:00:12. > :00:13.Hello and welcome to Monday in Parliament, our look at
:00:14. > :00:19.Tributes are paid to those who suffered in the terror attacks
:00:20. > :00:25.France grieves but she does not grieve alone.
:00:26. > :00:29.People of all faiths, all nationalities and all backgrounds
:00:30. > :00:36.As Theresa May announces 1,800 extra jobs in counterterrorism,
:00:37. > :00:41.I would ask her not to see counterterrorism in isolation
:00:42. > :00:47.And local councillors warn over the government's right-to-bty plans
:00:48. > :00:55.Very disappointed, very angry and dismayed by the deal that w`s done.
:00:56. > :00:58.The government is recruiting nearly 2,000 extra security
:00:59. > :01:02.and intelligence officers to help combat security threats following
:01:03. > :01:08.Theresa May made the announcement in the House of Commons.
:01:09. > :01:13.On Friday night, 129 people were killed in multiple attacks on bars,
:01:14. > :01:17.restaurants, a concert hall and a stadium in Paris.
:01:18. > :01:20.Responsibility is being clahmed by the group calling itself
:01:21. > :01:26.Islamic State, also referred to as Isis, Isil and Daish.
:01:27. > :01:30.The attack at the Bataclan concert venue left 89 people dead
:01:31. > :01:34.There were deadly attacks in restaurants and bars as well
:01:35. > :01:39.as at the Stade de France jtst north of Paris where France were
:01:40. > :01:50.playing Germany in an international football friendly.
:01:51. > :01:58.In the House of Commons to Theresa May expressed many peoples horror.
:01:59. > :02:01.The events in Paris have shocked and appalled people around the world.
:02:02. > :02:03.In France, people queued up to donate blood,
:02:04. > :02:05.In Britain, Australia, Amerhca, Mexico, Canada,
:02:06. > :02:08.Brazil and many other countries iconic landmarks and buildings have
:02:09. > :02:14.People of all faiths have condemned the violence and British Muslims
:02:15. > :02:18.and indeed Muslims worldwidd have said very clearly these events are
:02:19. > :02:24.The attacks have nothing to do with Islam, which is followed pe`cefully
:02:25. > :02:28.by millions of people around the world.
:02:29. > :02:33.The terrorists seek to divide us and to destroy our way of lhfe.
:02:34. > :02:38.Theirs is an empty, perverted and murderous ideology.
:02:39. > :02:41.They represent no-one and they will fail.
:02:42. > :02:45.France grieves but she does not grieve alone.
:02:46. > :02:49.People of all faiths, all nationalities and all backgrounds
:02:50. > :02:56.around the world are with you and together we will defeat them.
:02:57. > :02:58.The Home Secretary began her statement to MPs by outlining
:02:59. > :03:03.She said the police would intensify their approach at events
:03:04. > :03:06.in big cities and the Border Force has stepped up checks on people
:03:07. > :03:31.She said Britain would work closely with France.
:03:32. > :03:37.We offered our deepest condolences to France and to make clear that the
:03:38. > :03:41.UK stands ready to provide `ny additional support and assistance.
:03:42. > :03:42.Last week we publish the dr`ft investigatory Powers Bill.
:03:43. > :03:45.This bill will improve the oversight and safeguards of the
:03:46. > :03:47.police and agencies use of investigatory Powers knowledge and
:03:48. > :03:50.they have the tools they nedd to keep us safe. Following any
:03:51. > :03:52.terrorist attack, we always considered the legal powers we have
:03:53. > :03:55.to keep our country secure but it is important that this landmark
:03:56. > :03:59.legislation undergoes proper parliamentary scrutiny.
:04:00. > :04:03.Since 2010, we have protectdd the counterterrorism policing btdget and
:04:04. > :04:07.in the Budget this year my right honourable friend the Chancdllor
:04:08. > :04:11.confirmed that counterterrorism spending across government would be
:04:12. > :04:14.protected across the course of the spending review. Tod`y we
:04:15. > :04:19.Through the Strategic Defence and Security review, we'll lake new
:04:20. > :04:23.funding available to the security and intelligence agencies to provide
:04:24. > :04:30.for an additional 1,900 offhcers, an increase of 15% at MI5, LI6 and
:04:31. > :04:33.GCHQ, to better respond to the threat we face
:04:34. > :04:38.from international terrorisl, cyber attacks and other global risks.
:04:39. > :04:43.That is why the Prime Minister has ordered a
:04:44. > :04:46.rapid review of security at a number of airports around the world.
:04:47. > :04:50.Aviation specialists will conduct assessments over the next two months
:04:51. > :04:54.at airports in the Middle E`st and North Africa in particular.
:04:55. > :04:57.This follows additional measures that the UK and US put in place
:04:58. > :05:00.at a number of potentially vulnerable airports over thd past
:05:01. > :05:07.year, steps that shall be in review to make sure they go far enough
:05:08. > :05:10.On behalf of the House of Commons, I will be conveying our heartfelt
:05:11. > :05:16.sympathies to my colleague the president of the Assemble N`tional.
:05:17. > :05:22.Our thoughts today are with our colleagues in Paris.
:05:23. > :05:27.I humbly welcome the statemdnt and many of the steps announced
:05:28. > :05:30.As you come to expect, she has acted quickly and whth
:05:31. > :05:33.clarity and will have our stpport in taking the action needed to protect
:05:34. > :05:43.She has announced today protection for counterterrorism
:05:44. > :05:45.but I would ask her not to see counterterrorism in isolation
:05:46. > :05:51.She will know that the Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard
:05:52. > :05:56.Hogan Howe last week said that cuts above 10% of the police budget will
:05:57. > :06:00.hamper his ability to fight terrorism on the streets of London
:06:01. > :06:04.and today Ian Blair has said that the loss of police and commtnity
:06:05. > :06:15.support officers from our streets would be an absolute disastdr.
:06:16. > :06:18.Mrs May said the question of policing would be looked at in the
:06:19. > :06:20.round. They seek to divide communities
:06:21. > :06:22.divide us politically and ddvide us from our European partners with whom
:06:23. > :06:27.we share common values. The message goes out today,
:06:28. > :06:29.Mr Speaker, Let us say clearly today th`t they
:06:30. > :06:36.won't succeed, that we'll stand as one
:06:37. > :06:38.in our communities, as a cotntry and Events in Paris have exposed
:06:39. > :06:45.the truth about Isis and their fellow jihadis, that they
:06:46. > :06:50.hate us, not because of what we do, They hate our history,
:06:51. > :06:56.our identity and our values. Does my right honourable frhend
:06:57. > :07:00.agree that those who say th`t, if we leave them alone, thex will
:07:01. > :07:03.leave us alone are peddling I think my right honourable friend
:07:04. > :07:12.makes a very important point. It is quite clear that thosd who
:07:13. > :07:16.attacked in Paris, those who attacked elsewherd,
:07:17. > :07:20.that this poisonous ideologx is an ideology which is against the way in
:07:21. > :07:28.which the West conducts its life. I applaud the fact the
:07:29. > :07:30.Home Secretary seems prepardd determined not to make a knde jerk
:07:31. > :07:33.or ill considered response to these atrocities and is approaching it
:07:34. > :07:38.in her usual measured fashion. This morning, we had the Prhme
:07:39. > :07:40.Minister hint at the possibhlity of speeding up the passage
:07:41. > :07:43.of the draft Investigatory Powers I heard what the Home Secretary said
:07:44. > :07:49.about this already but will she confirm that there will
:07:50. > :07:53.be no concealment of the necessary time already allocated for
:07:54. > :07:58.pre-legislative scrutiny of the bill and repeat her previous asstrances
:07:59. > :08:03.that adequate Parliamentary time will be allocated for passage
:08:04. > :08:08.of the bill? May I pay tribute to Nick Alexander
:08:09. > :08:12.from Colchester, he was tragically Will she also assure this House that
:08:13. > :08:19.she will do all she can to work with the French authorities to bring
:08:20. > :08:21.the perpetrators I join with my friend
:08:22. > :08:30.in sending our condolences to the family and friends
:08:31. > :08:36.of his constituent Nick Alexander. I lived in Paris and spent lany
:08:37. > :08:39.evenings in the area desecr`ted on Friday night, where a French friend
:08:40. > :08:43.might state, Royame Uni, nots allons I'm sure that the Secretary of State
:08:44. > :08:51.will join me in stressing that Europe's response to the actions
:08:52. > :08:55.of a small group of fanatic`l, murderous terrorists must not be to
:08:56. > :08:58.pull up the drawbridge on the hundreds of thousands
:08:59. > :09:02.of genuine Syrian refugees who are fleeing terror similar to that which
:09:03. > :09:07.was inflicted on Paris on Friday. Can I join the Home Secretary
:09:08. > :09:09.in thanking our security services, armed police and armed forcds
:09:10. > :09:12.for the important work they do The Home Secretary spoke
:09:13. > :09:17.about taking all necessary steps to prevent attacks on the UK and I d be
:09:18. > :09:21.grateful if she could say something about what work is taking place to
:09:22. > :09:26.audit all of our existing sdcurity capabilities to ensure that we've
:09:27. > :09:30.got what we need in the right place at the right level of preparedness
:09:31. > :09:34.and that it is properly resourced. Could she confirm that she hs
:09:35. > :09:37.examining our resilience not just in London but in towns
:09:38. > :09:43.and cities across the UK? I can certainly assure
:09:44. > :09:46.the honourable gentleman th`t we don't just look at resilience
:09:47. > :09:48.in London, but resilience And the Home Secretary said reviews
:09:49. > :09:53.were going on to see whether there were lessons the emergency services
:09:54. > :09:59.could learn from the Paris `ttacks. Events
:10:00. > :10:01.in Paris have fuelled suspicions that some terrorists may trx to
:10:02. > :10:04.enter the European Union under The Prime Minister has promhsed to
:10:05. > :10:10.give Santry to 1,000 Syrians Some MPs are calling
:10:11. > :10:15.for tighter checks to be carried out Others pointed out that most Syrians
:10:16. > :10:20.are fleeing the kind of violence witnessed during
:10:21. > :10:25.the terror attacks at the wdekend. To see the Prime Minister's
:10:26. > :10:29.objectives are met. The events of the weekend h`ve given
:10:30. > :10:34.verification to the fact th`t he's right to seek refugees with UN
:10:35. > :10:40.approval but, in the light of the weekend events, will my right
:10:41. > :10:43.honourable friend go further and make sure that the credenti`ls
:10:44. > :10:46.of every refugee coming into this We want to ensure that we c`n put
:10:47. > :10:58.into action the undertaking that we've given to
:10:59. > :11:02.resettle over the period of this We are taking them as he implies
:11:03. > :11:08.in his question. We do take them directly from camps
:11:09. > :11:12.so that we are able to take those who are the most vulnerable
:11:13. > :11:15.but we also ensure that there are In fact, at the moment,
:11:16. > :11:23.we ensure that there are two levels UNHCR undertake security chdcks
:11:24. > :11:26.which also involves biometrhcs, checking of documents, interviews,
:11:27. > :11:29.and then further checks oncd they've been referred to thd Home
:11:30. > :11:34.Office for resettlement by the UK. There are further checks undertaken
:11:35. > :11:36.by the Home Office The Home Secretary will know that
:11:37. > :11:42.many of the Syrian refugees that Britain expects to help over
:11:43. > :11:45.the coming months are fleeing exactly the same Isis brutality that
:11:46. > :11:49.we saw so terribly on the streets Would she agree with me that, as we
:11:50. > :11:56.stand in solidarity with Paris, it's important both that we strengthen
:11:57. > :12:00.our security against such b`rbarism but also that we continue to give
:12:01. > :12:03.sanctuary to those fleeing that barbarism so that we ensure that
:12:04. > :12:09.those terrorists cannot win? The right honourable lady
:12:10. > :12:11.is absolutely right. Of course,
:12:12. > :12:15.many of those will be fleeing Isis. Of course some will have bedn
:12:16. > :12:17.fleeing the actions of the Syrian Had someone suggested
:12:18. > :12:23.a week ago that the refugee crisis was being abused by terrorists,
:12:24. > :12:28.they could have been set ashde I fear the public will not be
:12:29. > :12:35.as resistant to that messagd How do we ensure that
:12:36. > :12:40.the compassion of this country is kept although there are few who
:12:41. > :12:46.abuse our goodwill? It's important that the British
:12:47. > :12:53.people, who showed a huge compassion when there was an outpouring of
:12:54. > :12:59.offers of help for those who would be resettled from Syraia, and my
:13:00. > :13:04.honourable friend the Minister for Resettlement of Syrian refugees is
:13:05. > :13:09.currently looking at how we can ensure those offers of help can be
:13:10. > :13:14.turned into practical assistance. That generosity
:13:15. > :13:17.of spirit I'm sure will continue. On the issue of
:13:18. > :13:20.the potential abuse of the refugee route for refugees coming to Europe,
:13:21. > :13:25.all I would say is this, thdre has been a lot written in the press and
:13:26. > :13:29.discussion in the press abott this. I think it's important not to make
:13:30. > :13:32.judgments on this With the first 100 Syrian rdfugees
:13:33. > :13:37.due to arrive in Scotland for resettlement this week, does
:13:38. > :13:41.the Secretary of State agred that it's imperative to make cle`r to
:13:42. > :13:45.the public that these refugdes are fleeing the same evil forces as were
:13:46. > :13:48.behind the attacks in Paris and would she work with the Scottish
:13:49. > :13:52.Government and local authorhties up and down the country to makd sure
:13:53. > :13:55.that communities are supported to understand this
:13:56. > :13:59.and to make the vulnerable refugees The Home Secretary said the whole
:14:00. > :14:06.House should send out a message For those who are fleeing, the
:14:07. > :14:09.terrible evil of what is taking place in Syria and have
:14:10. > :14:12.fled for their lives, it is right that we welcome them and opdn our
:14:13. > :14:19.arms to them. You're watching our round-up
:14:20. > :14:23.of the day in the Commons. An island divided, MPs call for a
:14:24. > :14:31.resolution to the problem of Cyprus. local councillors have
:14:32. > :14:35.expressed concern at Governlent plans to give housing assochation
:14:36. > :14:37.tenants the right to buy Ministers have said that all
:14:38. > :14:45.sold-off homes will be repl`ced But they want
:14:46. > :14:50.the discounts to be paid for through the sale by councils of
:14:51. > :14:53.their most valuable social homes. MPs on the communities
:14:54. > :14:55.and local government committee were told that council funding would be
:14:56. > :14:58.hit and it was unlikely affordable And there were worries that
:14:59. > :15:05.the plans The council,
:15:06. > :15:07.both politically and through the paid officer team, we are very
:15:08. > :15:10.uncomfortable with a number We were very disappointed,
:15:11. > :15:13.very angry and dismayed I'm not clear how these affordable
:15:14. > :15:18.houses will actually be replaced, there is some talk
:15:19. > :15:21.about high-value property assets. It is unclear how that
:15:22. > :15:23.will be executed. We do not have any high-valte
:15:24. > :15:27.property assets to deploy. I'm not sure how we are
:15:28. > :15:31.going to be doing that. Maybe in South Cambridge thdy have
:15:32. > :15:34.quite a lot, I believe they do and they would be
:15:35. > :15:37.kind enough to shove they c`sh to I live in a little village
:15:38. > :15:42.of 2500 people, in Greysop council ward, the last few xears I
:15:43. > :15:46.have been a councillor I have tried Still got 35 families that need
:15:47. > :15:50.to go, not quite there yet. Under the proposals
:15:51. > :15:52.as we currently understand them if a house is sold in the rhght to
:15:53. > :15:56.buy, under the proposals, -- it will be replaced, not sure
:15:57. > :16:23.how, but not necessarily in Greysop. I can watch all of my painstaking
:16:24. > :16:25.accumulation of affordable housing stock in my village and I mdan
:16:26. > :16:28.painstaking, built up and then under this proposal, sold off and
:16:29. > :16:30.replaced in Fareham Our concern has been expressed that
:16:31. > :16:34.replacement stock will not relate to the place that
:16:35. > :16:36.the stock has been lost frol. That replacement stock that will not
:16:37. > :16:39.be of the same size, classically as we have seen with the
:16:40. > :16:43.effect of right to buy in the past, a three-bedroom family housd has
:16:44. > :16:44.been replaced Then creating more debt
:16:45. > :16:51.which the housing association We're also concerned fundamdntally
:16:52. > :16:59.about the methodology that has been suggested behind the right to buy
:17:00. > :17:02.proposals for housing assochations in terms of effectively being
:17:03. > :17:13.a tax on councils to levy that. The proceeds of the sale
:17:14. > :17:17.of high-value homes you are able to identify will be enough to cover
:17:18. > :17:19.both the costs of the extent of right to buy
:17:20. > :17:21.and the replacement of thosd? The point of view
:17:22. > :17:24.of rural district Council, that is what I know about, H do not
:17:25. > :17:27.know about others, metropolhtan or unitary, I do not know about those,
:17:28. > :17:30.but rural district council, let me try to say again, there is not any
:17:31. > :17:34.money. This high value asset stock that we
:17:35. > :17:38.have to sell, if we had it, we would Were we to be taxed, in whatever
:17:39. > :17:50.way it is thought of, we wotld have I don't think that the right
:17:51. > :18:03.way for a council to behave and I It would be extremely difficult to
:18:04. > :18:07.get this like-for-like repl`cement. There seems to be a principle that
:18:08. > :18:11.we have all signed up to because we know we have got the London housing
:18:12. > :18:14.crisis but when you start interrogating these proposals, I
:18:15. > :18:23.can't see how it is going to happen. And there were worries the plan
:18:24. > :18:28.could also. Homelessness. -, force up homelessness.
:18:29. > :18:30.12,000 homes, something like 75-80% of our lets
:18:31. > :18:33.with band A, sometimes band B and they are the highest households
:18:34. > :18:37.The proposals, depending on the detail, it could be
:18:38. > :18:41.we are looking at 25 to 50% having to be sold to meet the paymdnts
:18:42. > :18:44.When you strip out that amotnt of homes from what we have got we
:18:45. > :18:47.will not have enough to rehouse the people that have got thd
:18:48. > :18:50.It will have an immediate affect
:18:51. > :18:55.felt as a result of that at local level.
:18:56. > :18:59.These are public assets, this is public money.
:19:00. > :19:04.Isn't this about releasing that to build more homes?
:19:05. > :19:08.Yes, I have no problem with it being taxed, I would like it done
:19:09. > :19:11.in a transparent way but I would like to be done to further `nd find
:19:12. > :19:18.solutions to the one of the biggest problems we have a face and that is
:19:19. > :19:20.housing supply, not individtal home and home ownership.
:19:21. > :19:23.In a sense that is the bit we are funding.
:19:24. > :19:25.I think it is kind of addressing a small probldm
:19:26. > :19:37.at the expense of making an even problem more difficult.
:19:38. > :19:39.-- at the expense of making an bigger problem more difficult.
:19:40. > :19:42.Now protecting young people who have been victims of sexual exploitation
:19:43. > :19:45.is a priority for the government, the home secretary has told MPs
:19:46. > :19:47.In response to a question about victims of sexual exploitation
:19:48. > :19:51.who are 16 and 17 years old, Theresa May said it was important to
:19:52. > :19:57.send a clear message, for example, giving the courts the ability to
:19:58. > :20:00.Does my right honourable frhend agree with me that if 16 and
:20:01. > :20:03.17-year-olds are given the vote it increases the likelihood th`t they
:20:04. > :20:05.will be regarded and treated as adults and therefore increases the
:20:06. > :20:13.likelihood of them becoming victims of sexual exploitation?
:20:14. > :20:18.that I would not link the issue of the age
:20:19. > :20:27.of voting with his question of child sexual exploitation.
:20:28. > :20:30.I think what we have been doing across a number of areas
:20:31. > :20:33.including in this area and in domestic violence, where we have
:20:34. > :20:39.included 16 and 17-year-olds in our consideration of domestic vholence
:20:40. > :20:43.matters, it is to recognise the vulnerability of those who are
:20:44. > :20:46.16 and 17, who are sometimes treated as and considered and thought of
:20:47. > :20:49.as adults, but in fact are dqually vulnerable as other younger people
:20:50. > :20:52.and need the protection and care that we should be giving
:20:53. > :21:05.A Conservative MP has called the division of Cyprus "one
:21:06. > :21:08.of the longest-running unresolved issues in UK foreign policy".
:21:09. > :21:11.A debate focused on the citx of Famagusta, which was captured
:21:12. > :21:19.Part of the city remains se`led off and under military control,
:21:20. > :21:23.MPs who had recently visited the island described what they had
:21:24. > :21:29.seen and called for solutions for former residents.
:21:30. > :21:31.This issue matters to my constituents, because I represent
:21:32. > :21:37.the most Cypriots, Greek and Turkish Cypriots, together in the world
:21:38. > :21:42.Whilst I am proud of represdnting so many constituents, it is
:21:43. > :21:48.a sad statistic because it hs the only place in the world that has so
:21:49. > :21:52.many both Greek and Turkish Cypriots in such numbers living freely
:21:53. > :22:01.side-by-side, working, socialising and trading togdther.
:22:02. > :22:04.Would he agree with me that Famagusta is a visible reminder
:22:05. > :22:06.that Cyprus is the only EU country occupied and occupied by
:22:07. > :22:14.And we cannot allow Turkey to acceed to the EU
:22:15. > :22:25.I have been a champion of these causes over a number of years and
:22:26. > :22:27.there are Famagustians in the public gallery acutely award of
:22:28. > :22:30.that very fact and they along with 40,000 fled their town
:22:31. > :22:33.also recognise not only havd they lost their town, they have
:22:34. > :22:49.Like we all recognise, this is a scar on Europe and it is a scar ..
:22:50. > :22:52.I was shocked and horrified when we visited the graves to see
:22:53. > :22:54.the Greek Cypriot graves absolutely vandalised, crosses broken tp,
:22:55. > :22:57.everything dug up to see if there were any riches thdre,
:22:58. > :23:00.Yet the Turkish graves, right opposite,
:23:01. > :23:03.This is all done through European Union funding.
:23:04. > :23:21.Older Cypriots have said to me how much they wish to see
:23:22. > :23:24.before the end of their livds some kind of hopeful conclusion to what
:23:25. > :23:26.really for their lives has been a terrible experience.
:23:27. > :23:34.They want to see that for their children, for thehr
:23:35. > :23:39.Some colleagues have seen the Berlin Wall.
:23:40. > :23:42.Not all have seen the green line in Cyprus.
:23:43. > :23:44.The idea that right through the centre of one
:23:45. > :23:47.of Europe's major cities, there is a barricade, there is sever`l yards
:23:48. > :23:51.of barren land, buildings going back to 1974 when everything stopped
:23:52. > :23:54.1974, cars in the car showroom meals still on the table,
:23:55. > :24:13.Attempts to resolve the problems have failed.
:24:14. > :24:15.Not as has been said becausd Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots
:24:16. > :24:18.do not get along together, they do, by and large.
:24:19. > :24:22.And they live happily side-by-side and there was a time,
:24:23. > :24:24.a generation and half ago, when Greek Cypriots spoke Ttrkish
:24:25. > :24:28.and Turkish Cypriots spoke Greek and they used the same coffde bars.
:24:29. > :24:42.Recently I have seen the welcome mat put out for Turkey.
:24:43. > :24:44.For very obvious reasons, we need Turkey at the moment,
:24:45. > :24:46.they are taking thousands and thousands and thousands
:24:47. > :24:52.of refugees from Syria, thex are looking for help, and rightly so.
:24:53. > :24:55.But the idea that you can f`st track Turkey into the European Unhon
:24:56. > :24:58.without settling the Cyprus problem, I'm afraid it is a nonstartdr.
:24:59. > :25:13.Cyprus reunited would unlock significant economic benefits
:25:14. > :25:16.through increased opportunities for trade, investment and indeed,
:25:17. > :25:18.The Government is cautiously optimistic that
:25:19. > :25:24.And certainly many people think there is now a chance, the like
:25:25. > :25:26.of which has not been seen for decades,
:25:27. > :25:29.and we urge both sides to seize this opportunity.
:25:30. > :25:31.Cypriots of both communities want to live
:25:32. > :25:37.As they strive for a lasting solution we whll
:25:38. > :25:39.continue our active support in Cyprus and Ankara, Athens,
:25:40. > :25:55.The Commons and the Lords rdturn tomorrow,
:25:56. > :25:57.which is when we'll be back with our next daily rotnd-up.
:25:58. > :26:01.Until then, from me, Georgina Pattinson, goodbye.