23/11/2017 Business Questions

this incident but Bob Bodley

strengthening the rules will give

people more control over the theatre

and help punish people who do not

have high data protection standards.

-- more broadly.

Could the Leader of

the House give us the forthcoming

business?

In an attempt to be as

helpful as possible to the House and

with your prior agreement, Mr

Speaker, I would like to give the

provisional business for the period

up until the Christmas recess. The

business for the week commencing the

27th of November will include Monday

27th, continuation of the budget

debate, Tuesday the 28th, conclusion

of the budget debate. Wednesday the

29th, opposition day, the allotted

day, there will be a debate by the

Scottish National Party with the

subject to be announced. 30th of

November, SMEs by the RBS

restructuring group and also mental

health and suicide within the autism

Committee. This was by the back

bends business Committee. Friday the

1st of December, Private members

bills. The provision of business the

week commencing the 4th of December

will include, one day, fourth

December, European Union withdrawal

Bill day four. Tuesday the fifth,

opposition day, sixth allotted day.

Debate on an opposition motion,

subject to be announced. Wednesday

the sixth, continuation of Committee

European withdrawal Bill Day five.

Thursday the seventh, debate on a

motion on prison reform and a safety

followed by a general debate on the

UK fishing industry. The subject for

these debates were determined by the

Backbench Business Committee. Friday

the eighth, the House will not

accept. The business for the week

commencing the 11th of December will

include, Monday the 11th, second

reading of the Finance Bill. Tuesday

the 12th, continuation in Committee

of the European Union withdrawal

Bill day six. Wednesday the 13th,

continuation in Committee of the

European withdrawal Bill day seven.

Thursday the 14th, business to be

nominated by the Backbench Business

Committee. Friday the 15th, the

House will not be setting. The

provisional business for the week

commencing the 18th of December will

include, Monday the 18th,

consideration of the Finance Bill in

Committee B1. Tuesday the 19th,

consideration in Committee of the

Finance Bill the two. Wednesday the

20th, conclusion of the continuation

in Committee of the European Union

withdrawal Bill, Day eight Mac.

Thursday the 20... Business to be

nominated by the Backbench Business

Committee. Friday the 20th, the

House will not be sitting. I would

like to inform the House that the

debate on restoration and renewal

will now take place on Thursday the

11th of January, 2018. I should also

like to inform the House that the

business in Westminster Hall for

December will be 4th of December,

debate on the new petition relating

to public sector Bill. 11th of

December, petitions on the

referendum for the exit from the

European Union. 12th of December,

general debate on funding for

domestic violence refuges. 19th of

December, general debate on the

steel sector deal. This week, the

working group on an independent

grievance policy held further

meetings. I am pleased to report the

positive progress we're making and I

would like to thank colleagues for

the constructive way we are working

together. All members of the working

group are committed to bringing the

proposals to the House before it

rises on the 21st December. The

group has received the number of

contributions, all of which will

inform the final policy and will be

commissioned to survey that are

distributed to staff inside and

outside of the estate of Parliament.

We're balancing the need for fast

action with Due Diligence and we

will continue to update the House.

The light of the work on harassment,

it is right to mention that this

Saturday is International Day for

the elimination of violence against

women. We in this House stand for

all of those who are working to put

at an end the basis of gender based

violence. Can I congratulate Her

Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh on

the occasion of the 70th wedding

anniversary. I think the entire

country has been inspired by the

wonderful achievement. Thank you.

THE SPEAKER:

There's heavy pressure

on time today. The phenomena of

colleagues beatling into the chamber

after the leader has started to give

the business has been growing in

recent times. This is really very

unsatisfactory. Members must keep an

eye on the monitor and make sure

they're here on time. It's not fair

to come late and then expect to be

called, delaying progress to later

business and opportunities for

colleagues to participate in that

later business. So, frankly, today,

I am disinclined to call people who

turned up late. Their conduct must

improve. Valerie Vaas.

Thank you.

Can Iing thank the leader for

the-coming business all the way up

to the Christmas recess. That's very

helpful. Can I thank the leader also

for the extra opposition day. That

too is very helpful and useful. I'm

slightly saddened, the date for RNR

is not the date you originally

intended to have it before the

House. It is now on a Thursday which

is not particularly helpful for

members who come from far flung

constituencies. Could I ask her to

look at possibly having the debate

earlier in the week? And could we

have... Could we have a look at the

motion before we rise? She'll know

it has been 14 months since the

report and... Sorry s there a

problem? OK. That costs will be...

The honourable member ought to no,

he's a lawyer. Judges wouldn't put

up with this. It has been 14 months

since the report. Costs are

increasing. I raised last week the

issue which the leader didn't

respond to in her address nor has

she written to me on the list of

minister ace interests. It has not

been updated since September. Could

the leader ensure that's done as

soon as possible? Particularly as

trade negotiations are going on. We

want to make sure there is

transparency and no condition

flicked of interest. I don't know if

the Leader of the House is aware of

when the impact assessments

requested will be provided to the

chair of the committee of exiting

the union? I think the deadline is

on Tuesday? I'm sure she's aware of

the sanctions for that. Could we

also have a statement on what the £3

billion mentioned in the budge tote

prepare the exit from the EU?

There's to detail on. That we know

there are 300 staff, the inner tash

until trade has 200 staff. Could the

leader be explicit what it is for or

could the Chancellor make a

straight. There's still the

immigration bill, the fisheries bill

and the agriculture bill. Could the

leader of house please say when

those will be published. Despite the

secretary saying we wouldn't, we've

lost the European banking agency to

France and the European medicines

agency to Holland, we're also losing

our influence, we've lost our judge

on the international #k0ur9. --

court. Could you do the House the

courtesy of having a debate or oral

statement on forensics services. In

2012, the Government sold off the

Florence why I can science service

despite warning that standards were

slipping two years ago. The Policing

Minister in a written statement on

Tuesday confirmed tests from Trimega

between 2010 and 2014 and Randox

Testing Services are being treated

as potentially unreliable. The

police were informed there may have

been manipulation of test results.

Customers include local authorities,

legal representatives, #e78 ployers

and the police. The House needs to

know what the Government will do to

restore public confidence in

forensic science and restore the

Forensic Science Service. The

minister must come to the House as

requested by the honourable member

for Sheffield. If it is not being

sold off it is being cut. Could we

have an urgent statement from the

Justice Secretary in response to the

Shadow Justice Secretary in answer

to his written question that there

are cumulative cuts of 40% to the

Mods budget ending 2020. The former

leader of the House has gone to a

department cut in half. The Law

Society says these cuts are having a

real impact on the ability of the

most vulnerable in our society to

access justice. So justice for the

few not the many. The chance willer

appears to have forgotten about

defending our country. Nothing on

defence. Nothing on social care,

nothing on student finance or on the

review of university finance.

Forgotten about the public sector.

Services which underpin our

communities. He's forgotten about

affordable homes. How much was set

aside for the liabilities we have to

pay to the EU and mental health. £28

billion to a cash-rich local

authority and nothing to anyone

else. Could we have a statement on

all those topics? No invasion just

stagnation. Nor did the Chancellor

mention the OBR said Brexit played a

part in weak productivity which

result in the a revised downward

growth forecast and no measure to

kick-start a stagnant economy. The

pound has fallen today. Could we

have a statement on what's going to

be done on that by the Chancellor.

That's why the honourable member

from Burton resulted to personal

insults to the Leader of the

Opposition yesterday. There were

plenty of seats Mr Speaker, plenty

of seats and for the Chancellor. No

need to sit on the stairs. We debate

in this chamber, I thought, we don't

sledge. That's just for cricket

matches. Oh, I forgot, there was one

thing the Chancellor did which was

innovative. The Chancellor and

Government seems to be obsessed by

driverless cars. We know why.

Because when driverst cars crash,

there is no driver to take the

blame.

Thank you. I'm personally

delighted that the Government is

embracing the opportunities of

future technology and the high

skilled jobs of the future. I regret

that the honourable lady seeks to

down play the importance of new

technologies in creating a bright

future for the UK. She asks about

the debate on the restoration and

renewal of the palace. I can assure

all honourable members and encourage

honourable members, please do come

to my third drop-in session next

Tuesday evening where the engineers

for the R&R programme are on #457bed

to answer questions. I'm there to

hear all views on what we should be

doing about this fantastic palace of

Westminster. It is right we get a

grip on it. That's what we are

doing. That's why we'll have a

debate on 11th January. I encourage

all members to make sure they're

aware of the issues before then. The

honourable lady asks about the

impact assessments. As I have said

many times, we will be absolutely

meeting the obligations of the

motion that was passed by the House

with regards to impact assessments.

She asks for information on the

break down of the budget that was

given to preparedness for leaving

the EU. She will appreciate as we

leave the EU, there are requirements

to be ready for that, have new

systems and procedures in place. It

is quite right the Chancellor

provides funding for those new

systems and procedures. And, as we

go through the Brexit legislation,

it will be apparent the extent of

excellent preparation work that's

going on amongst all departments on

the Government side. She asks about

the immigration, fisheries and

agriculture bills. They will all be

coming forward in due course. A lot

of work is already underway to

prepare for that. She asks about the

UK's influence in the world. I'm

sure she does not mean to talk down

our great country. We, on this side

of the House, are extremely

optimistic about the future for the

UK as we seek to leave the EU. We

have very strong support. We are a

key member of the United Nations

Security Council. We are absolutely

key to many of the international

agencies around the world, not least

of which is in our support for

international aid. Something I'm

sure the honourable lady will

welcome. She asks specifically about

the Forensic Science Services. It is

a very concerning report. I'm sure

there will be much more to be said

about that in due course. She may

well wish, and honourable members,

to raise that in questions at the

first opportunity. She also asks

about the 40% cuts in the MOJ

budget. There are questions on 5th

December. As she will be aware. All

departments are looking to to make

efficiency savings. It is not the

case cuts automatically mean less

access to any service. There are

efficiencies being made right across

Government which is something to

welcome to offer better value to the

taxpayer. Timmy, in regard to her

points about yesterday's budget,

yesterday, my Right Honourable

Friend delivered a budget that will

support a Britain fit for the

future. We've scrapped stamp duty

for over 80% of first time buyers.

Fantastic news for young people.

Increased the living wage, great

news for low easterners. Cut income

tax and frozen fuel duty. These

measures support everyone in the UK

providing a particularly boost for

the lower paid. The budget proves

we're taking a balanced approach to

the economy while supporting even

more people in their every day

lives. Thank you Mr Speaker.

Thank

you. I'm one of the offenders, as I

said last time, I threw myself on

your mother'sy but I was on time,

sir.

THE SPEAKER:

Order, I wasn't aware

the honourable gentleman had been

late! The fellow behind him is...

The honourable gentleman, the member

for Gainsborough is chuntering from

a saidant tripost its for the simple

reason I haven't the foggiest idea

from this distance what he's

chuntering about. I'm sure he'll

tell me what it is. Meanwhile, the

honourable gentleman for

Gainsborough can sit quietly and

await his fate. We'll hear from the

honourable member for Bridgwater.

I

will not chunter. The Leader of the

House is fully aware at the moment

we're trying to get built as soon as

possible. One of the problems is the

A358 which is now under yet again

another set of consultation. Taunton

Dean Council lied that the road go

ahead has been given. That is not

true. Could we have a debate on

this. As the Hinkley sea project is

of massive and international

importance?

My honourable friend

raises a point that is of grave

concern to him. I encourage him to

take this up with DCLG ministers.

My

honourable friend sends his

apologies to you. I want to welcome

the appointment of Sarah Clarke, the

first black rod. Her appoint the

follows the announcement of the

first Doctor Who. One inhabits a

weird and whammy universe and the

other one flies around in a Tardis.

It seems the Leader of the House has

acquired a time machine. The

pre-Christmas debate on restoration

renewal will take place before

Christmas 2018 in the new year.

Another pioneering woman was Winnie

ewing. We're grateful to you for her

maiden speecheer 50 years ago.

That's why it is quite timely we

will have the first SNP opposition

day since before the election on

Wednesday. I know the House is in a

state of breathless anticipation

waiting to find out what topics we

will chose and whether the

Government will maintain its policy

of abstaining on opposition day

motions. We welcome the announced

yesterday from the Chancellor to

scrap VAT on Scotland's fire and

police services. It is interesting

Scotland's Tory MPs are trying to

claim credit for the Chancellor's

change of heart. Any time it's been

raised by SNP members they've tried

to shout us down. That begs the

question, what is the point of

Scottish Tory MPs? A couple of weeks

ago, the Leader of the House told us

it was their job to hold the

Scottish Government to account. She

told me the place to hold Scottish

ministers to account is the Scottish

Parliament from whence many of our

colleagues came. If they're so

obsessed with the performance of the

Scottish Government they should go

back. We'll find out whether our

Scottish colleagues are prepared to

get on with their day job and join

SNP MPs in holding this Government,

the UK Government, to account.

First

of all, I'd like to wish his

honourable friend well who very

kindly gave the honourable lady

opposite and myself prior notice he

wouldn't be here. So we do wish him

well. Secondly, the honourable

gentleman raises the absolutely

correctly, the issue of SNP

opposition day next week. And we do

all await with baited breath the

subject for discussion. I would

encourage him to let the subject for

debate be indeed to congratulate my

honourable friends, the Conservative

members for Scotland on the

excellent negotiations that they

held with my Right Honourable Friend

the Chancellor to try and ensure the

police and Fire Services in Scotland

would be able to recover VAT which

the Scottish Government decided to

bring under Scottish rule in the

full knowledge that VAT would not be

recoverable. So, it seems

extraordinary that honourable

members on the SNP benches should be

criticising rather than thanking my

honourable friends for their

contribution and certainly, I'm very

glad the honourable gentleman

welcomes the debate on R&R. It is

not just before Christmas 2018, it

is just into the new year of 2018.

Remembered for Stafford is joining

the end continued celebration a mere

five days later about Arsenal's 2-0

victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

My

right honourable friend has not

mentioned the second reading of a

jest to phase two AA. Can I ask for

a debate on the importance on

preparing for such a major project

in terms of national road

infrastructure. These 2A will cut

across lots of busy roads in a short

space. It is vital that this

national infrastructure is protected

Julian Lake the Phase 2A if it is to

go ahead.

The debate on HS2 will be

as soon as possible in the New Year.

He is right to point out that proper

infrastructure to accommodate this

enormous project is vital. There are

transport questions on the 30th of

November and I encourage him two

days that matter there In order to

protect subsequent business I were

advising the House I would like to

move onto the next business by

11:45am.

Perhaps members can train

your contributions accordingly.

Can

I thank the leader for the business

being announced up until the

Christmas recess. The backbench

Committee has already had

provisional determinations for the

days that have been announced. On

the seventh we have prison and

perform and safety. And also a

general debate on the UK fishing

industry prior the EU fishing

council in December. The provisional

determination for the 14th would be

on the quality of prevention --

pension provision for women and also

pregnancy tests. And for the 21st is

Russian interference in UK politics

and a general debate on matters to

be raised before the adjournment of

the Christmas recess.

The I say I am

delighted he was able to accommodate

the debate on fishing prior to the

December counsel.

We rightly devolve

money to mayors across the country,

I will not allude to the ball like

Cuba can I wish Arsenal well in the

Europa League tonight. We provide

funding to metal mayors and other

local authorities and I asked them

to spend it wisely. The Labour Mayor

of London has been on the airwaves

complaining about the funding for

the Metropolitan Police and other

services. He sits on £2.5 billion of

unallocated reserves and indeed has

failed to spend a symbol penny of

the record amount of money for

social housing in London. Can we

have a debate at some time about the

performance of our devolved

institutions?

Arsenal fans are

incorrigible. I will stay out of

that one. Northampton rugby side for

me. My friend makes a very good

point. It is unconscionable for the

Mayor of London whenever he fall

short in terms of provision for

Londoners to point the finger at

central Government for the lack of

funding when he is sitting on the

enormous reserves.

Can I ask the

Leader of the House for a debate on

the plight of the Muslims in

Pakistan, particularly people who

have been sentenced to death because

of the particular sect of Islam that

offends blasphemy laws.

The

honourable lady raises a sensitive

issue and it is something across

this House that they condemn, the

death penalty in the first sentence

-- first instance and also... I

encourage the honourable lady too

late to the Foreign Office who will

be pleased to take up this issue for

her.

Like many others on the side of

the House I have received lots of

correspondence after voting against

an amendment about animal being

sentiment, it would have limited

practical impact, can my friend

reactivate the statement released

today by the Environment Secretary

that confirms this Government does

believe that this Government thinks

that animals are scenting beings and

that all members want a policy that

protects animals rather than

supporting this particular amendment

which an EU term still allows

bull-fighting and Poppy smuggling.

-- puppy. We are the nation bloc of

animal lovers. -- nation of animal

lovers. We are proposing to increase

the sentencing for animal cruelty

and CCTV in all slaughterhouses. He

is right to point out that the

current EU instrument, Article 13,

has not delivered on the progress we

want to see. In practice its effect

is very unclear in this field to

prevent practices across the EU

which are cruel and painful to

animals. This Government is

committed to the highest standards

of animal welfare and will take all

steps necessary to ensure that is

the case in the law.

I wanted to ask

the Leader of the House when the

Government plans to continue on what

was the courts in prison Bill which

fell because of the general

election. I have been told they is

not now a Parliamentary time to

restart a Bill that had cross-party

support that would end the

unnecessary deaths of children in

the family courts.

The honourable

lady raises an important point. In

regard to the previous poll that was

not completed by the end of the last

parliament, different but similar

measures are being brought forward

in this Parliament and they will

come forward as soon as the

Parliamentary timetable allows.

After the foot end -- the end of the

foreign stage of Newark, we did not

think it would happen again but

network rail is doing it to us this

time. The barriers at new work

station are down continuously. The

town is cut off and the hundreds of

thousands of people who want to come

and shop and work in my time cannot

get in. Can the Leader of the House

to a debate on the appalling

performance of network rail which is

under national ownership and how we

can get things moving again in

Newark.

My honourable friend is

chasing an incredibly important

point. Newark is a fabulous time and

I am sure of his constituents are

very annoyed about what is going on.

He will be reassured to know about

transport questions on the 13th of

November and that is a good time to

raise his concerns. -- 30th.

As the

leader had time to read -- read a

linked report from Irish embassies

that paint the unflattering picture

of the UK Government's negotiating

skills with relation to Brexit. They

talk about British ambassadors --

feeling sorry for British

ambassadors trying to present a

coherent picture with confusion at

home. Will the reader make time for

a debate on the Government's

incompetence and inability to

deliver Brexit with the risk of

there being no deal.

There are quite

a number of debates going on about

Brexit at the moment. Perhaps he has

not been present in the chamber? I

would also encourage him to stop

talking the talk -- country down. We

are optimistic about the prospects

for the country as we leave the EU

and his pessimism is not helping.

I

was delighted to hear the Chancellor

focusing on infrastructure, air

pollution and productivity in his

speech yesterday. Infrastructure

issues and linked growth are vital

for improving air quality. With the

Leader of the House consider finding

time for the full debate on this

issue?

My honourable friend is

exactly right, air quality is a

vital issue for this country. We all

want to see transport moving to

ensure that we are not unnecessarily

polluting. She is right to raise the

Chancellor's announcement of more

money for infrastructure funding,

particularly for linked awards. She

will find a way to discuss the

specific issue for her constituency,

perhaps through the German debate. I

think the Chancellor's announcements

yesterday shows a commitment to

solving the twin problems of

transport and air pollution.

Congratulations to the Public

Accounts Committee for just the

revealing a financial calamity of

giant proportions. Instead of the

anticipated subsidy of £6 billion to

Hinkley point, the Public Accounts

Committee to look -- calculate it

will be £330 billion of subsidy and

that the costs will fall on the

poorest consumers. The EPR reactor

has not produced a single watt of

electricity. Every other examples

are years late and billions over

budget. Isn't it essential we debate

this before we have more sinkholes

for dumping billions of pounds of

public money into?

As has been the

case for a long time, I admire the

commitment of the honourable

gentleman about talking down nuclear

power. I have to say to him gently,

he will be aware that this country

depends greatly on nuclear

electricity generation to keep our

lights on and will continue to do

so. He will be aware that the

nuclear power plants are at the end

of the useful life, we need projects

like Hinkley point, not just for

developing jobs but also for keeping

the lights on as a low carbon source

of electricity generation that will

take us into the decades ahead.

Even

these illustrious knights of the

realm have to learn to arrive on

time. Which of them is the more

deserving? I think you'll hear from

Sir David Amis.

Will my right

honourable friend find time for the

debate on animal welfare? Many of

our constituents have been led to

believe that when we believe the

European Union, standards of animal

welfare will decline. As an animal

lover myself, not only do I want to

see high standards maintained but I

want to see them improved further.

As the Prime Minister said

yesterday, we have some of the

highest animal welfare standards and

the world. We have already set out

our proposals to introduce mandatory

CCTV in slaughterhouses, to increase

sentences for animal cruelty to five

years. To ban Michael beads that

cause harm to marine life and to ban

the ivory trade to bring an end to

elephant poaching. -- micro beads.

We also recognise and respect the

right that animals are sent into

beings and should be treated

accordingly. We will do everything

to ensure that our animal welfare

standards remain as high or higher

as we leave the European Union.

Yesterday we saw another 3 billion

tossed into the endless black hole

of blacks it. With just 2.8 billion

extra going to NHS England and

skiers amount for Wales to use. I

don't know about you Mr Speaker but

I do not remember seeing a big red

bus driving around stating, Vote

Leave for less NHS spending because

we have to blow it all on Brexit.

Perhaps they could not find the big

enough boss? Will the Government

make a statement on this?

The

honourable lady will be aware that

this Government will be investing

one third of £1 trillion on the NHS

during this Parliament and

yesterday, the Chancellor of the

Czech announced an extra 6.3 billion

of additional funding to meet the

pressure that the NHS is under. And

an additional 2.8 billion of

resource funding to improve NHS

performance and ensure that more

patients receive the care that they

need more quickly. This side of the

House is fully committed to an NHS

that works for all people in our

country. She should also be a demand

that the NHS has been independently

voted the best health system in the

world.

I apologise for being late. Turning

up late to the vineyard, the

labourer is entitled to equal wages.

Can I ask my right honourable friend

about the debate on restoration

renewal? It'll be the first week we

get back. Can I urge her to lay her

motion early, perhaps before we

break for the Christmas recess,

because certainly I would like to be

putting down an amendment and will

need time on the order paper, time

is it Mr Speaker is kind enough to

select it, for people who want to

sign it. We accept there should be

the delivery authority responsible

as the leader of the hazards and

talking about. But unless there is a

clear instruction to the boards of

experts, will be pressure to take us

out of the old palace for many years

and take us out of the old Chamber.

-- kick as out.

He will be aware the

joint committee report sets out that

it was not possible to set a precise

Budget for the programme at this

stage and as part of further

feasibility work it will be

imperative that a thorough business

case should be... In order to assess

in more detail. The work of the

motion to establish a sponsor board

and delivery authority will be

essential to provide the rubber

evaluation of the options and we

will bring forward a motion as soon

as we can. -- proper evaluation.

The

work of the parliamentary health

service ombudsman. Their constituent

complained in November 20 16th told

would receive a response by March

2017 and did not get a response

until October. We sent many e-mails,

my office, and the weight was too

long.

If the honourable gentleman

wants to write to me on his behalf,

I will take it up.

I wish Motherwell

all the best in the League Cup

final. As they wished other teams

well earlier on in the Chamber.

Medical assessments by the DWP

agencies and contractors. My

constituent has cerebral palsy from

birth. She was assessed, zero

points, received a letter which cost

to try and commit suicide. Can we

have a debate because honourable

people are being put at risk?

It is

a concerning issue. As I have said

in this place a number of times it

is good that all honourable

colleagues do take up specific

constituency cases. £50 billion has

been committed by the DWP for

support to people with disabilities

and the double assessments are

designed to give more control over

lives and care. But there are

specific cases where the work has

not been done properly and I

encourage her to make contact with

DWP minister is on her specific

case.

The Budget red book has 376

words on the whole of the Northern

Powerhouse Section but 453 words

just on the Oxford, Cambridge,

Milton Keynes growth corridor. Can

we have a debate on the funding and

fair investments for the North?

I am

surprised at the question, I think

the Northern Powerhouse has been at

the heart of everything this

Government has sought to do since

2010 under the previous and current

Chancellor. They have shown enormous

commitment to the Northern

Powerhouse. There has been

employment growth, investment in

transport and rail infrastructure

and that is spread right across the

United Kingdom. If the honourable

lady wants to take up the specifics,

I suggest she raises this during the

Finance Bill debate or the Budget

debate.

The Foreign Secretary is yet

to make a statement to the House on

the Rohinga Muslims fleeing my mark.

Each day where our Government fails

to act is another day wasted with

innocent lives lost -- Myanmar. Can

we have time for discussion on

numerous reports subjecting

bystanders to genocide.

We are

concerned about the plight of the

Rohinga people. It is a major

humanitarian crisis and I commend

the honourable lady for taking steps

to see it for herself as have other

members. The UK has delivered a

clear message that the Burmese

authorities must act urgently to

protect civilians to allow full

humanitarian access and allow

refugees to return. The UK people

have given £47 million to an aid

efforts including £5 million...

Thanks to your gracious hospitality

yesterday women's aid were able to

hold a reception in your apartments.

We had the most incredibly moving

testimony from my constituent,

Claire, on how her children were

murdered by their father when he

barricaded them in an attic and set

fire to the family home. The leader

has already acknowledged the

importance of the issue of domestic

violence. Can as once again that we

have both the Courts Bill and the

domestic violence Bill not within

this Parliament but within this

Session of Parliament.

I must say

that I was privileged to be there

with her and many others yesterday.

And I say in this Chamber what I

said to Claire, her Speech was the

bravest and most remarkable Speech

that I have ever heard in Speaker 's

House in nearly 8.5 years as

Speaker. I salute her quite

extraordinary courage and

determination, as I think everybody

present date. It was a privilege to

hear.

That sounds incredibly

harrowing and my heart goes out to

her. It must have been the most

horrendous experience. May I say

that the Prime Minister has

personally over many years shown her

own commitment to eradicating the

appalling and frequent incidents of

domestic violence. We have a

commitment to bringing forward a

domestic violence Bill. It will be

done as soon as possible and hope to

encourage the honourable lady, as I

know she will, to continue to speak

with Home Office ministers about her

constituency and reshape the bill

should take.

Herders and Christian

farmers in... With the leader of the

House agreed to a statement on the

basis that our UK Government could

stop or mitigate this violence?

The

battles going on right across the

world, he raises the point, he

offered raises different aspects of

the religious and ethnic battles

going on, he is right to do that and

I encourage him to continue to

highlight these cases and should he

feel the need to have a specific

adjournment debate to highlight a

specific issue, Anchorage and to do

so. -- I encourage them to do so.

The future of local authorities, not

a word in the Budget, social care,

yet millions of our citizens depend

upon them. They are not

efficiencies, they are cuts to the

services our constituents depend

upon.

He will be aware as we all are

of the pressures our economy is

under as we seek to balance the need

to get the deficit under control

that we inherited in 2010 to avoid

leaving that the burden of debt for

the next generation. At the same

time, the Chancellor made clear

yesterday he is taking steps to have

a balanced approach which enables us

to support the most needy and at the

same time to protect our public

finances.

One of the most vulnerable

community are those bereaved by

suicide. Dr Sharon MacDonald,

director at the University of

Manchester, research on those

bereaved by suicide to prevent

future deaths. Did we have a debate

on suicide bereavements and its

impact on families and friends but

also will the Leader of the House

support me in encouraging members to

circulate the survey to their

constituents?

Of course, I am always

delighted to help in anyway I can to

try and promote something that as

important as the right honourable

lady discusses, the impact on those

bereaved by suicide. I do encourage

her to seek a Westminster Hall and

adjournment debate so that other

members can bring forward examples

from their own constituencies.

Could

we have a debate on Government time

on the process and implementation of

school exclusions because nearly 900

peoples across North East

Lincolnshire in the last year alone

have lost 3489 days of the education

and it is critical that schools have

the support that they need to

provide education that children

deserve, it is really important.

It

is right to highlight the importance

of every child getting a good

education and she might be aware on

the 11th of December there are such

questions I am sure that the

Minister will be pleased to answer

those questions. We have a

commitment to £4800 for every

secondary school child, three dozen

five in Japan for every primary

school child, but also increases in

specific plans for dealing with

issues for special needs for

children -- 3500 pounds for every

primary school child. We are

focusing our education spent on

those who need it most.

I have been

contacted by occupational pension

scheme at HS BC Midland bank. In

terms of access to state pensions,

can we have a debate on this

important subject which is affecting

thousands of people?

The issue of

pensions, whether private or public,

is important for those affected. The

honourable gentleman will be aware

he can write and take this up with

the Financial Conduct Authority who

can look into specific concerns that

pensioners have a boat a specific

skin. He may well wish to raise that

during the Budget update next week.

-- pensioners who have a specific

concern.

It is crystal clear to

everybody, one of my constituents

has -- my constituent is... Can we

have an urgent debate on Government

time and the ability of the

Government to vilify the honourable

and disabled in our society?

I

reject what the honourable lady is

saying about the Government's

approach. We have done an enormous

amount to improve the ability of

those with disabilities to be in

control of the spend on their

welfare. Those in greater need

receive greater support from the

Government. If the honourable lady

wishes to raise her particular case

I encourage her to do so at DWP

questions or the statements that

follows.

Christmas is coming but the

thing making my constituents unhappy

is the an affair and excessive

delivery charges they are being

charged, and escalating blight on

the Highlands and other rural

constituencies, an issue I have

raised many times. Can we have a

debate on Government time and

finally dealing with this shark

practice?

This was raised by one of

my honourable friend on this side

and I completely agree with him and

with my honourable friend that it is

not right that delivery charges

should be artificially put up for

particular areas and Anchorage and

to take this up and see what can be

done about it.

Last weekend, I attended a

conference Girls To The Front with

over 200 women and girls discussing,

among other things, feminism and sex

education in schools. Can we have a

debate on this important issue?

I

commend her for taking part and

encouraging young women to talk

about the issues of feminism and the

rights of young women and their

success in the workplace and so on.

Absolutely vital that we act as role

models as much as we possibly can,

to encourage young women to aspire

to fulfil their dreams, and I do

encourage her to seek an adjournment

so that we can further share our

experiences in that area.

This week,

the Competitions And Market

Authority said Concorde ear had

overcharged the NHS when they raised

the price of some tablets from £4 to

£258. When will the Leader of the

House make sure that it's time for

the Secretary of State to come to

the size and in a statement, or is

that talking down greedy corporate

bosses at Concordia?

I share his

concern about the example he has

given. If true, I am sure ministers

will want to look at that. He will

be aware that health questions on

the 19th of December, so if he

cannot get an answer before then, I

encouraged him to raise it at that

health questions.

It has now been

two years since at Glasgow deal has

been announced, and some of that was

supposed to be my constituency, but

some of that is still derelict land

and I was disappointed that was not

the budget yesterday about that. Can

we have a debate to consider how we

can regenerate urban areas that have

suffered from deindustrialisation

and dereliction.

He raises an

incredibly important point. Right

across the UK, there are pockets of

areas that do require to beat

generation. I think the

announcements yesterday of war money

for infrastructure to make a Britain

that is fit for the future, we will

absolutely want to look at specific

cases