:00:00. > :00:00.conversation with the devolved administrations as to where they are
:00:00. > :00:07.needed. It is a sensible approach to protect the interests of farmers and
:00:08. > :00:13.businesses across the UK. Business question, Valerie vows. But the
:00:14. > :00:23.Leader of the House please give us the forthcoming business.
:00:24. > :00:30.The Leader of the House. Thank you Mr Speaker. The business for the
:00:31. > :00:36.week commencing the 11th of September will be, Monday the 11th
:00:37. > :00:40.of September, conclusion of the second reading of the European Union
:00:41. > :00:43.Withdrawal Bill, day two. Tuesday the 12th of September, second
:00:44. > :00:48.reading of the Finance Bill, followed by motions relating to
:00:49. > :00:52.house business. Wednesday the 13th of September, Opposition Day, first
:00:53. > :00:57.allotted day. There will be a date on an opposition motion, subject to
:00:58. > :01:01.be announced. Thursday the 14th of September, a general debate on abuse
:01:02. > :01:05.and intimidation of candidates and the public during the general
:01:06. > :01:11.election campaign. Friday the 15th of September, the House will not be
:01:12. > :01:14.sitting. The provisional business for the week commencing the 9th of
:01:15. > :01:19.October will conclude on Monday the 9th of October, general debate on
:01:20. > :01:22.the subject to be confirmed. Mr Speaker, I'm sure the whole house
:01:23. > :01:31.will join me in sending our thoughts and prayers to those caught up in
:01:32. > :01:35.Kane Erma -- hurricane Irma, causing devastation to areas of the
:01:36. > :01:40.Caribbean. Today, the EU Withdrawal Bill will have the first of its two
:01:41. > :01:43.days of reading in the House. It is a key piece of legislation which
:01:44. > :01:49.paves the way for an orderly exit from the EU and fulfils the will of
:01:50. > :01:52.the British people. Finally, Mr Speaker, select committees provide
:01:53. > :01:57.vital scrutiny in this place. I have been working hard to make sure we
:01:58. > :02:00.establish as soon as possible and I'm grateful for the cooperation of
:02:01. > :02:04.colleagues right across the House who have worked quickly to bring the
:02:05. > :02:09.names of elected members forward. I know delighted to draw the attention
:02:10. > :02:12.of colleagues the motion in my name that will ensure the select
:02:13. > :02:19.committees can begin their important work next week. Thank you, Mr
:02:20. > :02:22.Speaker. Can I thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming
:02:23. > :02:28.business and tabling the motion on select committees. I think it was
:02:29. > :02:30.drawn to my attention that the international select committee chair
:02:31. > :02:35.is not on the list covers I hope that will be rectified soon. Just
:02:36. > :02:38.say that Her Majesty is opposition has been ready since July with
:02:39. > :02:41.getting the select committees are but I know they are taking evidence
:02:42. > :02:47.next week, so thank you very much that. We have had rest and
:02:48. > :02:51.relaxation, we have had rock and roll, although I didn't get an
:02:52. > :02:55.invite to Glastonbury and all that is left now is restoration and
:02:56. > :02:59.renewal, so could the Leader of the House please tell us when we are
:03:00. > :03:01.likely to have the debate by are marked the House does need to
:03:02. > :03:06.consider the proposals as soon as possible. Look what the Government
:03:07. > :03:10.has done to our children. They were expelled because they missed out on
:03:11. > :03:14.a few grades. We teach our children it is OK to fail, that is how we
:03:15. > :03:16.learn from our mistakes and sometimes that is the spur that
:03:17. > :03:21.leaves children to go on and do better things. We had the bizarre
:03:22. > :03:24.situation of parents having to threaten judicial review just to get
:03:25. > :03:29.their children back into education, so could we have a statement from
:03:30. > :03:32.the Secretary of State for Education clarifying that every child can have
:03:33. > :03:36.an education? Some of the headteachers don't appear to be
:03:37. > :03:40.abiding by the law. Could you also ask the Chancellor to make a
:03:41. > :03:49.statement on the fiscal rules. It seems that a six-month period from
:03:50. > :03:52.October, increasing overtime rates for prison guards, whilst we would
:03:53. > :03:56.agree, we need a statement on whether there are fiscal rules or
:03:57. > :04:00.not. We could do with it on the NHS because our nurses need to be paid.
:04:01. > :04:05.The cherry picking season is over. Look what they have done to our
:04:06. > :04:09.Health Service. Secretary of State to help picking a fight with
:04:10. > :04:13.professor Stephen Hawking, who rightly has told the Secretary of
:04:14. > :04:16.State to stop the slide to privatising the Health Service. A
:04:17. > :04:20.person who can explain a black hole against the Secretary of State who
:04:21. > :04:26.can't even recognise our financial glycol. The STB's are now the second
:04:27. > :04:30.reorganisation of the NHS under this Government. There is a crisis in
:04:31. > :04:35.social care, ?100 million will be spent recruiting GPs from abroad and
:04:36. > :04:39.the Health Service needs a cash boost of 350 million. After
:04:40. > :04:44.yesterday's defeat in the House of Lords on the Government's decision
:04:45. > :04:48.to abandon 18 weeks target for treatment, could the Secretary of
:04:49. > :04:51.State come to the House to explain the shredding of Government policy?
:04:52. > :04:55.We have had silence from the Secretary of State. Otherwise, what
:04:56. > :04:59.is the point of the Secretary of State? More pain and distress Ragan
:05:00. > :05:05.situates, as highlighted by the report from the United Nations on
:05:06. > :05:09.disabilities -- for our concessions. The United Nations Convention on
:05:10. > :05:16.People's rights is not reflected in current law. So will the House say
:05:17. > :05:19.when the Government will respond to the report which says there is a
:05:20. > :05:22.significant pay gap and treatment gap for disabled people. They
:05:23. > :05:26.mention the Brexit bill, look what they have done to the Brexit
:05:27. > :05:29.negotiations. The Government should have led the civil service to users
:05:30. > :05:33.position papers to present the facts, otherwise we wouldn't be in
:05:34. > :05:37.the position of seeing the whole thing unravelling. And with the
:05:38. > :05:42.Withdrawal Bill, sections seven, eight and nine, it says the Minister
:05:43. > :05:45.of the Crown may, by regulations, as the Minister considers appropriate.
:05:46. > :05:49.Never before have ministers been giving these unfettered powers.
:05:50. > :05:51.Could the Leader of the House confirm how many statutory
:05:52. > :05:56.instruments will come before the House grudge about is it likely to
:05:57. > :06:00.be over 500, less than a thousand? Anyone, on all sides of this House,
:06:01. > :06:03.who believes in Parliamentary democracy, the sovereignty of
:06:04. > :06:07.Parliament and the separation of powers, should be against this bill.
:06:08. > :06:13.The Government are playing Genge with our economy and our rights. If
:06:14. > :06:16.that is not enough, the Government want to fix the standing committees.
:06:17. > :06:21.They don't have a majority in parliament but they want a majority
:06:22. > :06:23.on standing committees, so can the leader confirmed that the Government
:06:24. > :06:28.will not insult the British people who did not give the Government
:06:29. > :06:32.majority by ensuring the result of the election is reflected on the
:06:33. > :06:37.standing committees? Mr Speaker, I do want to touch on the people who
:06:38. > :06:40.have recently died, eminent people. Lord Gary Hart, he was a leading
:06:41. > :06:44.lawyer, property lawyer, planning lawyer, before he came to the Lords.
:06:45. > :06:48.Michael Seaford, who sent his lawyers to give free legal advice to
:06:49. > :06:56.people during the miners strike. Cardinal Cormac McCarthy O'Connor,
:06:57. > :07:05.the former Archbishop of Westminster and Heather mayor, mown down in
:07:06. > :07:09.Charlottesville first defending. And something doing the rounds, Dennis
:07:10. > :07:14.Skinner, nature of the bees. What members will find is that the beast
:07:15. > :07:24.of Bolsover, like this country of will endure. -- like the sovereignty
:07:25. > :07:30.of Parliament, will endure. And the honourable gentleman is even
:07:31. > :07:37.smiling. Marvellous. The Leader of the House. Thank you, Mr Speaker,
:07:38. > :07:41.and may I thank the honourable lady for that sort of force. Excuse me.
:07:42. > :07:47.And also to her honourable friend, having tried very hard to help
:07:48. > :07:51.potential colleague of mine to unseat him, it was a great pleasure
:07:52. > :07:56.to visit Bolsover and see first-hand an excellent job he has done over so
:07:57. > :08:01.many years. And it's a great pleasure to see him here. But there
:08:02. > :08:07.is always another election, that is the great thing about our democracy.
:08:08. > :08:10.There is always another one. The honourable lady has raised quite a
:08:11. > :08:15.broad number of issues, I will try and deal with them all in turn. The
:08:16. > :08:17.first one she mentioned, which she caught me slightly unawares about, a
:08:18. > :08:24.committee that may be missing from the list on the motion put forward
:08:25. > :08:27.for Monday. I am checking that as we speak, but may I assure all
:08:28. > :08:31.colleagues that all of the scrutiny committees will be established on
:08:32. > :08:36.Monday at the close of business, following a decision by this House.
:08:37. > :08:39.Just to be clear about that, if there has been an omission, that
:08:40. > :08:47.will be rectified. She and I both played a part in the fast last night
:08:48. > :08:50.running around like idiots trying to sort out the order. So I'm very
:08:51. > :08:58.grateful to her for her help yesterday. She talks about education
:08:59. > :09:02.and wanting to hear more about inclusion and may I just absolutely
:09:03. > :09:06.assure her that this Government is determined to see a good education
:09:07. > :09:12.for every child. And there is a lot to be proud of. We say this, but
:09:13. > :09:15.there are 1.8 million more children in good and outstanding schools than
:09:16. > :09:20.there were in 2010. That is really something to be proud of. Delivering
:09:21. > :09:25.a good education to every child is vital. She talks about the fiscal
:09:26. > :09:30.rules, there are very clear Treasury fiscal rules. She will be aware that
:09:31. > :09:32.there have been some short-term support for prison officers because
:09:33. > :09:39.there have been some difficulties with certain situations in prisons,
:09:40. > :09:42.and I'm not aware of the complete details of watching mentions but I
:09:43. > :09:46.will certainly take that away and look into that for her and write to
:09:47. > :09:50.her on that. On the subject of Stephen Hawking, he is a very
:09:51. > :09:54.eminent, very highly regarded person but I am afraid I absolutely agree
:09:55. > :09:57.with the Secretary of State for Health, he is completely wrong to be
:09:58. > :10:02.talking about privatisation of the NHS. This Government is fully
:10:03. > :10:08.committed to a free Health Service at the point of delivery, as are all
:10:09. > :10:13.parties across the House. On the United Nations' inquiry into the
:10:14. > :10:16.rights of Persons with disabilities, we frankly very disappointed that
:10:17. > :10:21.this report doesn't accurately reflected the evidence we gave to
:10:22. > :10:25.the UN. The Government is working to improve accessibility, including
:10:26. > :10:28.bettering the impact of building regulations and guidance to local
:10:29. > :10:31.authorities, strengthening accessibility requirements for
:10:32. > :10:34.transport and working right across Government services to improve the
:10:35. > :10:40.accessibility of the information we provide for with disability. On the
:10:41. > :10:45.EU Withdrawal Bill, very importantly, she talks about Henry
:10:46. > :10:48.VIII powers. I do want to assure all members that what the withdrawal
:10:49. > :10:55.bill is seeking to do is to bring into UK law the entire body of EU
:10:56. > :10:58.law. The point of doing that is to provide continuity and certainty and
:10:59. > :11:04.a smooth transition as we leave the EU. The powers that are used in
:11:05. > :11:09.order to do that, I can give an example to the House, the psycho
:11:10. > :11:14.abstinent -- psychoactive substances bill of 2015 where we can understand
:11:15. > :11:19.that Henry VIII powers there are used so we can quickly update as any
:11:20. > :11:26.new legal high is created, we can update the legislation to ensure it
:11:27. > :11:31.is banned the people say. That is the use of Henry VIII powers, to
:11:32. > :11:35.define the terms that are necessary. Half of the legislation in the last
:11:36. > :11:40.parliament contain Henry VIII powers. There is nothing new or
:11:41. > :11:43.unusual about the use of those powers and very specifically, they
:11:44. > :11:48.are, of course, always subject to scrutiny either of a committee of
:11:49. > :11:53.the whole house or by committees as a part of this House, so they are
:11:54. > :11:56.absolutely subject to scrutiny. Finally, I would like to join with
:11:57. > :12:00.the honourable lady in noting the passing of a number of eminent and
:12:01. > :12:02.high profile people who have contributed a great deal to our
:12:03. > :12:08.communities over many years. Thank you.
:12:09. > :12:23.I thank her for the update of business. I think we should also pay
:12:24. > :12:30.tribute to the passing of Edward Duchan, who passed away, an eminent
:12:31. > :12:33.member of the House. Can I ask the Leader of the House if we can have a
:12:34. > :12:38.debate in government time, and I noted as an opportunity for the
:12:39. > :12:43.general debate when we come back in October, on housing policy. It is
:12:44. > :12:46.the single biggest issue affecting the country right now, and the need
:12:47. > :12:50.to get young people an opportunity for a home of their own is
:12:51. > :12:54.absolutely crucial, and we need a strong debates we get answers from
:12:55. > :13:00.the government as to how this will be implemented in the future. Yes,
:13:01. > :13:04.he raises an important point, and we all agree that being able to get a
:13:05. > :13:08.home of your own is crucial for every young person from everyone in
:13:09. > :13:14.society to have their own home. I am pleased to tell him nearly 900,000
:13:15. > :13:23.new homes have been delivered since 2010, including nearly 330 300,000
:13:24. > :13:28.affordable homes. Annual housing supply is ?190,000 additional homes
:13:29. > :13:32.between 2015 and 2016, which was an 11% increase from the previous year.
:13:33. > :13:36.But I think you will know plenty of ways to bring this to a debate in
:13:37. > :13:43.the House and I'm sure lots of colleagues will be interested in
:13:44. > :13:46.taking part. Can I thank the Leader of the House for announcing the
:13:47. > :13:48.business for next week. A pity the honourable member has just left the
:13:49. > :13:56.House because we were looking forward to sequel after sequel, and
:13:57. > :14:06.I am looking forward to Beast, the return. Today we have the first day
:14:07. > :14:09.of eight two-day debate on the second reading of the repeal bill,
:14:10. > :14:16.as we continue to address this delusional Brexit. Two days to
:14:17. > :14:22.debate this unprecedented power grab, with all the horrors of the
:14:23. > :14:29.Henry VIII powers. Members of Parliament will have only minutes to
:14:30. > :14:33.air their concerns because of how busy it will be. Viverone eight days
:14:34. > :14:38.for the committee of the whole House, eight days to negotiate the
:14:39. > :14:43.setting up of a new legal framework for the UK to disentangle themselves
:14:44. > :14:49.from an institution we have been a member of four decades, with all the
:14:50. > :14:55.regulations, directives and treaties. In context, there were 41
:14:56. > :15:00.days for the Maastricht Treaty, 39 days to enter the European Union
:15:01. > :15:04.when it was just the Common Market. Eight days for leaving the European
:15:05. > :15:08.Union. It is almost beyond a joke, and the Leader of the House has to
:15:09. > :15:12.come back with a sensible programme and a sensible amount of time to
:15:13. > :15:19.debate the thousands and thousands of amendments that will be tabled by
:15:20. > :15:22.the time we come back in October. After all the faffing around we had
:15:23. > :15:27.yesterday in supplying all the names for these committees, you you would
:15:28. > :15:32.have thought that there would be something on the order paper today.
:15:33. > :15:38.This means a lot of pressure for select committees to meet next week.
:15:39. > :15:41.Then we have the thorny issue of the standing committees. The shadow
:15:42. > :15:46.leader of the hoses this government has no means to expect to have a
:15:47. > :15:52.majority in the standing committees of the House. They do not command a
:15:53. > :15:58.majority. This is a House of minorities, and that reality has to
:15:59. > :16:01.be reflected into the parliamentary standing committees of the House.
:16:02. > :16:05.Does the Leader of the House understand and appreciate she is in
:16:06. > :16:14.a minority in this House, and all the committees must recognise that
:16:15. > :16:17.reality? The honourable gentleman has raised the issue of the
:16:18. > :16:24.programme motion for the EU Withdrawal Bill. It is eight days
:16:25. > :16:28.with eight hours protected everyday. Really importantly, I think
:16:29. > :16:35.honourable members do need to appreciate that this Withdrawal Bill
:16:36. > :16:41.is to provide a base for the UK's departure from the EU. There will be
:16:42. > :16:46.a large number of subsequent bills relating to new policies, new
:16:47. > :16:51.systems, new processes, that relate to the UK's departure from the EU.
:16:52. > :16:54.There will be opportunities for all colleagues from across the House to
:16:55. > :16:59.have their views taken into account, and as we said time and again, it is
:17:00. > :17:02.clear that we want to be a consulting government, that we want
:17:03. > :17:07.to take into account views across the House, and to provide sufficient
:17:08. > :17:13.time for colleagues to make their views known. On his other points on
:17:14. > :17:18.committees, I think it is rather churlish of home. We have absolutely
:17:19. > :17:23.made every effort to establish the select committees as soon as we
:17:24. > :17:27.possibly could. They have now been established faster than in the last
:17:28. > :17:32.Parliament or the one before. It is extremely churlish. What it
:17:33. > :17:37.demonstrates his opposition for the sake of it. He does not even have
:17:38. > :17:41.the decency to recognise that this House is responding to a genuine
:17:42. > :17:45.request from select committee chairs across the House to get a move on
:17:46. > :17:50.and do it, and we have done it, and he does not have the grace to say
:17:51. > :17:56.thank you or appreciate that fact. It is an important point, he just
:17:57. > :17:59.wants to oppose for the sake of opposition. That is not
:18:00. > :18:03.constructive. And at a time where this House needs to come together to
:18:04. > :18:09.look at what we can agree on, and not simply make small, petty points.
:18:10. > :18:15.It is a shame he takes this approach. Although this extensive
:18:16. > :18:18.interest in always -- is always in business questions, there is a
:18:19. > :18:26.ministerial statement to follow, and a approximately 60 members wish to
:18:27. > :18:33.comment, and I have to take account of their business. It may not be
:18:34. > :18:39.possible today to get everyone in, but my chance of doing so will be
:18:40. > :18:46.greatly enhanced if the premium upon brevity is observed. Over the
:18:47. > :18:51.summer, many constituents have had to endure rubbish and social
:18:52. > :18:57.behaviour and noise caused by an authorised traveller encampments and
:18:58. > :19:05.public open spaces and the Beach Commons. Even our local football
:19:06. > :19:09.club has been affected. I am sure Mr Speaker understands the frustration
:19:10. > :19:12.that this can cause. Can we have a debate in government time to look at
:19:13. > :19:20.this, including the powers available to councils and police, and the
:19:21. > :19:25.impact on the local communities? She raises an important point. I know
:19:26. > :19:29.this is of great interest to members across the House, and I am sorry to
:19:30. > :19:35.hear of these issues. The police and local authorities have a range of
:19:36. > :19:40.powers available to address this, so they can direct trespassers to leave
:19:41. > :19:46.the land, they can remove a vehicle as it is a suitable pitch elsewhere.
:19:47. > :19:50.And failure to comply with police direction as a criminal offence. It
:19:51. > :19:57.is really important that police and local authorities work together to
:19:58. > :20:06.address this. I think the phrase that the Leader of the House was
:20:07. > :20:10.looking for before was scalded cats, but I note that there are two days
:20:11. > :20:16.of general debates in the business announced this morning next Thursday
:20:17. > :20:20.and on the first day back after the recess, but the Leader of the House
:20:21. > :20:26.will be aware that the backbench business committee has not yet been
:20:27. > :20:28.established, but has elected chair, I am already receiving enquiries
:20:29. > :20:34.from members about the availability of time. Could I ask the Leader of
:20:35. > :20:38.the House to ensure that when committees are established on
:20:39. > :20:43.Monday, that includes the backbench business committee. There are still
:20:44. > :20:47.some vacancies, so can we make sure it is established notwithstanding
:20:48. > :20:54.vacancies on the conservative side of the chamber? I am trying to get
:20:55. > :21:03.every committee established as soon as possible and I will look at this
:21:04. > :21:13.specific point later in the day. Can I thank the leader and her assiduous
:21:14. > :21:17.PPS for responding so quickly to requests about getting those
:21:18. > :21:23.committees up and coming from next week. And maybe take advantage of
:21:24. > :21:27.the fact that there is a suspension of the usual arrangements in
:21:28. > :21:32.Northern Ireland to get a statement from the government once and for
:21:33. > :21:38.all, bringing forward a plan for a statute of limitations to protect
:21:39. > :21:41.our veteran servicemen from prosecution for acts occurring
:21:42. > :21:46.during the troubles many years ago, that have been investigated many
:21:47. > :21:53.times in the past. It is not right that criminals and terrorists go
:21:54. > :22:03.free, while veterans, service men, face the possibility of long-term
:22:04. > :22:09.imprisonment. I am grateful for him reflecting your own role, Mr
:22:10. > :22:14.Speaker, select committee forming. Yesterday the Prime Minister made
:22:15. > :22:19.clear that there has been of bodies looking at legacy issues, and I am
:22:20. > :22:30.sure my honourable friend will take it up separately with the Secretary
:22:31. > :22:36.of State for Justice. I would be grateful if she is able to assure
:22:37. > :22:39.that the House for development committee will be established on
:22:40. > :22:47.Monday so that they can meet next week? He is right, it was an
:22:48. > :22:53.administrative oversight and the last-minute running around, and it
:22:54. > :22:55.will be rectified, and I can assure him that his committee and the
:22:56. > :23:00.Brexit scrutiny committee will be on the order paper from Monday. The
:23:01. > :23:08.honourable gentleman has never been and will never be forgotten. Can I
:23:09. > :23:13.thank the Leader of the House for taking time out yesterday to attend
:23:14. > :23:17.the launch of the manifesto to strengthen family supported by 44
:23:18. > :23:24.backbench MPs. 18 practical policy proposals such as strengthening
:23:25. > :23:28.family ties, supporting veteran families. Witchy agree that this
:23:29. > :23:36.needs more consideration, and which she meet with those MPs to establish
:23:37. > :23:45.how much more time can be given to this? -- would she agree? Can I
:23:46. > :23:49.thank for all the work that has gone into this manifesto? A number of
:23:50. > :23:59.investors are interested in it, and I would be delighted to meet with
:24:00. > :24:03.her. Huddersfield Town of 's at a has won the global teaching
:24:04. > :24:14.University of the year award. Also in the year that we won the
:24:15. > :24:20.football, could you congratulate the university and team on their
:24:21. > :24:31.successes? -- Huddersfield Town University. I would love to
:24:32. > :24:37.congratulate them. Can I echo the request of the Member for Harrow,
:24:38. > :24:40.calling for a general debate on housing, and such a general debate
:24:41. > :24:59.to discuss leasehold reform. If that fails, I would request that
:25:00. > :25:05.regeneration of town centres, particularly the town centre of
:25:06. > :25:09.Winsford being included. She is raising a point that is raised with
:25:10. > :25:14.the number of MPs by their own constituents. It is a very important
:25:15. > :25:17.point, and I share her desire to the resolution of it and encourage her
:25:18. > :25:24.to seek opportunity for a debate on the matter. The Leader of the House
:25:25. > :25:31.may be aware of the anxiety on the part of organisations like mencap
:25:32. > :25:34.who provide services to people with mental disability, that they face
:25:35. > :25:43.back Bay for up to six years following a change of guidance on
:25:44. > :25:50.sleeping shifts. They need the government to step in to support
:25:51. > :25:54.them. Will she ensure that the Business Secretary comes to the
:25:55. > :25:59.House to clarify the position to provide reassurance for the
:26:00. > :26:04.organisation? I am well aware of the issues he raises, and the government
:26:05. > :26:10.is looking at it. I will look at taking that away and seeking some
:26:11. > :26:16.feedback from the Department. In the recess, the government made a
:26:17. > :26:22.welcome announcement about action to counter the risk posed to aviation
:26:23. > :26:30.by drones. What follow-up is there so we can see that action
:26:31. > :26:35.implemented as soon as possible? I am grateful to him for an important
:26:36. > :26:39.question. It is an exciting and innovative new industry, and we are
:26:40. > :26:44.keen to harness it effectively, but he rightly raises concerns around
:26:45. > :26:46.safety, which the government takes equally seriously. Registration and
:26:47. > :26:54.testing will be introduced for users of drones of 250 kilograms and
:26:55. > :26:58.above. Further measures, such as a ban on them flying certain distances
:26:59. > :27:00.from the airports and certain heights are being considered, and we
:27:01. > :27:06.will make further announcements on that in due course.
:27:07. > :27:13.Months ago, a report commissioned by the Government and only released
:27:14. > :27:18.after FOIA request found at the Ministry of Justice's and approved
:27:19. > :27:22.methods of restraining children in secure institutions and training
:27:23. > :27:26.centres can actually kill or leave children disabled. Can the Leader of
:27:27. > :27:31.the House please ask her colleagues in the Justice Department to make a
:27:32. > :27:33.statement explaining why the Government have continued to preside
:27:34. > :27:39.over this and have failed to act on it yet? Well, the honourable lady
:27:40. > :27:42.raises an incredibly important point. It's not something I'm
:27:43. > :27:45.particularly aware of but if she would like to write to me, I will
:27:46. > :27:51.certainly raise that with the Justice Department. I used to serve
:27:52. > :27:55.on the joint committee on statutory instruments, little known in this
:27:56. > :27:59.House, but it looks at statutory instruments to advise whether they
:28:00. > :28:02.fall in within certain criteria. When EU directives came before that
:28:03. > :28:08.committee, even if they made no sense at all and didn't comply, we
:28:09. > :28:11.still had to pass them and let them go through or recommend to the House
:28:12. > :28:15.that they were passed. Could the Leader of the House confirmed that
:28:16. > :28:19.if we are going to use delegated Legislation committees to discuss
:28:20. > :28:22.important EU matters that those committees will be open to any
:28:23. > :28:25.member to attend and speak out, they will be voted on and more
:28:26. > :28:30.importantly they will then come to the House, for the whole house to be
:28:31. > :28:38.voted on, so it is getting scrutiny whatever the opposition like to
:28:39. > :28:41.believe? My honourable friend from Northamptonshire as ever makes a
:28:42. > :28:45.really important point, which is that this House will get to
:28:46. > :28:51.scrutinise all legislation that relates to EU withdrawal and our
:28:52. > :28:54.future policies post-EU in the usual way and that democratic oversight
:28:55. > :29:05.will be continued for the duration of this period.
:29:06. > :29:14.Despite serious underfunding and rationing in the Vale of York CCG
:29:15. > :29:17.and the acute trust, they have been placed in the capital expenditure
:29:18. > :29:21.process, but over the summer, it emerged that the process seems to be
:29:22. > :29:24.changing day by day so can we have a statement from this Health Secretary
:29:25. > :29:27.to say exactly what those processes and ensure the Health Service is
:29:28. > :29:35.properly funded to meet local demand? Well, as the honourable lady
:29:36. > :29:41.will be aware, NHS funding will be over half ?1 trillion from 2015-2020
:29:42. > :29:46.and we have protected and increased health funding. As far as local
:29:47. > :29:51.sustainability and transformation partnerships, where there is work
:29:52. > :29:56.under way to change processes locally, there is broad consultation
:29:57. > :30:00.and reconfiguration tests, where there must be support from clinical
:30:01. > :30:09.commissioners, clinical evidence, patient and Public engagement and
:30:10. > :30:13.support for patient choice. Colchester's Lib Dem and Labour run
:30:14. > :30:17.borough council has recently introduced a very unpopular
:30:18. > :30:21.fortnightly black bag collection scheme, which is leaving my
:30:22. > :30:26.residence to deal with rats, other vermin, flies and maggots, it's
:30:27. > :30:29.totally unacceptable. Will my right honourable friend allow Government
:30:30. > :30:32.time debate to discuss where local councils ignore the wishes of
:30:33. > :30:39.residence and failed to address their concerns? I think it's
:30:40. > :30:44.interesting, as an ex-secretary of state for DEFRA, how will it is
:30:45. > :30:48.always one of the biggest concerns of everybody in our country, it is
:30:49. > :30:54.right up there and what happens to it is a vital issue. The honourable
:30:55. > :30:58.gentleman shout "Rubbish" and he is quite right to shout that, very
:30:59. > :31:01.important issue. Regular litter collections are incredibly important
:31:02. > :31:08.and my honourable friend will absolutely take every chance, I'm
:31:09. > :31:15.sure, to raise that with the DC LG. Although I was present to vote in
:31:16. > :31:19.the first vote last night, I was not able to do so. I was locked, not in
:31:20. > :31:23.the lavatory, but in the lift and were it not for one of the
:31:24. > :31:27.researchers from the party opposite, I suspect I would still be in the
:31:28. > :31:31.lift. I think it is very unsatisfactory in our first week
:31:32. > :31:38.back after recess, the problems with the lift. So can I ask the Leader of
:31:39. > :31:43.the House to ensure that all the maintenance men around, surely the
:31:44. > :31:47.lifts all to be serviced. I am sure you will be as concerned as I am to
:31:48. > :31:50.hear about that and we will certainly look into that situation
:31:51. > :31:57.and I assure the honourable lady that I will take that up later
:31:58. > :32:00.today. The situation is extremely irregular and my honourable lady has
:32:01. > :32:09.my sympathies. I hope she will take it in good humour that I say I am
:32:10. > :32:18.rather surprised the lift there. -- dead. The popular open green space
:32:19. > :32:24.was invaded in the eyes large catering a state, theses and rotting
:32:25. > :32:28.rubbish were left in the undergrowth on the local convenience store had
:32:29. > :32:31.to employ a security guard and widespread alarm and distress was
:32:32. > :32:38.caused to the local settled community. The police refused to use
:32:39. > :32:41.the section 61 powers open to them to request the travellers to move
:32:42. > :32:48.on. Can we have an urgent statement from the Home Office that it will
:32:49. > :32:52.review the powers available to the police, so that we can have an
:32:53. > :32:55.effective system to protect the settled community from the
:32:56. > :33:02.intimidation caused by Gypsies and travellers? Well, this is an
:33:03. > :33:05.incredibly important issue that is raised time and time again at
:33:06. > :33:10.business questions and at other times and I know that all members
:33:11. > :33:14.suffer from this problem of unauthorised travellers' camps and,
:33:15. > :33:19.of course, the reality is that the powers do exist but the police and
:33:20. > :33:22.local authorities need to work together to make sure that they use
:33:23. > :33:27.them and use the enforcement possibilities open to them. We have
:33:28. > :33:33.a debate on Labour markets and Labour shortages and yesterday the
:33:34. > :33:37.all-party group on migration, which I chair, published a report
:33:38. > :33:40.highlighting the concerns of employers in relation to so-called
:33:41. > :33:46.low skilled jobs after Brexit, that they will no longer be able to
:33:47. > :33:51.recruit EU workers to these roles and language stigmatises the rolls,
:33:52. > :33:54.which means it is more difficult to recruit UK workers. Will the Leader
:33:55. > :33:59.of the House read the all-party support and encourage a ministerial
:34:00. > :34:02.colleagues to do so? I am always delighted to read all-party group
:34:03. > :34:05.reports, I'm happy to do that. The honourable lady will be aware that
:34:06. > :34:09.the Home Office will be coming forward with their proposals on new
:34:10. > :34:13.immigration rules as we take back control of our borders and the Home
:34:14. > :34:18.Secretary has made very clear that we ensure we have the right balance
:34:19. > :34:22.between the excellent work done by many EU and other migrant
:34:23. > :34:26.communities in this country, but at the same time we do take back
:34:27. > :34:30.control of immigration and ensure there is the right balance between
:34:31. > :34:36.what our country needs by way of immigration and that we are fair to
:34:37. > :34:39.those who already live here. Almost 1,000 of my constituents are
:34:40. > :34:43.travellers. I know many of them, they are good people, but their
:34:44. > :34:47.reputation is being destroyed in our community by the actions of a small
:34:48. > :34:50.minority who, over the course of this summer, have destroyed
:34:51. > :34:56.gravestones, damaged village greens, intimidated residents and damaged
:34:57. > :34:57.businesses. This can't go on. Nottinghamshire police are highly
:34:58. > :35:00.constrained by the powers available to them and are looking to the
:35:01. > :35:05.Government and a cross-party agreement to move this forward. Can
:35:06. > :35:08.I echo the comments of members across the House today for a debate
:35:09. > :35:12.in Government time about how we can move this issue forward for the
:35:13. > :35:15.benefit not just of the whole community, but also the traveller
:35:16. > :35:21.community whose reputations are at stake? My honourable friend is
:35:22. > :35:24.looking at a different aspect, which is of course the legitimate and well
:35:25. > :35:30.mannered travellers who do take account of local communities, who
:35:31. > :35:33.are being run down by those who behave so appallingly and cause so
:35:34. > :35:38.much heartache and mess and concern in so many other communities.
:35:39. > :35:42.Hearing the mood of the House, I am happy to take it away and look at
:35:43. > :35:46.whether we can provide time and of course, as the honourable gentleman,
:35:47. > :35:49.the chairman designate and elect of the backbench business committee
:35:50. > :35:57.will also be hearing this, and also will be prepared to make time in his
:35:58. > :36:00.committee. Could the Leader of the House give us some Government time
:36:01. > :36:05.to have an urgent debate about the quality of decision-making of the
:36:06. > :36:09.DWP and Aptos, or the independent assessment services as they are now
:36:10. > :36:12.known. I have a paraplegic constituent with schizophrenia who
:36:13. > :36:19.was called for a medical and when I raised concerns with the NP
:36:20. > :36:24.complaints team, I received the stock reply, PIP entitlement is
:36:25. > :36:28.affected by how the disability at Faxon individual rather than a
:36:29. > :36:31.diagnosis. Does the Leader of the House share my concern that the DWP
:36:32. > :36:37.are devoid of compassion and common sense and how many paraplegic
:36:38. > :36:43.schizophrenics does she think would not qualify for enhanced care in the
:36:44. > :36:51.mobility components of PIP? Well, I have to say I think individual
:36:52. > :36:55.members of the DWP are actually working incredibly hard and in very
:36:56. > :37:01.difficult circumstances very often. We all do have a particular
:37:02. > :37:04.constituency cases that we need to pursue with quite a lot of the
:37:05. > :37:08.gutter make sure that they can get through a system that can sometimes
:37:09. > :37:13.not be sufficiently attuned of the input -- to the individual needs of
:37:14. > :37:16.particular constituent and I would encourage him to talk to DWP
:37:17. > :37:24.ministers who I am sure would be interested in keen to help him.
:37:25. > :37:27.Somebody who lost many, many relatives including my grandfather
:37:28. > :37:30.in the Kashmir earthquake now the dire consequences of natural
:37:31. > :37:34.disasters. Can I ask the Minister if we can have an urgent statement on
:37:35. > :37:38.the floor of the House with regards to the floods in South Asia, which
:37:39. > :37:45.are affecting 41 million people and have cost 1200 lives and it affects
:37:46. > :37:51.a fellow Commonwealth members. I thank my honourable friend, I really
:37:52. > :37:55.sorry to hear of his own sad personal experience. I can tell him
:37:56. > :37:59.that in Nepal, David set aside 400,000 to the Red Cross and Nepal
:38:00. > :38:06.Red Cross Society for monsoon flood response to help 30,000 people, most
:38:07. > :38:09.of it is a marked the water sanitation and hygiene. In
:38:10. > :38:14.Bangladesh, the contribution of 660,000 to the flood response will
:38:15. > :38:17.help over 60,000 people and in India, the Government has not
:38:18. > :38:21.requested international assistance, so the response has been to the
:38:22. > :38:27.start fund global consortia of NGOs which respond to small and medium
:38:28. > :38:34.emergencies, with a donation of 325,000 four Nepal and 400,000 for
:38:35. > :38:37.India. At the end of this month, Sebring community Centre in my
:38:38. > :38:41.constituency may well be closing its doors. This is after seven years of
:38:42. > :38:44.an attempt at a community asset transfer, where local volunteers,
:38:45. > :38:48.led by John ruddles, have worked tirelessly but have not received the
:38:49. > :38:52.support they should have from the local authority. Can we have a
:38:53. > :38:55.debate about what the big society really does look like now and what
:38:56. > :39:00.support can be provided to volunteers in this situation? Well,
:39:01. > :39:04.can I pay tribute to the excellent work of volunteers? I know a lot of
:39:05. > :39:08.people worked tirelessly and find it frustrating to get things done.
:39:09. > :39:12.Could I encourage her to talk to one of the DC LG ministers and see if
:39:13. > :39:17.there is anything that can be done at this late stage to help it along.
:39:18. > :39:21.Otherwise, perhaps organise an adjournment debate to get the
:39:22. > :39:26.Minister to the floor of the sows. Would my right honourable friend
:39:27. > :39:32.allow time for a debate on the proposals announced yesterday by
:39:33. > :39:37.Babcock TSG to close three of their sites across the UK, including the
:39:38. > :39:43.only military land support repair work shop in Scotland, in my
:39:44. > :39:51.Stirling constituency, with the threatened loss of 56 highly skilled
:39:52. > :39:54.jobs? We are always incredibly concerned to hear about the prospect
:39:55. > :39:58.of job losses and my honourable friend will be aware that there are
:39:59. > :40:01.very strict rules around consultation and working closely
:40:02. > :40:06.with those who are affected to ensure that all decisions taken are
:40:07. > :40:09.fair, but if you want to write to me specifically, I could see if I could
:40:10. > :40:15.raise that to the attention of ministers. British Steel pensioners
:40:16. > :40:19.are concerned that proposed changes will result in them losing out on
:40:20. > :40:25.proper uplifting of their pre-1997 service. Can we have a statement
:40:26. > :40:27.from the Government of the proposed changes to SPS and how the
:40:28. > :40:33.Government will ensure pensioners are not short changed question mark
:40:34. > :40:40.I am happy to take that up on his behalf of the department.
:40:41. > :40:46.Mr Speaker, during the recess, I visited a Cray farm in my
:40:47. > :40:51.constituency, where the owners have installed small-scale hydroelectric
:40:52. > :40:54.schemes. These are outstanding examples, invisible to the eye in
:40:55. > :41:00.beautiful National Park countryside, based on private investment and
:41:01. > :41:04.provide much needing greed -- green energy. Can I ask for a debate on
:41:05. > :41:09.how we can help rather than hinder the development of further hydro
:41:10. > :41:14.schemes around the country? Well, I can say to my honourable
:41:15. > :41:17.friend that I don't think we in any way hinder, we are very keen to
:41:18. > :41:20.encourage the development of renewable electricity and it is
:41:21. > :41:25.certainly something that this country has done extremely well at,
:41:26. > :41:31.one of the top performers across the EU in terms of the speed at which we
:41:32. > :41:34.are starting to use green electricity and I would be very
:41:35. > :41:38.happy to talk to him further about what measures we can take, or he
:41:39. > :41:43.might want to arrange an adjournment debate. We are now running very
:41:44. > :41:46.short a time so I am looking for single, short sentence questions and
:41:47. > :41:50.it is a matter of good faith. If people want to ask a single short
:41:51. > :41:53.sentence question, fine, but if they want a preamble, keep it for the
:41:54. > :42:03.long winter evenings that lie ahead. Can I ask for a debate in government
:42:04. > :42:10.time about the impact on Highland -- education institutions regarding the
:42:11. > :42:14.Brexit process and beyond. He raises an incredibly important issue which
:42:15. > :42:18.is a great interest to all of us. There will be lots of opportunities
:42:19. > :42:23.over the next few days during the Withdrawal Bill debate and also in
:42:24. > :42:34.discussions later this year on immigration. Big Ben is silence. The
:42:35. > :42:42.chains are loved by community and visitors. Can we have a debate why
:42:43. > :42:47.it has happened under the -- by this has happened? She will be aware that
:42:48. > :42:53.there are strong views. She can hear people on the opposition benches
:42:54. > :42:58.shouting her down on the prospects for a debate. My own view is it is
:42:59. > :43:04.an important issue, the committee met last night and agreed to
:43:05. > :43:09.continue with the cessation of the bells for the moment but also
:43:10. > :43:14.looking at if there were any alternatives. Can we have an urgent
:43:15. > :43:18.debate on the issue of travellers? There have been real problems in my
:43:19. > :43:24.own constituency and there is the need for a review of that
:43:25. > :43:29.legislation. Yes, I can hear that there is a very important issue,
:43:30. > :43:35.there have been big problems over the summer, and I will take this up.
:43:36. > :43:38.Growth in the spirits market, particularly gin, whisky and other
:43:39. > :43:44.spirits here and in exports are important to the economy. There is
:43:45. > :43:48.no leader still be in Cumbria. Can we have a debate on the importance
:43:49. > :43:56.of this sector, and reaching a sector deal, and which also agree
:43:57. > :44:03.that such a deal must be UK wide. He is raising a very valuable point.
:44:04. > :44:08.Travelling around Europe over the summer, seeing the fantastic
:44:09. > :44:14.British, United Kingdom spirits that are available now, and increasing
:44:15. > :44:17.the number of exports, it is a very important UK export, and I would
:44:18. > :44:23.support efforts he wanted to make to ensure we give it the right level of
:44:24. > :44:27.priority. In the next couple of months the new Mersey crossing will
:44:28. > :44:41.open, and we are told contrary to promises given regarding tolls. This
:44:42. > :44:47.government has been guilty of investing a amount of
:44:48. > :44:51.infrastructure, particularly transport infrastructure, across the
:44:52. > :44:54.country. I am not aware of the specific issue about broken
:44:55. > :45:00.promises, but I can take it up a few rights to me. We are fully committed
:45:01. > :45:05.to improving road and rail transport across the UK, and I record is
:45:06. > :45:08.extremely strong. Can we have a statement from the Home Secretary on
:45:09. > :45:12.the shocking and sickening revelations on BBC panorama about
:45:13. > :45:19.Brickhouse immigration detention centre, which showed the shocking
:45:20. > :45:25.behaviour of GeForce staff but also how the system is not working, with
:45:26. > :45:30.criminals who have been convicted of crimes being held with asylum
:45:31. > :45:33.seekers who have not been. -- Brook House. We would all agree there were
:45:34. > :45:37.some shocking examples, and the honourable member may wish to raise
:45:38. > :45:39.VAT at the next Home Office questions. Given that the Chancellor
:45:40. > :46:02.says he leaves this week -- to have a discussion regarding
:46:03. > :46:07.devolution. Can we have a debate regarding this? It is certainly
:46:08. > :46:23.something we can debate during unadorned -- adjournment debate.
:46:24. > :46:28.Menard reports of tower blocks being demolished -- many reports of tower
:46:29. > :46:39.blocks being demolished, Saudi Arabia... Here's exceeding his one
:46:40. > :46:48.question. Can we have a debate about this? He raises a very important
:46:49. > :46:53.issue, and the Foreign Office will look at this. I am happy to look at
:46:54. > :46:57.this, if he raises it through the Foreign Office. Many of my residents
:46:58. > :47:01.tell me they will have to pay up to ?80 a month extra just to get to
:47:02. > :47:05.work as a result of the Mersey crossing toll charges. Can we have a
:47:06. > :47:10.debate on what the government is going to do to stop my residents
:47:11. > :47:18.being penalised on what is effectively a job tax. I have to say
:47:19. > :47:21.that this government has invested a huge amount in infrastructure. It
:47:22. > :47:26.sounds like a question that needs to be put in transport questions, or if
:47:27. > :47:30.he wants to write to me I can take it up with the Department on his
:47:31. > :47:40.behalf. Will he make time for a debate on the successful campaign by
:47:41. > :47:51.the British company to stir up racism in South Africa, working for
:47:52. > :47:57.the corrupt Gutpa Brothers. Yes, it has been very concerning, and Al
:47:58. > :48:11.Pottinger had been removed from the trade body as a result.
:48:12. > :48:20.Bell Pottinger. The last bank in our town has been closed without
:48:21. > :48:26.consultation. Why is the government saying nothing and wise parliament
:48:27. > :48:30.not discussing this? I hope to give the honourable gentleman some good
:48:31. > :48:33.news on this, which is, on the one hand there are very clear rules
:48:34. > :48:36.around how banks can close. There must be broad consultation and
:48:37. > :48:41.assessment, but importantly what not enough people know about is that the
:48:42. > :48:45.Post Office now has an agreement with all major banks to provide
:48:46. > :48:49.basic banking services, and very often because the post offices are
:48:50. > :49:03.open at weekends and longer hours, that can provide a good alternative.
:49:04. > :49:10.My constituent suffers with a tape of muscular dystrophy, and he has
:49:11. > :49:16.lost his facility to mobility vehicle. Can have a debate regarding
:49:17. > :49:22.the detrimental cost to the public purse regarding such changes? On the
:49:23. > :49:27.face of it, that sounds like a bizarre decision, but he will of
:49:28. > :49:40.course want to raise that directly through MPs's Hotline. We were told
:49:41. > :49:43.the growth plan would be announced after parliamentary recess. Can she
:49:44. > :49:48.make sure that when it is published we have a parliamentary debate on
:49:49. > :49:54.it? As she will expect, there is normally some kind of statement,
:49:55. > :49:59.written or ministerial, or she may wish to organise a backbench debate
:50:00. > :50:06.when the plan comes forward. Over the summer months, the question of
:50:07. > :50:11.shortage of nurses in Rochdale was raised, as it reflects the national
:50:12. > :50:14.shortage. What is the government plan to do to increase nurses pay,
:50:15. > :50:24.and also make sure we are training enough nurses? The number of nurses
:50:25. > :50:29.on wards is up by almost 12,000, and we are increasing investment in the
:50:30. > :50:36.NHS, increasing the number of training places and so on. The
:50:37. > :50:43.specific issues are not -- if there are specific issues around Rochdale
:50:44. > :50:50.he wishes to raise, he can raise those during health questions.
:50:51. > :50:52.Community Care is causing concern to my constituents. Despite the
:50:53. > :50:57.decision being referred to the Secretary of State for health under
:50:58. > :51:01.the 2013 regulations, there has been no response. Could we have an urgent
:51:02. > :51:03.debate on the accountability of clinical commissioning groups,
:51:04. > :51:08.because those people who spend public money and commission public
:51:09. > :51:14.services should not be outside a public scrutiny. I think it would
:51:15. > :51:17.not be true to say clinical commissioning groups are not subject
:51:18. > :51:22.to public scrutiny, the most certainly are. If he has particular
:51:23. > :51:29.concern with the CCG, I'm sure ministers will respond to his
:51:30. > :51:35.concerns. Could we have a debate on the shambolic Home Office Visa
:51:36. > :51:38.system. Case after case of academics being denied, especially from Africa
:51:39. > :51:48.and the Middle East, being denied access to the UK. Could the concerns
:51:49. > :52:03.of summer my -- some of my constituents be addressed, as people
:52:04. > :52:07.think this is a covert system. If he has concerns about individuals, he
:52:08. > :52:10.can take that up with ministers, but there is no sense that there are
:52:11. > :52:18.many travel bans operating in the United kingdom that are unjust or
:52:19. > :52:20.inefficient. Drug policies in Holland have delivered a prison
:52:21. > :52:26.crisis, in that they do not have enough prisoners to fill the
:52:27. > :52:32.prisons.. Policies here have created chaos in our prisons and a record
:52:33. > :52:35.number of drug deaths, including psychoactive drug deaths last year.
:52:36. > :52:41.Can be debate which country has the policies right? In the UK we have
:52:42. > :52:49.always been very clear, we do not believe that permission to use drugs
:52:50. > :52:55.is of any benefit whatsoever. And we will continue to make every effort
:52:56. > :53:02.to reduce drug offending and to try to encourage people to get clean
:53:03. > :53:06.from drugs. Can we have a statement from the government of when they
:53:07. > :53:14.plan to reconvene the committee is so devolved administrations can be
:53:15. > :53:19.involved in the Brexit process? There is a great deal of
:53:20. > :53:22.consultation going on between the devolved administrations and the
:53:23. > :53:28.Westminster Government. There will be plenty opportunities in the weeks
:53:29. > :53:33.and months ahead. When Tony Newton was we did in the House and a
:53:34. > :53:36.Conservative government in 1995, he accepted that of the government lost
:53:37. > :53:39.its majority in the House of Commons, it should not have a
:53:40. > :53:45.majority in the committees of this House. Why on earth does this
:53:46. > :53:47.Conservative leader think this government -- Conservative Leader of
:53:48. > :53:53.the House think this government is any different? The House is speaking
:53:54. > :53:57.through the usual channels about the business of the House, and there
:53:58. > :54:00.will be more discussion about that next week. Motions will be on the
:54:01. > :54:07.order paper in good time for the House to be able to consider it and
:54:08. > :54:16.discuss it. During the recess I met with IME Scotland, a group trying to
:54:17. > :54:23.tackle hate crime. Can we have a debate on the most heinous of
:54:24. > :54:29.crimes, abuse against disabled people? It is an important point, it
:54:30. > :54:33.is a horrible thing to see any abuse of individuals, particularly those
:54:34. > :54:36.with disabilities. I encourage the honourable gentleman to seek an
:54:37. > :54:41.adjournment debate at Westminster Hall debate on that. It was clear
:54:42. > :54:50.from this week's statement on Grenfell Tower that little progress
:54:51. > :54:54.is being made, particularly on rehousing residents. Can we have a
:54:55. > :55:00.weekly update on this? I think that is really very unfair, ministers
:55:01. > :55:05.have been very focused on trying to alleviate the suffering of those
:55:06. > :55:07.victims of Grenfell the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister and
:55:08. > :55:12.others have been to the House many times. What they do not want to do
:55:13. > :55:15.is force residents into accommodation that they do not wish
:55:16. > :55:20.to take. The offers have been made and there is a total focus on
:55:21. > :55:28.ensuring we do everything we can for those people. Is a government
:55:29. > :55:34.minister, the Leader of the House voted to give an additional ?60
:55:35. > :55:40.million for Trident renewal, then a ?34 billion tax package for the
:55:41. > :55:44.wealthiest. Did she make a statement explaining why she thinks that is
:55:45. > :55:52.fear, and if the UK Government is going to follow the Scottish
:55:53. > :55:59.Government's lead and scrap the cap. To be clear, what we have to do it
:56:00. > :56:03.in any government is to have the right balance in priorities for
:56:04. > :56:07.spending, and it has to be right for the people who are working and doing
:56:08. > :56:11.the amazing work we do in public services, but also right for the
:56:12. > :56:18.taxpayers who have to foot the bill. When we came into office, we had the
:56:19. > :56:23.largest peacetime deficit ever, and in the following years we have tried
:56:24. > :56:28.to get to living within our means. The alternative is that we leave the
:56:29. > :56:35.debts but the Next Generation, which would be unfair. Balance in spending
:56:36. > :56:39.priorities is absolutely key. In 2015 Wales introduced the opt out
:56:40. > :56:45.system of organ donation, and in the next year there was a 19% increase
:56:46. > :56:52.in kidney organ donations. Scotland is about to introduce a similar
:56:53. > :56:54.system. Is it not time that those awaiting organ donations in England
:56:55. > :57:01.were also given the right to live? The honourable lady raises a very
:57:02. > :57:04.important point, I'm very sympathetic to that. Last year, we
:57:05. > :57:08.saw the highest ever rates of organ donation but we do want that number
:57:09. > :57:12.to rise further so everyone who needs a transplant has the best
:57:13. > :57:16.chance of receiving one. It is organ donation week and the campaign
:57:17. > :57:21.focuses on the importance of people talking about it and telling their
:57:22. > :57:24.family their wishes. So we are committed to continuing campaigns
:57:25. > :57:27.that raise awareness but we will be looking very closely at the
:57:28. > :57:32.situation in Scotland and Wales and how that affects donation rate and
:57:33. > :57:35.the just to highlight the need to encourage black, Asian and minority
:57:36. > :57:41.ethnic donors and we are looking at more ways to do that. The Leader of
:57:42. > :57:44.the House made the comment on including topical questions in the
:57:45. > :57:49.devolved nations questions that fall before Prime Minister's Questions.
:57:50. > :57:52.We seem to be short listed on a number of questions week in, week
:57:53. > :57:57.out and we can hold no one to account for it. Well, the honourable
:57:58. > :58:03.gentleman raises an interesting point and I'm happy to take it away
:58:04. > :58:09.and discuss it with colleagues. Can we have a statement on the powers of
:58:10. > :58:12.the Financial Conduct Authority? Their slowness in taking action
:58:13. > :58:24.against sky-high interest rates in the rent to own sector has left
:58:25. > :58:28.families paying through the nose. Well, it's incredibly important that
:58:29. > :58:33.financial conduct is carried out meticulously and the regulator has
:58:34. > :58:39.very strong powers to be able to ensure that people behave
:58:40. > :58:42.appropriately. They're all sorts of around financial conduct at all
:58:43. > :58:45.times and I think the SCA does a good job at of the honourable
:58:46. > :58:51.gentleman wants to raise particular issues, I do recommend he tries to
:58:52. > :58:55.arrange a Westminster Hall debate on that specific point. Two years on
:58:56. > :58:58.from the images of the Syrian boy being washed up on the beach in the
:58:59. > :59:02.Mediterranean, there is still a crisis for children in Europe. Can
:59:03. > :59:05.we have an urgent debate on what can be done to speed up the process of
:59:06. > :59:11.the child refugees sleeping rough in Calais to be reunited with their
:59:12. > :59:15.families in Britain? Yes, I mean, this is incredibly harrowing, the
:59:16. > :59:19.situation for children. This country has made huge strides to try to
:59:20. > :59:25.unite refugee children with families and other relatives and people in
:59:26. > :59:34.United Kingdom. We continue to be one of the most generous donors, to
:59:35. > :59:38.try to establish safe havens the children in places closer to home to
:59:39. > :59:40.avoid them getting into the hands of people traffickers making appalling
:59:41. > :59:44.journeys, losing relatives on the way and so on. There is always more
:59:45. > :59:47.to be done and the honourable gentleman may well want to arrange
:59:48. > :59:53.for an adjournment debate on that subject. Statement, the Minister of
:59:54. > :59:59.State for Europe and the Americas. Minister Sir Alan Duncan. I'm very
:00:00. > :00:04.grateful to you for this opportunity to make a statement on hurricane
:00:05. > :00:09.Irma, which is already affecting and is said to further Fed Caribbean
:00:10. > :00:10.islands and the south-east United States with devastating effect. Much