:00:27. > :00:33.This morning, I had meetings with ministers and other colleagues and
:00:34. > :00:39.in addition I will have other such meetings today.
:00:40. > :00:44.Emily Davison died in 1913. Yesterday we commemorated women's
:00:45. > :00:46.suffrage and the importance of votes for women. And women voting for
:00:47. > :00:49.women. Thousands wanted to vote yesterday but due to massive
:00:50. > :00:51.demand were unable to. the house on what he is doing to
:00:52. > :00:58.ensure everyone has a chance to register their vote and can do
:00:59. > :01:03.so in this vote for a generation? First of all, let me
:01:04. > :01:07.join my honourable friend in remembering
:01:08. > :01:11.what the suffragettes stood for. The fact that we achieved universal
:01:12. > :01:14.suffrage in this country. On the issue she raises, I'm sure the whole
:01:15. > :01:17.house will want to It's extremely welcome that
:01:18. > :01:22.so many people want to take part in this massive democratic
:01:23. > :01:25.exercise, in this vital decision for Last night there was record
:01:26. > :01:30.demand on the website from people concerned they might not be
:01:31. > :01:34.registered to vote in the referendum and this caused an overload of the
:01:35. > :01:37.system. I am clear that people a statement, they urge
:01:38. > :01:48.the Government... They will effectively extend
:01:49. > :01:54.the deadline. To make sure
:01:55. > :01:57.those who registered today, and who registered last night, will be able
:01:58. > :02:06.to vote in the EU referendum. if the house recognise
:02:07. > :02:10.and remembered the life of Muhammad Ali today,
:02:11. > :02:14.not only the greatest in his chosen field but someone
:02:15. > :02:18.who inspired so many. I had the honour of meeting his wife
:02:19. > :02:21.in the 1980s. I think we should commend his
:02:22. > :02:27.bravery in facing Parkinson's disease. On campaigning on
:02:28. > :02:31.civil rights, We have all lost one of
:02:32. > :02:38.the greatest. Yesterday, I met some workers
:02:39. > :02:42.from Sports Direct to come to Parliament to give evidence about
:02:43. > :02:47.the shocking behaviour of that company, nonpayment of the minimum
:02:48. > :02:51.wage, a culture of intimidation and fear, on top of the insecurity and
:02:52. > :02:56.exploitation of zero hours contracts. Philip wrote to me this
:02:57. > :03:00.week on this issue and concerned about it, said, the scandalous
:03:01. > :03:04.scourge of zero hours contracts, which is blighting the lives of many
:03:05. > :03:09.already low-paid people. Will the Prime Minister do what some other
:03:10. > :03:13.European countries have done and ban exploitative zero hours contracts
:03:14. > :03:19.here? First let me join the Leader of the Opposition in
:03:20. > :03:22.paying tribute to the He was a hero in the ring,
:03:23. > :03:27.an enormous role model What he did it in terms of
:03:28. > :03:31.breaking down barriers And I'm sure we all
:03:32. > :03:39.try to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee at
:03:40. > :03:42.this dispatch box though it's not always possible in the
:03:43. > :03:46.circumstances we face. and the appalling practice of
:03:47. > :03:51.not paying the minimum wage, I have heard it and this Government has
:03:52. > :03:54.done more than any previous Government to crack
:03:55. > :03:57.down on the nonpayment. 5,000 penalties since 2010, we
:03:58. > :04:05.continue to name and shame eligible employers when the investigation
:04:06. > :04:09.has been closed. Penalties for not paying
:04:10. > :04:12.the minimum wage are at value of penalties last year was 15
:04:13. > :04:19.times bigger than in 2010, so on top of our national living wage, we are
:04:20. > :04:24.going after unscrupulous employers and making sure people get the deal
:04:25. > :04:30.they deserve. On the issue of zero hours contracts, we ligislated
:04:31. > :04:34.in the last Parliament to stop exclusive zero hours
:04:35. > :04:38.contracts but we followed which said we shouldn't go further
:04:39. > :04:46.than that and for some people, they want to have the choice
:04:47. > :04:53.of those contracts. shows that Mike Ashley certainly
:04:54. > :04:56.isn't Father Christmas. Indeed, he would make
:04:57. > :05:01.Scrooge look like a good employer, but we should commend the unions
:05:02. > :05:05.for exposing what went on and shows we must strengthen,
:05:06. > :05:09.not weaken, workers' rights, particularly when there is criminal
:05:10. > :05:14.activity involved. But his Government's Employment Minister
:05:15. > :05:18.said that if we leave Europe, we could just half the burdens
:05:19. > :05:23.of the European Union, Perhaps the Prime
:05:24. > :05:30.Minister could help us. Does she speak on behalf
:05:31. > :05:32.of the Government burdens, as she describes
:05:33. > :05:37.them, of employment legislation, or on behalf
:05:38. > :05:41.of whom does she speak? The Government is in
:05:42. > :05:45.favour of staying in a reformed European Union because
:05:46. > :05:50.we are stronger, safer and better off. For many people, one of the
:05:51. > :05:53.reasons they will want to stay in the European Union is that they do
:05:54. > :05:58.believe it provides an underpinning in terms of rights for workers and
:05:59. > :06:00.employment rights. in addition that we in this
:06:01. > :06:05.house have repeatedly gone over and above those rights, we have the
:06:06. > :06:09.right to request flexible working for all workers since 2014, we went
:06:10. > :06:15.well beyond the maternity leave EU directive, giving 52 weeks maternity
:06:16. > :06:20.leave, given shared parental leave, eight days more annual leave for
:06:21. > :06:25.full-time workers than the EU working time directive. I believe
:06:26. > :06:28.this modern, compassionate Conservative government has an
:06:29. > :06:31.excellent record on these things, underpinned by our membership of the
:06:32. > :06:38.European Union. If it is a modern, compassionate Conservative
:06:39. > :06:42.government, as he describes it, why does it have an employment minister
:06:43. > :06:48.who wants to reduce the burdens, of employment
:06:49. > :06:54.legislation and make work less secure? Could I quote one other
:06:55. > :06:58.person who has given some opinions on these matters, he says, "I can't
:06:59. > :07:06.guarantee every person currently in their current job
:07:07. > :07:08.will keep their job." That was the member
:07:09. > :07:11.for Surrey Heath who is the justice
:07:12. > :07:13.minister, who seems equally relaxed So he has an employment minister
:07:14. > :07:19.and a justice minister who want to reduce
:07:20. > :07:21.what they describe as workers' protection
:07:22. > :07:25.as a burden. As he knows, we are holding
:07:26. > :07:33.a referendum, clear position, which is we are
:07:34. > :07:39.stronger, safer and better off inside a European Union,
:07:40. > :07:41.that is the advice we are giving the voters
:07:42. > :07:45.in our country, but there are ministers
:07:46. > :07:47.in the Government who in a personal capacity are campaigning on another
:07:48. > :07:50.side of the argument. So I don't agree with what the
:07:51. > :07:55.honourable member for Surrey Heath says, and I couldn't be
:07:56. > :08:01.clearer about that, the Government has
:08:02. > :08:03.a clear position. not only do he and I agree,
:08:04. > :08:08.not only does the Conservative Government and the Labour Party
:08:09. > :08:12.agree, but we also have the support of the Liberal Democrats, the
:08:13. > :08:16.support of the Ulster Unionist Party, the support
:08:17. > :08:19.of the Green Party, this is one occasion
:08:20. > :08:25.when business is large and small and trade unions
:08:26. > :08:27.are on the same side and I think we should celebrate that
:08:28. > :08:30.and get out and campaign What I do celebrate is the work done
:08:31. > :08:37.by trade unions all across Europe. Persuading the European
:08:38. > :08:40.Union to bring in four weeks paid holiday, laws against sex
:08:41. > :08:45.discrimination, rights for part-time But two weeks ago, I raised with
:08:46. > :08:52.the Prime Minister the proposed amendment
:08:53. > :08:55.to the workers' directive to close a loophole that
:08:56. > :08:57.allows unscrupulous employers to exploit migrant workers and undercut
:08:58. > :09:01.wages here. Will he now reply to my question and confirm that he will
:09:02. > :09:04.argue in Europe for the amendment to close this loophole that allows this
:09:05. > :09:07.exploitation to go on? I think I said last, we support the current
:09:08. > :09:18.draft, we want to see this sorted out, we have been working with the
:09:19. > :09:24.Dutch Prime Minister who is reading this work and we think an amendment
:09:25. > :09:28.to this will be worthwhile. The current draft is good and we back
:09:29. > :09:32.it. I'm pleased he is backing it but I hope he ensures it goes through.
:09:33. > :09:37.There is another issue I raised with him a couple of weeks ago
:09:38. > :09:44.and that is the anger that exists all over this country, indeed all
:09:45. > :09:47.over the western world, about tax avoidance. I agree that we are more
:09:48. > :09:51.likely to make progress inside the European Union than outside on tax
:09:52. > :09:57.avoidance, but his members of the European Parliament have not been
:09:58. > :10:00.supporting country by country tax transparency that would force
:10:01. > :10:04.companies to publish their tax payments in each country in which
:10:05. > :10:08.they operate. Will he now tell us when this is going to be supported
:10:09. > :10:14.by his MEPs, when it will go through, to close down just one of
:10:15. > :10:19.the many tax loopholes that exist at First of all, I would say that no
:10:20. > :10:24.government has done more nationally that no government has
:10:25. > :10:32.done more internationally to bring I made it my centrepiece of the G8,
:10:33. > :10:38.we are now driving change support country by country reporting
:10:39. > :10:48.and they have said that over and over again and I'm happy to
:10:49. > :10:53.repeat that again. I'm really pleased that his MEPs support it, we
:10:54. > :10:58.are all delighted about that, I'd hope they get round to voting for it
:10:59. > :11:02.when the opportunity comes up because that would certainly help.
:11:03. > :11:04.He will be aware that the Labour position is that we want to stay in
:11:05. > :11:08.the European Union to improve workers's rights, tackle
:11:09. > :11:12.exportation, drive down tax evasion and tax avoidance. But we are
:11:13. > :11:20.concerned that these issues are not the priorities of members of his
:11:21. > :11:24.government and his party, such as the member for Uxbridge, the member
:11:25. > :11:27.for Surrey Heath They are seeking to try and destroy
:11:28. > :11:35.any of the social advances made within the European Union. Does
:11:36. > :11:39.he talk to them about this at any time and do they speak for
:11:40. > :11:42.themselves or him and his government, and if they speak for
:11:43. > :11:46.themselves, how are they ministers at the same time? And here I am
:11:47. > :11:50.trying to be so consensual. I am doing my best. I could of course
:11:51. > :11:54.mention that the honourable member for Edgbaston was out there
:11:55. > :11:59.yesterday spinning for Nigel Farage. But I don't want to play that game.
:12:00. > :12:03.I'd want to stress the unity of purpose, particularly over tax
:12:04. > :12:06.evasion, because there is a serious point here. What we have in prospect
:12:07. > :12:11.in the European Union, in part because of British action is the
:12:12. > :12:16.idea of saying that if large foreign multinationals want to invest
:12:17. > :12:20.in the European Union, they will have to report
:12:21. > :12:22.their country-by-country tax arrangements, not just in Europe
:12:23. > :12:26.but all over the world. Now, that could drive a huge change
:12:27. > :12:30.in some of these very large companies where there
:12:31. > :12:38.are great concerns and I hope that he and I can unite and say this
:12:39. > :12:47.would be a good thing an agenda in Europe,
:12:48. > :12:51.it wins for our citizens. The Prime Minister has repeatedly
:12:52. > :12:53.stated that he secured changes to Will he now confirm that on the
:12:54. > :13:00.3rd of June, the voters are not guaranteed any treaty change to EU
:13:01. > :13:16.nor, as no treaty change was achieved despite a promise to
:13:17. > :13:18.deliver international agreement It is a sign he's
:13:19. > :13:23.losing the argument. I know he has strong
:13:24. > :13:25.views about this issue and so do I,
:13:26. > :13:28.but on the specific point, I'm afraid he's not correct. In the
:13:29. > :13:30.renegotiation we secured the vital treaty changes, one on getting
:13:31. > :13:38.Britain out of ever closer union, and on the protection for our
:13:39. > :13:45.currency. I don't except for one minute that in any way supporting
:13:46. > :13:50.Britain being a member of a reformed European Union is turning our
:13:51. > :13:53.country down. I think if you love your country you really
:13:54. > :13:55.want it to be strong your country, you want opportunities
:13:56. > :14:00.for young people, you don't want to act in a way that could
:14:01. > :14:02.lead to its break-up to see is not Nigel Farage's little
:14:03. > :14:08.England, I want to see a strong Britain in Europe. Last week,
:14:09. > :14:22.thousands of dead from both sides in the battle of Jutland were
:14:23. > :14:27.remembered in conversions. The Prime Minister joined
:14:28. > :14:31.the Princess Royal, President of Germany and the First Minister,
:14:32. > :14:34.with thousands of people on Orkney to remember the tragedy. European
:14:35. > :14:43.cooperation emerged from both world wars as the best way to secure
:14:44. > :14:46.peace. Does the Prime Minister agree that we should never take peace and
:14:47. > :14:51.security for granted and that it is a strong reason to remain
:14:52. > :14:55.in the European Union? I think the right honourable
:14:56. > :14:58.gentleman is right about this. There were very memorable scenes as
:14:59. > :15:01.we stood on that cemetery ground and in
:15:02. > :15:06.the background the British and
:15:07. > :15:10.German frigates together was a sight I am not going to forget, as we
:15:11. > :15:13.commemorated and remembered how many I want to be clear about this.
:15:14. > :15:19.The words World War III have never passed my lips,
:15:20. > :15:22.let me reassure everyone about that, but can we really
:15:23. > :15:25.take for granted... security and stability we enjoy
:15:26. > :15:37.today, when we know our continent has been wracked by so many
:15:38. > :15:39.conflicts in the past? I would always give
:15:40. > :15:47.the greatest credit to Nato for keeping the peace but I think it has
:15:48. > :15:50.always been a Conservative view the European Union has played its role
:15:51. > :15:56.as well. This is not about World War Three
:15:57. > :16:01.but the reality on facts that there have been at wars on the European
:16:02. > :16:04.continent, but outside the European They have happened in the Balkans,
:16:05. > :16:10.Ukraine, the Caucasus, it is also a fact there have never,
:16:11. > :16:13.ever been any examples, not one single example of armed conflict
:16:14. > :16:17.between member states of the European Union. Will the Prime
:16:18. > :16:23.Minister take the time, the little time that is left ahead of the
:16:24. > :16:26.European referendum, to stress the positive advantages of cooperation,
:16:27. > :16:30.of peace and of stability to us all, not just the single market all the
:16:31. > :16:33.rights we have as citizens, peace and prosperity is an advantage to us
:16:34. > :16:38.all and that is why we should remain in the European Union.
:16:39. > :16:43.I think the strongest argument for the Government's position of wanting
:16:44. > :16:47.us to stay is we will be better off, that that market a 500 million
:16:48. > :16:51.people is absolutely essential for our businesses. I think the argument
:16:52. > :16:55.I was just making that we would be stronger in the world, in terms of
:16:56. > :16:59.getting things done for Britain and our citizens is important, but the
:17:00. > :17:04.argument that we are safer and more secure because of the European Union
:17:05. > :17:09.is a means for dialogue between countries that were previously
:17:10. > :17:12.adversaries and something I will never forget. However frustrating it
:17:13. > :17:15.can get around that table with 27 other prime ministers and
:17:16. > :17:18.presidents, you never forget these were countries previously in
:17:19. > :17:24.conflict. Now we talk, discussed, argued and decide that is a far
:17:25. > :17:29.better way of doing things. If my constituents in the coalfields
:17:30. > :17:32.of Nottinghamshire are to share in the economic success driven by this
:17:33. > :17:39.government, they have to have access to employment via good quality
:17:40. > :17:44.public services. Can the Prime Minister give me any assistance in
:17:45. > :17:50.my campaign to open the Robin Hood to Linux, to extend it to various
:17:51. > :17:54.vintages so we can get them on a train into a job? -- extend the
:17:55. > :17:57.line? Quality infrastructure is vital for our economy and I am
:17:58. > :17:59.pleased to say following representations from my honourable
:18:00. > :18:03.friend and others, the Department for Transport have revised the
:18:04. > :18:07.project so lines like the Robin Hood line can benefit from government
:18:08. > :18:13.money to kick-start the man get them going.
:18:14. > :18:21.In 2003, the current Prime Minister and most of today's cabinet joined
:18:22. > :18:27.Tony Blair and his Cabinet at the time in joining the war in Iraq.
:18:28. > :18:38.This is historically factual and Will not the judgment
:18:39. > :18:41.of Chilcott be discredited if the report fails to recognise
:18:42. > :18:44.that the then Prime Minister honestly and genuinely believed that
:18:45. > :18:50.his actions, given the information available, was the right thing to do
:18:51. > :18:57.at the time? What I would say to the right honourable lady, and I
:18:58. > :18:59.remember very powerful speeches she made at the time with all the
:19:00. > :19:04.concerns she had for the people in Iraq, and particularly the Kurds, we
:19:05. > :19:09.should wait for the Chilcot Report and what it has to say. I have no
:19:10. > :19:14.idea what is in it, all I do know is its publication is coming quite
:19:15. > :19:19.soon. The European Union recently admitted
:19:20. > :19:25.it has a black hole in its finances of around ?19 billion. 18 months ago
:19:26. > :19:29.my right honourable friend said he won't not pay the EU the surcharge,
:19:30. > :19:34.effectively a final British taxpayers, yet he later was forced
:19:35. > :19:39.to pay up. What reassurance with my right honourable friend give the
:19:40. > :19:42.House that hard-working British taxpayers will not be forced to pay
:19:43. > :19:45.money in this black hole of our nation votes to stay in the European
:19:46. > :19:49.Union and would he accept our only option is for our constituents to
:19:50. > :20:02.vote to Leave the EU? The reassurance I can
:20:03. > :20:04.give my right honourable friend is we fixed
:20:05. > :20:06.the European budget for a seven-year
:20:07. > :20:08.period between 2014-2020 and we fixed the total for that
:20:09. > :20:10.budget that was lower than the previous seven year
:20:11. > :20:13.period and means European budgets are going to
:20:14. > :20:15.go down and not up. This is a very important
:20:16. > :20:22.point, the overall ceiling of spending is determined
:20:23. > :20:25.by all 28 Prime Ministers and There is a veto over changing it,
:20:26. > :20:31.just as there is a veto The only person who
:20:32. > :20:37.can give up British rebate is the British Prime Minister
:20:38. > :20:40.and as I long as I'm standing here and am Prime Minister there
:20:41. > :20:43.is absolutely no prospect of that Now, I will, as he ended his
:20:44. > :20:47.question with a remark, I will end mine with a remark -
:20:48. > :20:52.there is no expert that is saying we would make a saving from
:20:53. > :20:56.leaving the EU. The only black hole
:20:57. > :20:59.there would be would be in our public finances because we
:21:00. > :21:02.would have a smaller economy, lower tax receipts, so we would
:21:03. > :21:05.have to cut spending or put up taxes to
:21:06. > :21:14.make up for the fact. It's time buses like trains
:21:15. > :21:16.provided audio and visual This would benefit not just those
:21:17. > :21:23.who are blind or deaf, I have asked the transport
:21:24. > :21:27.minister on this subject. Could the Prime Minister commit his
:21:28. > :21:30.government to sign up to an amendment to the Buses Bill
:21:31. > :21:31.which would provide I will look very closely
:21:32. > :21:38.at what he says. I think I am right in saying
:21:39. > :21:44.the Buses Bill is a devolved matter, so it affects issues in England
:21:45. > :21:47.rather than issues in Scotland. But let me look carefully at what he
:21:48. > :21:51.says because we want to make sure disabled people can properly use
:21:52. > :21:56.the bus services we have. My right honourable
:21:57. > :21:58.friend will be aware it is five years since
:21:59. > :22:01.the announcement by Pfizer to scale
:22:02. > :22:05.down operations. Since then with enterprise
:22:06. > :22:13.zone status there has been a renaissance of high-tech
:22:14. > :22:15.businesses on site with employment levels now up to nearly
:22:16. > :22:17.the previous position. He has previously promised a trip
:22:18. > :22:26.to South Thanet, can I ask once more to see the success
:22:27. > :22:28.in my constituency? To answer that offer
:22:29. > :22:32.and say I would like to go. I remember very well it was early
:22:33. > :22:35.in 2010 when Pfizer made I think there were real concerns
:22:36. > :22:42.this would lead to an exit of jobs and investment
:22:43. > :22:44.in my right honourable friend's I want to pay tribute
:22:45. > :22:52.to David Willetts, who did a great job working with others,
:22:53. > :22:55.including a local MP, to get businesses to locate
:22:56. > :22:59.in the constituency and to show there is
:23:00. > :23:01.very strong pharmaceutical and life sciences industry in our country,
:23:02. > :23:16.With industrialists like Glaxo and Hitachi saying if we left
:23:17. > :23:18.the EU jobs would be lost, the Brexit economist
:23:19. > :23:20.revealed their strategy means manufacturing
:23:21. > :23:32.Would the Prime Minister join me...in calling
:23:33. > :23:36.on the Brexit leaders to say how many other people's jobs they would
:23:37. > :23:41.sacrifice on the altar of their own political ambitions?
:23:42. > :23:43.I think the honourable lady makes an important
:23:44. > :23:49.point, which is one of the
:23:50. > :23:52.reasons why international companies like Hitachi invest here
:23:53. > :23:59.is because we are members of the single market.
:24:00. > :24:02.What the head of Hitachi said this week about
:24:03. > :24:06.wanting us to be the European headquarters, to manufacture those
:24:07. > :24:10.trains in the north-east and sell all over Europe and how that might
:24:11. > :24:13.not be possible if we were to leave was an incredibly powerful
:24:14. > :24:17.So in my clear view, jobs come first, and if people want to
:24:18. > :24:26.vote for jobs, they should vote for Remain on the 23rd of June.
:24:27. > :24:31.Speaking at many universities, colleges and schools across England,
:24:32. > :24:43.and also through organisations organised by the universities
:24:44. > :24:46.UK, University UK and the Russell group
:24:47. > :24:49.I have been struck by the strong interest young people have in
:24:50. > :24:52.Does the Prime Minister agree with me that Britain
:24:53. > :24:55.should take a firm lead in the European Union to promote the
:24:56. > :24:58.interests of young people and for their careers, research and
:24:59. > :24:59.opportunities in the future generally?
:25:00. > :25:01.I think our universities have been pretty much unanimous in recommended
:25:02. > :25:05.we vote to stay in the EU, I think that is partly because of the
:25:06. > :25:08.opportunities young people will have of being in the single market of 500
:25:09. > :25:11.Also our universities do well from research
:25:12. > :25:14.funding which is helping to create the businesses and jobs of the
:25:15. > :25:18.future, where we contribute 11% of the budget, we received 16% of
:25:19. > :25:23.Staying in Europe is good for students
:25:24. > :25:25.good for young people's opportunities and good for science
:25:26. > :25:35.Yesterday the defence committee, Admiral Lord West, commented the
:25:36. > :25:41.Ministry of Defence had effectively run out of money for shipbuilding.
:25:42. > :25:45.Given reports another vessel had to be escorted out of British waters
:25:46. > :25:49.overnight, does the Prime Minister agree that the delay in building new
:25:50. > :25:52.frigates is causing problems and it is essential
:25:53. > :25:55.the money is allocated to deliver this programme in full
:25:56. > :26:04.It is certainly not the case that this country in any way
:26:05. > :26:07.has run out of money, or run out of ambition
:26:08. > :26:14.We are currently building the two largest ships the Royal Navy has
:26:15. > :26:17.ever had and we are shortly going to be commissioning the Type 26
:26:18. > :26:20.programme, as well as the offshore patrol vessels.
:26:21. > :26:24.The point I would make to the honourable member is
:26:25. > :26:27.there is only one way we could threaten shipbuilding on the Clyde
:26:28. > :26:30.and that would be to pull out of the United Kingdom
:26:31. > :26:37.and see the jobs be decimated as a result.
:26:38. > :26:42.Mr Speaker, the beauty of a referendum is that every voter has
:26:43. > :26:45.an equal voice, every vote carries equal weight and members
:26:46. > :26:46.of Parliament have no moral or political
:26:47. > :26:52.Does my right honourable friend accept
:26:53. > :26:55.the referendum is not a consultation but an instruction to Parliament
:26:56. > :27:00.Is it not incumbent on all of us to accept in
:27:01. > :27:04.advance that Remain would mean remain and Leave would mean leave,
:27:05. > :27:07.and any attempt to short-change or distort the verdict of the British
:27:08. > :27:11.people would be a democratic outrage?
:27:12. > :27:14.I think my right honourable friend is absolutely right.
:27:15. > :27:20.We have asked the British people for their opinion and
:27:21. > :27:26.we should treat their decision as an instruction to deliver.
:27:27. > :27:29.I know many people would like me to be a bit
:27:30. > :27:32.more nuanced in what I think, to say there are two options, they both
:27:33. > :27:34.have some merit, it is a balanced decision.
:27:35. > :27:37.That might have made my life easier but the problem is, I
:27:38. > :27:42.I very strongly believe we are better off if we stay
:27:43. > :27:46.in and that is why the Government is saying so clearly to the British
:27:47. > :27:49.people and I am saying clearly, better off stronger and safer, but
:27:50. > :27:56.in the end it is the British people's decision.
:27:57. > :28:01.Only last week the Prime Minister was rightly extolling the virtues of
:28:02. > :28:04.the EU as a means to tackle pollution.
:28:05. > :28:06.Yet over recent months the UK Government has led
:28:07. > :28:08.efforts to water down a key EU directive aimed
:28:09. > :28:11.at reducing the number of people who die every
:28:12. > :28:13.year from breathing in
:28:14. > :28:20.What we're doing in our own country is making sure we improve our air
:28:21. > :28:23.quality, go for these clean air zones and we have seen a major
:28:24. > :28:26.reduction in particulates in the air over the last two years and we
:28:27. > :28:34.What the Prime Minister said today I think is
:28:35. > :28:35.right, we have to go and
:28:36. > :28:39.But I remember what you said yesterday about notifying
:28:40. > :28:42.members if they are going to be in the constituency.
:28:43. > :28:48.Can I say to the Prime Minister, a group
:28:49. > :28:51.of Leave campaigners will be descending
:28:52. > :28:59.And will the Prime Minister be able to join as and
:29:00. > :29:02.given what he has just said, would he confirm that
:29:03. > :29:06.if the country votes to Leave, he would be able to stay
:29:07. > :29:13.on as Prime Minister and negotiate the exit?
:29:14. > :29:17.I am very sorry I won't be able to meet my honourable friend.
:29:18. > :29:20.I am making an appearance on the Andrew
:29:21. > :29:22.Marr programme on Sunday, but I would recommend he goes
:29:23. > :29:26.to the Fleece pub in Whitney and spends
:29:27. > :29:33.as much time and money there rather than anything else.
:29:34. > :29:56.Will we have a decision into the Davies Report
:29:57. > :30:02.and does he stand by his word, personally, no ifs, no buts,
:30:03. > :30:06.I absolutely stand by what I said, that we will have a decision
:30:07. > :30:08.by this in the summer and we do need to decide.
:30:09. > :30:11.Next week the national Parliamentary prayer breakfast will take place
:30:12. > :30:13.in Westminster Hall when 600 people will gather, yet also this
:30:14. > :30:17.week we hear of a Christian union being banned from holding prayer and
:30:18. > :30:19.Reportedly on the grounds of the government's
:30:20. > :30:29.Does the Prime Minister agree such action was never intended?
:30:30. > :30:31.Of course, what my honourable friend says is right.
:30:32. > :30:35.I will not be able to attend the prayer breakfast.
:30:36. > :30:37.I know it is a very good event and brings a
:30:38. > :30:40.lot of people together and means a lot to Christians around our
:30:41. > :30:47.The point she makes about the Prevent duty being misused, I
:30:48. > :30:50.haven't heard of that exact example, but it is clearly ludicrous.
:30:51. > :30:53.People do need to exercise some common
:30:54. > :30:56.sense in making these judgments because it is quite clear that was
:30:57. > :31:11.Every day around 6,000 people, many children, take on new caring
:31:12. > :31:13.responsible providing unpaid care for a family member or friend.
:31:14. > :31:15.Yet many carers say they feel abandoned
:31:16. > :31:16.by everyone, including the
:31:17. > :31:20.Will the Prime Minister pledge his Government to do much better
:31:21. > :31:23.for the 9500 carers in my constituency and the many across the
:31:24. > :31:27.I pay tribute to the carers across our country for
:31:28. > :31:29.the selfless work they do, for the immense amount
:31:30. > :31:32.of money they save taxpayers every year.
:31:33. > :31:36.But above all, for the love and commitment they give to the people
:31:37. > :31:43.What we have done is try to help by increasing
:31:44. > :31:46.the number of carers' breaks, because many carers
:31:47. > :32:06.will say the one thing they need to go on caring is an
:32:07. > :32:12.We should continue to work on all those things to help our carers.
:32:13. > :32:14.The largest single source of employment and wealth in my
:32:15. > :32:16.constituency is the London based financial services market.
:32:17. > :32:18.Does the Prime Minister agree with me that
:32:19. > :32:21.the opportunity to continue trading freely in a 500 million single
:32:22. > :32:22.market in financial services, with completed
:32:23. > :32:23.capital markets union is
:32:24. > :32:25.an unparalleled and optimistic opportunity for my constituents and
:32:26. > :32:28.one though no sensible businessman would turn his back on?
:32:29. > :32:29.My honourable friend makes an important
:32:30. > :32:32.point and here it is worth understanding what the single market
:32:33. > :32:37.It means a financial services company based in the UK effectively
:32:38. > :32:40.has a passport to trade in 27 other EU countries.
:32:41. > :32:44.If we are to leave and if we leave the single market, we
:32:45. > :32:49.So by definition, many of the firms would
:32:50. > :32:52.have to relocate at least some of their staff into another European
:32:53. > :32:57.HSBC have said they would have to scrap 1,000 jobs.
:32:58. > :33:02.JP Morgan said they would have to scrap 4,000 jobs.
:33:03. > :33:06.Lloyd's came out and said many jobs in insurance would be under threat.
:33:07. > :33:10.This is a concrete example of why the single market matters.
:33:11. > :33:12.I would make the point, because this doesn't
:33:13. > :33:16.just affect his constituency but two thirds of jobs are outside London
:33:17. > :33:24.and this accounts for 7% of our economy.
:33:25. > :33:27.So when experts warn of effects on jobs and growth and livelihoods
:33:28. > :33:31.in our country this is a classic example
:33:32. > :33:33.of why they are right to make that case.
:33:34. > :33:37.Does the Prime Minster agree that a vote to leave on the 23rd
:33:38. > :33:41.blow for the British steel industry? Would he agree to meet with me in
:33:42. > :33:45.order to discuss a number of decisions being made in the context
:33:46. > :33:47.of the sale process, imminent decisions that will have a huge
:33:48. > :33:54.impact on thousands of jobs in my constituency?
:33:55. > :34:02.as is the Business Secretary, to help in what
:34:03. > :34:08.we can to secure a future for Tata, and that sales process is
:34:09. > :34:11.progressing. We are better off inside the European Union for steel
:34:12. > :34:14.because together, as one of 28 countries, we are better able to
:34:15. > :34:26.stand up, whether it is to the Chinese or Americans, over dump
:34:27. > :34:29.steel. Where we put in place those dumping tariffs you can see 99%
:34:30. > :34:32.reductions in the quantity of Chinese steel in this category is
:34:33. > :34:35.being imported into the EU. We still face a difficult situation, there is
:34:36. > :34:38.massive overcapacity but we are definitely better off as part of
:34:39. > :34:44.this organisation, fighting for British steel workers' jobs.
:34:45. > :34:52.address an issue that the Remain campaign has fudged and that is our
:34:53. > :34:55.present immigration policy, in all truthfulness, cannot control the
:34:56. > :34:58.numbers coming in from the EU for the benefit of our public services
:34:59. > :35:01.but actually discriminates against the rest of the world, outside the
:35:02. > :35:15.Having spent my evening yesterday with Mr Farage, I'm
:35:16. > :35:17.confused about what it was that the Leave
:35:18. > :35:30.they wanted less immigration but now seem to want more immigration
:35:31. > :35:33.from outside the EU into our country.
:35:34. > :35:45.and work here for four years before you get full access to our welfare
:35:46. > :35:48.system, no more something for nothing, people pay in before they
:35:49. > :35:51.get out and then we should focus on proper controls on migration from
:35:52. > :35:55.outside the EU on which we have made some progress and we can do more.
:35:56. > :35:56.That's the right answer, but the alternative,
:35:57. > :36:00.system, they have twice as much immigration per head as we have here
:36:01. > :36:03.in the UK. That's not the right answer for Britain.
:36:04. > :36:13.the end of his time in office... President Obama reflected... His
:36:14. > :36:16.worst mistake was the catastrophe in Libya. What was the Prime Minister's
:36:17. > :36:25.is clearly close to the end of your time in office so that doesn't
:36:26. > :36:42.I'm sure the honourable lady is delighted to receive such a cheer.
:36:43. > :36:45.I was delighted to welcome my right honourable friend the Prime Minister
:36:46. > :36:48.to my constituency, to Faversham, last week to visit our largest local
:36:49. > :36:56.We heard that having a strong and stable economy is vital
:36:57. > :36:58.for the ongoing success of Britain's oldest brewery.
:36:59. > :37:01.Does my right honourable friend agree that leaving
:37:02. > :37:05.the European Union would put in jeopardy that strong economy
:37:06. > :37:15.and with British businesses, British jobs in British livelihoods?
:37:16. > :37:18.My friend is right, Shepherd Neame, which I think
:37:19. > :37:20.is the oldest brewery in the country, they could not have
:37:21. > :37:23.been clearer about wanting to stay in a reformed European Union
:37:24. > :37:25.because they want a strong and successful economy,
:37:26. > :37:33.they want to be part of a single market and they recognise that
:37:34. > :37:37.is in our interests and I know that she and I very much enjoyed
:37:38. > :37:39.the pint of Spitfire that we had at 10.30 in the morning.
:37:40. > :37:42.The things we have to do to win this argument.
:37:43. > :37:44.But we have absolute commitment to carry it through.
:37:45. > :37:47.Given the number of people who have been travelling from all parts
:37:48. > :37:49.of the United Kingdom, I am including Scotland,
:37:50. > :38:02.Given Leicester's success in the Premiership, Northern Ireland
:38:03. > :38:13.Will the Prime Minister ensure, a more serious note,
:38:14. > :38:15.given the number of visitors and the security threats
:38:16. > :38:18.and all the rest of it, that the British Embassy and staff
:38:19. > :38:20.are fully resourced to deal with and the problems
:38:21. > :38:25.I am grateful for the right honourable member for
:38:26. > :38:32.This is one issue where the House will want all the home
:38:33. > :38:34.nations to stay in Europe for as long as possible.
:38:35. > :38:35.That is something...
:38:36. > :38:45.Our first game is England - Russia and I will be watching very
:38:46. > :38:48.carefully to check we get very strong support.
:38:49. > :38:51.The honourable gentleman makes a very important point which is this
:38:52. > :38:56.Half a million people are planning to leave the United Kingdom to go
:38:57. > :39:03.We have set out very clear travel advice because people do need
:39:04. > :39:05.to know that obviously there is a significant terrorist
:39:06. > :39:08.threat in France today and there is a potential
:39:09. > :39:14.We have set out very clearly the threat level in
:39:15. > :39:18.The threat level for the tournament is severe and people
:39:19. > :39:23.The French security operation is enormous.
:39:24. > :39:25.77,000 police and gendarmes, 10,000 military personnel,
:39:26. > :39:30.We are providing additional counter-terrorism and public order
:39:31. > :39:34.support to the French including deployment of additional police
:39:35. > :39:37.on trains into France, more UK Border Force outbound
:39:38. > :39:40.checks, and we are also helping with sniffer dogs and any other
:39:41. > :39:46.We all want to see a great celebration of European football.
:39:47. > :39:50.I think it's brilliant that Northern Ireland have made it
:39:51. > :39:57.And of course Wales and of course England.
:39:58. > :40:00.And I look forward to, in the breaks in this campaign,