:00:00. > :00:00.that the honourable gentlem`n described. 51% of the listed Church
:00:00. > :00:09.of England churches and his consistent -- constituency have made
:00:10. > :00:22.those provisions. Monday the 11th of July will be the
:00:23. > :00:27.second day and the conclusion of consideration in committee of the
:00:28. > :00:33.Wales Bill. On Tuesday 12th July, we will have an opposition day on
:00:34. > :00:40.Ocean, subject to be announced. Wednesday, motion to approvd a
:00:41. > :00:43.statutory instrument related to terrorism followed by the fhrst day
:00:44. > :00:48.of the debate relating to the Iraqi enquiry. Second day is on Thursday
:00:49. > :00:53.on the general debate on thd report on the Iraq enquiry. Friday, the
:00:54. > :00:57.House is not sitting. The btsiness in with Mr Hall for the 18th July
:00:58. > :01:07.will be a debate on the pethtion relating to changes on the student
:01:08. > :01:12.loans agreement. As the spe`ker now processes majestically from the
:01:13. > :01:14.chair to his house, I wonder if he had been issued with the
:01:15. > :01:20.Parliamentary umbrella? I noticed last week there were two yellow
:01:21. > :01:26.buckets en route, and today there is one white pocket on the route. -
:01:27. > :01:32.bucket. Could the leader tell us when we are going to put thhs palace
:01:33. > :01:36.into a habitable form, and can he remind us which party promised to
:01:37. > :01:41.fix the roof while the sun was shining? The House is grateful as
:01:42. > :01:46.ever to the member for Rushcliffe who is a rarity on the government
:01:47. > :01:52.backbenches as a man who is occasionally caught in possdssion of
:01:53. > :01:55.an intelligent thought, and who speaks real English, the kind of
:01:56. > :02:00.language that the rest of us speak. But this week we were very grateful
:02:01. > :02:04.to him giving us the vital intelligence that the three
:02:05. > :02:08.remaining candidates for thd leadership of the Tory partx, one of
:02:09. > :02:13.them was bloody difficult, one doesn't expect to deliver on the
:02:14. > :02:18.extremely stupid things he has been saying, and one would declare war on
:02:19. > :02:21.at least three countries. Wd have a legitimate interest in this, because
:02:22. > :02:28.the winner of this race is `lso going to be the new Prime Mhnister.
:02:29. > :02:34.And we could perhaps have to the Conservatives they repeat the great
:02:35. > :02:40.success that they have had hn Totnes, where they introducdd the
:02:41. > :02:43.fit system of a primary votd in which everyone took part. It would
:02:44. > :02:46.be wonderful if we could have a chance of having a right in
:02:47. > :02:52.candidate who would certainly be someone like the member for
:02:53. > :02:55.Rushcliffe who happily, at his time of life, has passed beyond the
:02:56. > :03:01.stages of ambition and vanity that afflict many political lives. Can I
:03:02. > :03:04.put -- can I perhaps suggest if he is reluctant because he is of a
:03:05. > :03:10.certain range, of returning to the dispatch box, can I remind him that
:03:11. > :03:17.the dispatch box is a vital support and a wonderful alternative to a
:03:18. > :03:24.Zimmer frame? The two days next week are given to the matter of the
:03:25. > :03:27.highest importance, Chilcott concluded the UK chose to join the
:03:28. > :03:36.war in Iraq before the peacdful options were exhausted. We lust not
:03:37. > :03:44.let artifice, the Nile, spin, delusions and expected -- expensive
:03:45. > :03:49.barrister created the case hn Marske the vital Chilcot truths. Chilcot
:03:50. > :03:53.concluded that government, opposition, three select colmittees
:03:54. > :03:59.in this house were wrong in 200 , and our decisions led to an
:04:00. > :04:04.unavoidable war. Our reputation as politicians felt a rock bottom
:04:05. > :04:10.during the expenses -- felt a rock bottom during the expenses scandal,
:04:11. > :04:12.but since then they have fallen and our subterranean. We have to
:04:13. > :04:19.recognise the whole truth of Chilcot. We should debate ndxt week
:04:20. > :04:23.in a very serious atmospherd ourselves. We did it, it is in this
:04:24. > :04:31.house that the decisions were taken. I was here in and many other members
:04:32. > :04:37.were here at that time. Our mood should be one of humility,
:04:38. > :04:43.penitents, and all respect for those who put their lives on the line
:04:44. > :04:49.There allocation and couragd was as great and splendid as any in our
:04:50. > :04:52.entire proud military history. And he wants to express in thosd two
:04:53. > :04:56.days next week our profound gratitude to all those who have
:04:57. > :05:02.given their lives and giving their services and have been maimdd in
:05:03. > :05:11.body and mind by the experidnce of going to the war, some of which in
:05:12. > :05:16.Kosovo and Sierra Leone, were magnificent achievement in the
:05:17. > :05:21.extension of peace in the world and ensuring that human rights were
:05:22. > :05:24.extended. There is also another group that we have to bear hn mind
:05:25. > :05:32.next week, and our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the loved ones,
:05:33. > :05:38.those who were briefed by the war. And we saw yesterday that wd were
:05:39. > :05:42.forced to revisit that reef with added pain, with the knowledge from
:05:43. > :05:48.Chilcot that possibly their loved ones died in vain. -- they were
:05:49. > :05:51.forced to revisit that grief. Parliament should offer our
:05:52. > :05:58.heartfelt sympathy, our regrets and our apologies. Because we know that
:05:59. > :06:05.the response ability was ours. And what we should hope above all is
:06:06. > :06:13.that the spirits of all those who died as a result of our dechsions
:06:14. > :06:17.may now rest in peace. Mr Speaker, Mac -- Madam Deputy Speaker, can I
:06:18. > :06:21.start, it is worth the whold house remembering that today is the 7th of
:06:22. > :06:24.July and it is appropriate to remember the victims of the
:06:25. > :06:31.terrorist attacks that took place on this day. It is also appropriate to
:06:32. > :06:33.send our good wishes and commiserations to the Welsh football
:06:34. > :06:37.team who have done this country proud, they have done well hs proud,
:06:38. > :06:44.they have exceeded all expectations and I hope and believe they will go
:06:45. > :06:48.on to great things. Can I congratulate the honourable member
:06:49. > :06:52.on being here again? I was not sure he would be with us because there
:06:53. > :06:56.are have been so many changds on the other side. Not only is he still
:06:57. > :07:00.here, he has got another job as well. He is now the Shadow Welsh
:07:01. > :07:03.Secretary so I congratulate him on that of Weimann. I congratulate him
:07:04. > :07:10.on becoming one of the longdst service members in the Shadow
:07:11. > :07:16.Cabinet and I hope to see hhm next week! Madam Deputy Speaker, on the
:07:17. > :07:22.issue of the Chilcot Report. Festival I think we all acknowledge
:07:23. > :07:25.it is a very substantial pidce of work and all those involved in its
:07:26. > :07:29.preparation deserve a lot of credit. It has taken a long time to come, we
:07:30. > :07:32.have had lots of discussions in this place about when it is going to
:07:33. > :07:36.come. But I do not think anxbody could today say this is not an
:07:37. > :07:41.exhaustive piece of analysis that has set out for us all of the rights
:07:42. > :07:45.and wrongs of what a place ten years ago. I know the honourable gentleman
:07:46. > :07:49.feels strongly about this issue he has been a consistent advoc`te for
:07:50. > :07:52.the point of view he has just articulated on those benches and I
:07:53. > :07:55.commend him for that. I hopd the fact that the government has
:07:56. > :08:00.provided a two-day debate for this matter next week is a sign of how
:08:01. > :08:03.seriously we take this issud, how seriously we take the need to
:08:04. > :08:08.understand the rights and wrongs of the decisions that were takdn decade
:08:09. > :08:12.ago. And also, he is right to say that it is an appropriate moment to
:08:13. > :08:14.this house to pay tribute to our Armed Forces, those who lost their
:08:15. > :08:19.lives and were injured and their families. In all circumstances, we
:08:20. > :08:23.should recognise the enormots contribution that our Armed Forces
:08:24. > :08:29.make. The bravery of the people in our Armed Forces, and the bravery as
:08:30. > :08:32.well of their families. He lade reference to fixing the roof while
:08:33. > :08:35.the sun was shining, I would simply say that first of all, therd is a
:08:36. > :08:39.large programme taking placd at the moment to restore some of the
:08:40. > :08:42.Victorian roofing. The commhttee looking at the Restoration `nd
:08:43. > :08:45.renewal project is heading towards the conclusion of its work `nd we
:08:46. > :08:52.will all have to come together over the coming years to make sure this
:08:53. > :08:56.building can be put in a st`te which makes it fit for purpose. It is the
:08:57. > :09:01.heart of our democracy, there are many things wrong with it today but
:09:02. > :09:05.we have a duty to sustain it as the heart of our democracy and protected
:09:06. > :09:10.for future generations. He lentioned the comments of the Right honourable
:09:11. > :09:14.member for Rushcliffe. I suspect that the Home Secretary will not be
:09:15. > :09:18.distressed to be likened to Margaret Thatcher. Can I also say th`t I
:09:19. > :09:24.understand his enthusiasm for taking part in this election campahgn, for
:09:25. > :09:28.being able to express a view on who our next Prime Minister will be and
:09:29. > :09:32.to be honest, if I was on their benches, I would want to take part
:09:33. > :09:35.in our leadership contest as well because try as they may, however
:09:36. > :09:41.hard they struggle, they do not seem to be able to have one for
:09:42. > :09:47.themselves. Can we have a ddbate on flooding? It seems a long thme ago
:09:48. > :09:51.since my constituency and m`ny others were affected by the terrible
:09:52. > :09:56.floods over Christmas, but H do not think we should forget thosd people
:09:57. > :09:59.who were affected because the weather is better and we ard in
:10:00. > :10:02.summer. Many of those peopld are still not in their homes. M`ny of
:10:03. > :10:06.the flood defences which ard required to make sure this does not
:10:07. > :10:09.happen again I have not been put in place. Perhaps we could either have
:10:10. > :10:12.a debate or the leader of the House can ask the Secretary of St`te to
:10:13. > :10:16.make a statement on the progress that has been made on helping those
:10:17. > :10:19.affected and the work that hs carried out so people in future do
:10:20. > :10:25.not have to suffer the same distress again? My honourable friend will be
:10:26. > :10:31.aware that I was there at jtst after the floods in the area and H am
:10:32. > :10:35.acutely aware of the impact that the heavy rain had on homes and
:10:36. > :10:38.businesses around West Yorkshire as well as in other parts of the
:10:39. > :10:41.country. I know this is a m`tter of great concern for the Secretary of
:10:42. > :10:45.State, I will make sure she is aware that those concerns have bedn raised
:10:46. > :10:49.again today. We want to do the right thing for those affected by flooding
:10:50. > :10:56.and we have since 2010 conthnues to spend money on flood defencds and
:10:57. > :10:58.will continue to do so. Can I thank the leader of the House for
:10:59. > :11:04.announcing business for next week, and he is right that we shotld
:11:05. > :11:10.remember the victims of 7/7, particularly today, and it hs also
:11:11. > :11:15.right and proper that it is is dominated next week by the Chilcot
:11:16. > :11:20.Report and we are all grateful that they will have a two-day debate so
:11:21. > :11:25.we can hear from all members of the House. We have to start hinting
:11:26. > :11:28.about what happens beyond that, particularly what is available to
:11:29. > :11:33.hold those responsible for this disaster to account. The only people
:11:34. > :11:38.who have so far lost their jobs in this whole disastrous calamhty two
:11:39. > :11:48.BBC journalists. I am sure the public are appalled second ,- and
:11:49. > :11:55.sickened listening to Tony Blair and his cowardly apology. Can the House
:11:56. > :12:02.explain how we can hold those to account in the House? The l`st
:12:03. > :12:07.government's era defining dhsaster, there has still not been a debate in
:12:08. > :12:14.this government's one. Therd has still been no debate on EE
:12:15. > :12:19.referendum Brexit. It is allost a dereliction of duty and I do not
:12:20. > :12:26.know if it is a case of denhal or if they genuinely do not have ` clue. I
:12:27. > :12:29.suspect it is both. This morning, we have had rumours on social ledia
:12:30. > :12:32.about a decision for Trident. Can the leader of the House described
:12:33. > :12:38.and explain when we are going to have that vote, and not leave it to
:12:39. > :12:42.rumour and hearsay? And also can we have a debate on the overthrow of
:12:43. > :12:48.elites, particularly in polhtical parties? This morning I looked up
:12:49. > :12:50.the definition of coup, and apparently is the sudden
:12:51. > :12:54.appropriation of leadership and power and the replacement of other
:12:55. > :12:57.elites in the state apparatts. What we have got today is almost a
:12:58. > :13:09.physical boundary between the two sides in the party. We can see the
:13:10. > :13:16.boundary. The chicken coolers in the Labour Party must be the most inapt
:13:17. > :13:18.ever. No strategy... Let's have a debate and let's steal it from and
:13:19. > :13:35.destiny. On the Chilcot report, it's right
:13:36. > :13:39.and proper we have a two-dax debate. That is the job of this house, it is
:13:40. > :13:43.not for this house to consider whether there are specific leasures
:13:44. > :13:46.that can be taken against individuals, that is a mattdr for
:13:47. > :13:50.the relevant authorities and it s not for us as a Parliament to debate
:13:51. > :13:54.those matters. There will bd plenty of opportunity by this housd to
:13:55. > :14:00.express its opinions about the role played by individuals, organisations
:14:01. > :14:03.in that process about decision-making, and I think what
:14:04. > :14:06.Sir John Chilcot has providdd for everyone in this house is a detailed
:14:07. > :14:10.range of information that c`n be drawn upon for that debate. I have
:14:11. > :14:17.no doubt he and his colleagtes will play an active part in that debate.
:14:18. > :14:24.In terms of the EU referendtm, I would point out we have just had of
:14:25. > :14:28.four months to beat in this country, we've had a ruling from the United
:14:29. > :14:34.Kingdom... I know you can't get a grip of a fight we are part of the
:14:35. > :14:38.United Kingdom together. I value being part of the United Kingdom, it
:14:39. > :14:41.adds something extra to this institution and long may it
:14:42. > :14:47.continue. It has had a very lengthy debate, there are plenty of
:14:48. > :14:50.opportunities to debate, we have had statements on the outcome, we have
:14:51. > :14:55.had opposition day debates `nd we'll be talking about it for somd months
:14:56. > :14:59.to come. On Trident, we will have a debate on the future of Trident and
:15:00. > :15:12.I can assure you that when we're ready to announce the date for that,
:15:13. > :15:15.we will do so to this house. I hadn't spotted the completely empty
:15:16. > :15:32.row there, but it is a bit surreal. This is if the whole thing has
:15:33. > :15:40.turned upside down. It is lhke. . CHEERING
:15:41. > :15:49.it is like Alice Through Thd Looking Glass. The front benches moved to
:15:50. > :15:56.the backbenches in the backbenches moved to the front. Who would've
:15:57. > :15:58.imagined those people in such a predicament. He's absolutelx right,
:15:59. > :16:03.can't even organise their own can't even organise their own
:16:04. > :16:09.leadership contest. If they cannot do that, they are utterly unfit ever
:16:10. > :16:14.to run the country. On behalf of the honourable member for Gateshead who
:16:15. > :16:17.is attending the opening of a section of the new road,
:16:18. > :16:23.unfortunately they have built it over the disused mine shaft and a 30
:16:24. > :16:33.foot single has appeared, so don't worry, officials are looking into
:16:34. > :16:37.it. The consequence of the two-day debate on the Chilcot reports does
:16:38. > :16:42.has been lost. Equally, I would ask has been lost. Equally, I would ask
:16:43. > :16:47.on behalf of the Backbench Business Committee, that the leader of the
:16:48. > :16:50.house confirm as soon as possible that the 21st of July, the last day
:16:51. > :16:57.before we rise, will be locked into the Back And Business Committee so
:16:58. > :17:01.that we can reassess the debate This week, there was an excdllent
:17:02. > :17:07.report published by the Roy`l Commonwealth Society on introducing
:17:08. > :17:13.two year visas for India. So could the leader of the house arr`nged for
:17:14. > :17:18.a debate in government time on the Visa requirements for India and
:17:19. > :17:20.other countries outside the EU, so we can grasp the opportunithes of
:17:21. > :17:28.setting and controlling our own borders? Of course, we will do
:17:29. > :17:35.everything we can to make stre that we provide information about
:17:36. > :17:38.allocated days and we make provision for the Backbench Business
:17:39. > :17:42.Committee, he will not be strprised to learn that the government felt
:17:43. > :17:46.next week it is important to have as debate on the Chilcot report and
:17:47. > :17:50.have that over two days. I hope the committee will understand that. With
:17:51. > :17:55.regard to visas, I'm sure the Home Secretary will have noted it is
:17:56. > :18:00.really important, now that the country has taken the decishon to
:18:01. > :18:05.leave the EU, that we maximhse the opportunities to forge free trade
:18:06. > :18:07.links around the world. There are number of Commonwealth friends in
:18:08. > :18:10.particular who have already come forward and said that free trade
:18:11. > :18:14.arrangements and Sheen as something they believe will be beneficial in
:18:15. > :18:17.the future. Can I thank the government for producing thhs
:18:18. > :18:22.cremations and baby Ashes and paid cremations and baby Ashes and paid
:18:23. > :18:26.tribute to the Minister, thd Parliamentary under Secretary of
:18:27. > :18:30.State, for her work on this and also the work of Action For Ashes and
:18:31. > :18:34.constituents of mine who ard constituents of mine who ard
:18:35. > :18:38.involved with this matter. Could I school asked the leader of the house
:18:39. > :18:41.of the could have a word with the three Cabinet ministers who wrote to
:18:42. > :18:45.our city council, asking thdm to have a local enquiry about baby
:18:46. > :18:50.Ashes in the whole area. Thd chief executive of the council wrote back,
:18:51. > :18:54.asking for clarification as to the terms of reference and whether any
:18:55. > :18:58.financial support was avail`ble to pave the local enquiry. We haven't
:18:59. > :19:05.had a response yet and obviously, families want to this matter and
:19:06. > :19:07.away as soon as possible. This is obviously a deeply sensitivd issue,
:19:08. > :19:13.and those families who have been brave enough to campaign for an
:19:14. > :19:16.improved situation, I pay tribute to them, given the difficulties they
:19:17. > :19:20.have been through. I will cdrtainly chase up that response by hdr and
:19:21. > :19:27.quickly as possible. One of the quickly as possible. One of the
:19:28. > :19:32.things that unites this house is the app warns of slavery, modern
:19:33. > :19:36.slavery, and we know that. The CPA, of which I am chairman, is working
:19:37. > :19:42.on a report for this. At thd moment, the funding they need is behng held
:19:43. > :19:47.up by the Home Office. The work done by the Right Honourable member for
:19:48. > :19:50.Birkenhead has been superb. Could we have access to that money so that we
:19:51. > :19:56.could have space in governmdnt time to discuss what I now brings a house
:19:57. > :20:01.together, something we could put a united voice out across the world
:20:02. > :20:07.that we do not approve of modern slavery and that this entird house
:20:08. > :20:11.says it must stop now. I thhnk we should all, on both sides of the
:20:12. > :20:16.house, be proud that we are the country that passed the Moddrn
:20:17. > :20:20.Slavery Act and that we havd taken a lead on this. He has given ht an
:20:21. > :20:25.example, of him working with the member for Birkenhead, this is
:20:26. > :20:30.something that unites us politically and as an example of this house at
:20:31. > :20:34.its best. We are often only seen debating loudly with each other but
:20:35. > :20:41.this house does great work `nd long may that continue. I posed the
:20:42. > :20:46.question to all the governmdnt departments, asking, in the light of
:20:47. > :20:50.Brexit, what steps they werd taking to make sure the departments'
:20:51. > :20:53.purchasing policy were supporting British industry and agriculture
:20:54. > :20:58.will stop the replies gener`ted will stop the replies gener`ted
:20:59. > :21:00.centrally from the government said, departments purchasing policies
:21:01. > :21:05.support the government commhtment to do all it can to make sure TK
:21:06. > :21:12.suppliers can compete effectively for public sector contracts, in line
:21:13. > :21:16.with our current international obligations. That is a totally in
:21:17. > :21:22.adequate response to the situation we are facing. Clearly, the civil
:21:23. > :21:27.service still don't get it. Can we have a debate where we can `ctually
:21:28. > :21:31.explore how we're going to back British industry, British
:21:32. > :21:35.agriculture and British workers Of course, what the government has
:21:36. > :21:40.given him there is a legallx accurate response of the current
:21:41. > :21:43.situation, but when we have left the EU, of course, we will be more free
:21:44. > :21:49.to take decisions about procurement within the United Kingdom, `bout the
:21:50. > :21:53.services, the goods, the products produced within the United Kingdom.
:21:54. > :21:57.I'm a great believer that wd should do everything we can to procure
:21:58. > :22:01.locally, but we are subject to procurement laws we have to conform
:22:02. > :22:06.to. Whether it's in the west of Africa, the East of Africa `nd the
:22:07. > :22:10.southern states, sub-Saharan Africa, Commonwealth or Norman Commonwealth,
:22:11. > :22:13.the fastest-growing economids in the the fastest-growing economids in the
:22:14. > :22:17.world are currently on the continent of Africa. Can we have a debate on
:22:18. > :22:22.what more the government can do to reach out to these growing
:22:23. > :22:25.economies? He makes a reallx important point. One of the things I
:22:26. > :22:29.think we should all be pleased to see is the way in which the African
:22:30. > :22:32.continent is now developing, it s moving away from poverty, more and
:22:33. > :22:36.more people are being lifted out of poverty, that is more and more
:22:37. > :22:40.economic development in that continent. Many of these cotntries
:22:41. > :22:44.are ones which we have economic ties with and we should be looking to
:22:45. > :22:47.strengthen those ties, incltding developing free trade with them in
:22:48. > :22:53.the future. Maybe have a debate on a statement on justice for all war
:22:54. > :22:59.widows? That is an anomaly whereby those who are widowed, their
:23:00. > :23:03.partners died in service between 1973 and 2005, are now able to
:23:04. > :23:10.reclaim war widow pension if they remarry. A member of recently hosted
:23:11. > :23:14.a protest at which this was highlighted. This is especi`lly
:23:15. > :23:19.important in a week where wd have had the Chilcot report. I al sure we
:23:20. > :23:23.would all want to be supportive to our war widows. He makes an
:23:24. > :23:25.important point. I'm make stre his concerns are raised in the Linistry
:23:26. > :23:31.of Defence after session thhs morning. The EU, including the
:23:32. > :23:35.United Kingdom, recognises the United Kingdom, recognises the
:23:36. > :23:39.difference between the political and military winner of Hezbollah, but
:23:40. > :23:44.this distinction does not sdem to be recognised by the organisathon
:23:45. > :23:47.itself. In light of the confusion over the galaxy of protesters
:23:48. > :23:51.displaying flags in the protest last Sunday, can we have a statelent on
:23:52. > :23:56.the legality of the display of Hezbollah flags or indeed any flags
:23:57. > :24:03.associated with terrorist organisations? I agree, if `n
:24:04. > :24:07.organisation is prescribed hn the UK, it should be able to publicise
:24:08. > :24:12.itself in the UK, whether it's through flags and placards. I will
:24:13. > :24:16.raise his concerns. If an organisation is illegal in the UK,
:24:17. > :24:22.it should not manifest itself in the UK. For too long, social media has
:24:23. > :24:26.been more and more like the wild West, where people think thdy can
:24:27. > :24:30.say anything. My honourable friend Ron Redcar has a Private melbers
:24:31. > :24:33.Bill coming up, but what we need is the government to take more drastic
:24:34. > :24:38.action, because it is spillhng out into the wider world, as has been
:24:39. > :24:42.raised previously. Can we h`ve a statement debate on governmdnt time
:24:43. > :24:46.about what the government whll do to tackle social media, but also to
:24:47. > :24:51.really clamp down on what is happening in the public realm as
:24:52. > :24:56.well? This is an issue for lembers on all sides of the house. H
:24:57. > :25:00.absolutely sure his view. It's not simply that members of Parlhament
:25:01. > :25:05.for it affects everyone. I think it is simple. I think of members of
:25:06. > :25:09.this house and other people received threats that they're going to be
:25:10. > :25:12.raped or murdered whatever, I think the police should ever rest of the
:25:13. > :25:15.perpetrators and put them in court, and that might send a message to
:25:16. > :25:19.those who carry out that kind of disgrace or behaviour on th`t there
:25:20. > :25:26.are consequences. My messagd to our police would be, if this happens, so
:25:27. > :25:32.constituency is best known for its constituency is best known for its
:25:33. > :25:39.association with the oval b`ll, but we have got a rugby junior team have
:25:40. > :25:43.just had grant from Sport England to get a new pitch. The reader has
:25:44. > :25:47.already praised the achievelents of the Welsh team, but I wonder we
:25:48. > :25:52.might be able to get a debate over how investment in grassroots sport
:25:53. > :25:57.can inspire our national te`m at a higher level. I do think anx of us
:25:58. > :26:02.who are in English and in any doubt this week that we need a strong
:26:03. > :26:06.grassroots youth development system for the future. Having been outshone
:26:07. > :26:10.by the Welsh, we would kind of like to get our own back at some point,
:26:11. > :26:15.but we definitely need some new young players to come through. What
:26:16. > :26:18.we now is that from our strongest local clubs can come some of the
:26:19. > :26:25.stars of the future, and let's hope some of them come from rugbx. May I
:26:26. > :26:29.thank him for his warm tribttes to the achievements of the Welsh
:26:30. > :26:34.national football team? I s`id last night, I will now die a happy man,
:26:35. > :26:37.having had the privilege of having had the privilege of
:26:38. > :26:47.supporting that great Welsh national side. Last week, the people of the
:26:48. > :26:54.UK took one of the most polhtical decisions -- most important
:26:55. > :26:56.political decisions. I had some conversations and have been debates
:26:57. > :27:01.about the implications of Brexit. When will we also have a ch`nce to
:27:02. > :27:06.debate the implications of Brexit? The fact that that is no pl`n, is no
:27:07. > :27:13.reason to sweep it under thd carpet. I can assure you that there will be
:27:14. > :27:16.plenty of opportunity in thd coming months to debate these mattdrs. We
:27:17. > :27:20.need to elect a new Prime Mhnister, we need to complete the preparatory
:27:21. > :27:24.work, we need to start becatse Asians and we need to make sure this
:27:25. > :27:31.house has plenty of opportunity to debate. On the football front, I
:27:32. > :27:34.have just one regret, and that's as, as a Manchester United supporter, I
:27:35. > :27:47.wish Gareth Bale would come home and join the Reds.
:27:48. > :27:52.I am proud that this governlent has been supporting those fighthng
:27:53. > :27:55.against terrorism in northern Iraq. against terrorism in northern Iraq.
:27:56. > :27:58.Can we have a debate about the medical support that is needed for
:27:59. > :28:19.fighters against the Irish? -- Daesh. I will make sure they are
:28:20. > :28:28.aware of the concern he has raised, so that candy addressed as well We
:28:29. > :28:30.have reached the end of the track in terms of my constituents'
:28:31. > :28:32.in terms of one of the worst train in terms of one of the worst train
:28:33. > :28:38.operating services in the world In operating services in the world In
:28:39. > :28:44.their latest attempt to redtce disruption on the Server line, they
:28:45. > :28:51.will be cancelling up to 350 trains. This is simply unacceptable, is
:28:52. > :28:56.causing people to lose their jobs, students to miss exams and tntold
:28:57. > :28:58.stress. Will the leader of the house arrange for the Transport Sdcretary
:28:59. > :29:03.to come and give an urgent statement on this and for goodness sake, strip
:29:04. > :29:08.this company of this franchhse and do so now!
:29:09. > :29:16.Can I say first of all that as someone who also shares GDR roots, I
:29:17. > :29:20.am well aware of the issue. I have every sympathy with what he has
:29:21. > :29:23.said. I have constituents who share his anger. The is a debate on this
:29:24. > :29:29.matter in Westminster Hall next week. I have already spoken to the
:29:30. > :29:33.rail minister who is acutelx aware of the issue. What is happening at
:29:34. > :29:37.the moment is unacceptable `nd it has to be sorted. Part of mx
:29:38. > :29:41.constituency are being blighted by young men driving high-performance
:29:42. > :29:45.luxury vehicles often at high speeds. There have been a sdries of
:29:46. > :29:49.accidents, near misses and hit-and-run in recent months. As
:29:50. > :29:52.most of these vehicles are hired for a day at the time, like all
:29:53. > :29:56.residents and the council are calling for action to prevent hire
:29:57. > :30:00.car companies putting high-performance supercars hn the
:30:01. > :30:04.hands of young drivers. Would he make time for a debate on this
:30:05. > :30:08.issue? I am very surprised that those higher companies want to do
:30:09. > :30:12.that because higher perform`nce cars tend to be higher value and I assume
:30:13. > :30:17.they would want to get them back intact afterwards. It is a bizarre
:30:18. > :30:21.situation, I do not underst`nd why the businesses are taking those
:30:22. > :30:25.choices and he should put pressure on them locally. I will makd sure
:30:26. > :30:30.that these concerns are put to the Transport Secretary. Those of us who
:30:31. > :30:38.are regular backbenchers, proper backbenchers, and the value these
:30:39. > :30:42.business questions, I hope xou will have a word with the other front
:30:43. > :30:46.benches and bring it back to what it should be, about business qtestions.
:30:47. > :30:49.We had the Welsh shadow leader of the House who could not even mention
:30:50. > :30:54.the Welsh team today which H think you should have done. This hs for
:30:55. > :30:59.imported future business. Mx constituents are deeply worried
:31:00. > :31:02.about the closure of the accident and emergency at Huddersfield Royal
:31:03. > :31:06.in farming. That is of primd importance. They are worried about
:31:07. > :31:09.the quality of management, of GPs who become managers in clinhcal
:31:10. > :31:14.commissioning groups. That hs the sort of thing we want a deb`te on
:31:15. > :31:17.and we want it soon. I am not sure whether to congratulate him
:31:18. > :31:20.commiserate him for the fact that he is still on the backbenches, only he
:31:21. > :31:27.will be able to tell us whether he has been offered a job, for example
:31:28. > :31:29.in Shadow Education Secretary, I understand there has been a
:31:30. > :31:44.difficulty filling that job. That is a bit of a snob! -- that is a snob!
:31:45. > :31:49.I have been a champion of accident and emergency in my constittency, I
:31:50. > :31:58.hope we will be able to get the minister here. The changing face of
:31:59. > :32:03.retailing is having a major impact on the vibrancy of our town centres.
:32:04. > :32:06.We don't want at situation where our provincial towns of falling into
:32:07. > :32:14.more dereliction with empty shopping units. Could the leader finds time
:32:15. > :32:18.for a debate on how the govdrnment will support local authorithes in
:32:19. > :32:23.regenerating town centres? We have had a change to business rates which
:32:24. > :32:27.I hope will make a difference. He and I have walked up the mahn Street
:32:28. > :32:31.on Cleethorpes on many occasions, it is a great town, a really ilportant
:32:32. > :32:37.part of the community and area he represents. And I hope the changes
:32:38. > :32:40.we made to business rates whll help strengthen businesses in thd high
:32:41. > :32:43.street and I hope we get sole good weather so that people go to
:32:44. > :32:56.Cleethorpes in that come in six weeks. -- in the coming six weeks.
:32:57. > :33:00.Yet again, defending the rights -- he has defended the rights of the
:33:01. > :33:03.unelected people in the place next door, and this morning he t`lked
:33:04. > :33:07.about making this place suitable for the modern democracy. In thd vein of
:33:08. > :33:13.Norwich -- modern democracy, I will narrow it down. Can he make a
:33:14. > :33:21.statement to say why he thinks it is appropriate to have 26 Church of
:33:22. > :33:25.England bishops having a go -- at place in democracy and that they are
:33:26. > :33:33.able to vote on Scottish issues The Scottish nationalist party has had a
:33:34. > :33:36.lot of opportunity to introduce bills to the private member 's bill,
:33:37. > :33:41.and there have not been any talking about changing the House of Lords.
:33:42. > :33:49.On Tuesday evening, Kerry P`rkinson was travelling home and was hit in
:33:50. > :33:56.the face after confronting ` passenger who told them to shut up,
:33:57. > :34:10.or they will send him back to Israel -- Istanbul with Muslims and the --
:34:11. > :34:17.with Isis. Can we condemn this and look at these incidents in the
:34:18. > :34:21.House? That is shocking, we send all our good wishes to his constituent.
:34:22. > :34:25.The Muslim community in this country plays a valuable role in our
:34:26. > :34:29.communities up and down the country. It is full of people who have made a
:34:30. > :34:33.real difference to this sochety and we should support them. The fact
:34:34. > :34:37.that there are a small numbdr of people in the Islamic world who
:34:38. > :34:41.pursue an ideology that is one of hate and one we all stand up against
:34:42. > :34:47.should not in any way tarnish the good, hard-working, decent Luslims
:34:48. > :34:53.of this country. Insults and attacks against them are things we should
:34:54. > :35:01.poor and and prosecute. -- we should and prosecute. 5% of students and
:35:02. > :35:06.15% of staff in British universities come from other countries, `long
:35:07. > :35:09.with ?1 billion in research grants. Our universities are deeply worried
:35:10. > :35:13.about the impact of Brexit on their future academic effectiveness and in
:35:14. > :35:16.cities like Nottingham, our universities play a vital role in
:35:17. > :35:19.the success of the local economy. Will he ensure that the Bushness
:35:20. > :35:23.Secretary makes an urgent statement on how he intends to protect our
:35:24. > :35:28.higher education sector within the gauche editions on that macro within
:35:29. > :35:32.that negotiations on withdr`wing from the EU? I will make sure that
:35:33. > :35:37.is drawn to the attention of the Business Secretary. The first point,
:35:38. > :35:42.in science where these issuds have been raised, the European science
:35:43. > :35:45.network which is a partnership of academic institutions across Europe,
:35:46. > :35:49.includes countries like Isr`el which are not part of the European Union.
:35:50. > :35:53.There is no reason why our universities cannot continud to play
:35:54. > :35:59.the part they do today enjoxing international research projdct. It
:36:00. > :36:02.is also worth saying that wd pay a substantial amount of money in the
:36:03. > :36:07.EU, that will not be paid in future, there is no reason why we c`nnot
:36:08. > :36:13.provide that money directly and cut out the middleman. Can we h`ve the
:36:14. > :36:19.opportunity, when we discuss Brexit, some sectional debates so that we
:36:20. > :36:25.can look at how now the powdr exists for Parliament to vote throtgh
:36:26. > :36:30.renationalising the rail industries, and why, as well, for example, to
:36:31. > :36:35.rejuvenate the English, not just the English football team, the Bosman
:36:36. > :36:41.ruling will be abolished. That allows the ability in England and
:36:42. > :36:43.Scotland for local football clubs to rejuvenate themselves rather than
:36:44. > :36:50.lose all their best player to the Premier League. The honourable
:36:51. > :36:54.gentleman comes to the issud of written's future outside thd
:36:55. > :36:57.European Union from a different perspective to me, but once he
:36:58. > :37:01.highlights once we have left, there are things that we are constrained
:37:02. > :37:04.from doing now that we will be able to do in the future. On the point of
:37:05. > :37:07.view of Bosman and English football, we want to see a new generation of
:37:08. > :37:15.bright young players coming through, possibly from rugby as we hdard
:37:16. > :37:18.earlier. We learned yesterd`y that there have been five walk-otts from
:37:19. > :37:22.five separate prisons in thd last five months by prison officdrs who
:37:23. > :37:26.do not feel safe at work. 30% increase this year on seriots
:37:27. > :37:30.assaults on staff. It is easy to ignore that with so much gohng on
:37:31. > :37:33.but I know the leader of thd House will not ignore it because he
:37:34. > :37:38.largely caused the problem. Will he get the Justice Secretary, who
:37:39. > :37:42.should have more time on his hands after today, try and make a
:37:43. > :37:46.statement to this house on why we cannot get this fundamental thing
:37:47. > :37:51.right, security in our prisons and prisoners and prison staff being
:37:52. > :37:57.protected from harm? I would think him that the current structtre to
:37:58. > :38:00.staffing in prisons was deshgned by the prison officers Association and
:38:01. > :38:04.the Prison Governors Associ`tion, three years ago. It was thehr advice
:38:05. > :38:10.about how we should proceed to staff our present and that is why it -
:38:11. > :38:13.staff our prisons and that hs what we incremented. Last week Aberdeen
:38:14. > :38:17.City Council held a summit on the problems in the oil and gas
:38:18. > :38:24.industry. The government managed to spare a peer to peer by 30 linutes
:38:25. > :38:29.by oil links, they did not ,- video link, they did not send a mhnister,
:38:30. > :38:31.they are busy chasing ambithons can the government give a commitment
:38:32. > :38:36.that somebody in the governlent will give more than passing attention to
:38:37. > :38:40.the oil industry at the momdnt given the current climate? It is ` really
:38:41. > :38:43.important industry for us, H know the Chancellor in particular has
:38:44. > :38:46.taken an active interest into how best to be eased the pressure is on
:38:47. > :38:50.it. When the oil price has fallen to the degree it has, there ard not
:38:51. > :38:56.easy solutions. Could we have an urgent statement on care data? The
:38:57. > :39:00.government have announced they are sapping the scheme, we need to know
:39:01. > :39:04.how much it cost the public purse and whether all of our constituents
:39:05. > :39:12.information will be shredded. I will get a response from the Dep`rtment.
:39:13. > :39:18.Sorry, I Pollard not being responsive to right away. -,
:39:19. > :39:23.apologise to you being not ` shrug and not being responsive right away.
:39:24. > :39:29.Those who have been jailed for campaigning for Civil Liberties
:39:30. > :39:37.those who have been jailed for being Christians and threatening their
:39:38. > :39:43.religion, those who follow the mediation of truce, compasshon and
:39:44. > :39:51.tolerance, will the leader of the House agreed to a debate in this
:39:52. > :39:57.chamber or Westminster Hall from -- about the removal of organs from
:39:58. > :40:06.those who are prisoners, and people who travel from the UK to China to
:40:07. > :40:10.receive those organs? He rahses a very serious issue, the Fordign
:40:11. > :40:13.Secretary will be here on Ttesday and he can raise that directly with
:40:14. > :40:17.the Foreign Secretary. I wotld also say that whilst we seek to dngage
:40:18. > :40:20.with China, strengthen our partnerships with China, we always
:40:21. > :40:24.take the opportunity to raise the question of human rights and we want
:40:25. > :40:32.to see standards of human rhghts in China improved. Further to the
:40:33. > :40:37.question from my honourable friend about yesterday puzzling decision to
:40:38. > :40:41.scrap the care data scheme, experts say that access to patient data is
:40:42. > :40:46.vital to better understand the causes of disease. Getting data
:40:47. > :40:51.security right should be possible. We need to discuss this. I will make
:40:52. > :40:54.sure that the Health Secret`ry is aware of these concerns. It is
:40:55. > :40:58.important that we protect individual data and that has always bedn the
:40:59. > :41:05.case but I will get ministers to provide a proper response to him and
:41:06. > :41:09.other honourable members. I have had several constituents contact me in
:41:10. > :41:16.the last month about ridiculous delays for ESI assessments, not
:41:17. > :41:21.waiting 13 weeks but in excdss of eight or 11 months. Can we have
:41:22. > :41:24.debate in government time ghven the importance of this issue on the
:41:25. > :41:27.lives of my constituents in and their ability to feed themsdlves
:41:28. > :41:30.about how long this is taken and what is going on with government
:41:31. > :41:35.departments? The Secretary of State is here on Monday for oral
:41:36. > :41:39.questions, I will alert him about this issue and if you want to bring
:41:40. > :41:44.it to the House again, I will ask you to provide her with a proper
:41:45. > :41:47.response. On this very poignant anniversary, I'm sure the whole
:41:48. > :41:52.house would wish to join me in offering gratitude to our incredible
:41:53. > :41:56.emergency services who are frankly simply the best in the world.
:41:57. > :42:03.However I am alarmed to unddrstand that cuts to our Fire Services art
:42:04. > :42:09.causing a threat to public safety with response times at the highest
:42:10. > :42:15.for 30 years. Can we have an urgent debate on this issue? Of cotrse I
:42:16. > :42:19.join her in paying tribute to our emergency services, there h`ve been
:42:20. > :42:22.changes and improvements and one of the changes taking place at the
:42:23. > :42:26.moment is bringing the Fire Services together with local police services
:42:27. > :42:32.and of the umbrellas of the police and crime Commissioners, because we
:42:33. > :42:38.think there are deficiencies to be gained by -- there are efficiencies
:42:39. > :42:41.to be gained by doing that. She might bring a minister to this house
:42:42. > :42:47.for an end of day adjournment debate to deal with this directive. Will
:42:48. > :42:51.the leader of the House join me in graduating the Whitgift Academy for
:42:52. > :42:54.securing a lottery grant to lead and inspire young people through Dame
:42:55. > :43:00.Kelly Holmes on track to achieve programme. It will give an hmportant
:43:01. > :43:05.boost to pupils and teachers in a school which has recently bden rated
:43:06. > :43:09.by Ofsted as inadequate. Can we have an urgent debate on the importance
:43:10. > :43:18.of sports and sports men totring in the House? -- men touring? We pay
:43:19. > :43:22.tribute to her, we are so to see her move back three rows, I'm stre she
:43:23. > :43:28.will not be there forever unless things carry on as they are. I would
:43:29. > :43:32.pay tribute to her constitudnts doing so much work for young people
:43:33. > :43:35.and sporting achievement, it makes such a difference and the work she
:43:36. > :43:45.has described is enormously valuable. Recent NHS figures show
:43:46. > :43:48.that 142 people per 100,000 in Manchester die prematurely from
:43:49. > :43:51.cardiovascular diseases. Yot are more likely to die provisionally
:43:52. > :43:55.from a heart attack or stroke in Manchester than anywhere else in the
:43:56. > :43:56.country. Can we have a debate on how to address high rates of
:43:57. > :44:06.cardiovascular disease in chties? I think this is a very good
:44:07. > :44:10.explanation of why I think Manchester will benefit frol having
:44:11. > :44:15.greater control over health care services in the area, as a result of
:44:16. > :44:19.clearly individual problems that you clearly individual problems that you
:44:20. > :44:23.find in some of our great chties and I think devolution or responsibility
:44:24. > :44:26.to those cities will enable local solutions to be put in placd that
:44:27. > :44:28.will a difference. I think this is a very good explanation of whx I think
:44:29. > :44:31.Manchester will benefit frol having greater control over health care
:44:32. > :44:33.services in the area, as a result of our devolution package. There are
:44:34. > :44:35.clearly individual problems that you find in some of our great chties and
:44:36. > :44:38.I think devolution or responsibility to those cities will enable local
:44:39. > :44:40.solutions to be put in placd that will make a difference. The European
:44:41. > :44:42.Commission this week announced the European Commission this wedk
:44:43. > :44:44.announced this week that national parliaments will begin from the
:44:45. > :44:46.chance to vote this week th`t national parliaments will bdgin the
:44:47. > :44:48.chance to vote on on the comprehensive economic and trade
:44:49. > :44:51.agreement with Canada. Can xou give any further detail on what lembers
:44:52. > :44:53.of this place can expect thd comprehensive economic and trade
:44:54. > :44:55.agreement with Canada. Can xou give any further detail on what lembers
:44:56. > :44:57.of this place can expect to debate, scrutinise and vote on this
:44:58. > :45:00.important to debate, scrutinise and vote on this important deal? Deal? I
:45:01. > :45:03.would say is that this is a long and would say is that this is a long and
:45:04. > :45:07.convoluted I cannot do that as yet, but what I would say is that this is
:45:08. > :45:09.a long and convoluted law s`ys and I very much hope that in future, we'll
:45:10. > :45:12.in a much quicker time framd law in a much quicker time framd law
:45:13. > :45:15.says and I very much hope that in future, we'll be able to conclude
:45:16. > :45:18.trade agreements in a much puicker time frame, in a way that bdnefits
:45:19. > :45:20.our economy. , in a way that benefits our economy. It has come to
:45:21. > :45:24.my attention that a Private memo has been sent by the DWP it has come to
:45:25. > :45:26.my attention that a private memo has been sent by the DWP to work to work
:45:27. > :45:28.direct claimants providers, warning direct claimants providers, warning
:45:29. > :45:30.appeal to appeal decisions lade appeal to appeal decisions
:45:31. > :45:31.about their entitlements. Ddcisions about their entitlements. Ddcisions
:45:32. > :45:33.made about their entitlements. It's it's clear that benefit clahmants
:45:34. > :45:36.can clear that benefit clailants can appeal where they are entitled. May
:45:37. > :45:38.we have a debate on this important issue to make sure these restrictive
:45:39. > :45:41.policies are not being enforced by the DWP? Appeal where they `re
:45:42. > :45:42.entitled. May we have a deb`te on this important issue to makd
:45:43. > :45:45.these restrictive policies `re not these restrictive policies `re not
:45:46. > :45:47.being enforced by the DWP? He raises he raises concern concern which I
:45:48. > :45:49.understand. The Secretary of State will be here on Monday and H
:45:50. > :45:52.suggested that sat by directly to ministers at that session. Which I
:45:53. > :45:54.understand. The Secretary of State will be here on Monday and H
:45:55. > :45:57.suggested that sat by directly to ministers at that session. Can I ask
:45:58. > :45:59.possible for him to organisd an possible for him to organisd an
:46:00. > :46:02.urgent debate in government time can I ask the leader of the house, is it
:46:03. > :46:05.possible for him to organisd an urgent debate in government time on
:46:06. > :46:07.prosecution policy. Over thd last few weeks, we have seen the
:46:08. > :46:09.disgraceful rise on prosecution policy. Over the last few wdeks we
:46:10. > :46:10.have seen the disgraceful rhse in the numbers of race hate crhme
:46:11. > :46:13.incidents, as we had in the numbers incidents, as we had in the numbers
:46:14. > :46:16.of race hate crime incidents, as we had from our friend earlier. It is
:46:17. > :46:20.quite right that we all are poor at that, but isn't it the case that in
:46:21. > :46:22.the end, we also need to take a stand as a society and prosdcute
:46:23. > :46:25.people from our friend earlher. It is quite right that we all tp or
:46:26. > :46:28.the end, we also need to take a the end, we also need to take a
:46:29. > :46:30.stand as a society and prosdcute people who display these sorts of
:46:31. > :46:33.traits? It's not enough to be angry, it's not enough to say we are poorer
:46:34. > :46:36.before the courts and prosecuted, before the courts and prosecuted,
:46:37. > :46:39.and that will help who display these sorts of traits? It's not enough to
:46:40. > :46:41.be angry, it's not enough to say we are poorer it, these people need to
:46:42. > :46:44.be brought before the courts and prosecuted, and that will hdlp stop
:46:45. > :46:47.it. Stop it. I wholly agree I wholly agree. One of the most extr`ordinary
:46:48. > :46:49.extraordinary things is that British extraordinary things is that British
:46:50. > :46:52.Asians, who have had nothing to do with the debates in recent weeks
:46:53. > :46:55.should be singled out in thhs way. I believe we are as tolerant society
:46:56. > :46:59.as any in the world, but we nonetheless have a core of people
:47:00. > :47:00.whose beliefs are disgraceftl, whose actions are disgraceful, and
:47:01. > :47:02.the acting the way we have seen in the acting the way we have seen in
:47:03. > :47:07.recent weeks, there is absolutely lead no excuse but authorithes not
:47:08. > :47:08.to put them in court where they