11/01/2018 Business Questions

and that they can increasingly flow

in order to bring much needed

sustenance medicine and help to a

country in deep peril.

Business

question, Valerie Baz.

Could be

Minister please give the ministers

of the house -- business of the

house to the house please.

Paul

Maynard.

I am sure as eagle eyed

member of the house will notice, I

am not the leader of the house, my

right honourable friend is attending

Sandringham and sent her apologies

as I stand in her place. The

business will include the following,

we will have the second reading of

the space industry bill. On Tuesday

the 16th of January we will have

remaining exchanges of the European

Union withdraw build day one.

Followed on Wednesday the 17th of

January by the conclusion of the

remaining stages of the European

withdrawal bill. On Thursday the

18th of January we will have two

debates recommended by the backbench

business committee, the motion on

the treatment of SME's followed by a

general debate on Holocaust Memorial

Day 2018. This will be followed on

Friday the 19th of January where we

will debate private members bills.

Provisional will include the falling

on Monday the 22nd we will have the

second reading of the financial

claim Bill, on Tuesday the 23rd we

will have nuclear safeguards Bill 's

consideration telecommunications

infrastructure relief from

nondomestic rates bill. On Wednesday

the 24th we will have built its

allotted opposition day and there

will be a debate on an opposition

motion with the subject to be

announced. On Thursday the 25th of

January there will be a debate on a

motion on joint enterprise followed

by a general debate on the

prescription both debates determined

once again by the backbench business

community. On the half-full of the

leader of the house I am sure I wish

all members to wish the member of

Northampton North congratulations on

being promoted from deputy leader to

the new rule where I am sure his

urbane approach will suit him. And

Mr Speaker may I also welcome back

all members from what I hoped was a

restful and peaceful Christmas and

New Year break. I very much hope the

appreciated the house 's efforts in

restarting the bells and Big Ben for

New Year. I hope we all have an

interesting and exciting 2018 but

not too exciting because we don't

like too much excitement and

politics do we?

I am excited

already, can I thank the Minister

for turning up and taking business

questions and setting out

government, he has now been

promoted, maybe he is replaceable Mr

Speaker? We thank him for all his

work. My first question is could

muster please confirm if there will

be a deputy leader of the house and

following your suggestion to the

Treasury bench yesterday Mr Speaker

could the list of responsibilities

be updated as soon as possible? Mr

Speaker I am not sure if Bananarama

was on the playlist of the Prime

Minister but I don't know if you

recall the song it ain't what you do

it's the way that you do it. That is

what gets results. But with the

reshuffle it was the same old same

old, same old people, new titles,

all of the responsibilities in their

departmental portfolios. So should

be Minister please ensure with the

changes of titles there is no

further cost to the public purse. It

seems men can say no and the Prime

Minister goes all right but when a

woman says no she is sacked. To

paraphrase the Prime Minister, there

really are boys jobs and girls jobs.

We will wait to see what the fallout

is. It seems the government is

following what the opposition is

doing because the opposition already

have in the Shadow Cabinet at Shadow

Cabinet level and Minister for

Housing and social care. Now it is

policy the government is announcing

no vote on fox hunting, while

animals in circuses. That was put

through September 2014 and the

government have done nothing, and

now they say they will introducing

legislation so could the Minister

confirm it will not be another four

years before we get legislation to

ban wild animals in circuses. It

seems the government has gone from

hunting and was to hugging animals.

The Secretary of State for Transport

is missing, missing on the day that

the rail fares for increased by

3.4%, the highest increase in five

years. Missing the opportunity to

explain to the house why, when the

passenger focused survey which found

91% of people are satisfied with

East Coast mainline which returned

£1 billion to the Treasury the

government sells it. No explanation

why the franchises terminated. Could

we have a statement, he was years

yesterday at opposite the as to the

cost not only the projective

prospect profits but the full cost

of the bailout? Yet again the

government did not vote in favour of

our motion or oppose it or amend it.

There is a fatal flaw in the

government arguments. They say they

plan for the winter so the shadow

set to the was right when he said it

is preventable and predictable. The

evidence is clear on the NHS, the

evidence is clear of cancelled

operations and people waiting on

trolleys. My friend and constituent

was discharged from New Cross

Hospital on the 15th of December and

I spoke to him. On the 2nd of

January he had a huge heart attack

and was dead. The Secretary of State

has to take responsibility and be

accountable. Could the Minister say

why then if there are no concerns on

the behalf of the government why

have the Care Quality Commission

decided to suspend routine

inspections because of as they see

winter pressures? Did the government

plan for that? Could we have a

statement on today's announcement by

NHS providers that they cannot

deliver as set out under the NHS

Constitution are safe and decent

standard of patient care? It is

about accountability and

responsibility. The deputy shadow

leader of the house, we do have a

deputy shadow leader of the house

has written an excellent article

about accountability in the health

service Journal. You will recall

what Nye Bevan said, if a bedpan

dropped you would hear it in

Whitehall. We say it's the other way

around, what happens in Whitehall

should be Howard Adil local level.

It's accountability which is most

important. But it seems they do not

get contracts they are sued and get

paid out public money. If they

cannot fulfil a public contract the

build out by public are paying for

this. I don't know if you have seen

but there is announcement of enquiry

so the Minister please tell the

house what the government position

is on the enquiry which has been

announced by the commissioner for

public appointments into the

government 's failure to followed

due diligence in the appointments to

the office of students? Why had the

Minister not done the appropriate

checks? And finally Mr Speaker as we

celebrate the anniversary of the 100

years of women being able to vote I

hope this year we can celebrate that

whether you are called carry our

whether you're called John you will

be paid equally for equal work

wherever you work. Can I agree with

the Minister, welcome back everyone

and to wish everyone a very happy

New Year.

I hope she retains her

sense of excitement throughout the

forthcoming exchanges. I am

disappointed I think that she wants

me to be replaced so quickly in this

new role. But nonetheless I will do

my best in the short time I have

available. She rightly raises the

importance of winter planning in the

NHS and I am sure she will have read

carefully and listened carefully to

the debate yesterday afternoon and

the words of the Prime Minister

where it was made clear she has

apologised to those who have seen

operations cancelled. 437 million

winter funding this year and NHS

providers have been clear that the

NHS has not been better prepared for

winter than ever before. I think

part of appropriate planning for

winter is making sure patients don't

find out on the day that their

operation is being cancelled. I

welcome her comments on many of the

environmental policies this

government is adopting. I think it

is right we are having a 25 year

plan for the environment and many

across the house will be interested

to see what that will involved and I

hope to welcome the Prime Minister's

announcement today of the extension

to the plastic bag charge,

contributing 95 million to good

causes across the country. I think

it's right we expand that to smaller

enterprises because I am sure they

will also be keen to participate.

She also makes a point about one of

our previous areas of expertise, the

issue of rail fares. I'm surprised

that she wants a statement so soon

there was a opposition day debate

yesterday where many of these issues

were referred to. To me the

challenge I think is clear to the

party opposite, as they will be

aware of the Secretary of State is

clear she aspires, one of the

biggest obstacles is on her own

side, I would love to be a fly on

the wall to the ACE Labour Party to

persuade the RMT trying to drop

their excessive wage demands. That

is a conversation I would love to

see. As a child of the 80s I have

very fond memories of Bananarama and

many hits that maybe she might

recall the comic relief guys because

that was more the tone of what she

had to say with her comments on the

reshuffle. I find it bizarre that

anyone on the opposition benches has

the temerity to criticise a

reshuffle. I remember a time in the

not so distant past when opposition

reshuffles came along as often as a

London bus. It was almost a random

number generator. The competition

for the front pitch was as random

and unpredictable as the national

lottery. She may regard herself a

bonus ball in any reshuffle but I

think what we have seen today with a

range of new ministers on the front

bench shows how our government now

resembles increasingly the nation we

are seeking to serve and I think we

are seeing a front bench which has a

range of new talent coming through.

At least when we do a reshuffle we

make positive progress. Thank you

for your comments today.

THE SPEAKER: I know that the

honourable gentleman from the front

bench will respond in similar vein.

Will my honourable friend find a

time for debate on employment

agencies and temporary workers, in

particular. Before becoming an MP I

was in the recruitment business for

many years. I am horrified with how

it is being flouted by HMRC and the

workers themselves.

I know I can not

go far without the honourable

gentleman pursuing him to the

dispatch box. It is noted across the

House. As we know we will review

employment practises across the

country. Reviewing those responses

to that consultation. I am sure he

will join me in looking forward to

seeing what views they come out with

at the end of that process.

Could I

wish you and all the staff of the

House a very happy New Year. I thank

the honourable gentleman for

announcing the business for next

week. By the overwhelming success of

this Cabinet reshuffle, I thought I

had missed the announcement from the

deputy leader of the House. There

wasn't one made. We are grateful to

the honourable gentleman for filling

in. He may dazzle us enough to be

given this job permanently. Who

wouldn't jump enough at the end of

the debates and relieved the leader

of the House... I am glad to see she

retained her place. In the words of

banana ram ma it has not been a

cruel sum summer, but a hard winter.

Never before has a Cabinet reshuffle

diminished the authority of a Prime

Minister in quite a way this one

has. Quite an outstanding feat, even

for this Government. The repel bill

comes back next week and there is

disappointment in Scotland. The

Secretary of State, his failure to

deliver has even disappointed and

frustrated his own Scottish

Conservative colleagues.. Would be

unacceptable is for these amendments

and issues to be considered in an

unelected House of Lords. The

nation's aristocrats, church of

England Bishops and party donors and

cronies will have more say on

critical issues than directly

elected Members of Parliament from

Scotland. What democracy could this

be? It is a big test for my friends

in the Scottish Conservative Party.

They know, they cannot possibly vote

for this knowing its flaws w the

hope it may be fixed for them. There

is all this blind loyalty - is it

really, really worth it? For all the

commitment to the lobby. Not one of

them was thought to be sufficient

quality to be promoted...

THE SPEAKER: Immensely grateful to

the honourable gentleman. I know

he's completed his contribution. We

are deeply obliged to him.

I am grateful to his ingenious word

play. Playing a game of bingo with

his opponents in the chamber. The

success of my colleagues from

Scotland by unhow often he refers to

them.

With the concern over the EU bill.

He would have heard yesterday that

negotiations are intensifying in

getting that clause right. When we

have agreed, it will appear on the

order paper. Maybe he can use his

immense influence in Edinburgh to

help ensure those negotiations go as

speedily as possible. We are keen to

get that amendment on the order

paper. I hope he's just as keen.

Help him to help us.

The best way,

as we know, to get a good deal out

of the EU is make clear we are

prepared for no deal. When we have

the debate next week, will we have

the minister for hard Brexit in the

chamber, as we were promised during

or after the reshuffle, so we can

question him or her? If not, why

not?

Well, I am sure we will have a

range of dedicated across a number

of departments making a success to

the leaders of the EU. I am sure it

will be a lively debate next week. I

look forward to all members making a

full contribution to it.

I am very grateful, Mr Speaker. Can

I wish you and all members of the

staff and members around the House a

very happy and healthy 2018. Happy

New Year, everyone. Mr Speaker, the

Backbench Business Committee has

received a very heavily subscribed

application for a debate about the

restoration and renewal of the

palace of Westminster wesmt could

the minister -- Westminster. Could

the minister let us know if there

will be a debate in Government time

in the near future? As we thought

they would, as that would be

preferable to using backbench

committee time, which is under heavy

application from members. You may

remember just before Christmas and

now that the festivities are over, I

did invite yourself and the leader

of the House to visit Newcastle and

Gateshead for the Great Exhibition

of the North running through to

September, which will culminate in

the Great North Run. Can I review

that invitation. Please do come and

visit us for the Great Exhibition of

the North. It will be the North at

its best.

It is my first chance to

say thank you for all the work he

does. It is an important part of the

House. He mentions the RNR debate.

We are keen as a Government to hear

all the views, of all of those on

all sides, on what their views are

on this issue. We are working hard

to get the right date in the

parliamentary calendar to make sure

that as many members can take part

as possible. That should not stop

the need to have a wider debate. We

will secure that date as soon as

possible, I hope. I hear his kind

invitation. As he spent many days in

Durham up to the New Year. I enjoyed

my time in Gateshead. I have been to

see it. I was much impressed. Thank

you.

I wonder whether a debate on

rural bus transport could be

organised? My residents in the

village of Tiverton have had their

bus service cancelled. They have a

once a week bus service. This means

they cannot access the pharmacy,

collect their pensions from the

local village and I also have

problems with increasing journey

times.

I know what a beautiful range of

villages she represents. It is

vitally important they have good bus

connections. I would urge her to

make use on Thursday of the

ministerial questions and put the

questions to the team.

Yesterday

Rose The mother of Gordon Gentle,

one of the first soldiers to die in

the Iraq war, expressed her regret

at the statement by Government that

seems to absolve Parliament from the

conclusions of the Chilcot report.

And we need, as she called, an act

of apology from this House and this

Parliament, it wasn't one man, it

was the opposition, it was three

committees, who were leaders for

that worst mistake we have made this

century. Wouldn't a suitable act of

apology be followed by the reading

of the names of 179 soldiers that we

sent to their deaths?

I know you

have been a consistent campaigner on

this issue for many years. I will

make sure I pass his comments on to

the leader of the House, who I am

sure will do her best to get him a

suitable response to that point.

Thank you very much. Could we please

have a debate in Government time

over the failure of consultation in

major infrastructure projects.

Junction 25 on the 25 is a artery

route. They have to check priority

in local Government. Could we have a

debate on that?

I recognise he has a

long-running concern over these

issues. I would urge him to apply

for an adjournment or Westminster

debate. Get the minute stallal

response to which I believe he's

genuinely entitled.

The national

with Westminster bank is 73% public

owned. It is closing its branch in

Port crawl, where millions roll into

it from the businesses across the

town and the large number of

retirees who live in the town. Is it

not time that those banks which are

publicly owned, bailed out the

public should have a social

responsibility clause to enable them

to continue so, they cannot close

without the permission of the

community in which they serve?

I

recognise her concerns over banking

in her local community are widely

shared across the House on both

sides. I recognise that at a time

when changes she will know she will

have an opportunity today at

Westminster Hall, 3pm, to have a

debate on the role of bank in the

community. I am sure she will make

her voice heard there.

My honourable

friend was an excellent rail

minister until earlier this week. I

don't know if he was in the habit of

buying the Daily Mail when he

travelled on Virgin Trains, buff he

will know that they have taken

action and they have in effect

banned customers from buying this.

Could we have a debate about this

rather unacceptable act by Virgin?

I

think many observe what may be a

matter for a particular company, as

a commuter on that particular line,

I hope that the Government minister,

into their own corporate values.

Getting home might become quite

difficult as a consequence.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. This UK

Government has finally got around to

launching its 25-year plan and

catching up with the Welsh Labour

Government on the plastic bag levy,

just six years later. But this plan

lacks substance, is full of weak

proposals and no laws. It is not

innovative, not radical and is a

cheap attempt by this Prime Minister

at re-branding the Tories with green

wash. Will the Government commit to

making a statement on this plan in

this House to allow for proper

scrutiny?

I am disapointsed she's a

little churl lish over what we are

seeking to do. There are some issues

across the House we can unite and do

what is right for the future

generations. I would caution her to

wait to learn more information as to

what is decided. I am sure it will

be discussed at length across the

House in the forthcoming business.

And she will learn more today, I

hope, more in the future as well.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Earlier this

week a cable brought local services

to services of the a halt. Could we

have a debate on the effect of crime

on rail services? And contingency

planning for the disruption it

causes?

Back into my former

pastures, which I to avoid whenever

possible. I would urge him to apply

for an adjournment debate. Getting

rail services right when they break

down at short notice is a difficult

thing to perfect. There are powers

over disruption and I am sure he can

take that up with the RR to see what

redress can be achieved.

Many of the NHS Trusts in Yorkshire

are currently considering proposals

to transfer NHS staff over to

companies. . Can we have a debate on

this in Government time?

Well, I

recognise many honourable ... To

bring care providers together in

local areas and make it more

effective. Want to ensure better

community provision so fewer people

do have to attend hospital. That way

we make sure all our NHS resources

are best deployed in the

communities.

Back to railways.

He knows that the Secretary of State

for Transport is keen to open some

of the closed railway lines around

the country. As he was himself when

he was a minister. Is it possible to

get an early statement about where

those lines may be. Many people are

keen to open a line which will

enable them to visit Skipton, Leeds

and other such great places and that

the people of Yorkshire may be able

to visit the people of Lancashire,

to see what great hospitality we

have in store for them.

I think it's important to stress to

all honourable members that the best

vehicle to seek to promote your

local and size partnership and your

local councils and whether its

economic growth opportunity and

housing opportunity the government

will look favourably on those

schemes. More information will be

released in due course in how to go

about promoting these opportunities.

A number of my constituents have

contacted me over the leasehold

scandal and the government needs to

do something about it, what about

those already caught? Can we have a

debate to hear what the government

intends to do for those already

affected by it?

We have already

committed to making progress, you'll

heard what the Prime Minister has

said about these concerns, I am sure

there will be an opportunity to

secure debate in either Westminster

hall or elsewhere to raise these

important points.

Could we have a

statement on the hospital in Oxford

as that seems to be the only way of

showing that no changes to

chemotherapy treatment have been

made in hospital at all.

Has been a

degree of confusion over what is

happening at the Churchill trust. I

know the member for Banbury was

clear yesterday that it is important

that no one undergoing cancer

treatment at the Churchill Hospital

should in any way doubt about their

treatment would not be continuing. I

welcome any opportunity to make

clear what the situation is.

Can we

please have a statement on the

record is the government holds of

former Ministry of Defence civil

servants who served overseas and in

particular how these individuals

should proceed to access their

service records? A constituent of

mine taught in British motorist

kills in Germany but has been told

that no records exists falling and

access request to the Ministry of

Defence. When I wrote to the

Ministry of Defence on their behalf

the advice I was given that he

should submit yet another subject

access request even though he had

already done so twice. My

constituents requires this proof of

servers saw his grandchildren may

get British passports. Clear

guidance is needed urgent.

I know

the leader of the house is listed US

in following up issues and I'm sure

she will pick this one up and deal

with it through MOD to try to seek

further clarification.

Can we have

an urgent statement on the fact that

despite government guidelines

hospital car parking charges for

most people have increased by 47%

and 50% of hospitals charge disabled

people to park. I don't know if my

honourable friend saw the campaign

over Christmas which showed how

patients are suffering because of

high hospital car parking costs. Can

you write to the Health Secretary

and get an urgent statement?

I know

my honourable friend has been a

long-term campaigner over this

issue. He raises an important issue

that I am sure will be discussed in

more detail at the next set of

questions when they are due but he

is welcome to seek to secure a

Westminster hall debate for an

important issue for many on both

sides of the chamber.

While

conducting a survey on bus services

in my constituency of Barnsley East

I heard time and again the needs of

residents are being ignored by bus

companies who prioritise profits or

passengers. Can we have a debate on

allowing local authorities to

operate bus companies to ensure they

are run in the interest of local

people.

I'm sure she will be aware

we recently passed the bus services

act to allow greater opportunities

to local councils to decide how they

deploy their bus services. Transport

questions is the perfect opportunity

to raise that question in the

chamber to a minister who will know

better answer than I.

Can we have a

debate on how this government is

supporting growth deals? We have

ambitious plans going forward but we

need both governments to work

together to deliver the best

possible results. Does my honourable

friend agree that comments this week

from the SNP that they may go it

alone with some deals would actually

be counter-productive and deliver

far less to our area than a joint

growth deal with UK and Scottish

governments?

Further proof should I

needed that the more noise I hear

opposite the further proof I have we

are doing the right thing. It is

important that as a Westminster

government we do all we can to

support local growth in areas of

Scotland. Will the Minister make

sure the Foreign Secretary comes to

the house to explain his policy on

Bermuda?

Last summer Bermuda was

required to introduce same-sex

marriage which it has now done. Six

months later the Bermudan parliament

is begging the Foreign Secretary to

allow them to cancel same-sex

marriage. This is a retrograde step,

six couples who are already married

would be unmarried which even this

government must think is wrong? Can

he make sure the Bermudan Parliament

is told firmly no way we are

sticking with same-sex marriage.

At

the moment, this is a moment I have

long waited for, to face over the

dispatch box. A very important point

has been raised, I will make sure

leaders of the house communicate to

get the answer that is sought

because it is an important point.

In

his previous role my honourable

friend conducted a detailed

consultation on disabled access at

stations. And many of my

constituents took the opportunity to

ask for lifts to be installed. Could

he therefore arrange for his

successor to come to the house and

make a statement on what is going to

happen now on providing proper

disabled access to our stations

across the country.

It's quite right

to stress the importance of

improving disabled access, he will

be more than aware we have an

ongoing consultation. I spent a very

happy Christmas reading all the

replies and I am aware of the

interest, access of all is an

important programme. I know the

government is considering carefully

how best to target it and there will

be an announcement in due course as

to how it will be responded to.

Mr

Speaker not everybody had a good New

Year. Another four young men were

killed and stabbed on New Year's Eve

in London. Clearly our thoughts go

out to the family and friends

dealing with such tragic loss. What

we need to know is when will the

government serious violent strategy

be published and can I urge the

government to look at the root

causes of youth violence as part of

the strategy?

We all share the shock

at what occurred on New Year's Eve

and the early hours of New Year 's

morning, I was horrified when I saw

the news the next day. She will be

aware a lot of work has been going

on on the heart of the Mayor of

London, the image in them may have

boots and the Home Office to make

sure we look carefully at how we use

stop and search powers. An important

and powerful point is made and I

make sure we get a suitable action

to the date of publication as soon

as we can.

Privy Council business in

Sandringham but the residents of

Sandringham in Worsley have had to

put up with derelict shops falling

into rack and ruin over many years.

Could we have a debate in government

time on local authorities powers to

deal with derelict buildings and

bring them back into use whether as

shops, commercial or housing.

I can

only applaud the dexterity, I know

from my own experience that vacant

houses can take a long, long

councils for local councils to get

ownership of so it's right, I would

urge him to apply for a Westminster

hall debate.

Has the temporary

shadow leader seen EDM 775 on

airline charges for musical

instruments I declare my interest as

a member of the musicians union.

Airlines are increasingly making

life difficult for musicians with

guitar sized and smaller musical

instruments and is it not time for

the government to have a debate

about this or at least Colin the

airlines to talk to them about

setting up a code of conduct of some

kind to make sure talented musicians

are not appeared in this way?

I know

he has raised this before on a

number of occasions. I am not yet at

the stage of taking that broke back

for bedtime reading. As you know we

have transport questions on Thursday

which is a perfect opportunity to

speak to the new aviation minister

to see what they have about what I

know is an important issue

particularly those with larger

instruments can be a real challenge.

I know the importance my honourable

friend places on apprenticeships,

could we have a debate on the

importance of further education

colleges such as Stafford and

Newcastle College in Staffordshire

on providing those high quality

apprenticeships locally.

Quite right

to make sure we have all possible

education avenues further education

is really important I have a superb

provider in my own constituency and

I know he does as well so I hope,

maybe reply to the backbench

business committee so we can all

have a say in that important matter.

The report support services in my

constituency has recognising motions

at 31 so can we have a debate or

statement on funding for volunteer

support services to ensure they have

the resources to empower women and

defeat isolation?

I know this is an

issue the leader of the house

attaches great importance to as does

the Home Secretary. I am sure he

will join me in praising the work of

the local organisation. I would urge

him to keep pressing for debate

opportunities in the house to bring

attention to what I know is an

important issue for all honourable

members across house.

With the

threat of a national supermarket

chain looking to take over a highly

influential high-street location the

people in my constituency came

together to find a building known as

the corn exchange, 220 people

invested in the project which

completed at Christmas time and now

offers three outstanding shops and

flats for rent. This is a prime

example of an ambitious community

led project so could we have a

debate on what more the government

can do to encourage such outstanding

community projects?

I praise the

project what they have achieved. I

would direct all honourable members

to look more closely at the

committee ownership schemes. There

is such a fertile ground for all

community projects, plenty of

opportunity out there to make sure

we can do what we can in our local

times.

For some years I have been in

correspondence with the chief

executive of persimmons about houses

which were built in my constituency

and there are gardens slipping into

the drain. I got no response until I

threaten to raise it in Parliament

but when I held that same chief

executive was to receive £110

million as a bonus on the back of

the government policy of right to

buy which equates to about £3100 per

house built, I wondered if the

government think it's now time to

have a debate in this house about

corporate greed and corporate

responsibility?

She has raised an

important issue in her constituency

already in the chamber but I might

urge it to go further and secure a

debate in the general debate perhaps

to raise the issue more thoroughly

because it sounds as though it

deserves it.

Mr Speaker given the

challenges the NHS services

regularly faced during the winter

period and the excellent cost

effective contribution local GP

services can make in easing a and E

pressures in particular can we have

an urgent debate on the support

government can give to ensure the

surgeries are fully equipped to give

the required primary care?

I think

my honourable friend makes an

important point about how we need to

ensure we manage rising demand with

2.9 million more attendances at

accident and emergency since 2010.

We have a dynamically changing

health care demand pattern out

there. It's important we do all we

can in our local communities to

manage that demand better. GPs have

a clear role to play in that and I

hope things can be further looked at

in this chamber.

Closes tomorrow in

the face of massive public

opposition so when will the new

employment Minister come to this

house and offer us reassurances that

no further job centres in Glasgow

will be under threat?

I hear what is

said and I understand the concern,

we are increasingly number of job

centre plus staff in Scotland and

across the country to provide

support to those who need it most.

There are smaller offices being

merged into bigger sites. We have

consulted the public in areas where

people will have to travel more than

three miles and more than 20

minutes. If he remains concerned

about his own particular example in

Glasgow I urge him to secure a

debate on that issue to get more

detailed answers.

Woolly honourable

gentleman agree with me the last

seven years have seen excessive

increase in air pollution, marine

pollution, pollution of the

countryside, isn't it about time we

had an early debate that took real

scrutiny on the record of this

government and its environmental

protection policies?

A doughty attendee, at all Question

Time 's. He has made some very

important issues. We have a 25

environment plan, that is the

obvious vehicle, he has rightly

raise this concern.

Martin Doherty queues. Clydebank

will be celebrating the opening of

their new headquarters, they will

continue after 25 years offering

support to those suffering from an

seeking compensation from

asbestos-related conditions, does

Minister join me in congratulating

him but also think it is time the

government abated whether those

living in England and Wales received

the same compensation given by the

Parliament of Holly Road and

Scotland for those suffering from it

over ten years ago.

I very much

support what he has got to say about

it, and the support in his part of

Scotland, I also hear his case.

Most

recent figures show 69% of new

houses built in the north-west are

unnecessarily sold as leasehold,

leaving homeowners at the mercy of

cowboy financiers, who by their

freeholds in job lots in order to

exploit them financially. He gave a

poor answer to my honourable friend

the member for Holton who asked

about this earlier. -- buy. Can we

have an urgent debate in government

time about what this government will

do now to help thousands of people

including many of my constituents,

subject to this appalling financial

exploitation.

On always disappointed

by these concerns. The Prime

Minister was clear yesterday,

bringing forward changes to

legislation. I suggest she urges a

degree of patience, to make sure we

get it right, and then we can

discuss the proposals.

Can I press

the minister, when will there be a

statement from the government on the

PR launch by the Prime Minister on

the 25 year plan for the

environment, when will we see it?

As

the honourable lady for... If the

honourable lady for Cardiff will let

me have a chance to get my mouth in

gear to say something. My voice box

does not operate at the same speed

as everybody else, please be

patient. I'm sure you will agree

with me, the secretary of State for

Defra will be keen to make sure the

house is fully aware of all we are

seeking to do in terms of

environmental plans and will not

have to wait long to hear in this

place for what we are seeking to do.

Important announcements will be made

today, I'm sure we will have a

further opportunity to discuss in

the days and weeks to come.

The

government's welcome review into

fixed odds betting terminals will be

a looking to change the stakes, many

issues around policy without the

need for primary legislation. We do

not want this to be delayed any

further but it does leave a

democratic deficit, will the

government allow for a debate in

government time around this, so that

we can sure that this crucial issue

is properly debated.

A number of

debates in the house in this issue,

it is an important one in my own

constituency, as I know from my own

casework, I would urge the

honourable gentleman to make sure he

is applying for all sorts of debate,

so we can explore the issue further.

Another announcement is coming in

due course.

We have seen a rise in mopeds

related crime and knife crime,

prosecution rates have flat line.

Will the government provide time to

debate this inability to provide

justice to victims and families and

when will the government improve its

shabby track record?

I'm sure you

will recognise the volume of work

undergone right now. To understand

what the underlying causes are, that

leads to increase have seen. It is

quite right to press the government,

I urge them to do so through the

usual challenges.

This week, the Cabinet Office

confirmed to me the target

turnaround time for response to

members is 20 days and yet in

letters I have sent, it took two

months to get a letter from the

Chancellor, I am now approaching 100

days and counting for a response

from the Environment Secretary. And

two months waiting for a response

from the energy minister, can you

outline what is going to be done to

hold this new dynamic to account in

terms of responding to the

honourable members.

The leader of

the house takes this immensely

seriously, as I did when I was a

responding minister. They are

monitored carefully, I would urge

them to ensure that we chase this

up. But I will make sure as leader

of the house that we will always

strive for continuous improvement.

Can the Minister make time to debate

the planned closure of the Unilever

and Britvic plants in Norwich South,

local people want the government

ministers to take action, so far we

have a Business Secretary refusing

to come to the city and meet the

workers, another Trade Minister who

says he does not want to be

involved, and another Business

Minister who said that he actively

wants to see the plant closed.

Please, pull your finger out.

I

heard the point of order yesterday,

this concerns many people Unilever

employees will feel uncertainty. The

government is disappointed that

Unilever has closed the Norwich

plant, we welcome the commitment to

maintain most of the production in

Norwich, we stand-by ready to help

the workforce wherever we can, we

need to work with Unilever to get

further clarity.

The automotive

sector in this country is facing

challenging times, no more than in

my constituency, the Vauxhall car

plant, another 250 redundancies were

announced on top of 400 last

October, can we have a debate as a

matter of urgency about what are the

practical steps the government can

do to protect manufacturing jobs and

protect the future of the car plant.

You will not be surprised if here

that I understand the importance of

Vauxhall Lotus to the community, I

was disappointed to hear of the job

losses. The response has been put

into action, the government is

trying to in gauge with Vauxhall

further, throughout the process, to

do all we can to protect UK jobs and

help those who are affected. --

trying to engage. We will make sure

the leader of the house passes them

on to me to debate.

You may be aware

of the concern that many parents

have about skin gambling and looped

boxes and worries in the video games

sector of authorised third-party

websites selling those items,

turning young people into gamblers,

and reports of young people losing a

great deal of money very quickly.

Can we have a debate in government

time on how best to protect young

people and safeguard successful and

vibrant video game industry.

He has

raised an important example of how

Internet element and technology can

see new threats and dangers, we need

to make sure we are fully prepared

for them. He raises an important

point, it is important to move for a

debate which will make sure the

ministers look to it more fully.

Minister has already commented on

the European withdrawal Bill clause

11, and the debates and discussions

taking place elsewhere regarding

this, could we have an urgent

statement rectifying the record

where assurances were made to

members across the house that the

amendments would be tabled next

week.

I have listened carefully to

his many assiduous points of order

that have been made here, and you

will have heard my earlier reply

that the government is committed to

making sure this is tabled. Can only

do so when negotiations are

successfully concluded, intensifying

efforts, and making sure it is as

soon as possible.

Despite not one

single minister setting foot in any

of the job centres is government

will close in Glasgow which start

from tomorrow, they plan to go ahead

anyway. Can we have a statement

because this news comes in the same

week that privately owned first bus

is increasing fares by up to 40% for

sums travellers in the city. When

this programme of closures finishes,

there will be nine centres, there

are currently 16, we need an urgent

debate, will he facilitate it?

I

know that this has been discussed on

a number of occasions, what I would

ask him to focus on is not just the

input, but the output, having more

available over Glasgow. We need the

support from the job centre. I have

been working with two teenage

constituents whose...

Daughters will

not inherit any of the pension and

the money will go to be a strange

second husband. Can we have a

statement about the issue of

wrongful inheritance, please.

Important point, not one that I can

give them an answer to. Make it a

statement of fact from the relevant

department.

Results of a survey of

bullying in this place, results

which will come as no surprise to

the members of the Unite

Parliamentary staff Branch. In view

of this survey, can you tell the

house whether there is progress on

publication of the report into

bullying and sexual harassment.

I am

sure he will be aware that the

leader of the house is taken is

extremely seriously, playing a key

role in working with the house on

the working group that is trying to

come up with a cross-party consensus

on what steps should be taken.

Whatever the venue, workplace

bullying is wrong, more so than ever

in this place, we all rely on the

people who work so hard in private

offices to manage both the

constituency and the business and

what we do here in Westminster

should be retreated -- treated with

respect at all times.

Can I first of

also, I'm very grateful to the Prime

Minister for raising the importance

of freedom of religion and belief in

a Christmas message. December last

year, eyewitness the alarming scale

of deaths in farmers in Nigeria's

middle belt. There were attacks on

Christian communities. Could the

Minister request a statement of

review of the trainee the UK provide

to the Nigerian Armed Forces to

ensure that these interests are

protected.

And assiduous campaign on

this, and many numerous rates from

this issue, my constituents contact

me with these concerns as well, so I

congratulate him on his persistence

and urge him to continue with those

debates, they raise an important

issue.

The minister will be made

aware today of the impending closure

of the job centres, which serves

half of my constituency but may not

be aware of the Freedom of

information request put in for an

impact assessment of the closure,

the nearest job centre will be three

miles away, and at a distant pro

portion at impact will be had on

those with caring responsibilities,

women and ethnic Norwich is, so will

the Minister insist that the new

Minister attends this, on the impact

of and how he will mitigate them. --

women and ethnic minorities.

Longer

journey times will have a full

public consultation on the decision,

what I also said to the honourable

member, which is, I would like into

focus as much is possible on the

outputs of the process, with more

work coaches assisting his

constituents.

The Scottish

Government has twice now written to

the outgoing Secretary of State

asking to intervene to save jobs in

the culture and sport sector,

following a decline in revenues. Can

we have a debate on the importance

of sport and culture and how we

plugged the huge gap in resources

that these sectors are suffering

from.

I want to make sure he gets

the response he is exciting, I would