:00:00. > :00:00.considered as a last resort and if we can't secure the access for the
:00:00. > :00:00.UN that we -- they are seekhng and we are supporting in trying to
:00:07. > :00:12.achieve, we will have to return to that possibility. Will the Leader of
:00:13. > :00:18.the House give us the busindss for next week? The business for next
:00:19. > :00:22.week on Monday the 13th of June we will have the conclusion of the
:00:23. > :00:25.remaining stages of the polhcing and crime Bill. On Tuesday the 04th of
:00:26. > :00:30.June we will be debating thd second reading of the Wales Bill. On
:00:31. > :00:34.Wednesday the 30 -- 15th of June there was an Opposition Day under
:00:35. > :00:42.United Kingdom's membership of the European Union. Then, Mr Spdaker,
:00:43. > :00:45.the House goes into recess tntil after the European Union referendum,
:00:46. > :00:49.said he has one be sitting on Thursday and Friday. We rettrn on
:00:50. > :00:54.Monday the 27th of June when we will be debating motions to approve ways
:00:55. > :00:57.and means resolutions on thd Finance Bill, followed by the first day of
:00:58. > :01:02.committee of the whole housd on the Finance Bill. On Tuesday thd 28th of
:01:03. > :01:07.June we will have the concltsion of that bill followed by ways to
:01:08. > :01:15.approve the resolutions of that bill. On one server 29 therd will be
:01:16. > :01:18.an opposition half day debate followed by a debate on the
:01:19. > :01:26.centenary of the Battle of the Somme. On Thursday, that will be
:01:27. > :01:36.decided by the backbench business committee. On the Monday thdre will
:01:37. > :01:42.be the first allotted day for the debate of estimates. At 10:00pm on
:01:43. > :01:46.that day, the House will be asked to agree all outstanding estim`tes Mr
:01:47. > :01:57.Speaker, let's start with a brief quiz. What is the shortest piece of
:01:58. > :02:00.legislation? The act which dnabled women to stand for Parliament for
:02:01. > :02:06.the first time in 1918 in only 7 words. As we commemorate thd 10 th
:02:07. > :02:12.anniversary of the founding of the campaign, it is worth remembering
:02:13. > :02:19.that the campaign is often long but the moment of justice is often short
:02:20. > :02:25.and sweet. What a week. Thunder and lightning, damp in the late, clearly
:02:26. > :02:29.God is very angry with the Leave Campaign and we had the Prile
:02:30. > :02:36.Minister on the terrace enjoying a sneak you fag and then very
:02:37. > :02:39.congenial company. Well, he was mostly chatting with the Labour MPs
:02:40. > :02:44.because the Tories when spe`k to him any more. And in fact, therd has
:02:45. > :02:52.been so much blue on blue action this week that the air is gdtting as
:02:53. > :03:00.blue as the culture Secretary's DVD collection. We have had the leave
:03:01. > :03:02.remain -- the Leave Campaign MPs touring the campaign in the
:03:03. > :03:07.blunderbuss like dastardly `nd Mutley and the thing about Das
:03:08. > :03:12.Dudley and Mutley is that although they cheated, and boy did they
:03:13. > :03:15.cheat, they never won a racd. On the one occasion when they nearly one,
:03:16. > :03:22.Dick dastardly stuck -- paused to have his picture taken just before
:03:23. > :03:31.the finish. How very Boris. As he said, drat Ahmed drat and double
:03:32. > :03:35.drat. When will he publish the procedural debate. The housd is
:03:36. > :03:42.hoping that the Government hs serious about democracy herd and
:03:43. > :03:47.reform. Can the Government dxplain something? He has announced 13 days
:03:48. > :03:50.for the consideration of Prhvate members bills but the first one this
:03:51. > :03:55.year isn't until October. In previous years that his alw`ys been
:03:56. > :03:58.in September, so why so latd this year? It makes it virtually
:03:59. > :04:01.impossible for any member to get a bill through the comments bdfore the
:04:02. > :04:06.end of January let alone through the House of Lords. Is the Government
:04:07. > :04:10.deliberately sabotaging Private members bills even before they have
:04:11. > :04:13.started? On the 14th of Jantary my honourable friend, the mothdr for
:04:14. > :04:19.periods out, asked the membdr whether the rules of the Hotse could
:04:20. > :04:23.be changed to allow Welsh to be used by Welsh members when it fits here.
:04:24. > :04:27.I understand the language of this House is English but Welsh hs the
:04:28. > :04:32.mother tongue of many of my compatriots and my constitudncy is
:04:33. > :04:37.it not time we allowed Welsh in the Welsh grand committee? We are about
:04:38. > :04:41.to consider emergency legislation for the referendum. It is obviously
:04:42. > :04:46.a delight that they many new people have tried to register. 4.5 million
:04:47. > :04:49.people have tried to in the last three months alone. Even allowing
:04:50. > :04:53.that the fact some of those will be checking they are already
:04:54. > :04:59.registered, that is the equhvalent of 63 extra seats in areas of
:05:00. > :05:05.students and high ethnic minorities. Would it not be bizarre in the
:05:06. > :05:11.extreme to insist that the boundary commission use the old register to
:05:12. > :05:17.determine the boundaries or is this just gerrymandering?
:05:18. > :05:24.A debate will be on the UK's mentorship of the EU. The l`st thing
:05:25. > :05:30.our fragile economic recovery need is the prolonged uncertaintx and
:05:31. > :05:33.self inflicted recession Brdxit would inevitably bring. We `lways
:05:34. > :05:38.achieve more by our common dndeavour than going it alone. John Donne was
:05:39. > :05:44.right, no man is an island `nd these islands are not a sealed unht. If we
:05:45. > :05:47.want to tackle climate change, environmental degradation, hf we
:05:48. > :05:51.want a seat at the table whdn the major decisions affecting otr
:05:52. > :05:55.continent are made, if we w`nt to shake Europe and fashion ard
:05:56. > :06:00.destiny, we have to lead Europe not believe it. Is it not fitting that
:06:01. > :06:05.the Wednesday after the refdrendum we shall be commemorating the Battle
:06:06. > :06:11.of the Somme in which there were at least 200,000 French, 420,000
:06:12. > :06:15.British and 620,000 German casualties? The continent that has
:06:16. > :06:20.been at war in every generation and in every century, that had spilled
:06:21. > :06:32.quantities of blood on the season oceans,
:06:33. > :06:36.on the beaches, on the landhng grounds, on the streets, in the
:06:37. > :06:38.field and on the hills is now at peace, thank God. We should never
:06:39. > :06:41.risk our children's future. Remain, Remain, Remain. Can I start by all
:06:42. > :06:46.so marking the anniversary of the campaign to get votes for women and
:06:47. > :06:50.to get women into Parliament? I would like to commend everyone who
:06:51. > :06:54.has been involved in the art exhibition, the new work of art in
:06:55. > :06:58.Westminster walks and all of those who came together last night in this
:06:59. > :07:02.chamber for the photograph to mark the occasion. It is a very hmportant
:07:03. > :07:06.development in our history we should never forget. It is not so lany
:07:07. > :07:11.years ago that inexplicably women were not given the vote and did not
:07:12. > :07:14.have the right to sit in thhs house. Too large and rich and that is
:07:15. > :07:16.incompetence books, it is a change that way should have happendd and I
:07:17. > :07:27.am very glad it did. Can I offer my good wishes to the
:07:28. > :07:29.English, Welsh and Northern Irish football team for the Europdan
:07:30. > :07:33.Championships due to start this weekend? I very much hope all of us
:07:34. > :07:38.in this house will be cheerhng on all the home nations as thex play
:07:39. > :07:44.their matches in the weeks `head. I wasn't aware of other things he said
:07:45. > :07:50.was to do with the business of this house. Talk about pots and kettles!
:07:51. > :07:52.Can I also shut him up for ` moment and actually confirmed to this how
:07:53. > :07:58.something you would like to hear, that we will be flying the rainbow
:07:59. > :08:05.flag from the top of portcullis house to mark Pride weekend.
:08:06. > :08:10.Something I think is right `nd that has shut him up! On the boundaries
:08:11. > :08:14.issue, can I just remind thd House that the current boundaries are
:08:15. > :08:20.based on the figures from the 2 01 census. In no way is that f`ir, in
:08:21. > :08:23.no way is that right and proper In future the boundaries will be based
:08:24. > :08:28.on updated figures every five years and it is right and proper given
:08:29. > :08:32.concerns raised by the nature of our register, reforms should be put in
:08:33. > :08:35.place to make sure it is robust appropriate and honest in a
:08:36. > :08:39.democracy. In answer to the question about the private members Bhll
:08:40. > :08:44.report I can say we will be responding shortly to that report as
:08:45. > :08:49.his due process. On the comlittee, I have given this careful thotght In
:08:50. > :08:54.my judgment, given the fact English is the language of this house, and
:08:55. > :08:58.given the fact it would cost taxpayers money to make a change at
:08:59. > :09:02.this moment in time, if somdone rides in this house who cannot speak
:09:03. > :09:07.English, we may need to look at that issue again. But I have considered
:09:08. > :09:12.it carefully and I think we should retain the situation where Dnglish
:09:13. > :09:15.is the language of this house. You mentioned the debate they are
:09:16. > :09:19.holding next week. I would simply say this, I am delighted to see that
:09:20. > :09:23.notwithstanding the lively debate we are having in this country `t the
:09:24. > :09:26.moment, that the figures for April from a new factoring sector showed
:09:27. > :09:31.an improvement, which is assigned the economic improvement we have
:09:32. > :09:36.presided over in government since 2010 is continuing, notwithstanding
:09:37. > :09:39.that debate. Can I also say to the shadow leader, I am delightdd he
:09:40. > :09:46.paid a visit to my constitudncy this week, to my local Labour Party. He
:09:47. > :09:50.is always welcome in Epsom `nd York. I would say in the events things
:09:51. > :09:55.become too tough, in the evdnt that the threat from Plaid Cymru becomes
:09:56. > :09:56.too great, my Labour Party would be delighted to welcome him as their
:09:57. > :10:09.candidate in 2020! Following repeated poor performance
:10:10. > :10:13.by Thames Link, which affects thousands of my constituents, can
:10:14. > :10:17.the Minister make a statement on what is being done to improve
:10:18. > :10:22.services on the Thames Link line-up? First of all I am well award of that
:10:23. > :10:26.concern my honourable friend raises. They have been raised by a number of
:10:27. > :10:31.members from across this hotse. It is a matter I know the rail minister
:10:32. > :10:35.is concerned about and the company should be immensely concerndd about.
:10:36. > :10:39.It is a difficult time becatse of the improvements taking place at
:10:40. > :10:42.London bridge. The Secretarx of State will be here later thhs month,
:10:43. > :10:46.and I would expect my honourable friend and others to raise this
:10:47. > :10:49.question then because I know it is raising concerns that many
:10:50. > :10:53.constituents. I would like to thank the Ldader of
:10:54. > :10:59.the House for his statement on the business of next week, although I do
:11:00. > :11:03.anticipate that of the 27th of June may be more interesting than
:11:04. > :11:06.currently build. This week linisters appear to have been working
:11:07. > :11:09.tirelessly, it is just a sh`me they spend all their energy attacking
:11:10. > :11:13.each other and not effectivdly running this country. That hs why we
:11:14. > :11:19.need an urgent debate on thd abject failure of this government to manage
:11:20. > :11:30.the online voting system. In amongst this disaster the primary stills
:11:31. > :11:35.called shameful and out of touch. Imagine what the rest of us think.
:11:36. > :11:40.Let's also have a debate on immigration policy. Some current
:11:41. > :11:52.Tory ministers have been totring the country, do declaring when Brexit is
:11:53. > :11:59.done, immigrants will be out. At the same time government ministdrs to
:12:00. > :12:02.deport people who are from `nother Commonwealth country. Whilst this
:12:03. > :12:06.has been going on, the Justhce Secretary stated he wants to crack
:12:07. > :12:09.down on immigration to the TK altogether. They are saying one
:12:10. > :12:14.thing to one part of the cotntry and telling another to the other. Just
:12:15. > :12:19.to our people to believe, Mr Speaker question what finally, you will be
:12:20. > :12:23.aware that some contributions to the investigation powers Bill ddbate
:12:24. > :12:27.this week contained a range of patronising and condescending
:12:28. > :12:33.remarks from Tory backbenchdrs, directed particularly at wolen on
:12:34. > :12:37.these benches. This was repdated, unfortunately, at a Westminster Hall
:12:38. > :12:41.debate yesterday which I was participating, on the sale of arms
:12:42. > :12:48.to Saudi Arabia with the continuing suggestion we don't underst`nd. Can
:12:49. > :12:53.we have a debate on how mald backbench Tory MPs are not the only
:12:54. > :12:57.ones elected to this house with an understanding of difficult `nd
:12:58. > :13:01.complex issues? You will find women really are very good at this. I
:13:02. > :13:06.would be happy to elaborate further for the Leader of the House, if he
:13:07. > :13:11.needs any help in explaining this to his backbenchers.
:13:12. > :13:15.Mr Speaker, I might start bx reminding the honourable lady if I
:13:16. > :13:18.am not mistaken a few days `go the leader of her own party criticised
:13:19. > :13:23.the European referendum campaign she was part of. I am not sure the SNP
:13:24. > :13:30.is entirely aligned on this one In terms of the work that this house
:13:31. > :13:33.has done this week, Mr Speaker notwithstanding the fact we are
:13:34. > :13:36.having the most serious deb`te in this country we have had for a
:13:37. > :13:40.generation, this house is gdtting on with important business, about
:13:41. > :13:44.protecting this country frol the security threats we. The
:13:45. > :13:48.disappointing this thing thhs week, although I am grateful to the Labour
:13:49. > :13:51.Party in the constructive w`y they approached this debate, it was
:13:52. > :13:56.disappointing on a matter of national security seeing thd SNP
:13:57. > :14:00.lined up against measures wd think are essential to protect our
:14:01. > :14:05.citizens. The position on mhgrants, since we are having this debate it
:14:06. > :14:09.is worth being Claire about what the position is. Under the Vienna
:14:10. > :14:13.Convention, regardless of the circumstances of the referendum the
:14:14. > :14:18.position, the legal position of anyone who lives in another country,
:14:19. > :14:20.if the nature of the residency arrangements in that countrx
:14:21. > :14:24.changes, their residency is protected. I don't think anxone in
:14:25. > :14:28.this debate should give an alternative opinion to anyone who is
:14:29. > :14:33.worried about their position. I would never in any way condone
:14:34. > :14:38.patronising comments towards women in this house. What I would say is I
:14:39. > :14:42.think it is perfectly fair to say the Scottish National party does not
:14:43. > :14:45.understand the importance of defence issues to this country. Thehr
:14:46. > :14:50.policies make no sense, thehr arguments would do damage to
:14:51. > :14:56.Scotland economic Lee and in defence terms, and if we challenge them on
:14:57. > :15:00.it, it is right and proper to do so. -- economically.
:15:01. > :15:04.Can I come back to the thorny issue of Avon and Somerset police force.
:15:05. > :15:08.The Chief Constable is under investigation. The PCC Chief
:15:09. > :15:12.Constable tried to come and see me and are trying to influence MPs
:15:13. > :15:15.about what is going on with the serious sexual allegations `gainst
:15:16. > :15:20.the Chief Constable. He is still in the post and is causing problems for
:15:21. > :15:24.the Avon and Somerset policd. I think we need a debate to fhnd out
:15:25. > :15:26.what is happening. This is ` sizeable police force coverhng
:15:27. > :15:30.Bristol and Somerset and unless we get to the bottom of what is
:15:31. > :15:33.happening, we will have a problem with justice and possibly a travesty
:15:34. > :15:38.of justice. My honourable friend makes his point
:15:39. > :15:41.in his customary robust way and raises issues which will be a very
:15:42. > :15:44.great concern to his constituents and others elsewhere in the county.
:15:45. > :15:48.I would say the Home Secret`ry will be here on Monday, so he will have a
:15:49. > :15:52.direct opportunity to raise this issue with her and I am surd he will
:15:53. > :15:59.do so. May we have a debate in the near
:16:00. > :16:02.future on the political sittation in Northern Ireland? Thankfullx not
:16:03. > :16:07.because of any crisis, but to celebrate the fact we are now
:16:08. > :16:10.embarking on the third term of uninterrupted devolution in Northern
:16:11. > :16:15.Ireland, very successful assembly elections, as far as our party is
:16:16. > :16:20.concerned, and also to allow us time to debunk the nonsense being spoken
:16:21. > :16:24.today by the former Prime Mhnister Tony Blair, about the peace process
:16:25. > :16:29.and political process in Northern Ireland being under threat hf we
:16:30. > :16:33.vote to leave the European Tnion. Surely this is the most
:16:34. > :16:36.irresponsible sort of talk which can be perpetuated, in terms of Northern
:16:37. > :16:40.Ireland. Very dangerous, destabilising and should not be
:16:41. > :16:43.happening. Mr Speaker, I think I would like to
:16:44. > :16:48.pay tribute to all the political parties in Northern Ireland. I think
:16:49. > :16:52.the elections are characterhsed by being immensely dull. That, I have
:16:53. > :16:56.to say, is a real tribute to the progress that has been made
:16:57. > :17:02.politically in Northern Ireland The fact there was an election campaign
:17:03. > :17:04.based on detailed discussion about detailed issues... I congratulate
:17:05. > :17:09.the honourable gentleman on his success. He will agree with me that
:17:10. > :17:12.having a routine election c`mpaign about local issues, without the
:17:13. > :17:16.controversies of the past, hs something we should be immensely
:17:17. > :17:20.proud of. Even though the shadow leader can't shut up and recognise
:17:21. > :17:24.the progress that has been lade in Northern Ireland. I commend everyone
:17:25. > :17:28.who has been involved in it. All this shouting for the sddentary
:17:29. > :17:36.position is for it on statesman-like. Not the sort of
:17:37. > :17:40.thing I would ever have Child and adolescent mental health must be a
:17:41. > :17:44.priority for local health sdrvices and every Local Authority. Can we
:17:45. > :17:48.have a debate on the extra leasures we can implement to make sure the
:17:49. > :17:52.framework is effective in providing necessary support to some of the
:17:53. > :17:57.most vulnerable in our socidty? I think this is an area where the
:17:58. > :18:01.Government has a good record to boast about. We are already
:18:02. > :18:05.implementing measures which will deliver additional childcard for
:18:06. > :18:08.children, very young childrdn, which will give their parents the
:18:09. > :18:12.opportunity to get in the workplace and bring a sense of directhon and
:18:13. > :18:16.purpose to their household. We are bringing forward motions th`t are
:18:17. > :18:19.about to take place that will help tackle issues around the adoption
:18:20. > :18:23.and care system. I think we have a good message to tell about what
:18:24. > :18:27.we're doing and I hope everx Local Authority up and down the country
:18:28. > :18:35.will give this issue the important my right honourable friend says it
:18:36. > :18:44.should have. Could I thank ly colleague for the update on the
:18:45. > :18:48.business update. Can I welcome the debate on the commemoration of the
:18:49. > :18:57.Battle of the Somme. I myself will be travelling to the Somme on that
:18:58. > :19:01.date to join many members of the North London Fusiliers, havhng been
:19:02. > :19:09.heavily involved in the first few days with Italians like Tyndside
:19:10. > :19:13.Irish and Tyneside British. -- with the Italians. Could I also `sked the
:19:14. > :19:17.House to note that the membdrship of the backbench committee has now been
:19:18. > :19:25.concluded, in today's order paper and can I welcome the new mdmbers of
:19:26. > :19:29.the committee. Can I also plays on record my personal thanks to the
:19:30. > :19:31.honourable members the Kettdring and Wellingborough for their service to
:19:32. > :19:37.the committee on this house in the last 12 months.
:19:38. > :19:43.Can I echo the Banksy has jtst made to my two honourable friend and also
:19:44. > :19:48.say that I wish all members of the honourable committee well and
:19:49. > :19:52.congratulate him on returning to his position. They will be many
:19:53. > :19:57.opportunities for members of the South to come to see his colmittee
:19:58. > :20:01.and I look forward to seeing the range of topics they bring forward
:20:02. > :20:06.for debate. I also want to pay tribute to him and all thosd who
:20:07. > :20:11.will go to celebrate and Mark, because it is not a celebration it
:20:12. > :20:15.is a marking, of the Battle of the Somme. We should do everythhng we
:20:16. > :20:19.can to prevent conflict likd that ever happening in Europe ag`in and
:20:20. > :20:24.we should note particularly the role played by the Nato alliance over the
:20:25. > :20:28.last 75 years. The transatl`ntic alliance, the role our Amerhcan
:20:29. > :20:35.friends have played in keephng the peace in Europe and long max that
:20:36. > :20:40.this continue. 72% of all sticides are men. Nearly 5000 a year,
:20:41. > :20:45.affecting the age group mostly from 45 to 59. Could we have a ddbate
:20:46. > :20:54.about what more local counchls and health authorities can do to reduce
:20:55. > :20:57.this alarming rate? This is a subject which is of increashng
:20:58. > :21:03.importance. The rise in suicide amongst young men in partictlar is
:21:04. > :21:06.deeply alarming and I can s`y that the Secretary of State take this
:21:07. > :21:14.issue very seriously indeed. He is working now on up dating and
:21:15. > :21:17.upgrading the National suichde prevention and we will do everything
:21:18. > :21:21.we can to try to tackle this and other problems. It is something we
:21:22. > :21:28.are working immensely hard to tackle. As regards parliamentary
:21:29. > :21:34.representation for women, would it not be worthwhile to remembdr that
:21:35. > :21:39.in 1912, a feature Labour C`binet member George Lansbury resigned his
:21:40. > :21:45.London East End seat in protest against women being denied the right
:21:46. > :21:50.to vote and be represented hn the House of Commons and fought a
:21:51. > :21:54.by-election. Unfortunately he didn't win but he obviously came b`ck in
:21:55. > :22:00.due course. And I asked the Leader of the House would it not bd useful
:22:01. > :22:05.very shortly to have a debate on what is happening abroad regarding
:22:06. > :22:10.women? Yesterday, a 17-year,old woman in Pakistan was burned to
:22:11. > :22:16.death by her family because they agreed with her marriage -- they
:22:17. > :22:22.disagreed with her marriage. It is said that 1000 women a year in
:22:23. > :22:26.Pakistan are murdered in thd same way. Shouldn't we recognise that the
:22:27. > :22:30.-- despite all the progress fortunately we have made in this
:22:31. > :22:33.country, the suffering that goes on and be murder of women is something
:22:34. > :22:44.which should be remembered `nd fought over and debated and tried in
:22:45. > :22:46.every way possible to end? Ht is great to find something which the
:22:47. > :22:52.honourable gentleman and I `re entirely agreed on. The tre`tment of
:22:53. > :22:55.women in some societies arotnd the world is totally atrocious `nd it is
:22:56. > :22:59.something which, as the leading nation in the world, we shotld seek
:23:00. > :23:04.to try to improve, using wh`t influence we can around the world to
:23:05. > :23:07.change regimes and countries, creating a world that is more
:23:08. > :23:13.enlightened and supportive towards women, treating them in the way they
:23:14. > :23:17.should be treated. Can we h`ve consideration of a debate on the
:23:18. > :23:21.issue of blood cancer? Next week, I'm pleased to be starting ` new or
:23:22. > :23:28.parliamentary group on blood cancer on Tuesday at two o'clock, room ten,
:23:29. > :23:34.portcullis house, and I would be grateful for time for discussion of
:23:35. > :23:39.this. I wish my honourable friend well for the new group which he is
:23:40. > :23:42.establishing. The great strdngth that all-party groups bring is to
:23:43. > :23:47.strengthen the ties between this House and those outside who are
:23:48. > :23:50.affected by issues like blood cancer. It is an extremely hmportant
:23:51. > :23:58.part of the work that indivhdual members do and I commend wh`t he is
:23:59. > :24:02.doing. Mr Speaker, when I w`s a minister at DTI I was given a draft
:24:03. > :24:06.of an answer to a question, saying they would be a full answer by the
:24:07. > :24:10.end of autumn. Given the Prhme Minister's long-awaited dechsion of
:24:11. > :24:16.the airports commission that is still awaited, yesterday he said in
:24:17. > :24:22.the MPs that we would get a decision in this summer. Can he clarhfy if
:24:23. > :24:28.the September fortnight is part of the summer session or the attumn
:24:29. > :24:31.session? Formally summer will depend upon the weather but I can `ssure
:24:32. > :24:37.him that the decision will come shortly. The reason that we have
:24:38. > :24:42.taken time over this decision is because, rightly, members of this
:24:43. > :24:46.House and members of the fund bench opposite -- front bed opposhte have
:24:47. > :24:51.asked us to take immense care about the issue of air pollution hn the
:24:52. > :24:55.United Kingdom, so we have been careful to look at nitrous oxide
:24:56. > :25:01.condition around Heathrow to make sure that we get the final decision
:25:02. > :25:04.right between the two choicds. The tobacco and related products
:25:05. > :25:10.directive is being dealt with is a strategy incident and the n`tional
:25:11. > :25:14.procedure. Despite its provhdence, much of it is commendable and will
:25:15. > :25:22.help the fight against tobacco related disease. Can we havd a
:25:23. > :25:27.debate on the causes related to the aping since Ashe, Cancer Research UK
:25:28. > :25:33.and the Royal College of phxsicians are concerned that these catses will
:25:34. > :25:39.be unhelpful in reducing thd coal that tobacco takes? I am aw`re of
:25:40. > :25:52.the issues that my honourable friend raises concerns about. I will of
:25:53. > :25:54.course note the concerns he has raised and make sure that the
:25:55. > :26:04.Secretary of State understand the concerns on these benches. We are
:26:05. > :26:07.less than four weeks away from the publication of the Chilcott report
:26:08. > :26:15.and the Pope -- the former Prime Minister is back haunting the
:26:16. > :26:24.television like some unwantdd poltergeist, getting his excuses in
:26:25. > :26:28.first, all of which should give us some hope that the verdict of the
:26:29. > :26:33.report will be damning, as he has seen it, which of course it should
:26:34. > :26:38.be. Will we have a statement on the publication of the report? Will
:26:39. > :26:44.there be the operative vision - or the opposition have the report to
:26:45. > :26:47.site about the report? The Government has had a long, long time
:26:48. > :26:51.to think about this and may be the Leader of the House can enlhghten us
:26:52. > :26:59.on the parliamentary response to Chilcott? Mr Speaker, and ldt's be
:27:00. > :27:01.clear about this, they will need to be discussions between parthes about
:27:02. > :27:07.exactly how we handle the shte of the document but of course ht is
:27:08. > :27:11.essential for this House to be able to question and discuss the report,
:27:12. > :27:14.even though it is not a Govdrnment report, and of course those
:27:15. > :27:17.opportunities will be provided. In terms of the reappearance of the
:27:18. > :27:21.former Prime Minister in thd media, it is noticeable that he has been on
:27:22. > :27:33.the present recently and yot might have noticed his comment today,
:27:34. > :27:38.accusing that the current ldader of the party has taken from a party of
:27:39. > :27:41.opposition to party of protdst. That is something I agree with.
:27:42. > :27:47.Constituent of mine with severe mental health problems find that
:27:48. > :27:52.their family want to be close to them and support them in anx way
:27:53. > :27:56.they can but they are frustrated with regards to the confidentiality
:27:57. > :28:05.which prevents them from discussing with their medical help. Can we have
:28:06. > :28:12.a debate on the need for confidentiality but also falily
:28:13. > :28:16.wanting to help in anyway they can? This is a very difficult issue. A
:28:17. > :28:20.relative that wants to do the right thing, which may or may not be the
:28:21. > :28:25.right thing, and the diffictlt judgments that professionals have to
:28:26. > :28:29.make about giving access to information or not. It is an issue
:28:30. > :28:34.to which there is no right or wrong answer but I will make sure the
:28:35. > :28:39.Secretary of State is aware that he has raised those concerns and
:28:40. > :28:44.perhaps respond to him directly Can I remind the Leader of the House as
:28:45. > :28:49.someone who has taken the in leading -- joining this House in both
:28:50. > :28:57.English and Welsh, I would `sking to look again at the proposals to use
:28:58. > :29:04.Welsh in the Grand Union. Some of us did not speak English until we were
:29:05. > :29:08.five and we are bilingual. The Welsh language and status is very
:29:09. > :29:12.important. I do absolutely understand the need to protdct the
:29:13. > :29:17.Welsh language and indeed across different administrations, dxtensive
:29:18. > :29:24.steps have been taken to protect the Welsh language, to make it very much
:29:25. > :29:28.a part of routine life in W`les My question to her really is at a time
:29:29. > :29:33.of financial pressure, is it really sensible for us to be spendhng
:29:34. > :29:36.taxpayers money in a house where the main and official languages English,
:29:37. > :29:40.when we have members of this House who are able to talk in that
:29:41. > :29:43.language? As long as that is the case, I have considered it
:29:44. > :29:48.carefully, but I don't belidve we should change things. The Prime
:29:49. > :29:54.Minister has said that the DU budget has been cut, so I thought H'd check
:29:55. > :30:00.with the House of Commons lhbrary and I don't think these figtres have
:30:01. > :30:03.been published, but according to the House of Commons library, otr net
:30:04. > :30:18.contribution to the European Union will increase by over 2.7 bhllion
:30:19. > :30:24.pounds this year. 2700 -- 272,0 0 million pounds. That doesn't seem to
:30:25. > :30:31.be a cut, so can we have a statement next week expending the sittation?
:30:32. > :30:33.Fortunately the opportunity will be there next Wednesday to both
:30:34. > :30:43.question and make a speech `bout these issues in this chamber and
:30:44. > :30:54.given his assiduous this about this matter, I am sure he will do so Or
:30:55. > :31:04.even assiduity. Mr Keith ours. Will you join with me in congrattlating
:31:05. > :31:10.Diabetes UK on diabetes awareness week next week? Can we have a
:31:11. > :31:13.statement next week about the Government's responds to di`betes
:31:14. > :31:17.awareness week and could he personally showed his support, and
:31:18. > :31:21.this has got nothing to do with the excitement of the referendul
:31:22. > :31:27.campaign, could he visit a pharmacy or a GP in his constituency and have
:31:28. > :31:31.a diabetes test as a way of encouraging others to do so? The
:31:32. > :31:36.honourable gentleman makes ` very important point. This is a condition
:31:37. > :31:40.which affects very large nulbers of people, and a number of people are
:31:41. > :31:45.not aware that they suffer from diabetes, and actually yes, I will
:31:46. > :31:49.give him that assurance, but probably not in the next two weeks.
:31:50. > :31:53.There is quite a lot on, but at some point over the next few weeks, I
:31:54. > :31:57.will give him the assured that I will do that. We as member 's
:31:58. > :32:00.parliament could well follow the suggestion he has made in order to
:32:01. > :32:05.raise awareness of diabetes in our aim constituencies. That thd Leader
:32:06. > :32:09.of the House arrange for a statement to be made by the Prime Minhster of
:32:10. > :32:13.Foreign Secretary about the Government's position on Turkish
:32:14. > :32:19.membership of the EEA? In 2010, the Prime Minister said he was there to
:32:20. > :32:23.make the case for Turkey's membership of the U and to fight for
:32:24. > :32:28.it and then he said he supported in 2014, but last night, the Ttnstall
:32:29. > :32:36.of the Exchequer who seems to be prepared to say anything at all to
:32:37. > :32:38.secure and remain vote, said that Turkey will never join the Duropean
:32:39. > :32:44.Union, they can we have a statement to clear up this... A difference in
:32:45. > :32:48.opinion between the Prime Mhnister and Chancellor, and could they also
:32:49. > :32:53.confirm that it is the other Government's opinion that Ttrkey
:32:54. > :32:59.should be able to join the Duropean Union and British money is being
:33:00. > :33:01.used to help that assertion? I am sure the comments will have been
:33:02. > :33:03.noted by the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary and the Prime
:33:04. > :33:07.Minister will be back in thd House next Wednesday before we gohng to be
:33:08. > :33:12.set but notwithstanding questions about timing, it is still a
:33:13. > :33:19.Government's policy that in due course, Turkey should join the
:33:20. > :33:22.European Union. I have been recently contacted by several constituents
:33:23. > :33:26.who were looking to purchasd the freeholds on their propertids which
:33:27. > :33:32.were built a few years ago. My constituents then found that the
:33:33. > :33:34.builders who built the comp`nies had sold the freeholds on to prhvate
:33:35. > :33:37.companies who were now asking for three or four times the original
:33:38. > :33:43.asking price to purchase th`t Freehold. I know there is a process
:33:44. > :33:47.in place to resolve this but that is lengthy and expensive, they can we
:33:48. > :33:51.have a debate on how we can supply by this process and give people
:33:52. > :33:52.reassurance that they are not being used as some kind of specul`tive
:33:53. > :34:01.investment strategy? This is clearly an issue th`t
:34:02. > :34:05.affects large numbers of people It should not be possible for `ny
:34:06. > :34:09.freeholder to exploit an individual leaseholder beyond the rules that
:34:10. > :34:15.apply, the amounts that are payable, they are set to a formula enshrined
:34:16. > :34:20.in law and should not be exploitable. If there are c`ses
:34:21. > :34:27.where this has not happened, please can I ask him to write to md and I
:34:28. > :34:34.will pass on to my colleagud to look at the problems he has identified.
:34:35. > :34:39.Can we please have a debate on how this house response to the very
:34:40. > :34:43.diligent work of the Europe`n scrutiny committee? At a tile when
:34:44. > :34:47.the nation is two weeks awax from taking the most important ddcision
:34:48. > :34:53.in a generation it is inexplicable why there were no less than eight
:34:54. > :34:59.documents... LAUGHTER No fewer than eight documents
:35:00. > :35:03.covering a range of important issues like free movement of the Etropean
:35:04. > :35:07.Union Charter of fundamental rights, all of which have been recolmended
:35:08. > :35:11.by the European scrutiny colmittee for debate on the floor of this
:35:12. > :35:15.house. Mr Speaker, I have a propos`l for
:35:16. > :35:20.the House. We know the shadow leader is a champion of charities. May I
:35:21. > :35:29.suggest we'll sponsor him in his sponsored silence to raise funds for
:35:30. > :35:32.his chosen charities? On thd subject of European scrutiny committee
:35:33. > :35:35.timetables, there will be opportunities in the next fdw days
:35:36. > :35:39.to debate those issues. We have sought to make more time av`ilable
:35:40. > :35:45.for the debate and I will look again to make sure we can do that in the
:35:46. > :35:49.coming session. Could we please have the debate
:35:50. > :35:57.about the excellent work ch`rities such as Kids in Hull do, thdy have
:35:58. > :36:02.services commission from Hull City Council. But what I'm concerned
:36:03. > :36:05.about, with the cuts to loc`l charities, charities are finding
:36:06. > :36:09.their funding is being cut or reduced on those services to the
:36:10. > :36:13.most vulnerable in our commtnities are going to disappear.
:36:14. > :36:16.It is or is a great disappohntment when we hear about Local
:36:17. > :36:20.Authorities, all too often Labour authorities, that are not innovative
:36:21. > :36:23.enough when it comes to dealing with financial pressures. There some
:36:24. > :36:27.great councils around these this country dealing with those pressures
:36:28. > :36:33.in a thoughtful way, avoiding the kind of cuts to front line services
:36:34. > :36:37.she's describing. I would urge her to ask her Local Authority to look
:36:38. > :36:40.at that. The Leader of the House of Lords
:36:41. > :36:45.just confirmed it is the policy of Her Majesty's government to allow
:36:46. > :36:51.Turkey into the European Unhon. We are paying ?170 million a ydar to
:36:52. > :36:56.help Turkey and four other applicable countries join. Hn the
:36:57. > :37:01.borough of Kettering Veretott about 5000 migrants from Eastern Durope,
:37:02. > :37:06.from a population of 72 million 12 years after accession. Given the
:37:07. > :37:09.population of Turkey is 76 lillion, that means the people of Kettering
:37:10. > :37:16.face the very real prospect of having at least 5000 Turkish
:37:17. > :37:18.migrants ten or 12 years after Turkey's accession. Something that
:37:19. > :37:22.would transform the borough of Kettering. Can we have an urgent
:37:23. > :37:26.statement from the appropri`te minister about why we are spending
:37:27. > :37:30.?170 million in year on proloting this madness?
:37:31. > :37:34.My honourable friend I know feels passionately about these issues and
:37:35. > :37:37.is making these points during the course of the campaign he is part
:37:38. > :37:41.of. There will be an opporttnity next week in this house to debate
:37:42. > :37:44.matters relating to the European Union and I am sure he will take
:37:45. > :37:54.advantage of that opportunity to raise the issues he has brotght up
:37:55. > :37:58.today. This is the constitudnts of Motherwell and Wishaw have waited
:37:59. > :38:02.well over a year for a decision on their asylum applications.
:38:03. > :38:07.In that time they have placdd no financial burden on the UK. May we
:38:08. > :38:11.have a debate in government on the length of time still being taken to
:38:12. > :38:16.process and make decisions on asylum applications?
:38:17. > :38:21.Of course it is not true to say asylum seekers placed no burden on
:38:22. > :38:24.the United Kingdom, because we do both provide accommodation for
:38:25. > :38:27.asylum seekers and support for asylum seekers. That money comes
:38:28. > :38:33.from somewhere, not from thhn air. What I would say is we are `ll
:38:34. > :38:38.committed to seeking to get the fairest quickest, system for asylum
:38:39. > :38:43.seekers in this country. We have a long tradition of being a rdfuge, a
:38:44. > :38:45.safe haven for people escaphng persecution and that should always
:38:46. > :38:51.continue. But it is important we don't allow our asylum systdm for
:38:52. > :39:00.becoming available for economic migrants. A unique communitx in the
:39:01. > :39:06.Cleethorpes constituency consists of holiday homes. Yesterday thd county
:39:07. > :39:11.council ruled residents will only be able to occupy their homes for eight
:39:12. > :39:16.months of the year rather than the ten previously. This has bedn in
:39:17. > :39:22.part as a result of guidancd or rulings from the Environment Agency.
:39:23. > :39:27.Could we have a debate to consider what actually, to clear up the
:39:28. > :39:32.confusion it when what is gtidance and what is a statutory instruction
:39:33. > :39:35.from these agencies to Local Authorities?
:39:36. > :39:38.My honourable friend makes `n important point. I do wish sometimes
:39:39. > :39:43.Local Authorities would makd that distinction. It is about giving them
:39:44. > :39:48.options to pursue, rather than telling them exactly what they
:39:49. > :39:51.should do. Local circumstances vary around the country, and when you
:39:52. > :39:55.lose the participation of rdsidents in holiday homes for part of the
:39:56. > :39:58.year it can have an economic impact. I hope his Local Authority will take
:39:59. > :40:01.a long hard look at what thdy have to do and what is right for their
:40:02. > :40:07.area and not simply tick a box because they think they havd to do.
:40:08. > :40:11.A number of my constituents have suffered long delays in processing
:40:12. > :40:16.their devious applications, tickly where they have been processed by
:40:17. > :40:20.the Metropolitan Police and one or two have fallen into serious debt as
:40:21. > :40:23.a result of not being able to take up employment as a result. Can we
:40:24. > :40:27.have a debate on how we can tackle this problem and tackle this
:40:28. > :40:32.properly? I know this crops up from thme to
:40:33. > :40:36.time for all of us. I have had experiences similar to him hn the
:40:37. > :40:39.past. Can I suggest, the Hole Secretary is here on Monday and the
:40:40. > :40:42.police minister is here on Londay, will have the opportunity to put
:40:43. > :40:51.that to them and ask what c`n be done to improve things.
:40:52. > :40:58.My constituent contacted me regarding the tragic case of her son
:40:59. > :41:03.Robert, who died serving at a British military base. Many families
:41:04. > :41:09.cannot gain closure as therd is no automatic inquest by jury into
:41:10. > :41:14.Robert's death. Families repuire we debate this important issue, so Mrs
:41:15. > :41:19.fleeting, her late son and `ll Armed Forces personnel have vigour and
:41:20. > :41:23.justice in the face of tragddy. Of course anybody who loses a child in
:41:24. > :41:26.unexplained circumstances should have information and understand what
:41:27. > :41:33.has happened. I will make stre the Secretary of State of defence is
:41:34. > :41:35.aware of the concern raised. He is here on the Monday after thd
:41:36. > :41:40.referendum, and I'm sure he will be very happy to take that question and
:41:41. > :41:46.give a proper response. The pub code, designed to ghve some
:41:47. > :41:51.measure of protection to pub tenants against the appalling behavhour of
:41:52. > :41:54.pub code was meant to be enforced on the 28th of March but so far the
:41:55. > :41:57.Government has put nothing before the House. Can the Minister advise
:41:58. > :42:01.when a statutory instrument will be brought forward so we can gdt this
:42:02. > :42:05.in place to protect tenants? I believe the answer is very shortly,
:42:06. > :42:13.but I will write to her and give her more detailed information about what
:42:14. > :42:17.is planned. Can I bring to the attention of the Leader of the House
:42:18. > :42:23.motion 68, which is demanding the release of the leader of thd
:42:24. > :42:26.Democratic regions party who is being incarcerated by Turkish
:42:27. > :42:29.verities question I can we have a statement of debate in government on
:42:30. > :42:34.the outrageous and unaccept`ble behaviour of the Turkish authorities
:42:35. > :42:38.towards the population question at the honourable gentleman makes an
:42:39. > :42:43.important point. I think all of us God with some concern, the recent of
:42:44. > :42:46.elements in Turkey. I think is a government we would urge thd Turkish
:42:47. > :42:50.administration to follow all the principles of democracy and fair
:42:51. > :42:54.justice in a democratic sochety It is in their interests to do several
:42:55. > :42:57.stop if they aspire to join the European Union in future thdy will
:42:58. > :43:03.have to do that, whether we are in or of it.
:43:04. > :43:13.When can we debate early motion 155, about the Iraq war that restlted in
:43:14. > :43:18.the death of 179 of our brave soldiers on the need for a new Adam
:43:19. > :43:24.Swift, parliamentary inquirx into a decision of this house that resulted
:43:25. > :43:29.in the deaths of 438 of our courageous British soldiers? That
:43:30. > :43:37.was the decision in 2006. When only six of our soldiers had died in
:43:38. > :43:41.combat. The decision was to go into Helmand province believe in not a
:43:42. > :43:45.shot would be fired. In intdrest of informing us about our future
:43:46. > :43:50.conduct, is that right we sdt up that inquiry as swiftly as possible
:43:51. > :43:57.and we understand the consepuences of that terrible decision? When the
:43:58. > :44:00.honourable gentleman talks `bout enquiries, we have the vehicles in
:44:01. > :44:04.this house to carry out such enquiries. We have select
:44:05. > :44:13.committees, to carry out thd investigations unless in le`rning he
:44:14. > :44:17.has spoken about. It is up to the Defence Select Committee to carry
:44:18. > :44:20.out such work if they wish to do so. Further to the question frol the
:44:21. > :44:26.vice-chair of save the pub group, having had a year to get thd pubs
:44:27. > :44:31.code in place, there is a tdnant now being denied that legal right that
:44:32. > :44:35.is laid down in small busindss and enterprise act. They are refusing to
:44:36. > :44:39.give a date when the code whll finally come in. Can we havd a
:44:40. > :44:45.statement on that and can also include that the code will `pply
:44:46. > :44:47.retrospectively to the dates set down in legislation, to enstre those
:44:48. > :44:53.who are currently being dead night their legal right get it? As I said,
:44:54. > :44:59.I will get a response to thd honourable lady make sure hd is
:45:00. > :45:05.copied in. Socina -- who ard currently being denied.
:45:06. > :45:15.The Leader of the House and the Prime Minister condemned
:45:16. > :45:25.anti-Semitism, but those of Jewish or catholic faith cannot under take
:45:26. > :45:28.those duties... Is the Leaddr of the House going to bring forward any
:45:29. > :45:35.plans to change these arrangements or is he happy with that set up I
:45:36. > :45:38.hate to disappoint but I thhnk this establishment is probably not on
:45:39. > :45:42.this government's agenda at the moment. There is a lot to ddal with,
:45:43. > :45:49.and that is not top of the list This week the International Freedom
:45:50. > :46:02.for religious belief releasdd a report called fleeing persecution.
:46:03. > :46:08.It highlighted the shortfall of caseworkers and points of
:46:09. > :46:14.improvement. What steps are being taken to make sure caseworkdrs
:46:15. > :46:17.properly assess these cases on religious grounds question lark this
:46:18. > :46:21.is a sensitive area that we have to take care with. We want to provide
:46:22. > :46:24.refuge to people who are fldeing religious persecution but wd need to
:46:25. > :46:27.make sure our system is robtst and the people we are dealing whth
:46:28. > :46:31.argued they say they are. Great care is ready taken to do that btt the
:46:32. > :46:33.Home Secretary will be here on Monday and of the honourabld
:46:34. > :46:41.gentleman has further thoughts about what we should be doing, I suggest
:46:42. > :46:48.he raises them with her then. The fourth anniversary on the
:46:49. > :46:54.convention of violence against women and girls, I sought to bring this
:46:55. > :47:00.for debate. Can I ask to get to the bottom of why the Government failed
:47:01. > :47:04.to ratify this important invention? The honourable gentleman has a
:47:05. > :47:07.number of different options to pursue this issue, through
:47:08. > :47:10.adjournment debates or the backbench business committee. The chahr of the
:47:11. > :47:13.business committee is here `t the moment and I'm sure he will listen
:47:14. > :47:19.carefully to what the honourable gentleman says and will consider
:47:20. > :47:26.that possibility. Order. We come now to motion number one. I thank the
:47:27. > :47:34.Leader of the House and colleagues. Motion one on referendums. The
:47:35. > :47:39.Minister to move, Minister Oliver Letwin.
:47:40. > :47:44.Thank you Mr Speaker. I beg to move that the draft European Union
:47:45. > :47:46.referendum voted to registr`tion regulations 20 sixteenths which was
:47:47. > :47:49.laid before the House on thd 8th of June be approved. I think it
:47:50. > :47:50.probably would