Business Statement

:00:00. > :00:11.helpful to colleagues. Thank you. Business statement, the Leader of

:00:12. > :00:18.the House. Andrea Leadsom. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The business for

:00:19. > :00:22.next week will be Monday, 26th of June, the continuation of the debate

:00:23. > :00:27.on the Queen's Speech on Brexit and foreign affairs. Tuesday, 27th of

:00:28. > :00:31.June, continuation of the debate on the Queen's Speech on education and

:00:32. > :00:37.local services. Wednesday, 28th of June: continuation of the debate on

:00:38. > :00:40.the Queen's Speech on health, social care and security. Thursday, 29th

:00:41. > :00:55.June, conclusion of the debate on the Queen's Speech on the economy

:00:56. > :01:00.and jobs. Friday, 30 of the air travel organisers licensing Bill.

:01:01. > :01:04.Colleagues will also wish to know that subject to approval by the

:01:05. > :01:09.house today and the progress of business, the House will rise for

:01:10. > :01:15.the summer recess on the third NEET 20th of July and return on the 5th

:01:16. > :01:22.of September. -- the 20th of July. The House will rise in September and

:01:23. > :01:31.return on Monday, ninth October. Thank you. Thank you, Mr Deputy

:01:32. > :01:40.Speaker. Can I start by welcoming the House Leader of the House to her

:01:41. > :01:47.post? He will make a fine Lord Chancellor, upholding the rule of

:01:48. > :01:52.law. Mr Speaker, there are conventions and one of them is that

:01:53. > :01:56.when a statutory instrument has been prayed against, the Government will

:01:57. > :02:01.provide time for debate. Because the election was called, the debate on

:02:02. > :02:05.tuition fee regulations and other clauses were not debated, although

:02:06. > :02:11.scheduled for the 19th of April. Could the Leader of the House find

:02:12. > :02:15.time for debates on those? This wonderful, resilient country of ours

:02:16. > :02:19.is grieving, from Manchester to London Bridge, Westminster to

:02:20. > :02:30.Finsbury Park, Kensington to that Liam Spencer, the pain of loss never

:02:31. > :02:33.goes away, but it may lessen -- Batley and Spen. Earlier the Prime

:02:34. > :02:37.Minister made a statement on Grenfell Tower. I am not sure why it

:02:38. > :02:41.took a week for the primaries dipped to confirm all of those affected

:02:42. > :02:45.could be housed nearby and any payments made to them will not

:02:46. > :02:49.affect any other entitlement. Could I ask the Leader of the House to

:02:50. > :02:54.confirm and perhaps she could do it in a letter and place it in the

:02:55. > :02:57.library that the number of firefighters, councillors for

:02:58. > :03:03.firefighters, it has been reduced from 14 to two under the previous

:03:04. > :03:06.May, now the Foreign Secretary? Kensington council had the reserves

:03:07. > :03:10.but not the staff to deal with the disaster. Other local authorities

:03:11. > :03:14.are helping such as Ealing council, running the rest centre in Westway.

:03:15. > :03:19.The prime Mr yesterday said it was the fault of the state at local and

:03:20. > :03:22.national level. It is the elected members of the council and the

:03:23. > :03:26.Government who are responsible and accountable. The state, through the

:03:27. > :03:31.public servants, have responded brilliantly. They are blameless.

:03:32. > :03:34.Earlier there seem to be confusion in the statement about a review of

:03:35. > :03:39.building regulations so could the leader of the make time for a

:03:40. > :03:43.statement before the inquiry given that the review of business

:03:44. > :03:47.regulations as recommended by the coroner in 2013 was announced by the

:03:48. > :03:52.former member for Croydon Central and the Prime Minister's chief of

:03:53. > :03:57.staff in October, 2016, when asked when it would take place, we were

:03:58. > :04:00.told, in due course. The Government want to consult again on social care

:04:01. > :04:05.but an independent commission, the do not commission, reported in 2011.

:04:06. > :04:09.Could the Leader of the House say whether the report will be part of

:04:10. > :04:14.the consultation or is it now abandoned, yet another report that

:04:15. > :04:23.is not action? The proposals were put at 1.7 billion from Dilnot. It

:04:24. > :04:28.is unclear how Parliament will be kept informed during EU

:04:29. > :04:32.negotiations. We want a running commentary, so could the Leader of

:04:33. > :04:38.the House ensure that a statement on a timetable for a debate on a report

:04:39. > :04:41.back on where we are with the negotiations is particularly

:04:42. > :04:44.important as the Chancellor appears to be providing a running commentary

:04:45. > :04:52.of his own setting out his own different policy? The Queen's Speech

:04:53. > :04:56.mentions a new industrial policy. Members for Aberavon, the new Labour

:04:57. > :05:00.member for Gower, Swansea East and Swansea West want a statement or

:05:01. > :05:04.debate on the Government's position on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. It

:05:05. > :05:08.was part of the old industrial policy. Without a decision from the

:05:09. > :05:13.Government soon, the project may collapse, putting at risk 2000 local

:05:14. > :05:17.jobs. Could they say whether we can have that debate? I want to welcome

:05:18. > :05:21.new members and say goodbye to old members as well and to thank them.

:05:22. > :05:30.Some members used to turn up readily to business questions and they are

:05:31. > :05:32.not here. I want to make a special mention to the honourable member for

:05:33. > :05:35.Kensington. The people put their trust in her and she has repaid it.

:05:36. > :05:38.She has showed them what a great MP she is. This time last year, we all

:05:39. > :05:44.came together to remember another brilliant colleague, we will have a

:05:45. > :05:49.permanent reminder in this Chamber of her campaigning zeal, her energy

:05:50. > :05:58.and her love for humanity, Helen, Joanne, Leadbetter, Cox, we will not

:05:59. > :06:00.be divided by hate, as we work in this place for the common good and

:06:01. > :06:13.in the public interest for our United Kingdom.

:06:14. > :06:20.Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Early days for all of us. I fully

:06:21. > :06:27.understand! Hopefully, you will bear with me, as I make mistakes too. Can

:06:28. > :06:30.I first welcome the honourable lady. I have always admired her enormously

:06:31. > :06:35.and it is a great pleasure to be working together, as I am sure we

:06:36. > :06:40.will, very well, and also to respond to her kind tribute to the

:06:41. > :06:44.honourable member for Aylesbury who is a fantastic colleague and I am

:06:45. > :06:52.sure will be absolutely committed to his new role as Secretary of State

:06:53. > :06:54.for Justice. She has asked for time for the debate on carry-over

:06:55. > :06:57.regulations from the last Parliament, I will absolutely look

:06:58. > :07:02.into it and I am sure that is in hand. I will make sure it is. She

:07:03. > :07:10.mentioned the appalling loss of life in recent weeks. Due to the

:07:11. > :07:13.deliberate and evil actions of terrible people who are just either

:07:14. > :07:33.misguided or evil and she is exactly misguided or evil and she is exactly

:07:34. > :07:34.at some of the actions perpetrated right to raise

:07:35. > :07:35.and saw for myself what devastation against innocent citizens.

:07:36. > :07:36.it has caused and our hearts go out it has caused and our hearts go out

:07:37. > :07:39.to the poor people. I hope colleagues are reassured by what the

:07:40. > :07:41.prime Minster had to say in her statement that we will leave no

:07:42. > :07:46.stone unturned in getting to the bottom of what has happened and also

:07:47. > :07:48.in doing everything possible, including, of course, looking

:07:49. > :07:53.closely at building regulations to see if there is more that can be

:07:54. > :07:59.done to ensure this can never happen again. She has asked about resources

:08:00. > :08:03.in firefighters. I think we will of course be reviewing that situation.

:08:04. > :08:08.She will be aware that fortunately in recent years the number of fires

:08:09. > :08:11.and lives lost because of fires has reduced quite dramatically. This

:08:12. > :08:15.puts a very different complexion on it, after the harrowing events at

:08:16. > :08:23.Grenfell Tower, which will require us to look again at that. I assure

:08:24. > :08:26.you that this government will ensure the emergency services have the

:08:27. > :08:31.resources they need. She asked about the review of social care. She will

:08:32. > :08:35.be aware, as all honourable members are, that we do have an ageing

:08:36. > :08:41.population and there will be over 2 million over 75s within not many

:08:42. > :08:46.years, within the next decade, I believe, and that does require we

:08:47. > :08:50.tackle the situation and it does need us to look very holistically at

:08:51. > :08:53.how we can best manage the needs of an ageing population with that needs

:08:54. > :08:59.to pay for what is increasingly expensive. She also mentioned the

:09:00. > :09:02.Queen's Speech. Our new industrial policy, I hope she shares my

:09:03. > :09:07.excitement about some of the measures for making the UK leading

:09:08. > :09:12.in the world in electric vehicle technology, some of our commercial

:09:13. > :09:15.space programmes will be very exciting, creating new

:09:16. > :09:20.high-technology jobs, well-paid jobs for the future. I will absolutely

:09:21. > :09:23.take away her request specifically about where we are on the Swansea

:09:24. > :09:29.Bay Tidal Lagoon. Finally, I would also like to say my own tribute to

:09:30. > :09:33.all of those colleagues who are no longer in this house, who did not

:09:34. > :09:36.win their seats this time. It is always a great sadness to say

:09:37. > :09:41.goodbye to so many good colleagues. It is also wonderful to have the new

:09:42. > :09:44.blood coming into the House and I would like to welcome all new

:09:45. > :09:47.colleagues across the House, really looking forward to working with you,

:09:48. > :09:52.hearing your views, and please do come and talk to me any time, my

:09:53. > :09:58.office is just down the corridor. Finally, as the honourable lady

:09:59. > :10:01.said, the memorial to our dear colleague, Jo Cox, will be unveiled

:10:02. > :10:05.tomorrow and all colleagues who would like to come along to that

:10:06. > :10:11.will be very welcome. I thank her for her opening remarks. The

:10:12. > :10:17.unveiling is on Saturday as the Leader of the House said, the

:10:18. > :10:21.Speaker would be delighted to receive any applications. After the

:10:22. > :10:31.shortest tenure as Leader of the House in parliamentary history, can

:10:32. > :10:34.I call Amanda Millen. Can I ask if we can have a debate in government

:10:35. > :10:38.time about the ways in which society lotteries can increase the amount of

:10:39. > :10:45.money being channelled to local charities? I think it is an

:10:46. > :10:55.excellent idea. Obviously, the work that all of the jackpot oriented

:10:56. > :10:58.lotteries do in raising money for charities is absolutely valuable. It

:10:59. > :11:04.sounds to me like an excellent bid for an adjournment debate. Can I

:11:05. > :11:08.thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business for next

:11:09. > :11:12.week and warmly welcome her to her new front bench role and I look

:11:13. > :11:14.forward to working with her? Being awarded the position of Leader of

:11:15. > :11:19.the House of Lords either suggest you are on the way up or on the way

:11:20. > :11:23.down the greasy pole. I am pretty certain she is of the former

:11:24. > :11:27.category. Can I also thank her for announcing the recess dates? We on

:11:28. > :11:31.these benches are profoundly disappointed that somehow we cannot

:11:32. > :11:36.design a summer recess accommodating school holidays for all parts of the

:11:37. > :11:41.UK. I hope we can resolve some of the difficulties. By God, how she

:11:42. > :11:44.got a job on her hands. This is a government that arrogantly and

:11:45. > :11:48.unnecessarily called an early general election to secure an

:11:49. > :11:51.overwhelming majority to find themselves humbled, diminished and

:11:52. > :11:55.without any majority whatsoever. This is now a parliament of

:11:56. > :11:58.minorities and she agreed consensus is the key for getting business

:11:59. > :12:05.through the House? Working with the devolved assemblies. The confusion

:12:06. > :12:08.about the Great Repeal Bill. Yesterday the Prime Minister said

:12:09. > :12:12.the Scottish Government could have a role when it comes to legislative

:12:13. > :12:16.consent motions with the Great Repeal Bill. Can she confirm the

:12:17. > :12:20.Scottish Parliament will have a say when it comes to these issues? The

:12:21. > :12:22.biggest innovation of the last Parliament was English votes for

:12:23. > :12:26.English laws. The disquiet clear looking around this Chamber today

:12:27. > :12:31.that there is no longer commands a majority within this House -- it is

:12:32. > :12:35.quite clear. It is impossible to see how a minority government can get

:12:36. > :12:40.its business through... When will the leader bring forward plans to

:12:41. > :12:47.get rid of this unnecessary and divisive measure? I am glad you are

:12:48. > :12:49.back and I know you have got a reasonable good majority, I got

:12:50. > :12:58.through with the skin of my teeth, 21. The Conservative candidate that

:12:59. > :13:03.I defeated is soon to find himself ennobled as an unelected Lord,

:13:04. > :13:06.drafted in to government as a Scottish Government minister, a

:13:07. > :13:10.total affront to democracy and an insult to my constituents who so

:13:11. > :13:12.recently rejected him. Will the Leader of the House now pledged

:13:13. > :13:22.never to use the House of Lords as a never to use the House of Lords as

:13:23. > :13:23.receptacle for cronies, donors and receptacle for cronies, donors and

:13:24. > :13:35.failed leadership candidates? Likewise I welcome the honourable

:13:36. > :13:42.gentleman and congratulate him on holding his seat. Congratulations to

:13:43. > :13:48.him and I certainly look forward to working with him in this House. He

:13:49. > :13:51.mentions the issue of recess dates and as we all ready discussed I will

:13:52. > :13:55.look at this, he will appreciate these dates are also set to try and

:13:56. > :13:59.work around some of the challenges in this House in this building would

:14:00. > :14:03.work that's already scheduled but I will certainly speak to Mr Speaker

:14:04. > :14:08.and the Chief whips about whether they can be more in future periods

:14:09. > :14:16.to accommodate the Scottish National party's en France. He says we called

:14:17. > :14:20.a general election and he is right that we do not have a majority and I

:14:21. > :14:25.think we've been very clear we accept that result. We were very

:14:26. > :14:28.disappointed but nevertheless our commitment to consulting widely

:14:29. > :14:34.across all parties is they are. As the Prime Minister has said we want

:14:35. > :14:38.to be listening government, we are seeking the support, of course,

:14:39. > :14:41.members across the House and so again, I do very much hope and wish

:14:42. > :14:48.that Scottish Nationalists will support the democratic decision of

:14:49. > :14:51.the United Kingdom to in last year's referendum to leave the European

:14:52. > :14:57.Union and on his point about a legislative consent motion, the

:14:58. > :15:04.Secretary of State has made it clear he wants to consult with Scottish

:15:05. > :15:09.Nationalists and devolved authorities and a decision will be

:15:10. > :15:14.taken on whether an LCN is needed. As he will know, it was an attempt

:15:15. > :15:18.to ensure further our English only matters being discussed, English

:15:19. > :15:23.only and Welsh MPs we be able to take part in those discussions, that

:15:24. > :15:28.is very important and finally on the subject of those who are in a bold,

:15:29. > :15:35.there are obviously decisions taken on merit and also on the ground of

:15:36. > :15:39.lyrical contribution right across the public sector of people who have

:15:40. > :15:44.given many years service to the public sector and I think that is a

:15:45. > :15:49.matter that is not for us, it is a matter for discussion, add another

:15:50. > :15:56.time. Thank you, Mr David is bigger. -- enobled. Julian Lewis. Thank you

:15:57. > :16:00.and I warmly welcome the positive engagement between the new Leader of

:16:01. > :16:04.the House and the Shadow Leader of the House, between them they can

:16:05. > :16:09.achieve a great deal for backbenchers through these sessions.

:16:10. > :16:13.She will be aware that a number of select committees including the

:16:14. > :16:20.defence committee had to publish reports in great haste given the

:16:21. > :16:24.suddenness of the announcement of the general election. As there is a

:16:25. > :16:26.hiatus and there are no select committee scrutinising departments

:16:27. > :16:32.at the moment Wiltshire ensure that at least those depart once that are

:16:33. > :16:38.obliged to produce responses to reports get on with the job so that

:16:39. > :16:46.the incoming committees will be able to consider those responses at the

:16:47. > :16:51.earliest opportunity? Well, my honourable friend is exactly right

:16:52. > :16:57.to raise this issue and of course, government departments will respond

:16:58. > :17:00.just as soon they can. I am very grateful, Mr Deputy Speaker. The

:17:01. > :17:06.Leader of the House, I welcome her to her place. Can I ask if she has

:17:07. > :17:09.seen a letter that I sent to her predecessor as chair of the

:17:10. > :17:12.Backbench Business Committee, the committee has not yet been

:17:13. > :17:16.established in this Parliament, asking that if there is time for

:17:17. > :17:20.general debate before the Backbench Business Committee is established

:17:21. > :17:22.that the Leader of the House would consider giving time to Backbench

:17:23. > :17:26.Business Committee was residual from the last Parliament, in other words

:17:27. > :17:32.debate, which have not yet been heard. On another matter, the

:17:33. > :17:36.standing orders of the House of Commons said the Backbench Business

:17:37. > :17:40.Committee will be given 35 days of debating time, 27 days of which will

:17:41. > :17:44.be in the chamber of the House of Commons in a Parliamentary session

:17:45. > :17:48.but this is going to be a two your parliamentary session. But the

:17:49. > :17:51.Leader of the House give us a guaranteed that will be pro rata

:17:52. > :17:58.over a two-year session rather than just limited to that time within the

:17:59. > :18:03.two your session? Well I am grateful to the honourable gentleman for his

:18:04. > :18:08.questions uncertainly, I will look at whether, if there is backbench

:18:09. > :18:11.time available it can be prioritised to those outstanding subject for

:18:12. > :18:15.debate. On his other point about extending the amount of time, as I

:18:16. > :18:19.understand it, it is set out in standing orders as to what the

:18:20. > :18:27.amount of time is but we will certainly look at whether that can

:18:28. > :18:31.be extended. Thank you. We'll the leader of the housemate with me and

:18:32. > :18:36.any other colleague whose wishes to to discuss the correction of a

:18:37. > :18:39.permanent memorial to PC Keith Palmer who fell defending us and our

:18:40. > :18:45.visitors prior to the general election and possibly take as its

:18:46. > :18:52.inspiration the memorial in St James Square which was erected to PC

:18:53. > :18:56.Yvonne Fletcher? The Leader of the House. My honourable friend is

:18:57. > :19:01.exactly right to remind us of the tragic murder of Keith Palmer and

:19:02. > :19:06.his also right to say we need to consider how we can remember him and

:19:07. > :19:13.his own sacrifice and I will certainly take that up with Mr

:19:14. > :19:16.Speaker. Steve McCabe. Mr Deputy Speaker, can we have a debate in

:19:17. > :19:22.government time on how to tackle the problem of persistent illegal

:19:23. > :19:26.traveller encampments in public parks and other community

:19:27. > :19:31.facilities? This involves a costly game of cat and mouse, these people

:19:32. > :19:34.are evicted, but just move in a circle, it's expensive for

:19:35. > :19:38.cash-strapped councils and only a matter of time before it leads to a

:19:39. > :19:46.major incident on less the concerns and frustrations of law abiding

:19:47. > :19:49.people are recognised. The honourable gentleman raises a very

:19:50. > :19:54.important issue, that for many colleagues across the House comes up

:19:55. > :19:57.time and time again. Certainly I have had problems in my own

:19:58. > :20:01.constituency with this issue and I know many local authorities would

:20:02. > :20:06.like to see different arrangements so that they can act much faster. It

:20:07. > :20:09.sounds to me like a very good debate for the Backbench Business Committee

:20:10. > :20:12.to try and make some progress on but at the honourable gentleman wanted

:20:13. > :20:19.to write to me that some proposals I would be very pleased to receive

:20:20. > :20:22.them. May I start off by congratulating my right honourable

:20:23. > :20:25.friend on her appointment as Leader of the House and I wish her well and

:20:26. > :20:31.all that she does. Mr Acting Deputy Speaker, this week there has been

:20:32. > :20:36.absolute misery, thousands of motorists in my constituency. This

:20:37. > :20:43.has arisen because of a decision by highways England to close off a slip

:20:44. > :20:51.road leading on junction 17 leading onto the Arow one 02-macro. This was

:20:52. > :20:56.taken without any consultation, inadequate notice to motorists and

:20:57. > :20:59.with all regard to the diverted route. Can we please have a

:21:00. > :21:04.statement from the Secretary of State for Transport in which he can

:21:05. > :21:09.urge highways England to act in the best interests of the community

:21:10. > :21:16.rather than acting unilaterally? Well my honourable friend raises an

:21:17. > :21:21.issue again that is pertinent to all of our constituencies which is the

:21:22. > :21:25.actions on roads that are taken without due notice being given and

:21:26. > :21:28.so I'd be very happy if he wanted to write to me on this to pass it on to

:21:29. > :21:36.the Secretary of State for Transport to take the appropriate action. Anne

:21:37. > :21:42.McMorran. Thank you. Is the leader aware that yesterday Tesco announced

:21:43. > :21:47.they were axing 1100 jobs in my constituency? This was done with no

:21:48. > :21:50.consultation with either the UK or Welsh government and some workers

:21:51. > :21:55.found out by social media they were losing their jobs. This is shocking

:21:56. > :21:59.and wholly unacceptable behaviour and will be devastating for all

:22:00. > :22:02.those concerned and their families. Would the Leader of the House

:22:03. > :22:05.provide an urgent debate or statement on the issue to hear what

:22:06. > :22:12.at the very least, with the DWP be at the very least, with the DWP be

:22:13. > :22:17.despatching the full emergency task force to support my constituents at

:22:18. > :22:25.this difficult time? May I first welcomed the honourable lady to her

:22:26. > :22:28.place. And that is a very sad story, always terrible to hear,

:22:29. > :22:32.particularly when there is a large loss of jobs because it's incredibly

:22:33. > :22:37.unsettling for a whole community. The fact that it's been done in such

:22:38. > :22:40.a way is completely unacceptable. Again, if the honourable lady would

:22:41. > :22:46.like to write to me I can pass on her thoughts to the Secretary of

:22:47. > :22:51.State and seek a response from him. Order, order. As members will know,

:22:52. > :22:57.we have a heavily subscribed debate to follow. And I would implore

:22:58. > :23:03.people to use a single point and if you find yourself about to use the

:23:04. > :23:09.word and, resist the temptation! Sir Peter Bottomley. Can I ask Fred

:23:10. > :23:13.Obeid in government time on housing, especially on leasehold and

:23:14. > :23:17.commonhold with the present Chief of staff governed Barwell having been a

:23:18. > :23:20.Housing Minister who wanted to reform the lease advisory service

:23:21. > :23:24.and was paying attention to exploitation. It's time to do that

:23:25. > :23:29.with I think a debate on what government will do with travellers,

:23:30. > :23:32.they have needs but they don't need and Saltburn needs by coming into

:23:33. > :23:39.urban areas and camping on public parks. Well, as luck would have, Mr

:23:40. > :23:43.Deputy Speaker, the very next debate on the Queen's Speech will be on the

:23:44. > :23:48.honourable friend might well want to honourable friend might well want to

:23:49. > :23:55.take part in that debate later today. Make hillier. As to Speaker,

:23:56. > :24:00.the Department of Health laid its accounts to this House on the 21st

:24:01. > :24:04.of July, the last date this has sat before the summary says. As the

:24:05. > :24:07.newly appointed Leader of the House and the champion therefore of this

:24:08. > :24:10.place in Cabinet Wiltshire she ensure this doesn't happen again not

:24:11. > :24:13.just for the Department of Health but for all Government departments,

:24:14. > :24:20.we get these accounts laid so we can scrutinise them. Well I absolutely

:24:21. > :24:23.appreciate what the honourable lady says. Obviously as she will

:24:24. > :24:27.appreciate departments move heaven and is to ensure they get reports

:24:28. > :24:31.out on sitting days and there is always a rush to try and get them

:24:32. > :24:36.out before the recesses begin. I do have some sympathy for departments

:24:37. > :24:41.trying to meet those deadlines to not be delivering them in recesses

:24:42. > :24:44.but I will certainly take away her point and as colleagues to try and

:24:45. > :24:50.make sure there is time for Parliamentary scrutiny. Thank you,

:24:51. > :24:52.Mr Deputy Speaker. Last year at the Secretary of State for Transport

:24:53. > :24:55.commissioned Chris Gibb a real expert to commission a report on the

:24:56. > :25:00.appalling performance of Southern rail, that report has been published

:25:01. > :25:03.today and it's excellent, putting the primary cause of issue on the

:25:04. > :25:08.unions but all parties have a role to play. On that basis could I ask

:25:09. > :25:11.the Leader of the House of Commons if we could have government time to

:25:12. > :25:14.debate the report and the impact it has not just across my constituency

:25:15. > :25:23.but the entirety of the real network? The plight of railway

:25:24. > :25:28.travellers has been so bad in certain railway lines for some time

:25:29. > :25:31.now and I think this report highlights that there is a great

:25:32. > :25:35.deal that needs to be done to put that right. And certainly I will

:25:36. > :25:41.very happily write to the Secretary of State for Transport to urge him

:25:42. > :25:43.to fully review that report and if possible, to hold some time in

:25:44. > :25:55.Parliamentary time for colleagues to debate it. Alan Brown. I have a

:25:56. > :26:00.constituent who was mugged in Ibiza and she lost her passport and money,

:26:01. > :26:02.that was upsetting, but what she wanted was emergency documentation

:26:03. > :26:07.so she could fly home with her friends back to family.

:26:08. > :26:11.Unfortunately the consulate was shot for three days for the Midsummer

:26:12. > :26:15.holiday, time when demand would be higher. That is unacceptable for an

:26:16. > :26:19.emergency situation, will the Leader of the House committee statement

:26:20. > :26:23.reviewing how emergency situations are dealt with by consulates abroad

:26:24. > :26:31.and look to put in place an improvement plan? Not obviously was

:26:32. > :26:35.a very difficult time for his constituent and I'm absolutely sure

:26:36. > :26:37.that the House would want to try and address those situations but at the

:26:38. > :26:43.honourable gentleman wants to write to me with the specific detail I can

:26:44. > :26:48.pass that on to the relevant people. Siobhan McDonagh. Thank you. Given

:26:49. > :26:50.the Prime Minister's comments yesterday that every child deserves

:26:51. > :26:55.a place at a good school could she find time for a debate on the plans

:26:56. > :27:01.of south-west London St George's mental health trust and my local CCG

:27:02. > :27:05.to no longer diagnose children with autism, meaning that there will be

:27:06. > :27:08.no opportunity for a special educational needs statement and no

:27:09. > :27:16.opportunity there for an appropriate school place. Well, I can certainly

:27:17. > :27:20.say to the honourable lady that the issue of children's mental health is

:27:21. > :27:24.very, very dear to my heart, it sounds as though she should apply

:27:25. > :27:28.for an adjournment debate and I am sure that all members will be very

:27:29. > :27:31.interested to hear and on the face of it, I am extremely sympathetic to

:27:32. > :27:38.her desire to see that decision overturned. Mr Deputy Speaker, could

:27:39. > :27:42.we have a statement as soon as possible from a Health Minister

:27:43. > :27:45.about NHS funding particularly in light of the savings which areas up

:27:46. > :27:49.and down the country including mine in Stoke and trend and stuff which

:27:50. > :27:54.are being asked to make which are entirely impossible for them to do

:27:55. > :28:00.without drastic impact on patient services. -- Stoke-on-Trent

:28:01. > :28:05.Staffordshire. My honourable friend will be aware of this government is

:28:06. > :28:10.committed to significant real terms increases in funding for the NHS but

:28:11. > :28:15.also that there are programmes in place to try and improve the

:28:16. > :28:20.efficiency in particular, CCG is and in particular hospitals and if he

:28:21. > :28:23.would like to write to me with the particular situation in

:28:24. > :28:24.Staffordshire, I would be very happy to pass that on to the Secretary of

:28:25. > :28:37.State. Thank you. We have seen across

:28:38. > :28:41.London religious commitment in providing affordable home and

:28:42. > :28:43.yesterday in my constituency, the Battersea Power Station development

:28:44. > :28:49.announced that they would be reducing their affordable home

:28:50. > :28:52.commitment by 250. They are using viability assessment at a loophole

:28:53. > :28:56.to reduce the number of affordable homes being provided and for us to

:28:57. > :29:01.actually tackle the housing crisis in London, we must ensure that our

:29:02. > :29:05.developers are held to account in providing a decent level of

:29:06. > :29:09.affordable homes. So, I would like to ask the Leader of the House if it

:29:10. > :29:16.is possible to get a debate on how viability assessments are being

:29:17. > :29:20.used? Well, may I will come hard to her place. She is exactly right,

:29:21. > :29:26.affordable homes is an absolutely vital part of a thriving economy and

:29:27. > :29:31.a society that is fair to all. Since April 2010 we have delivered more

:29:32. > :29:38.than 313,000 affordable homes and our target is to deliver 400,000 new

:29:39. > :29:41.affordable homes starts by 2020. As I mentioned to my right honourable

:29:42. > :29:45.friend earlier, the debate on the Queen 's speech this afternoon

:29:46. > :29:52.includes housing and she might well wish to have interventions made

:29:53. > :29:55.there. Thank you. With the Leader of the House consider my request for a

:29:56. > :30:01.debate on government time in the next few weeks on the Royal Navy's

:30:02. > :30:04.aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and our continued Nato commitment as

:30:05. > :30:11.he returned to a carrier like capability. Yes, my honourable

:30:12. > :30:15.friend raises an important subject, billions of pounds are being

:30:16. > :30:20.invested in a growing Royal Navy, new aircraft carriers, frigates,

:30:21. > :30:22.patrol vessels, aircraft, submarines and support chips. And the very

:30:23. > :30:27.significant milestone for the Royal Navy and the nation will be reached

:30:28. > :30:30.this summer when HMS Queen Elizabeth commences purse trials. She will be

:30:31. > :30:37.accepted into the Royal Navy later in the year, it is a very exciting

:30:38. > :30:42.moment and I am sure this would make for a very interesting adjournment

:30:43. > :30:47.debate. Thank you. A pleasure to CQ in your place, although, can I tell

:30:48. > :30:50.you, I will miss the former honourable member for North East

:30:51. > :30:56.Derbyshire, a good friend and colleague. The previous government

:30:57. > :31:00.since 2010 has been rather random images of pre-legislative scrutiny,

:31:01. > :31:04.the animals in circuses bill was clearly a delaying tactic. To what

:31:05. > :31:11.extent will be several Brexit bills be subject to that sort of scrutiny

:31:12. > :31:16.and when can that start? Firstly, can I say that I also will miss the

:31:17. > :31:19.honourable lady for North East Derbyshire, she was very good in

:31:20. > :31:24.this House and like many members who have lost their seats, whilst we are

:31:25. > :31:30.delighted to see new colleagues, we all miss those who are not any

:31:31. > :31:33.longer here. There will of course be the need for broad consultation on

:31:34. > :31:37.all of our legislative programme, and they said that the start, we do

:31:38. > :31:41.not have a majority in this House and saw the need to take colleagues

:31:42. > :31:44.with us will be very real and so there will be a lot of consultation

:31:45. > :31:49.and many opportunities for colleagues to give their views and

:31:50. > :31:55.thoughts. Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. A number of my constituents

:31:56. > :31:58.are very concerned about the news that Eastern Ghouta for Church

:31:59. > :32:01.England school will be relocated across the county boundary into

:32:02. > :32:06.Rutland. Can we have a debate next week about the need for statutory

:32:07. > :32:12.processes to be properly followed and full consultation with payments

:32:13. > :32:18.before any changes such as this are made? Well, I am very sympathetic to

:32:19. > :32:22.his concerns and, again, it sounds to me like it is a prime candidate

:32:23. > :32:26.for an adjournment debate and if you would like to write to me I would be

:32:27. > :32:33.very happy to take this up on his behalf with the Secretary of State.

:32:34. > :32:36.Mr Deputy Speaker, can I welcome the Leader of the House to her place and

:32:37. > :32:41.watched the honourable lady every success in the new position that she

:32:42. > :32:49.has? She will be aware of my interest in human rights and

:32:50. > :32:52.equality issues. Last week one person was convicted last May by the

:32:53. > :32:56.Pakistani anti-terrorism court and has been handed the death penalty.

:32:57. > :33:00.That was a violation of international law and is the first

:33:01. > :33:04.time someone has been charged under article 285 C of the Appeal Court

:33:05. > :33:09.which prohibits blasphemy for an offence in social media. The

:33:10. > :33:12.sentence set a deeply worrying precedent and raises serious

:33:13. > :33:14.questions about the use of anti-terrorism legislation to deny

:33:15. > :33:20.citizens in their right to freedom or belief and expression. Could I

:33:21. > :33:28.ask which he agreed to a statement or a debate on this very important

:33:29. > :33:31.issue? Well, I am grateful to the honourable gentleman for raising

:33:32. > :33:33.this case and I am sorry to say it is not something I have been made

:33:34. > :33:38.aware of before but if he would like to write to one that I would

:33:39. > :33:43.certainly be happy to take it up. Thank you. Can we have a debate on

:33:44. > :33:46.government time about child poverty? As any member of this House I was

:33:47. > :33:49.struck yesterday by the excessive pop and ceremony of the Queen's

:33:50. > :33:52.Speech. I wish the British state would put half as much effort into

:33:53. > :33:59.making sure children in Glasgow East do not go to bed hungry. Can we have

:34:00. > :34:03.a debate on child poverty? Well, can I first welcome the honourable

:34:04. > :34:08.gentleman to his place and I share his concern about child poverty. He

:34:09. > :34:11.will be pleased to know, as will all members, that child poverty has

:34:12. > :34:18.reduced as employment in this country has reached much higher

:34:19. > :34:24.levels and the numbers of workless families has reduced significantly.

:34:25. > :34:26.But nevertheless, he is right, an incredibly important subject and it

:34:27. > :34:32.may well be something he would like to raise as a backbench member in

:34:33. > :34:35.the backbench committee debate in due course. Can I will come the

:34:36. > :34:40.right honourable lady to her new position? And might of the statement

:34:41. > :34:44.made earlier by the Prime Minister about the tragedy at Grenfell Tower,

:34:45. > :34:48.I have been contacted by a constituent in relation to the

:34:49. > :34:52.hospital which is a tower block that had cladding put on it a few years

:34:53. > :34:57.ago, raising concerns about whether that cladding is safe? I wonder if

:34:58. > :34:59.it would be possible for the Department of Health, the secretary

:35:00. > :35:03.of state for help, to make a statement about all images of things

:35:04. > :35:08.that the public may be concerned about? Well, the honourable lady

:35:09. > :35:13.will be aware that the Prime Minister said that any samples of

:35:14. > :35:16.cladding on high-rise buildings should be sent to the Department for

:35:17. > :35:22.Communities and Local Government who are arranging for it to be tested as

:35:23. > :35:25.to its combustibility. I am not sure whether that extended to other

:35:26. > :35:33.public buildings other than residential ones, but I will return

:35:34. > :35:37.to her on that point. Thank you. At least four political parties in this

:35:38. > :35:40.House of minority is for this election or posing HMRC office

:35:41. > :35:45.closures. Can the Leader of the House gain from that during Parker,

:35:46. > :35:49.HMIC signed new contracts for new regional centres during the election

:35:50. > :35:53.period and so, can we have a statement in government time or a

:35:54. > :35:57.debate so that members of this House can discuss the provision of

:35:58. > :36:07.services dealing with tax avoidance and noncompliance of the National

:36:08. > :36:10.Minimum Wage? Well, I can tell you that HMIC has done a superb job

:36:11. > :36:15.since 2010 in raising the amount of money that it is a recovering from

:36:16. > :36:18.those who would seek to avoid paying their taxes and we should absolutely

:36:19. > :36:23.pay tribute to them for the billions of pounds in extra revenue that have

:36:24. > :36:28.been collected legitimately for the Exchequer. -- HMRC. There important

:36:29. > :36:31.in dealing with our deficit that we do everything possible to reduce tax

:36:32. > :36:36.avoidance and evasion. As the specific point about office

:36:37. > :36:39.closures, I am afraid I am not aware of that situation that he has

:36:40. > :36:45.described but if you would like to write to me I can take it up with

:36:46. > :36:49.Treasury. Stephen Doughty. Thank you. Can I second the request by

:36:50. > :37:00.Mike honourable friend, it is great to welcome him to his place. Can I

:37:01. > :37:03.ask the Leader of the House for a debate in government time on

:37:04. > :37:08.historic injustices? Particularly I'm thinking about the historical

:37:09. > :37:11.injustice faced by those affected by the contaminated blood scandal, the

:37:12. > :37:18.nearly four and a half thousand women in my constituency affected by

:37:19. > :37:20.depends on age changes and the hundreds of children suffering the

:37:21. > :37:24.injustices from the pension scheme? These are historic injustices that

:37:25. > :37:29.must be righted and we must urgently debate on in this House. -- pension

:37:30. > :37:34.age changes. Thank you for that wide range of subjects. He is correct,

:37:35. > :37:40.there are injustices seen from the past where this government, since

:37:41. > :37:44.2010, has sought to deal with. For example, the contaminated blood,

:37:45. > :37:47.absolutely terrible situation. I had to match constituents who suffered

:37:48. > :37:51.in that injustice and great steps were taken by the coalition

:37:52. > :37:57.government to try and write that wrong. I guess he is asking to be

:37:58. > :38:01.that and other, what he describes, as injustices, but it would have to

:38:02. > :38:05.be subject to a backbench business debate when that committee is up and

:38:06. > :38:11.running but I would certainly be very interested to hear it myself.

:38:12. > :38:15.Thank you. The High Court judge, Mr Justice Collins, blog this morning

:38:16. > :38:19.that the Tory government's benefit cap is a novel, discriminatory and

:38:20. > :38:23.that real misery is being caused for no good purpose. Will the government

:38:24. > :38:26.now act immediately, not duck as they did with the other committee

:38:27. > :38:31.only recourse, and stop wasting public money on appeals to this?

:38:32. > :38:39.Well we now bring forward with urgency scrapping the rate clause

:38:40. > :38:42.and the two child policy? The honourable lady raises an important

:38:43. > :38:45.point and I can only tell her that the government will look at this

:38:46. > :38:51.judgment and decide upon its position. -- rape clause.

:38:52. > :38:55.Following seven years of delay and four court cases leaving the

:38:56. > :38:59.government left wanting, the government published the equality

:39:00. > :39:03.plan, the draft from the 3rd of May after parliament has risen and then

:39:04. > :39:07.the consultation ended before Parliament met. The final air

:39:08. > :39:11.quality plan needs to be in place for the 31st of July, can we have an

:39:12. > :39:16.urgent debate on government time on this urgent issue which will does

:39:17. > :39:21.impact on Mike constituents who died prematurely because of poor air

:39:22. > :39:26.quality? Well, she is correct to raise what it a very significant and

:39:27. > :39:28.serious public health issue and as a secretary of state or DEFRA until

:39:29. > :39:34.recently, I was very closely involved in the enormous amount of

:39:35. > :39:37.work that has gone into producing the equality consultation. She is

:39:38. > :39:42.correct that the plans will be published at the end of July and

:39:43. > :39:46.what I can say to her is that the government is strongly committed to

:39:47. > :39:50.improving the UK's air quality. That is why we have committed more than

:39:51. > :39:54.?2 billion since 2011 to increase the uptake of all trouble emissions

:39:55. > :39:58.vehicles and to support greener transport schemes with a father ?200

:39:59. > :40:02.million in the 2016 Autumn Statement. There is much that these

:40:03. > :40:07.to be done and it is a complex and Ariel which she knows very well, as

:40:08. > :40:14.I do, but I do believe that we will be able to make strong progress very

:40:15. > :40:19.soon. Thank you. Like many returning members I was contacted by several

:40:20. > :40:23.constituents prior to this dissolution is regarding the

:40:24. > :40:27.benefits trust and compensation. Now that Parliament had risen, can we

:40:28. > :40:31.have a statement debate in government time regarding the HMRC

:40:32. > :40:39.Thaksin by about a situation and a look regulation of EBTs? I

:40:40. > :40:44.appreciate the honourable gentleman's concern on this point

:40:45. > :40:48.and I suggested it would be a good candidate for an adjournment debate

:40:49. > :40:55.at least in the first instance. Thank you. On the matter of the

:40:56. > :41:00.cladding, it is not only the issue of flammability and of the type of

:41:01. > :41:03.cladding, it is how it is fitted, whether it has been compromised by

:41:04. > :41:06.alterations or bother it is compatible with the existing

:41:07. > :41:12.structure. The Prime Minister was struggling with that issue, could we

:41:13. > :41:15.have a school statement on specifically those issues of fire

:41:16. > :41:18.safety because nothing is more important now than the safety of the

:41:19. > :41:24.hundreds of thousands of people living in tower blocks? I completely

:41:25. > :41:27.agree with the honourable gentleman that nothing could be more important

:41:28. > :41:31.than getting to the bottom of this. I think he will agree that the Prime

:41:32. > :41:34.Minister has made it very clear that she has committed herself to

:41:35. > :41:39.absolutely getting to the bottom of all of these questions. I cannot

:41:40. > :41:44.answer specifically the point he races but I can assure him that

:41:45. > :41:49.everything that is possibly able to be done to understand whether it was

:41:50. > :41:53.the problem with the cladding, the type of cladding, the way it has

:41:54. > :41:58.been fitted and so on is being done and the Prime Minister also

:41:59. > :42:02.confirmed that all similar types of high-rise buildings are also being

:42:03. > :42:06.inspected. So, I hope he will appreciate that there is a lot of

:42:07. > :42:11.work going on and we all have thoughts on what more needs to be

:42:12. > :42:13.inspected, but the Prime Minister is personally committed to ensuring

:42:14. > :42:24.that we do everything possible to get to the bottom of this. The point

:42:25. > :42:29.of order. I am grateful. You will have seen in your Guardian newspaper

:42:30. > :42:33.this morning and indeed, yesterday, leaked reports of a new cap

:42:34. > :42:38.expenditure process for the NHS, which reveals plans to cut services,

:42:39. > :42:42.close hospital wards, ration treatments, so far we have had no

:42:43. > :42:46.response from the Department of Health. Could you tell us whether

:42:47. > :42:50.the Secretary of State for Health has given you an indication that he

:42:51. > :42:55.plans to come to this House to update members and tell us whether

:42:56. > :42:59.and when he approved this plant and why these plans have been drawn up

:43:00. > :43:06.in secret with no consultation with patients and staff and local people.

:43:07. > :43:09.has been made. The honourable has been made. The honourable

:43:10. > :43:14.gentleman knows full well that that is not a point of order. However, he

:43:15. > :43:15.has used the opportunities to draw attention to the point