01:59. > :01:59.on an eager addition relating to funding for research into Range
:02:00. > :02:15.Rovers. -- debate on a petition. This week remembered those who died
:02:16. > :02:21.in the terrorist attacks Brussels. It shows remains is the importance
:02:22. > :02:27.of nations standing together against extremism. I thank the health
:02:28. > :02:33.authority for taking this threat seriously and the Security guide
:02:34. > :02:39.that they have published. Mr Speaker, I welcome that today we
:02:40. > :02:45.have three women speaking for the party in business questions. I will
:02:46. > :02:51.avoid doing my best to being hostile. I was concerned I'd have
:02:52. > :02:55.nothing to talk about when I was asked the standing, but I need not
:02:56. > :03:04.have worried. I have made my own list. It has been a truly dismal
:03:05. > :03:09.week for the governments ever since the budget they have been incomplete
:03:10. > :03:14.confusion and chaos and this must be a record for the number of
:03:15. > :03:21.government U-turns in seven short days. First, the disgraceful PIP
:03:22. > :03:27.cuts were dropped on Friday with a pre-election promise of ?12 billion
:03:28. > :03:33.of cuts disowned by Monday. Then the government said they would fulfil
:03:34. > :03:38.that manifesto commitment on welfare cuts. Can she explained to me in
:03:39. > :03:43.simple terms how point form William Power in black hole in the budget
:03:44. > :03:49.will be filled by? As my honourable friend asked on Tuesday if it was so
:03:50. > :03:54.easy to absorb the ?1 billion a year in the time, why did the Chancellor
:03:55. > :04:00.proposes in the first place? It frightened the life out of disabled
:04:01. > :04:03.people. There are 3,000 people in Grimsby who are going to be
:04:04. > :04:05.transferred to temp one and they would've had sleepless nights
:04:06. > :04:10.wondering how they were going to manage. We'll see nine to what the
:04:11. > :04:14.Chancellor and Prime Minister failed to do and apologise for the stress
:04:15. > :04:18.and anxiety caused to the hundreds of thousands of disabled people in
:04:19. > :04:23.this country over this needless upset? Can I welcome the new
:04:24. > :04:26.Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to his post although I am
:04:27. > :04:32.not sure how grateful he is to have been dropped into such hot water. It
:04:33. > :04:37.seems that the claws are already out and let's hope that he does not have
:04:38. > :04:40.a soft-shell because almost immediately after his appointment he
:04:41. > :04:46.faced calls to step down as the patron of his local men branch
:04:47. > :04:53.because of his support for the disability benefit cuts and he his
:04:54. > :04:57.taking his own constituents to court to force them to pay the Bedroom
:04:58. > :05:06.Tax. It might be a new face, but more of the same from the nasty
:05:07. > :05:09.party. There were more U-turns on Tuesday to allow the fat on solar
:05:10. > :05:17.panels on the Tampon Tax to be defeated. I congratulate my friends
:05:18. > :05:23.for this major achievement, feisty campaigner, the first opposition
:05:24. > :05:30.backbencher to secure an amendment to a budget, and all him her first
:05:31. > :05:34.year. In the same day the Home Office quietly announced that they
:05:35. > :05:38.will no longer be banning poppers, so the honourable member for Reigate
:05:39. > :05:44.can relax now. According to the Education Secretary, all government
:05:45. > :05:51.announcements... It is coming, it is coming. Mike Kim all government
:05:52. > :05:54.announcements are really just consultations and not concrete
:05:55. > :05:58.policies so can I suggest one more day turned? Following the Lords vote
:05:59. > :06:02.on Monday will the government allowed 3,000 children to take
:06:03. > :06:08.refuge in Britain and when will this has been at? The refugee children in
:06:09. > :06:13.Europe who are travelling without a parent or guardian and it is time
:06:14. > :06:18.that Britain act and gives those children at home and the childhood.
:06:19. > :06:22.Can we also have a statement on the energy security in this country? EDF
:06:23. > :06:29.energy the company behind the Hinckley Project for the committee
:06:30. > :06:33.that the decision over the new site's future has been delayed until
:06:34. > :06:37.May and rests in the hands of the French government. If this project
:06:38. > :06:40.does not go ahead there will be serious questions as to whether this
:06:41. > :06:43.government can keep the lights on and meet our climate change
:06:44. > :06:47.commitments. Can the secretary come towards the size and make a
:06:48. > :06:55.statement about this project and what is her plan B point C does not
:06:56. > :06:58.receive? Many responded to the resignation of the previous
:06:59. > :07:02.Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Really, there is no
:07:03. > :07:08.comparison between the two events. They could not be more different.
:07:09. > :07:13.The Ides of March marks the brutal end of a career of someone who was
:07:14. > :07:17.in favour of closer European integration, had filled the
:07:18. > :07:24.legislature with his followers and was feared to be setting himself up
:07:25. > :07:26.as unfettered leader of his country, but not quite the record of the
:07:27. > :07:39.right honourable member for Chingford and Woodford Green. Thank
:07:40. > :07:43.you, Mr Speaker. I echo her comments about Brussels and she is right to
:07:44. > :07:48.point out the sentiments of the British people the Vic Dems. It is
:07:49. > :07:51.important that we should be alert but not alarms and recognise the
:07:52. > :07:57.ongoing work that our police and domestic services take to make sure
:07:58. > :08:05.that we are all safe. Can I start by paying tribute to Milton Tolbert? E
:08:06. > :08:12.will be much missed, including his role in the Parliamentary choir. His
:08:13. > :08:17.dulcet tones echoing out of costs -- across the chapel. I first met him
:08:18. > :08:22.and his lovely wife back in 2003 at a garden party. As his wife is a
:08:23. > :08:25.senior county councillor and he was rightly supporting her. After his
:08:26. > :08:29.service in the Armed Forces on his service to the size and his
:08:30. > :08:34.dedication to democracy, I really wish Milburn well in the next stage
:08:35. > :08:39.of his life. I welcome the honourable ladies to the places and
:08:40. > :08:44.the honourable lady opposite, her constituency and might have similar
:08:45. > :08:51.attributes. We are on the coast, fishing is important and green
:08:52. > :08:57.energy offers a vibrant future. She has shown she is a dab hand at the
:08:58. > :08:59.dispatch box. That said, as the honourable lady is in the hostile
:09:00. > :09:07.gang and it seems that the honourable member for Rhondda has
:09:08. > :09:13.been neutered, she will have to put skids on to get back in the good
:09:14. > :09:17.books. What do week it has been. Far from dismal, we have had a
:09:18. > :09:22.turbo-charged budget back in businesses of all sizes. Providing
:09:23. > :09:26.work to millions more people. I'm sure she will welcome the fact that
:09:27. > :09:30.over 600,000 businesses will no longer pay business rates from 2017,
:09:31. > :09:36.70,000 of which are from Yorkshire and Humber. The Labour Party is
:09:37. > :09:43.between a rock and a hard place, floundering to get off the hook of
:09:44. > :09:48.the fact that they left office with the largest deficit ever. The Prime
:09:49. > :09:52.Minister and the Chancellor have negotiated choppy waters. We have
:09:53. > :09:57.weathered the storms and our long-term economic plan means we are
:09:58. > :10:00.shipshape to reach a safe harbour of economic security, living within our
:10:01. > :10:04.means and working towards tackling the deficit that was at risk of
:10:05. > :10:10.tracking down the country. She asked several questions. She can use the
:10:11. > :10:16.opposition day to debate these matters. On the issue of PIP and
:10:17. > :10:19.disabilities and want to say we are a one nation government who wants to
:10:20. > :10:24.support everyone to achieve their full potential and live independent
:10:25. > :10:29.lives. In the last 12 months alone hundred and 52,000 more disabled
:10:30. > :10:32.people have moved into work. That represents real lives transformed as
:10:33. > :10:39.will help people with disabilities to move into work and benefit from
:10:40. > :10:41.the advantages that brings. Even though Labour has the largest
:10:42. > :10:48.peacetime deficit ever I should remind members that spending on
:10:49. > :10:53.those with disabilities will be higher in Twenty20 than in 2010. The
:10:54. > :11:02.government will not be going ahead with the changes to PIP. We have
:11:03. > :11:06.legislated to deliver the ?12 billion of savings promised in our
:11:07. > :11:10.manifesto, including those made a fortnight ago in the welfare reform
:11:11. > :11:13.act. We are committed to ensuring that disabled people live their
:11:14. > :11:18.lives free from discrimination and that is why we have strengthened the
:11:19. > :11:22.equality act to ensure that the lot properly protects them. She refers
:11:23. > :11:27.to the Tampon Tax. I will give due credit to the honourable lady for
:11:28. > :11:35.Dewsbury. The honourable lady and I had a back and forth on twitter, but
:11:36. > :11:39.I am pleased at what has happened. The government has successfully
:11:40. > :11:44.negotiated with prompting, I am not denying that, to ensure that we have
:11:45. > :11:48.a zero great. I am hoping that will be introduced legislation in due
:11:49. > :11:54.course. With regard to the refugee children, everybody is moved by it.
:11:55. > :11:58.I support the policy of this government by taking the most
:11:59. > :12:03.vulnerable people directly from camps in the countries surrounding
:12:04. > :12:07.Syria. Since the decisions were made early in the year, sorry late last
:12:08. > :12:13.year, that the United Kingdom has welcomed over a thousand people from
:12:14. > :12:15.Syrian refugee camps and I am pleased that the communities had
:12:16. > :12:20.done their best to make sure that these people are made to feel
:12:21. > :12:25.welcome. But energy security, we have just had energy questions and
:12:26. > :12:31.cheaper fares to EDF and Hinckley. I have Sizewell in my constituency. I
:12:32. > :12:35.hope that Sizewell C will follow Hinkley C. I can assure her that the
:12:36. > :12:38.Prime Minister and the energy ministers are continuing to have
:12:39. > :12:42.these discussions with the people at the highest level in the French
:12:43. > :12:53.government. It has been quite a week and many MPs find some fun at the
:12:54. > :12:58.British babel awards last night. The Leader of the Opposition, after
:12:59. > :13:05.being skewered at the end keys yesterday, may be looking for some
:13:06. > :13:11.donors, but instead he found some Donner kebabs. I hope the MPs enjoy
:13:12. > :13:17.the Easter recess. They are welcome to my constituency. They need to
:13:18. > :13:23.recharge the batteries as only come back we will have a full agenda of
:13:24. > :13:25.legislation to progress, the Finance Bill, further cementing this
:13:26. > :13:43.government's long-term economic land. Today is National... This
:13:44. > :13:49.highlights brain tumours which kill more children and adults under the
:13:50. > :13:53.age of 40 than any other cancer, yet only 1% of the National Cancer spent
:13:54. > :14:00.is on cancer research for brain tumours. I pay tribute to Philippa
:14:01. > :14:05.Barber and her family who lost their precious husband, Nigel, in 2013 to
:14:06. > :14:11.this. Can we have a debate please on extra funding to support this
:14:12. > :14:15.important research and tackling this devastating disease, please? My
:14:16. > :14:20.honourable friend is right to raise this important issue. The petitions
:14:21. > :14:24.committee enquired into this matter. There will be a debate on the whole
:14:25. > :14:32.issue in Westminster Hall on the 18th of April. I commend her and
:14:33. > :14:40.other colleagues who wear hats in order to push forward this issue.
:14:41. > :14:44.Given the appalling events in Brussels, can the government find
:14:45. > :14:50.time in forthcoming business on the debates to address underlying causes
:14:51. > :14:54.of terrorism? We need to tackle extremism at its root cause if we
:14:55. > :15:01.are to make our communities safer. As a to adopting the reactionary and
:15:02. > :15:05.often racist approach carried out by some figures at home and abroad. Can
:15:06. > :15:08.we have a debate on the new budget? It would give ministers the chance
:15:09. > :15:15.to properly apologise to the hundreds of thousands of disabled
:15:16. > :15:17.people left in limbo thanks to the Chancellor's calloused
:15:18. > :15:21.miscalculations. They have not taken up the opportunity all week. Can we
:15:22. > :15:27.have a debate on the importance of unity and political parties? The SNP
:15:28. > :15:33.could lead it and the others could learn how to inspire confidence in
:15:34. > :15:37.the electorate? People know that we are the party that puts people first
:15:38. > :15:47.and that is why they are backing us in record numbers. The Equal Pay Act
:15:48. > :15:52.was an act of three days ago but pay inequality remains. We need a full
:15:53. > :15:56.debate to agree a programme and specific timetable for achieving
:15:57. > :15:59.equality for women. In my time in this Parliament I have seen real
:16:00. > :16:10.progress made in women work together bridging part of the -- pigeon party
:16:11. > :16:14.and political divides to unite. Let's find more ways for the women
:16:15. > :16:22.of this House to join forces for the benefit of all. Today is an historic
:16:23. > :16:35.day. Here is to the deputies who may soon become the leaders in the
:16:36. > :16:40.position. I was proud to be one of the 1,617,989 people in Scotland who
:16:41. > :16:48.voted yes in the referendum in 2014 in Scotland. I respect the decision
:16:49. > :16:51.that the Scottish people made 18 months ago. Today was the proposed
:16:52. > :16:56.first day of an independent Scotland. Can we have a full debate
:16:57. > :16:59.on how Scotland has fared from this union, including the risk we face at
:17:00. > :17:04.the hands of this reckless Chancellor and the fact that our
:17:05. > :17:09.vital EU membership is a threat? The majority of people in Scotland now
:17:10. > :17:14.believe that the people in Scotland would have a positive effect. We
:17:15. > :17:19.will be taking lessons on fiscal competence from a Chancellor who has
:17:20. > :17:23.seen the deficit grew by ?155 billion under his watch. They agree
:17:24. > :17:27.with me that Scotland's underlying fiscal position is we can because we
:17:28. > :17:33.are not independent. We can discuss how Scotland will benefit from
:17:34. > :17:38.another 50 years of oil production. We should find ways to save the
:17:39. > :17:44.proceeds for future generations and address the adverse effects of our
:17:45. > :17:49.commitment to renewing Trident, Hinkley Point and the high-speed
:17:50. > :17:54.rail link from London to Manchester. We can also debate the as well as
:17:55. > :17:59.placing the address in the SNP people in Scotland are placing
:18:00. > :18:03.person themselves by supporting Scottish independence in record
:18:04. > :18:10.numbers. Today is the last day of work that Milburn will have. Can I
:18:11. > :18:14.thank him for the advice in French and help he has shown to all new
:18:15. > :18:19.members and all members across the sites. We are truly grateful to him
:18:20. > :18:22.and wish him very well in his future endeavours. Can we thank all high
:18:23. > :18:26.staff, yourself on the deputy speakers for their help and support
:18:27. > :18:33.and wish you all a very happy recess.
:18:34. > :18:40.I want to echo her comments about their being no room for racism in
:18:41. > :18:44.our society here or anywhere. As a consequence, I believe that we, as
:18:45. > :18:48.political leaders, need to send that message strongly and repeatedly. In
:18:49. > :18:51.regard to what is happening in the Middle East, I believe we have taken
:18:52. > :18:56.a multipronged approach in terms of extreme is a action, which I
:18:57. > :19:03.appreciate she did not support. But we believe that, alongside providing
:19:04. > :19:08.over 1 billion of aid so that we are showing whether actions how we are
:19:09. > :19:12.trying to help tackle some of the issues at source. Meanwhile, in
:19:13. > :19:22.terms of radicalisation, we are undertaking are counter extremism
:19:23. > :19:29.strategy and a variety of ways. I'm sure that she will welcome that the
:19:30. > :19:34.Chancellor delivered for Scotland what was asked for. Freezing fuel
:19:35. > :19:37.duty, whiskey duty and supporting Maiwand gas industry. I am sure she
:19:38. > :19:40.will also welcome the people being taken out of paying income tax. That
:19:41. > :19:52.is the kind of positive action where people who work hard will be able to
:19:53. > :19:57.keep more of their money, and that is certainly a value which I think
:19:58. > :19:59.at one point she used to espouse. In terms of the equality act, she is
:20:00. > :20:03.right to be attributed this and other issue of gender pay, the prime
:20:04. > :20:07.ministers very focused on this matter. I have seen the report from
:20:08. > :20:10.the women under qualities committee and the government will respond in
:20:11. > :20:14.due course. I should remind them that was a Conservative Government
:20:15. > :20:17.that established the woman and qualities committee in this
:20:18. > :20:21.Parliament. I would like that of gender pay gap is an important
:20:22. > :20:24.issue. It seems to be largely emanated for women under the age of
:20:25. > :20:28.40 and that is to be welcomed. There is still considerably more to do.
:20:29. > :20:32.And even sent her a copy my own report about executive pay claim
:20:33. > :20:36.talent, which in trying to improve the prospects of woman going up the
:20:37. > :20:42.corporate ladder. But I think that the work undertaken in the review
:20:43. > :20:45.and the outcome of that is a charter which will encourage financial firms
:20:46. > :20:50.to sign up to the financial remuneration on bonuses is went to
:20:51. > :20:55.progress on this matter is a very welcome step. -- lent to progress on
:20:56. > :20:59.this matter. I am surprised if they are not in black today that the body
:21:00. > :21:03.would be in mourning. As it is not Scottish independence day, as you
:21:04. > :21:08.pointed out, fortunately two years ago a clear majority voted to remain
:21:09. > :21:11.in the United Kingdom and are now breathing a collective sigh of
:21:12. > :21:14.relief as the SMP fiscal plans would likely be in turmoil driven oil
:21:15. > :21:17.price. I expect she wrote her contribution before seeing the
:21:18. > :21:20.independent report today which points out that Scottish people
:21:21. > :21:26.would have started life today each ?2000 worth of and would be bearing
:21:27. > :21:29.the largest deficit in the developed world. Meanwhile last night, and I
:21:30. > :21:33.think they dead welcome us, the Scotland act was passed. We have
:21:34. > :21:36.fulfilled the VAIO made by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister
:21:37. > :21:41.is that the Scottish parliament that returns in May will be a powerhouse
:21:42. > :21:44.parliament. As such, Mr Speaker, I know that other honourable friends
:21:45. > :21:51.want to prisoners Unity Day, and long may that continue. -- wanted to
:21:52. > :21:59.christen this unity day. This morning, the British horse Society
:22:00. > :22:03.released statistics on accidents involving words of the last five
:22:04. > :22:09.years. 36 riders died and 181 horses were killed. There have also been
:22:10. > :22:14.many other injuries to Raiders, drivers, horses and much damage to
:22:15. > :22:23.vehicles on the island and on the mainland. The British data-flow
:22:24. > :22:29.campaign seeks to educate drivers to slow down to 50 mph to be patient,
:22:30. > :22:34.to allow at least a car's words when passing horses and to drive away
:22:35. > :22:37.slowly. Would the Leader of the House find time for debate to
:22:38. > :22:46.promote this important Road safety issue? He is right is this important
:22:47. > :22:50.issue. I am sure that he will agree that a common-sense approach that it
:22:51. > :22:53.would to be wide enough for Raiders, cyclists, horse riders and cars is
:22:54. > :22:56.perfectly possible and that people just need to be reminded of the
:22:57. > :23:01.responsibilities towards more honourable you road users. For
:23:02. > :23:08.example, the highway code does advise motorists to pass riders
:23:09. > :23:11.widely and fully and to give them as much room as one overtaking a
:23:12. > :23:14.purpose of it is an ideal opportunity potentially for visiting
:23:15. > :23:20.the backbench business committee and I am sure that many members would
:23:21. > :23:24.join in that request. Last night, some men were brutally murdered on
:23:25. > :23:28.the Lakes estate. A 34-year-old man has been arrested. I am sure the
:23:29. > :23:31.whole house would join me in expressing their horror and sadness
:23:32. > :23:35.that these terrible murders and descend our thoughts and personal
:23:36. > :23:37.condolences to the victims' families, particularly the children,
:23:38. > :23:42.but also the local community at this terrible time. A woman is killed
:23:43. > :23:46.every three days in this country. We have some fantastic agencies and
:23:47. > :23:49.support agencies working with women at risk of violence but they are
:23:50. > :23:53.stretched to breaking point as funding has been cut. Will the
:23:54. > :23:55.deputy leader of his work with the Home Secretary briskly to ensure
:23:56. > :23:59.that the police have all the resources they need to pursue
:24:00. > :24:03.justice in this particular case and to support the victim's families?
:24:04. > :24:07.Secondly to review the impact of cuts to the police, local agencies,
:24:08. > :24:10.refuges and local authority services on domestic violence rates? And give
:24:11. > :24:13.the House and update on when the strategy for balance against women
:24:14. > :24:19.and girls will be lamented at what funding will come with that for
:24:20. > :24:21.local services? The key is the honourable lady is just as great as
:24:22. > :24:27.colour very distressing and I am sure they will house will join in
:24:28. > :24:33.her sentiments with regard to the families. -- the case she has just
:24:34. > :24:38.described is a very distressing. This is an important point. We have
:24:39. > :24:40.an opportune with the elections of Police and Crime Commissioner is
:24:41. > :24:45.coming up to ensure that every candidate puts domestic violence as
:24:46. > :24:48.they had their manifestos. And I am not aware of what further action the
:24:49. > :24:54.Home Secretary is due today but I will bring her comments to her
:24:55. > :24:59.attention. -- due to take. May I add my support to the calls from the
:25:00. > :25:05.honourable member for Auckland for a debate on the united kingdom. I am
:25:06. > :25:09.sure you agree that we represent their gritters country now, and it
:25:10. > :25:12.is a village to do so. May we thank in that debate at the 55% of the
:25:13. > :25:18.people of Scotland who had the good sense to stay in the United Kingdom,
:25:19. > :25:21.to reject budget cuts. Me we celebrate that occasion by having a
:25:22. > :25:28.national holiday? Let's call it unity day! Well, I feel a campaign
:25:29. > :25:33.coming on from my honourable friend for unity day. So I would endorse
:25:34. > :25:39.what he said about the important decision that was taken by the
:25:40. > :25:42.people of Scotland. Now that we have acted on the promise, now that we
:25:43. > :25:44.have fulfilled the Met Commissioner, instead of arguing about process I
:25:45. > :25:49.hope that the Scottish parliament and government, who are all up or
:25:50. > :25:52.re-election in the next few months, that the debate will be about what
:25:53. > :26:01.the future is in Scotland given these enhanced powers. The case of
:26:02. > :26:07.Doctor Chris today versus health education England has exposed a
:26:08. > :26:11.serious problem in the whistle-blowing legislation to stop
:26:12. > :26:15.if a junior doctor whistle-blowers to each VE then it can cut short the
:26:16. > :26:22.doctor's training as a punishment with legal impunity. --. This is not
:26:23. > :26:25.remedied under the new contract but I hope the honourable lady will
:26:26. > :26:30.agree it is something that is deserving the attention of this
:26:31. > :26:35.House. I think the honourable gentleman... I thank him for making
:26:36. > :26:38.me aware of that. There are not only Health Minister is due to come
:26:39. > :26:41.shortly but I think he raises an important point about the issue of
:26:42. > :26:45.little boring. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State
:26:46. > :26:48.recently giving seen each about patient safety, including a safe
:26:49. > :26:53.space for so I am not sure how that case would related but I will make
:26:54. > :26:56.sure that you made aware of your comments. -- he raises an important
:26:57. > :27:01.point about the issue of whistle-blowing. Can we have a
:27:02. > :27:05.debate on gypsies, particularly to do with animal welfare? Despite
:27:06. > :27:09.numerous complaints from me, local residents and others about the
:27:10. > :27:14.appalling treatment of animals, especially horses, at a gypsy
:27:15. > :27:17.encampment at my constituency, no action has been taken. There is no
:27:18. > :27:20.doubt and means that if these animals were the responsibility of
:27:21. > :27:23.anyone else, enforcement action would have been taken. But
:27:24. > :27:28.authorities appear to perceive it around and I'm scared when it comes
:27:29. > :27:32.to gypsies. Can we have a debate on this issue so we can make clearness
:27:33. > :27:35.of that animal welfare should not be sacrificed on the altar of political
:27:36. > :27:41.correctness when it comes to gypsies? My honourable friend raises
:27:42. > :27:45.this particular issue. I was under the impression that the legislation
:27:46. > :27:49.which was successfully steered through the House in the last
:27:50. > :27:55.Parliament by my honourable friend the -- my honourable friend would
:27:56. > :27:58.have doubled. It is concerning if councils are not prepared gentleman
:27:59. > :28:02.that legislation but I would suggest that we do not need to single out
:28:03. > :28:10.any group of people in terms of regards to animal welfare. -- my
:28:11. > :28:13.honourable friend. I would apply for him to apply for an adjournment
:28:14. > :28:23.debate to debate this more carefully if there are issues. Before I ask
:28:24. > :28:27.the question, can I just ask the House's condolences to the family of
:28:28. > :28:30.the prison officer who died last week and the very clearly that
:28:31. > :28:37.dissidents need to know we are never going to let them win, no matter
:28:38. > :28:40.what they do. As we meet today, the leaders of the candles on the
:28:41. > :28:43.north-east of England are discussing whether or not to sign up to a
:28:44. > :28:48.devolution deal that will give them a paltry ?900 million over 30 years
:28:49. > :28:56.to spend between Berwick and Bernard Kassel on the same day we learn that
:28:57. > :29:01.Waterloo station will be given ?800 million to redevelop the tender
:29:02. > :29:07.years. The resources of this country are assured out unfairly. He raises
:29:08. > :29:11.the issue of the personal officer but I believe that the Prime
:29:12. > :29:16.Minister appropriately paid tribute yesterday. In regard to devolution,
:29:17. > :29:20.this is an opportunity for different parts of the country to really grab
:29:21. > :29:24.the powers, not just the cash, in order to make a real difference to
:29:25. > :29:28.local committees. I am not aware exactly of the situation he
:29:29. > :29:31.describes in regards to his own devolution deal that has been
:29:32. > :29:36.proposed but I can assure him that this Government has continued to
:29:37. > :29:39.invest right around the country and not just in London, and I am sure
:29:40. > :29:45.that he will welcome the announcement that have been made
:29:46. > :29:47.about enhancing the Aone and of a conservation but the government has
:29:48. > :29:52.made in order to help bring Hitachi alongside the honourable member. 16
:29:53. > :29:58.double accidental deaths of children under the age of four is drowning
:29:59. > :30:03.related, twice the number of those children of the same age who die as
:30:04. > :30:06.a result of fire. Can we have a debate to commend the efforts of the
:30:07. > :30:09.Royal life Savers Society UK and what they do to prevent burning and
:30:10. > :30:13.awful so we can ask that the government how they can support
:30:14. > :30:17.quality water safety education been delivered at all schools across the
:30:18. > :30:24.latest kingdom? My honourable friend is vice-chair of the ABP for water
:30:25. > :30:27.safety and running prevention and I commend him for his work on that.
:30:28. > :30:32.This morning and water city are part of the national regular and the
:30:33. > :30:35.support strategy published in September included a commitment to
:30:36. > :30:41.establish a working group to advise on how to ensure no child with
:30:42. > :30:43.skills unable to meet a minimum standard and swimming. I am
:30:44. > :30:47.expecting that to be established in the near teacher and report within
:30:48. > :30:52.the next year. -- standard in swimming. The review into historic
:30:53. > :30:58.child abuse in Wales was published last week. Survivors are angered
:30:59. > :31:01.that the unredacted version has so far only been seen by government
:31:02. > :31:06.ministers and senior establishment lawyers. The children's Commissioner
:31:07. > :31:11.for Wales police greater transparency should be afforded to
:31:12. > :31:16.survivors. It was discussed in an hour-long Westminster debate on
:31:17. > :31:21.Tuesday and members strongly expressed the need for full debate
:31:22. > :31:24.in time. Can this be arranged? As she already heard from the Minister
:31:25. > :31:27.yesterday, the view of the department on that matter, I will
:31:28. > :31:29.point out that the Secretary of State will be back here today before
:31:30. > :31:33.the House and the Welsh questions the Wednesday we get back on to
:31:34. > :31:38.suggest she take a further opportunity to press on this matter.
:31:39. > :31:42.The committee on arms export controls has recently been
:31:43. > :31:47.reinstated. Yesterday saw the first evidence session on the Yemen
:31:48. > :31:51.inquiry. Can we have a debate around the importance of scrutiny of arms
:31:52. > :31:57.exports and the role of the committee in this scrutiny?
:31:58. > :32:03.He was elected chairman of this committee last month and they noted
:32:04. > :32:06.that the committee has launched an enquiry into this and the deadline
:32:07. > :32:11.for Britain's emissions is tomorrow. It is an important issue which
:32:12. > :32:16.across the high-speed people want to ensure that the arms export controls
:32:17. > :32:20.are undertaken diligently. When he has completed his record, I would
:32:21. > :32:25.suggest that he might approach and backbench conflict -- committee for
:32:26. > :32:31.an appropriate time to debate it. I have been contacted either parent of
:32:32. > :32:34.the nine-year-old child who has asked burgers syndrome and is
:32:35. > :32:44.threatening to commit suicide daily. The parent has been unable to access
:32:45. > :32:50.services. Can we have a debate to discuss the ongoing crisis in mental
:32:51. > :32:57.health provision? She raises an important case. I am sorry to hear
:32:58. > :33:03.about the issues being faced. The government has put in an extra ?450
:33:04. > :33:06.million specifically into children's mental-health and I would be
:33:07. > :33:09.concerned if that is not reaching the front line. I will raise this
:33:10. > :33:15.with the Health Secretary her behalf. Our high school in my
:33:16. > :33:20.constituency had an inspirational visit by a Holocaust survivor in the
:33:21. > :33:24.past week. This comes at a time when a west Yorkshire Labour councillor
:33:25. > :33:29.has been suspended for anti-Semitic comments on social media. Can we
:33:30. > :33:34.have a debate on how -- hardly we can all unite in this House to drive
:33:35. > :33:38.at the evil of anti-Semitism that seems to be creeping back into
:33:39. > :33:43.politics? He is right to raise this issue. There is no room for racism,
:33:44. > :33:47.anti-Semitism at all and it is important that people in public and
:33:48. > :33:50.private life stamped the site whenever they encounter it. He is
:33:51. > :33:54.right to call for a debate and it would be a popular talk for a back
:33:55. > :34:00.bench business committee. This week on the ten year anniversary of smoke
:34:01. > :34:03.free legislation in Scotland the World Health Organisation has
:34:04. > :34:06.commended the people of Scotland and leadership shown by members of the
:34:07. > :34:10.Scottish parliament. Which he agree with me that we should commend this
:34:11. > :34:14.leadership and the role of the Scottish Parliament and can we have
:34:15. > :34:20.a statement on the importance of this work and doing everything we
:34:21. > :34:26.can to stamp out smoking? She will recognise that it is for Scottish
:34:27. > :34:29.ministers to reply to the Scottish parliament. After raising the issue
:34:30. > :34:35.of medals she was successful in securing a debate and they suggest
:34:36. > :34:38.that she apply and we will be able to have the full response from our
:34:39. > :34:43.public health minister on the importance of trying to reduce
:34:44. > :34:48.smoking population. May we have a statement from the Secretary of
:34:49. > :34:51.State for culture, media and sports in the light of the closure, the sad
:34:52. > :35:01.closure of the independent newspaper print edition on our future policy
:35:02. > :35:05.for the preservation of photographic archives. I know that agree a deal
:35:06. > :35:08.of work is being done by The National Archives on government
:35:09. > :35:13.documentation being preserved in the digital age, but when a great
:35:14. > :35:18.newspaper closes it would be a terrible shame to lose for the
:35:19. > :35:22.nation the photographic record that it has built up and in the digital
:35:23. > :35:29.age this does raise serious practical problems for the
:35:30. > :35:33.long-term. My honourable friend raises an interesting point on that
:35:34. > :35:38.matter. My expectation is that the ownership of the photographs you
:35:39. > :35:41.live with the proprietors of the newspaper or the original
:35:42. > :35:46.photographers so I am not sure if it is for government to try to
:35:47. > :35:50.automatically ensure that what he suggests happens. It may be possible
:35:51. > :35:54.to facilitate that discussion with our national museums. The Secretary
:35:55. > :35:57.of State will be back here are fortnight after we get back and I
:35:58. > :36:08.commend him to ask the question them. The Deputy Leader of the Welsh
:36:09. > :36:11.Assembly receives ?97,000 a year in farming subsidy. When can we debate
:36:12. > :36:17.the campaign launched yesterday under the title farmers would be
:36:18. > :36:21.better off with Brexit so that honourable members of the sites can
:36:22. > :36:24.tell us how much they receive in their own farming subsidies and how
:36:25. > :36:30.much more they expect from the taxpayer after Brexit? I am not
:36:31. > :36:34.aware of the rules of the house on declaration of receipts of farming
:36:35. > :36:39.payments but clearly he has been able to find that out. It is really
:36:40. > :36:43.important I think of the United Kingdom to stay in the European
:36:44. > :36:49.Union and the Common agricultural policy is not perfect, but it has
:36:50. > :36:56.led to a certainty of income for certain farmers. Can I first
:36:57. > :37:01.congratulate my fellow North East Lincolnshire member on her role in
:37:02. > :37:11.the front bench and to say thank you for sparing us the jokes of the
:37:12. > :37:15.shadow leader! My Cleethorpes constituency is located in the
:37:16. > :37:19.Yorkshire and Humber region. A recent joint report from transport
:37:20. > :37:23.for the North and the Department for Transport ignores completely
:37:24. > :37:27.northern Lincolnshire and even a glitch rating from the rail network
:37:28. > :37:31.map. In view of the greater Lincolnshire devolution deal could
:37:32. > :37:34.we have a statement please on the possibility of realigning the
:37:35. > :37:41.regions so that the whole of Lincolnshire is lumped together in
:37:42. > :37:46.the East Midlands? He makes an interesting point. I am not sure if
:37:47. > :37:48.he wants to be included in the transport for the Northern
:37:49. > :37:52.Powerhouse strategy and moved to the Midlands, it sounds like the latter.
:37:53. > :38:00.Surely what would be your benefit in improving transport in the North
:38:01. > :38:04.would also benefit Cleethorpes, including the magnificent Humber
:38:05. > :38:12.Bridge, whose goals or have four years ago. Can we have a statement
:38:13. > :38:23.on the effect on until -- employee share ownership schemes of the
:38:24. > :38:27.HMRC... I am not aware of this issue but I would hope that he would write
:38:28. > :38:31.to a Treasury minister who might be able to get an answer more quickly
:38:32. > :38:37.although the Treasury ministers will be here on the 19th of April. For
:38:38. > :38:40.those of us who believe our four nations are greater together than
:38:41. > :38:44.the sum of our parts today could've been a sad day of separation. Could
:38:45. > :38:48.I join a sad day of separation. Today joining the calls in asking
:38:49. > :38:53.that we have a debate on the merits of the union and how they make all
:38:54. > :38:58.four countries stronger than they would be apart? May honourable
:38:59. > :39:06.friend may be joining the campaign member. We have spent quite a lot of
:39:07. > :39:12.time in this House over the passage of the Scottish act debating matters
:39:13. > :39:15.but if he was to apply to the back fence business committee I am sure
:39:16. > :39:24.the honourable gentleman would look upon as a recommendation favourably.
:39:25. > :39:30.The Palace of Westminster is hosting a large number of additional
:39:31. > :39:36.workforce over the next few years. Could we have confirmation that the
:39:37. > :39:43.standards of behaviour towards young female members of staff and the
:39:44. > :39:47.inappropriate this of name-calling and perhaps inopportune whistling is
:39:48. > :39:54.the best I could describe it as remains inappropriate on the estate
:39:55. > :40:01.the matter from them? I am not exactly sure what she is referring
:40:02. > :40:06.to. It may be about the potential restoration and renewal of this
:40:07. > :40:09.place, therefore a larger construction work was being here. I
:40:10. > :40:17.would expect that when the commission undertakes that next
:40:18. > :40:23.stage of it, that within the contract standards of behaviour
:40:24. > :40:30.would be expected. This week sees the Jewish festival, which
:40:31. > :40:35.commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people. The half seen a
:40:36. > :40:44.festival, we celebrate Easter shortly. Today we celebrate the
:40:45. > :40:53.second day of the festival of colours. These all have one great
:40:54. > :40:56.element, which is a festival of renewal, celebrating spring, so can
:40:57. > :41:00.we have a debate celebrating the wonderful renewal of this country
:41:01. > :41:07.under this Conservative government to ensure that we deliver for
:41:08. > :41:14.everyone as one nation? I would like to congratulate my honourable friend
:41:15. > :41:22.for the work he does in his communities. He is right to stress
:41:23. > :41:28.the importance of celebrating the many festivals that make up the rich
:41:29. > :41:32.tapestry of our country. I am looking forward to Easter Sunday so
:41:33. > :41:39.I can break my chocolate fast and have a delicious Easter egg. I
:41:40. > :41:44.welcome the announcement in the budget for the sugar tax and the
:41:45. > :41:49.fact that the money raised will be spent on school sports. Can we have
:41:50. > :41:54.a debate on government time on the reinstatement of school sports
:41:55. > :42:00.partnerships, the successful schemes that by the Coalition Government?
:42:01. > :42:12.The honourable lady is right to point out the importance of school
:42:13. > :42:16.sports. I would agree with her begetting children active at a young
:42:17. > :42:19.age and keeping that activity going matters. I am sure that the
:42:20. > :42:26.backbench business committee with favourably on such a popular
:42:27. > :42:36.subject. May I echo the calls of the honourable member for files and is
:42:37. > :42:42.tricky for seeking a serious debate on respecting and thanking the 55%
:42:43. > :42:45.of the Scottish leg it on a high turnout that the relief rejected
:42:46. > :42:51.separatism? This is a serious matter. The SNP won the argument
:42:52. > :42:55.your position would have disappeared today, you would no longer have been
:42:56. > :43:01.the Speaker of the British Parliament. Can she get serious
:43:02. > :43:07.deliberation to a debate for an national British holiday to separate
:43:08. > :43:13.unity day and thank the Scottish people that said no thanks to the
:43:14. > :43:27.SNP. The campaign is gathering momentum! I think most people in
:43:28. > :43:30.this House welcomed the result in 2014 and are glad that Scotland
:43:31. > :43:34.distal part of the United Kingdom. That is something we can cherish.
:43:35. > :43:45.Whether we need a special holiday or not I will look forward to his
:43:46. > :43:50.campaign. Select committees Norman Singin Stevens. Would she agree that
:43:51. > :43:58.this was a brilliant innovation and isn't it time we had a debate on the
:43:59. > :44:02.future and further empower select committees? Anyone who wants to be
:44:03. > :44:05.convinced of the power of the Select Committee should only listen to a
:44:06. > :44:12.recording of the interview with the honourable member for Ruislip and
:44:13. > :44:16.Uxbridge yesterday in the Treasury Select Committee. Off I have ever
:44:17. > :44:20.seen the Select Committee were eyewitness has been filleted, that
:44:21. > :44:30.was one. Could we have an early debate? We got the right to make
:44:31. > :44:37.people come? Can we have an early debate on this? He will recognise
:44:38. > :44:42.the value as he was the chairman of the Select Committee. It was the
:44:43. > :44:45.government led by Margaret Thatcher that introduced select committees.
:44:46. > :44:50.When I served on a committee room are able to make sure that the
:44:51. > :44:59.Murdoch family attended, even though after initial expectation that they
:45:00. > :45:04.would not. There are procedures. There are channels open with a
:45:05. > :45:11.speaker in order to progress those kinds of matters further. As we are
:45:12. > :45:15.on the eve of the Easter holiday can I say that North Devon would be a
:45:16. > :45:26.fantastic place to visit for this long weekend? There is a long list
:45:27. > :45:31.of fantastic attractions. We can't debate in this House the importance
:45:32. > :45:36.of the tourism industry to the economy of North Devon and the wider
:45:37. > :45:40.south-west. My honourable friend is take me back to my childhood when I
:45:41. > :45:49.enjoyed holidays there. I never made it to Westward Ho! I recognise that
:45:50. > :45:54.Royal North Devon is the oldest golf course in the country. I visited
:45:55. > :46:02.South Devon last year down to solve them. There are so many gorgeous
:46:03. > :46:09.places around the country where we can truly enjoy a restful break. Can
:46:10. > :46:21.I first of all express my thanks to my out going MSP for 17 years of
:46:22. > :46:24.service. On the 2nd of December the Prime Minister promised to come back
:46:25. > :46:33.here to give us an update on the war in Syria. He pleaded with us to
:46:34. > :46:37.support military action because of what he described as an urgent need
:46:38. > :46:43.for precision bombing against specific Daesh occupied buildings.
:46:44. > :46:50.By the time we return we will be more than a month past the deadline
:46:51. > :46:59.set by the Prime Minister. There has been precisely one missile fired at
:47:00. > :47:09.the building in Raqqa under Daesh controlled buildings. There was a
:47:10. > :47:13.question recently to... I am anticipating a statement in May. He
:47:14. > :47:18.will be aware that the Prime Minister is here every week and he
:47:19. > :47:23.can ask him a question them. You will recall that on several times
:47:24. > :47:29.that has been a call for us to have a debate on gangs and serious youth
:47:30. > :47:34.violence. We managed to secure that. One of the things that was agreed
:47:35. > :47:38.and that this House voted on was that there would be a cross-party
:47:39. > :47:43.commission set up to look into the root causes of serious youth
:47:44. > :47:46.violence. What I want to know is what is the death of the leader's
:47:47. > :47:51.government going to do about implementing this?
:47:52. > :47:59.Thank you, Mr Speaker. I did not follow the debate but I am aware of
:48:00. > :48:02.the seriousness of the issue and she will be aware of previous
:48:03. > :48:07.legislation that we have introduced to enhance criminal penalties on
:48:08. > :48:10.that matter. It is up to her to progress that herself with members
:48:11. > :48:12.from across five and present her findings to the government and they
:48:13. > :48:17.may well commend do that and seek a debate from the back bench business
:48:18. > :48:24.debate again once they have had that support. With the new Secretary of
:48:25. > :48:29.State for the Department for Work Pensions, does the department
:48:30. > :48:33.intended to make a statement on DWP sanctions guidance so that members
:48:34. > :48:39.of the House can discuss issues such as failing to attend or take part in
:48:40. > :48:44.a work focused interview about good reason, and if so, the deputy leader
:48:45. > :48:48.of the question that has been made by many members of the part deux
:48:49. > :48:53.made public will he be sanctioned for his absence on Monday afternoon?
:48:54. > :48:59.I am very pleased that the right honourable friend is the music
:49:00. > :49:02.adjusted for work and pensions. He has only just appointed so I am not
:49:03. > :49:07.aware that he has any plans to change the things to which it
:49:08. > :49:10.refers, and indeed she has expressed the view that he wants to ensure
:49:11. > :49:13.that Department implements the welfare reforms we legislate for
:49:14. > :49:21.properly and I am sure he will have heard what we said today. Point of
:49:22. > :49:26.order. I think all of the House, every member, is grateful for the
:49:27. > :49:32.particular messages about security that we have received this week in
:49:33. > :49:39.light of the tragedy, and tragedies, across Europe. But would she inform
:49:40. > :49:42.the House what we backbenchers and other members of this size can
:49:43. > :49:50.feedback any concerns they have in response to that? Is there a formal
:49:51. > :49:53.process or could we invent one? Well, I am grateful for the
:49:54. > :49:56.honourable gentleman for raising such an important matter on the
:49:57. > :50:03.floor of the House and I am sure he is right in saying that all members
:50:04. > :50:06.of the sites will be member for -- will be grateful for the new advice
:50:07. > :50:08.and procedures that we have not only got a projection of members but for
:50:09. > :50:09.the many, many people who