0:00:21 > 0:00:21Hello and welcome to the programme.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Coming up.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26One MP makes a moving plea for the Government here to do more
0:00:26 > 0:00:33for the Syrian people.
0:00:33 > 0:00:40This should not be strewn in the rubble. Those bodies should be piled
0:00:40 > 0:00:40up in this chamber.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Thebodies should be piled up in this chamber.
0:00:43 > 0:00:43Lords
0:00:43 > 0:00:45hear about the worsening obesity
0:00:45 > 0:00:47crisis among children.
0:00:47 > 0:00:54And one MP describes hate crime against Sikhs.
0:00:54 > 0:01:04Someone consumed with so much hatred try to remove the turban to one of
0:01:04 > 0:01:07my Sikh just shouting Muslims go home!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09The Russian President has ordered a daily five-hour pause
0:01:09 > 0:01:11in the Syrian government's assault on the rebel-held area
0:01:11 > 0:01:13of Eastern Ghouta.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14At the weekend, a UN Security Council resolution
0:01:14 > 0:01:16was passed demanding that "all parties cease hostilities
0:01:16 > 0:01:19without delay for at least 30 consecutive days" to allow
0:01:19 > 0:01:20humanitarian aid deliveries and medical evacuations
0:01:20 > 0:01:21of critically ill people.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25In an urgent question to the Foreign Secretary,
0:01:25 > 0:01:33a Labour MP did his best to concentrate minds.
0:01:33 > 0:01:42The men and women of that place who like him pieces deliberately
0:01:42 > 0:01:50targeted. The dead children whose faces are altered by the chlorine
0:01:50 > 0:01:56gas that killed them. Mr Speaker, this should not be strewn in the
0:01:56 > 0:02:03rubble of Syria. Those bodies should be piled up in this chamber and laid
0:02:03 > 0:02:08at the feet of government of every single nation which continues to
0:02:08 > 0:02:11shred in the face of this horror.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14John Woodcock wondered how effective the UN's call for a ceasefire
0:02:14 > 0:02:16could be because Russia was one of its members and Russia backed
0:02:16 > 0:02:23the regime of President Assad.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28The security council is broken when one of its permanent members
0:02:28 > 0:02:38Florence... The service of order it was... To uphold. Tobique into
0:02:38 > 0:02:44inaction by this graduated body, is greater violation than seeking to
0:02:44 > 0:02:52act even without its agent.There was no military solution that we can
0:02:52 > 0:03:01impose. I think it is now essential that the Russians recognise that
0:03:01 > 0:03:09just because the president of Syria is in possession of half the
0:03:09 > 0:03:18territory of Syria,, that does not mean he has come. He has come
0:03:18 > 0:03:22nowhere near a complete military victory. I don't thing is within his
0:03:22 > 0:03:32grasp.
0:03:35 > 0:03:43When Assad continues. Are we just got a lots of our say enough.I
0:03:43 > 0:03:47always believe such questions are posed in this House, there is very
0:03:47 > 0:03:58often a Marshall, most of the sent from benches on both sides. -- I
0:03:58 > 0:04:03share that sentiment, I would like to see us in a position to do
0:04:03 > 0:04:08something. Not allowed the use of chemical weapons to grunt,
0:04:08 > 0:04:14unpunished. I just remind the House of what happened in 2013 would it
0:04:14 > 0:04:21have that choice, we have that option and we fail to take it. Let
0:04:21 > 0:04:29us not have the people of Syria. Again.What I shared that it is the
0:04:29 > 0:04:33key of some members of this House that this can only be solved an
0:04:33 > 0:04:38invention of the rest. I think it would only deepen the well.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Ultimately we can only and this dreadful conflict and suffering of
0:04:42 > 0:04:54the Syrian people through genuine peace talks.The Russian defence
0:04:54 > 0:04:59Minister that starting tomorrow there will be it daily humanitarian
0:04:59 > 0:05:04pause. Does the foreign secretary agree with me and that limiting the
0:05:04 > 0:05:16bombing to 19 hours a day as opposed to 24 is going to be as comfort to
0:05:16 > 0:05:26resident of hell on earth as was described. ... To make sure that
0:05:26 > 0:05:38Russia abides by the terms. Because, isn't the reason we are having this
0:05:38 > 0:05:41discussion today, because in the past the word of the West fail to
0:05:41 > 0:05:48have any impact?It is absurd for the Russians to say the Otonabee
0:05:48 > 0:05:51does this thing for a number of hours a day. There needs to be a
0:05:51 > 0:05:59complete cease-fire. There has to be an end to the carnage. Russia has to
0:05:59 > 0:06:04be held to account. The Russians responsible for this will eventually
0:06:04 > 0:06:06be held to account.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Boris Johnson.
0:06:07 > 0:06:13The Foreign Secretary said he also regretted
0:06:13 > 0:06:15The boss of the company running trains between London and Edinburgh
0:06:15 > 0:06:17has blamed "political uncertainty" for the premature
0:06:17 > 0:06:18end of its contract.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20The head of Stagecoach told the Public Accounts Committee
0:06:20 > 0:06:23that the loss of the East Coast franchise would cost his
0:06:23 > 0:06:24company £200 million.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Stagecoach will lose its franchise within months.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27The Government says it got its numbers wrong.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33MPs wanted to know why.
0:06:33 > 0:06:41In the last few years, UK growth economy has collapsed. It is into
0:06:41 > 0:06:49the will to do list -- like political stability, attacks such as
0:06:49 > 0:06:55the fundamentalist that we are all aware of.Hottest political
0:06:55 > 0:06:59uncertainties stop someone from going on -- like getting on a train
0:06:59 > 0:07:06and going somewhere?Will Wood but for this franchise and a buddy 's
0:07:06 > 0:07:09first saw two referendums, when in Scotland, the Brexit referendum,
0:07:09 > 0:07:23another general election.The we are in a very different place. It is a
0:07:23 > 0:07:27baffling excuse, think of the subject referendums stop people from
0:07:27 > 0:07:39travelling it is part of the experience. How exactly is a fairly
0:07:39 > 0:07:49irrelevant to what we are discussing.When did you know that
0:07:49 > 0:07:54this was a problem. Hydrogen monitor this contact, had this content was
0:07:54 > 0:08:03going in that unit and get a result you wanted hydrogen monitor -- I
0:08:03 > 0:08:11knew about this a few weeks after we got them. After you got the
0:08:11 > 0:08:25contactless Mac I knew we had a problem. How about you internal I
0:08:25 > 0:08:27think I've been an incredible job
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Delays in track improvement works have been blamed for problems.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30blamed for problems.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Virgin said its franchise bid was based on promised
0:08:33 > 0:08:37track improvements.
0:08:37 > 0:08:45what has happened since.The enhancements have been delayed.
0:08:45 > 0:08:56Working with Networld -- Mr haven't long have Eurotunnel rail industry?
0:08:56 > 0:09:02Have you ever done of the project delivered on time?Actually take
0:09:02 > 0:09:11some of the work that network have been doing on some of it has been
0:09:11 > 0:09:16delivered on time and some that haven't.But you must acknowledge
0:09:16 > 0:09:19that there is a high percentage that is not delivered on time.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25Then it got personal.
0:09:25 > 0:09:37Did you get a bonus payment is your? I do not decide my bonus. I would've
0:09:37 > 0:09:44expected to take a bonus this year. So if you are offered a bonus, would
0:09:44 > 0:09:56you refuse you would refuse a? Would you give it back if you offered a
0:09:56 > 0:09:58bonus?I would in this case.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Meg Hillier said that was a small heartening point
0:10:00 > 0:10:02in what was not a good example of railway management.
0:10:02 > 0:10:09You're watching Monday in Parliament with me, Mandy Baker.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11MPs have called on the Government to increase defence spending
0:10:11 > 0:10:15amid warnings of a growing threat from Russia.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18The demands come as Ministers are conducting a defence review due
0:10:18 > 0:10:20to be completed in July.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22There was concern on both sides of the Commons
0:10:22 > 0:10:24about the current level of spending.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27The head of the Army has warned that Britain's ability to respond
0:10:27 > 0:10:29to military threats from Russia would be "eroded" without
0:10:29 > 0:10:37further investment.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42We are falling short. The Government simply has to commit to spending
0:10:42 > 0:10:46more if we are going to have the Armed Forces this country requires.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51In order to maintain our independence, not just our
0:10:51 > 0:10:55sovereignty but our freedom of action in our ability to make our
0:10:55 > 0:10:59own decisions. Rather than be taken by circumstances, we need to be
0:10:59 > 0:11:03highly trained, fully mapped and well-equipped armed forces. For
0:11:03 > 0:11:09trading island nation, at a cost for Brexit, and turning her face to the
0:11:09 > 0:11:17well, Great Britain must turn... None of us want our army to be
0:11:17 > 0:11:24damaged. We all know our personnel when fully trained and well
0:11:24 > 0:11:30committed can be some of the best in the world. Something we shared with
0:11:30 > 0:11:36our Nato alliance. We are getting weaker and that is unacceptable.If
0:11:36 > 0:11:44during the Cold War, if we spent 5% of GDP. If we had to do it again, we
0:11:44 > 0:11:52are certainly not able to do so. Our allies also need to make greater
0:11:52 > 0:11:57contribution as well. If we to maintain an independent nuclear
0:11:57 > 0:12:04deterrent. And build-up are where reserves, we are obviously going to
0:12:04 > 0:12:14have to spend something closer to 3% of defence rather than two.There is
0:12:14 > 0:12:18no disguising the fact that this country is not spending enough on
0:12:18 > 0:12:25defence and security of the realm. That's the final two as finality of
0:12:25 > 0:12:34it. That's the truth. My advice to the defence Minister is to actually
0:12:34 > 0:12:42use, I'll say it again, at the defence secretary to use the power
0:12:42 > 0:12:47and because of this Parliament to go to the Prime Minister and tell the
0:12:47 > 0:12:53prime Minister that we the L -- elected representatives do not think
0:12:53 > 0:12:55that by and large we are spending enough on the security of the
0:12:55 > 0:13:07country.What I like best on what I look to in this debate is the magic
0:13:07 > 0:13:17formula, of Dutch bank -- when we are spending a fraction of what we
0:13:17 > 0:13:22used to spend in terms of percentage of GDP when confronted with threats
0:13:22 > 0:13:25such as represented today, and saying that everything is fine and
0:13:25 > 0:13:29we are on course. We are not on course, we need to change course and
0:13:29 > 0:13:37the direction we have to go is for a significant uplift to 3% of GDP to
0:13:37 > 0:13:44be spent on the defence of the United Kingdom.We should be careful
0:13:44 > 0:13:52not to rest on our laurels. We should look at the Sun is an
0:13:52 > 0:13:59absolute minimum. It is a start, not an end point. The world is
0:13:59 > 0:14:04constantly changing both politically and technologically. It is crucial
0:14:04 > 0:14:12that we are -- our army is funded sufficiently. To protect this
0:14:12 > 0:14:18country it also possesses.There is a fundamental problem in the way
0:14:18 > 0:14:24this Parliament, this government, has decided to go on defence. Even
0:14:24 > 0:14:28if the solution we are thinking of is not a perfect solution, something
0:14:28 > 0:14:35has to give. Because this is simply not sustainable.As I had said
0:14:35 > 0:14:39before that will disappear from across the House of this resulted in
0:14:39 > 0:14:45proper investment in our Armed Forces. But it will be deep disquiet
0:14:45 > 0:14:51if the review results in yet of the kind that have been widely believed
0:14:51 > 0:14:57in the press in recent months.The message has to be highly clear. If
0:14:57 > 0:15:01you want to continue playing a crucial role on the international
0:15:01 > 0:15:08stage, ever want to provide critical security that Perspex that will to
0:15:08 > 0:15:12remain want to remain a leading contributor in the against
0:15:12 > 0:15:19extremism, we cannot continue to invest on a budget of 2%, 2% is just
0:15:19 > 0:15:26not enough. So this is a question. Madam Deputy Speaker. Not just this
0:15:26 > 0:15:28government, not just of parliamentarians, before Britain.
0:15:28 > 0:15:37What status, what will we aspire to play as we seek to trade more
0:15:37 > 0:15:43widely, in a world that is becoming more dangerous?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45A Labour MP has complained that plans to confront hate crime
0:15:45 > 0:15:46don't adequately consider offences against Sikhs.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi described a racist incident that took place
0:15:49 > 0:15:57outside Parliament last week.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I was disgusted on Wednesday night when someone consumed with so much
0:16:00 > 0:16:05hatred tried to pull off the turbine of one of my seat guests as he
0:16:05 > 0:16:08queued up just outside our apartment buildings and shouted, Muslim, go
0:16:08 > 0:16:14back home. Mr Speaker, it has been brought to the Government attention
0:16:14 > 0:16:18that previous occasions that the hate crime action plan to properly
0:16:18 > 0:16:22record and monitor hate crimes completely ignores the Sikhs. The
0:16:22 > 0:16:27Sikhs regard the turbine as a crown on their heads. When you yourself
0:16:27 > 0:16:31presided over the launch of the national Sikh war Memorial campaign
0:16:31 > 0:16:34for which I am extremely grateful, you would have ascertained the
0:16:34 > 0:16:40strength of feeling in the community to have a statute of turbaned Sikh
0:16:40 > 0:16:44soldiers and our capital because more than 80,000 turbaned
0:16:44 > 0:16:51individuals die for the freedom of this country, our country. Given
0:16:51 > 0:16:54this considerable context, when given your advice, perhaps you would
0:16:54 > 0:16:57be kind enough to impress upon the House authorities and the police to
0:16:57 > 0:17:02take this matter very seriously. And to bring the assailant to justice.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04The Speaker said the incident was truly appalling and the police
0:17:04 > 0:17:05were investigating.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08He said he would write to the victim to express
0:17:08 > 0:17:11the regret of the whole House.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14UK millennials are on track to be the most overweight generation
0:17:14 > 0:17:17since records began, health experts say.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Based on population trends, more than seven in every ten people
0:17:21 > 0:17:25born between the early 1980s and mid-90s will be too fat
0:17:25 > 0:17:28by the time they reach middle age.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30In comparison, about half of the "baby boomer"
0:17:30 > 0:17:32generation, born just after the Second World War,
0:17:32 > 0:17:39were fat at that age.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Five-year-olds are now eating their own in sugar every year. Obesity is
0:17:43 > 0:17:48the second largest cause of cancer and it reduces life expectancy of
0:17:48 > 0:17:54210 years. So what is needed is not voluntary action that will come back
0:17:54 > 0:18:00-- that will combat the epidemic the country is facing, but what is
0:18:00 > 0:18:03needed is a mandatory referral religion targets for the reduction
0:18:03 > 0:18:07of added sugar, fat, and carries across all products as well as
0:18:07 > 0:18:12common-sense policies directed at early years which includes or raw
0:18:12 > 0:18:16health initiatives. So can the Minister confirm that there will be
0:18:16 > 0:18:19a more robust, mandatory element in future stages of the national
0:18:19 > 0:18:26obesity strategy?The noble lady is quite right to highlight this issue.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31We sell more research and not just the prevalence of obesity among
0:18:31 > 0:18:34younger people but the catastrophic young -- health risks that come from
0:18:34 > 0:18:39that. When you look at the actions that were in the open sea plan, the
0:18:39 > 0:18:44production of sugar by tuque -- by 20% by 2020 with 5% interim target
0:18:44 > 0:18:49and the sugar, that led to serious action. The 2% of the tricks that
0:18:49 > 0:18:53otherwise had been captured have never deuced the formulation. But we
0:18:53 > 0:18:58will see in the spring is evidence of whether has had the divine -- a
0:18:58 > 0:19:02side effect. We're leaving all options open if it requires Cybele
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Summit agreed that it would be good to reintroduce the massive size and
0:19:06 > 0:19:13all schools so that people can have a better mechanism for action
0:19:13 > 0:19:17preparing higher-quality foods than fast foods.Then the assured that
0:19:17 > 0:19:22the noble lord does did the SGA in clued elements around nutrition and
0:19:22 > 0:19:27healthy eating. And many schools do offer the classes he talks about.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29The Health Minister.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Labour has demanded extra funding and resources for the Fire Service.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34The call came as MPs paid tribute to the members of the emergency
0:19:34 > 0:19:37services dealing with the aftermath of an explosion in
0:19:37 > 0:19:39a shop in Leicester.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42The cause of the blast isn't known but it's not thought
0:19:42 > 0:19:44to be terrorist-related.
0:19:44 > 0:19:51The Home Secretary updated the Commons on the latest information.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56Five people are now confirmed to have died in an explosion at a shop
0:19:56 > 0:20:01last night on Hinckley Road. Five others the Germain in hospital, one
0:20:01 > 0:20:05with serious injuries. And my thanks to the fire crews for continuing to
0:20:05 > 0:20:08search for survivors and the hospital staff who are working
0:20:08 > 0:20:13tirelessly to save lives. I know I speak for all of us when our
0:20:13 > 0:20:16thoughts are with the family of the friends as well as those of an
0:20:16 > 0:20:21injured.The number of fire versus cut by 11,000 since 2010, their
0:20:21 > 0:20:26wages has seen real terms pay cut. The current level of un-earmarked
0:20:26 > 0:20:30reserves equates to just three weeks operating costs at the same time as
0:20:30 > 0:20:34deaths and fires have increased. I would like to ask the Minister to
0:20:34 > 0:20:38reconsider the levels of funding and resourcing for our Fire Service.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Whilst there has been praised today for our firefighters, when will the
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Government paid in a fair wage for the courageous work at the
0:20:45 > 0:20:50courageous work they undertake, when?Firefighters go into burning
0:20:50 > 0:20:53buildings to save lives, their professional, compassionate heroes
0:20:53 > 0:20:58their lives at risks to save our families. In the Minister really
0:20:58 > 0:21:02look every single one of them in the eye tell them it's acceptable that
0:21:02 > 0:21:09they have in real terms received a pay cut?The Government is
0:21:09 > 0:21:12determined to make sure that firefighters who do difficult
0:21:12 > 0:21:15commentators work as we have seen today in Leicester get their fair
0:21:15 > 0:21:20pay for their work. It is also very sure that over recent years they
0:21:20 > 0:21:23have been asked to make sacrifices as part of the contribution to
0:21:23 > 0:21:28getting on top of the deficit we inherited from the party opposite.
0:21:28 > 0:21:34There is no disagreement over the graves were to do, beside a grateful
0:21:34 > 0:21:38and in Leicester as well. There are active negotiations going on between
0:21:38 > 0:21:42those are responsible which his employer and employee. Central
0:21:42 > 0:21:47government does not have a role in that process unless we are called
0:21:47 > 0:21:53then for additional support. She talks about reserves and Labour
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Party are in denial on this. The fact is that the fire system that
0:21:56 > 0:22:03claims to be short of cast -- -- as increases in reserves by two and £88
0:22:03 > 0:22:08million is 2011. You can only increase by not using the money that
0:22:08 > 0:22:12should have been given. Our request to the Fire Services tell us what
0:22:12 > 0:22:13you would do with the public's money.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Nick Hurd.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Ore than 90,000 people have signed an online petition calling
0:22:17 > 0:22:20for Britain to ban the export of live farm animals.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22The Government is understood to be considering ending the practise.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25It will launch a consultation in the spring.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Currently, live animal exports from Britain and Europe
0:22:28 > 0:22:31are controlled by an EU regulation.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34A Labour MP said Brexit provided the perfect opportunity
0:22:34 > 0:22:42for a new law to make the trade illegal.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Countless animals continue to endure grueling journeys every year. In
0:22:46 > 0:22:492012, 40 sheep had to be euthanized after being cramped into a truck.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Just last August it was reported that 500 sheet sent for days without
0:22:53 > 0:22:57any access to food or water while being transported to Turkey. Many of
0:22:57 > 0:23:05you will have seen today's story in the times that more than 5000 deal
0:23:05 > 0:23:10cause this year are discarded by the dairy industry wanted 35 hour
0:23:10 > 0:23:14journeys from Scotland to Spain.But as Mr Wilson make this one of the
0:23:14 > 0:23:19first great steps as Britain takes back control from the European
0:23:19 > 0:23:26Union. Because as Gandhi once said, the greatness of a nation and its
0:23:26 > 0:23:32moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.We
0:23:32 > 0:23:36should not be banding live exports because if we do that, we will lose
0:23:36 > 0:23:42control through the Irish border and potentially the animals that we are
0:23:42 > 0:23:47seeking to improve the welfare of, well end up travelling from so
0:23:47 > 0:23:50island to Spain or France, and journeys considerably longer than
0:23:50 > 0:23:55they need to be. What we need to do is to improve the standards of
0:23:55 > 0:24:00transport within the United Kingdom. And then when they arrive in cant
0:24:00 > 0:24:07ready to cross the channel, they must be properly veterinary
0:24:07 > 0:24:12inspectors.It would be great if this is all happening with an
0:24:12 > 0:24:17improvement in the quality of inspection and the quality of
0:24:17 > 0:24:22prosecution where necessary. But sadly, there have been major cuts in
0:24:22 > 0:24:25this area.The Government would prefer to see animals for slaughter
0:24:25 > 0:24:31to the point of production. As a trade in meat on the hook as alba
0:24:31 > 0:24:35member pointed out, is preferable to trade based on the transports of
0:24:35 > 0:24:38live animals. But the Government is committed to improving the welfare
0:24:38 > 0:24:44of all animals and shares both British farmers and the British
0:24:44 > 0:24:48public's high regard for animal welfare.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51If you're an England rugby fan, you'll be all too aware that things
0:24:51 > 0:24:53didn't go quite according to plan in Saturday's Calcutta Cup.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56One Scottish MP felt compelled to bring the matter to the attention
0:24:56 > 0:24:59of his English counterparts, especially as his constituency
0:24:59 > 0:25:01includes the Murrayfield Stadium.
0:25:01 > 0:25:08But how to do it?
0:25:08 > 0:25:11A point of order, Mr Iain Murray Cybele thinking this is bigger.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15There's a convention in the House when a member permit visits on us is
0:25:15 > 0:25:22consistent. Many merits a from England
0:25:22 > 0:25:24may has stayed
0:25:26 > 0:25:30misstate and dying. I wonder if there is a mechanism to find out who
0:25:30 > 0:25:36they were so I could read to them? To remind them... To remind them...
0:25:36 > 0:25:43To remind them not only to offer convention, but maybe gloat about
0:25:43 > 0:25:45the Calcutta success of Scotland?
0:25:45 > 0:25:47The final score was Scotland 25, England 13.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49I have Welsh origins, so I'm not saying anything.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51And that's all we've got time for.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54So from me, Mandy Baker, for now, goodbye.