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:00:07. > :00:13.Good morning and welcome to BBC Parliament's live coverage of the

:00:14. > :00:17.House of Commons. In happen I work Theresa May faces Jeremy Corbyn in

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:01:03. > :01:06.at 11pm. In a moment we will have questions to the International

:01:07. > :01:08.Development Secretary Justine Greening but first some private

:01:09. > :01:16.business dealing with the middle level bill.

:01:17. > :01:24.Order. The clerk will proceed to read the title of the private bill

:01:25. > :01:31.sets down for consideration. Middle level bill, second reading. What

:01:32. > :01:38.day? Wednesday 1st of March saw. Wednesday 1st of March. Questions

:01:39. > :01:45.for the Secretary of State for International Development. Question

:01:46. > :01:51.number one. Secretary Priti Patel. The honourable lady will be aware a

:01:52. > :01:56.review into arms exports to Saudi Arabia is underway and we cannot

:01:57. > :02:00.comment on ongoing legal matters. Advice on the criteria and eight of

:02:01. > :02:03.the Consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria which

:02:04. > :02:09.assesses whether a country can afford the export. Following the

:02:10. > :02:16.recommendation made by the International development in

:02:17. > :02:24.November last year what progress has been made in the proposed arms

:02:25. > :02:30.transfer may ultimately be used as is the case with Yemen and equipment

:02:31. > :02:37.supplied to Saudi Arabia? Specifically with regards to the

:02:38. > :02:41.involvement, it is cross government and we engage across government on

:02:42. > :02:45.some of the really significant issues associated specifically with

:02:46. > :02:49.Yemen and that of course is a humanitarian aspect in particular.

:02:50. > :02:53.Of course there is a case underway right now as I marked in my opening

:02:54. > :02:59.comments and as a result we cannot comment on this ongoing legal

:03:00. > :03:02.matters. Given the situation in Saudi Arabia and indeed in China and

:03:03. > :03:06.other countries doesn't she think I'd rather hypocritical the way we

:03:07. > :03:17.are carrying on regarding Trump or is that out of order Mr Speaker? As

:03:18. > :03:22.long as it is about export licences. As my honourable friend just heard

:03:23. > :03:26.me say very specifically to Saudi Arabia and export licence in this

:03:27. > :03:28.particular example there is a judicial review under way and we

:03:29. > :03:40.cannot comment on ongoing legal matters.

:03:41. > :03:46.Famine looms over the Yemen as the Secretary of State will know. What

:03:47. > :03:55.is the UK doing to ensure aid is not being impeded by the Saudi led

:03:56. > :04:00.coalition? I thank you for the question, she may be aware the UK

:04:01. > :04:04.has specifically not just funded the Yemen appeal, we have led the way in

:04:05. > :04:10.terms of our own support through the UN and we are the fourth largest

:04:11. > :04:16.bilateral donor. In terms of working on the ground but also making the

:04:17. > :04:20.case to the Saudi Arabian authorities, the British government

:04:21. > :04:24.have made very direct requests and we have been very clear in terms of

:04:25. > :04:27.the fact they must not impede the access of humanitarian aid and

:04:28. > :04:32.support. We have been clear with them as well about working with many

:04:33. > :04:36.of our international partners to monitor the access routes as well in

:04:37. > :04:41.terms of getting supplies into Yemen which as you know is vital at this

:04:42. > :04:44.difficult time. On the subject of granting export licences to Saudi

:04:45. > :04:51.Arabia and other countries is it the case that representations are made

:04:52. > :04:54.about matters such as civilian categories and breaches of

:04:55. > :04:59.international humanitarian law? I can assure the Right Honourable

:05:00. > :05:04.gentleman that we do more than make representations, we do it directly

:05:05. > :05:12.and we do that directly as I myself have done with the authorities with

:05:13. > :05:20.specific requests in terms of the situation on the ground. Getting

:05:21. > :05:34.support to people who need help. The devastating situation in Syria

:05:35. > :05:39.is appalling, the UN estimates 13.5 million Syrians need humanitarian

:05:40. > :05:43.assistance. 1.5 million living in siege like conditions and 4.9

:05:44. > :05:48.million refugees in the region. The UK has been at the forefront of the

:05:49. > :05:53.international effort in providing support to the region and Syria

:05:54. > :05:57.directly. I commend that leading effort but with the Secretary of

:05:58. > :06:00.State assure me that aid is reaching Christian refugees who faced the

:06:01. > :06:04.jeopardy of sometimes avoiding official camps because of fear of

:06:05. > :06:09.persecution and for those who do end up in those camps face further

:06:10. > :06:13.persecution because of their faith? My honourable friend is right to

:06:14. > :06:18.raise this point, it's an important issue in light of the situation of

:06:19. > :06:21.migrants and refugees moving so ensuring the safety of refugees and

:06:22. > :06:30.protecting them from persecution is absolutely at the heart of the UK's

:06:31. > :06:33.involvement and the support we provide to UK head in Syria but also

:06:34. > :06:36.the region itself and I assure my honourable friend that everyone we

:06:37. > :06:40.work with paid particular attention to the welfare and safety when it

:06:41. > :06:46.comes to monitoring minorities including Christians. I had a

:06:47. > :06:50.meeting recently, a very helpful meeting with one of the ministers in

:06:51. > :06:56.the Department about the situation in the no man's land between Georgia

:06:57. > :07:00.and Syria. I am aware how much the government is doing but could the

:07:01. > :07:06.secretary of state update us on the humanitarian situation there and

:07:07. > :07:11.what else is being done? I thank the honourable lady for raising the

:07:12. > :07:15.appalling situation, it is a devastating situation. She asked

:07:16. > :07:17.what we are doing, the work is taking place through agencies,

:07:18. > :07:22.through the partners we work with but also with the Jordanian

:07:23. > :07:27.government, working with them of course in what is and hostile

:07:28. > :07:31.terrain and territory to ensure people and children are being

:07:32. > :07:35.protected and they themselves are getting access to food and water

:07:36. > :07:42.which quite frankly is a major priority there. Mr Speaker last week

:07:43. > :07:47.I met a number of Syrian refugees along with the honourable member for

:07:48. > :07:51.Tooting, guests of Oxfam in Jordan and I know the Secretary of State

:07:52. > :07:57.was also in Jordan not that long ago. Can she tell us what plans the

:07:58. > :08:01.government has, notably herself, to continue to support Jordan in their

:08:02. > :08:06.magnificent effort, a country of 9 million people who have taken 1.5

:08:07. > :08:12.million Syrian refugees and housed them, what more can we do to help

:08:13. > :08:17.Jordan? I thank my right honourable friend for her case June and she has

:08:18. > :08:23.seen it first hand, the remarkable work we see in Jordan. A host

:08:24. > :08:27.community. They themselves are under great strain and pressure with their

:08:28. > :08:31.economy in particular but also providing the vital support. So what

:08:32. > :08:35.more are we going to be doing? We have the brussels conference coming

:08:36. > :08:39.up and I have been clear, that is why I was in Jordan, about the

:08:40. > :08:43.additional support we will get to Jordan, not just as the UK but to

:08:44. > :08:48.the international community, with the World Bank and also to the IMF

:08:49. > :08:55.and many of the reforms taking place in Jordan itself. The Secretary of

:08:56. > :08:59.State told my honourable friend from Glasgow North that the department

:09:00. > :09:03.was actively pursuing the possible use of drones to drop emergency aid

:09:04. > :09:09.in Syria, can she give the house an update on the progress made since

:09:10. > :09:12.then? I thank the honourable gentleman for the question, of

:09:13. > :09:16.course in besieged areas inside Syria we know there are enormous

:09:17. > :09:22.problems in terms of access to humanitarian aid. Specifically with

:09:23. > :09:26.regards to drones, we are examining all options for getting aid into

:09:27. > :09:33.besieged areas in Syria and this includes the possibility of using

:09:34. > :09:35.drones to directly deliver aid. The government should be congratulated

:09:36. > :09:41.for being the second biggest donor in the area, second only to the

:09:42. > :09:47.United States. You can look after more people closer to home than you

:09:48. > :09:49.can in this country, so what is the Secretary of State doing to

:09:50. > :09:54.encourage other European countries to match our level of support for

:09:55. > :09:59.the region? Are honourable friend raises an important point, we are

:10:00. > :10:02.constantly calling on other donor countries to step up and effectively

:10:03. > :10:07.pull their finger out and put more money into the international system.

:10:08. > :10:11.But also by reforming the international system that this

:10:12. > :10:14.government is leading we are challenging donor countries to be

:10:15. > :10:18.much more efficient and affected in the way we can distribute aid and

:10:19. > :10:24.get resources directory to people in country and in the region. Like the

:10:25. > :10:27.Secretary of State I met thousands of children in Jordan, Lebanon and

:10:28. > :10:33.Turkey in camps that have played Syria. I have seen etched on their

:10:34. > :10:40.face the fear they have experienced last in Syria. I welcome the work

:10:41. > :10:45.which has been done in those countries but is the Secretary of

:10:46. > :10:48.State not embarrassed our obligations to take 3000

:10:49. > :10:52.unaccompanied children who fled Syria and are in Europe and this

:10:53. > :10:56.government has turned their back on them? What I would say to the

:10:57. > :11:02.honourable gentleman is I to have met hundreds of children and I have

:11:03. > :11:06.seen the trauma directly and spoken to children directly and heard the

:11:07. > :11:11.trauma that they have experienced from travelling from Syria into the

:11:12. > :11:14.neighbouring countries. The honourable gentleman cannot justify

:11:15. > :11:20.his remarks and say we are not helping those children. On the basis

:11:21. > :11:23.that we take the wealth of unaccompanied asylum seeking

:11:24. > :11:28.children more than seriously. We have made clear commitments to those

:11:29. > :11:33.children and that is what we are doing. We committed to resettle

:11:34. > :11:36.20,000 Syrian nationals to the syllable vulnerable persons

:11:37. > :11:40.relocation scheme and 3000 of the most vulnerable children is on top

:11:41. > :11:46.of being the second largest bilateral donor to Syria and inside

:11:47. > :11:50.the region. I thank the Secretary of State for the work she is doing but

:11:51. > :11:57.I actually want to draw attention to a humanitarian crisis which is

:11:58. > :12:01.happening in the Lake Chad region, around 450,000 children are at risk

:12:02. > :12:05.of severe acute malnutrition, can the Secretary of State assure me the

:12:06. > :12:11.government's response to this crisis is purely humanitarian and does she

:12:12. > :12:16.think the UK is acting in good time? I am sure she meant to refer also to

:12:17. > :12:17.Syria which is the question on the paper. She probably did and I did

:12:18. > :12:33.not hear I thank ever speaking about this,

:12:34. > :12:36.she is right to raise the awful humanitarian situation there. UK aid

:12:37. > :12:41.is clearly directed and focus in terms of food, water and shelter, to

:12:42. > :12:44.give protection to the most vulnerable people that need out

:12:45. > :12:53.life-saving support at this difficult time. UN women is an

:12:54. > :12:56.important organisation in the global fight to deliver gender equality,

:12:57. > :13:00.women's rights, and the UK Government provides ?12 million a

:13:01. > :13:08.year in annual funding support that organisation. Budget day, March the

:13:09. > :13:12.8th, International women's day. Given 93 countries have made

:13:13. > :13:16.commitments to the UN Step It Up initiative, will he said that date

:13:17. > :13:22.is dead by the UK to make its formal commitment to show it is fully

:13:23. > :13:26.engaged in international action to combat gender inequality? The UK is

:13:27. > :13:30.a world leader in combating gender inequality. Since 2011, we've seen

:13:31. > :13:34.over 5 million gills through education thanks the work of the UK.

:13:35. > :13:41.We seem tempting women have access to modern family planning, we saved

:13:42. > :13:44.over 100,000 lives, we seem to 6 million women be given better access

:13:45. > :13:49.to financial services. Gender equality is a key part of what we

:13:50. > :13:55.do, key part of the government, we continued to deliver on it. In light

:13:56. > :13:59.of the large number of unaccompanied children remain at risk of

:14:00. > :14:03.trafficking and exploitation in Europe, and bearing in mind councils

:14:04. > :14:06.like Lewisham after 23 places but only one has been filled, but the

:14:07. > :14:14.government reconsider its decision to drop the double schema? She

:14:15. > :14:23.expresses her concern from some of the most vulnerable children,

:14:24. > :14:26.including Gilles, who suffered such terrible persecution. The UK of

:14:27. > :14:30.course is the second-largest donor in region, we can help many more by

:14:31. > :14:36.helping weather need is most immediate. We must always be careful

:14:37. > :14:39.to make sure steps taken by the government don't inadvertently

:14:40. > :14:42.facilitate further traffic in and difficult journeys, we must channel

:14:43. > :14:46.money to where it can have the most impact and help the most people.

:14:47. > :14:54.Part of preventing exploitation is to give women family planning

:14:55. > :15:04.services, so will he condemn John's gag reel? The UK is a global leader

:15:05. > :15:06.in family planning, and the Secretary of State is bringing

:15:07. > :15:10.together a significant family planning conference which the UK

:15:11. > :15:13.need to ensure that where we are need to ensure that where we are

:15:14. > :15:15.able to help people lead better able to help people lead better

:15:16. > :15:21.lives to deliver economic growth, and to empower women, we continue to

:15:22. > :15:25.be a global leader in that space, that is what we need to do and of

:15:26. > :15:30.course we always have two adopted the decisions made by our

:15:31. > :15:36.international leaders. Despite the leading role which the former Prime

:15:37. > :15:39.Minister played, there has been slow progress domestically. Can the

:15:40. > :15:44.Secretary of State update the how is our progress of implementing these

:15:45. > :15:50.goals across government departments? I thank her for her question. The

:15:51. > :15:54.global goals are absolutely embedded, not just in terms of what

:15:55. > :15:57.it does, but across government. I may have mentioned Bloomsday in

:15:58. > :16:01.other questions as well but we are in the process of revising every

:16:02. > :16:02.single departmental plan across government and the global goals will

:16:03. > :16:15.be recognised in that. The humanitarian situation in South

:16:16. > :16:18.Sudan is deeply concerning with 4.9 million people who do not have

:16:19. > :16:23.enough to eat, famine has been declared in the state. We are

:16:24. > :16:26.monitoring the situation, but we are working to get direct AIDS into

:16:27. > :16:37.South Sudan in what is a devastating time for the country. -- direct aid.

:16:38. > :16:43.As well as providing humanitarian assistance, is there any prospect in

:16:44. > :16:46.building some in a country resilience for the future? This is

:16:47. > :16:52.an important point that my honourable friend is making. Our

:16:53. > :16:57.priority is in CAD, it is food assistance and water. We have to

:16:58. > :17:00.recognise we are also asking others to step up, donors in particular.

:17:01. > :17:05.But calling on all sides involved in the conflict to end the fighting

:17:06. > :17:10.because we need long-term medical solutions if we are going to end the

:17:11. > :17:13.current crisis we are seeing. The famine declared in South Sudan is

:17:14. > :17:22.that first anywhere in the world for six years. They launched their

:17:23. > :17:25.report. How is our department responding to this crisis and will

:17:26. > :17:33.she defined above the aid budget for those in desperate need?

:17:34. > :17:41.Perceval, if I may say so, Mr Speaker, it is important we

:17:42. > :17:45.recognise -- first of all. We are seeing for crises around the world,

:17:46. > :17:51.or famines, an unprecedented time. This is the first time we seen a

:17:52. > :17:55.situation. I don't see this as an issue about how we spend money

:17:56. > :18:00.across government departments, this is about how the UK shows global

:18:01. > :18:03.leadership when it comes to times of humanitarian crisis in the world.

:18:04. > :18:07.What I can say is the British Government is leading the world

:18:08. > :18:12.right now, coloured and others to step but saving lives and changing

:18:13. > :18:16.lives at this critical time -- calling on others. The Anglican

:18:17. > :18:23.Alliance has a network of churches in South Sudan and can help get aid

:18:24. > :18:29.to those. I could ask her how she engaging with the Anglican community

:18:30. > :18:34.in that area? She is right that when it comes the church the Anglican

:18:35. > :18:38.community, they are present and we are working with full partners

:18:39. > :18:43.because of the nature of the situation on the ground. Let's be

:18:44. > :18:46.frank, there is no easy solution in terms of aid access, so we're

:18:47. > :18:51.working with full partners. It is important to recognise that all

:18:52. > :18:56.partners and humanitarian workers are doing very difficult to work in

:18:57. > :19:02.very challenging situations. This House should praise them for what

:19:03. > :19:08.they are doing. We have been offering assistance was sometime in

:19:09. > :19:12.the general area, given the problems that have been generated in South

:19:13. > :19:15.Sudan in the last six months, can the Minister outlined what specific

:19:16. > :19:23.steps have been taken to get assistance to the people there in

:19:24. > :19:26.recent months? I can, I can. We have been specific in terms of UK support

:19:27. > :19:32.for the partner network I've already referred. But also through UK

:19:33. > :19:37.presence on the ground. Getting direct assistance to people. The

:19:38. > :19:40.situation is challenging, people are being persecuted, violence is

:19:41. > :19:44.driving them out of our homes, people are in camps. We're working

:19:45. > :19:48.to protect civilians and ensure they are within those camps protected and

:19:49. > :19:57.safeguarded as a result as in receipt of food and shelter.

:19:58. > :20:00.Prompted by the question, I spoke to Alistair Darling yesterday and we

:20:01. > :20:09.have a date firmly in the diary for a future meeting. Does he would

:20:10. > :20:13.agree that Scottish international development organisations, while

:20:14. > :20:16.often smaller than the English counterpart, can offer as much in

:20:17. > :20:22.terms of body of money and impact, whilst contributing to the

:20:23. > :20:24.preservation of public opinion in relation to international

:20:25. > :20:31.development? What steps will he take to make sure funded programmes are

:20:32. > :20:37.made more accessible to small the funded international companies based

:20:38. > :20:40.in Scotland? There are two separate questions, to pay tribute to

:20:41. > :20:47.Scottish charities. Ranging from major charities to smaller charities

:20:48. > :20:53.working with the government in the ground. Our department is very much

:20:54. > :20:58.committed to work with smaller NGOs and civil society organisations to

:20:59. > :21:07.know more, can do more and care more than bigger organisations.

:21:08. > :21:13.The Department is continuing to provide support, including budget

:21:14. > :21:20.support and work we are doing to help develop the economy to make it

:21:21. > :21:25.to into the future. The Premier of Montserrat told MPs and peers that

:21:26. > :21:28.he doesn't want his country to be the recipient of aid the generations

:21:29. > :21:32.to come but he is looking for strategic investment to develop the

:21:33. > :21:38.tourism industry. Other minister meet with him to discuss some of his

:21:39. > :21:42.suggestions so they can become once again self-sustaining? As always, Mr

:21:43. > :21:45.Speaker, ministers from this department are delighted to meet the

:21:46. > :21:51.Parliamentary colleagues. I'm sure we would be happy to meet and I can

:21:52. > :22:00.assure her we are looking to invest in long-term economic prospects in

:22:01. > :22:06.Montserrat. The UN assesses that over 3 million people Kearney

:22:07. > :22:10.victims of the ongoing in Ukraine. Our particular concern is about the

:22:11. > :22:16.800,000 people living along the line of contact, suffering continual

:22:17. > :22:26.violence over the last three years. -- currently. Russian aggression is

:22:27. > :22:29.there. It is now heightening in the Ukraine. Apart from seeking a

:22:30. > :22:32.resumption of ceasefire in the east of Ukraine, were the government

:22:33. > :22:39.committed to providing additional support to the Ukrainian government

:22:40. > :22:43.to deal with such numbers? The British Government currently provide

:22:44. > :22:49.support to Ukraine in two ways. Firstly we provide support directly

:22:50. > :22:51.to the Ukrainian government, but secondly, through the International

:22:52. > :22:56.committee of the red is, through people in need, we provide

:22:57. > :23:02.humanitarian assistance, but we must be clear this conflict in the

:23:03. > :23:12.Ukraine was caused by Anna stained Russian aggression. -- and sustain.

:23:13. > :23:21.At the world is facing crisis, Pato South Sudan -- Pato South Sudan

:23:22. > :23:26.facing famine. I have announced new packages of support. UK's message is

:23:27. > :23:34.clear, we have to act now help innocent people starving to death.

:23:35. > :23:39.Can she be more specific to measures she is taking to help the potential

:23:40. > :23:45.crisis developing in Somalia, South Sudan and other regions?

:23:46. > :23:50.Specifically, our focus right now is on emergency food and water. That is

:23:51. > :23:53.where the need is. But we are talking about over woman people in

:23:54. > :23:58.both countries who are needing urgent support. They are the focus

:23:59. > :24:01.of our attention right now, and we will make the assessment to see what

:24:02. > :24:09.additional support we will need to continue to put in.

:24:10. > :24:18.In recent weeks, they have faced violence perpetrated by the Burnley

:24:19. > :24:23.'s government. Can a minister tell me what steps the government is

:24:24. > :24:31.taken to ensure that the 95 million budget projects to Burma, how much

:24:32. > :24:35.will go in assistance for the burn these people? Mr Speaker, we agree

:24:36. > :24:39.the situation for them is deeply, deeply troubling. We are dealing

:24:40. > :24:44.with this in different ways, I raise this personally in my last visit to

:24:45. > :24:51.Burma with the Home Secretary. We have staff access and the areas, we

:24:52. > :24:56.continue to work with the UN system, but the honourable member is right,

:24:57. > :25:03.it is vital we get humanitarian access to the population.

:25:04. > :25:09.A charity based in my constituency is doing great work in Sierra Leone

:25:10. > :25:13.and powering the women by providing loans. In the run-up to

:25:14. > :25:17.international women's day, what is the department doing to work on

:25:18. > :25:21.gender inequality in the developing world? The UK has much to celebrate

:25:22. > :25:25.when it comes to global leadership and gender inequality, and

:25:26. > :25:28.international women's day will be another stronger example of that why

:25:29. > :25:35.we continue to champion the rights of women. And support them in their

:25:36. > :25:42.economic development and prospects. The UK and Italy have the largest

:25:43. > :25:47.number of very restrictive tax treaties with African countries,

:25:48. > :25:52.harming their development. Will the Minister press colleagues to review

:25:53. > :25:58.these treaties? I did not fully hear the question, but the important

:25:59. > :26:01.point I heard is that Africa and economic development. The government

:26:02. > :26:05.is at the forefront of leading the way when it comes to prosperity and

:26:06. > :26:10.economic development brood UK aid, and we will continue to do exactly

:26:11. > :26:14.more of that. We are discussing matters affecting some of the most

:26:15. > :26:21.vulnerable people on the planet, let's have some more order. Like

:26:22. > :26:25.many members, I visited the Unicef run camp in Jordan were almost

:26:26. > :26:31.80,000 refugees have settled since being forced from Syria. Overwhelm

:26:32. > :26:35.only the children I spoke to had aspirations to become doctors,

:26:36. > :26:40.nurses and scientists. What steps or her department taking to make sure

:26:41. > :26:46.aid reaches these cams and helps these refugee children get the

:26:47. > :26:51.education they need? She is right, she is right to raise this issue

:26:52. > :26:55.because education is crucial in the camps, but also inside the region

:26:56. > :27:00.itself. In both Jordan and Lebanon, we have helped to support over

:27:01. > :27:04.200,000 children, had access to education and the UK is leading the

:27:05. > :27:11.way to enable more and more children to go to school in the region. On

:27:12. > :27:20.Sunday, the Israeli military issued for the demolition notices in the

:27:21. > :27:23.occupied area. If this happens tomorrow, it will mark a dramatic

:27:24. > :27:30.escalation of the demolitions and will compromise the actions there.

:27:31. > :27:36.Can I as the government to call upon the Israeli authorities to cease...

:27:37. > :27:41.We are deeply grateful. This is an issue we have discussed a number of

:27:42. > :27:48.occasions. We remain clear, it is necessary to protect the security of

:27:49. > :27:52.Israel and ensure legitimate rights the Palestinian people are rejected.

:27:53. > :28:00.We will work carefully to monitor demolition. The independent

:28:01. > :28:04.commission is a unique body created to scrutinise the Minister's

:28:05. > :28:10.department. What assurances can ministers gave that the forthcoming

:28:11. > :28:18.review... Will be conducted independently? I can assure the

:28:19. > :28:27.tepid review will be carried out in accordance with the guidance set.

:28:28. > :28:34.Including all the relevant and appropriate levels.

:28:35. > :28:40.As we approach fair trade fortnight, what is a secular state doing to

:28:41. > :28:52.ensure fair trade is at the heart of new trade deals.

:28:53. > :29:16.What aid is supporting these men and women.

:29:17. > :29:27.We work of all our partners to ensure a and the protection of the

:29:28. > :29:52.people is taking place. Questions to the Prime Minister.

:29:53. > :30:04.Mr Speaker, last year the campaign group Fighting Cuts at the hospital

:30:05. > :30:07.were due to deliver a strong petition to Downing Street, but they

:30:08. > :30:10.were turned away at the gates and told, today is not a good day.

:30:11. > :30:12.Comeback after Thursday. How