0:00:26 > 0:00:28Mr Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial
0:00:28 > 0:00:29colleagues and others.
0:00:29 > 0:00:39I shall have further such meetings later today.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41James Morris.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43In the Black Country in the West Midlands,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46we are very proud of our long, industrial heritage.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49We are also very proud of the recent revival in the fortunes
0:00:49 > 0:00:52of the Black Country with ndw jobs and investment in the local economy.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Would the Prime Minister agree with me that one of the ways
0:00:55 > 0:00:58to create an economy that works for everyone is to further
0:00:58 > 0:01:01devolve powers and funding to the West Midlands to drive
0:01:01 > 0:01:03investment and to combine that with the strong leadership
0:01:03 > 0:01:05and vision that only Andy Street can provide,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09the Conservative candidate for West Midlands?
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Thank you.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15My honourable friend speaks up well for the Black Country.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19I am pleased to echo his colments about the economic growth
0:01:19 > 0:01:20in the West Midlands.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Since 2010 we have seen 220,000 more jobs in the region,
0:01:24 > 0:01:2855,000 more new businesses in the region, but he is right,
0:01:28 > 0:01:32the devolution deal is important.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34It is the biggest devolution deal that is being done,
0:01:34 > 0:01:40for the West Midlands.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Part of that is crucially the election of a directly
0:01:43 > 0:01:44elected mayor.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46I think Andy Street with both his local knowledge
0:01:46 > 0:01:48and business experience, will drive economic growth.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Jeremy Corbyn.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Thank you.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Could I start by welcoming the child refugees that have arrived
0:01:57 > 0:02:00in Britain in the last few days
0:02:00 > 0:02:02They are obviously deeply traumatised and we should wdlcome
0:02:02 > 0:02:05them and love them and support them in the best way we can.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10Irrespective of party, when members of this House go
0:02:10 > 0:02:13through health problems, we reach out a hand of support,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15solidarity and friendship to them.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19I want to pay tribute to thd member for Grantham and Stamford
0:02:19 > 0:02:23for the social media messagd he sent out this morning.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26It shows amazing humour and bravery and we wish him all the verx best
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and hope he fully recovers.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32There are now to be regular sessions of the joint ministerial
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Council to discuss Brexit.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38But it seems the Prime Minister s counterparts are already fedling
0:02:38 > 0:02:41the same sense of frustration as members of this House.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45The First Minister for Wales, Carwyn Jones, said there is a great
0:02:45 > 0:02:49deal of uncertainty but they are clear they need full
0:02:49 > 0:02:52and unfettered access to the single market.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Can the Prime Minister help the First Minister of Wales
0:02:55 > 0:02:58and the other devolved administrations by giving
0:02:58 > 0:03:00them some clarity?
0:03:00 > 0:03:06First of all can I commend the Home Office for the work that
0:03:06 > 0:03:10has been done in ensuring that it is working carefullx to look
0:03:10 > 0:03:13at the best interests of the child refugees,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16so they are provided with the support they need
0:03:16 > 0:03:18when they come here to the United Kingdom.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Can I also join him in commdnding my honourable friend,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25the member for Grantham and Stamford, for being willing
0:03:25 > 0:03:29to be so open about the health problem he has, and we wish him
0:03:29 > 0:03:34all the very best for the ftture and for his place here in this House.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38In relation to the issue of clarity on the aims that the Governlent has
0:03:38 > 0:03:41in relation to Brexit, I have been very clear
0:03:41 > 0:03:43and I will be clear again.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46There are those who talk about means and those who talk about ends.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56There are those who talk about means and those who talk about ends.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57I am talking about ends.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00What we want to see is the best possible arrangement for tr`de
0:04:00 > 0:04:05with and operation within the single European market for businesses
0:04:05 > 0:04:09in goods and services here in the United Kingdom.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I thought for a moment the Prime Minister was going to say
0:04:12 > 0:04:17Brexit means Brexit again.
0:04:17 > 0:04:23There are others...
0:04:23 > 0:04:26I am sure she will tell us one day what it actually means.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29The Mayor of London also added this is causing unnecessary
0:04:29 > 0:04:38certainty but it is also very important - uncertainty.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43It would be very helpful if the Prime Minister
0:04:43 > 0:04:46could provide some clarity over the Northern Ireland border.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Will we continue membership of the customs union
0:04:48 > 0:04:51or are we going to see borddr checks introduced between Northern
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Ireland and the Republic?
0:04:54 > 0:05:00The Leader of the Opposition tries to poke fun at the phrase,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Brexit means Brexit, but the whole point is this.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Brexit, it is this government that is listening to the vohce
0:05:12 > 0:05:17of the British people.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Brexit means Brexit and that means we are coming out
0:05:21 > 0:05:24of the European Union.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26What the Right Honourable gdntleman appears to be doing is frustrating
0:05:26 > 0:05:29the will of the British people by saying Brexit means something
0:05:29 > 0:05:31completely different.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Now, in relation to the Northern Irish border, a considerabld
0:05:34 > 0:05:38amount of work was already going on with the Irish govdrnment
0:05:38 > 0:05:40to look at issues around the Common travel area.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43That work is continuing.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46We have been very clear, the government of the Republic
0:05:46 > 0:05:48of Ireland has been very cldar.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51The Northern Ireland Executhve has been very clear.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55None of us want to see a return to the borders of the past.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I would remind the right honourable gentleman that the Common travel
0:05:58 > 0:06:05area has been in place sincd 19 3.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11That is well before either of us joined the European Union.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Mr Speaker, on Monday, the Prime Minister said the customs
0:06:14 > 0:06:15union was not a binary choice.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19I can't think of anything other than a binary choice
0:06:19 > 0:06:22is whether you have a border or do not have one.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25There is not a third way on that one.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28On Monday, her friend, the honourable member for Broxtowe,
0:06:28 > 0:06:34expressed concern of the automotive and aerospace industries,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37while the British Banking Association said its members
0:06:37 > 0:06:41are poised, quivering, over the relocate button.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Every day the Prime Minister dithers over this chaotic Brexit,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48employers delay investment, and there are rumours
0:06:48 > 0:06:50circulating about relocation.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54This cannot carry on until March of next year.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59When will the Prime Minister come up with a plan?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I have to say to the right honourable gentleman,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06the fact that he seems to confuse a customs union with a borddr
0:07:06 > 0:07:15where they are two different issues, shows why it is important
0:07:15 > 0:07:18that it is this party that is in government and not his.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22He talks about the plan.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26I have been very clear that we want to trade freelx -
0:07:26 > 0:07:30both trade with and operate within the single European larket.
0:07:30 > 0:07:37I want this country to be a global leader in free trade.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40The Labour Party is against free trade.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45I want to introduce control on free movement
0:07:45 > 0:07:47so that we have an end to free movement.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50The Labour Party wants to continue with free movemdnt.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53I want to deliver on the will of the British people.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58He is trying to frustrate the will of the British people.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Mr Speaker, there was no answer on the border,
0:08:00 > 0:08:04which was the question.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07On Monday, Mr Speaker, the Prime Minister told the House,
0:08:07 > 0:08:11and I quote, we have a plan which is not to set
0:08:11 > 0:08:16out at every stage of the negotiation the details.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20I have been thinking about this for a couple of days, Mr Spdaker.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28I think when you are searchhng for the real meaning
0:08:28 > 0:08:31and importance behind the Prime Minister's statemdnt,
0:08:31 > 0:08:33you have to consult the great philosophers.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38The only one I can come up with ..
0:08:42 > 0:08:46THE SPEAKER: Mr Cleverly, calm yourself.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49You are imperilling your own health, man, which is a great
0:08:49 > 0:08:50cause for concern for me.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54All I can come up with Mr Speaker is Baldrick, who said, "our cunning
0:08:54 > 0:08:58plan is to have no plan."
0:08:58 > 0:09:04Brexit was apparently about taking back control,
0:09:04 > 0:09:08but the devolved governments do not know the plan, businesses
0:09:08 > 0:09:10do not know the plan, Parliament does not know thd plan.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15When will the Prime Minister abandon their shambolic Torx Brexit
0:09:15 > 0:09:24and develop a plan that delhvers for the whole country?
0:09:27 > 0:09:31I am interested that the right honourable gentleman
0:09:31 > 0:09:34shows his to support Baldrick.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Of course, the actor playing Baldrick was a member
0:09:36 > 0:09:40of the Labour Party as I recall
0:09:41 > 0:09:43I'll tell the right honourable gentleman
0:09:43 > 0:09:46what we are going to deliver.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49We are going to deliver on the vote of the British people,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52we are going to deliver the best possible deal for trade in goods
0:09:52 > 0:09:55and services both with and operating within the European Union.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59And we are going to deliver an end to free movement.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02That is what the British people want and that is what this government
0:10:02 > 0:10:05will deliver for them.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Mr Speaker, three years ago the United Kingdom backed
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Saudi Arabia for membership of the UN Human Rights Council.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17On 28th of October, there are elections again for the UN
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Human Rights Council.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21A UN panel has warned that the Saudi Arabian
0:10:21 > 0:10:24bombing of Yemen has violated international law.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Amnesty International says, and I quote, executions
0:10:28 > 0:10:31are on the increase, women are widely discriminated
0:10:31 > 0:10:34against, torture is common `nd human rights organisations are banned
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Will her government again bd backing the Saudi dictatorship
0:10:37 > 0:10:45for membership of that commhttee?
0:10:45 > 0:10:49As the right honourable gentleman knows, where there are legitimate
0:10:49 > 0:10:52human rights concerns in relation to Saudi Arabia, we raise them.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55In relation to the action in the Yemen we have been clear
0:10:55 > 0:10:58that we want those incidents that have been referred to to be properly
0:10:58 > 0:11:01investigated and we want the Saudi Arabians,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04if there are lessons to be learned, to learn lessons.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07I will reiterate a point I have made in this House before
0:11:07 > 0:11:11that our relationship with Saudi Arabia is import`nt.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14It's a particularly important relationship in relation
0:11:14 > 0:11:17to the security of this country and counterterrorism and fohling
0:11:17 > 0:11:23activities of those who wish to do harm to citizens in the UK.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28Tahir Qasim, a Yemeni man lhving in Liverpool told me this wdek that
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Yemen is quickly becoming the forgotten crisis.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35If people are not being killed by bombs, it is hunger
0:11:35 > 0:11:36that kills them.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39The UK needs to use its influence to help the people of Yemen.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Bombs exported from Britain are being dropped on Yemeni children
0:11:43 > 0:11:47by Saudi pilots trained by Britain.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50If there are war crimes being committed, as the UN suggests,
0:11:50 > 0:11:54they must be investigated.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Isn't it about time this government suspended its arms
0:11:57 > 0:12:01sales to Saudi Arabia?
0:12:01 > 0:12:05The issues are being investhgated, I say to the right honourable
0:12:05 > 0:12:07gentleman, and we have taken action.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09He is right to refer to the humanitarian
0:12:09 > 0:12:11crisis in the Yemen.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14This country is one of thosd at the forefront to ensuring
0:12:14 > 0:12:17humanitarian aid is provided.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21That is a record I believe this country and governing can bd proud
0:12:21 > 0:12:25of around the world in terms of the actions taken.
0:12:25 > 0:12:31It is important.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34There was a cessation of hostilities in the Yemen for a period of 72
0:12:34 > 0:12:35hours over the weekend.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I spoke to the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi at the weekend.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42One issue we discussed was the importance of trying to find
0:12:42 > 0:12:45a political solution in Yemdn and trying to see if that cdssation
0:12:45 > 0:12:48of hostilities could be continued.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51It hasn't been continued but we are very clear that the only
0:12:51 > 0:12:54solution that will work for the Yemen is to make sure
0:12:54 > 0:12:57we have that political solution which will give
0:12:57 > 0:13:02stability in the Yemen.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06Mr Speaker, 20 years ago, a Conservative government agreed
0:13:06 > 0:13:10that Christchurch and East Dorset councils could retain
0:13:10 > 0:13:14their sovereignty, independdnce and control over their own destiny.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19Will my right honourable frhend assure the House that the Government
0:13:25 > 0:13:30will not agree to the abolition of Christchurch or East Dorset
0:13:30 > 0:13:34councils against the will of my constituents?
0:13:34 > 0:13:39My right honourable friend hs right to speak up for his constittents.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43He is also right that there is not a single model that will work
0:13:43 > 0:13:48in every part of the countrx.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50That is why we believe it is important for local pdople
0:13:50 > 0:13:53to come together and determhne what is right for them.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56I know my right honourable friend is trying to build a consensus
0:13:56 > 0:13:58in Dorset as to what the right way forward is.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00It is right that local people are able to respond
0:14:00 > 0:14:05to the consultation and their concerns are listdned to.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09The Scottish Poppy Appeal is launched today for
0:14:09 > 0:14:11parliamentarians, so can I take the opportunity to praise
0:14:11 > 0:14:15all of the fundraidsers, the volunteers and veterans involved
0:14:15 > 0:14:18and I'm sure colleagues in other parts of the House will comlend
0:14:18 > 0:14:20efforts to raise money for the Poppy Appeal in the rest
0:14:20 > 0:14:22of the UK as well.
0:14:22 > 0:14:23Hear, hear.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Mr Speaker, one of the biggdst humanitarian catastrophes
0:14:27 > 0:14:31of our time is in Syria, specifically in Aleppo,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35where we expect the ceasefire to end shortly and an onslaught to begin.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Will the Prime Minister tell us what efforts the UK is currdntly
0:14:37 > 0:14:42undertaking to support a pe`ceful resolution to the conflict,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45but also to deal with those who are exacerbating
0:14:45 > 0:14:46the situation?
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Hear, hear.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Well, first of all, may I join the right honourable gentlelan
0:14:51 > 0:14:54in commending and praising the work of all those across the whole
0:14:54 > 0:14:57of the United Kingdom who give their time and efforts
0:14:57 > 0:14:59to raise money for the Poppx Appeal.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03It is very important that wd never forget those, through many
0:15:03 > 0:15:07conflicts, who have given of themselves for the safetx
0:15:07 > 0:15:11and security of us and it is important that we recognise
0:15:11 > 0:15:15that and give generously to the Poppy Appeal over
0:15:15 > 0:15:18the United Kingdom.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20In relation to Syria, of course it is important to
0:15:20 > 0:15:22approach this in a number of tracks.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25We are involved, my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretarx,
0:15:25 > 0:15:29has been involved in discussions with the United States of Alerica,
0:15:29 > 0:15:36Secretary of State, Kerry about looking for a way forward
0:15:36 > 0:15:41I raised the issue of Russi`n actions in Syria, particularly
0:15:41 > 0:15:45the bombing of Aleppo at the European council at the end
0:15:45 > 0:15:47of this week, it was only on the agenda because
0:15:48 > 0:15:49the UK had raised it.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52As a result of that discusshon, the EU agrees that should
0:15:52 > 0:15:58the atrocities continue, then we will look at all av`ilable
0:15:58 > 0:16:00options for taking action to put pressure on Russia
0:16:00 > 0:16:05to stop their indiscriminatd bombing of innocent civilians.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07I commend the Prime Minister for those endeavours,
0:16:07 > 0:16:11but it is widely expected that the onslaught on Aleppo will be
0:16:11 > 0:16:14unleashed by Russian airpowdr, which is currently steaming
0:16:14 > 0:16:19across the Mediterranean aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov
0:16:19 > 0:16:20and its battle group.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25And in recent years 60 Russhan vessels have refuelled
0:16:25 > 0:16:28and resupplied in Spanish ports
0:16:28 > 0:16:32So will the Prime Minister join me and EU and NATO Allies
0:16:32 > 0:16:42in unequivocally calling on Spain to refuse the refuelling?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44The right honourable gentlelan refers to the passage of Russian
0:16:44 > 0:16:47naval ships and of course on the high seas they are able
0:16:47 > 0:16:51to travel as they wish, although, of course,
0:16:51 > 0:16:53when they went through the Dnglish Channel they were accompanidd
0:16:53 > 0:16:58by royal naval vessels as they went through.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03But, what we have seen, sadly, is that the Russians are already
0:17:03 > 0:17:08able to unleash attacks on hnnocent civilians on Syria.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12What matters is that we put pressure on Russia to do what everybody
0:17:12 > 0:17:17agrees is the only way that we are going to resolvd this
0:17:17 > 0:17:21issue, which is to ensure that we have a political
0:17:21 > 0:17:23transition in Syria, and that's where we should
0:17:23 > 0:17:26focus our attention.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29THE SPEAKER: Wendy Morton.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Mr Speaker, my constituency of Aldridge Brownhills forms part
0:17:32 > 0:17:36of the new West Midlands Combined Authority.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39So there will be new powers being devolved
0:17:39 > 0:17:40to the authority and the maxor.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Can the Prime Minister tell me how these new powers
0:17:43 > 0:17:45will help my constituents, and local businesses,
0:17:45 > 0:17:49in sectors such as manufacttring, the automotive industry
0:17:49 > 0:17:52and bricks and ceramics?
0:17:52 > 0:17:56I can confirm that the deal will provide the West Midlands
0:17:56 > 0:17:59with ?1 billion over 30 years to spend on local projects
0:17:59 > 0:18:02to drive economic growth.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07This is why it is so import`nt to have a mayor who underst`nds
0:18:07 > 0:18:10the local area, but also has business expertise,
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Andy Street, to ensure thosd economic projects are being
0:18:13 > 0:18:16developed with the interests of the locality in the
0:18:16 > 0:18:19prime focus for them.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23I believe that the deal will deliver more jobs and economic prosperity
0:18:23 > 0:18:24across the West Midlands.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26It is good for the West Midlands and her constituents,
0:18:26 > 0:18:30and good for the rest of the country as well.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33The independent inquiry on child sexual abuse was established
0:18:33 > 0:18:37to deliver long-awaited justice for victims and survivors
0:18:37 > 0:18:39and to do so it must have their confidence.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42The Shirley Oaks Survivors Association represents more than 600
0:18:42 > 0:18:46survivors of abuse that took place in Lambeth Council-run children s
0:18:46 > 0:18:49homes and has raised concerns about changes to the inquirx.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Will the Prime Minister meet with me, the honorable membdr
0:18:52 > 0:18:55for Stretham and representatives from the Shirley Oaks
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Survivors Association to discuss their concerns and take
0:18:57 > 0:19:03action so that confidence can be restored.
0:19:03 > 0:19:09The whole purpose of this enquiry was to provide justice for those
0:19:09 > 0:19:13whose voices have not been heard for too long and who felt that
0:19:13 > 0:19:17people in positions of power and institutions of the state
0:19:17 > 0:19:20and other organisations had not heard their voice, had not been
0:19:20 > 0:19:23prepared to listen to them and properly investigate wh`t had
0:19:24 > 0:19:25happened to them.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27It is important that victims and survivors have confidence
0:19:27 > 0:19:28in the inquiry.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33The inquiry is an independent inquiry and it is up to the inquiry
0:19:33 > 0:19:36chairman to work with survivors and victims, which I know
0:19:36 > 0:19:41the inquiry chairman has bedn doing, but I will certainly ensure
0:19:41 > 0:19:43that the Home Secretary has heard the representations
0:19:43 > 0:19:47that the honourable lady has made and we will take what she h`s said
0:19:47 > 0:19:50to us today away and considdr very carefully what she said.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53We all want this inquiry to work properly and to
0:19:53 > 0:19:57work in the interests of survivors and victims.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59THE SPEAKER: Anne-Marie Trevelyan.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04The Prime Minister will be `ware that our nation's commitment
0:20:04 > 0:20:07to our present and former Armed Forces personnel and families
0:20:07 > 0:20:11by way of the Armed Forces Covenant is a work in progress and whilst
0:20:11 > 0:20:14we have made important moves, there is much more to do.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Will she take this opportunhty to assure this house of her personal
0:20:17 > 0:20:20commitment to the values and promises set out in the covenant
0:20:20 > 0:20:23and pledge to lend her support to efforts to continue the good work
0:20:23 > 0:20:27begun to ensure personnel vdterans and their families face no
0:20:27 > 0:20:29disadvantage for the servicd and sacrifice they have
0:20:30 > 0:20:31all made for our country?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34My honourable friend is absolutely right.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I know she has championed the Armed Forces Covenant
0:20:37 > 0:20:41and is a great proponent of our veterans and Armed Forces.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45It is right that everybody hn this House owes a great debt of gratitude
0:20:45 > 0:20:48to our veterans and those sdrving today in our Armed Forces
0:20:48 > 0:20:51for what they do to keep us safe and secure.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55And that is why it is so important that the covenant isn't just
0:20:55 > 0:20:57a responsibility for the Government, it is actually a national
0:20:57 > 0:20:59responsibility.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01We should all be working to ensure that those who served
0:21:01 > 0:21:04us and served us well, do not face disadvantages.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08It is why we have been doing things like putting money into a forces
0:21:08 > 0:21:10help-to-buy scheme to help them with housing, I think
0:21:10 > 0:21:14the figure is ?200 million.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17We must continue to do this.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20I absolutely commit to ensuring this is a government that contintes
0:21:20 > 0:21:22to support veterans and the members of our Armed Forces.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Mr Speaker, last year, my 25-year-old nephew Matty
0:21:26 > 0:21:31committed suicide after a vdry short period of depression.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35His GP had referred him for talking therapy counselling but warned him
0:21:35 > 0:21:40it would be at least six months before he got an appointment.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Mr Speaker, these treatments in the NHS are very often a waiting
0:21:44 > 0:21:46game and a dangerous waiting game and a postcode lottery.
0:21:46 > 0:21:55What is the Prime Minister doing to sort this crisis out?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Hear, hear.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04Can I first of all recognisd and commend the honourable gentleman
0:22:04 > 0:22:07for raising the personal experience that he has of the terrible tragedy
0:22:07 > 0:22:13that can occur when mental health problems are not
0:22:13 > 0:22:16properly dealt with.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19He raises a very serious issue and it is a serious issue
0:22:19 > 0:22:22for everybody in this House on how the NHS treats mental health.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24It is why we have establishdd this concept of parity of esteem
0:22:24 > 0:22:27for mental health and physical health in the National
0:22:27 > 0:22:28Health Service.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31It is why we are seeing record levels of funding but the qtestion
0:22:31 > 0:22:34of talking therapies, which are therapies which are very
0:22:34 > 0:22:38effective and we have been introducing waiting time st`ndards
0:22:38 > 0:22:41in relation to talking ther`pies, but I accept there is more to do
0:22:41 > 0:22:44in this area to ensure that those with mental health problems
0:22:44 > 0:22:46are properly treated, and are given the care
0:22:46 > 0:22:49and attention they need.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53It is an issue not just for the them but for the whole of our society.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55My right honourable friend became Prime Minister in dramatic
0:22:55 > 0:23:02and extraordinary circumstances and in my judgment, she has proved
0:23:02 > 0:23:11more than capable of rising to the many challenges...
0:23:13 > 0:23:18It was not my right honourable friend's fault that the Chilcot
0:23:18 > 0:23:23report took seven years or lore than ?10 million in terms of cost.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Now that we know that Parliament was misled,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31would my right honourable friend reassure me that she has a cunning
0:23:31 > 0:23:36plan to ensure that action hs taken.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41Well, I thank my honourable friend for his comments.
0:23:41 > 0:23:47Obviously, what the Chilcot report did was an important task
0:23:47 > 0:23:51but although it did look at and criticise the way
0:23:51 > 0:23:55in which information had bedn handled in a number of aspects,
0:23:55 > 0:24:00it did not say that people had set out deliberately to mislead.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03I think it is important that we recognise that.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05I think it is important that we recognise that
0:24:05 > 0:24:09but it is important, also, that we learn the lessons
0:24:09 > 0:24:11from the Chilcot report and that's why the national security advisor
0:24:11 > 0:24:14is leading a piece of work, an exercise to do precisely that.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17This was a long time coming, it was a serious report.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20There is much in it, we need to ensure that we do learn
0:24:20 > 0:24:21the lessons from it.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25THE SPEAKER: Dr Alasdair McDonnell.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Question 6, please.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29THE SPEAKER: Get in there, man, let's hear it.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34The Prime Minister will be `ware that much of the foundation
0:24:34 > 0:24:39and many of the elements of the 1998 settlement,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41the peace agreement in Northern Ireland was refdrenced
0:24:41 > 0:24:46and rooted in EU approaches and processes of laws and that
0:24:46 > 0:24:49leaving the EU will significantly destabilise the foundations of that
0:24:49 > 0:24:51settlement, has the Prime Mhnister given any consideration
0:24:51 > 0:24:54to the extent of the potenthal damage the EU withdrawal
0:24:54 > 0:24:57from the European Union could do to do Good Friday Belfast agreement
0:24:57 > 0:25:00under the 1998 political settlement and does she at this stage have any
0:25:00 > 0:25:02plan to protect that settlelent
0:25:02 > 0:25:09Can I say to the honourable gentleman, I don't believe
0:25:09 > 0:25:11there is any reason to belidve that the outcome of the refdrendum
0:25:11 > 0:25:14will do anything to undermine the absolute rock solid comlitment
0:25:14 > 0:25:18of this Government and the people of Northern Ireland,
0:25:18 > 0:25:22to the settlement that was set out in the Belfast agreement.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25And there is and remains strong support for the entirely pe`ceful
0:25:25 > 0:25:29future for Northern Ireland.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33That has been determined by democracy and consent.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36We remain committed to that and we remain committed to work
0:25:36 > 0:25:40with others to ensure that entirely peaceful future.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45THE SPEAKER: Jeremy Lefroy.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50General Electrihas has shown its confidence in the UK
0:25:50 > 0:25:53economy and my constituents by starting construction
0:25:53 > 0:25:55of the second of its two new world class research and manufacttring
0:25:55 > 0:25:58facilities on Staffordshire County Council's Redhill business park
0:25:58 > 0:26:03Would the Prime Minister medt with General Electric and other
0:26:03 > 0:26:06West Midland manufacturers who hear how important that may
0:26:06 > 0:26:10have chains and markets, free of tariffs and bureaucracy
0:26:10 > 0:26:13are to them and their hundrdds of thousands of staff.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17I'm delighted to hear of the commitment GE has made
0:26:17 > 0:26:20to Stafford but it is more than a commitment to Stafford.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24It is a commitment to the UK and to the future of our
0:26:24 > 0:26:26economy here in the UK.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28I understand my right honourable friend,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30the International Trade Secretary, has already met with GE,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33to discuss with them, their interests in trade
0:26:33 > 0:26:36and what we can be doing to promote free trade.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40As I have said earlier, I want the UK to be a global leader
0:26:40 > 0:26:43in free trade and we are listening to businesses around the cotntry,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46in the importance that they place on free trade, as we look
0:26:46 > 0:26:49at the negotiations for exiting the EU.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54Is the Prime Minister aware of the recent reports showing
0:26:54 > 0:26:57the continuing and alarming increase in average alcohol
0:26:57 > 0:26:59consumption in the UK, and particularly, amongst women
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Given the numerous health rhsks associated with excessive
0:27:03 > 0:27:07alcohol consumption, will her Government,
0:27:07 > 0:27:14together with the drinks industry, reexamine the case for mand`tory
0:27:14 > 0:27:19health warnings on all alcoholic products?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Well, I recognise what the honourable gentleman rahses
0:27:21 > 0:27:24in terms of the figures that have been shown recently,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26and particularly the figures in relation to women
0:27:26 > 0:27:27and the use of alcohol.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Of course, as Home Secretarx, part of the development
0:27:31 > 0:27:35of the alcohol strategy that the Government produced
0:27:35 > 0:27:36a few years ago.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40I'm pleased to say that at that time we were working well with industry
0:27:40 > 0:27:42to encourage them to ensure that they could take steps
0:27:42 > 0:27:45to have an impact on the drhnking habits of the nation.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48THE SPEAKER: Maggie Throup.
0:27:48 > 0:27:49Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52With the final decision on the eastern route of HS2
0:27:52 > 0:27:55imminent, it is important for the infrastructure,
0:27:55 > 0:28:01and additional traffic this will bring to the areas
0:28:01 > 0:28:03around the station hubs.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06With this in mind, will my honourable friend back my c`mpaign
0:28:06 > 0:28:11for a new phase of the M1 to ensure that Erewash residents
0:28:11 > 0:28:14don't get stuck in a jam?
0:28:14 > 0:28:17I seem to recall I first met my honourable friend
0:28:17 > 0:28:20when she was campaigning on an issue in relation to motorways and she's
0:28:20 > 0:28:24absolutely right that in order to support the rail infrastructure,
0:28:24 > 0:28:28we need to ensure that the right roads infrastructure is there.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30And that's why we are investing ?15 billion
0:28:30 > 0:28:33in the road investment strategy
0:28:33 > 0:28:36That's about boasting local economies and boosting growth
0:28:36 > 0:28:39and seeing further economic growth.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43I understand Highways England are looking at the issues
0:28:43 > 0:28:46in the East Midlands and looking at bringing forward significant
0:28:46 > 0:28:50new road enhancements around the site of the East Midlands HS2
0:28:50 > 0:28:53station and going forward, they are looking at an audit
0:28:53 > 0:28:55of roads in the area.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58I trust that my honourable friend will make her voice heard on this
0:28:58 > 0:29:01issue and that of her consthtuents as she has done in the past.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Can I return the Prime Minister to the answer she gave
0:29:04 > 0:29:06to my friend for Hull.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Because the Conservative manifesto promised shorter NHS waiting times
0:29:10 > 0:29:13for those who need help with their mental health.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16But as prescriptions for antidepressants still rhse,
0:29:16 > 0:29:20my constituents in Wirral, who need talking therapies,
0:29:20 > 0:29:24have to wait a month for referral, and well over four
0:29:24 > 0:29:27months for treatment.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30So, was that Tory manifesto just words, or will the Prime
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Minister ever deliver?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Hear, hear.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40I gave a serious answer to her honourable friend,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43which is that we have been looking at the whole issue of talking
0:29:43 > 0:29:46therapies and the availabilhty of talking therapies
0:29:46 > 0:29:49and the waiting times that relate to talking therapies.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53And we do want to improve the options that people havd
0:29:53 > 0:29:55for having access to talking therapies, precisely
0:29:55 > 0:29:59because they have been shown to be so successful in so many cases.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03So, this is something that the Government is workhng on.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06We will continue to work on it to provide, as we have said,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08that parity of esteem betwedn mental health and physical health
0:30:08 > 0:30:11in the National Health Servhce.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15As a former Wimbledonian my right honourable friend will understand
0:30:15 > 0:30:18the significant of transport for south-west London
0:30:18 > 0:30:20and in particular for Wimblddon
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Could my right honourable friend assure me the Government
0:30:22 > 0:30:24still supports CrossRail 2 and will she ask the Secret`ry
0:30:24 > 0:30:28of State to set out the timdtable for the delayed consultation?
0:30:28 > 0:30:34Well, I can absolutely give the commitment that we conthnue
0:30:34 > 0:30:36to support CrossRail 2.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40We are waiting to see a probust business case and a proper funding
0:30:40 > 0:30:43proposal in relation to CrossRail 2.
0:30:43 > 0:30:49My right honourable friend the Transport Secretary will he be
0:30:49 > 0:30:52setting out what the timetable in relation to this is, but I can
0:30:52 > 0:30:56assure my honourable friend, as a former Wimbledon,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59we are well aware of his interest in the Wimbledon to Waterloo aspect
0:30:59 > 0:31:02of this and the needs of thd local area are being taken into account.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04THE SPEAKER: Yasmin Qureshi.
0:31:04 > 0:31:10Mr Speaker, in the Indian-occupied Kashmir, over the last thred months,
0:31:10 > 0:31:15150 people have died, 600 blinded by the deliberate use
0:31:15 > 0:31:19of pellet guns, over 16,000 injured, many critical,
0:31:19 > 0:31:23unexplained disappearances, food and medicine shortages.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Will the Prime Minister meet with me and cross-party colleagues
0:31:25 > 0:31:31to discuss the human rights abuses and the issue of self-deterlination
0:31:31 > 0:31:35for Kashmiri people, as set out in the resolution
0:31:35 > 0:31:39of the UN in 1958 and can she raise this matter
0:31:39 > 0:31:41with the Indian Prime Minister?
0:31:41 > 0:31:44THE SPEAKER: Extremely gratdful to the honourable lady.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46The Prime Minister?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Well, the honourable lady sdts out her case and the issues she has
0:31:49 > 0:31:51identified in relation to this.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53I take the same view this Government has,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56since it came into power and indeed previously, which is that the issue
0:31:56 > 0:31:59of Kashmir is a matter for Hndia and Pakistan to deal with and sort
0:31:59 > 0:32:02out but the Foreign Secretary has heard her representations and I m
0:32:02 > 0:32:05sure will be interested in taking those issues up with her.
0:32:05 > 0:32:11Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15Several months ago, I raised the issue of enhanced medic`l
0:32:15 > 0:32:19assistance for the Kurdish Peshmerga with the former Prime Minister
0:32:19 > 0:32:23at his last PMGs and wrote ht the new Prime Minister.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27But now with a campaign to liberate Mosul ongoing, will my honotrable
0:32:27 > 0:32:30friend agree it meet with md and representatives of Kurdhsh
0:32:30 > 0:32:33regional government to disctss if we can provide specialist medical
0:32:33 > 0:32:36facilities here in the UK, for instance, ten beds for seriously
0:32:36 > 0:32:39wounded Peshmerga and to ensure that the forces on the ground
0:32:39 > 0:32:42are getting all the support they need.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46I understand they are short of heavy weapons and basic infantry dquipment
0:32:46 > 0:32:48like helmets anded abouty armour.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52My honourable friend is right and I recognise this is an hssue
0:32:52 > 0:32:54he has raised before.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57I would first say, obviouslx, what we have seen is
0:32:57 > 0:33:01the that the coalition activity that is taking place is acttally
0:33:01 > 0:33:04having some impact and is h`ving an impact, as we wish it to,
0:33:04 > 0:33:06in relation to Daesh.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10There aren't plans, at the loment, either to undertake to do
0:33:10 > 0:33:14what we he has suggested in his question or to provide
0:33:14 > 0:33:19a field hospital and field ledical capabilities from the United Kingdom
0:33:19 > 0:33:23but we do continually review what we are doing in terms
0:33:23 > 0:33:26of support of the coalition and of course we are also,
0:33:26 > 0:33:28as part of the training that we are providing
0:33:28 > 0:33:31for the Peshmerga, that does include training and the provision
0:33:31 > 0:33:33of medical facilities.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Mr Speaker, I am esure we all recognise that the rdmoval
0:33:36 > 0:33:40of the camp at Calais is not a long term solution to the humanitarian
0:33:40 > 0:33:44crisis but can the Prime Minister tell us what the Government
0:33:44 > 0:33:46is going to do to learn from the experiences in Cal`is
0:33:46 > 0:33:49and speed up acceptance of vulnerable individuals
0:33:49 > 0:33:52as committed to under Lord Dubb's scheme?
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Individuals are already being brought to the United Kingdom
0:33:56 > 0:33:59under the Dubbs amendment, in addition to the resettlelent
0:33:59 > 0:34:02scheme for vulnerable Syrians we have, the 20,000 that will be
0:34:02 > 0:34:06brought to the UK over the course of this Parliament.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09And in addition to the 3,000 vulnerable people, children
0:34:09 > 0:34:12and others, who we will be bringing from the Middle East
0:34:12 > 0:34:16and North Africa, working whth UNHCR and all of these to make sure
0:34:16 > 0:34:20that it is right for the individuals to come here to the UK
0:34:20 > 0:34:22and that they have the support when they get here.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26But I would remind the honotrable gentleman that it is this country
0:34:26 > 0:34:29who is the second biggest bhlateral donor in relation to humanitarian
0:34:29 > 0:34:33aid in the region and we ard able to provide and support more people
0:34:33 > 0:34:36in region and that's the right thing to do.
0:34:36 > 0:34:45Around Heathrow, legal air puality limits are s being breached.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49Over Twickenham, noise pollution has increased,
0:34:49 > 0:34:51according to Heathrow data.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56Can the Prime Minister expl`in how a third runway can be
0:34:56 > 0:35:01delivered and comply with pollution legal requirdments?
0:35:01 > 0:35:05Does she agree, environment`lly Heathrow is not good enough,
0:35:05 > 0:35:09and cannot possibly be both bigger and better?
0:35:09 > 0:35:16The Government looked very closely at this issue of air qualitx
0:35:16 > 0:35:20and environmental impact of all three schemes that wdre
0:35:20 > 0:35:23proposed by the Airports Colmission.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26We took extra time to look `t those, that was the decision
0:35:26 > 0:35:29to take increased airport capacity in the south-east.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33We wanted to look more parthcularly at the air quality issues.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37The evidence shows that air quality standards can be met, as repuired,
0:35:37 > 0:35:40by all three of the schemes, including the north-west
0:35:40 > 0:35:42runway at Heathrow.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45But my honourable friend rahses an issue that is actually
0:35:45 > 0:35:47about more than airports, because the question of air quality
0:35:47 > 0:35:50is also about road transport and that's why we are looking to do
0:35:50 > 0:35:53more in relation to what we are doing for air quality.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56It is why, for example, I'm pleased to see we are stch
0:35:56 > 0:35:59a leading edge in the provision of electric vehicles.
0:35:59 > 0:36:06Mr Speaker, the Prime Minister's real plan for Brexit seems
0:36:06 > 0:36:10to be to pick winners, to cut a special deal
0:36:10 > 0:36:13for the City of London, to let the bankers avoid thd dire
0:36:13 > 0:36:16consequences of leaving the economic union.
0:36:16 > 0:36:22Wales has an exporting economy with a ?5 billion trade surplus last
0:36:22 > 0:36:27year and 200,000 jobs dependent on trade with the European Tnion.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31A soft Brexit for her friends in the City,
0:36:31 > 0:36:33a hard Brexit for everyone dlse
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Will she cut a similar deal for Wales?
0:36:35 > 0:36:41I will be cutting the best deal for the United Kingdom, all parts.
0:36:41 > 0:36:47THE SPEAKER: George Freeman.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52Every year, hundreds of people are diagnosed, suffer and usually
0:36:52 > 0:36:54die prematurely from rare dhseases like cystic fibrosis and rare
0:36:54 > 0:36:57cancers for which there has been no treatment or for which the latest
0:36:57 > 0:36:59drugs are prohibitively expdnsive.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02This week has seen the final report of our accelerated access rdview
0:37:02 > 0:37:05which has set out a new moddl for the NHS to use its genetic
0:37:05 > 0:37:07and data leadership to get puicker access and discounted prices.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Will the Prime Minister welcome that review which is welcomed
0:37:10 > 0:37:13by patients, charities and the life science sector and encouragd
0:37:13 > 0:37:16NICE and NHS England to implement it speedily?
0:37:16 > 0:37:20I certainly join my honourable friend in welcoming the publication
0:37:20 > 0:37:23of the review, this important in terms of patients being `ble
0:37:23 > 0:37:25to get quicker access to drugs and treatments.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29It is, I think, the United Kingdom has established a leading role
0:37:29 > 0:37:32in relation to the life scidnces, I would pay tribute to my honourable
0:37:32 > 0:37:34friend to the role he has played in developing life sciences
0:37:34 > 0:37:36here in the UK.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39I know the Department of He`lth will be looking closely
0:37:39 > 0:37:42at the specific recommendathons from that report but will bd doing
0:37:42 > 0:37:46so in the light of recognishng that if we can take opportunities,
0:37:46 > 0:37:50through the National Health Service, to be encouraging the development
0:37:50 > 0:37:54of the new drugs, for the bdnefits of patients we should do so.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Mr Speaker, the Prime Minister just told us that there
0:38:00 > 0:38:02are record levels of spending going into our mental
0:38:02 > 0:38:04health services.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Her Health Secretary stood `t that despatch box on 9th December
0:38:06 > 0:38:10and told us the proportion of funding going into mental health
0:38:10 > 0:38:13from every one of our CCGs should be increasing.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Why is it, then that 57% of CCGs in our country are reducing
0:38:17 > 0:38:19the proportion of spend in mental health?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Yet another broken promise.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24When will we have real equality for mental health in our cotntry?
0:38:24 > 0:38:30The fact that I set out that we are spending record levels
0:38:30 > 0:38:33in the NHS on mental health is absolutely right but I h`ve said
0:38:33 > 0:38:36in response to a number of people who have questioned on this
0:38:36 > 0:38:39that we recognise that therd is more for us to do in mental health.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41I would have thought we shotld have cross-party support
0:38:41 > 0:38:43on doing just that.
0:38:43 > 0:38:44Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48Outside Downing Street on the day she became Prime Minister,
0:38:48 > 0:38:51my right honourable friend said - if you suffer from mental hdalth
0:38:51 > 0:38:54problems there is not enough help to hand.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Can I welcome my right honotrable friend's commitment to ment`l
0:38:58 > 0:39:02health, expressed on that d`y..
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Hear, hear...
0:39:04 > 0:39:07And in her responses today.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10And can I ask her what steps she has taken to make sure the bold
0:39:10 > 0:39:14ambitions of the Government's five-year plan for mental
0:39:14 > 0:39:18health are achieved?
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Well, I'm pleased to say, that what we see, far
0:39:21 > 0:39:25from the impression given by some of the comments
0:39:25 > 0:39:29opposite since 2009-15, around 750,000 more people
0:39:29 > 0:39:32are accessing talking therapies and 1,400 more people are accessing
0:39:32 > 0:39:35mental health services everx day, compared to 2010.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38So, that's up by 40%.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41But my honourable friend, who I know has a particular
0:39:41 > 0:39:43interest in this issue, and a particular expertise hn this
0:39:43 > 0:39:47area, is right that we need to do more and that's why
0:39:47 > 0:39:50we are continuing to invest in mental health services
0:39:50 > 0:39:52and continuing to increase the standards that we provide.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Finally, Mr Greg Mulholland.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Just 20 children are diagnosed with inoperable brain tumours
0:39:59 > 0:40:03as a result of tuberous sclerosis every year,
0:40:03 > 0:40:08and yet despite earlier indications, NHS England turned
0:40:08 > 0:40:11that down for funding, despite being affordable.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Will she meet with me, the Tuberous Sclerosis Association
0:40:14 > 0:40:18and families to discuss how the families can get the trdatment
0:40:18 > 0:40:21these children need?
0:40:21 > 0:40:26I'm very happy to look at the issue the honourable gentleman has raised
0:40:26 > 0:40:29and look in detail about wh`t can be done to take that forward.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Order.