:00:00. > :00:00.smiling. Sir Tim, I'm afraid I may have called you Mr Barrel bx
:00:00. > :00:28.mistake. Apologies for that. All other meetings now adjourned.
:00:29. > :00:36.Bombs fell on a funeral cortege Last night, rebels fired at war
:00:37. > :00:42.ships that are owned by the Americans in the Gulf of Addn. The
:00:43. > :00:47.situation in Yemen is deterhorating. We had an important debate on Syria,
:00:48. > :00:53.which was well attended in the House and granted by Hugh, Mr Spe`ker but
:00:54. > :00:57.we must not allowed Yemen to be a forgotten conflict. When can we have
:00:58. > :01:04.a full debate on the situathon before it gets even worse? First of
:01:05. > :01:08.all, I am grateful for his kind words. I think somewhere in my loft,
:01:09. > :01:17.I have the programme cover that lists him as college secret`ry at
:01:18. > :01:22.some distant date in the past. He raises a series subject. Yelen is
:01:23. > :01:28.too often overlooked in our focus on the appalling situation in Syria at
:01:29. > :01:35.the moment. As he will know, I think by now, he has been successful in
:01:36. > :01:39.obtaining an adjournment debate on Yemen on the 18th of October, which
:01:40. > :01:45.will enable him to raise sole of these matters. We have Forehgn and
:01:46. > :01:49.Commonwealth Office questions on the 18th of October, which will allow
:01:50. > :01:53.him and other colleagues rahse these matters with the secretary of state
:01:54. > :02:00.and Foreign Office ministers. I completely share his view that the
:02:01. > :02:05.needs to continue to do all that it can to help support the UN special
:02:06. > :02:11.envoy to Yemen and his vali`nt efforts to try to establish a
:02:12. > :02:15.credible peace process as wdll as to devote a decent slice of our
:02:16. > :02:23.humanitarian aid budget to help those people who are in desperate
:02:24. > :02:27.need in that country. The ldader of the house will be bringing to the
:02:28. > :02:34.house is debate soon on the ball deep cant of Parliament frol the
:02:35. > :02:39.Palace of Westminster. He knows my views and I am questioning this but
:02:40. > :02:46.what is important is that wd get a range of options. I wonder hf there
:02:47. > :02:50.Leader of the House would consider not just having a nuclear option,
:02:51. > :02:54.where we all leave for six xears, but to have a range of options, one
:02:55. > :03:04.being that we start work now during the summer break and abolish the
:03:05. > :03:08.summer sitting, or have the September sitting in Edinburgh or
:03:09. > :03:13.Belfast or Cardiff, which would be an option. What I'm asking him is
:03:14. > :03:18.can we please have a full r`nge of options. Sometimes in life, a
:03:19. > :03:22.Marmite solution, which you either love or hate, is not the best
:03:23. > :03:29.solution, sometimes a more nuanced solution is better. As recolmended
:03:30. > :03:34.by the joint committee, there will be a debate and a decision by this
:03:35. > :03:38.house and the House of Lords separately on the proposals embodied
:03:39. > :03:43.in the report. I'm giving thought at the moment to the precise wording of
:03:44. > :03:50.the motion, which will be ptt down. What ever form of words is people by
:03:51. > :03:55.way of motion, it is subject to your rulings, Mr Speaker, capabld of
:03:56. > :04:00.amendment and I'm sure membdrs on all sides will want to look at the
:04:01. > :04:05.motion and see whether they want to change it in anyway. I would just
:04:06. > :04:12.say this to my honourable friend and colleagues around the I really hope
:04:13. > :04:17.that honourable members do take the time to actually read the rdport
:04:18. > :04:22.that the joint committee has put together. It was a cross-party
:04:23. > :04:26.committee, they spent a lot of time, interrogated and lots of witnesses,
:04:27. > :04:29.before they came to their recommendations, and I think the
:04:30. > :04:32.house owes it to those colldagues who served on that committed to look
:04:33. > :04:39.seriously at the arguments `nd evidence they presented. Thd litre
:04:40. > :04:44.just put a very complacent gloss on the care quality commission report.
:04:45. > :04:49.This is our independent health and social care regulator. The report is
:04:50. > :04:55.devastating, it contains an explicit request for urgent funds now, and
:04:56. > :04:59.this is unprecedented from the Commission, into social card. This
:05:00. > :05:04.follows the same called by the person the government appointed to
:05:05. > :05:08.lead the NHS, Sir Simon Stephens. So when will we get an emergency
:05:09. > :05:11.statement from the Secretarx of State for Health about what he's
:05:12. > :05:18.going to do about the collapsing state of our health and sochal care
:05:19. > :05:25.system? I would take issue with his description of my early response. I
:05:26. > :05:29.not a movement at the report this morning, I listen to the chhef
:05:30. > :05:35.executive of the Commission speaking on BBC Radio, and it was he that
:05:36. > :05:40.said one of the important ldssons here is that best practice needed to
:05:41. > :05:45.be copied by those authorithes and those NHS areas that were not
:05:46. > :05:50.delivering the best quality service at the moment. My right honourable
:05:51. > :05:56.friend the Secretary of State for Health will of course consider very
:05:57. > :06:00.carefully and urgently the views expressed in the Care Quality
:06:01. > :06:06.Commission's report today and I m sure he will want to make clear to
:06:07. > :06:10.the house his view on the recommendations in the relatively
:06:11. > :06:11.near future. There will be opportunity for health questions to
:06:12. > :06:28.be put to him. In East Cowes, the homes and
:06:29. > :06:35.community agency seems to h`ve forgotten they need to provhde
:06:36. > :06:41.business premises as well as domestic commerce. Would yot
:06:42. > :06:46.consider a on this issue? -, would you consider scheduling a ddbate on
:06:47. > :06:49.this issue? I can't guarantde a time, but you have been herd long
:06:50. > :06:53.enough to know there may be opportunities by way of adjournment
:06:54. > :06:59.debates are questions to ministers that enable him to speak up on
:07:00. > :07:04.behalf of his constituents. Figures show one in five of my constituents
:07:05. > :07:11.in Bristol South are over indebted, which is why I am bringing the Money
:07:12. > :07:16.Advice Service to the consthtuency to meet with other agencies. Can we
:07:17. > :07:19.have a debate on debt in thd country to help understand the government
:07:20. > :07:26.position and the strategy for addressing the serious issud for
:07:27. > :07:31.working people? I think we `ll have constituents who have benefhted from
:07:32. > :07:42.debt advice. It's not always something that is best provhded by
:07:43. > :07:48.an agency that has OHMS stalped all over it, sometimes it's better
:07:49. > :07:58.provided by a voluntary org`nisation that is to engage with people in a
:07:59. > :08:02.less rule- boned way, than hs usually the case with government
:08:03. > :08:07.agencies. I will take back to my honourable friend with Ms
:08:08. > :08:11.ministerial responsibility, the concerns you have expressed and I
:08:12. > :08:18.will ask him to write to yot directly. The National Citizens
:08:19. > :08:24.Service provides incredible opportunities for young people in
:08:25. > :08:30.Korby. At the very welcome news that David Cameron is going to bd taking
:08:31. > :08:34.at greater role in their NCS programme, can we have a debate
:08:35. > :08:39.about the terrific opportunhties it provides for young people across our
:08:40. > :08:45.country? This is a cause David Cameron championed during hhs time
:08:46. > :08:49.as Prime Minister, and I'm delighted he's continuing his association with
:08:50. > :08:54.the cause afterwards. As my honourable friend for all pdople
:08:55. > :09:00.know, the government introdtced the National Citizenship Servicd bill
:09:01. > :09:09.this week Apple put the NCS on a statutory basis for the first time.
:09:10. > :09:18.Yesterday, I attended a govdrnment, and events by the Gun Control
:09:19. > :09:21.Network. Measures Brought In At The Time Of The Dunblane Tragedx Have
:09:22. > :09:25.Made An Enormous Difference And Have Undoubtedly Saved Many Lives.
:09:26. > :09:30.Regrettably, People Are Still Dying From Gun Use And Gun Ownership And
:09:31. > :09:33.Too Often It's Through Licensed Firearms. I Wonder If We Did Have A
:09:34. > :09:40.Statement From The Government On The Plans Didn't Continue To Colbat
:09:41. > :09:45.Crime. . I know that the Hole Office is looking at legislation on gun
:09:46. > :09:52.dealers at the moment and that may go some way to address his concerns.
:09:53. > :09:59.I think that it is also right to remind ourselves that policd forces
:10:00. > :10:07.have a responsibility in making sure that people who hold firearls
:10:08. > :10:12.licences legitimately both store guns and ammunition is in a secure
:10:13. > :10:15.and safe fashion, and that they are fit and responsible people to hold
:10:16. > :10:25.such licences. The government has a policy of
:10:26. > :10:34.closing old Victorian prisons and replacing them with modern prisons.
:10:35. > :10:37.Wellingborough prison is a reserved prison. Could we have a statement
:10:38. > :10:39.next week from the Secretarx of State for Justice on how thd policy
:10:40. > :10:45.is working out, and in parthcular what is happening to the prhson in
:10:46. > :10:49.Wellingborough? I am sure that my honourable friend will want to speak
:10:50. > :10:57.to the prisons minister abott Wellingborough in particular. But I
:10:58. > :11:05.am sure that the policy is the right one for our right honourabld friend
:11:06. > :11:08.to be pursuing. More modern prisons are not only more cost-effective
:11:09. > :11:14.than maintaining prisons on what has become very valuable inner-city real
:11:15. > :11:21.estate, but they also provide conditions for prisoners th`t are
:11:22. > :11:25.both more secure and more htmane than the old-fashioned Victorian
:11:26. > :11:44.prisons that have lasted fotr, in some cases, far too long. Thank you.
:11:45. > :11:48.I have had many constituents contact me about Visa refusals for close
:11:49. > :11:53.relatives wanting to visit their family. Many unsuccessful applicants
:11:54. > :11:58.have visited to the UK prevhously, ensuring full compliance. C`n he
:11:59. > :12:03.agreed to a debate that can look into a this issue and why wd are
:12:04. > :12:08.seeing more refusals than in previous years, which are l`rgely
:12:09. > :12:14.unexplained. I think any of us who deal with a significant amotnt of
:12:15. > :12:19.immigration casework now th`t it is quite difficult to generalise about
:12:20. > :12:25.cases where the quality of the evidence can vary a lot frol one to
:12:26. > :12:33.the next. In my experience, what I advise my constituents as it is
:12:34. > :12:38.important to have the audit trail of evidence to show there is a previous
:12:39. > :12:42.pattern of sticking by the terms of these as that have been granted on
:12:43. > :12:50.past occasions, and also thd best possible documentation to show that
:12:51. > :12:55.the visitor has a good reason for returning home, family or job
:12:56. > :13:06.reasons, if allowed to come here as a visitor. The late Eric Forth used
:13:07. > :13:11.to have a description for e`rly day motions, but there is not stfficient
:13:12. > :13:16.chastity and language withott offence to repeat it. But
:13:17. > :13:24.nevertheless, could we have a statement from my right honourable
:13:25. > :13:32.friend about the wholesale `buse and trivialisation of them, not least
:13:33. > :13:38.from the Scottish National Party. I do think that early day mothons at
:13:39. > :13:47.an overrated currency, I was somewhat surprised to see the
:13:48. > :13:55.reports this morning that honourable members from the Scottish N`tional
:13:56. > :13:57.Party had been spending so luch time tabling early day motions on
:13:58. > :14:10.subjects that ranged from Christmas trees to the anniversary of the
:14:11. > :14:12.first screening of Star Trek, and I think he and his colleagues need to
:14:13. > :14:18.be careful because a number of us are coming to the conclusion that
:14:19. > :14:21.they find they have not got enough work to do, and I think thehr
:14:22. > :14:24.constituents would be somewhat shocked in finding that out. I
:14:25. > :14:32.welcome the shadow leader and acknowledge her reference to the
:14:33. > :14:34.peace in Colombia and forthcoming visit of President Santos. Will the
:14:35. > :14:39.Leader of the House make sure that he and his colleagues valid terms in
:14:40. > :14:49.which they rule out a second referendum here do not... Whth the
:14:50. > :14:51.context and challenges of Colombia, a second referendum might wdll be
:14:52. > :14:59.what they need following thd national dialogue and other
:15:00. > :15:03.negotiations that are now h`ppening. For a long time and under stccessive
:15:04. > :15:07.British governments, we havd supported the efforts to brhng about
:15:08. > :15:14.an end to the appalling conflict in Colombia. We welcome the cotrageous
:15:15. > :15:17.work that President Santos has done to try to reach that agreemdnt, and
:15:18. > :15:25.it is certainly the case th`t British ministers are not going to
:15:26. > :15:29.end anyway seek to tell the president of Columbia how hd should
:15:30. > :15:37.proceed in setting the final seal on an agreement that we all hope will
:15:38. > :15:40.endure. Can we have a statelent from the Secretary of State for Justice
:15:41. > :15:45.on the policy of allowing prisoners out to spend time with their
:15:46. > :15:49.families at Christmas? In an answer to a parliamentary question, it
:15:50. > :15:54.seems that 973 prisoners were allowed home to spend time with
:15:55. > :15:57.their families last Christm`s, including 61 murderers. I would have
:15:58. > :16:01.hoped it might have gone without saying that the victims of those
:16:02. > :16:04.murders will never be able to spend Christmas at home with their
:16:05. > :16:08.families again, and perhaps the government might reflect on what the
:16:09. > :16:12.families of those victims mtst think Windows murderers are allowdd out to
:16:13. > :16:17.enjoy a family Christmas at home, when they will never have that
:16:18. > :16:20.experience again. Perhaps the government might tell prisoners that
:16:21. > :16:23.if they want to spend time `t home with their families at Christmas,
:16:24. > :16:29.they should not commit the crimes in the first place that got thdm sent
:16:30. > :16:32.to prison. I will certainly draw the attention of the Justice Secretary
:16:33. > :16:39.to the point he has made. Btt I would just add this to him. All but
:16:40. > :16:44.a very small number of prisoners are going to be released one dax, either
:16:45. > :16:48.at the end of the sentence on life licence. And I do not think it is
:16:49. > :16:53.unreasonable in the context of people who are approaching the end
:16:54. > :16:59.of a sentence to be looking at ways in which to make it possibld for
:17:00. > :17:02.them to adjust to society ottside prison and to earn a living, take
:17:03. > :17:08.family responsibility and hopefully pursue a better path at that point,
:17:09. > :17:14.but he is absolutely right that it is such -- such as bed needs to be
:17:15. > :17:21.looked at in context of overall sentence planning and should not be
:17:22. > :17:25.a into which so often the ndcessity for the punitive aspect of ` prison
:17:26. > :17:35.sentence, which the public rightly expect judges and the prison service
:17:36. > :17:38.to see enforced. In responsd to the crisis in the steel industrx, the
:17:39. > :17:44.government produced some better procurement guidelines. It would
:17:45. > :17:47.appear that they have not ydt reached the Ministry of Defdnce who
:17:48. > :17:50.are using French steel to btild Trident submarines. Can we have a
:17:51. > :17:57.statement by the Business Sdcretary of how those procurement guhdelines
:17:58. > :18:15.are affecting the steel indtstry in a positive way, and how he hs going
:18:16. > :18:22.to move up the marks from e,mail -- e-to A plus. There was no stpplier
:18:23. > :18:26.of the steel required for this particular part. Other stagds of
:18:27. > :18:33.construction will include steel that British suppliers will support, and
:18:34. > :18:36.they will take the opportunhty to bid for this. As with every
:18:37. > :18:40.government, we are working hard to make sure that where we can we
:18:41. > :18:44.source British Steel and we expect that 85% of BAE Systems supply chain
:18:45. > :18:54.for a venue submarines to bd based in the UK. Could we have a debate in
:18:55. > :18:57.government time on long-terl funding for health and social care? And the
:18:58. > :19:02.way in which we raise the ftnding. There was a very interesting read in
:19:03. > :19:06.The Times yesterday on that subject, with some suggestions, but H think
:19:07. > :19:13.it is absolutely vital that we take the opportunity now to look at how
:19:14. > :19:18.things move forward post-2020, given the government's welcome support up
:19:19. > :19:26.till then. It will be important as we move forward towards 2020, to see
:19:27. > :19:30.the NHS making best possibld use of the extra ?10 billion that the
:19:31. > :19:35.government has allocated it, 2 billion more than it requested, but
:19:36. > :19:42.also for the NHS to deliver on the internal reforms that the Chief
:19:43. > :19:46.Executive has said that he both intense and needs to carry out. I am
:19:47. > :19:51.sure that my honourable fridnd will find an opportunity in which to
:19:52. > :19:56.raise some of these wider qtestions about future funding with hdalth
:19:57. > :20:03.ministers either that questhons are perhaps the Westminster Hall debate.
:20:04. > :20:11.-- or perhaps. Can we pleasd have a debate on the political and security
:20:12. > :20:18.situation in Kashmir? He will be aware there has been a serious
:20:19. > :20:23.escalation in violence in rdcent weeks. Understandably it is a matter
:20:24. > :20:26.of great concern, not just to my constituents who have a Kashmiri
:20:27. > :20:34.heritage, but to those right across the country. My honourable friend
:20:35. > :20:38.may well have the opportunity to raise this matter directly with the
:20:39. > :20:49.Foreign Secretary at FCO qudstions next Tuesday. I share his whsh to
:20:50. > :20:55.see an end to the violence hn Kashmir that has continued for far
:20:56. > :20:59.too long. That will, in the end depend upon the readiness of the
:21:00. > :21:08.governments of India and Pakistan to hammer out an agreement of which
:21:09. > :21:11.they both feel able to live. One congratulations to my honourable
:21:12. > :21:16.friend, whose talents have `t last been recognised, and it does
:21:17. > :21:24.guarantee that the exchanges between her and the Leader of the House will
:21:25. > :21:28.continue to be very welcome -- a oasis of good sense and humour. When
:21:29. > :21:33.can we debate the Royal Prerogative and the supreme duty of this
:21:34. > :21:39.Offerton to act in the interest of the nation when the governmdnt
:21:40. > :21:47.starts to act on its own interests rather than the nation's interest?
:21:48. > :21:50.-- of the sovereign. Know that there is a certain Brexit crisis `head on
:21:51. > :21:55.the fact we should judge thd value of the referendum on the basis it
:21:56. > :21:59.was one e-deceptions, exaggdrations and lies by both parties, and then
:22:00. > :22:17.we looked to see how he would deal with the situation if a dechsion is
:22:18. > :22:21.taken that those Royal Prerogative is delegated by the sovereignty are
:22:22. > :22:27.withdrawn. What would he do to deal with that if this Offerton hs acting
:22:28. > :22:43.in the service of the nation? - Esau
:22:44. > :22:49.When I looked at the Hansard report of yesterday's debate, I fotnd the
:22:50. > :22:55.issues of prerogative powers and the rights of Parliament were bding
:22:56. > :23:02.heard at considerable length and I'm sure that will be the case `s we
:23:03. > :23:10.find other opportunities to debate this. Services to my constituents
:23:11. > :23:15.provided by North East Lincolnshire Council could well suffer in the
:23:16. > :23:21.near future because the council have been forced to make safe and
:23:22. > :23:26.maintain a listed building to the tune of ?2 million and rising. The
:23:27. > :23:30.owner has abrogated their responsibilities. Could the
:23:31. > :23:33.government find time for a debate to consider whether legislativd changes
:23:34. > :23:40.are required to avoid this happening again? I cannot offer him a debate
:23:41. > :23:46.in government time. If you would like to put some of the det`il to me
:23:47. > :23:50.in a note, I will draw it to the attention of the relevant Mhnister
:23:51. > :23:58.at the Department of Culturd, Media and Sport, so he can have a
:23:59. > :24:04.comprehensive response. Tod`y is breast Cancer awareness Day. --
:24:05. > :24:11.secondary breast cancer awareness. Given that the campaign, secondary,
:24:12. > :24:16.not second-rate, has found that people facing this disease stays
:24:17. > :24:27.poor care, lack of informathon and support. Next Tuesday there is a
:24:28. > :24:32.half-hour adjournment debatd in Westminster Hall on cancer diagnosis
:24:33. > :24:38.that might provide the opportunity for an intervention, but thd
:24:39. > :24:40.honourable lady does the Hotse is a service today in reminding ts of the
:24:41. > :24:44.importance of the issue, and I am sure we would all wish to stpport
:24:45. > :24:48.the work that the cancer ch`rities are doing to highlight the
:24:49. > :24:54.importance of secondary bre`st cancer to ensure that challdnge is
:24:55. > :25:00.not being overlooked. And that we support both the research into
:25:01. > :25:04.causes and cures, and the work going on to try to support those who have
:25:05. > :25:13.to live with second breast cancer and their families. With thhs
:25:14. > :25:19.government's excellent support for keeping fit, active and healthy can
:25:20. > :25:22.I ask if we can have a debate on the possible closures of sports centres,
:25:23. > :25:27.such as the one in my consthtuency, a centre providing fantastic
:25:28. > :25:33.facilities on a cross-border basis that is under the threat of closure
:25:34. > :25:37.by the local authority. Sorry to learn about what was happenhng in
:25:38. > :25:44.his constituency. Obviously these decisions are sometimes a m`tter for
:25:45. > :25:48.the local authorities involved. If you would like to let me have the
:25:49. > :26:01.details, I will ask the sports minister to the point were smart --
:26:02. > :26:07.respond to him, but he may be able to secure a reply in this sdssion of
:26:08. > :26:10.the House. Many of my consthtuents and hundreds and thousands of people
:26:11. > :26:17.across the country have had their summer ruined again. They c`nnot sit
:26:18. > :26:25.in their gardens are open whndows, why? Because wagons carrying the
:26:26. > :26:27.rotting carcasses emitting ` horrendous stench travel up and down
:26:28. > :26:31.the road past our people's homes. Can we have a debate in govdrnment
:26:32. > :26:36.time on the need for sealed wagons to control the stench given out by
:26:37. > :26:46.these rotting corpses of anhmals and other meat products? Or indded
:26:47. > :26:49.should we be bringing anteaters -- containers of rotting meat here
:26:50. > :26:51.perhaps it is good enough for this House since it is good enough for my
:26:52. > :27:03.constituents. I confess this is not a subject with
:27:04. > :27:07.which I'm familiar. This was likely to involve responsibilities of a of
:27:08. > :27:11.different departments. My advice to him would be to look for
:27:12. > :27:17.opportunities to raise this with the relevant nesters or to secure an
:27:18. > :27:23.adjournment debate to try to take this forward and to get a rdply from
:27:24. > :27:31.ministers directly to the concerns his constituents are expressing
:27:32. > :27:35.More than 65,000 people are employed in the British nuclear industry and
:27:36. > :27:39.I'm delighted that more than a fifth of that workforce are no wolen. Can
:27:40. > :27:43.we have a debate on the importance of the nuclear sector to our
:27:44. > :27:48.economy, particularly considering the energy gap and how we c`n
:27:49. > :27:51.support nuclear through invdstment in skills, infrastructure and the
:27:52. > :27:59.supply chain, especially given the recent announcement on Hinkley point
:28:00. > :28:03.C. I welcome her support for the nuclear industry and I shard her
:28:04. > :28:08.view that nuclear has an important part to play in this countrx, as it
:28:09. > :28:14.already has in France, as p`rt of an overall energy mix to make sure we
:28:15. > :28:22.have supplies of fuel but are both clean as possible and are rdliable.
:28:23. > :28:26.It is also true the nuclear industry provides many opportunities for
:28:27. > :28:32.highly skilled and relatively well-paid employment, often in parts
:28:33. > :28:35.of the country where such jobs are very scarce indeed, so whild I can't
:28:36. > :28:41.promise her an early debate in government time on this, I think she
:28:42. > :28:50.will find her comments have struck a chord with honourable members on all
:28:51. > :28:54.sides of the House. On Mond`y, we had a written statement frol the
:28:55. > :28:57.Minister of defence on protdcting our soldiers overseas from the legal
:28:58. > :29:02.process and it was highlighted also by the chairman of the defence
:29:03. > :29:06.committee today, on how we should be looking after our soldiers who are
:29:07. > :29:09.under that process. In Northern Ireland, where just about to start
:29:10. > :29:16.the process for some who have been hold back from political re`sons.
:29:17. > :29:21.Can we make sure, and can wd have a statement from the three ministers
:29:22. > :29:28.together, defence, Northern Ireland and justice, to make sure otr
:29:29. > :29:35.service men are treated fairly? Clearly, in all parts of thd lighted
:29:36. > :29:40.kingdom, decisions about individual prosecutions, individual cotrt cases
:29:41. > :29:47.are rightly the province of independent prosecuting authorities.
:29:48. > :29:51.I am an easy about the idea that governments should intervend, either
:29:52. > :29:57.to try to initiate or to stop a prosecution that has been ddcided
:29:58. > :30:02.upon independently in that way, but I completely understand the point
:30:03. > :30:09.that the honourable gentlem`n makes. I think that pretty well evdryone in
:30:10. > :30:16.the House will acknowledge that bravely over so many years of
:30:17. > :30:21.service men and women who sdrved in Northern Ireland's, he'll wdar a
:30:22. > :30:25.line of defence for decent, law-abiding people of all
:30:26. > :30:29.communities in Northern Ireland against ruthless terrorism, and I
:30:30. > :30:35.will draw his remarks to thd attention of the ministers he
:30:36. > :30:40.mentioned. Walter Kershaw from my constituency is the world f`mous
:30:41. > :30:43.mural artists. His work is exceptionally well received from
:30:44. > :30:49.Portugal to Pedro, but his work these come back home. Could we have
:30:50. > :30:55.a debate on what is Arts Cotncil England funding is availabld to
:30:56. > :31:04.works like this? I can't promise an immediate debate in governmdnt time,
:31:05. > :31:09.but I think it's quite an ilportant principle, that the Arts Cotncil
:31:10. > :31:13.administers its budget at arms length from ministers. I don't think
:31:14. > :31:20.we want to have any suggesthon that political sympathies start to
:31:21. > :31:26.influence individual grants decisions by Arts Council England or
:31:27. > :31:29.other arts organisations in the UK. But the honourable gentleman has
:31:30. > :31:34.demonstrated again today th`t he is a champion of the achievements of
:31:35. > :31:46.Rochdale in the artistic world as well is in many other areas of life.
:31:47. > :31:54.To disabled veterans living in Bridgend decided to spend ?0500 of
:31:55. > :32:02.their own savings to buy lunch for a citizens across the county borough
:32:03. > :32:08.of Bridgend. They wanted to carry out random acts of kindness to
:32:09. > :32:12.people, because within their disability, they have found great
:32:13. > :32:20.help and support from the local community. A local branch of Subway
:32:21. > :32:25.added 500 meals, so we handdd out 1000 lunches. In a week where we
:32:26. > :32:29.have discussed Brexit, Aleppo, the fall of the pound, can we h`ve a
:32:30. > :32:35.government statement on the importance of random acts of
:32:36. > :32:40.kindness in raising the spirits of us all and making this a grdat
:32:41. > :32:44.country to live in. Can I wdlcome her comments and can I add ly
:32:45. > :32:50.unreserved congratulations, support and goodwill to her to constituents.
:32:51. > :32:56.I think it's the that every single one of us in this house, in our
:32:57. > :33:01.constituency work, comes across cases like the one she has described
:33:02. > :33:06.to us this morning, of the lost incredible acts of selflessness and
:33:07. > :33:13.public spirit by our fellow citizens. And that is something
:33:14. > :33:20.that, whenever politics is `t risk of making you feel low and
:33:21. > :33:23.depressed, those sorts of acts of kindness and generosity by ordinary,
:33:24. > :33:28.decent British citizens, do really warm the heart and make you have
:33:29. > :33:34.faith in this country. I am sure the house will join with me in wishing
:33:35. > :33:40.Sheffield's very own Jessic` N as hell all the best on the dax she
:33:41. > :33:47.announces her retirement and also in congratulating Yorkshire, go to s
:33:48. > :33:52.very own county, of course, for securing the world Road cycling
:33:53. > :33:56.Championships in 2019. Can H ask the leader to commit the governlent to
:33:57. > :34:06.continue to support the county as it works to make the most of this
:34:07. > :34:09.wonderful opportunity? I am happy to endorse her congratulations to
:34:10. > :34:17.Yorkshire and I will make stre that the sports Minister is award about
:34:18. > :34:20.her concerns about funding. I'm sure my honourable friend the want to
:34:21. > :34:24.have Jews regard to the importance of this event is being a success,
:34:25. > :34:30.and I think everyone in the House will want to say to Jessica
:34:31. > :34:35.Ennis-Hill, thank you for all that you have done, for your achhevements
:34:36. > :34:44.in your chosen sport, but also for the inspiration that you have given
:34:45. > :34:46.to so many aspiring young athletes, particularly women athletes in
:34:47. > :35:17.Yorkshire and far beyond in the UK. Hummus and taramasalata are big
:35:18. > :35:20.business in Gwent. But the cost of their imported ingredients `s
:35:21. > :35:27.increased as the pound has dropped. Can we have a debate on Brexit and
:35:28. > :35:30.its impact on family food bhlls because it looks like breakfast and
:35:31. > :35:40.now lunches getting an expensive, as our currency weakens. We do seem to
:35:41. > :35:55.be moving from toast Bridges through to Peter bread and dips --
:35:56. > :36:01.pitta bread and dips. Yes, hmports become more expensive, but dxports
:36:02. > :36:08.become cheaper. It happens the other way round and companies of `ll types
:36:09. > :36:13.learn to plan and adjust for those currency risks. Currencies go up and
:36:14. > :36:19.down, they fluctuate in thehr value, so I think, if the companies in his
:36:20. > :36:21.constituency are producing good high quality products in an
:36:22. > :36:35.efficient way, they should still be able to look forward to a stccessful
:36:36. > :36:39.future. Over the last key ydars the rise in cancer has been alarming.
:36:40. > :36:45.Insert your lifestyle and environment. From a pollution to
:36:46. > :36:54.pesticides and diet. Can I `sk, can we have a debate on the risd of
:36:55. > :37:00.cancer for children? I think nobody here would dissent from his view
:37:01. > :37:04.that any rising incidence of childhood cancer should be deployed
:37:05. > :37:11.and we should be active in seeking ways to prevent the occurrence of
:37:12. > :37:16.cancer, to ensure it is early detection and effective tre`tment. I
:37:17. > :37:22.hope he will have the opportunity at Health Questions in the futtre or at
:37:23. > :37:37.an adjournment debate to highlight this in the future. Present`tion of
:37:38. > :37:38.Bill, Amber Road. We now cole to the first of two debates under