:00:30. > :00:34.Thank you, Mr Speaker, I know everyone will want to join me
:00:35. > :00:45.in remembering those affectdd by Aberfan
:00:46. > :00:54.It claimed the lives of 144 people, the vast majority of them children.
:00:55. > :00:57.It caused devastation to the community, it is right that
:00:58. > :00:59.would reflect on this important anniversary and recognise
:01:00. > :01:01.the solidarity and resilience of the people of Aberfan
:01:02. > :01:04.Mr Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues
:01:05. > :01:07.and others and I will have further such meetings today in addition
:01:08. > :01:11.Mr Speaker, may I associate myself with the sentiments
:01:12. > :01:14.of the Prime Minister, I am of an age to remember those
:01:15. > :01:17.black and white photographs, it affected everyone and we in this
:01:18. > :01:28.Mr Speaker, as you might know it is my birthday today!
:01:29. > :01:31.The Prime Minister has alre`dy given me a huge birthday
:01:32. > :01:33.present by letting everyone know that we will be
:01:34. > :01:41.out of the European Union no later than March 31 2019.
:01:42. > :01:45.So could I press her for another present?
:01:46. > :01:47.Her excellent policy of closing Victorian prisons and opening modern
:01:48. > :01:58.Would she support the reopening of Wellingborough prison,
:01:59. > :02:01.as part of this excellent programme, or would she rather just
:02:02. > :02:14.I'm very happy to wish my honourable friend happy birthday,
:02:15. > :02:17.I hope that Mrs Bone is going to treat the occashon
:02:18. > :02:55.On the issue that he raises, the very serious issue
:02:56. > :02:58.he raises about prisons, I welcome the fact that he `pplauds
:02:59. > :03:01.the policy that we are following of closing out of date prisons
:03:02. > :03:09.I hear the lobbying he's made in relation to Wellingborough,
:03:10. > :03:12.I assure him that it is one of those sites being considered
:03:13. > :03:15.but the Secretary of State will look at this very carefully and lake
:03:16. > :03:27.I join with the Prime Minister in commemorating the disastdr
:03:28. > :03:34.of Aberfan all those years `go when 118 children died,
:03:35. > :03:38.Many in that community are still living with that tragedy
:03:39. > :03:41.and they will live with that tragedy for the rest of their days.
:03:42. > :03:44.I remember it well as a young person, growing up at
:03:45. > :03:47.that time and watching collections for the disaster fund.
:03:48. > :03:50.I think the BBC documentary presented by Hugh Edwards l`st night
:03:51. > :03:54.was brilliant and poignant and serves to remind us all
:03:55. > :04:02.Mr Speaker, one in four of ts will suffer mental health problems,
:04:03. > :04:06.analysis by the Kings Fund suggests that 40% of mental health trusts
:04:07. > :04:12.and six have seen their budgets cut for three years in a row.
:04:13. > :04:15.Is the Prime Minister reallx confident that we are delivdring
:04:16. > :04:23.May I first say to the right honourable gentleman that I am also
:04:24. > :04:29.of an age where I remember those terrible scenes on television
:04:30. > :04:35.I did not see the whole of the documentary by Huw Edwards
:04:36. > :04:38.but the bits I saw I thought were very poignant as the rhght
:04:39. > :04:45.And it is interesting that ht showed again the issue of those in power
:04:46. > :04:49.not being willing to step up to the plate initially,
:04:50. > :04:58.Obviously the result of the inquiry was very cle`r
:04:59. > :05:04.In relation to the mental hdalth services, it is right
:05:05. > :05:06.that we are introducing parhty of esteem for mental health
:05:07. > :05:15.We have been waiting to come at long for this.
:05:16. > :05:18.It is important that it is being done.
:05:19. > :05:21.But we are investing more in mental health services,
:05:22. > :05:24.Particularly increasing the number of children's beds overall
:05:25. > :05:26.to the highest number in relation to mental health problems.
:05:27. > :05:31.There is of course more for us to do in looking at mental health
:05:32. > :05:34.but we have made an important start and that funding will be thdre,
:05:35. > :05:42.Mr Speaker, I have a letter from Colin, a family member of his
:05:43. > :05:45.has a chronic mental health condition and he like many others
:05:46. > :05:48.with relatives going through this kind of crisis says this,
:05:49. > :05:52.the NHS is so dramatically underfunded that so often it is left
:05:53. > :05:55.to the underfunded police forces to deal
:05:56. > :06:01.Indeed achieve Constable of Devon and Cornwall as this month
:06:02. > :06:05.threatened legal action against the NHS because he hs forced
:06:06. > :06:08.to hold people with mental conditions in police cells
:06:09. > :06:14.because there are not enough and beds.
:06:15. > :06:23.I simply ask the Prime Minister this,
:06:24. > :06:26.if the government is committed to parity of esteem, why is this
:06:27. > :06:28.trust and so many others facing an acute financial crisis
:06:29. > :06:33.Can I say to Colin that we `ll in this House recognise
:06:34. > :06:38.the difficulty that people have when they are coping with mdntal
:06:39. > :06:42.health problems and can I commend those in this house
:06:43. > :06:44.who have been prepared to stand up and refer
:06:45. > :06:48.That has been an important signal to people with mental health
:06:49. > :06:51.He raises the question of the interaction between
:06:52. > :06:55.I'm very proud of the fact that when I was secretary I workdd
:06:56. > :06:58.with the Department of Health to bring a change to the wax
:06:59. > :07:06.in which police forces were dealing with people in mental health prices
:07:07. > :07:09.-- crisis, so that we see those triage pilots out on the street
:07:10. > :07:11.we see better NHS support being given to police forces
:07:12. > :07:17.so the number of people who are having to be taken
:07:18. > :07:20.to a police cell as a place of safety in some areas,
:07:21. > :07:23.overall it has more than halved in some areas it has come down
:07:24. > :07:27.This is a result of the acthon that this government has taken.
:07:28. > :07:34.Mr Speaker, the reality is that no one with a mental health
:07:35. > :07:36.condition should ever be taken to a police cell.
:07:37. > :07:42.They should be supported in the proper way.
:07:43. > :07:47.I do commend those Police and Crime Commissioners that have
:07:48. > :07:51.ended that practice in their areas but the reality is that it hsn't
:07:52. > :07:53.just Devon and Cornwall suffering cuts, Norfolk and Suffolk mdntal
:07:54. > :07:56.health trust has had a cut for every one of its last three years
:07:57. > :07:59.and I agree with the Prime Linister that members of this House openly
:08:00. > :08:02.discussing mental health issues they have had is a great thhng
:08:03. > :08:06.because we do need to end the stigma surrounding these conditions
:08:07. > :08:15.But NHS trusts are in a financial crisis.
:08:16. > :08:18.According to NHS providers, it seems to be the worst financial
:08:19. > :08:25.crisis in NHS history, 80% of hospitals no endeavotrs that.
:08:26. > :08:30.There was a time in 2010 when the NHS was in surplus.
:08:31. > :08:35.I would like to remind him that what has happened with
:08:36. > :08:39.We asked the NHS themselves to come up with a five-year plan
:08:40. > :08:46.and say what extra funding was needed to deliver on it.
:08:47. > :08:49.They came up with a five-ye`r plan led by Simon Stevens as chidf
:08:50. > :09:00.He said it was ?8 billion that was needed and we are giving
:09:01. > :09:02.?10 billion of extra funding to the NHS.
:09:03. > :09:04.And I might remind the right honourable gentleman that,
:09:05. > :09:07.at the last election, it wasn't the Conservative Party
:09:08. > :09:11.that was refusing to guarantee funding for the NHS,
:09:12. > :09:20.Mr Speaker, in six years, the NHS has gone from surplts
:09:21. > :09:29.?3 billion was wasted on top-down reorganisation no one wanted
:09:30. > :09:32.and yesterday at the select committee Simon Stevens madd it
:09:33. > :09:35.clear that he does not belidve that NHS England has enough monex to get
:09:36. > :09:46.Can I offer an analysis from the Care Quality Commission
:09:47. > :09:50.which seemed to have quite ` good grasp of what's happening?
:09:51. > :09:55.They say cuts to adult social care, and I quote,
:09:56. > :10:04.translating to increased A attendances, emergency misshons
:10:05. > :10:06.-- admissions and delays to people leaving hospital
:10:07. > :10:10.the ability of a growing nulber of trusts to meet their performances
:10:11. > :10:15.and their targets, will the Prime Minister also
:10:16. > :10:22.address the reckless, counter-productive cuts madd?
:10:23. > :10:32.At the time of the Autumn Statement last November he said
:10:33. > :10:35.that their case for the NHS had been heard and actively supported.
:10:36. > :10:37.The right honourable gentlelan raises the question of soci`l
:10:38. > :10:39.care and the interaction between health and social c`re.
:10:40. > :10:42.Over ?5 billion extra was ptt into the better care
:10:43. > :10:44.fund precisely to deal with these issues.
:10:45. > :10:48.Local authorities are able to raise about 2% of council tax to deal
:10:49. > :10:51.with social care costs that they face.
:10:52. > :10:55.But what is important is thd health service and local authoritids
:10:56. > :10:58.working together to ensure that they are delivering thd best
:10:59. > :11:03.possible service for people who require that social card.
:11:04. > :11:06.I saw a good example of that at Salford Royal on Monday.
:11:07. > :11:10.I want to see more such exalples across the NHS,
:11:11. > :11:21.We have seen better care for patients.
:11:22. > :11:24.We all want the government and the local NHS to work wdll
:11:25. > :11:31.together but the problem is that local government funding has been
:11:32. > :11:33.cut, 400,000 fewer people are receiving publicly-funddd social
:11:34. > :11:40.care as a consequence, the NHS is having trouble
:11:41. > :11:42.coping with the crisis, therefore unfortunately
:11:43. > :11:44.there is bed blocking, where acute patients cannot leave
:11:45. > :11:49.because there is no social care available for them down the line.
:11:50. > :11:54.The issue is the funding crhsis in the NHS and in local govdrnment.
:11:55. > :11:59.The published figures by thd NHS Trust show that the total ddficit
:12:00. > :12:01.is 2.45 billion, but the chhef executive says this figure
:12:02. > :12:07.The Government disguises the extent of the crisis
:12:08. > :12:31.They are bailing out trusts in a crisis,
:12:32. > :12:34.that is not a bad thing but why are they in a crisis
:12:35. > :12:37.Next month, Mr Speaker, sustainability and transforlation
:12:38. > :12:40.Many, all over the country, are alarmed by this,
:12:41. > :12:47.because of the threat to accident and emergency departments.
:12:48. > :12:51.Can the Prime Minister deal with this issue now by simply saying
:12:52. > :12:57.there will be no downgrades and no closures of A departments
:12:58. > :13:16.Over the course of this Parliament, the Government will be spending over
:13:17. > :13:20.That is a record level of investment in our National Health Servhce.
:13:21. > :13:23.But there is a key difference between the way he approachds this
:13:24. > :13:27.We believe on this side of the house that, at local level,
:13:28. > :13:30.people should be able to make decisions about the NHS,
:13:31. > :13:33.that decisions should be led by clinicians,
:13:34. > :13:40.which is typical of the Labour Party.
:13:41. > :13:46.Well, Mr Speaker, top-down is what we got.
:13:47. > :13:47.And it cost ?3 billion for a reorganisation
:13:48. > :13:55.Mr Speaker, I started by asking the Prime Minister
:13:56. > :14:03.All this government has produced is parity of failure.
:14:04. > :14:05.Failing mental health patients, failing elderly people
:14:06. > :14:11.who need social care, failing the 4 million
:14:12. > :14:14.on the NHS waiting list, failing five times as many people
:14:15. > :14:16.waiting more than four hours at A departments, and another
:14:17. > :14:27.The society of acute medicines has it right,
:14:28. > :14:30.I think, when it says, this funding crisis and the local
:14:31. > :14:32.government funding crisis is leaving the NHS on its knees.
:14:33. > :14:38.What has happened in the NHS over the last six years?
:14:39. > :14:41.More patients being treated, more calls to the Ambulance Service,
:14:42. > :14:46.more operations, more doctors, more nurses.
:14:47. > :14:49.That is what has been happening in the NHS.
:14:50. > :14:55.But let's just look at what his party's approach to the NHS is.
:14:56. > :14:58.A former Shadow Health Secrdtary said it would be irresponsible
:14:59. > :15:10.A former leader of the Labotr Party wanted to weaponise the NHS.
:15:11. > :15:16.At every election, the Labotr Party claims that the Tories
:15:17. > :15:31.After every election, we increase NHS spending.
:15:32. > :15:33.At every election, Labour claim that the Tories will
:15:34. > :15:40.At every election, in government, we have protected the NHS.
:15:41. > :15:43.There is only one party that has cut funding for the NHS,
:15:44. > :15:58.If the Prime Minister aware that research shows that infrastructure
:15:59. > :16:04.investment most benefits arda is prepared to capitalise on it
:16:05. > :16:06.with new associated possibilities in housing, skills and jobs?
:16:07. > :16:15.Will she ensure that current opportunities are taken for inward
:16:16. > :16:17.investment to preserve and reenergise essential
:16:18. > :16:19.national industries, like one in the Yeovil area,
:16:20. > :16:22.as we seek to capitalise on the dualling of the A303?
:16:23. > :16:42.We are investing in infrastructure like the A303.
:16:43. > :16:44.It is important that local communities embrace
:16:45. > :16:47.I know that my honourable friend has been putting together ideas
:16:48. > :16:50.for Yeovil and I'm sure he will share those with Mike
:16:51. > :16:52.-- my right honourable friend, the Communities Secretary.
:16:53. > :16:55.I join the Prime Minister and the leader of the Labour Party
:16:56. > :16:58.in remembering the Aberfan disaster and my thoughts are with
:16:59. > :17:01.Thousands of innocent civilhans have now been killed by Saudi
:17:02. > :17:12.Can the Prime Minister give the House assurance that those
:17:13. > :17:14.civilians have not been killed by Paveway 4 missiles,
:17:15. > :17:16.partially manufactured in Scotland, under licence from her government
:17:17. > :17:20.I congratulate the right honourable gentleman on his election as deputy
:17:21. > :17:25.I say to him, as he knows, we have one of the toughest regimes
:17:26. > :17:28.in the world in relation to arms exports.
:17:29. > :17:32.When these allegations arisd, we have been pressing,
:17:33. > :17:35.I have pressed in the past and my right honourable fridnd
:17:36. > :17:46.the Foreign Secretary has pressed the Foreign Secretary,
:17:47. > :17:55.-- has pressed the Saudi government to investigate and learn lessons.
:17:56. > :17:58.It is beyond doubt that the Saudi air force is bombing Yemen,
:17:59. > :18:00.flying planes made in Britahn, by pilots trained by
:18:01. > :18:02.Britain and dropping missiles made in Britain.
:18:03. > :18:04.I asked her a direct question and she couldn't answer it.
:18:05. > :18:09.Can she give this house and the assurance that civilians
:18:10. > :18:12.have not been killed by Pavdway 4 bombs being dropped on Yemen
:18:13. > :18:15.which are partially manufactured in Scotland under
:18:16. > :18:20.If she doesn't know the answer to that question, how can
:18:21. > :18:23.she possibly in good conscidnce continue selling them
:18:24. > :18:30.In response to the right honourable gentleman, the point
:18:31. > :18:36.We press for proper investigations into what has happened on those
:18:37. > :18:40.incidents before we reach a decision or conclusion on what has h`ppened
:18:41. > :18:45.We have a very strong elation chip with Saudi Arabia.
:18:46. > :18:56.It is for this country in tdrms of dealing with counterterrorism
:18:57. > :19:00.What matters when incidents happen which caused concern is
:19:01. > :19:08.A few weeks ago, I thought H'd successfully bought four tickets
:19:09. > :19:11.online for one of my favourhte bands, Green Day, only to bd told
:19:12. > :19:13.the tickets were unavailabld and the gig sold out.
:19:14. > :19:16.Within minutes, I could buy the tickets on another site
:19:17. > :19:27.It turned out the ticket site had been the victim of an attack
:19:28. > :19:33.by organised touts who resold the ticket inflated prices.
:19:34. > :19:37.Will the Prime Minister asked her ministers to give close
:19:38. > :19:40.consideration to my amendment to be digital economy act which would make
:19:41. > :19:42.the computerised harvesting of tickets for resale in offence?
:19:43. > :19:45.Similar legislation exists dlsewhere and it would go a long way
:19:46. > :19:50.to protecting consumers and genuine music fans.
:19:51. > :19:56.I thank my honourable friends for raising this issue.
:19:57. > :20:00.I'm sure he isn't the only lember of this house who has had that
:20:01. > :20:02.experience and certainly not the only person, as people will know
:20:03. > :20:05.from their constituency mailbags, to have had this experience.
:20:06. > :20:07.As part of the consumer rights act, a review of online ticket
:20:08. > :20:14.Professor Michael Waterson introduced a report on that.
:20:15. > :20:17.It has produced a number of recommendations, some
:20:18. > :20:20.for the industry to be able to better protect itself,
:20:21. > :20:23.but the government will be looking at the recommendations of that very
:20:24. > :20:28.carefully to see what can bd done to address the issue he talks about.
:20:29. > :20:32.The child abuse enquiry needs to regain the trust of survhvors.
:20:33. > :20:35.In September, the Home Secrdtary said she had no information
:20:36. > :20:38.about Syria's leadership fahlings but on Monday she told the house
:20:39. > :20:50.she had known about serious problems since July.
:20:51. > :20:56.senior Home Office officials were briefed in April this xear
:20:57. > :20:59.She set up the enquiry and pointed the chair.
:21:00. > :21:04.She was the individual responsible for the enquiry's success.
:21:05. > :21:07.She was the Home Secretary hn April and she was the only person
:21:08. > :21:12.Can she now finally tell us when she personally learned
:21:13. > :21:18.of the serious problems devdloping in this enquiry and why
:21:19. > :21:20.it was that she took no action at all?
:21:21. > :21:23.Can I say, I recognise that the honourable lady has taken
:21:24. > :21:26.a particular interest in thhs issue and I'm sure she will recognise
:21:27. > :21:29.as I hope other members of this house do, why
:21:30. > :21:34.For too long, people who had been subjected to child...
:21:35. > :21:39.For too long, people who had been subjected to child sexual
:21:40. > :21:45.abuse had their voices unheard and they felt
:21:46. > :21:52.That is why it is very important that the enquiry is able to continue
:21:53. > :21:59.I have to say to the honour`ble lady that one of the important
:22:00. > :22:03.aspects of this is that, over the years, too many people have
:22:04. > :22:09.had concerns that people in positions of power have
:22:10. > :22:13.intervened to stop them from getting justice.
:22:14. > :22:18.There were stories around about the enquiry and about
:22:19. > :22:23.individuals related to the dnquiry but the Home Secretary cannot
:22:24. > :22:26.intervene on the basis of stspicion, rumour, or hearsay.
:22:27. > :22:29.She refers to the statement made yesterday in this house.
:22:30. > :22:32.She refers to the statement made yesterday in this house
:22:33. > :22:38.about information being discussed with the director-general
:22:39. > :22:43.She will also have noted that that conversation
:22:44. > :22:46.was asked to be confidential, and as far as I'm aware
:22:47. > :22:51.I think it is important for us to recognise that,
:22:52. > :22:55.when the Home Office was officially informed of hssues,
:22:56. > :23:01.It's now for the enquiry to get on and deliver
:23:02. > :23:06.Having been born and growing up in south Wales and as a forler
:23:07. > :23:08.Secretary of State for Wales, can I associate myself
:23:09. > :23:12.with the heartfelt tributes that have been paid by the front bench
:23:13. > :23:17.to the community of Aberfan and throughout this house.
:23:18. > :23:21.It was a tragedy that was unparalleled and it
:23:22. > :23:28.Can the Prime Minister in her own words step up
:23:29. > :23:32.to the plate and reconfirm her commitment to Wales and to dnsuring
:23:33. > :23:34.that her government works with the Welsh government,
:23:35. > :23:38.particularly after leaving the EU, to maintain the levels of investment
:23:39. > :23:41.that are so vital to the long-term social and economic developlent
:23:42. > :23:44.of the valleys communities and the rest of Wales?
:23:45. > :23:48.I say to my right honourabld friend that as a former Secretary of State
:23:49. > :23:53.for Wales she is well aware of the impact the Aberfan dhsaster
:23:54. > :23:58.had on south Wales and thosd local communities and,
:23:59. > :24:01.as I said in my opening rem`rks these events were tragic
:24:02. > :24:04.and the thoughts of the whole house are with those who were
:24:05. > :24:09.I can give that commitment she is asking for of this
:24:10. > :24:12.government to Wales and working with the Welsh government.
:24:13. > :24:15.I am clear this government is going to deliver a country that
:24:16. > :24:20.The Wales Bill will transfer a historic transfer of powers
:24:21. > :24:30.It will allow the Welsh government to focus on the job
:24:31. > :24:34.of transforming the Welsh economy, and we are talking to the Wdlsh
:24:35. > :24:37.government about how we are going to go forward
:24:38. > :24:39.in relation to negotiations for leaving the EU.
:24:40. > :24:43.Can I appeal to colleagues to speed up.
:24:44. > :24:51.Can there be a single member of this house who does not have reason to be
:24:52. > :24:56.grateful to those heroes of our high street, the community pharm`cist.
:24:57. > :25:00.And can there be any member of the public who is not
:25:01. > :25:03.as bemused as I am by the f`ct that the government is proposing
:25:04. > :25:07.a 12% cut in the community pharmacy budgets, leading potentiallx
:25:08. > :25:13.Will the Prime Minister tod`y express her support for comlunity
:25:14. > :25:16.pharmacy and have another look at this divisive, corrosive,
:25:17. > :25:28.Well, I think everybody in this house recognises
:25:29. > :25:37.of community pharmacies up and down the country,
:25:38. > :25:40.but it's also right that we look at how we are spending NHS loney.
:25:41. > :25:42.That is why the government is looking at this issue.
:25:43. > :25:45.If the honourable gentleman supports community pharmacies,
:25:46. > :25:50.perhaps he ought to have a word with his right honourable friend,
:25:51. > :25:53.the Leader of the Opposition, because his policy is to colpletely
:25:54. > :25:55.nationalise the health systdm, lock, stock and barrel,
:25:56. > :25:57.GP surgeries, Macmillan nurses and community pharmacies.
:25:58. > :26:01.Next week, this government will finally make a decision
:26:02. > :26:06.on airport capacity in the south-east, something that
:26:07. > :26:09.eluded three of her predecessors and will help boost trade.
:26:10. > :26:12.Does the Prime Minister agrde that on this issue substance
:26:13. > :26:16.Will she outline her timetable for implementation?
:26:17. > :26:20.He is right, this month this government will take a decision
:26:21. > :26:24.on the appropriate site for expanded airport capacity in the south-east.
:26:25. > :26:28.This is a subject that's been debated, discussed,
:26:29. > :26:36.This government will take a decision.
:26:37. > :26:39.But there is a formal process that has to be undertaken,
:26:40. > :26:44.so the government will identify its preferred option of sitd.
:26:45. > :26:49.That will go to a statutory consultation.
:26:50. > :26:53.The government will consider the results of that and bring
:26:54. > :26:56.forward an airports national planning statement on which
:26:57. > :27:02.Does the Prime Minister agrde that any move to close the historic
:27:03. > :27:06.barracks at Fort George would not only be a poor military dechsion
:27:07. > :27:09.after 250 years of service but a betrayal of the Black Watch
:27:10. > :27:11.and a slap in the face to the Highlands?
:27:12. > :27:14.I say to the honourable gentleman that I recognise the strength
:27:15. > :27:25.No decisions on Fort George or other locations have been taken
:27:26. > :27:29.and the Ministry of Defence will engage with all parties
:27:30. > :27:33.impacted by any decisions that it takes of this sort,
:27:34. > :27:39.My right honourable friend has been expressing some reluctance to submit
:27:40. > :27:44.even the broad plans for future negotiations with the EU to this
:27:45. > :27:49.house because of worries it might weaken her government's negotiating
:27:50. > :27:55.Has she noticed that this wdek one or more Brexiteer members
:27:56. > :27:59.of her Cabinet have been brhefing the newspapers copiously on every
:28:00. > :28:03.proposal being put forward hn papers to the relevant Cabinet comlittee
:28:04. > :28:08.by their colleagues, and launching political att`cks
:28:09. > :28:15.on their Cabinet colleagues who seem to disagree with them?
:28:16. > :28:18.Will she take firm action to stop this process,
:28:19. > :28:20.and will she also agree that the proper approach
:28:21. > :28:22.is parliamentary scrutiny of the broad strategy
:28:23. > :28:26.once her government has reached agreement on what it should be?
:28:27. > :28:32.I say to my right honourabld friend that the government is very clear
:28:33. > :28:36.that the vote on June the 23rd was a vote to ensure that wd had
:28:37. > :28:39.control of movement of people from the EU into the UK,
:28:40. > :28:42.but also we want to see the best possible access for businesses
:28:43. > :28:45.for trading in goods and services with and operating within
:28:46. > :28:50.That is what the government will be aiming for and we will
:28:51. > :29:04.There are going to be lengthy negotiations over the coursd
:29:05. > :29:08.Parliament will have its sax in a variety of ways,
:29:09. > :29:10.not least in relation to the Great Repeal Bill.
:29:11. > :29:12.Some of my constituents havd had their tax credits suddenly
:29:13. > :29:15.stopped by Concentrix and h`ve been accused of being in a relathonship
:29:16. > :29:17.with previous tenants of their homes, who they have
:29:18. > :29:21.In some cases, they have bedn accused of being in a relathonship
:29:22. > :29:24.with members of their own f`milies and told to prove they are not.
:29:25. > :29:26.This Kafka-esque situation is causing deep distress
:29:27. > :29:29.and hardship among working mothers in my constituency.
:29:30. > :29:33.Is this what the Prime Minister means by being on the side
:29:34. > :29:39.What is she going to do to put it right?
:29:40. > :29:45.The right honourable lady raises an issue
:29:46. > :29:50.which is of concern to membdrs across this house, i.e.
:29:51. > :29:56.making sure that those who are being assessed
:29:57. > :29:59.are being assessed properly and the right decisions are taken.
:30:00. > :30:01.The Department for Work and Pensions is looking at the process
:30:02. > :30:04.of what should be done and how both assessment should be taken.
:30:05. > :30:07.I say to her that I hoped she would welcome the fact that this
:30:08. > :30:11.government has said that for those with long-term conditions that
:30:12. > :30:14.are not going to improve, we will not be putting them
:30:15. > :30:16.through the regular assessmdnts they had under her
:30:17. > :30:26.The first nuclear science ddgree apprenticeship with apprenthceships
:30:27. > :30:32.from EDF at Hinkley Point and the Ministry of Defence has just
:30:33. > :30:37.been launched at the Bridgewater and Taunton College.
:30:38. > :30:39.It is at the forefront of the government's
:30:40. > :30:42.It combines academic study with practical work, experidnce
:30:43. > :30:47.Does the Prime Minister agrde with me that this is exactlx
:30:48. > :30:49.the kind of business-led cotrse we need to forge ahead
:30:50. > :30:52.I absolutely agree with my honourable friend.
:30:53. > :30:55.Can I commend Bridgwater and Taunton College for the steps
:30:56. > :30:56.that they are taking, working with business,
:30:57. > :30:59.ensuring that the courses are available.
:31:00. > :31:02.It is exactly what we want to see, and we do want to see a
:31:03. > :31:07.regeneration of our expertise in the nuclear industry.
:31:08. > :31:11.The Prime Minister is celebrated her 60th birthdax
:31:12. > :31:23.Yet she is denying that samd choice to many of my constituents,
:31:24. > :31:33.women like Christine of Sprhngburn, who has worked every bit as hard
:31:34. > :31:36.as the Prime Minister but whll have to now work an extra six ye`rs.
:31:37. > :31:39.When will she do the right thing and give the Waspi women
:31:40. > :31:47.so that they can also make the choices that she has enjoyed?
:31:48. > :31:49.The honourable lady knows that we have transition
:31:50. > :31:55.arrangements in place, that action was taken
:31:56. > :31:58.by the government to ensure that the period of time
:31:59. > :32:01.that the pension age change would be no more than 18 months
:32:02. > :32:03.compared to the previous tiletable and for 81% of women affectdd
:32:04. > :32:06.by the 2011 change it will be no more than 12 months.
:32:07. > :32:11.Thank you, Mr Speaker, the unemployment figures results
:32:12. > :32:14.today are fantastic news yet I worry about the economic volatility that
:32:15. > :32:16.could come as a consequence of Brexit, potentially infl`tion
:32:17. > :32:20.rising and the cost of living going up for people on modest wages.
:32:21. > :32:22.Does the Prime Minister agrde we need to keep as many people
:32:23. > :32:25.in employment as possible and need to make the right decision on tax
:32:26. > :32:29.credits, could I urge you to look at those cuts embedded in universal
:32:30. > :32:32.credit and make sure we know what it will do to people trying to get work
:32:33. > :32:36.My right honourable friend hs right to say this,
:32:37. > :32:46.I'm very proud of the record that the government
:32:47. > :32:54.of getting more people into work so that there are now hundrdds
:32:55. > :32:59.of thousands fewer households with no work income coming
:33:00. > :33:04.That is extremely important and the point of universal credit
:33:05. > :33:08.is to be able to ensure that the transition from benefits
:33:09. > :33:11.into work is a transition that means that people do have a benefht
:33:12. > :33:16.Whereas the previous system meant that for some people
:33:17. > :33:19.they were better off on bendfits, we want to see people in work
:33:20. > :33:22.and that is what the system is there to encourage.
:33:23. > :33:25.I've been asking questions for 15 months and this government
:33:26. > :33:29.is appalling for child policy and rape laws.
:33:30. > :33:32.From one feminist to another, how can the Prime
:33:33. > :33:41.vulnerable women to the tratma of proving that the third child has
:33:42. > :33:50.We have been very clear that women with a third child as a restlt
:33:51. > :33:53.of rape would not be subject to the limit being considerdd
:33:54. > :34:01.I absolutely recognise that the honourable lady is making
:34:02. > :34:06.a point on how this would affect individuals who have been
:34:07. > :34:11.That is why the government is taking its time,
:34:12. > :34:13.is considering this, consulting on this at the moment
:34:14. > :34:18.and looking at how we can m`ke sure we do this in the right way.
:34:19. > :34:28.of the Commonwealth in terms of trade, will the Prime Minister
:34:29. > :34:31.give her support to the first ever meeting of Commonwealth trade
:34:32. > :34:34.ministers in the UK next ye`r and will she commit when shd goes
:34:35. > :34:38.to India next month to perstade the Indian Prime Minister
:34:39. > :34:50.I am happy to encourage all leaders to attend the event when it
:34:51. > :34:56.I can assure my right honourable friend that we are looking
:34:57. > :35:00.at the possibility of trade deals in relation to the Commonwe`lth
:35:01. > :35:03.and I too applaud that first ever meeting of
:35:04. > :35:07.which is an important step as we look to forging
:35:08. > :35:10.a new global role in the world, ensuring we are making a success
:35:11. > :35:15.Local commissions are clear that the removal of 24 hour
:35:16. > :35:18.maternity services in my arda will cost lives and this
:35:19. > :35:21.is a decision the government will have to make.
:35:22. > :35:26.Will the Prime Minister ple`se commit to visiting my
:35:27. > :35:28.constituency to see the effdct of the decision upon West Ctmbrian
:35:29. > :35:36.I say to the honourable gentleman, this is not the first time
:35:37. > :35:40.he's raised his concerns in relation to this hospital.
:35:41. > :35:44.Can I say that the point of the way in which we are approaching this
:35:45. > :35:48.is that decisions are taken and generated from the local level.
:35:49. > :35:51.It is at the local area that they will look at servhces
:35:52. > :35:55.necessary to people to ensure they can provide the servicds needed
:35:56. > :35:58.and safe services for peopld of his constituency
:35:59. > :36:09.The tragic murder of one prhsoner and the critical wounding of two
:36:10. > :36:13.others in Pentonville Prison last night brings startlingly
:36:14. > :36:20.Will the Prime Minister givd the Secretary of State for Justice
:36:21. > :36:22.full support in commissioning a thorough and complete
:36:23. > :36:26.review of the operational, managerial capacity of leaddrship
:36:27. > :36:30.of the service which has significantly failed to address this
:36:31. > :36:36.This is a matter which is one of the very first issues
:36:37. > :36:39.that my right honourable frhend the Justice Secretary raised with me
:36:40. > :36:44.which was the question of vholence in prisons and safety in prhsons.
:36:45. > :36:48.That is why my right honour`ble friend is looking across-thd-board
:36:49. > :36:51.at the action needed to be taken and has announced extra mondy
:36:52. > :36:53.for the staff in prisons because she recognises
:36:54. > :36:59.One in every 1,000 pupils h`s three meals in grammar schools.
:37:00. > :37:02.Does the Prime Minister agrde with me that this tiny numbdr
:37:03. > :37:04.is flimsy evidence base on which to create a new
:37:05. > :37:11.Wouldn't she be better lookhng at the real evidence of how
:37:12. > :37:18.I want to see every child gdtting the education that's right for them,
:37:19. > :37:21.I want to see every child able to get on as far as their t`lents
:37:22. > :37:30.That is why we need to increase the number of good
:37:31. > :37:39.If you look at the gap in attainment between those
:37:40. > :37:46.who are from disadvantaged backgrounds and those
:37:47. > :37:49.who are not in grammar schools it is virtually zero.
:37:50. > :37:51.That's not the same in other schools.
:37:52. > :37:56.I say to the honourable ladx that I think it is wrong
:37:57. > :38:00.that we have a system in thhs country where we have a law that
:38:01. > :38:02.prevents the opening or expansion of good schools.
:38:03. > :38:16.Will her ministers and the Secretary of State work with her
:38:17. > :38:19.to try to reduce the amount of ivory trade and trade
:38:20. > :38:21.of organs of endangered species throughout the world,
:38:22. > :38:25.to try to lead by example from this country?
:38:26. > :38:29.My honourable friend raises an important issue, this
:38:30. > :38:33.is something the government has been taking up and I can assure her not
:38:34. > :38:36.only has my right honourabld friend the Foreign Secretary heard her
:38:37. > :38:39.he has promoted that this is an issue the government
:38:40. > :38:45.The pottery industry is witnessing a modest renaissance partly
:38:46. > :38:47.through EU exports and action on Chinese ceramic dumping.
:38:48. > :38:51.The previous prime minister said he would make sure that the ceramic
:38:52. > :38:54.industry's voice is heard and we would get a good negotiation.
:38:55. > :38:58.What is this Prime Minister doing to make sure that Stoke-on-Trent
:38:59. > :39:01.ceramic manufacturers maint`in tariff-free access to the ET
:39:02. > :39:09.in the face of protectionist dumping?
:39:10. > :39:15.I say to the honourable gentleman that I am very pleased to wdlcome
:39:16. > :39:17.the renaissance in the ceralics industry that he refers to.
:39:18. > :39:20.His constituency has a long,standing history and tradition in ceramics.
:39:21. > :39:23.What are we doing as we go through the negotiations
:39:24. > :39:32.We will ensure that this cotntry has the best possible access to trade
:39:33. > :39:33.with and operate within that European market.
:39:34. > :39:42.Many constituents have exprdssed concern to me about anti-Selitism.
:39:43. > :39:45.I'm sure that every member of this house will agree that we should
:39:46. > :39:48.show zero tolerance to anti-semitism.
:39:49. > :39:51.Does the Prime Minister also agree that all parties should not allow
:39:52. > :39:54.a situation to arise where it appears that
:39:55. > :40:02.an environment is created where anti-Semitism is tolerated?
:40:03. > :40:09.I absolutely agree with my honourable friend that this house
:40:10. > :40:12.should send a clear message that we will not
:40:13. > :40:21.I have been concerned about the rise we have seen in the number
:40:22. > :40:23.of anti-Semitic incidents in this country.
:40:24. > :40:26.We should ensure that those incidents are properly investigated
:40:27. > :40:30.and dealt with and give that clear message that we
:40:31. > :40:35.But that has to be every political party in this chamber.
:40:36. > :40:38.And I ask the right honourable gentleman,
:40:39. > :40:41.the Leader of the Opposition, given the report of the seldct
:40:42. > :40:44.committee of this house about anti-Semitism
:40:45. > :40:46.and the approach to anti-Selitism in the Labour Party,
:40:47. > :40:50.he needs to think very carefully about the environment
:40:51. > :40:52.being created in the Labour Party in relation to anti-Semitisl.
:40:53. > :40:59.We are now one month from the inquest into
:41:00. > :41:05.The West Midlands police have set aside for themselves a fund
:41:06. > :41:09.the bereaved families have no legal funding.
:41:10. > :41:14.Please intervene and show the Birmingham families the same
:41:15. > :41:17.compassion that was shown to the Hillsborough families.
:41:18. > :41:21.The right honourable gentlelan may be aware that the Birminghal
:41:22. > :41:25.families have been encouragdd to apply and I believe they have
:41:26. > :41:28.applied to the Legal Aid Fund for the exceptional funds.
:41:29. > :41:33.That was as I understand wh`t happened after the 7/7 bombhngs
:41:34. > :41:35.The Home Secretary has made clear her expectation that
:41:36. > :41:40.We await the decision from the Legal Aid Fund.
:41:41. > :41:43.We hope that decision be a positive one.
:41:44. > :41:47.Why build a new runway at Hdathrow when we could deliver one at Gatwick
:41:48. > :41:50.in half the time for half the cost and for a fraction
:41:51. > :41:59.Can I assure my right honourable friend that no decision has been
:42:00. > :42:03.taken on the site of airport expansion in the south-east.
:42:04. > :42:09.As she will know from her previous background, the Davis Commission
:42:10. > :42:12.said that airport capacity should be expected, the Davis Commisshon
:42:13. > :42:16.identified three sites all of which they said would be
:42:17. > :42:23.I feel it is fitting that we finish with a questhon
:42:24. > :42:27.Could I first thank the Prime Minister and the Leader
:42:28. > :42:32.of the Opposition and other members for their comments on the Aberfan
:42:33. > :42:38.disaster and the resilience and quiet dignity shown
:42:39. > :42:45.On Friday morning at 9:15, on the anniversary of the dhsaster,
:42:46. > :42:50.the people of that communitx along with communities of Wales
:42:51. > :42:55.will mark that disaster with one minute's silence.
:42:56. > :43:00.Could I ask the Prime Minister if she would support that moment
:43:01. > :43:07.of silence being marked as the disaster affected
:43:08. > :43:09.communities across the country, if not the world, that that moment
:43:10. > :43:14.I say to the honourable gentleman, I know the Secretary of State
:43:15. > :43:17.for Wales will attend the mdmorial in his constituency on Frid`y.
:43:18. > :43:19.I think it is appropriate that we all mark and show otr
:43:20. > :43:22.respect for those who lost their lives and the families
:43:23. > :43:24.who suffered as a result of the Aberfan tragedy that
:43:25. > :43:28.It was, as we said earlier, a terrible tragedy not just
:43:29. > :43:34.and I think it is right that we recognise that and mark it.