:00:00. > :00:00.That apply to vehicles we might own and also hybrid vehicles and taxis
:00:00. > :00:12.and I support what he has suggested. Order. Business questions. Valerie
:00:13. > :00:17.Vaz. Can the leader of the House gave us the forthcoming business?
:00:18. > :00:26.The leader of the House. Andrea Leadsom. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The
:00:27. > :00:29.business for next week will be Monday the 17th of July, motion to
:00:30. > :00:33.approve the statutory instrument relating to international immunity
:00:34. > :00:37.and privilege, followed by a general debate on the abuse and intimidation
:00:38. > :00:51.of candidates and the public in the general election campaign.
:00:52. > :00:56.Thursday the 20th of July a motion relating to the appointment of the
:00:57. > :01:01.new Parliamentary Commissioner for standards followed by a general
:01:02. > :01:04.debate on matters to be raised before the forthcoming German.
:01:05. > :01:10.Friday the 21st of July the house will not be sitting. Colleagues will
:01:11. > :01:13.also wish to be aware that subject to the progress of business the
:01:14. > :01:17.house will rise at the close of business on Tuesday the 7th of
:01:18. > :01:21.November and return on Monday the 13th of November and for the
:01:22. > :01:26.Christmas recess the house will rise at the end of business Thursday the
:01:27. > :01:32.21st of December and return on Monday the 8th of January 20 18.
:01:33. > :01:36.Finally, colleagues will also be pleased to note that the EU
:01:37. > :01:40.withdrawal bill will be presented to the house today as the Brexit
:01:41. > :01:44.secretary has said this is one of the most significant pieces of
:01:45. > :01:50.legislation that has ever passed through Parliament and it is a major
:01:51. > :01:55.milestone in the process of our withdrawal. It means we will be able
:01:56. > :02:00.to exit the European Union with maximum certainty, continuity and
:02:01. > :02:08.control. That is what the British people voted for and it is exactly
:02:09. > :02:15.what we will do. Thank you. Can I thank the Leader of the House for
:02:16. > :02:19.Commodore are calling business? I'm not sure. Quite frankly, I and other
:02:20. > :02:24.opposition members are appalled, saddened and bewildered in equal
:02:25. > :02:28.measures. We have asked the good citizens of this country to vote for
:02:29. > :02:37.us and they have and they have given their consent to be governed to
:02:38. > :02:42.enable MPs to form a government and hold ministers to account. We have
:02:43. > :02:47.not been allowed to do that. This is not the end of term where we have no
:02:48. > :02:52.lessons and have a light timetable, it is a time of critical importance
:02:53. > :02:58.to this country and the clock is ticking. We have been back for 31
:02:59. > :03:03.days and in that time we have had seven votes. The zombie Parliament
:03:04. > :03:07.makes it sound amusing, but this is serious. It is a threat to our
:03:08. > :03:17.Parliamentary democracy. Why does it take a standing order 24
:03:18. > :03:21.application, which we had on contaminated ballades and then a
:03:22. > :03:32.concession before the debate? There was no debate on personal payments.
:03:33. > :03:36.Last week I raise questions about the interest rate on student loans.
:03:37. > :03:41.The Leader of the House said the mood of many colleagues have been
:03:42. > :03:44.hurt and I'm sure the Department for Education is considering the matter.
:03:45. > :03:47.Could the Leader of the House say and confirm when and how the
:03:48. > :03:51.government will be considering this matter and make a statement on those
:03:52. > :03:56.regulations, or at least give us time to debate it said the minister
:03:57. > :04:00.can come and explain why the most punitive interest rate is being
:04:01. > :04:08.applied to students? To make matters worse last week the same debate was
:04:09. > :04:19.scheduled on the gig report on two successes -- on the give report on
:04:20. > :04:27.two successive days. We have two debates on the abuse and
:04:28. > :04:34.intimidation of candidates. It is important, but would the same debate
:04:35. > :04:47.be going ahead? Can we have an opposition day. The Leader of the
:04:48. > :04:51.House did not give me an answer... Why has the Leader of the House not
:04:52. > :04:57.responded to requests for an opposition day? The last one was on
:04:58. > :05:04.the 23rd of February, granted to the DUP, but the opposition has not been
:05:05. > :05:13.granted one since January. To be precise, the 25th of January. Why no
:05:14. > :05:16.opposition day? Why can't we debate on issues relevant to our
:05:17. > :05:21.constituents who only a month ago told us what they thought. I thought
:05:22. > :05:25.the Leader of the House believed in sovereignty, that is what she
:05:26. > :05:30.campaigned on. We do on this site, so let's have a debate on a potable
:05:31. > :05:36.motion. The Leader of the House said that the elongated session will
:05:37. > :05:45.allow us to consider the domestic agenda. Why has she allocated
:05:46. > :05:55.private member's hills for one year of a two-year session. -- private
:05:56. > :06:03.member's bills. Can she also explain her definition of what a session is.
:06:04. > :06:09.On Tuesday at the Taylor review the Prime Minister said we may not agree
:06:10. > :06:18.on everything, but through debate and discussion the hallmarks of our
:06:19. > :06:27.Parliamentary democracy, ideas can be clarified and improved and a
:06:28. > :06:36.better way forward found. Can the Leader of the House explain why
:06:37. > :06:40.these debates are being stifled. Or is she an outsourced Prime Minister,
:06:41. > :06:53.detach from what is going on here. She can be heard singing in Number
:06:54. > :07:03.10 the song heartbreaker. I don't know if you know the words? Will you
:07:04. > :07:13.join me and perhaps the Leader of the House will join me happy Black
:07:14. > :07:21.Country day. I invite everyone to come to Walsall. Thank you, Mr
:07:22. > :07:25.Deputy Speaker. I can agree with the honourable lady that that will be
:07:26. > :07:30.from place to be today. She is raising some important points about
:07:31. > :07:34.our Parliamentary democracy, but I do find it deeply disappointing that
:07:35. > :07:40.the opposition are trying to make something of what is absolutely a
:07:41. > :07:45.normal situation following the general election when the government
:07:46. > :07:52.of the day is trying to take steps to bring back into place issues like
:07:53. > :07:56.select committees. She admits herself the private members sitting
:07:57. > :08:00.days are already on the order paper. We are making progress, I'd like to
:08:01. > :08:04.congratulate all be select committee chairs that the appointment
:08:05. > :08:10.yesterday. The individual parties need to get on to let the members
:08:11. > :08:13.for the select committees. The chiefs of the opposition parties
:08:14. > :08:19.have been talking about opposition days. I gather that there has been
:08:20. > :08:24.an offer of an opposition debate in the next short sitting. We are
:08:25. > :08:28.absolutely getting on with the business at pace and absolutely in
:08:29. > :08:33.accordance with normal procedures. So what I am left to conclude is
:08:34. > :08:39.that this is just gameplaying. Let me just refer back to what the Prime
:08:40. > :08:45.Minister said on the anniversary of her leadership of this country. She
:08:46. > :08:50.asked... The honourable lady is clearly not listening, but she asked
:08:51. > :08:56.members to come together in the interests of our country to give
:08:57. > :09:00.their ideas and input and support, as we seek to fulfil the democratic
:09:01. > :09:06.will of people in this country to leaving the EU. And what did the
:09:07. > :09:10.opposition do? They ridiculed it. They reject the concept of working
:09:11. > :09:16.together in the interests of our country. Well 13 million people
:09:17. > :09:21.voted for them and they should actually support those people in
:09:22. > :09:31.their wish to see the democratic will of this country fulfilled.
:09:32. > :09:39.Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. As my right honourable friend see my early
:09:40. > :09:44.day mentioned 155 about the potential closure of London Road in
:09:45. > :09:49.Harlow. The decision granted by Harlow Council has caused problems
:09:50. > :09:52.to residents and motorists. Then we have a statement on unnecessary road
:09:53. > :10:00.closures as Harlow Council seems to be ignoring the wishes of complaints
:10:01. > :10:08.and is rejection of planning applications. I would like to
:10:09. > :10:15.congratulate my honourable friend for his selection as chairman of the
:10:16. > :10:21.education select committee. ?1.8 million -- 1.8 million more children
:10:22. > :10:27.are in better education. He is right to raise the frustrating issue of
:10:28. > :10:31.unnecessary road closures and I am sure he will give it his full
:10:32. > :10:42.attention, as he does with anything he turns his mind to. Can I
:10:43. > :10:46.congratulate the select committee chairs on the election yesterday.
:10:47. > :10:54.It's a great exercise in the democracy of this House. We need to
:10:55. > :10:58.get the membership of these committees elected. The Speaker of
:10:59. > :11:02.the House generously offered his facility to ensure that if they
:11:03. > :11:06.would any issue with any of the parties that the Deputy Speaker
:11:07. > :11:13.Speaker could help out. Did the leader take advantage of that
:11:14. > :11:19.generous opportunity? If not, why not? We have passed 14 piece of
:11:20. > :11:23.legislation through Parliament. We still have no standing committees in
:11:24. > :11:36.place. Will the leader of the health endeavour to get this sorted before
:11:37. > :11:39.the zombies leave the building. There has not been any single debate
:11:40. > :11:41.about the perverse deal with the DUP which has altered the funding
:11:42. > :11:46.allegations within the nations of the United Kingdom. They are
:11:47. > :11:56.marching all the way to the bank, but they will be back demanding
:11:57. > :12:05.another few hundred million. And the Great Repeal Bill is out today. It's
:12:06. > :12:07.an invitation to is, Bob the battered jalopy as it clambers over
:12:08. > :12:24.the cliff edge. We will continue to look after the
:12:25. > :12:34.vital Scottish interests and fight for a single market. Leader of the
:12:35. > :12:38.House. First of all, membership of committees I agree. We want to get
:12:39. > :12:42.on with it and on the side of the house we are selecting members. I
:12:43. > :12:46.hope his democratic election will be as clear as our own. On standing
:12:47. > :12:50.committees I can assure him that through the usual channels there is
:12:51. > :12:54.enormous amount of work going on to establish those committees. No one
:12:55. > :13:01.wants that to happen more than we do. His remark about zombies is very
:13:02. > :13:05.rude to his colleagues. A few of them are still here today. I would
:13:06. > :13:10.like to remind him that when he talks about this government being
:13:11. > :13:14.not democratically elected, we do get 56 more seats than the
:13:15. > :13:18.opposition and therefore that does mean as a matter of fact in a
:13:19. > :13:23.democratic place such as this that we do have the duty as well as the
:13:24. > :13:26.rights to form a government. I hope he and his colleagues will
:13:27. > :13:30.appreciate that fact. I also think it is a great shame that he
:13:31. > :13:35.constantly talks about wanting to stay in the single market which he
:13:36. > :13:41.knows for a fact he knows me is not leaving the EU. First is colleagues
:13:42. > :13:46.and their own ends it undermines the will of the United Kingdom. It's
:13:47. > :13:50.totally undemocratic on this side of the house I have on the opposition
:13:51. > :13:57.benches. We will fulfil the will of the people. If the Leader of the
:13:58. > :14:15.House aware of concerns regarding challenges to the democratic system
:14:16. > :14:19.of government in... -- Hong Kong. This month marks the 20th
:14:20. > :14:22.anniversary of the establishment of Hong Kong as a special
:14:23. > :14:31.administrative region, on the principle of one country two
:14:32. > :14:35.systems, but the leader consider debating the issue? My honourable
:14:36. > :14:40.friend is raising an incredibly important point. The Foreign Office
:14:41. > :14:45.minister for Asia and the Pacific met the Chinese ambassador on the
:14:46. > :14:48.5th of July. He stressed the UK's strong commitment to the
:14:49. > :14:53.declaration, a legally binding treaty registered with the UN which
:14:54. > :15:00.continues to be in post today. As co-signatory of joint legislation,
:15:01. > :15:04.the UK will stress to the Chinese government do need to faithfully
:15:05. > :15:12.implement the one country, two systems arrangement that we have. We
:15:13. > :15:15.don't yet know what the government have determined to be the allocation
:15:16. > :15:20.for the backbench business committee in this parliamentary session. We
:15:21. > :15:24.would hope that the 27 days allocated in the normal
:15:25. > :15:27.parliamentary session will be doubled to 54 in a two year
:15:28. > :15:31.parliamentary session. And I also asked the Leader of the House to
:15:32. > :15:34.facilitate the membership of the business committee be brought
:15:35. > :15:39.forward quicker than the rest of the select committees. It's hip to
:15:40. > :15:50.determine business of this Chamber. Can I congratulate him on being
:15:51. > :15:54.reappointed as Chairman? He did a great job in the last Parliament and
:15:55. > :15:58.I am sure will do so again. We have tried to bring forward some of the
:15:59. > :16:03.carry-over requests for debate from the last Parliament into this one.
:16:04. > :16:06.As with opposition days, the allocation of backbench business
:16:07. > :16:11.days is set out in standing orders. But in a longer than usual is
:16:12. > :16:15.session it is customary to offer additional days. We fully intend to
:16:16. > :16:25.do the same on this occasion and more will be said about that in due
:16:26. > :16:31.course. Alex Schalk Brooke! Mr Deputy Speaker, in the last
:16:32. > :16:33.Parliament I brought forward a Bill to ban unpaid internships. The
:16:34. > :16:38.Matthew Taylor report outlines they are indeed damaging for social
:16:39. > :16:44.mobility and an abuse of power by employees. Can we have a debate on
:16:45. > :16:49.all the aspects of the Matthew Taylor report? In that private
:16:50. > :16:56.members Bill, for all the crowing on the other side, none of them turned
:16:57. > :17:00.up and debated it. My honourable friend has really pushed this issue.
:17:01. > :17:05.I think he is exactly right to do so. It is a great interest across
:17:06. > :17:08.this House, even when members opposite do not bother to turn up
:17:09. > :17:14.and support it. The government position is clear. Employing unpaid
:17:15. > :17:19.interns as workers to avoid paying the national minimum wage or
:17:20. > :17:21.National Living Wage is exploitative, illegal and it does
:17:22. > :17:25.represent a barrier to social mobility, by squeezing out
:17:26. > :17:39.candidates from less wealthy backgrounds. Jessica Bond. Last week
:17:40. > :17:42.I visited Shelley College, a school outstandingly rated in my
:17:43. > :17:45.constituency. Stark explained the budget had been cut already to the
:17:46. > :17:51.bone. Every school in my constituency faces more cuts. Can we
:17:52. > :17:57.have a debate on the worrying plan to cut funding from local schools?
:17:58. > :18:03.The honourable lady will know that actually this government has
:18:04. > :18:07.protected cash spending on schools. And we have created many thousands
:18:08. > :18:12.of new school places to meet demand. There has been a lot of investment
:18:13. > :18:15.in the fabric of buildings. We do appreciate schools are under
:18:16. > :18:19.pressure. She also knows we have accepted the recommendations of the
:18:20. > :18:26.independent schools pay body and will do everything we can to make
:18:27. > :18:31.sure, as I said, the 1.8 million children in good and outstanding
:18:32. > :18:35.schools, more than in 2010, that this number increases and we do more
:18:36. > :18:44.than ever in particular to help disadvantaged pupils. Mike Penning.
:18:45. > :18:47.It has been a long time since I stood in the backbenches asking a
:18:48. > :18:51.question on health. With that in mind I am sure the leader of the
:18:52. > :18:55.House is aware Hemel Hempstead is the biggest town in Hertfordshire
:18:56. > :18:59.but in 2006, we would assume which government was in power at the time,
:19:00. > :19:07.acute services were closed at the Hemel Hempstead Hospital. We have
:19:08. > :19:12.CCG is now. It costs ?10 million a year in our part of the world. Just
:19:13. > :19:16.rubber stamping or closures for Hemel Hampstead Hospital. Can we
:19:17. > :19:23.have a debate on the power of the CCG and its accountability or lack
:19:24. > :19:25.of it? My honourable friend raises a very important point. I know there
:19:26. > :19:31.are a lot of colleagues across the House very concerned about what
:19:32. > :19:34.happens to hospitals in their area. He will be aware thereafter clear
:19:35. > :19:39.rules about accountability and consultation with patients and any
:19:40. > :19:45.decisions should be led by clinicians. In consultation with
:19:46. > :19:49.users of the service. He raises an important point and might well wish
:19:50. > :19:54.to raise this in a Westminster Hall or adjournment debate. Yesterday,
:19:55. > :20:02.during the debate on the tragic events at rental tower, the minister
:20:03. > :20:08.was asked a question in an injection on whether or not local authorities
:20:09. > :20:13.like Coventry would be taking safety measures. They said they would cover
:20:14. > :20:17.the process. Can we have a statement to clarify what help local will get,
:20:18. > :20:21.bearing in mind the large number of cuts in the last seven years this
:20:22. > :20:29.government inflicted on local authorities? Grand belltower is one
:20:30. > :20:38.of the most appalling disasters ever to face this country. -- Grenfell.
:20:39. > :20:42.We are focused on getting to the bottom of the causes. The top
:20:43. > :20:47.priority is to try and help those people who suffered terribly. And at
:20:48. > :20:51.the same time as the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State has made
:20:52. > :20:55.clear, we want to make sure this cannot happen again. That includes
:20:56. > :21:02.requiring other local authority areas to check what kind of fire
:21:03. > :21:06.regulations and cladding and what other risks are being phased in
:21:07. > :21:14.their areas. That is something the Government is giving as much support
:21:15. > :21:17.to providing as possible. The public consultation on the future of the
:21:18. > :21:22.children's congenital heart disease service at Royal Brompton closes on
:21:23. > :21:27.Monday. If the proposal from NHS England go-ahead it means closing
:21:28. > :21:32.all CHD services including the adult research Centre, children's
:21:33. > :21:37.intensive care, and specialist respiratory services, such as for
:21:38. > :21:40.asthma and muscular dystrophy. Can the Minister come to the dispatch
:21:41. > :21:44.box and explain how these services will be provided for my constituency
:21:45. > :21:52.and others in the south-east and London if these proposals go ahead?
:21:53. > :21:56.My honourable friend raises a very important point which I know is of
:21:57. > :22:01.huge interest across the House. There have been no final decision is
:22:02. > :22:05.made. There is no plan to close at the Royal Brompton has a provider of
:22:06. > :22:10.CHD services. NHS England is currently running a review of
:22:11. > :22:15.congenital heart services across the country, before finally deciding on
:22:16. > :22:19.and implementing changes. Just to be clear, this review is not about
:22:20. > :22:22.cutting services, or costs. It is about making sure the patient has
:22:23. > :22:27.the highest standard of care now and in future, regardless of where they
:22:28. > :22:33.live or which hospital provides that care. Given the mess of the UK
:22:34. > :22:40.government is making of the economy and Brexit and how successful the
:22:41. > :22:46.Scottish government has been on recent economic measures, will the
:22:47. > :22:54.leader of the House agreed to a debate on devolving further fiscal
:22:55. > :22:58.responsibility to Scotland? The honourable lady raises a point where
:22:59. > :23:04.I think it would be the hope of her to look carefully at what the
:23:05. > :23:07.Scottish government is doing now. Its track record of managing current
:23:08. > :23:14.dissolved -- devolved powers leaves something to be desired. She says
:23:15. > :23:17.the cupboard is not doing well with EU withdrawal. I beg to differ.
:23:18. > :23:26.Today we are introducing the withdrawal Bill which implements the
:23:27. > :23:28.will of the people. -- government. The Scottish Nationalist party
:23:29. > :23:31.clearly do not care about the will of the people. The Scottish people
:23:32. > :23:35.decided they wanted to remain part of the United Kingdom and they
:23:36. > :23:40.rather than trying to get on with the day job only focus on who makes
:23:41. > :23:49.those decisions. That is not a democratic approach. Alderley Park
:23:50. > :23:54.in my constituency is the biggest bio Centre in the UK and a true
:23:55. > :23:59.world leader undergoing a 10-year transformation plan at the moment.
:24:00. > :24:03.Can the Secretary of State give a statement on the country's
:24:04. > :24:11.industrial strategy and how Alderley Park will fit into that? Isn't it
:24:12. > :24:14.interesting that the members opposite chancer? They are not
:24:15. > :24:20.interested in the strength of the economy. I congratulate my friend as
:24:21. > :24:25.she read takes her seat and she is very welcome here back to this
:24:26. > :24:31.place, to talk about jobs, economic growth and areas in which the UK can
:24:32. > :24:34.lead the world. I am quite sure my honourable friend will be very keen
:24:35. > :24:39.to talk about this government's industrial strategy, something we
:24:40. > :24:42.are determined will make sure we have the high skilled and highly
:24:43. > :24:53.paid jobs of the future right across the UK. Glenda Johnson. The Chief
:24:54. > :24:58.Executive of the Royal infirmary left after putting the hospital into
:24:59. > :25:02.a terrible state and moved to another which subsequently has moved
:25:03. > :25:07.into special measures. In this time he was being investigated by the
:25:08. > :25:11.antifraud body of the NHS. I understand he has retired and set up
:25:12. > :25:16.a consultancy to offer his services to the NHS. I wonder if we can have
:25:17. > :25:25.a debate on the revolving door of hails NHS managers and their role in
:25:26. > :25:28.the NHS? The honourable lady raises what sounds like an extremely
:25:29. > :25:34.concerning issue regarding one individual. But also that big issue
:25:35. > :25:38.around the fact there is a kind of revolving door of people who failed
:25:39. > :25:42.in one job and move another. Often at significant expense to the
:25:43. > :25:45.taxpayer. She will be aware there have been a number of public
:25:46. > :25:50.accounts committee report into this issue. She might want to raise it
:25:51. > :25:56.herself in a Westminster Hall debate. I am aware the leader of the
:25:57. > :26:01.House will be aware of the looming crisis facing the amount of plastic
:26:02. > :26:05.entering the ocean where we will get to the point where we have more
:26:06. > :26:08.plastic than fish in the sea. I welcome the comments made by the
:26:09. > :26:11.environment Secretary that the Government is considering
:26:12. > :26:16.introducing a plastic bottle deposit return scheme. Can we have a
:26:17. > :26:22.statement from the Secretary of State so we can debate and promote
:26:23. > :26:26.this scheme in this chamber? As my honourable friend will know this is
:26:27. > :26:29.something I am absolutely passionately concerned about. I was
:26:30. > :26:33.delighted with the results of the consultation on the banning of micro
:26:34. > :26:38.beads in facial wash products. And with the letter strategy, which
:26:39. > :26:44.looks at what else we can do to eradicate plastics from our oceans.
:26:45. > :26:48.80% of the plastic ends up in the ocean coming from the land. It is
:26:49. > :26:52.important we do with letter on the land, as well. I am sure the
:26:53. > :26:55.Secretary of State for the environment will be keen to do that
:26:56. > :27:02.and I am sure he will come to this House when he has something clear to
:27:03. > :27:07.say. Can we have an urgent debate on role and remit of the communities
:27:08. > :27:11.agency? I have two businesses under threat of closure after the agency a
:27:12. > :27:18.triggered brick clauses in leases. The agency a have also damaged
:27:19. > :27:21.communities in East Durham in their failure to act after the accident
:27:22. > :27:27.Housing Association disposed of housing stock. Will the Government
:27:28. > :27:30.take control of the public body, which has delivered little benefit
:27:31. > :27:38.and caused no end of misery in areas like East Durham? He raises what
:27:39. > :27:43.sounds like a very important and serious issue, which I'm sure he
:27:44. > :27:47.would like to raise directly with the Secretary of State, or maybe at
:27:48. > :27:54.questions to make sure a spotlight is shone on this particular issue.
:27:55. > :27:59.He looks like a gentleman that enjoys a glass or two of English
:28:00. > :28:05.sparkling wine. I invite you... Forgive me! I invite you and my
:28:06. > :28:10.honourable friend to tour the many vineyards in my constituency where
:28:11. > :28:15.you will meet the vineyards, award winners supporting jobs and the
:28:16. > :28:19.local economy. Can we have a debate on the best of British produce,
:28:20. > :28:22.including English sparkling wine and how we can best promoted into new
:28:23. > :28:32.markets and harness the opportunity of Brexit? I have only ever seen him
:28:33. > :28:37.have a cup of tea and a Chorley cake! Is that right, Mr Deputy
:28:38. > :28:41.Speaker? She raises an important point. English sparkling wine is
:28:42. > :28:46.taking the world by storm. We are winning prizes and competing with
:28:47. > :28:50.famous brands. She is right to raise this valuable and growing sector. I
:28:51. > :28:59.would be delighted to take up on her offer. I can assure you Mrs Hoyle
:29:00. > :29:04.will be the one that will come. Can I ask the leader of the House if she
:29:05. > :29:10.can arrange an emergency debate on re-routing HS2 in South Yorkshire?
:29:11. > :29:13.At the briefing meeting last night the chairman of HS2 said the reason
:29:14. > :29:18.they are not in favour of the Meadowhall station was the lack of
:29:19. > :29:22.backing by Sheffield City Council and the Chamber of Commerce,
:29:23. > :29:26.blatantly ignoring the wishes of the other three councils in South
:29:27. > :29:33.Yorkshire. Can we have an urgent debate about these matters? The
:29:34. > :29:38.honourable gentleman will know there has been wide consultation on routes
:29:39. > :29:45.for HS2, as I discovered myself in phase one, now with Royal assent.
:29:46. > :29:48.They will continue to be many opportunities for consultation. I
:29:49. > :29:50.urge the honourable gentleman to take every opportunity to feed into
:29:51. > :30:04.the process as early as he can. Can we have a debate on sharp
:30:05. > :30:08.practices by private car parking companies? Smart parking have taken
:30:09. > :30:11.over the car park behind the Co-op in Saltaire and have changed the
:30:12. > :30:16.rules so that people have to get a ticket for the first 20 minutes that
:30:17. > :30:20.they stay, even though it is free, when previously they didn't with
:30:21. > :30:25.minimal and inadequate signage. There are Draconian fines of ?100
:30:26. > :30:29.for anyone who does not meet the new requirement. This is not only
:30:30. > :30:33.ripping off my constituents and their customers, but having a
:30:34. > :30:40.terrible effect on local businesses. Can we have a debate to stop these
:30:41. > :30:52.practices from rogue companies like Smart parking? I think all
:30:53. > :30:54.honourable members will share his disgust that some of the activities
:30:55. > :30:57.of rogue and unfair private parking operators and he will be pleased to
:30:58. > :30:59.know that the government has taken steps to tackle this, including the
:31:00. > :31:06.banning of wheel clamping and towing. It's simpler now for
:31:07. > :31:09.consumers to seek compensation when they have been the victims of
:31:10. > :31:18.aggressive or misleading debt collection practices. This is an
:31:19. > :31:23.area we will come back to. The business she has announced the next
:31:24. > :31:28.week, she says is business as normal. It is not. What is normal is
:31:29. > :31:41.that select committees can meet and are able to quiz ministers. And
:31:42. > :31:50.every second sitting week, a debate on motions. She won't allow that.
:31:51. > :32:00.Will she admit that this government is terrified of this Parliament.
:32:01. > :32:12.Will she commit to the leaders of the select committees being able to
:32:13. > :32:16.sit? We are moving as exactly as quickly as any other new government.
:32:17. > :32:23.We are trying to establish these committees as quickly as we can. She
:32:24. > :32:36.says dash-macro he says we are not discussing anything of any value.
:32:37. > :32:42.The discussion of Grenfell, the discussion of the abuse of MPs...
:32:43. > :32:47.He's not even listening! Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. He is saying that
:32:48. > :32:51.discussing the abuse of candidates which is putting people off from
:32:52. > :32:56.standing... He will appreciate there has not been enough time and effort
:32:57. > :33:01.given to a significant matter. People have had death threats,
:33:02. > :33:05.people are being put off studied the parliament. OK, he doesn't care
:33:06. > :33:10.about that. Next week on the order paper... I don't think that is the
:33:11. > :33:17.case. I think every member cares about every other member here. Let
:33:18. > :33:21.us be clear about that. The Metropolitan Police revealed that up
:33:22. > :33:26.to 50,000 g a year are being committed by thieves on motorbikes
:33:27. > :33:31.and pedal cycles. This is reflected in the correspondence I have
:33:32. > :33:36.received from my constituents. Will the Leader of the House make time
:33:37. > :33:42.for a debate to talk about whether police have all the powers they need
:33:43. > :33:46.to deal with these crimes? I can confirm the Home Office is in
:33:47. > :33:50.discussion with the Metropolitan Police about the problem of
:33:51. > :33:54.motorcycle and mopeds set in London and will look very carefully at the
:33:55. > :34:00.evidence and what more can be done to prevent it. How the police in
:34:01. > :34:04.force the law and deploy it the resources is the responsibility of
:34:05. > :34:12.individual chief officers, taking into account specific local problems
:34:13. > :34:14.and the demands they with. On Tuesday the Foreign Secretary told
:34:15. > :34:19.the south that the UK Government will work grossly under the joint
:34:20. > :34:23.ministerial committee to bring in a devolved administration to make sure
:34:24. > :34:28.the great Deal we are good to get has her endorsement and approval.
:34:29. > :34:33.The GMC plena ree last met in January and there has been no GMC
:34:34. > :34:46.agreement regarding triggering Article 50. Since the election, no
:34:47. > :34:55.meeting date has been set. Company have a discussion about -- can we
:34:56. > :35:02.have a discussion about this? It is fully the intention to consult very
:35:03. > :35:06.widely on all matters regarding devolution. Those compilations have
:35:07. > :35:12.indeed taken place before. It has been made clear that there will be
:35:13. > :35:17.no powers that currently reside in devolved administrations will be
:35:18. > :35:21.withdrawn and there will be opportunities for more devolved
:35:22. > :35:25.powers. We are absolutely attempting to process, but what is very
:35:26. > :35:30.important is the intention of this government and that is to consult
:35:31. > :35:34.widely and seek the agreement of all colleagues right across the House as
:35:35. > :35:39.we fulfil the will of the people of the United Kingdom. Could my right
:35:40. > :35:47.honourable friend prime time for a debate on laws relating to the
:35:48. > :35:52.unscheduled arrival of travellers. Last week a group of hostile people
:35:53. > :35:59.arrived in a local park causing much damage to play equipment, not only
:36:00. > :36:02.to mention the cost to Council officers and the police who had to
:36:03. > :36:09.remove the people. It's an important point and this is of interest to
:36:10. > :36:15.members right across the House. Travellers on an authorised land and
:36:16. > :36:17.causing damaged an answer to local committees. Local authorities and
:36:18. > :36:21.the police have a wide range of strong powers that enable them to
:36:22. > :36:30.take action and the government really does want to see the working
:36:31. > :36:34.together to address this issue. Mr Deputy Speaker, please allow me to
:36:35. > :36:39.refresh the Leader of the House's memory. It was the 25th of January
:36:40. > :36:42.this year that we last had an opposition Day debate. The Leader of
:36:43. > :36:46.the House referred earlier to us on this side of the house needing to
:36:47. > :36:51.represent our constituents. We wish to do that. Why when she commit to
:36:52. > :36:59.granting opposition day debate and doubling the number of backbench
:37:00. > :37:02.business debates? Why not, Mr Speaker? As I mentioned earlier,
:37:03. > :37:06.there has been an opposition day propose for the next short session
:37:07. > :37:11.of Parliament and that is going through the usual channels. Those
:37:12. > :37:17.things are a matter of convention go through the usual conventions. There
:37:18. > :37:22.are standing orders that set up the number of opposition days and
:37:23. > :37:25.backbench days. It's also the concession that in longer sessions
:37:26. > :37:34.to offer more days. It is absolutely the case we will do, as has happened
:37:35. > :37:39.before, set up committees, offer more backbench and opposition days
:37:40. > :37:42.than allocated to standing orders. I generally don't see why the
:37:43. > :37:49.opposition are making such a big fuss about this. In the agreement
:37:50. > :37:53.made with the DUP the government very generously and very wisely
:37:54. > :37:58.offered a detailed study into the benefits of lower VAT on the tourism
:37:59. > :38:03.industry. May we have a statement debate in government time on the
:38:04. > :38:06.benefits of such a study elsewhere in the United Kingdom and
:38:07. > :38:15.potentially in coastal communities such as the Isle of Wight and more
:38:16. > :38:22.general measures to support coastal areas? We have half our GDP from
:38:23. > :38:28.tourism and it is a self-contained area and would greatly benefit from
:38:29. > :38:32.such a study into lower tourism VAT. Can I welcome my honourable friend
:38:33. > :38:36.to his place and I think he will obviously be a very strong advocate
:38:37. > :38:40.for the Isle of Wight and I'm sure all honourable members will be keen
:38:41. > :38:43.to come there just as soon as the summer recess permits. He has
:38:44. > :38:48.campaigned on the issue of tourism which is vital to the economy of the
:38:49. > :38:52.Isle of Wight and I completely understand his desire to see more
:38:53. > :38:57.effort for coastal communities. That is shared by this government and he
:38:58. > :39:00.may well want to apply for a Westminster Hall or adjournment
:39:01. > :39:07.debate to put forward his suggestions. When can be house
:39:08. > :39:14.expressed its disdain and contempt for the group of decision made by a
:39:15. > :39:17.gullible government in agreeing to buy the dearest electricity in the
:39:18. > :39:23.world and guaranteeing that price for 35 years with a French company?
:39:24. > :39:32.Already months after starting out the project is ?1.5 billion over
:39:33. > :39:37.budget and a year behind schedule. Like all other EPR's reactors, there
:39:38. > :39:42.will be vast cost overruns and long delays. None of them have ever
:39:43. > :39:46.produced enough electricity to light a bicycle lamp. Can we debate this
:39:47. > :39:52.before we have this continuing rip off of the taxpayers for the next 50
:39:53. > :39:57.years? Well I have the greatest respect for the honourable gentleman
:39:58. > :40:01.whose campaigned on antinuclear for a very long time and may I
:40:02. > :40:06.respectfully say as an ex-energy Minister I disagree with him.
:40:07. > :40:11.Nuclear energy provides on average around 20% of our electricity needs
:40:12. > :40:14.at all times. Our ageing fleet of nuclear power stations must be
:40:15. > :40:22.replaced if we want to continue to keep the lights on. We have to take
:40:23. > :40:29.steps. This particular project protects taxpayers from the cost of
:40:30. > :40:37.budget overruns. As I understand it the government will deposit the
:40:38. > :40:44.phase two HS2 Bill next Monday. According to Parliamentary
:40:45. > :40:48.procedures, that only leaves 56 days of consultation over the summer
:40:49. > :40:53.holidays and summer recess. This is simply not enough. Can I ask my
:40:54. > :40:57.right honourable friend to look at extending the period for six weeks
:40:58. > :41:04.or delaying the deposit of the bill until we return in September? I
:41:05. > :41:08.completely agree. Consultation is important and I will certainly take
:41:09. > :41:15.up this issue on his behalf with the Secretary of State for Transport.
:41:16. > :41:20.The Leader of the House has been asked several times about having an
:41:21. > :41:24.opposition day debate that we can represent our constituents. Can I
:41:25. > :41:30.ask a simple question and she can answer this yes or no. Can we have
:41:31. > :41:36.an opposition day debate next week? Here, here! The honourable lady will
:41:37. > :41:43.be aware that the business has already been announced for next
:41:44. > :41:46.week. The exploitation of leasehold agreements by house-builders and
:41:47. > :41:51.management companies is a national scandal which is leaving homeowners
:41:52. > :41:55.in my constituency in financial difficulty. Could we have an urgent
:41:56. > :42:00.debate to explore a solution which addresses the actions of these
:42:01. > :42:05.companies across the board? Well, he is right to raise this, it's an
:42:06. > :42:10.important issue. The government is working with partners who have an
:42:11. > :42:14.interest in reforming residential leasehold, as outlined in our
:42:15. > :42:18.housing White Paper to improve fairness and transparency. The White
:42:19. > :42:24.Paper responded to leasehold can serve that were raised in a House of
:42:25. > :42:28.Commons debate in December 2016 and we will be consulting on what more
:42:29. > :42:33.needs to be done to promote greater transparency and fairness for
:42:34. > :42:36.leaseholders, including whether all developers and managing agents are
:42:37. > :42:38.acting in the best interests of those thinking of buying and living
:42:39. > :43:05.in a leasehold property. Many families have been destroyed...
:43:06. > :43:12.China has not provided any information. Would the Leader of the
:43:13. > :43:17.House agreed to a statement or more importantly a debate on this issue.
:43:18. > :43:22.The honourable gentleman raises a harrowing at issue and many
:43:23. > :43:26.honourable members across the House are aware of it. It is something he
:43:27. > :43:31.should be raising at the Foreign Office questions and it certainly
:43:32. > :43:42.would be worthy of a debate in adjournment or in Westminster Hall.
:43:43. > :43:48.It is my honourable friend looked at my blog she would see that Taunton
:43:49. > :43:51.Deane has a secret land bank of houses. Multi million pounds are
:43:52. > :43:56.involved in this. It smells and looks like corruption. Can we have
:43:57. > :44:02.time in this place to discuss this before it gets out of hand? We need
:44:03. > :44:07.a debate to look at local government and the way planning authorities are
:44:08. > :44:12.working in this country. My honourable friend knows I spend most
:44:13. > :44:16.morning doing nothing but reading his blogs, but he is raising what is
:44:17. > :44:21.a very serious issue and something that I'm quite sure he will want to
:44:22. > :44:28.take up directly with the Secretary of State for LG. Can we have a
:44:29. > :44:34.debate on the National Audit Office's min report of HMRC office
:44:35. > :44:37.closures, like the one in my Livingston constituency. I had a
:44:38. > :44:41.letter from the Chancellor yesterday confirming a decision committing
:44:42. > :44:45.public funds were made during the election which looks very much like
:44:46. > :44:49.a breach of the ministerial code. This parliament must have the
:44:50. > :44:56.opportunity to properly scrutinise these decisions before they are
:44:57. > :45:01.made. As the honourable lady knows the consultation took place over a
:45:02. > :45:06.long period of time and the decision on the closure was not taken against
:45:07. > :45:10.the ministerial code and she will also be aware as we discussed in
:45:11. > :45:15.this place last week that the decisions on closures have been
:45:16. > :45:19.taken to try and maximise the best use of taxpayer resources. There are
:45:20. > :45:23.more coaches being provided to help people to get back into work and
:45:24. > :45:27.travel costs are being accommodated where those could be shown to be
:45:28. > :45:32.further than would be reasonably expected.
:45:33. > :45:50.We have a debate on the activities of rogue debt management companies.
:45:51. > :45:55.-- can we have a debate? One company to cut hundreds of thousands of
:45:56. > :46:02.pounds before liquidating. Isn't it kind of -- time Liz Kendall spiv Ray
:46:03. > :46:05.was outlawed once and for all? I am sympathetic towards the point he
:46:06. > :46:13.makes. There have been some pretty awful examples of debt management
:46:14. > :46:18.companies. I encouraged him to take this specific case up with the F who
:46:19. > :46:26.have the responsibility for looking at some of these issues. One of the
:46:27. > :46:28.many casualties of this recent general election has been the
:46:29. > :46:36.government's consultation on sentences and penalties for those
:46:37. > :46:42.causing death by dangerous driving. The consultation finish this year.
:46:43. > :46:50.My attempts to find out the results of the consultation have been met
:46:51. > :46:54.with evasive answers. She raises an important point and I will certainly
:46:55. > :47:03.look into that. I will write to her with any information I am able to
:47:04. > :47:13.give her. Three weeks ago, I raised the issue of HMRC office contracts
:47:14. > :47:18.being signed during the recession. The Chancellor has not responded.
:47:19. > :47:24.Can impress upon the leader of the House the urgency of having a debate
:47:25. > :47:28.or a statement, preferably a debate, on this issue which affects all
:47:29. > :47:36.nations and regions in the UK, as to why this government was negotiating
:47:37. > :47:44.contracts when four political parties in the general election were
:47:45. > :47:49.opposed. I apologise that he has not had a reply. I have not seen his
:47:50. > :47:53.letter. I will always try to reply within one week. I would like to
:47:54. > :47:57.reassure him I specifically checked on this issue and there was no
:47:58. > :48:02.breaking of the ministerial code. I just cannot find the note in here
:48:03. > :48:06.that gives me the precise detail. I am aware the consultation took place
:48:07. > :48:11.over a much longer period of time and in order to protect against
:48:12. > :48:14.quite significant costs, the decision was taken to announce the
:48:15. > :48:25.decision to close during purdah but that was not in breach of the
:48:26. > :48:28.ministerial code. You will forgive me for not having the precise detail
:48:29. > :48:39.but I will certainly write to him with it.
:48:40. > :48:46.Can we have a debate on the contribution our community makes to
:48:47. > :48:51.support families blighted by the terrible disease that is cancer? He
:48:52. > :48:59.raises the point that all honourable members will be keen to support. We
:49:00. > :49:04.all know someone who has been touched with cancer. It is a
:49:05. > :49:07.frightening and horrible disease. It is fantastic to see the work of so
:49:08. > :49:12.many volunteers to try to contribute to finding research so we can get on
:49:13. > :49:16.top of cancer and really find ways to cure every aspect of it. Can I
:49:17. > :49:23.congratulate his constituents for their efforts and hopefully enjoy
:49:24. > :49:29.the really? The leader of the House will be aware of the terrible
:49:30. > :49:36.neglect which has proved a national scandal in South Lake Safari zoo.
:49:37. > :49:44.Can we have a debate about the lamentably inadequate national
:49:45. > :49:49.regulations which is currently overseeing a situation where many of
:49:50. > :49:53.the senior members of the organisation team who were in charge
:49:54. > :50:00.of this neglect was happening have had to be granted a new licence by
:50:01. > :50:05.changing the guy at the top? I certainly would call this particular
:50:06. > :50:09.case he mentions from my time as Environment Secretary. It was
:50:10. > :50:13.something I think the role very concerned about. I think it would
:50:14. > :50:17.certainly be worth his while trying to have an adjournment debate or a
:50:18. > :50:22.Westminster Hall debate to raise the issue. As I recall, the real
:50:23. > :50:25.challenge is one of enforcement, not that the rules are inadequate, but
:50:26. > :50:31.it may well be something worth debating to ensure we get to the
:50:32. > :50:36.bottom of it. Last week, Barclays Bank announced the closure of a
:50:37. > :50:40.branch in Neston. Following that, there will be no high street banks
:50:41. > :50:51.left at all in the town. Can we have a debate about how we can prevent
:50:52. > :50:57.ice and these being -- communities being isolated in this way? This has
:50:58. > :51:01.been the situation across the UK. I am aware that the Post Office has
:51:02. > :51:06.stepped up to the plate and now offers basic banking services I
:51:07. > :51:09.believe for all main UK banks, certainly for Barclays. The
:51:10. > :51:12.flexibility of post office opening hours means that for many
:51:13. > :51:17.constituents they can get better banking services. One of the things
:51:18. > :51:23.I'm pleased he raises this issue is making people aware of that fact. So
:51:24. > :51:26.he will know that the banks have an agreed consultation process before
:51:27. > :51:35.they decide to close, but nevertheless I urge him to look at
:51:36. > :51:38.the prospects for post offices stepping into the gap. By September,
:51:39. > :51:42.it will be a staggering seven and a half months since we had an
:51:43. > :51:47.opposition Day debate. So, in the interim, can we not have a debate in
:51:48. > :51:52.government time because I for one want to debate the cat expenditure
:51:53. > :51:58.process which will lead to massive cuts in the NHS which is already
:51:59. > :52:03.underfunded? This is obviously the subject of the day for the
:52:04. > :52:09.opposition benches. I have explained several times that we are making
:52:10. > :52:12.efforts to deal with all those normal re-establishment of
:52:13. > :52:17.committees and dates for opposition day debates and so on. There will be
:52:18. > :52:24.opportunities. Next Thursday, there is a pre-rest recess adjournment
:52:25. > :52:28.debate. She will have the opportunity to raise the specifics
:52:29. > :52:33.of the NHS in her constituency. I urge colleagues across the House to
:52:34. > :52:37.try and understand this is normal following a general election and we
:52:38. > :52:41.do need to focus on working together to try and deliver for the people of
:52:42. > :53:07.this country. Last week, the leader of the House spoke of release
:53:08. > :53:13.for oil and gas. She omitted to say that the oil and gas sector are
:53:14. > :53:20.still waiting on late life asset guarantees promised in 2016? I want
:53:21. > :53:27.the Secretary of State to spend weeks and months getting government
:53:28. > :53:34.action. Can she advise what discussions the Secretary of State
:53:35. > :53:37.had with her? Can I ask for the leader of the House to explain why
:53:38. > :53:44.the Secretary of State date for Scotland always avoids answering my
:53:45. > :53:50.questions? Will she speak to on this and will she once again list his
:53:51. > :53:54.achievements for Scotland? He will appreciate I cannot possibly explain
:53:55. > :53:57.to him why the Secretary of State for Scotland thinks or does
:53:58. > :54:01.something. I'm sure he will realise that is not a question for me. I am
:54:02. > :54:11.pleased he now acknowledges what I did say in some spirited fashion
:54:12. > :54:16.last week, that I absolutely recall the Scottish Secretary standing up
:54:17. > :54:24.for people and promoting oil and gas. I am sure he will be able to
:54:25. > :54:31.speak for himself in his support for the people of Scotland. I am lucky
:54:32. > :54:42.in my constituency to take part in a park run on a Saturday morning.
:54:43. > :54:48.Hundreds of local people take part in the couch to 5K programme. Can we
:54:49. > :55:02.have a statement on improving public health? Finally, I want the -- why
:55:03. > :55:10.won't the government give us enough days for opposition debates? It is
:55:11. > :55:14.absolutely vital that we do more to promote a healthy lifestyle. This
:55:15. > :55:18.government has put a great deal of money into new cycling programmes,
:55:19. > :55:22.new sports for children in schools and so on. All of the work of
:55:23. > :55:24.volunteers to develop these programmes for running together
:55:25. > :55:30.through the park. It's a lovely thing to do and it adds to the
:55:31. > :55:36.health of the nation. I congratulate him for that. Could we have an early
:55:37. > :55:42.debate on this week's report on the failure of the border force to
:55:43. > :55:51.monitor properly small ports regarding smuggling and illegal
:55:52. > :55:55.migration issues? Perhaps this is the sort of issue we could have an
:55:56. > :56:01.opposition day debate on if we were granted one? The problem is that by
:56:02. > :56:07.the Timmy gets an opposition day there will be about 20 different
:56:08. > :56:12.subjects and none of them are going to be agreed on what exactly it is
:56:13. > :56:17.that they want to debate. So let's get away from the focus on the
:56:18. > :56:20.process and focus on the important subjects. I think he raises an
:56:21. > :56:25.important subject and I'm quite sure he will want to put in for an
:56:26. > :56:31.adjournment debate so he can discuss this very report. The Manchester
:56:32. > :56:38.Royal Infirmary has had to stop types of heart surgery because staff
:56:39. > :56:42.have been leaving due to uncertainty of the review she referred to
:56:43. > :56:48.earlier. Patients are having to travel 150 miles for treatment. Can
:56:49. > :56:53.we have a statement on how we can continue to deliver this type of
:56:54. > :56:58.heart surgery in advance of the review? He raises an important
:56:59. > :57:02.point. As I said earlier to my honourable friend, the NHS England
:57:03. > :57:07.is running a review of congenital heart services across the country
:57:08. > :57:10.before finally deciding on implementing any change. As I said
:57:11. > :57:15.earlier, this review is not about cutting services or costs, it's
:57:16. > :57:20.about making sure patients have the very highest standards of care. He
:57:21. > :57:25.will appreciate as will all on board members that as improvements into
:57:26. > :57:29.technology continue, we need to look at the best delivery to give every
:57:30. > :57:36.child and adult the best outcome that we can. Can we have a debate in
:57:37. > :57:48.government time about income equality? Research shows that we
:57:49. > :58:00.have had the lowest wage growth for years. Currently, those under 25 are
:58:01. > :58:05.discriminated against. Youth unemployment in this country has
:58:06. > :58:09.dropped dramatically since 2010. It's been one of the enormous
:58:10. > :58:12.achievements in this country. Another enormous achievement has
:58:13. > :58:15.been the number of new apprenticeships taken up. And a
:58:16. > :58:21.third achievement of this government has been the number of young
:58:22. > :58:26.disadvantaged 18-year-olds going into higher education. I would say
:58:27. > :58:30.to him that we are in a very strong positive track record for what we
:58:31. > :58:35.are doing for the under 25 is. Much more to do but in terms of getting
:58:36. > :58:44.them into work, getting them into apprenticeships, getting them into
:58:45. > :58:51.higher education, there is a good track record. The planned closure
:58:52. > :58:56.and relocation of PwC offices will have a negative impact on many
:58:57. > :59:00.towns. As well as causing major travel difficulties for employees
:59:01. > :59:04.with caring responsibilities. Can I ask the leader of the House to urge
:59:05. > :59:07.the Secretary of State to carry out a full impact assessment and bring
:59:08. > :59:11.the results of that assessment together with the result of any
:59:12. > :59:19.consultation to the House as soon as possible? Perhaps during an
:59:20. > :59:25.opposition debate. He will know that in looking at maximising the value
:59:26. > :59:27.for taxpayers from managing the estate, always any government
:59:28. > :59:32.department will look at ensuring that access is good enough and that
:59:33. > :59:38.the service is at least as good as it was previously. You also I'm sure
:59:39. > :59:42.appreciate we need to live within our means. We have taken huge steps
:59:43. > :59:47.to getting back to a position where we are on spending what we take.
:59:48. > :59:51.Instead of adding to the debt and deficit that was left by the last
:59:52. > :59:55.Labour government. So it's vital that where we can we seize the
:59:56. > :00:01.opportunity to get better value for the taxpayer out of our government
:00:02. > :00:09.estate. Can we have a debate about the future of Durham Tees Valley
:00:10. > :00:12.Airport? The promise made to buy it and whether or not nationalisation
:00:13. > :00:18.plans will be funded from the public purse? Think we all welcome
:00:19. > :00:23.additional air travel opportunities and the sounds to me like an ideal
:00:24. > :00:35.opportunity for an adjournment debate. Point of order? Not today.
:00:36. > :00:42.Many constituents may find themselves sending money abroad this
:00:43. > :00:46.summer. Can we have a statement regarding recent research into
:00:47. > :00:52.transparency of consumer decisions on foreign exchange transactions?
:00:53. > :00:58.He is right to raise the important issue of everyone going on holiday
:00:59. > :01:04.and wishing everyone embarking on the holiday is a good time, but the
:01:05. > :01:08.specific point he raises, I think he should probably race at an oral
:01:09. > :01:15.questions. I'm not sure he has given me enough information to be able to
:01:16. > :01:21.respond on exactly what he is after. On this occasion, it is a special
:01:22. > :01:25.point of order. I think it is in relation to something that needs
:01:26. > :01:31.clarification. If it is relevant to that point, I would take it now.
:01:32. > :01:35.Could I ask the Leader of the House if she could clarify under our point
:01:36. > :01:38.of order, did she announce new business of an opposition day in the
:01:39. > :01:47.short session and if so, what date that would be? What I said to be
:01:48. > :01:49.House was that through usual channels I'm aware that an
:01:50. > :02:00.opposition day debate is being offered in that short period of
:02:01. > :02:04.sitting in September. I wonder if you could clarify that there is a
:02:05. > :02:07.means for the Leader of the House to correct the record. She has
:02:08. > :02:13.suggested today that it is utterly normal for us not to have opposition
:02:14. > :02:17.day debate by this stage. In 2015 by the summary says after the general
:02:18. > :02:18.election we had already had five opposition