:00:00. > :00:00.going around the country as I am doing to talk with young people
:00:00. > :00:11.about their priorities and how we can ensure they are fully involved
:00:12. > :00:19.in the democratic process. Puestions to the Prime Minister. Mr Stephen
:00:20. > :00:23.Dowty. Thank you, Mr Speaker. This morning I had meetings with
:00:24. > :00:32.ministerial colleagues. I whll have further meetings later todax.
:00:33. > :00:37.Foreign steel is being used in our key defence projects. We know the
:00:38. > :00:44.Prime Minister likes to channel the iron Lady, but when will shd show
:00:45. > :00:47.some metal in standing up for some British made steel? This government
:00:48. > :00:52.has stood up for British made steel and we have made a number of
:00:53. > :00:57.measures for the steel industry But the honourable gentleman saxs there
:00:58. > :01:01.is no clarity in relation to Brexit. I am clear that what we want to
:01:02. > :01:05.achieve is the best possibld deal for businesses in the United Kingdom
:01:06. > :01:12.to be able to trade and operate within the single European larket.
:01:13. > :01:16.Prime Minister, I applaud the government's continued commhtment to
:01:17. > :01:21.infrastructure development with 6000 projects in the pipeline worth 80
:01:22. > :01:24.billion. Can the government is quickly take forward the lower
:01:25. > :01:29.Thames crossing, and extra investment in roads that will help
:01:30. > :01:34.to build more homes, jobs and businesses in the Thames Gateway
:01:35. > :01:38.area? I am grateful to my honourable friend I'm grateful to him for
:01:39. > :01:43.recognising the contribution the government has made. The importance
:01:44. > :01:48.of that investment, we have consulted on proposals around the
:01:49. > :01:53.lower Thames crossing. Therd were more than 47,000 responses `nd those
:01:54. > :01:55.are being considered and thd Secretary of State for Transport
:01:56. > :02:09.will make his response in dte course. Jeremy Corbyn. Could I take
:02:10. > :02:13.this opportunity of welcoming Mesa Constance McGinn and hope the
:02:14. > :02:18.evidently effective crash course in midwifery undertaken by my
:02:19. > :02:22.honourable friend, the membdr for Saint Helens Norton isn't assigned
:02:23. > :02:35.to the government we believd in midwifery training. -- downgrading
:02:36. > :02:43.midwifery training. Mr Speaker, a few months ago on the steps of
:02:44. > :02:49.Downing Street, the Prime Mhnister promised to stand up for falilies
:02:50. > :02:54.who are just managing to get by However, however, we now know these
:02:55. > :02:57.were just empty words as thhs government plans to cut work
:02:58. > :03:03.allowances for exactly thosd families who are just getting by.
:03:04. > :03:09.Isn't it the case her cuts to universal credit will leave millions
:03:10. > :03:13.worse off? First of all can I congratulate the right honotrable
:03:14. > :03:28.gentleman on the birth of I understand, his granddaughtdr. No?
:03:29. > :03:43.Then, I completely missed the point. In that case...
:03:44. > :03:48.Wait for it. In that case, can I just say perhaps one should never
:03:49. > :04:12.trust a former Chief Whip! LAUGHTER.
:04:13. > :04:19.And on the point the right honourable gentleman has rahsed in
:04:20. > :04:22.relation to universal credit, the introduction of universal credit was
:04:23. > :04:27.an important reform brought about in the welfare system. It is more
:04:28. > :04:31.simple so people can see much more easily where they stand in relation
:04:32. > :04:37.to benefits. Crucially, the point about universal credit is m`king
:04:38. > :04:42.short work always pays. As people work more, they earn more. Ht is
:04:43. > :04:46.right we don't want to see people just written off to a life on
:04:47. > :04:53.benefits, but we are encour`ging people to get into the workplace. It
:04:54. > :04:59.is unfair to blame a former Chief Whip for some confusion. Not a very
:05:00. > :05:14.gallant. Can we not just Adlir the member for Saint Helen 's North for
:05:15. > :05:20.his work? Mr Speaker, Mr Spdaker, it is extremely rude to point! Mr
:05:21. > :05:26.Speaker, her predecessor ab`ndoned these same cuts to working people
:05:27. > :05:30.through the tax credit systdm. Now she is enacting them through
:05:31. > :05:34.universal credit. The Centrd for Social Justice says these ctts will
:05:35. > :05:43.leave 3 million families ?1000 a year worse off. Why is the Prime
:05:44. > :05:47.Minister slipping the same cuts in through the back door? I have to say
:05:48. > :05:59.to the right honourable gentleman, at least my Chief Whip has ` job. On
:06:00. > :06:05.the serious point he raises about universal credit, I repeat what I
:06:06. > :06:08.have just said. It is important to look at why universal credit was
:06:09. > :06:12.introduced. Under the benefhts system under the Labour govdrnment,
:06:13. > :06:17.what we saw was too many people finding they were better off on
:06:18. > :06:22.benefits than they were in work What is important is the value work,
:06:23. > :06:28.we value getting people into work, where they are able to work. But we
:06:29. > :06:36.want a system that is fair `nd it is a system that is fair both to those
:06:37. > :06:39.who need the benefits, but `lso fair to those who pay for the benefits
:06:40. > :06:43.through their taxes. There `re many families struggling to make ends
:06:44. > :06:52.meet who are paying for the benefits of others. I want a system that is
:06:53. > :06:55.fair to them as well. This week Mr Speaker, Oxford University studies
:06:56. > :07:00.found that there is a direct link between rising benefit sanctions and
:07:01. > :07:06.rising demand for food banks. A million people accessed a foodbank
:07:07. > :07:13.last year to receive parcel. Only 40,000 did so in 2010. I welcome the
:07:14. > :07:18.government's promised to review the workplace assessment for disabled
:07:19. > :07:24.people, but will she reassess the whole punitive sanctions regime It
:07:25. > :07:28.is absolutely right that in our welfare system, we have a sxstem
:07:29. > :07:34.that make sure those people who receive benefits, are those who it
:07:35. > :07:39.is right to receive benefits. That's why we have assessments in our
:07:40. > :07:45.welfare system. It is also hmportant in our welfare system, we ensure
:07:46. > :07:50.those who are able to get into the workplace, are making every effort
:07:51. > :07:54.to get into the workplace. That s why we have sanctions. What the
:07:55. > :08:00.right honourable gentleman wants is no assessments, no sanctions and
:08:01. > :08:04.unlimited welfare. That's not fair to the people accessing the welfare
:08:05. > :08:09.system and it's not fair to the tax payers who are paying for it.
:08:10. > :08:13.According to Sheffield Hall`m University study, one in five
:08:14. > :08:18.claimants who have been sanctioned became homeless as a result. Many of
:08:19. > :08:22.those included families with children. Could I recommend the
:08:23. > :08:30.Prime Minister supports British cinema and takes herself along to
:08:31. > :08:34.the cinema to see a film called I, Daniel Blaikie. And perhaps she
:08:35. > :08:39.could take the Work and Pensions Secretary with her because he
:08:40. > :08:44.described the film as unfair and then went on to admit he had never
:08:45. > :08:50.seen it. He has a very fair sense of judgment. But I will tell hdr what
:08:51. > :08:55.is unfair, Annex servicemen dying without food in his own due to the
:08:56. > :08:59.government's sanction regimd. It is time we ended this instituthonalised
:09:00. > :09:07.barbarity against often, very vulnerable people. I have to say to
:09:08. > :09:12.the right honourable gentlelan, of course it is important that in our
:09:13. > :09:15.welfare system we ensure those who need the support the state hs giving
:09:16. > :09:20.them to the benefit system `re able to access the bat. But it is
:09:21. > :09:25.important in our system, those who are paying for it feels the system
:09:26. > :09:30.is fair to them as well. Th`t is right, that is why we need to have
:09:31. > :09:34.work capability assessments, it is why we need to have sanctions in our
:09:35. > :09:41.system. The right honourabld gentleman has a view there should be
:09:42. > :09:46.no sanctions and unlimited welfare. I have to say to him, the L`bour
:09:47. > :09:50.Party is drifting away from the views of Labour voters. It hs this
:09:51. > :09:57.party that understands workhng-class people. Mr Speaker, the housing
:09:58. > :10:00.benefit bill has gone up by more than ?4 billion because of high
:10:01. > :10:06.levels of friends and the ndcessity of supporting people in that. Is
:10:07. > :10:10.that a sensible use of publhc money? I think not. In response to the
:10:11. > :10:17.March budget, I asked the Chancellor to abandon... I asked the
:10:18. > :10:22.Chancellor, Mr Speaker, to `bandon the ?30 cut for disabled people on
:10:23. > :10:26.Employment and Support Allowance, unable to work. But with support may
:10:27. > :10:31.be able to work in the future. They want to be able to get into work.
:10:32. > :10:34.What evidence does the Primd Minister have that imposing poverty
:10:35. > :10:41.on people with disabilities actually helps them into work? I am pleased
:10:42. > :10:44.to say, what we have seen under this government is nearly half a million
:10:45. > :10:50.disabled people now in the workplace. The Secretary of State
:10:51. > :10:54.for Work and Pensions has l`unched a Green paper on work which is looking
:10:55. > :10:57.at how we can continue to provide and increase support for those who
:10:58. > :11:04.regard the tables and want to get into the workplace. But he started
:11:05. > :11:08.by asking me about the incrdased in housing benefit. If he thinks the
:11:09. > :11:14.amount of money spent on hotsing benefit, is so important, why did he
:11:15. > :11:19.opposed the changes we proposed the housing benefit is to introduce the
:11:20. > :11:23.housing benefit bill? As thd Prime Minister knows, my concern `nd those
:11:24. > :11:27.of my party is the incredible amount of money being paid into thd private
:11:28. > :11:34.rented sector by excessive rent and that could be brought under control
:11:35. > :11:38.and handled much better. Mr Speaker, many people in this House whll have
:11:39. > :11:44.been deeply moved by my honourable friend, the member of the Swansea
:11:45. > :11:48.East's article about the tr`gic death of her son and having to take
:11:49. > :11:52.out a bank loan for the cost of the funeral. The Sunday Mirror with the
:11:53. > :11:57.support of the Labour Party are calling for an end to cancel charges
:11:58. > :12:02.the parent is laying a child to rest. It would cost ?10 million a
:12:03. > :12:10.year, a small proportion of government expenditure to ensure
:12:11. > :12:15.every Council could ensure those laying a child to rest could not
:12:16. > :12:21.have a bill imposed on them by the local authority. I hope the Prime
:12:22. > :12:25.Minister can act on this? I recognise those issues, there are
:12:26. > :12:32.facilities available through the social fund social scheme the
:12:33. > :12:36.payments for people who meet those eligibility conditions. It hs
:12:37. > :12:41.difficult for anybody when they have to go through the tragedy of losing
:12:42. > :12:44.a child and then facing the consequences of the sorts the right
:12:45. > :12:48.honourable gentleman makes. We are making sure, in relation to local
:12:49. > :12:50.authorities, they now have the extra revenue available to them to
:12:51. > :12:57.business rates under the local revenues. It is up to counchls to
:12:58. > :13:01.consider what they wish to do in this. But I say there are f`cilities
:13:02. > :13:08.available through the social fund funeral expenses to deal with the
:13:09. > :13:12.issue he raises. David McIntosh Northamptonshire has, for a long
:13:13. > :13:17.time, been affected by a growing population without the right level
:13:18. > :13:20.of funding for public services. Can my right honourable friend `ssure
:13:21. > :13:24.meet the current reviews into the funding formulas for school,
:13:25. > :13:28.policing and health will reflect the population growth in Northalpton and
:13:29. > :13:34.the rest of the county so sdrvices get the funding they need?
:13:35. > :13:40.I can say we have protected the schools budget in relation to
:13:41. > :13:45.funding per pupil and we have protected the police budget. As we
:13:46. > :13:48.look at various ways we are funding public services in the constituency
:13:49. > :13:53.and County of Northampton, we will look at the very issue of what is
:13:54. > :13:58.right in terms of the need of the local area and the numbers. Angus
:13:59. > :14:08.Robertson. It is with sadness we learn of the death... No dotbt the
:14:09. > :14:13.Prime Minister and right honourable colleagues will extend their
:14:14. > :14:17.condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of a servicelan who
:14:18. > :14:22.has died so tragically. The Prime Minister says she wants to tackle
:14:23. > :14:27.international and domestic tax avoidance and serious criminality.
:14:28. > :14:31.On these benches we support this. If she were told that specific UK
:14:32. > :14:34.financial vehicles are being used for tax avoidance and other serious
:14:35. > :14:45.commonality, what would you do about it? -- criminality. Can I fhrst of
:14:46. > :14:51.all say, I'm sure the whole House would wish to pass on condolences of
:14:52. > :14:55.the friends and family of the service man who died. We have done a
:14:56. > :15:00.significant amount in terms of tax avoidance. What should anybody do if
:15:01. > :15:06.they have evidence of peopld avoiding tax? I suggest he speaks to
:15:07. > :15:13.HMRC. Scottish limited partnerships were established by this Hotse in
:15:14. > :15:16.1907 are now being aggressively marketed internationally, especially
:15:17. > :15:21.in Eastern Europe. The International Monetary Fund has warned on the risk
:15:22. > :15:25.imposed and the fight against global money laundering and against
:15:26. > :15:35.organised crime. It is a matter of public record that SLP 's affected
:15:36. > :15:42.as France for child abuse and have been part of corruption in Tkraine,
:15:43. > :15:46.Uzbekistan and Moldova and hnclude the arms industry. Given thd
:15:47. > :15:50.seriousness of this industrx and the Prime Minister's and to deal with
:15:51. > :15:53.criminality but the lack of progress, will she agreed to meet
:15:54. > :16:01.with me to discuss a joint way forward? The right honourable
:16:02. > :16:03.gentleman raises issues arotnd criminality and investigations into
:16:04. > :16:09.criminal activity that is t`king place and he talks about thd issue
:16:10. > :16:13.of websites peddling child `buse and child sexual exploitation. Ht is in
:16:14. > :16:17.order to increase our ability to deal with this criminal acthvity
:16:18. > :16:21.that we created the National Crime Agency, we have been ensuring we
:16:22. > :16:24.have been working on other hssues with the city like money-latndering,
:16:25. > :16:29.and we are looking at the whole question of how we can ensure we are
:16:30. > :16:40.taking effective action on criminal activity. I am pleased to s`y, he
:16:41. > :16:43.keeps saying, well I meet whth him? As he knows, I do meet with him on
:16:44. > :16:45.occasions. I am always happx to meet the right honourable gentlelan. If
:16:46. > :16:49.he wants to talk to me about dealing with criminal activity, I whll be a
:16:50. > :16:54.good tell him about the work that has been done under this government
:16:55. > :16:57.working with the city on money-laundering and enhanchng our
:16:58. > :17:01.ability to deal with the sort of criminal activity he is talking
:17:02. > :17:04.about. Does the Prime Minister agree it is disappointed with it. Here
:17:05. > :17:09.from the Leader of the Opposition any welcome for the huge boost to
:17:10. > :17:16.manufacturing and employment that have come from the Nissan ddcision?
:17:17. > :17:21.Does she agree that demonstrates great confidence in the UK with
:17:22. > :17:29.benefits throughout the supply change, including companies like
:17:30. > :17:32.Automotive Installations, in my constituency. It is extremely
:17:33. > :17:38.disappointing that the leaddr of the position has not actually wdlcomed,
:17:39. > :17:42.unlike his colleague, the honourable member for Sunderland West `nd
:17:43. > :17:47.Washington, who has welcomed the fact that these jobs have bden saved
:17:48. > :17:52.in her constituency and in the supply chain around the country It
:17:53. > :17:58.is that supply chain which hs every bit as important. I know th`t
:17:59. > :18:06.Automotive Installations ard receiving money and I wish them all
:18:07. > :18:12.the best for the future. Wh`t assurances can the Prime Minister
:18:13. > :18:15.give to the agri- food sector right across the United Kingdom that it
:18:16. > :18:23.would be given the important status that is required when it coles to
:18:24. > :18:26.any Brexit negotiations? I can absolutely assure the honourable
:18:27. > :18:30.gentleman that we are deterlined, first of all, to get the best
:18:31. > :18:34.possible deal on exiting thd European Union for the Brithsh
:18:35. > :18:39.people. We're looking at thd various sectors. We are very conscious of
:18:40. > :18:43.the importance of food in the agricultural sector across the
:18:44. > :18:46.United Kingdom and particul`rly of the importance to that sector to
:18:47. > :18:50.Northern Ireland. We will bd doing all we can to listen to the
:18:51. > :18:54.representations made by the Northern Ireland Executive and make sure we
:18:55. > :18:59.have the best deal possible for agri- food sector. Last week's
:19:00. > :19:02.announcement on accelerated access to medicines report will make a
:19:03. > :19:07.positive impact to the lives of children and adults with a rare
:19:08. > :19:10.genetic and un-diagnosed condition. Decades patients have struggled to
:19:11. > :19:14.get access to this medicine. The progress made but I honourable
:19:15. > :19:18.friend from Mid Norfolk will make massive progress on that. Whll the
:19:19. > :19:22.Prime Minister confirmed th`t if the programme is successful to the first
:19:23. > :19:28.five to ten drugs in the first year it will be extended further drugs in
:19:29. > :19:34.the following years? You ard right to welcome the accelerated `ccess
:19:35. > :19:38.you and to pay tribute for our honourable member for Mid Norfolk
:19:39. > :19:42.who has placed life sciences in the UK on the agenda and ensure we are
:19:43. > :19:46.able to sue the UK developing at best possible place to develop new
:19:47. > :19:50.drugs. That is what we want to see. With regard to the recommendations
:19:51. > :19:54.from the review, the Departlent of Health will be responding to those
:19:55. > :19:58.shortly. I think this is an important element in terms of our
:19:59. > :20:04.ability to accelerate that `ccess to drugs, which is to the benefit of
:20:05. > :20:07.patients. Recent weeks have seen three government ministers dxpress
:20:08. > :20:12.three different views on wh`t will happen while industry cries out for
:20:13. > :20:16.clarity. Not Brexit, surprisingly enough but the oil and gas hndustry.
:20:17. > :20:19.Can I asked the Prime Minister will she bring forward additional support
:20:20. > :20:26.for this industry in the Autumn Statement or is she happy to sit
:20:27. > :20:30.back and see more jobs lost? I say to the honourable gentleman, of
:20:31. > :20:34.course we understand the ch`llenges the UK oil and gas industry are
:20:35. > :20:38.facing and we take those very seriously. I also say to hil that is
:20:39. > :20:43.why we have established the oil and gas authority and why we have taken
:20:44. > :20:48.action. The 2.3 billion package of measures in the last two budgets to
:20:49. > :20:51.make sure the North Sea continues to attract investment and safeguard the
:20:52. > :20:56.future of this vital nation`l asset. We have taken a range of me`sures.
:20:57. > :21:03.We understand the concerns `bout the oil and gas industry and assess what
:21:04. > :21:08.the Government has taken action -- and that is why. Watch as the
:21:09. > :21:16.airport and the Medway industrial estate are home to a number of
:21:17. > :21:21.science SMEs which are doing wonders to our economy. I would likd to
:21:22. > :21:25.congratulate the decision to take a cohort of SMEs to help incrdase
:21:26. > :21:29.trading relationships with dmerging economies. Can I ask if her
:21:30. > :21:33.dedication will continue in ensuring all parts of our economy ard able to
:21:34. > :21:43.seize the opportunities that present themselves as we leave be you? You
:21:44. > :21:46.are right about the importance of small and medium-sized businesses
:21:47. > :21:51.and obviously as she has referenced in the technology industry. That is
:21:52. > :21:55.why I am pleased in my trip to India I will be taking leading sm`ll and
:21:56. > :21:59.medium-sized businesses in life sciences and technology sectors It
:22:00. > :22:05.is important to get them to forge trading links with India. As we look
:22:06. > :22:10.at the races for leaving thd European Union we will be t`king the
:22:11. > :22:16.interests of all sectors into account. -- the arrangements. Tartar
:22:17. > :22:21.speciality is a big employer in my constituency. It's workforcd is
:22:22. > :22:30.worried by the period of uncertainty and acted by Tata Steel. With the
:22:31. > :22:34.Prime Minister use her tradd visit to India to secure the future
:22:35. > :22:41.production of steel in Brit`in and convey the importance of Tata Steel
:22:42. > :22:48.acting as a responsible owndr and seller of its UK assets? I can
:22:49. > :22:54.assure the honourable lady we recognise the importance of steel
:22:55. > :23:00.and the importance of temper macro in the United Kingdom. That is why
:23:01. > :23:05.we have had discussions with Tata in the United Kingdom and we whll
:23:06. > :23:12.continue to sow do. -- the importance of Tata. My constituency
:23:13. > :23:23.apparently contains more powers than any other. This means world class
:23:24. > :23:29.cheese. Can the Prime Minister ensure West Country farmers that in
:23:30. > :23:33.best deal for Britain the interests of the agricultural industrx and
:23:34. > :23:37.farming community will be foremost in her mind question that whll she
:23:38. > :23:43.popped down to Somerset soon for perhaps a chunk of cheddar `nd drop
:23:44. > :23:48.of cider? We are grateful to the honourable gentleman. The Prime
:23:49. > :23:51.Minister. His invitation for West Country cheese and cider is an
:23:52. > :23:56.invitation which is difficult to refuse. I look forward at some stage
:23:57. > :24:01.of coming down into Somerset and being able to sample those products.
:24:02. > :24:06.He is absolutely right about the importance of our agricultural
:24:07. > :24:11.sector to economies across the UK, but particular parts of the UK rely
:24:12. > :24:16.heavily on the agricultural sector. We will be taking their needs and
:24:17. > :24:23.considerations into account as we negotiate the best possible deal for
:24:24. > :24:26.this country leaving the EU. This morning, the High Court ruldd that
:24:27. > :24:30.the Government has comprehensively failed to properly tackle ahr
:24:31. > :24:34.pollution. Which does the Prime Minister feel is worse? The
:24:35. > :24:38.Government losing in the High Court for a second time or the 40,000
:24:39. > :24:45.early deaths that may result from air pollution every year in the UK?
:24:46. > :24:51.I have been asked about equhty in this chamber previously at PMQs --
:24:52. > :24:55.air quality. We always recognise there is more for the Government to
:24:56. > :25:00.do. We have been doing a lot in this area. We have been putting dxtra
:25:01. > :25:04.money into actions that will relieve the issues around are quality. We
:25:05. > :25:09.recognise that Defra needs to look at the judgment made by the courts
:25:10. > :25:12.and we had to look again at the proposals we will bring forward
:25:13. > :25:17.Nobly in this Has doubts thd importance of the issue of `ir
:25:18. > :25:28.quality. There is more to do and we will do it. Thank you, Mr Speaker.
:25:29. > :25:33.The Prime Minister will remdmber visiting the Witney constittency
:25:34. > :25:37.recently. Chipping Norton h`s been short listed for the great British
:25:38. > :25:41.high street awards. Does shd join me in congratulating the small
:25:42. > :25:46.businesses on Chipping Norton and Tammy what support the Government
:25:47. > :25:52.offers to the small businesses in our market towns? -- and tell me.
:25:53. > :25:55.Can I take this opportunity, my first opportunity in this chamber,
:25:56. > :26:00.to welcome my honourable frhend to this chamber and for his excellent
:26:01. > :26:09.result in the by-election? Can I just say, his question brings back
:26:10. > :26:12.many happy memories for me. As a child, Chipping Norton was our local
:26:13. > :26:15.town and I use together and spend my pocket money assiduously in the
:26:16. > :26:18.shops in Chipping Norton, so I have done my bit for his high-street and
:26:19. > :26:25.we are clear, as the Governlent that business rates and isstes
:26:26. > :26:28.regarding that will support local businesses. We are always grateful
:26:29. > :26:34.for extra information and wd have now had it. This government's record
:26:35. > :26:44.on immigration detention is disgraceful. Amid concern over plans
:26:45. > :26:53.to get a short-term detention centre near Glasgow airport, will she use
:26:54. > :27:00.this as an bush unity to rethink her detention policy? -- and
:27:01. > :27:04.opportunity. A lot of work has been done by the Government on the issue
:27:05. > :27:08.of immigration detention and the number of changes have taken place.
:27:09. > :27:16.An Independent review took place the year or so ago on the questhon of
:27:17. > :27:19.detention of people. I would say, it is important that where there are
:27:20. > :27:24.people who are due to be reloved from this country, and the prospect
:27:25. > :27:28.is that actually they could be lost in the system if they are not being
:27:29. > :27:33.detained, there are circumstances in which it is right to detain people
:27:34. > :27:37.in the immigration estate. We need to make sure we have got th`t right
:27:38. > :27:41.and that is why a lot of work has been bananas. The fundament`l point,
:27:42. > :27:46.I suspect he does not think we should detain anybody in relation to
:27:47. > :27:50.immigration enforcement but we believe they should rightfully be
:27:51. > :27:57.detained before they are reloved from this country. When people make
:27:58. > :28:03.fun of Christianity in this country, it rightly turns the other cheek.
:28:04. > :28:07.When a young gymnast, Louis Smith, makes fun of another religion widely
:28:08. > :28:14.practised in this country, he is hounded on Twitter by the mddia and
:28:15. > :28:17.suspended by his association. For goodness sake, this man recdived
:28:18. > :28:22.death threats and we have all looked the other way. My question to the
:28:23. > :28:29.Prime Minister is, what is going on in this country? I no longer
:28:30. > :28:33.understand the rules. I unddrstand the level of concern my honourable
:28:34. > :28:39.friend has raised in relation to this matter. This is a balance that
:28:40. > :28:44.we need to find. We value freedom of expression and freedom of its buses
:28:45. > :28:49.like a speech in this country. That is essential in underpinning our
:28:50. > :28:54.democracy. We also value tolerance to others, tolerance in rel`tion to
:28:55. > :28:58.religion. This is one of thd issues we have looked at in the cotnter
:28:59. > :29:02.extremism strategy the Government has produced. I think we nedd to
:29:03. > :29:08.ensure it is right that people can have that freedom of expression but
:29:09. > :29:12.in so doing that right has ` responsibility as well. That is a
:29:13. > :29:19.responsibility recognise thd importance of tolerance to others.
:29:20. > :29:23.Mr Speaker, today's daily rdcord leads on DWP issues. Is the Prime
:29:24. > :29:27.Minister aware Telephone call to the Department for Work and Pensions by
:29:28. > :29:35.a severely disabled person of a carer can cost up to 45p a linute.
:29:36. > :29:38.This is a considerable sum from the Social Security entitlement. Should
:29:39. > :29:42.a disabled citizen pay this price or does the Prime Minister agrde with
:29:43. > :29:46.me that we should end this telephone tax on the most honourable hn our
:29:47. > :29:52.society? The honourable gentleman raises an issue that has bedn raised
:29:53. > :29:55.on a number of occasions in this House. The Government is in
:29:56. > :30:00.promoting new guidelines in relation to the operation of these tdlephone
:30:01. > :30:04.lines and a number of lines are being reduced. The Government has
:30:05. > :30:11.recognised this issue and is taking action. The last 18 months have been
:30:12. > :30:15.hell for commuters in my constituency in Lewis at ushng the
:30:16. > :30:19.southern row network. Last night a journey which should have t`ken an
:30:20. > :30:23.hour took over four hours. @nd I begged the Prime Minister to
:30:24. > :30:27.intervene on the southern ndtwork? Why we have a country that works for
:30:28. > :30:32.everyone we have a railway that works for no one. I feel for my
:30:33. > :30:36.honourable friend in relation to the journey she had to go through last
:30:37. > :30:41.night and the extended time that tip. We have my right honourable
:30:42. > :30:45.friend, the Secretary of St`te transport, who has taken action in
:30:46. > :30:49.recent weeks in relation to the improvements are necessary. We have
:30:50. > :30:54.stepped in to invest ?20 million to tackle the breakdown on the southern
:30:55. > :30:59.row network that has proven so difficult to passengers. -- southern
:31:00. > :31:04.rail. I recognise the degred of concern. The Secretary of State
:31:05. > :31:12.transport is working on this to ensure those improvements. Has the
:31:13. > :31:17.Prime Minister spotted the ludicrous refusal by Fifa, the footballing
:31:18. > :31:22.federation, to let our playdrs wear poppies at the forthcoming Scotland
:31:23. > :31:25.- England game? Will he tell the respective associations that in this
:31:26. > :31:33.country we decide when to wdar poppies? And they will be wdaring
:31:34. > :31:38.them at Wembley. I think thd stance that has been taken by Fifa is
:31:39. > :31:43.utterly outrageous. Our football players want to recognise and
:31:44. > :31:47.respect those who have given their lives for our safety and security. I
:31:48. > :31:52.think it is absolutely right they should be able to do so. It is for
:31:53. > :31:56.our football associations btt a clear message is going from this
:31:57. > :32:01.House. We want our players to be able to wear those poppies. I have
:32:02. > :32:07.to say two feet, before thex start telling us what to do, they ought to
:32:08. > :32:17.sort their own house out. -, I have to say to Fifa. Could I congratulate
:32:18. > :32:23.my right honourable friend on her recent announcement of a task force
:32:24. > :32:29.to stamp out the file busindss of modern slavery? Would she join me in
:32:30. > :32:34.congratulating my constituents, Mike Emberson, and the men I trust on
:32:35. > :32:39.their ten years of work with the victims and the 70 places they now
:32:40. > :32:50.provide across their homes for these most unfortunate women? -- Lenai. I
:32:51. > :32:56.have met with representativds from the Menai Trust. It is right we
:32:57. > :33:01.continue our momentum in thd fight against modern slavery. Too much
:33:02. > :33:05.slavery is taking place on the streets and in the towns and
:33:06. > :33:10.villages of this country. That is why the task force I have sdtup will
:33:11. > :33:13.continue that momentum. We will be relentless in our pursuit of
:33:14. > :33:20.ensuring we eradicate modern slavery. Thank you, Mr Speaker. In
:33:21. > :33:24.July, the Armed Forces charhty published an in-depth survex of
:33:25. > :33:31.nearly 1000 working age vetdrans. 85% thought the UK did not give them
:33:32. > :33:35.enough support. Only 16% thought the Armed Forces covenant was bding
:33:36. > :33:41.implemented effectively. Wh`t is the Prime Minister doing person`lly to
:33:42. > :33:50.change this? We absolutely recognise the debt we owe to our veterans
:33:51. > :33:54.That is why we have the Armdd Forces covenant. We recognise the support
:33:55. > :33:58.necessary for veterans. He talks about what we can do. One thing we
:33:59. > :34:02.can do is to help people coling out of the Armed Forces actuallx find
:34:03. > :34:06.their way into the world of work. That is quite is important that we
:34:07. > :34:10.have a system which helps them to find a support necessary to get into
:34:11. > :34:17.the world of work and we have an economy providing jobs that people
:34:18. > :34:22.need. This week it is wind dnergy week. The devell at the offshore
:34:23. > :34:28.wind sector is vital to my Cleethorpes constituency. C`n you
:34:29. > :34:32.ensure the governor will continue to work with the industry to ddvelop
:34:33. > :34:38.future jobs for young peopld with emphasis on training? I am happy to
:34:39. > :34:43.reassure my honourable friend that the Government will continud to work
:34:44. > :34:46.with this industry. It has been an important development for the United
:34:47. > :34:52.Kingdom and an important part of the amount of energy we are now
:34:53. > :34:55.generating from renewables. As he said it does provide jobs and we
:34:56. > :34:59.need to ensure we look at training for people to be able to take up
:35:00. > :35:06.those jobs. That is why skills is part of the work we are doing on our
:35:07. > :35:09.future industrial strategy. Will the Prime Minister agree with md that it
:35:10. > :35:14.is highly irresponsible and dangerous for people to talk up the
:35:15. > :35:18.prospects of increased violdnce in Northern Ireland as a result of us
:35:19. > :35:24.are leaving the U? People should used the agreed institutions set up
:35:25. > :35:31.under various agreements, not stand outside them or create new ones Can
:35:32. > :35:35.she assure me it will not rdsult in an impeding of the way that people
:35:36. > :35:40.in countries within the UK connect with each other? I am very happy to
:35:41. > :35:44.get the right honourable gentleman that assurance in relation to
:35:45. > :35:50.movement around the United Kingdom. No change will take place. Ht is
:35:51. > :35:55.right that what we will do hn Brexit is ensure it is a good deal for the
:35:56. > :35:59.whole of the United Kingdom. Those who wish to encourage violence off
:36:00. > :36:01.the back of that frankly should be ashamed of themselves. It is
:36:02. > :36:06.absolutely essential that wd all work together to make a success of
:36:07. > :36:09.this and get the best possible opportunities for people across the
:36:10. > :36:17.whole of the United Kingdom. Will she join me in praising
:36:18. > :36:20.Henley-on-Thames for receivhng its first tranche of community
:36:21. > :36:25.infrastructure money at the higher rate because it has a neighbourhood
:36:26. > :36:30.plan? Will she join me in s`ying this is the best means of ghving
:36:31. > :36:37.communities a say over planning issues? I am very happy to
:36:38. > :36:41.congratulate both my neighbouring MP and congratulate Henley-on-Thames
:36:42. > :36:45.for achieving that. He is rhght Neighbourhood plans are a crucial
:36:46. > :36:49.part of the planning system. That is the way in which a local people can
:36:50. > :37:03.have a real say over what is happening in their local arda. Thank
:37:04. > :37:07.you, Mr Speaker. Can I add ly congratulations to my honourable
:37:08. > :37:12.friend and member for St Helens Moving swiftly from midwives to
:37:13. > :37:18.doctors, is the Prime Minister aware that doctors in Doncaster are facing
:37:19. > :37:23.a crisis in primary care? As GPs retire, it is proving almost
:37:24. > :37:27.impossible to get new ones to take over their practices. Because of
:37:28. > :37:32.restrictions in the health `nd social care act, NHS bodies cannot
:37:33. > :37:36.take necessary action, for dxample to put in salaried GPs. Will she do
:37:37. > :37:42.something about this quicklx because otherwise many of my constituents
:37:43. > :37:49.will be left without a doctor? Mr Speaker, can I say, because I did
:37:50. > :37:53.not after my unfortunate mistake I made earlier about the right
:37:54. > :37:56.honourable gentleman, I failed to add my congratulations to hdr
:37:57. > :38:05.honourable friend, the membdr for St Helens. I am happy now to do. On the
:38:06. > :38:10.point of GPs, it is important that we see the number of GPs coling
:38:11. > :38:14.through so that we can repl`ce those who are retiring. Over the last six
:38:15. > :38:19.years we have seen thousands more GPs in our NHS that is why ly right
:38:20. > :38:23.honourable friend, the Secrdtary of State for Health, is ensuring we
:38:24. > :38:27.have a programme to bring forward more GPs, more doctors into
:38:28. > :38:33.training, so we can ensure places like her constituency and others
:38:34. > :38:36.around this House actually have GPs in the numbers they need.