0:00:29 > 0:00:33I know the House will join me in congratulating
0:00:33 > 0:00:39the British Olympic team on a great medal haul, finishing second, in
0:00:40 > 0:00:42front of China.
0:00:42 > 0:00:49CHEERING.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53I know the whole House would wish to give the very best wishes
0:00:53 > 0:00:58to our Paralympic athletes and wish them the best of success.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues
0:01:00 > 0:01:04and others, and I will have further such meetings later today.
0:01:04 > 0:01:10May I add my warm wishes to those of the Prime Minister,
0:01:10 > 0:01:16all Paralympians and those from Bristol in particular,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19they will do us proud.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21The whole house will be delighted that this country hosts
0:01:21 > 0:01:24a disproportionate number of the world's finest universities.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27However, some are saying they're already being shut out of important
0:01:27 > 0:01:30collaborations with other universities in
0:01:30 > 0:01:34anticipation of Brexit,
0:01:34 > 0:01:40this is so important for scientific, medical, engineering
0:01:40 > 0:01:43and other research, and for our economic prosperity.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45In view of this, can the Prime Minister please tell us
0:01:45 > 0:01:51what her strategy is?
0:01:51 > 0:01:59Can I first of all say how very good it is to see her in this house.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02We agree of the importance of our universities and the work
0:02:02 > 0:02:11they do and the research and collaboration they have
0:02:11 > 0:02:13with a number of universities.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15That's why the Chancellor made an announcement giving certain
0:02:15 > 0:02:24guarantees to universities in relation
0:02:24 > 0:02:26to funding decisions which have been taken by the European Union
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and we are standing by them because we recognise the value
0:02:29 > 0:02:30they bring to the country.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Neil Parish.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37I very much welcome the statement from the Chancellor on support
0:02:37 > 0:02:41payments for farmers up to 2020, to give confidence to farming
0:02:41 > 0:02:43and the countryside, but with trade deals now being done,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46British farmers produce some of the best welfare friendly
0:02:46 > 0:02:49and environmentally friendly food in the world and we need to make
0:02:49 > 0:02:54sure the farming and the food processing industry
0:02:54 > 0:02:57is protected through trade deals in the future and I seek
0:02:57 > 0:03:03reassurance from the Prime Minister.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05You are absolutely right, the announcement I referred to just
0:03:05 > 0:03:07now, in answer to the answer the first question
0:03:07 > 0:03:10the Chancellor gave, gave guarantees to the farming
0:03:10 > 0:03:15industry about the support available to them up to 2020 but we need
0:03:15 > 0:03:18to recognise the very significant role that the food and farming
0:03:18 > 0:03:22industry plays in the United Kingdom and we will be looking to work
0:03:22 > 0:03:25with the sector.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28The Environment Secretary will be doing that to see how we can develop
0:03:28 > 0:03:34those industries looking into the future.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38And looking at the trade deals we will be doing in future and how
0:03:38 > 0:03:39they will play their part.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40Jeremy Corbyn.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Can I join the Prime Minister in congratulating the entirety
0:03:46 > 0:03:49of the Olympic team for their fantastic achievements
0:03:49 > 0:03:55at the Olympics in Rio and wish the Paralympic team all the best
0:03:55 > 0:03:58and can she tell us, did this set the visit off to China
0:03:58 > 0:04:02in a good way or was there a bit of tension?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06If bragging rights were allowed.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09The average house price in Britain is now ?215,000 and over eight
0:04:09 > 0:04:19times the average wage.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22The average price of a first-time buyer's home has risen
0:04:22 > 0:04:23by 12% in the past year.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Isn't the dream of home ownership for many people just that?
0:04:26 > 0:04:27A dream?
0:04:27 > 0:04:32First of all, in response to the first point made, I actually...
0:04:32 > 0:04:35The Chinese president congratulated me on the success
0:04:35 > 0:04:39of the United Kingdom in the Olympic Games.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43He raises the issue of housing which he has raised on a number
0:04:43 > 0:04:47of occasions with my predecessor and also with me before we broke
0:04:47 > 0:04:50for the summer recess.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I will say of course it is important for us to look at helping people
0:04:53 > 0:04:54get their first rung...
0:04:54 > 0:04:59Their step on the first rung of the housing ladder.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03That is why I'm pleased that house-building has been up under
0:05:03 > 0:05:08a Conservative government compared to Labour, but we are not complacent
0:05:08 > 0:05:11and we will be doing more.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14We will have more houses being built under this Conservative government
0:05:14 > 0:05:16and also continuing to provide support for people to make sure
0:05:16 > 0:05:18they have the financial support which helps them
0:05:18 > 0:05:23to own their own home.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Actually, house-building under this government is 45,000 a year less
0:05:26 > 0:05:31than it was under the last Labour government.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36And for those who are desperate to get their own place,
0:05:36 > 0:05:40I just refer the Prime Minister to a note I received
0:05:40 > 0:05:45from a lady called Jenny, whose partner and herself work
0:05:45 > 0:05:52in a supermarket earning ?7.37 an hour each, they are trying to get
0:05:52 > 0:05:55a mortgage and they have been told they can borrow ?73,000.
0:05:55 > 0:06:04Not much hope for them, then.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08The former Prime Minister promised there would be a one for one
0:06:08 > 0:06:11replacement for every council house that is sold under right to buy.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Sadly the reality is there is only one for every five that are sold.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Will the Prime Minister give us a commitment on the one
0:06:17 > 0:06:20for one replacement and when will it be a reality?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Can I say to Jenny that I fully understand and appreciate
0:06:23 > 0:06:31the concerns that individuals have about wanting to be able
0:06:31 > 0:06:38to have their own home and to set up that home and I fully recognise
0:06:38 > 0:06:43the difficulties that there are for some people in doing that.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I have to say, in relation to the figures on council houses,
0:06:46 > 0:06:52he is wrong, we have delivered on the one for one replacement
0:06:52 > 0:06:53on right to buy.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55But I'm very interested...
0:06:55 > 0:06:59I noticed that the right honourable gentleman had asked all his Twitter
0:06:59 > 0:07:04followers what questions he should ask me this week so I thought
0:07:04 > 0:07:08I would look to see what responses he would receive.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12I have to say the first one was quite good -
0:07:12 > 0:07:17he might want to stay sitting down.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Lewis writes, does she know that in a recent poll on who would make
0:07:21 > 0:07:23a better Prime Minister, "don't know" rated higher
0:07:23 > 0:07:27than Jeremy Corbyn.
0:07:27 > 0:07:35We do know that whoever wins the leadership contest,
0:07:35 > 0:07:43we're not going to let Labour anywhere near power again.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47The number of first-time buyers has halved in the last 20 years
0:07:47 > 0:07:54and their average age has increased a great deal.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57There is a housing crisis in Britain.
0:07:57 > 0:08:0210 million people now live in the private rented sector
0:08:02 > 0:08:06and many are forced to claim housing benefit to cover costs of rents.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Devastating figures released over the summer show that ?9.3 billion
0:08:08 > 0:08:10of public money is paid through housing benefit
0:08:10 > 0:08:20directly into the pockets of private landlords.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Does the Prime Minister think this ?9.3 billion into the private rental
0:08:23 > 0:08:30market is really money well spent?
0:08:30 > 0:08:34I have to say, he starts off talking about the importance of people
0:08:34 > 0:08:40being able to be in their own homes and then challenges one
0:08:40 > 0:08:43of the measures which helps people to get into their own homes
0:08:43 > 0:08:50through housing benefit, support in the private rented sector,
0:08:50 > 0:08:52so it might be that he has an ideological objection
0:08:52 > 0:08:55to the private rented sector, but what this government is doing
0:08:55 > 0:08:57is making sure that what we are doing is looking
0:08:57 > 0:09:01across the board so we will see more houses being built.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03We are looking to make sure there is a diversity
0:09:03 > 0:09:08of opportunity for people in terms of getting their own home,
0:09:08 > 0:09:14but I have to say, that everything he says tells us all we need to know
0:09:14 > 0:09:17about modern Labour, the train has left the station,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21the seats are empty, the leader is on the floor,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23and even on rolling stock they are a laughing stock.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28CHEERING.
0:09:28 > 0:09:35Mr Speaker...
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Her predecessor...
0:09:39 > 0:09:46Mr Speaker, her predecessor in discussing this issue said
0:09:46 > 0:09:51the simple point is that every penny you spend on housing subsidy
0:09:51 > 0:09:56is money you cannot spend on building houses.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01And if landlords rent out houses in a very bad state,
0:10:01 > 0:10:05such as heavy damp wet walls, no working toilet, they need
0:10:05 > 0:10:08to be getting fined.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11The government has to regulate, that is what choice Joyce wrote to me,
0:10:11 > 0:10:16and the Citizens Advice Bureau says one sixth of housing benefit goes
0:10:16 > 0:10:26to private sector landlords renting out unsafe homes.
0:10:28 > 0:10:34What I would say, if he thinks housing benefit is actually such
0:10:34 > 0:10:38a bad thing, why was it that when we change the rules on housing
0:10:38 > 0:10:42benefit, the Labour Party opposed those changes that we took?
0:10:42 > 0:10:47He talks about bad landlords, we have changed the rules
0:10:47 > 0:10:50on selective licensing and we are making changes
0:10:50 > 0:10:53and we have given councils free rein to impose burdens
0:10:53 > 0:10:59and burdens of bureaucracy on landlords, we think that
0:10:59 > 0:11:03will lead to problems in the market with higher costs for
0:11:03 > 0:11:07tenants and landlords.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11We are looking at all of these issues.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16I recognise as every MP will, the problems that people sometimes
0:11:16 > 0:11:21have when they are living in accommodation that is not up
0:11:21 > 0:11:25to the standard that we would wish to see people living in.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27That is why we are looking and changing the rules
0:11:27 > 0:11:31and we are making sure that the regulations are there.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33That is extremely interesting.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Only a year ago the Prime Minister voted against a Labour amendment
0:11:37 > 0:11:43to the housing bill which simply said all homes for rent
0:11:43 > 0:11:46in the private rented sector should be fit for human habitation.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51Just over a year ago the Treasury estimated that it is losing half
0:11:51 > 0:11:56a billion per year on unpaid tax on landlords renting
0:11:56 > 0:12:01in the private rented sector.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05So we have it - ?9.5 billion in housing benefit, half a billion
0:12:05 > 0:12:08not being collected and a large number of homes not really fit
0:12:08 > 0:12:11for human habitation.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Doesn't this require government intervention on the side
0:12:13 > 0:12:17of the tenant and those in housing need?
0:12:17 > 0:12:22The right honourable gentleman asks for the government to intervene -
0:12:22 > 0:12:24the government has, through the housing
0:12:24 > 0:12:28and planning act, introduced further tough measures.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Civil penalties, banning orders for serious offenders
0:12:30 > 0:12:34and repayment orders, we have provided money so local
0:12:34 > 0:12:38authorities can conduct more inspections of properties,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41of people's homes, we have seen more people and more
0:12:41 > 0:12:43properties being inspected, we now see thousands of landlords
0:12:43 > 0:12:47facing further action.
0:12:47 > 0:12:53Far from not taking action in this area, the government has.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55But I say to the right honourable gentleman,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58he might have a model of society where he doesn't
0:12:58 > 0:13:02want private landlords and he would like the government
0:13:02 > 0:13:05owning everything, deliberating on everything and doing
0:13:05 > 0:13:08everything for everybody - but that is not what we want.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10We want opportunities for people we want to help
0:13:10 > 0:13:12them to take those.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16It's a big difference between him and me.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Of course we recognise there is a mixed housing economy
0:13:19 > 0:13:23but we want to make sure that those living in the private rented sector
0:13:23 > 0:13:28are properly treated and not having to pay excessive levels of rent.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Womens Aid has said that two thirds of women refuges are going to close
0:13:31 > 0:13:38because of the benefit cap when it comes into force and that 87%
0:13:38 > 0:13:45of women and children who are in those refuges will suffer
0:13:45 > 0:13:49as a result and most of those refuges require an income level
0:13:49 > 0:13:52which comes mainly from housing benefit, 90% from it.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57Does the Prime Minister recognise that these are very vulnerable women
0:13:57 > 0:14:07in those refuges and the closure of them would be devastating
0:14:07 > 0:14:09for them and very dangerous for the most vulnerable people
0:14:09 > 0:14:11within our society?
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Would should take action to make sure the cap doesn't apply
0:14:13 > 0:14:17to Womens Aid refuges in any part of Britain?
0:14:17 > 0:14:27The right honourable gentleman raises a very important issue.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30On the issue of domestic violence we should, across this House,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33do all we can to stop these crimes taking place and provide
0:14:33 > 0:14:35support to the victims and survivors of these crimes.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38That's why we are working on exempting refuges from the cap
0:14:38 > 0:14:39in relation to what he speaks about.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43I would also remind him of the very good record that we have
0:14:43 > 0:14:45on domestic violence.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49It was a Conservative government that introduced the new offence
0:14:49 > 0:14:52of coercive control, that put into practice the Domestic
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Violence Protection Orders, that introduced Claire's Law,
0:14:55 > 0:14:58that is putting ?80 million to support domestic violence victims
0:14:58 > 0:15:07in the period up to 2020.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10We are listening to these problems and we are responding to them
0:15:10 > 0:15:11and we all take this very seriously indeed.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14But I say to the right honourable gentleman,
0:15:14 > 0:15:18it is 50 days since he and I last met across this dispatch box.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20It would be nice to see you, he said.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22It is nice to see him sitting in his place.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23LAUGHTER
0:15:28 > 0:15:31And I have to say, if we just look at the contrast
0:15:31 > 0:15:33of what has been done over the summer, the Conservative
0:15:33 > 0:15:35government has been working tirelessly to support
0:15:35 > 0:15:40everyone in this country.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44?250 million of loans to small businesses,
0:15:44 > 0:15:48introduced the racial disparity audit, looking at public services
0:15:48 > 0:15:53and how they treat people and setting the groundwork for
0:15:53 > 0:15:56new trade deals around the world.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00What we have seen, what a contrast.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05What a contrast with the party opposite, divided amongst
0:16:05 > 0:16:09themselves, and incapable of uniting our country.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13What we do know is there is only one party that is going to provide
0:16:13 > 0:16:16a country, a government, an economy, a society
0:16:16 > 0:16:25that works for everyone, and that's the Conservative Party!
0:16:25 > 0:16:32Last week the Children's Society published a report that showed 10%
0:16:32 > 0:16:36of children feel their lives have little meaning or purpose.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41I know the Prime Minister understands the importance
0:16:41 > 0:16:44of tackling mental health, because she raised in her
0:16:44 > 0:16:45Downing Street speech.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47What further action does she propose to increase mental health
0:16:47 > 0:16:49support in our schools?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52My honourable friend raises a very important point.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56I think there has been a collective concern about the issue of the way
0:16:56 > 0:16:59in which mental health is dealt with.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03That is why we put a record ?1.4 billion into transforming
0:17:03 > 0:17:07the dedicated mental health support available to young people
0:17:07 > 0:17:08across the country.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10That includes ?150 million for services to support children
0:17:10 > 0:17:12and young people with eating disorders.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16There are other things, we are publishing a blueprint
0:17:16 > 0:17:18for school counselling services.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23The role schools play is very important in this.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25I know that my right honourable friend the Education Secretary
0:17:25 > 0:17:28will be looking very closely at the report to see
0:17:28 > 0:17:31what more we can do.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35May I join with the Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party
0:17:35 > 0:17:37in praising all Olympians.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40This is the first day of the Paralympics,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44an inspiration to us all.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Mr Speaker, there is very real concern and worry
0:17:47 > 0:17:51about the prospect of Brexit, especially in Scotland,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54where the of people voted Remain in the EU.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59The UK Government has had all summer to come up with a plan,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02to come up with a strategy.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05So far we've just had waffle.
0:18:05 > 0:18:13Can I ask the Prime Minister a very simple question,
0:18:13 > 0:18:21does she want the UK to remain fully in the single market?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24What I want for the UK is we put in place, into practice
0:18:24 > 0:18:27the vote taken by UK people to leave the European Union.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30That we get the right deal for the trade in goods and services
0:18:30 > 0:18:32with the European Union, a new relationship we will be
0:18:32 > 0:18:36building with them and we also introduce control of the movement
0:18:36 > 0:18:38of people from the European Union into the United Kingdom.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42I say we can approach the vote that took place on the 23rd
0:18:42 > 0:18:44of June in two ways.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47We can try and go back neck, have a second referendum,
0:18:47 > 0:18:50say we didn't really believe it.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Actually, we are respecting the views of the people.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54-- we can go back on it.
0:18:54 > 0:19:00But more than that, we will be seizing the opportunities that
0:19:00 > 0:19:04leaving the European Union now gives us, to forge a new role
0:19:04 > 0:19:07for the United Kingdom in the wild.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12We on these benches respect the views of the people of Scotland
0:19:12 > 0:19:17who voted to Remain.
0:19:17 > 0:19:25The European single market...
0:19:25 > 0:19:31One must be heard, and he will be heard.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Mr Angus Robertson.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35The European single market is the biggest market in the world
0:19:35 > 0:19:38and it really matters to our businesses and it really
0:19:38 > 0:19:39matters to our economy.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41I asked the Prime Minister a very, very simple question.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44It's either in or out answer.
0:19:44 > 0:19:50Let me ask again, does she want the United Kingdom to remain fully
0:19:50 > 0:19:52part of the European single market?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Yes or no?
0:19:54 > 0:19:59The right honourable gentleman doesn't quite seem to understand...
0:19:59 > 0:20:05what the vote on the 23rd of June was about.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09The United Kingdom will leave the European Union and we will
0:20:09 > 0:20:13build a new relationship with the European Union.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17That new relationship will include control of the movement of people
0:20:17 > 0:20:20from the EU into the UK and it will include the right deal
0:20:20 > 0:20:24for trade in goods and services.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25That is how to approach it.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28I also say this to the right honourable gentleman,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31in looking at negotiations, it would not be right for me or this
0:20:31 > 0:20:35government to give a running commentary on negotiations.
0:20:35 > 0:20:43Or...
0:20:43 > 0:20:44Order, order.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Just as I said the right honourable gentleman must be heard, the
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Prime Minister's answer must be heard.
0:20:49 > 0:20:55It would not be right for us to prejudge those negotiations.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58We will be ensuring we seize opportunities for growth
0:20:58 > 0:21:02and prosperity across the UK, including growth and
0:21:02 > 0:21:04prosperity in Scotland.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06As we saw from figures released this summer,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09what gives growth and prosperity in Scotland is being a member
0:21:09 > 0:21:14of the United Kingdom.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Last week, hundreds of local residents and businesses
0:21:20 > 0:21:22attended my faster broadband fair.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Many of those with the very slowest speeds a ?500 voucher to fund
0:21:26 > 0:21:33an alternative broadband connection capable of delivering at least
0:21:33 > 0:21:3510 megabits per second.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Will the Prime Minister join me in congratulating Somerset County
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Council on this excellent scheme and confirm the Government remains
0:21:41 > 0:21:43committed of delivering a service of at least 10
0:21:43 > 0:21:45megabits a second by 2020?
0:21:45 > 0:21:50I am happy to give my assurance and join with him in paying
0:21:50 > 0:21:53tribute to his council and the work they are doing,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56and all those involved in that innovative scheme.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00High-speed broadband is an important part of 21st-century infrastructure.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04We will be doing everything we can to ensure it is there and available
0:22:04 > 0:22:06for people because that will enable us to develop jobs
0:22:06 > 0:22:07and prosperity in this country.
0:22:07 > 0:22:15Penman Engineering established in 1859 was forced into administration
0:22:15 > 0:22:19in my constituency this week by one debtor.
0:22:19 > 0:22:25I can't name the debtor, it is an impossible position.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29They have to continue to trade with this debtor as well
0:22:29 > 0:22:31as pursuing the debt.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Will the Prime Minister put me in touch with the Business Secretary
0:22:34 > 0:22:39to discuss export support that can be given, and how
0:22:39 > 0:22:40we can ensure these
0:22:40 > 0:22:43companies, who receive enormous amounts of public money,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46don't hold our supply chain to ransom and pay bills on time?
0:22:46 > 0:22:52First of all, can I say to the honourable gentleman that
0:22:52 > 0:22:54of course our thoughts are with all those families
0:22:54 > 0:22:58who are affected by what has to Penman Engineering.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02The administrator has a role in ensuring any sale of the business
0:23:02 > 0:23:06protects the maximum number of jobs and my right honourable friend
0:23:06 > 0:23:10the Scottish Secretary has made clear that that is his priority.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12I hope the Scottish Government will offer their support to this
0:23:12 > 0:23:15long-standing business.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Our thoughts are with all those who have been affected
0:23:17 > 0:23:21and the administrator will be looking to ensure the best possible
0:23:21 > 0:23:23options are found for the company.
0:23:23 > 0:23:29In adding my congratulations on her appointment as Prime Minister,
0:23:29 > 0:23:35can I say following the EU referendum and under her leadership,
0:23:35 > 0:23:39I feel more confident about the future of this country
0:23:39 > 0:23:42than ever in my lifetime.
0:23:42 > 0:23:51And will she beware those who are trying to make leaving
0:23:51 > 0:23:56the European Union ever more complicated and protracted,
0:23:56 > 0:24:01and to that end...
0:24:01 > 0:24:02Order, order.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Progress is very slow. There is too much noise.
0:24:04 > 0:24:10The honourable gentleman will be heard.
0:24:10 > 0:24:16Will she confirm there is no basis in law to require the Government
0:24:16 > 0:24:19to seek the permission of Parliament before invoking Article 50?
0:24:19 > 0:24:24I thank my honourable friend for his comments.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27He is absolutely right.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29The Government's position is very clear.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31This is a prerogative power.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34It is a power that can be exercised by the Government.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39As he alludes to in his question, I don't think anybody should be
0:24:39 > 0:24:43in any doubt that those people who are trying to prolong
0:24:43 > 0:24:45the process by their legal references in relation to Parliament
0:24:45 > 0:24:47are not those who want to see us successfully leaving
0:24:47 > 0:24:50the European Union, they are those who want to stop us leaving
0:24:50 > 0:24:51the European Union.
0:24:51 > 0:24:57The Prime Minister seems less keen than her predecessor
0:24:57 > 0:25:00on the Northern Powerhouse, but she also says post
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Brexit Britain is open for business.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10Where better in 2025 than the great city of Manchester
0:25:10 > 0:25:18to host the world Expo, where the atom was split
0:25:18 > 0:25:21and where graphene was invented,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24to showcase the best of Britain's world.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Will she back our bid?
0:25:27 > 0:25:32I say to the honourable gentleman I'm interested to hear the lobby
0:25:32 > 0:25:33he is making for Manchester.
0:25:33 > 0:25:39And can I say how pleased I am Manchester will be hosting
0:25:39 > 0:25:42the parade for our Olympic athletes.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47In this post-Brexit world, will the Prime Minister agree
0:25:47 > 0:25:51with me that Nato is a more important cornerstone than ever,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55particularly Article 5 that lays down an attack on one
0:25:55 > 0:25:57is an attack on all.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Any politician who will not sign up to that commitment or even worse,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04who tells Nato they should give up, go home and go away,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07is recklessly risking the defence of the realm.
0:26:07 > 0:26:13I absolutely agree on all the points my right honourable friend made.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17We must never forget the importance of Nato,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20it's the cornerstone of our defence and security and that strength
0:26:20 > 0:26:23is based on the fact that all of those partners within Nato
0:26:23 > 0:26:26have committed to Article 5 and operating under the basis
0:26:26 > 0:26:28of Article 5.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Anybody who rejects that is rejecting that security on that
0:26:32 > 0:26:35defence, they'd be undermining our national security and the National
0:26:35 > 0:26:39security of our allies.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42What we know from the Labour Party is far from delivering stronger
0:26:42 > 0:26:46defence, they would cut defence spending, undermine Nato
0:26:46 > 0:26:51and they'd scrapped the nuclear deterrent.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55Prime Minister, I have just had a debate in Westminster Hall
0:26:55 > 0:26:58on the police ombudsman's report into the Northern Ireland massacre
0:26:58 > 0:27:04in which six men were shot dead by the UVF in a period of direct
0:27:04 > 0:27:06rule in my constituency.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09I received a letter from my predecessor
0:27:09 > 0:27:11in which he acknowledged this
0:27:11 > 0:27:15unspeakable evil and said the Government accepts the police
0:27:15 > 0:27:18ombudsman's report and any allegations of police misconduct
0:27:19 > 0:27:20are taken very seriously.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25Will the Prime Minister now detail what action she will take to ensure
0:27:25 > 0:27:28prosecutions are pursued, an apology is forthcoming
0:27:28 > 0:27:31from the Government and that compensation
0:27:31 > 0:27:34is provided for lost lives?
0:27:34 > 0:27:38I say to the honourable lady, she is absolutely right.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42What happened was a terrible, terrible evil.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I'm sure that everybody across the House will want to join
0:27:45 > 0:27:50me in expressing our sympathies to all of those who were affected
0:27:50 > 0:27:52by the appalling atrocity.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55As she has said, and as my right honourable friend for Whitney said,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57the Government accepts the police ombudsman's report.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00It is important that where there are allegations
0:28:00 > 0:28:03of police misconduct, they are taken seriously
0:28:03 > 0:28:06and properly looked into,
0:28:06 > 0:28:08if there has been wrong doing it must be pursued.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12Obviously it is a matter for the PSNI, although I would remind him
0:28:12 > 0:28:15the Chief Constable has been very clear he wants to be
0:28:15 > 0:28:18sure he is determined where there is wrongdoing people
0:28:18 > 0:28:20will be brought to justice.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23A long-running review into hospital services
0:28:23 > 0:28:26in Bedford and Milton Keynes was an abject failure.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30By publishing recommendations for significant changes
0:28:30 > 0:28:34to services and then refusing to answer any questions.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Can the Prime Minister assure me their sustainability
0:28:37 > 0:28:40and transformation plans for Bedfordshire and elsewhere,
0:28:40 > 0:28:44to be released by NHS England will be subject to proper local
0:28:44 > 0:28:47accountability and full local decision authority?
0:28:47 > 0:28:52I say to my honourable friend it is it is absolutely
0:28:52 > 0:28:58the point of these plans that they should be locally driven,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00that they will be considered locally, they should be taking
0:29:00 > 0:29:04into account the concerns and interests locally,
0:29:04 > 0:29:07not just as commissioning groups but as Local Authorities
0:29:07 > 0:29:09and the public.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11These must be plans that are driven from the locality.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15I give my honourable friend that assurance.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Nearly two million people signed up to vote in the European Union
0:29:18 > 0:29:21referendum earlier this year.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24It surely right that constituency should be based on the actual
0:29:24 > 0:29:27electorate that want to vote.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Is the Prime Minister concerned the boundary review
0:29:30 > 0:29:31is going ahead next week
0:29:31 > 0:29:34without including those two million voters?
0:29:34 > 0:29:38I'd say to the honourable gentleman all parties across this house
0:29:38 > 0:29:41supported the proposal that the boundary commission would follow
0:29:41 > 0:29:44this timetable, bring forward these proposals and by 2018 those
0:29:44 > 0:29:48commission proposals would be put in place.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52All parties supported that and I continue to support it.
0:29:52 > 0:30:01Does the Prime Minister share my anger that on the weekend
0:30:01 > 0:30:04of the 23rd of July, up to 250,000 people on the road
0:30:04 > 0:30:08to Dover were stuck in gridlock in the sweltering heat for up
0:30:08 > 0:30:11to 17 hours without food, water or even able to go
0:30:11 > 0:30:14to the loo and will she support my campaign to make sure we get
0:30:14 > 0:30:17better infrastructure to the Channel ports, starting with a lorry car
0:30:17 > 0:30:20park and getting some proper motorways to Dover?
0:30:20 > 0:30:27I say to my honourable friend he has been a passionate advocate
0:30:27 > 0:30:30for the support for his local area, given some of the pressures that
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Dover finds itself under as a cross Channel port.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35It is an important issue.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39We are committed to providing support.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43The money for the lorry park was announced last November.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46The site was announced in July and I believe consultation
0:30:46 > 0:30:49is taking place on the design for that particular site.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52On the issue of the possible dualling of the A2,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55we do want to support local infrastructure to handle
0:30:55 > 0:30:58the growth in traffic, particularly given there are
0:30:58 > 0:31:02expansion plans for the port.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05I assure him Dover will be considered as part of that plan.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09As many children return to school this week, I am sure
0:31:09 > 0:31:12the Prime Minister will join me in wishing them all the very best
0:31:12 > 0:31:14of the school year ahead.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Will she also provide reassurance to my constituents and to children
0:31:17 > 0:31:20across London that the objectives of changes to the school's funding
0:31:20 > 0:31:24formula will be achieved by levelling up, not levelling down
0:31:24 > 0:31:28and that funding for schools in London will not be cut by up to 20%?
0:31:28 > 0:31:35I join the honourable lady in wishing all those
0:31:35 > 0:31:40going to school, many for the first time, well in their education.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I hope what we will be aiming to do is ensuring every child has
0:31:43 > 0:31:46the education that is right for them and the opportunities
0:31:46 > 0:31:47that are right for them.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50It is right that we look at the national funding formula.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52That will be done carefully to see what the impacts will be
0:31:53 > 0:31:54across the country.
0:31:54 > 0:32:00Our world leading universities are one of our country's
0:32:00 > 0:32:02great assets.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05When I next meet with the Vice Chancellor of York University
0:32:05 > 0:32:11to discuss Brexit and higher education, what assurances can
0:32:11 > 0:32:15I pass to him from my right honourable friend the Prime Minister
0:32:15 > 0:32:18that our universities will continue to receive the vital funding
0:32:18 > 0:32:20they need to thrive beyond 2020?
0:32:20 > 0:32:27I say to my honourable friend again he raises an important point
0:32:27 > 0:32:29about the relevance and significance of our universities.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer
0:32:32 > 0:32:37was able to give confidence and reassurance to universities
0:32:37 > 0:32:39in the summer about the funding arrangements that will continue
0:32:39 > 0:32:42while we are still members of the European Union
0:32:42 > 0:32:44and while we are members of the European Union
0:32:44 > 0:32:46we will maintain our full rights of obligation and obligations
0:32:46 > 0:32:50of membership and expect others to deal with us on that same basis.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55Looking ahead, we have a higher education bill going through this
0:32:55 > 0:32:58house, which is about how we can ensure we are seeing the places,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01the university places available in this country,
0:33:01 > 0:33:03to provide the education we want to provide.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06We have a great record on higher education in this country,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09we want to build on that and develop it for the future.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14I would like to put to the Prime Minister a request which
0:33:14 > 0:33:16I know she will think is reasonable.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18My local hospital, St Helier Hospital,
0:33:18 > 0:33:22which is a high-performing hospital and delivers
0:33:22 > 0:33:24excellent care but was built in the 1930s and is in need
0:33:25 > 0:33:27of very substantial
0:33:27 > 0:33:31investment, will she agree to earmark the first two weeks
0:33:31 > 0:33:35of the ?350 million that's going to be available each week
0:33:35 > 0:33:38post Brexit to spend on the reconstruction
0:33:39 > 0:33:41of my hospital?
0:33:41 > 0:33:46I have to say to the honourable gentleman, his question tempts me
0:33:46 > 0:33:49to go down a number of routes and answering him.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51What I would say is I recognise the importance of his
0:33:51 > 0:33:53local hospital trust.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56I'm pleased to say that over the last six years,
0:33:56 > 0:33:59we've seen more doctors and nurses in that trust able to provide more
0:33:59 > 0:34:04services and more facilities and since 2010, the capital
0:34:04 > 0:34:06spend in the trust has already gone up.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10?72.7 million.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12We will be looking to ensure we provide the health service
0:34:12 > 0:34:16that is right for everyone in this country.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21At the moment, there are 80 vulnerable elderly patients
0:34:21 > 0:34:25in Kettering General Hospital awaiting delayed transfer
0:34:25 > 0:34:26to social care.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29The national guideline says there should be 25.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33In the next few weeks, the number is likely to rise to 200,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36the highest in the country, with a similar number
0:34:36 > 0:34:39in Northampton General Hospital, because of proposals
0:34:39 > 0:34:43by Northamptonshire County Council to extend social care assessments
0:34:43 > 0:34:46from three days to four weeks.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50In order to prevent this crisis, will the Prime Minister authorise
0:34:50 > 0:34:54a joint meeting of local government and health ministers, county MPs,
0:34:54 > 0:35:00the local NHS and the county council to bang heads to prevent this
0:35:00 > 0:35:01crisis from happening?
0:35:01 > 0:35:07What I will say to my honourable friend is ensure the health
0:35:07 > 0:35:09department is aware of the request he has put forward.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14Everybody, I think, in this house is well aware
0:35:14 > 0:35:17of the challenge we have in relation to the interaction of social
0:35:17 > 0:35:19care with hospitals.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22This is an issue we have already looked at.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24We've put money into the Better Care Fund.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28We've been looking at the better working together of health services
0:35:28 > 0:35:30and social care and social services and local authorities.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33It is one of the challenges we see.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37There are some areas where this has been done very well and I think it's
0:35:37 > 0:35:39right we look at those and try to spend, spread
0:35:39 > 0:35:41that good practice.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44I will make sure the health department is aware of that concern.
0:35:44 > 0:35:50Nine months after signing the Paris Climate Agreement,
0:35:50 > 0:35:52the Government still hasn't ratified the treaty.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55According to the committee on climate change it lacks half
0:35:55 > 0:35:58the policies it needs to reach its climate targets.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02With the delayed carbon induction plan and the risk
0:36:02 > 0:36:05of missing our energy targets, will the Prime Minister take this
0:36:05 > 0:36:09opportunity to reassure people it remains committed to climate action
0:36:09 > 0:36:12and follow the example of 26 states that have ratified,
0:36:12 > 0:36:17will it give us a firm date for ratification before the
0:36:17 > 0:36:20follow-up negotiations in November.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24What I'm happy to give the honourable lady is the assurance
0:36:24 > 0:36:26that we will be ratifying the Paris Agreement.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30My right honourable friend, the current Home Secretary,
0:36:30 > 0:36:33then as Energy Secretary, played a key role in ensuring
0:36:33 > 0:36:36that Paris Agreement was actually achieved.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38I would also hope the honourable lady will want
0:36:38 > 0:36:40to congratulate the Government.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42We've been identified as being the second best
0:36:42 > 0:36:45country in the world for tackling climate change.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48I would have hoped she would have congratulated us on that.
0:36:48 > 0:36:54Today is World Duchenne Awareness Day, which is designed to draw
0:36:54 > 0:36:59attention to a terrible muscle wasting disease that affects a small
0:36:59 > 0:37:01number of young men.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06Will the Prime Minister join me in welcoming the recent announcement
0:37:06 > 0:37:11that the drug Translarna is now going to be available to these young
0:37:11 > 0:37:15boys in NHS England and will she congratulate my constituent
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Archie Hill, Muscular Dystrophy UK and all those colleagues in this
0:37:19 > 0:37:24House and former ministers that worked so hard to make this
0:37:24 > 0:37:27life-changing drug available in this country?
0:37:27 > 0:37:33I am very happy to join my right honourable friend in congratulating
0:37:33 > 0:37:36all those involved in making sure this innovative drug is available.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40I thank her for raising awareness of an important issue.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45I know the right honourable member for Whitney as Prime Minister met
0:37:45 > 0:37:50Archie, the young man with muscular dystrophy and was inspired by him.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53I am sure all members across this House will welcome the fact
0:37:53 > 0:37:57that this innovative drug is now available on the NHS.
0:37:57 > 0:38:03We are committed to making sure that patients with rare conditions get
0:38:03 > 0:38:06access to the latest medicines and are taking some bold steps
0:38:06 > 0:38:09to speed up that process.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13Will the Prime Minister join me, and I'm sure the rest of the House,
0:38:13 > 0:38:18in sending our deepest sympathy and sincere condolences
0:38:18 > 0:38:21to the family and friends of Roseanne Cooper and her
0:38:21 > 0:38:26ten-year-old nephew who were mown down by a stolen car
0:38:26 > 0:38:29last week in Penge.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32And send best wishes to the three young girls also involved.
0:38:32 > 0:38:39Whilst enquiries by the police and the Independent Police
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Complaints Commission are undertaken and the matter is now before
0:38:42 > 0:38:45the courts, I will say no more about this specific case,
0:38:45 > 0:38:49other than to ask the Prime Minister if she is aware of the widespread
0:38:49 > 0:38:54public concern that the law on causing death by dangerous
0:38:54 > 0:38:57driving is wholly inadequate?
0:38:57 > 0:39:01And will she undertake a review, both of its suitability
0:39:01 > 0:39:04and its applicability as the courts enact it?
0:39:04 > 0:39:08Can I first of all join the honourable member
0:39:08 > 0:39:12in expressing our sympathies to all those who were involved
0:39:12 > 0:39:16in this terrible accident that took place, this terrible tragedy,
0:39:16 > 0:39:20when this stolen car mowed down two people and affected others as well.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23I'm aware of the concern that there is about the law
0:39:24 > 0:39:25in relation to dangerous driving.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28I've had a particular case about the daughter of someone
0:39:28 > 0:39:34in my constituency who was killed as a result of dangerous driving
0:39:34 > 0:39:37and they have raised concerns with me specifically
0:39:37 > 0:39:39about their case.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41This is a matter I believe the Justice Department
0:39:41 > 0:39:43is looking at.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44Order.