0:00:00 > 0:00:03intervention in the first instance. Border. Business questions.Could
0:00:03 > 0:00:08the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business.Thank you, Mr
0:00:08 > 0:00:16Speaker. The business will include Monday the 19th, the house will not
0:00:16 > 0:00:22be sitting. Tuesday the 20th of February, second reading of the
0:00:22 > 0:00:26sanctions in the anti-money laundering laws. Where's the 21st of
0:00:26 > 0:00:30February, remaining stages of the Finance number two bill. Thursday
0:00:30 > 0:00:3522nd of February, debate on the role of disabled people in economic
0:00:35 > 0:00:40growth followed by a general debate on cancer strategy. The subjects of
0:00:40 > 0:00:45these debates were determined by the back bench committee. Friday the
0:00:45 > 0:00:5323rd of every private members bills. We commencing the 26th of February,
0:00:53 > 0:00:58estimates date, first allotted day. Choose their the 27th, second
0:00:58 > 0:01:05allotted day. The house will be asked to agree all outstanding
0:01:05 > 0:01:10estimates. I'm sure the whole house will want to join me in marking
0:01:10 > 0:01:14children's mental health week. The earliest years of vitally important
0:01:14 > 0:01:17for lifelong emotional health and I'm strongly supportive of our
0:01:17 > 0:01:24efforts in this area. Both houses have now agreed to the same motion
0:01:24 > 0:01:27regarding the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster
0:01:27 > 0:01:30on my right honourable friend the Leader of the House of Lords and I
0:01:30 > 0:01:34will be presenting a paper on next steps to a house commissions within
0:01:34 > 0:01:40the next few weeks. And then, Mr Speaker, we were all proud to take
0:01:40 > 0:01:45part in the celebrations marking 100 years of women's votes. We have made
0:01:45 > 0:01:49huge progress in advancing women's rights, but there's still a long way
0:01:49 > 0:01:53to go, especially when dealing with the vicious personal abuse which is
0:01:53 > 0:01:57so often directed at women. Parliament needs to show the high
0:01:57 > 0:02:04standards, so I'm delighted that today a report on an independent
0:02:04 > 0:02:08complaints and grievance policy has been published. I hope these
0:02:08 > 0:02:11proposals will demonstrate a renewed commitment to treating everyone who
0:02:11 > 0:02:19works in this place with dignity and respect.Thank you. Can I thank the
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Leader of the House rather forthcoming business and ask again
0:02:21 > 0:02:26about the date that we are going to rise in July. People need to plan
0:02:26 > 0:02:31their lives. I know the government is focused on Brexit. I wonder if
0:02:31 > 0:02:35the Leader of the House could explain the European research group?
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Does the leader know if they will be publishing any sectorial analysis or
0:02:39 > 0:02:44is this another secret society that operates around the house that only
0:02:44 > 0:02:49a few people can join? The government should publish the list
0:02:49 > 0:02:51of ministerial responsibilities. Maybe then the government will know
0:02:51 > 0:02:57what they are doing. Sending junior ministers out to debates to answer
0:02:57 > 0:03:05urgent questions instead of ministers. This is an ideological --
0:03:05 > 0:03:13if this is not ideological I don't know what is. That is close railway
0:03:13 > 0:03:20line has 91% satisfaction rating. Forfeiting the contract has 2.2
0:03:20 > 0:03:26billion. The shadow Secretary of State for Transport said it would
0:03:26 > 0:03:35add another £380 million to the bailout. Quite rightly, the NAO has
0:03:35 > 0:03:40launched an enquiry. What are the costs so far associated with this
0:03:40 > 0:03:43debacle and can she say whether or not the Minister may be decision
0:03:43 > 0:03:55against advice? Sorry, who benefited from midnight visit the secretary of
0:03:55 > 0:04:01state to see LG from number 11 are in difficulties. The local MP said
0:04:01 > 0:04:05she had worn since 2013 and 2014 that they could not cope with the
0:04:05 > 0:04:14level of cuts. Further discussion has been stifled. As the Minister
0:04:14 > 0:04:19said yesterday it's not appropriate to comment whilst the inspection is
0:04:19 > 0:04:23going on. Camberley the right to me and inform me how long the
0:04:23 > 0:04:28inspection will take on what other terms of reference. Is the Leader of
0:04:28 > 0:04:32the House where on any statement from the government on the misuse of
0:04:32 > 0:04:37statistics? The head of the statistics authority said that the
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Prime Minister was misusing the statistics on waiting times. In
0:04:41 > 0:04:45England she uses time from decision to admit from time to admission to
0:04:45 > 0:04:50another part of the health service. In Wales she quotes the entire time
0:04:50 > 0:04:55patients wait from arrival. When will this be corrected. The
0:04:55 > 0:05:00government statement said they accept the assessment, but fair
0:05:00 > 0:05:04assessment in this target still stands. That is bizarre. Bumblebees
0:05:04 > 0:05:09correction be published in response to Sir David's comments? Let us also
0:05:09 > 0:05:12acknowledge that from the oldest language in Europe which was
0:05:12 > 0:05:19celebrated this week in the Welsh grand committee, but more delays by
0:05:19 > 0:05:29the government. Disabilities in the built environment, the report, there
0:05:29 > 0:05:41has been no response. The Minister says I refer to my answer earlier.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45This affects blind people. When will the government take people with
0:05:45 > 0:05:56disabilities seriously?
0:05:56 > 0:06:03The test of the Government is their commitment, deeds not words. Can the
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Government explain my former military wives are losing out on
0:06:06 > 0:06:15pension credits. Deeds not words on House of Commons research which
0:06:15 > 0:06:24found that 86% of austerity falls on women. Cuts of £97 billion. Deeds
0:06:24 > 0:06:30not words on equal pay for equal work. The Leader of the Opposition
0:06:30 > 0:06:35has done his deeds because we have a Shadow Cabinet or 50% women, you
0:06:35 > 0:06:40cannot say that about the Cabinet. We couldn't take part in the photo
0:06:40 > 0:06:50in central lobby because the Shadow Cabinet were at the Museum with a
0:06:50 > 0:06:54suffragette exhibition. A loaf of bread was preserved for web the
0:06:54 > 0:06:58suffragettes came out of prison and they held it aloft to prove they had
0:06:58 > 0:07:03been on hunger strike. Finally, there deeds allows our words to
0:07:03 > 0:07:14resound as we strive for equality.I am grateful to the honourable lady
0:07:14 > 0:07:18for a series of questions she has put to me and I think what I can say
0:07:18 > 0:07:22in response to a number of her requests for a letter is that I will
0:07:22 > 0:07:30write to her on a number of the points she has raised that I don't
0:07:30 > 0:07:33have the specific answers to, to hand. And of course through the
0:07:33 > 0:07:36usual channels we will as soon as possible give date for summary sets,
0:07:36 > 0:07:41and as she knows the publication of ministerial responsibilities is very
0:07:41 > 0:07:44soon. She asks when the data protection Bill will be introduced
0:07:44 > 0:07:49in this House, and again that will be done as soon as Parliament to
0:07:49 > 0:07:54time allows. She asks about county councils and she will appreciate
0:07:54 > 0:08:02that under this Government, since 2010, we have seen in real terms,
0:08:02 > 0:08:07taking into account inflation, the decrease in council taxes and indeed
0:08:07 > 0:08:12in non-real terms, another was headline terms, some of the lowest
0:08:12 > 0:08:16council tax rises since council tax was introduced. This year the cap
0:08:16 > 0:08:21has been lifted to 3% to take into account inflation and that is
0:08:21 > 0:08:29important. With regards to my own county council, she will be aware of
0:08:29 > 0:08:32particular concerns around the way budgets and finances have been
0:08:32 > 0:08:38managed there and it is subject to an investigation by the Department
0:08:38 > 0:08:42for communities in local government and that is now in hand. She invites
0:08:42 > 0:08:46me to celebrate the oldest language, the Welsh language, I am delighted
0:08:46 > 0:08:51to do that and also proud that my honourable friend the Member for
0:08:51 > 0:08:56Pudsey is himself a Welsh speaker and I'm sure it could drag him to
0:08:56 > 0:09:01the chamber to sing to us or something like that but possibly he
0:09:01 > 0:09:07might be cross with me for even suggesting it. Finally she talks
0:09:07 > 0:09:11about deeds, not words, and I think on issues around the gender pay gap
0:09:11 > 0:09:14she should celebrate that the UK is one of the first countries in the
0:09:14 > 0:09:23world to introduce mandatory gender pay gap reporting. McKinsey, the
0:09:23 > 0:09:28consulting company, estimates closing the gender gap in work would
0:09:28 > 0:09:33add £150 billion to the economy by 2025 but I am pleased to tell
0:09:33 > 0:09:36honourable members the full-time gender pay gap is lowest it's ever
0:09:36 > 0:09:44been and we are committed to eliminating it entirely.As usual, a
0:09:44 > 0:09:49great many members seeking to catch my eye and I will do my best to
0:09:49 > 0:09:52accommodate interests but there are no fewer than three government
0:09:52 > 0:09:58statements to follow these exchanges and two select committee statements
0:09:58 > 0:10:03before we even reach the debate due to take place under the auspices of
0:10:03 > 0:10:07the backbench business committee and the debate that follows that so
0:10:07 > 0:10:11there is a premium to date upon brevity from back and front benches
0:10:11 > 0:10:18alike. If colleagues have got scripted screeds as prefaces to
0:10:18 > 0:10:23questions, may I politely suggest they abandon the scripted screed and
0:10:23 > 0:10:28let's just have the pithy question. Could my right honourable friend
0:10:28 > 0:10:35find time for debate on banning UK tour operators for selling rides on
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Asian elephants? These wonderful animals, when in training, are often
0:10:39 > 0:10:48abused and I'm sure no UK visitor would want to condone that.As ever,
0:10:48 > 0:10:52my honourable friend raises a question of huge interest of UK, as
0:10:52 > 0:10:55genuine animal lovers, and I'm proud we have some of the highest animal
0:10:55 > 0:10:59welfare standards in the world. We don't believe changing the law in
0:10:59 > 0:11:04the UK would make significant difference, what we do agree is
0:11:04 > 0:11:08making people aware of the situation and allowing them to judge for
0:11:08 > 0:11:11themselves is likely to result in UK tourists addressing the problem with
0:11:11 > 0:11:21their feet.Can I thank the House financing business for the week we
0:11:21 > 0:11:24come back. After attempts to keep the figures of the Brexit concealed
0:11:24 > 0:11:28from the British public, we now know the two costs of the disastrous
0:11:28 > 0:11:35plans for the nations and regions of the UK, and it takes a hit on
0:11:35 > 0:11:43economic growth of up to 9% to pay for the chaos. Scotland didn't vote
0:11:43 > 0:11:47for the story hard Brexit but here we are, tethered to this
0:11:47 > 0:11:51dysfunctional Titanic is a careers haphazardly towards the abyss. Can
0:11:51 > 0:11:56we have a debate on these national and regional breakdowns on design a
0:11:56 > 0:12:00solution that will protect Scotland from the worst of this madness? And
0:12:00 > 0:12:06can we have a debate about who is and how to achieve them because over
0:12:06 > 0:12:10the weekend we were presented with the prospect of Boris Johnson on
0:12:10 > 0:12:19Jacob Rees Mogg, possibly our worst nightmare and something designed to
0:12:19 > 0:12:23keep the kids awake at night. How much longer do we have to ensure
0:12:23 > 0:12:28this Tory civil war and I extend my offer to peacekeepers designed to
0:12:28 > 0:12:34ensure this is conducted properly. Lastly, we will have new estimate
0:12:34 > 0:12:40debates when we return and for the first time in recent history will
0:12:40 > 0:12:46will get to debate estimates. The one part of department to spring we
0:12:46 > 0:12:50need to address was the ban to the DUP, because this House has never
0:12:50 > 0:12:59debated it and had a chance to give its verdict on it -- the bung to the
0:12:59 > 0:13:07DUP.I thank the honourable gentleman for his series of
0:13:07 > 0:13:12questions. Firstly on the economic analysis around the impact of Brexit
0:13:12 > 0:13:18on different parts of the United Kingdom, he will be aware that there
0:13:18 > 0:13:22is a room in Parliament Street made available for members wishing to go
0:13:22 > 0:13:26and look at that. It was early analysis and it hadn't been seen by
0:13:26 > 0:13:40ministers, as he will be aware. He talks about coups, for a moment I
0:13:40 > 0:13:44thought he was talking about Cowles! I can assure him this Government is
0:13:44 > 0:13:47working together to make a success of leaving the European Union, both
0:13:47 > 0:13:53for the UK and our 27 EU friends and neighbours. I share his delight at
0:13:53 > 0:13:56estimates being debated and announced in the future business,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59and with the efforts of the liaison committee and the procedure
0:13:59 > 0:14:03committee to try and resolve the timing of those with the backbench
0:14:03 > 0:14:08business committee. Finally he asks about additional funding for
0:14:08 > 0:14:13Northern Ireland, and in recognition of the unique circumstances of
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Northern Ireland we have committed to making available 50 million of
0:14:15 > 0:14:20the funding set out in the agreement in this financial year for health
0:14:20 > 0:14:24and education, but we do continue to want to see the financial support
0:14:24 > 0:14:28set out in the agreement decided upon and spent by a restored
0:14:28 > 0:14:38executive in Northern Ireland.Does my right honourable friend agree...
0:14:38 > 0:14:43Does my right honourable friend agree with me that...The most
0:14:43 > 0:14:47illuminating private conversation but it must not be to the detriment
0:14:47 > 0:14:53of the pertinent inquiry from the honourable lady.Does my right
0:14:53 > 0:14:56honourable friend agree with me that while income tax is devolved to the
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Scottish Government that we should debate the impact of the SNP tax
0:15:00 > 0:15:04hike that will have on Armed Forces personnel and how it will reduce the
0:15:04 > 0:15:10demand for posting in Scotland.I'm grateful to my honourable friend for
0:15:10 > 0:15:14raising her question and I do commend her for standing up for her
0:15:14 > 0:15:17constituents and raising an important point. Over the coming
0:15:17 > 0:15:21months the MOD will be reviewing the impact of this latest decision by
0:15:21 > 0:15:24the Scottish Government but she's right to point out that in
0:15:24 > 0:15:29accordance with the legislation, all those who are identified as Scottish
0:15:29 > 0:15:33taxpayers by HMRC will continue to be issued with the appropriate tax
0:15:33 > 0:15:41code and so must have Scottish income tax applied on earnings.And
0:15:41 > 0:15:44very grateful, Mr Speaker. Can I thank the leader for the
0:15:44 > 0:15:51confirmation that the estimates debates will take place on the 26th
0:15:51 > 0:15:54and 27th, but the subject of those debates is in the hands of members
0:15:54 > 0:15:58of this House and applications have to be made by next Friday, the 16th,
0:15:58 > 0:16:03in order to determine which departmental estimates will be made
0:16:03 > 0:16:09so please, it is in your hands. Make those applications. I'm also very
0:16:09 > 0:16:14aware today we are pressed for time. Can I humbly suggest we withdraw the
0:16:14 > 0:16:18pre-recess adjournment debate and devote the whole time to the
0:16:18 > 0:16:32divisible motion.Thank you, Mr Speaker, and I'm genuinely sorry
0:16:32 > 0:16:36time has been reduced today but the honourable gentleman will appreciate
0:16:36 > 0:16:39it's important the House is able to question ministers on some of the
0:16:39 > 0:16:44important issues in today's statements. I will always consider
0:16:44 > 0:16:48requests for backbench business time and I was pleased to protect time
0:16:48 > 0:16:55for the backbench debate on Tuesday this week.The Secretary of State
0:16:55 > 0:16:58for deaf has said we will not have American-style industrial factory
0:16:58 > 0:17:11farming in this country -- Defra, yet in my constituency there is an
0:17:11 > 0:17:17application to have an unacceptable amount of chickens slaughtered.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22Would you allow me to bring in a cage with the chickens in it to
0:17:22 > 0:17:28demonstrate the appalling conditions they have to live under?No chickens
0:17:28 > 0:17:34at any rate in the chamber.I'm grateful to my honourable friend for
0:17:34 > 0:17:38raising this issue. As I've already said, we have some of the highest
0:17:38 > 0:17:42animal welfare standards in the world, including for the weights
0:17:42 > 0:17:46chickens are reared, but he raises concerning point and I encourage him
0:17:46 > 0:17:54to seek an adjournment debates so a minister from Defra can respond.Mr
0:17:54 > 0:17:55Vernon Coker.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56minister from Defra can respond.Mr Vernon Coker.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00minister from Defra can respond.Mr Vernon Coker.Then I apologise for
0:18:00 > 0:18:03my earlier excitement first of all. Can I ask the Leader of the House
0:18:03 > 0:18:08whether we can have a debate on crime statistics. In Nottinghamshire
0:18:08 > 0:18:13the latest crime statistics show a 29% year on year increase. The Prime
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Minister yesterday said this was because of the different way it was
0:18:17 > 0:18:21recorded. In Nottinghamshire we believe it is due to police cuts and
0:18:21 > 0:18:26there is an urgent need for that to be clarified.The honourable
0:18:26 > 0:18:30gentleman raises a very important point about policing and crime
0:18:30 > 0:18:35statistics. He will be aware that overall traditional crime is
0:18:35 > 0:18:41continuing to fall. In fact by almost 40% since 2010. It is also
0:18:41 > 0:18:45the case the recording of crime is improving and more people feel able
0:18:45 > 0:18:50to come forward with crimes such as domestic violence and so on the
0:18:50 > 0:18:54never before. Nevertheless he is right to raise the issue of specific
0:18:54 > 0:19:00matters of crime and it is important that communities are able to do more
0:19:00 > 0:19:06to help themselves, that's why we have awarded £765,000 to community
0:19:06 > 0:19:11groups and more than 280,000 to community projects that are
0:19:11 > 0:19:14specifically working on ending gang violence and exploitation. There is
0:19:14 > 0:19:19much more to do but across all areas of rising crime, the Government is
0:19:19 > 0:19:26taking action to try to reduce it.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31Every two minutes a child dies of malaria in this world. Can my right
0:19:31 > 0:19:34honourable friend arrange for the secretary of state to give a
0:19:34 > 0:19:38statement or for us to have a debate in the Chamber on what we are going
0:19:38 > 0:19:41to do to combat malaria, this dreadful disease, and the
0:19:41 > 0:19:48opportunities we have at the Commonwealth meeting in April to
0:19:48 > 0:19:52promote the treatment of malaria across the world?We would all share
0:19:52 > 0:19:58a desire to see malaria stamped out and other insidious diseases that
0:19:58 > 0:20:02affect particularly children in poorer regions of the world. He may
0:20:02 > 0:20:04want to seek a backbench debate in order to share views with other
0:20:04 > 0:20:11colleagues across the house.Come the Leader of the House find time
0:20:11 > 0:20:16for a debate on old toll bridges and the traffic chaos that they cause?
0:20:16 > 0:20:24The Warburton toll bridge in my constituency for the sake of a 12p
0:20:24 > 0:20:28toll is causing traffic jams right round all the main roads and the
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Department for Transport seems to hold no data on the impact of these
0:20:32 > 0:20:36bridges. Isn't it time we debated this and abolished these
0:20:36 > 0:20:4319th-century tolls?Well I'm absolutely sympathetic. I've had my
0:20:43 > 0:20:46own experience of these roads and the queue going down the street for
0:20:46 > 0:20:52the sake of 5p or 10p. I share her frustration and I encourage her to
0:20:52 > 0:20:57raise it at departmental questions. I'm sure ministers, if she persists,
0:20:57 > 0:21:03will look into it for her.Mr Speaker, unlike the SNP spokesman my
0:21:03 > 0:21:09constituents are actually optimistic about post-Brexit Britain. Could I
0:21:09 > 0:21:13suggest to be Leader of the House that she provided government time
0:21:13 > 0:21:17for a debate when a minister from every department, including the
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Treasury, could come to the house and outlined the advantages to
0:21:21 > 0:21:29Britain of leaving the EU? We would need at least a full day for it.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32What is my honourable friend would expect I will be delighted to
0:21:32 > 0:21:37deliver that to him. I share his enthusiast and for the prospects of
0:21:37 > 0:21:40the United Kingdom outside of the European Union. You might want to
0:21:40 > 0:21:47put that to every department in questions.As the Leader of the
0:21:47 > 0:21:52House may be aware there are widespread concerns over the
0:21:52 > 0:21:59outsourcing of the patient services, the Pence many of him facing
0:21:59 > 0:22:02financial difficulties. In my constituency of violent offender was
0:22:02 > 0:22:08released without a risk assessment by the CRC. Coming have a debate
0:22:08 > 0:22:14statement on the future of outsourcing operations services?
0:22:14 > 0:22:18This is a very important every. The honourable lady will be pleased to
0:22:18 > 0:22:21know that our reforms to probation means we are monitoring 40,000
0:22:21 > 0:22:27offenders who have previously been released with no supervision at all.
0:22:27 > 0:22:36It's a positive change the public safety. Overall I can tell her the
0:22:36 > 0:22:38community rehabilitation companies have reduced the number of people
0:22:38 > 0:22:43offending. If she has a specific concern, she might want to raise it
0:22:43 > 0:22:53with the Department.Can I support my honourable friend for Harrow
0:22:53 > 0:22:59regarding tackling malaria. Can I ask if we can have a debate on the
0:22:59 > 0:23:03status of recommendations made by trusts special administrators, in my
0:23:03 > 0:23:09case the mid Staffordshire trust. This report that the cost of £20
0:23:09 > 0:23:12million was accepted by the Secretary of State for help with a
0:23:12 > 0:23:15lot of recommendations that are really important for my
0:23:15 > 0:23:19constituents, but we are seeing some erosion of them, despite the best
0:23:19 > 0:23:23efforts of the trust that took mid Staffordshire over to implement
0:23:23 > 0:23:28them. Can we have a debate on them because it's vital that my
0:23:28 > 0:23:30constituents know that those recommendations are firm and will
0:23:30 > 0:23:36continue.My honourable friend has always championed his constituency
0:23:36 > 0:23:40and in particular he has been a strong advocate for improvement to
0:23:40 > 0:23:46his hospital and I do to seek an adjournment debate so he can hear
0:23:46 > 0:23:51directly from the Department of Health.Through a written statement
0:23:51 > 0:23:57Department the business energy strategy announced the creation of
0:23:57 > 0:24:01an office or product safety. Can we have a debate so we can better
0:24:01 > 0:24:06understand the Department's responsibilities, especially around
0:24:06 > 0:24:11counterfeit electrical goods sold online and electric white goods.The
0:24:11 > 0:24:15honourable lady raises an important issue and we have heard a number of
0:24:15 > 0:24:19times of problems with counterfeit goods. I'm certainly very happy
0:24:19 > 0:24:23either issue was the right to me to raise it directly with the
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Department or I suggest she sings an adjournment debate so she can raise
0:24:27 > 0:24:33it directly herself.One of the important pieces of legislation for
0:24:33 > 0:24:37the post-Brexit world is the immigration bill and reason
0:24:37 > 0:24:41statements from the Home Secretary would suggest that there has been
0:24:41 > 0:24:46some backsliding on the potential timescale for this important piece
0:24:46 > 0:24:49of legislation. Can the Leader of the House tell us when can we expect
0:24:49 > 0:24:55to see the immigration bill before the House?Well, my honourable
0:24:55 > 0:24:59friend should absolutely rest assured that we are determined to
0:24:59 > 0:25:02make a success of leaving the European Union and all legislation
0:25:02 > 0:25:05that is necessary to ensure that that is the case will be brought
0:25:05 > 0:25:15forward as soon as we need to do that. .A constituent of mine's
0:25:15 > 0:25:22husband was murdered in 2002. The killer was released after ten years.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27Four years on, his supervision may stop. She is petitioning for killers
0:25:27 > 0:25:40to be kept in prison for life.I am truly sorry to hear about that. It's
0:25:40 > 0:25:45a difficult situation for his constituents. The Secretary of State
0:25:45 > 0:25:47for Justice is reviewing the processes of the parole board and
0:25:47 > 0:25:53I'm sure there will be further updates to the House in due course.
0:25:53 > 0:26:08Members will know next year -- or the Leader of the House allow time
0:26:08 > 0:26:24for debate on empty. I am running the London Marathon to help
0:26:24 > 0:26:36sufferers of this debilitating condition.I wish my honourable
0:26:36 > 0:26:51friend and others mad enough to take part in the London Marathon. MND is
0:26:51 > 0:27:01a terrible disease.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08I'm working with the Royal Society of Public health to look at child
0:27:08 > 0:27:16mental health link to social media. Could I ask her to make time for a
0:27:16 > 0:27:20debate that focuses specifically on child mental health and the impact
0:27:20 > 0:27:27social media has on that?I genuinely commend him for sorting
0:27:27 > 0:27:33that out. We are seeing such a spike in young people having problems
0:27:33 > 0:27:39which are attributed to use social media. What I can tell him is we are
0:27:39 > 0:27:43putting a record £1.4 billion into children and young people's mental
0:27:43 > 0:27:47health and there are now record numbers of children mental health
0:27:47 > 0:27:59beds available at one 1140. We are training staff in schools regarding
0:27:59 > 0:28:07mental health. There is still a lot more to do.A lot of local
0:28:07 > 0:28:12government problems have been laid bare this week. I have warned about
0:28:12 > 0:28:17this time and time again. Could we have time to have a debate in this
0:28:17 > 0:28:27Chamber regarding problems in local government.There was a debate
0:28:27 > 0:28:31yesterday afternoon on the subject of local government funding. There
0:28:31 > 0:28:37are regular opportunities to raise that in the house and if he feels is
0:28:37 > 0:28:43its -- it is important to have a further debate I would encouraging
0:28:43 > 0:28:57to have a backbench debate.The drug re-purpose in report produced by the
0:28:57 > 0:29:01said group is now on the desk of Lord O'Shaughnessy. When can we have
0:29:01 > 0:29:06a statement from the government on its recommendations?If the
0:29:06 > 0:29:09honourable gentleman wants to write to me on that point I can find out
0:29:09 > 0:29:14from the department and get back to him.Following the debate in this
0:29:14 > 0:29:19Chamber last week on HS2, would my right honourable friend consider a
0:29:19 > 0:29:23further debate on statutory compensation, not just HS2, but
0:29:23 > 0:29:33other major infrastructure projects of national importance.I'm sure
0:29:33 > 0:29:35both you and I will support a further debate and the honourable
0:29:35 > 0:29:42lady may want to seek an adjournment debate so she can raise her
0:29:42 > 0:29:54concerns.Can we have a debate on the failure to report on the Royal
0:29:54 > 0:30:10Bank of Scotland's treatment.The issue has been raised in this place
0:30:10 > 0:30:14and if he would like further action I suggest he seeks an adjournment
0:30:14 > 0:30:20debate so that ministers can respond directly.I would like to ask my
0:30:20 > 0:30:27right honourable friend if we can have a debate on encouraging more
0:30:27 > 0:30:32women in public office. It's pertinent as we celebrate women
0:30:32 > 0:30:39getting the vote 100 years ago.100 years after the first women got them
0:30:39 > 0:30:42right to vote we have made advancements, but there is a long
0:30:42 > 0:30:46way to go and fish personal online abuse has no place in our public
0:30:46 > 0:30:54life. Some of the things I can do in, we are introducing an Internet
0:30:54 > 0:31:00safety transparency report. The Prime Minister has said that the law
0:31:00 > 0:31:03society will also investigate and social media code of practice will
0:31:03 > 0:31:10be published later this year setting out clearly then a minimum -- been
0:31:10 > 0:31:18minimum standards expected of social media platforms.It's a delight that
0:31:18 > 0:31:22thanks to the introduction of major trauma centres around the country
0:31:22 > 0:31:26500 more people are kept alive every year, but unfortunately more a
0:31:26 > 0:31:30quarter of those major trauma centres have no rehabilitation
0:31:30 > 0:31:33consultant and they are not able to get the really important support
0:31:33 > 0:31:38they need to get them back on their feet, able to look after themselves.
0:31:38 > 0:31:45We can make a real difference to people's lives if we try harder.I'm
0:31:45 > 0:31:48sympathetic to his question and I myself recently met a constituent
0:31:48 > 0:31:56whose husband had been brain injured by thugs and was herself in that
0:31:56 > 0:31:59situation. It is terrible when it happens, both the and their
0:31:59 > 0:32:06families. I'm sympathetic and he may wish to raise that directly with
0:32:06 > 0:32:11ministers at departmental questions. Coming have a debate on family
0:32:11 > 0:32:15dynasty days. Earlier this week we celebrated Scottish family business
0:32:15 > 0:32:24days. Of the top five family businesses, two up in my
0:32:24 > 0:32:28constituency. All my right honourable friend join me in
0:32:28 > 0:32:31congratulating these two firms for their contribution to the local
0:32:31 > 0:32:36economy and for what they do to the local area?My honourable friend is
0:32:36 > 0:32:41was a great champion for his constituency and I'm proud to tell
0:32:41 > 0:32:51him I own a Johnston was much. The British business bank is supporting
0:32:51 > 0:32:55£276 million. In addition the start-up loans has delivered over
0:32:55 > 0:33:003000 loans were over £20 million in Scotland. Much more to do, but he is
0:33:00 > 0:33:07a great champion for all of those small businesses.A recently held my
0:33:07 > 0:33:13first jobs and apprenticeships fair, but too often young people in towns
0:33:13 > 0:33:17like mine field there are a lack of opportunities and the only
0:33:17 > 0:33:20alternative is to move to the big city. Come we have a debate on how
0:33:20 > 0:33:28we can nurture talent in Britain's small and very proud towns?I'm
0:33:28 > 0:33:32delighted she is supporting apprenticeships, as many of us do.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Every time I get the chance I do commend to colleagues to get an
0:33:36 > 0:33:39apprentice in your own Parliamentary office. I have had one for each of
0:33:39 > 0:33:47the last seven years. It has been brilliant for me and them. Across
0:33:47 > 0:33:51all about towns I'm delighted that we are now and with more than 3
0:33:51 > 0:33:56million apprenticeships since 2010, we are making progress but there is
0:33:56 > 0:34:03much more to do. We need to combine forces to improve life opportunities
0:34:03 > 0:34:07for these youngsters.Come we have a report on the progress on
0:34:07 > 0:34:11house-building and the further action needed to build the number of
0:34:11 > 0:34:16homes set urgently needed in this country.My honourable friend raises
0:34:16 > 0:34:20an important point. This week the Prime Minister chaired the inaugural
0:34:20 > 0:34:22meeting of the housing implementation task force to talk
0:34:22 > 0:34:27about the progress we are making an Watmore actions are needed. Over
0:34:27 > 0:34:34217,000 homes were delivered last year. Is the highest level we have
0:34:34 > 0:34:41seen in all but one of the last 30 years. It takes us to 1.1 million
0:34:41 > 0:34:47extra homes since 2010. More to do, but good progress.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Activists in Honduras have been targeted with a wave of
0:34:51 > 0:34:54surveillance, intimidation and violence. Last year we found out
0:34:54 > 0:34:59last week the UK for the first time ever has approved the sales of
0:34:59 > 0:35:04inception equipment to the Honduras government. Wilma Leader of the
0:35:04 > 0:35:08House make time for a statement for the Secretary of State to come to
0:35:08 > 0:35:20this House and talk about how the consolidated... 100 lawyers have
0:35:20 > 0:35:23been killed and 50 opposition members have been killed just in the
0:35:23 > 0:35:30last year by their sister party.The honourable gentleman raises a point
0:35:30 > 0:35:33that will be of concern to many members in this House and his right
0:35:33 > 0:35:40to do so. He might want to seek an adjournment debate but we do operate
0:35:40 > 0:35:45one of the most robust arms export control regimes in the world and a
0:35:45 > 0:35:48license will not be issued where there's a clear risk items to be
0:35:48 > 0:35:54licensed might be used in the commission of a serious violation of
0:35:54 > 0:36:00humanitarian law.Can we have a statement or debate on the benefits
0:36:00 > 0:36:05of switching energy suppliers, and how we should encourage even more
0:36:05 > 0:36:11consumers to switch.My honourable friend raises an important question
0:36:11 > 0:36:16for so many people in this country. I'm glad to tell him there has been
0:36:16 > 0:36:19good news, since 2010 the number of energy suppliers has gone from 13th
0:36:19 > 0:36:27to over 60 and 7.8 million energy switches took place in 2016, an
0:36:27 > 0:36:34increase of nearly 1.7 million on 2015 meaning customers are saving on
0:36:34 > 0:36:36average £308 by switching from a standard variable tariff offered by
0:36:36 > 0:36:44the big six and he will be aware of our commitment to bringing forward
0:36:44 > 0:36:52and NG -- and energy price cap bill. Confirmation has received from the
0:36:52 > 0:37:04DWP that... Can only have a debate about the impact of this policy and
0:37:04 > 0:37:07the utter madness of people being forced to sell their homes on
0:37:07 > 0:37:13claiming more money in housing benefit than mortgage interest
0:37:13 > 0:37:18relief would cost the Government.I understand the point the honourable
0:37:18 > 0:37:25gentleman is making but as he will appreciate the reality is for many
0:37:25 > 0:37:28very significant value in their property on the importance in this
0:37:28 > 0:37:31is to be fair to taxpayers as well as those who need support in meeting
0:37:31 > 0:37:38their mortgage costs.In her role as Leader of the House, can she say
0:37:38 > 0:37:41what she's done to satisfy herself on the accuracy of reports into the
0:37:41 > 0:37:48economic impact of Brexit produced by civil servants and will she make
0:37:48 > 0:37:53a statement on what she's doing to prevent ministers attacking the
0:37:53 > 0:38:01motives of those who produce the reports?I simply don't accept that
0:38:01 > 0:38:06people are attacking the credibility of those reports. What honourable
0:38:06 > 0:38:11members on the side and across the House say, which is quite right, is
0:38:11 > 0:38:16economic forecasts are often subject to independent but nevertheless the
0:38:16 > 0:38:22views and import to the economic models used and therefore they are
0:38:22 > 0:38:26not an exact science and therefore they are often wrong and you only
0:38:26 > 0:38:29have to look at economic forecasts in the past and see the outturn to
0:38:29 > 0:38:34see they are not always accurate. In direct response to his question
0:38:34 > 0:38:40however, he will be aware there is a room it's been made available for
0:38:40 > 0:38:46people in Parliament Street for people to see the economic forecasts
0:38:46 > 0:38:59for themselves.Could we have a debate on decision-making
0:38:59 > 0:39:10protests... Many people in Malawi... Can the Minister look into that case
0:39:10 > 0:39:19and can have a debate on the failures of UKVI.The honourable
0:39:19 > 0:39:23gentleman raises an important point in his constituency, the Government
0:39:23 > 0:39:28department will look into it for him if he raises it with them.The
0:39:28 > 0:39:33remains of Royal Navy sailors who died serving our country on board
0:39:33 > 0:39:37HMS Exeter, HMS Electra, are being buried in shallow mass graves in
0:39:37 > 0:39:42Indonesia. The Dutch government is acting in support of the Dutch
0:39:42 > 0:39:46sailors from lost warships but the UK Government is not. Can we have an
0:39:46 > 0:39:50urgent debate to make sure we are taking every step to at least rebury
0:39:50 > 0:39:58our fallen sailors with the dignity they deserve?I am very sympathetic
0:39:58 > 0:40:02to what the honourable gentleman is saying. He might be aware we have
0:40:02 > 0:40:07Foreign Office questions on the first day of the House return in
0:40:07 > 0:40:13February and he might wish to raise a guy -- raise directly with
0:40:13 > 0:40:18ministers.
0:40:25 > 0:40:32This sentence represents a clear violation of his right to freedom of
0:40:32 > 0:40:37religion and a worrying trend in Yemen so would the Leader of the
0:40:37 > 0:40:42House agreed to statement on this issue.The honourable gentleman
0:40:42 > 0:40:46raises a very concerning issue of freedom of religion and he will be
0:40:46 > 0:40:52aware that this House fully supports freedom of religion and is totally
0:40:52 > 0:40:56against any form of depriving people of their human rights. I encourage
0:40:56 > 0:41:00him to seek an adjournment debate so he can take this up directly with
0:41:00 > 0:41:08ministers.We have made timely progress.My honourable friend from
0:41:08 > 0:41:14Glasgow zero has raised a case in a previous question so thanks for the
0:41:14 > 0:41:17opportunity but I would add to the Leader of the House this is an
0:41:17 > 0:41:21urgent case and it is next week, this exchange visit is due to take
0:41:21 > 0:41:26place, so if she could look into it urgently I would appreciate it.The
0:41:26 > 0:41:34honourable gentleman has made his point and I hope he is content.
0:41:34 > 0:41:34Good,