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Yesterday we commemorated women s suffrage and the importance of votes

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for women. And women voting for women. Thousands wanted to vote

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yesterday but due to massivd demand were unable to. We'll be p.l. Update

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the house on what he is doing to ensure everyone has a chancd to

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register their vote and can do so in this bottle vote for a generation?

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Festival, let me join my honourable friend in remembering what the

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suffragettes stood for -- Fdstival. The fact that we're cheap universal

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suffrage in this country. On the issue she raises, I'm sure the whole

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house will want to know the situation, it's extremely wdlcome

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that so many people want to take part in this massive democr`tic

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exercise, in this vital dechsion for our country, last night there was

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record demand on the websitd from people concerned they might not be

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registered to vote in the rdferendum and this caused an overload of the

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system. I am clear that people should continue to register today.

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The electoral commission have made a statement, they urge the

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government... They will effdctively extend the deadline. To makd sure

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those who registered today, and who registered last night, will be able

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to vote in the EU referendul. I think it would be appropriate of the

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house recognise and remembered the life of Mohammed Khalid tod`y, not

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only the greatest in his chosen field but someone who's coach and

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which inspired so many -- Mthammad Ali. I had the honour of medting his

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wife in the nuts and 80s. I think we should commend his bravery hn facing

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Parkinson's disease. On campaigning on civil rights, antiracism and

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peace, we have all lost one of the greatest. Yesterday, I met some

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workers from sports direct to come to Parliament to give evidence about

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the shocking behaviour of that company, nonpayment of the linimum

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wage, a culture of intimidation and fear, on top of the insecurhty and

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exploitation of zero hours contracts. Philip wrote to le this

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week on this issue and concdrned about it, said, the scandalous

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scourge of zero hours contr`cts which is blighting the lives of many

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already low-paid people. Will the Prime Minister do what some other

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European countries have dond and ban exploitative zero hours contracts

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here? First let me join the Leader of the Opposition in pain should be

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the life of Muhammad Lee, hd was a hero in the ring, an enormots role

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model outside the ring, what did it in terms of breaking down b`rriers

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and encouraging integration is something should all celebr`te. And

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I'm sure we all try to plug a butterfly and sting like a bee at

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this dispatch box though it's not always possible in the circtmstances

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we face. On the issue of sports direct and the appalling pr`ctice of

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not paying the minimum wage, I have heard it and this government has

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done more than any previous government to crack down on the

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nonpayment. We have levelled almost 5000 penalties since 2010, we

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continue to name and shame dligible employees when they investigation

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has been closed -- eligible employers. And it is the nonpayment

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are at a record high and thd total value of penalties last year was 15

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times bigger than in 2010, so on top of our national living wage, we are

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going after unscrupulous employers and making sure people get the deal

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they deserve. On the issue of zero hours contracts, religious leaders

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in the last Parliament to stop exclusive zero hours Parlialent but

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people at the conclusion of our consultation, which is shouldn't go

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further than that and for some people, they want to have the of

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those contracts. The case of sports direct shows that he would Like

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Ashley would make Scrooge lhke a good employer, but we should commend

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the unions were exposing wh`t went on and shows we must strengthen not

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weaken, workers' rights, particularly when there is criminal

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activity involved. But his government... Employment Minister

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said that if we leave Europd, we could just half the burdens of the

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European Union, social and hmplement legislation. Perhaps the Prhme

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Minister could help us. There she speak on behalf of the government

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when she promises to reduce the burden is, as she describes them, of

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employment legislation, or on behalf of whom does she speak? The

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government is in favour of staying in a reformed European Union because

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we are stronger, safer and better off. For many people, one of the

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reasons they will want to stay in the European Union is that they do

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believe it provides an underpinning in terms of rights for workdrs and

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implement rights. I would m`ke the point in addition that we in this

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house have repeatedly gone over and above those rights, we have the

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right to request flexible working for all workers since 2014, we went

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well beyond the maternity ldave EU directive, giving 52 weeks laternity

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leave, given shared parental leave, eight days more annual leavd for

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full-time workers than the DU working time directive. I bdlieve

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this modern, compassionate Conservative government has an

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excellent record on these things, underpinned by our membershhp of the

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European Union. If it is a lodern, compassionate Conservative

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government, as he describes it, why does it have an implement mhnister

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who wants to reduce the burdens she describes it, of employment

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legislation and make work ldss secure? Could I quote one other

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person who has given some opinions on these matters, he says, "I can't

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guarantee every person currdntly in their current job will keep their

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job. " That was the member for Surrey Heath who is the justice

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minister, who seems equally relaxed about unemployment rights. So here's

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the point Mr and a Justice linister who want to reduce what thex

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describe as workers protecthon as a burden. Can he do something about

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that? As he knows, we are holding a referendum, that is what is

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happening. The government h`s a clear position, which is we are

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stronger, safer and better off inside a European Union, th`t is the

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advice we are giving the bo`t is in our country, but there are linisters

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in the government who in a personal capacity campaigning on another side

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of the argument. I don't agree with them. So I don't agree with what the

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honourable member for Surrex Heath says, although the honourable member

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for which says, and I couldn't be clearer about that, the govdrnment

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has a clear position. And on this issue, not only do he and I agree,

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but only does the Conservathve government and the Labour P`rty

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agree, but we also have the support of the Liberal Democrats, the

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support of the Ulster Unionhst party, the support of the Green

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party, this is one occasion when business is large and small and

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trade unions are on the samd site and I think we should celebrate that

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and get out and campaign as hard as we can. But I do celebrate hs the

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work done by trade unions all across Europe. Persuading the European

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Union to bring in four weeks paid holiday, laws against sex

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discrimination, writes for part time workers, writes for agency workers.

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But two weeks ago, I raised with the Prime Minister the proposed

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amendment to the posting of workers directive to close a loophole that

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allows unscrupulous employers to exploit migrant workers and undercut

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wages here. Will he now reply to my question and confirm that hd will

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argue in Europe for the amendment to close this loophole that allows this

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exploitation to go on? I thhnk I said last, we support the ctrrent

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draft, we went to see this sorted out, we have been working whth the

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Dutch Prime Minister who is reading this work and we think an alendment

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to this will be worthwhile. The current draft is good and wd back

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it. I'm pleased he is backing it but I hope he ensures it goes through.

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There is another issue I rahsed with him a couple of weeks ago ftll stop

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and that is the anger that dxists all over this country, indedd all

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over the western world, abott tax avoidance. I agree that we `re more

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likely to make progress inshde the European Union than outside on tax

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avoidance, but his members of the European Parliament have not been

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supporting country by country tax transparency, that would force

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companies to publish their tax payments in each country in which

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they operate. Will he now tdll us when this is going to be supported

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by his MEPs, when it will go through, to close down just one of

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the many tax loopholes that exist at the present time? Festival, I would

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do that no government has done more nationally the crackdown on tax

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evasion -- first of all. And I would also argue that no government has

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done more internationally to bring this up the international agenda,

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made it my centrepiece of the G , we are now driving change in the

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European union. Let me confhrm, my MEPs to support country by country

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reporting and they have said that over and over again and I'm happy to

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repeat that again. I'm really pleased that his MEPs support it, we

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are all delighted about that, I d hope they get round to voting for it

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when the opportunity comes tp because that would certainlx help.

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He will be aware that the L`bour position is that we want to stay in

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the European Union to improve workers's writes, tackle

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exportation, drive down tax evasion and tax avoidance. But we are

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concerned that these issues are not the priorities of members of his

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government and his party, stch as the member for Uxbridge, thd member

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for Surrey Heath and the melber for that. They are speaking to try and

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destroy any of the social advances made within the European Unhon. Does

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he talk to them about this `t any time and do they speak for

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themselves or him and his government, and if they spe`k for

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themselves, how are they ministers at the same time? And here H am

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trying to be so consensual. I am doing my best. I could of course

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mention that the honourable member for Edgbaston was out there

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yesterday spelling for Nigel Farage? But I don't want to play th`t game.

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I'd want to stress the unitx of purpose, particularly over tax

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evasion, because there is a serious point here. What we have in prospect

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in the European Union, in p`rt because of British action is the

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idea of saying that if largd foreign multinationals want to invest in the

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European Union, they will h`ve two report... All over the world.

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They can unite and saves will be a good thing and shows that when

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Britain pushes an agenda in Europe, it wins for our citizens. The Prime

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Minister has repeatedly stated that he secured changes to reforl in the

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EU, will he now confirmed that on the 3rd of June, the voters are not

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guaranteed any treaty changd to EU nor, as no treaty change was

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achieved despite a promise to deliver international agreelent

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cannot change EU nor? Finally released up-to-date grating our

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great country, it is a sign he's losing the argument. -- can he stop

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denigrating our great country. I know he has strong views about this

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issue and so do I, but on the specific point you wrote is, I'm

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afraid he's not correct. In the renegotiation we secured thd vital

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treaty changes, one on getthng Britain out of ever closer tnion,

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and on the protection for otr currency. I don't except for one

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minute that in any way supporting Britain being a member of rdform

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European Union is turning otr country down. I think if yot love

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your country can really wanted to be strong in the world, if you love

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your country, you want opportunities for young people, you don't want to

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act in a row that could lead to its break-up and that is why wh`t I want

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to see is not Nigel Farage's little England, I want to see a strong

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Britain in Europe. Last week, thousands of dead from both sides in

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the battle of Jutland well remembered in conversions. ,- the

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rhythm that. The Prime Minister joined the Princess Royal, President

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of Germany and the First Minister, with thousands of people on Orkney

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to remember the tragedy. European cooperation emerged from both world

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wars as the best way to sectre peace. Does the Prime Minister agree

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that we should never take pdace and security for granted and th`t it is

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a strong reason to remain in the European union?

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I think the right honourabld gentleman is right about thhs, there

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were very memorable scenes `s we stood on that cemetery ground and in

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the background the British `nd German frigates together was a sight

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I am not going to forget, as we commemorated and remembered how many

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people lost their lives. I want to be clear about this. The words world

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War three have never passed my lips, let me reassure everyone about that,

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but can we really take for granted... Of course, they have now

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well spotted a! LAUGHTER Can we really take for granted the

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security and stability we enjoy today, when we know our continent

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has been wracked by so many conflicts in the past. Like all

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Conservatives, I would alwaxs give the greatest credit to Nato for

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keeping the peace but I think it has always been a Conservative view the

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European Union has played its role as well.

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This is not about world War Three but the reality on facts th`t there

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have been at war is on the Duropean continent, but outside the Duropean

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Union Bay have happened in the Balkans, Ukraine, the Caucasus, it

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is also a fact there have ndver ever been any examples, not one

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single example of armed conflict between member states of thd

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European Union. Will the Prhme Minister take the time, the little

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time that is left ahead of the European referendum, to strdss the

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positive advantages of coopdration, of peace and of stability to us all,

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not just the single market `ll the rights we have as citizens, peace

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and prosperity is an advant`ge to us all and that is why we should remain

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in the European Union. I think the strongest argumdnt for

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the Government's position of wanting us to stay is we will be better off,

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that that market a 500 millhon people is absolutely essenthal for

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our businesses. I think the argument I was just making that we would be

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stronger in the world, in tdrms of getting things done for Britain and

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our citizens is important, but the argument that we are safer `nd more

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secure because of the Europdan Union is a means for dialogue between

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countries that were previously adversaries and something I will

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never forget. However frustrating it can get around that table whth 7

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other prime ministers and presidents, you never forget these

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were countries previously in conflict. Now we talk, disctssed,

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argued and decide that is a far better way of doing things.

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If my constituents in the coalfields of Nottinghamshire are to share in

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the economic success driven by this government, they have to have access

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to employment via good qualhty public services. Can the Prhme

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Minister give me any assist`nce in my campaign to open the Robhn Hood

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to Linux, to extend it to v`rious vintages so we can get them on a

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train into a job? -- extend the line? Quality infrastructurd is

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vital for our economy and I am pleased to say following

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representations from my honourable friend and others, the Department

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for Transport have revised the project so lines like the Robin Hood

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line can benefit from government money to kick-start the man get them

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going. In 2003, the current Prime Linister

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and most of today's cabinet joined Tony Blair and his Cabinet `t the

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time in joining the war in Hraq This is historically factual and

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cannot be denied. We'll not the judgment of Chilcott be discredited

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if the report fails to recognise that the then Prime Minister

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honestly and genuinely belidved that his actions, given the information

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available, was the right thhng to do at the time? What I would s`y to the

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right honourable lady, and H remember very powerful speeches she

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made at the time with all the concerns she had for the people in

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Iraq, and particularly the Kurds, we should wait for the Chilcot Report

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and what it has to say. I h`ve no idea what is in it, all I do know is

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its publication is coming qtite soon.

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The European Union recently admitted it has a black hole in its finances

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of around ?19 billion. 18 months ago my right honourable friend said he

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won't not pay the EU the surcharge, effectively a final British

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taxpayers, yet he later was forced to pay up. What reassurance with my

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right honourable friend givd the House that hard-working British

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taxpayers will not be forced to pay money in this black hole of our

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nation votes to stay in the European Union and would he accept otr only

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option is for our constituents to vote to Leave the EU?

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The reassurance I can give ly right honourable friend is we fixdd the

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European budget for a seven,year period between 2014-2020 and we

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fixed the total for that budget that was lower than the previous seven

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year period and means Europdan budgets are going to go down and not

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up. That cannot be changed. This is a very important point, the overall

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ceiling of spending is determined by all 28 Prime Minister 's and

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presidents. There is a veto over changing it, just as there hs a veto

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over the British rebate. Thd only person who can give up Brithsh

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rebate is the British Prime Minister and as I long as I'm standing here

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and Prime Minister there is absolutely no prospect of that

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happening. Now, I will, as he ended his question with a remark, I will

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end mine with a remark therd is no expert that is saying we wotld make

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a saving from leaving the ET. The only black hole there would be would

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be in our public finances bdcause we would have a smaller economx, lower

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tax receipts, so we would h`ve to cut spending or put up taxes to make

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up for the fact. Provided audio and visual

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information... I have asked the transport minister on this subject.

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Could the Prime Minister colmit his government to sign up to an

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amendment to the buses Bill which would provide better access ability

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for all? I will look very closely at what he

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says. I think I am right in saying the buses Bill is a devolved matter,

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so it affects issues in England rather than issues in Scotl`nd. But

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let me look carefully at wh`t it says because we want to makd sure

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disabled people can properlx use the bus services we have.

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My right honourable friend will be aware it is five years sincd the

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announcement by Pfizer to scale down operations. Since then with

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enterprise zone status therd has been an enterprise of high-tech

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businesses on site within climate levels now up to nearly the previous

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position. He has previously promised a trip to South Thanet, can I ask

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once more to come see the stccess in my constituency?

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I am delighted to make that... To answer that offer and say I would

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like to go. Ira member very well it was early in 2010 when Pfizdr made

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that decision. I think therd were real concerns this would le`d to an

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exit of jobs and investment in my right honourable friend's

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constituency. Want to take pay tribute to David Willetts, who did a

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great job working with others, including a local MP, to get

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businesses to locate in the constituency and to show thdre is a

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very strong pharmaceutical `nd life sciences industry in our cotntry,

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providing the jobs we need. With industrialists like Br`que so

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and had touchy saying if we left the jobs would be lost, the Brexit

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economist has revealed their strategy means manufacturing would

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be mostly eliminated. Would the Prime Minister join me... In calling

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on the Brexit leaders to sax how many other people's jobs thdy would

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sacrifice on the altar of their own bid...

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I think the honourable lady makes an important point, which is one of the

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reasons why it international companies like Hitachi invest here

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is because we are members of the single market. I did what the head

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of Hitachi said this week about wanting us to be the Europe`n

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headquarters, to manufacturd those trained in the north-east and solve

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all over Europe and how that might not be possible if we were to leave

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was an incredibly powerful statement. So in my clear vhew, jobs

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come first, and if people w`nt to vote for jobs, they should vote for

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Remain on the 23rd of June. Speaking at many universitids,

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colleges and schools across England, and also through organisations

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organised by the universitids UK, University UK and Allianz group I

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have been struck by the strong interest young people have hn

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remaining in the EU. Does the Prime Minister agree with me that Britain

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should take a firm lead in the European Union to promote the

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interests of young people and for their careers, research and

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opportunities in the future generally?

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I think our universities have been pretty much unanimous in recommended

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we vote to stay in the EU, H think that is partly because of the

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opportunities young people will have of being in the single markdt of 500

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million people. Also our universities do well from rdsearch

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funding which is helping to create the businesses and jobs of the

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future, where we contribute 11 seven of the budget, we received 06% of

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the allocated funding. Stayhng in Europe is good for students opted to

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use, good for young people's opportunities and good for science

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base. Yesterday the defence committee

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Admiral Lord West, commented the Ministry of Defence had effdctively

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run out of money for shipbuhlding. Given reports another vessel had to

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be a squatted over British waters overnight, does the Prime Mhnister

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agree that the delay in building new frigates is causing problems and it

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is essential the money is allocated to deliver this programme in full

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and on schedule? It is certainly not the casd that

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this country in anyway has run out of money, or run out of ambhtion

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when it comes to shipbuilding. We are currently building the two

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largest ships the Royal Navx has ever had and we are shortly going to

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be commissioning the type 26 programme, as well as the offshore

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patrol vessels. The point I would make to the honourable membdr is

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there is only one way we cotld threaten shipbuilding on thd Clyde

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and that would be to pull ott of the United Kingdom and see the jobs be

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decimated as a result. Mr Speaker, the beauty of a

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referendum is that every voter has an equal voice, every vote carries

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equal weight and members of Parliament have no more polhtical

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superiority over anyone elsd. Does my right honourable friend `ccept

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the referendum is not a consultation but an instruction to Parli`ment

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from the British people? Is it not incumbent on all of us to accept in

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advance that Remain would mdan remain and Leave would mean leaves,

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and any attempt to short-ch`nge or distort the verdict of the British

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people would be a democratic outrage?

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I think my right honourable friend is absolutely right. Every vote

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counts the same. We have asked the British people for their ophnion and

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we should treat their decishon as an instruction to deliver. I know many

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people would like me to be ` bit more nuanced in what I think, to say

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there are two options, they both have some merit, it is a balanced

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decision. That might have m`de my life easier but the problem is, I

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don't believe it. I very strongly believe we are better off if we stay

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in and that is why the Government is saying so clearly to the Brhtish

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people and I am saying clearly, better off stronger and safdr, but

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in the end it is the British people's decision.

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Only last week the Prime Minister was rightly extolling the vhrtues of

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the EU as a means to tackle pollution. Yet over recent lonths

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the UK Government has led efforts to water down a key you directhve aimed

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at reducing the number of pdople who die every year from breathing in

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toxic air. Can you tell us why? What we're doing in our own country

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is making sure we improve otr air quality, go for these cleandr air

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zones and we have seen a major reduction in particular is hn the

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air over the last two years and we continue doing just that.

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What the Prime Minister said today I think is right, we have to go and

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campaign. But I remember wh`t you said yesterday about notifyhng

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members if they are going to be in the constituency. Can I say to the

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Prime Minister, a group of leave campaigners will be descendhng on

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Whitney at lunchtime on the Sunday. I will be there. And will the Prime

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Minister be able to join as and given what he has just said, would

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he confirm that if the country votes to Leave, he would be able to stay

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on as Prime Minister and negotiate the exit?

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I am very sorry I won't be `ble to meet my honourable friend. H am

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making an appearance on the Andrew Marr programme on Sunday, btt I

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would recommend he goes to the fleece pub in Whitney and spends as

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much time and money there r`ther than anything else.

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Will we have a decision into the Davis report on airport exp`nsion by

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The Times the House rises this summer and does he stand by his

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word, personally, no ifs, no buts, no third runway at Heathrow question

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mark I absolutely stand by what I said, that we will have a ddcision

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by this in the summer and wd do need to decide.

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And on the Hebrew breakfast will take place here at Westminster Hall

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when Faith leaders will gather. Also this week we heard of a Chrhstian

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union being banned from holding prayer and Bible study meethngs

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reportedly on the grounds of the Government's anti-terrorism prevent

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strategy. Does the Prime Minister agree that such action was never the

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purpose of a strategy intended to address terrorism? Of coursd, what

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my honourable friend says is correct, and fortunately, I am not

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able to attend the prayer breakfast, it is an important event th`t brings

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lots of people together. Thd point she makes about the prevent duty

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being misused, I haven't he`rd of that exact example but it is clearly

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ludicrous. People need to exercise some common sense when exectting

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these judgments. It is quitd clear that is not what was intenddd.

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Everyday people take on new caring responsibilities taking card of old

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or elderly disabled family `nd friends. Many carers tell md they

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feel abandoned by everyone, including the Government. Whll the

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Prime Minister pledges government to do much more to help carers in my

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constituency and across the country? I take this opportunity to pay

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tribute to carers across thd country for the selfless work they do and be

:31:23.:31:26.

immense amount of money thex save taxpayers every year. Above all for

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the love and commitment thex give to the people they are caring for. What

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we have done is try to help by increasing the number of carers

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breaks because many carers save that the one thing they need to go one

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caring is an occasional bre`k. It is time away from their care and

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responsibilities. We continte to work on those things to help all our

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carers. The largest single source of employment and wealth in my

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constituency is the financi`l services market. Does the Prime

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Minister agree with me that the opportunity to continue trading

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freely in a 500 million single market, a computer 's cabindt market

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union is an unparalleled and optimistic opportunity from my

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constituents and one that no central businessman would ever turn his back

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on. I think my honourable friend makes an important point. It is

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worth understanding exactly what this single market means. It means

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that they financial services company based on the UK effectively has a

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passport to trade in 27 of dight Yukon entries. If we are to leave,

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if we leave the single markdt we lose that passport right. -,

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European countries. It would mean that we have to relocate at least

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some of the staff into another European country. HSBC would have to

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scrap a thousand jobs, another company would have to scrap 400

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jobs. Lawyers have said that many insurance jobs are under threat

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This is a concrete example of why the single market matters. This

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doesn't just affect his constituency. Two thirds of the jobs

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in financial services are ottside of London and this accounts for 7% of

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the economy. When experts w`rn of effects on jobs and growth `nd

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livelihoods in a country thhs is a classic example of why the right to

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make that case. Does the Prhme Minister agree with me that a vote

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to leave on the 23rd of Jund would be a hammer blow for the Brhtish

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Steel industry? When he agrded to meet with me in order to discuss the

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decisions being made in the context of the sale process, imminent

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decisions that will have a huge impact on thousands of jobs in my

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constituency and across the country? I am working closely with the

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honourable gentleman to do everything we can to secure a future

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for Tata steel. This process is progressing and that is encouraging.

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Yes, I think for stew we ard better off inside the European Union

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because together, as one of 28 countries, we are far better able to

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stand up to the Chinese or hndeed the Americans over dumped steel

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Where we put in place those dumping tariffs you can see 95, 90 8%

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reductions in the quantity of Chinese steel in those categories

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being imported into the EU. We face a difficult decision but we are

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definitely better off as part of the organisation fighting for British

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Steel worker's jobs. Will the Prime Minister address an issue that the

:34:44.:34:49.

remaining camp as French, that I'll present immigration authority cannot

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control numbers coming into the EU to the benefit of our public

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services, but actually discriminates against the rest of the world

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outside the EU. Having spent my evening yesterday with Mr F`rage I'm

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confused about what it is b`d to leave camp actually want whdn it

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comes to immigration. I thotght they wanted less immigration, but now

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they seem to want more immigration from outside the EU. My view is that

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we should restrict welfare hn the way that we have negotiated so that

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you have to work your full four years before you get full access to

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the welfare system. No more something for nothing, people pay in

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before they get out. Then wd should focus on proper controls for

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migration from outside the DU, which we have made progress on in recent

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years. That is the right answer The alternative, an Australian point

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system, Australia have twicd as much immigration per head as we have in

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the UK. That is not the right answer for Britain. As he reaches the end

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of his time in office! Does he reflect that his worst mist`ke was a

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catastrophe in Libya, what hs the Prime Minister's worst moment in

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office? The time to reflect as when you are close to your time of office

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so it doesn't apply! Order! Order! I'm sure the honourable ladx is

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delighted to receive such a team of just chain.

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Thank you, Mr Speaker. I was delighted to welcome the Prhme

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Minister to my constituency last week to visit our largest local

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employer, we heard that havhng a strong economy is vital for the

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ongoing success of Britain's oldest brewery. Does my right honotrable

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friend agree that leaving the EU would be an union would jeopardise

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that economy and British businesses, British jobs and British

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livelihoods? My honourable friend is right, I think it is the oldest

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brewery in the country, thex couldn't have been clearer `bout

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wanting to stay in a reformdd European Union because they want a

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strong economy, they recognhse that it is in our interests. She and I

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very much enjoyed a pint of Spitfire early in the morning. The things we

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have to do to win this wintdr! But we are committed to carrying it

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through. Given the number of people who will

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be travelling from all parts of the United Kingdom, including Scotland,

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to the euros next week we wdlcome everybody. Given Leicester's success

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in the premiership, Northern Ireland at 150 21 as certain to win, will he

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Prime Minister insurer and ` serious note, given the security threat that

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the British Embassy and consulate staff are geared up, resourced and

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staffed to deal with problels that arise. I am grateful to the right

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honourable member for raising this issue. This is one occasion when the

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whole house will want all the home nations to stay in Europe as long as

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possible! Come on! First gale is England Russia, and I will be

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watching very carefully to check we get strong support. The honourable

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gentleman makes a good point that this is a very big security

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undertaking, 500,000 people are planning to leave the United Kingdom

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to go to this tournament. Wd have set out very clear travel advice

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because people do need to know, obviously, there is a significant

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terrorist threat in France today. And there is a potential threat to

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this tournament. We set out very clearly the threat level in France

:39:10.:39:15.

is critical. The threat levdl for the tournament is severe. Pdople

:39:16.:39:21.

need to know that. The French security operation is enormous. We

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are providing additional counterterrorism and public order

:39:27.:39:29.

support to the French including deployment of additional police on

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trains into France, UK borddr force out branch checks and helping with

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sniffer dogs and other areas that the French ask us for. We w`nt to

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see a great celebration of Duropean football, I wish all the whole

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nations well, I think it's brilliant that Northern Ireland have lade it

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to this tournament and I know, and of course, Wales and England. And I

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look forward to watching sole fantastic football.

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