:00:00. > :00:00.Agricultural Policy is not suited Scotland, especially those forming
:00:00. > :00:07.in less favoured areas. We now have an opportunity to do something
:00:08. > :00:16.different and we should seize it. Questions to the Prime Minister.
:00:17. > :00:20.Number one Mr Speaker. Thank you. This morning I had meetings with
:00:21. > :00:23.ministerial colleagues and others, in addition to my duties in This
:00:24. > :00:30.House, I will have further such meetings later today. Thousands of
:00:31. > :00:36.babies are born each year, shibboleth by alcohol consumed
:00:37. > :00:42.Alcohol is a primary factor in domestic violence attacks on women.
:00:43. > :00:46.Does the primers to recognise the seriousness of the country's alcohol
:00:47. > :00:51.problems and the billions of pounds of cost to the public purse and will
:00:52. > :00:55.she instructor government to address these problems effectively and as a
:00:56. > :01:00.matter of urgency? I can certainly say that I recognise the problem is
:01:01. > :01:04.that alcohol causes. He particularly referenced not just problems for
:01:05. > :01:07.pregnant women but also the issue around domestic violence and the
:01:08. > :01:11.part alcohol can often play on domestic violence and abuse. That's
:01:12. > :01:15.why when I was Home Secretary we produced an alcohol strategy, we
:01:16. > :01:18.worked on the issue and the government continues to recognise
:01:19. > :01:27.the importance of this issue and to work on it. Will the Prime Minister
:01:28. > :01:31.join me in paying tribute to the NHS staff who provide us with such
:01:32. > :01:36.magnificent treatment day in, day out? Will she also agree with me
:01:37. > :01:39.that people who miss NHS appointments without cancelling them
:01:40. > :01:44.cost the NHS a great deal of money and also take up slots which would
:01:45. > :01:48.otherwise be used by other patients? Will she consider how she might let
:01:49. > :01:53.those people know of the inconvenience they are causing? My
:01:54. > :01:56.honourable friend makes two important points. I'm pleased to
:01:57. > :02:02.join with him in paying tribute to the dedication and hard work of all
:02:03. > :02:05.those who work in our NHS. Secondly, he is right to point out that if
:02:06. > :02:12.somebody misses an appointment it is a cost on the NHS. There are a
:02:13. > :02:16.number of ways in which this is being dealt with, including in some
:02:17. > :02:20.hospitals sending out text messages reminding people of appointments and
:02:21. > :02:28.telling them how much it costs if they miss that appointment. Jeremy
:02:29. > :02:36.Corbyn. Thank you Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker, yesterday the Prime
:02:37. > :02:41.Minister snubbed Parliament, and snubbed the Brexit committee's
:02:42. > :02:46.recommendations to bring forward a white paper, while at the same time
:02:47. > :02:54.describing the referendum as a vote to restore our Parliamentary
:02:55. > :02:59.democracy. This is about our jobs, living standards and future
:03:00. > :03:06.prosperity. Why will it not be scrutinised by this House? I say to
:03:07. > :03:14.the right honourable gentleman that what I did yesterday was set out a
:03:15. > :03:20.plan for a global Britain. I set out a plan that will put the divisions
:03:21. > :03:30.of last year behind us, that will show a vision... That shows a vision
:03:31. > :03:38.for a stronger, fairer, more united, more outward looking, prosperous,
:03:39. > :03:44.tolerant and independent, truly global Britain. It was a vision
:03:45. > :03:55.which will shape a stronger future and build a better Britain. Mr
:03:56. > :04:02.Speaker. Restoring democracy whilst sidelining Parliament. It's not so
:04:03. > :04:18.much the Iron Lady as the irony lady! Yesterday, Mr Speaker, the
:04:19. > :04:24.Prime Minister finally provided some detail. Can I urge her to stop her
:04:25. > :04:31.threat of a bargain basement Brexit, a low pay tax haven on the shores of
:04:32. > :04:36.Europe. It won't necessarily damage the EU, but it would certainly
:04:37. > :04:41.damage this country. Businesses, jobs and public services. She
:04:42. > :04:46.demeans herself and her office, and her country's standing, by making
:04:47. > :04:50.these kind of threats. What I set out yesterday was a plan for a
:04:51. > :04:55.global Britain bringing prosperity to this country, and jobs to people,
:04:56. > :05:00.and spreading economic growth across the country. But actually yesterday,
:05:01. > :05:08.we'll so learned more of the right honourable gentleman's thinking on
:05:09. > :05:15.this issue. What he said was the following. "She Has said will leave
:05:16. > :05:18.the single market but at the same time says she wants to have access
:05:19. > :05:22.to the single market. I'm not sure how that's going to go down in
:05:23. > :05:33.Europe. I think we have to have a deal that ensures we have access to
:05:34. > :05:47.the market". LAUGHTER I've got a plan, he doesn't have a clue! Mr
:05:48. > :05:53.Speaker, she made the threat. She was the one he made the threat about
:05:54. > :06:00.slashing corporation tax. If you reduce corporation tax to the lowest
:06:01. > :06:04.common denominator, this country loses ?120 billion in revenue. How,
:06:05. > :06:09.then, do you fund public services as a result of that? Last year, the
:06:10. > :06:15.Prime Minister said leaving the single market would make trade deals
:06:16. > :06:19.considerably harder. And, while we could certainly negotiate our own
:06:20. > :06:26.trade agreements, there would be no guarantee that they would be on
:06:27. > :06:30.terms as good as those we now enjoy. But yesterday, the Prime Minister
:06:31. > :06:40.only offered as vague guarantees. Can I ask her, does she now disagree
:06:41. > :06:45.with herself? LAUGHTER The right honourable gentleman might also have
:06:46. > :06:49.noticed that when I spoke in the Remain Campaign, I said if we voted
:06:50. > :06:54.to leave the European Union, the sky wouldn't fall in. Look at what has
:06:55. > :07:00.happened, actually, to our economic situation, since we voted to leave
:07:01. > :07:03.the EU. I say he talks about the future of this economy, I want us to
:07:04. > :07:08.be an outward looking nation, trading around the world, bringing
:07:09. > :07:11.prosperity and jobs into the UK. The one thing that would be bad for the
:07:12. > :07:18.economy is the answer is that the right honourable gentleman has. He
:07:19. > :07:22.wants a cap on wages, no control on immigration, and to borrow an extra
:07:23. > :07:30.?500 billion. That wouldn't lead to prosperity, that would lead to no
:07:31. > :07:36.jobs, no wages and no skills. The Chancellor said after the referendum
:07:37. > :07:39.that to lose single market access would be catastrophic. A few days
:07:40. > :07:44.later the Health Secretary said, the first part of the plan must be
:07:45. > :07:48.clarity that we will remain in the single market. The Prime Minister
:07:49. > :07:52.said something about frictionless access to the single market and a
:07:53. > :07:57.bespoke customs union deal. Could the Prime Minister give us a little
:07:58. > :08:03.bit of certainty and clarity about this? Has she ruled out paying any
:08:04. > :08:09.kind of access to what she describes as a frictionless market? I can say
:08:10. > :08:13.to the right honourable gentleman that access to the single market is
:08:14. > :08:18.exactly what I was talking about yesterday in my speech. One of the
:08:19. > :08:21.key principles, key objectives, is that we negotiate a free trade
:08:22. > :08:26.agreement with the European Union that gives us the widest possible
:08:27. > :08:30.access for trading with and operating within the European Union.
:08:31. > :08:34.And he talks about frictionless access, actually this was a separate
:08:35. > :08:39.point, which is about frictionless borders in relation to the customs
:08:40. > :08:42.issue. A very important issue in relation to our relationship between
:08:43. > :08:46.Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The Taoiseach and I and all
:08:47. > :08:50.parties are absolutely on a single page on this, we want to ensure we
:08:51. > :08:55.have the best possible arrangement that doesn't lead to a Borders of
:08:56. > :09:02.the past in Northern Ireland. The question was, would we have to pay
:09:03. > :09:05.for access to the market or not? The Prime Minister hasn't given an
:09:06. > :09:10.answer on that. Yesterday she set out a wish list on immigration
:09:11. > :09:16.referring to skills shortages and high skilled migration. Does she now
:09:17. > :09:20.disagree with the Secretary of State rural affairs, who told an employer
:09:21. > :09:27.'s conference, don't worry, you can still have cheap EU labour after we
:09:28. > :09:31.leave the European Union? The Right honourable gentleman talks about
:09:32. > :09:35.access. Yes, the whole point is that we will negotiate a free trade
:09:36. > :09:40.agreement with the European Union, but it's about the best possible
:09:41. > :09:43.access for British business to operate in the European Union member
:09:44. > :09:49.states and for European businesses to operate here in the United
:09:50. > :09:52.Kingdom. It's about sitting down and negotiating the best possible deal
:09:53. > :09:56.for the United Kingdom. That's what I'm committed to and that's what
:09:57. > :10:01.this government is going to deliver. My question was about how much we
:10:02. > :10:06.are going to have to pay to have access to the market. Still no
:10:07. > :10:12.answer. Yesterday she talked about the pressure put on public services
:10:13. > :10:20.by migration. Can I just remind her, as one of her honourable friends did
:10:21. > :10:24.earlier, but at the moment there are 55,000 EU citizens working in our
:10:25. > :10:31.NHS, helping to treat all of the people of this country. There are
:10:32. > :10:35.80,000 care workers helping our, mainly elderly, people. There are
:10:36. > :10:39.5000 teachers, educating our children. The real pressure on
:10:40. > :10:44.public services comes from a government that slashed billions
:10:45. > :10:49.from the social care budget, that is cutting the schools budget, that is
:10:50. > :10:53.closing A departments and walk-in centres and sure start centres.
:10:54. > :10:59.Instead of threatening to turn Britain into an offshore tax haven,
:11:00. > :11:03.let's welcome those who contribute to our public services and fund our
:11:04. > :11:11.public services properly, so that we do have the fully functioning NHS
:11:12. > :11:15.that we all need and deserve! I made clear yesterday, we value those who
:11:16. > :11:20.have come to the UK and contribute to our economy and our society, and
:11:21. > :11:24.there will still be people coming to the UK from the European Union, when
:11:25. > :11:30.we leave the EU. The crucial issue is that it is this government that
:11:31. > :11:34.will be making decisions about our immigration system for people from
:11:35. > :11:37.the European Union. But yet again, I say to the right honourable
:11:38. > :11:41.gentleman, there is indeed a difference between us. It's very
:11:42. > :11:44.simple, when I look at the issue of Brexit, or indeed at any other issue
:11:45. > :11:56.like the National Health Service or social care, I consider the issue, I
:11:57. > :12:09.set out my plan, and I stick to it. It's called leadership, he should
:12:10. > :12:13.try it sometime! Yesterday was a day for being bold and ambitious and I'm
:12:14. > :12:21.sure that she noted Lincoln city football club... Qualify to the
:12:22. > :12:25.fourth round of the FA Cup. I noted her recent comments about white
:12:26. > :12:28.working-class boys in university. In ten years half a million fewer males
:12:29. > :12:35.have gone to university than females. Exam result of lower --
:12:36. > :12:41.exam results are lower at all levels. I ask my right honourable
:12:42. > :12:46.friend, when can we expect to see practical action on closing the
:12:47. > :12:49.gender education gap? Can I join my honourable friend in congratulating
:12:50. > :12:52.Lincoln city on their victory last night and say I think it was a
:12:53. > :12:58.fitting tribute to Graham Taylor that they won that match. He's
:12:59. > :13:02.raised an important point. I have highlighted the issue particularly
:13:03. > :13:05.of white working-class boys who are the group in society least likely to
:13:06. > :13:10.go to university. We are committed to making sure that every child gets
:13:11. > :13:14.the opportunity to fulfil their potential, that is about ensuring
:13:15. > :13:17.apprenticeships are as accessible as possible and I'm pleased to say that
:13:18. > :13:22.the number of apprenticeships started by males have increased this
:13:23. > :13:27.year to almost 50%. Also, universities expect to spend ?800
:13:28. > :13:31.million this year in improving access and success for disadvantaged
:13:32. > :13:33.students. We want everybody to achieve their potential, whatever
:13:34. > :13:39.their background and whatever their gender. Shortly after the Prime
:13:40. > :13:44.Minister confirmed she wants to take the UK out of the single European
:13:45. > :13:49.market, the Scottish Parliament voted by a large cross-party
:13:50. > :13:55.majority to remain in the single European market, just as a large
:13:56. > :14:04.majority of people in Scotland voted to remain in the EU. The Prime
:14:05. > :14:08.Minister has said that Scotland is an equal partner in the United
:14:09. > :14:10.Kingdom. Does she still believe this is true, or is she just stringing
:14:11. > :14:18.the people I might refer the right honourable
:14:19. > :14:21.gentleman to my speech yesterday where I reiterated my commitment to
:14:22. > :14:24.be working with the devolved administrations to ensure their
:14:25. > :14:29.voice is heard of, their interests are taken into account as we proceed
:14:30. > :14:34.along this path negotiating our exit were European Union. I specifically
:14:35. > :14:36.references the Scotland plan. I understand the Welsh Government will
:14:37. > :14:42.produce a plan for Wales for us to look at too. That Scotland plan will
:14:43. > :14:45.be considered by the JMC on European negotiations tomorrow, I believe.
:14:46. > :14:52.We'll look at it seriously, working with the Scottish Government on the
:14:53. > :14:55.proposals they bring forward. Scotland's leading economic
:14:56. > :15:04.forecaster says, real wages will fall... LAUGHTER Tories jeering and
:15:05. > :15:13.cheering when the forecast for people's income is as likely to drop
:15:14. > :15:19.by ?2,000 and that 80,000, Mr Speaker, that 80,000 people may lose
:15:20. > :15:26.their jobs in Scotland as a result of the hard Tory Brexit plan of the
:15:27. > :15:31.Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister believe that this is a
:15:32. > :15:38.price worth paying for her Little Britain Brexit? I repeat what I said
:15:39. > :15:43.earlier. We'll work to ensure we get the best possible deal in terms of
:15:44. > :15:47.access to the single market and continuing to cooperate in part are
:15:48. > :15:51.inship with the 28 remaining member states of the European Union. The
:15:52. > :15:56.right honourable gentleman once again talks about the possibility of
:15:57. > :16:01.a negative impact on Scotland if Scotland were not part of the single
:16:02. > :16:09.market. His party is dedicated to taking Scotland out of the single
:16:10. > :16:14.market by taking it out of the UK. Mr Speaker, this week directors of
:16:15. > :16:19.our larger companies have been told by investors to reign in senior
:16:20. > :16:24.executive pay which is too often distorted by long-term incentive
:16:25. > :16:29.plans which are too complex to manage and too excessive in their
:16:30. > :16:35.rewards. Will my right honourable friend look the such schemes as part
:16:36. > :16:39.of her corporate Government review? I'm pleased to say this Government's
:16:40. > :16:46.taken action on executive pay already giving shareholders the
:16:47. > :16:52.power to veto pay policies and force companies to Des cloy their board's
:16:53. > :16:57.pay. I want to build on that. We've pubbish Hirsched a Green Paper on
:16:58. > :17:06.how to strengthen shareholders' influence over executive pay and
:17:07. > :17:11.have greater transparency. Will the #3r50i789 provide a commitment today
:17:12. > :17:14.that no part of Great Repel Bill will be subject to ennish votes for
:17:15. > :17:28.English laws? -- lengthish votes. The honourable lady might recognise
:17:29. > :17:32.the Great Repel Bill will have a number of complex issues it will be
:17:33. > :17:40.dealing with. It will be ensuring at its heart will be the European
:17:41. > :17:45.communities act repeal. One of the issues we'll need to look at looking
:17:46. > :17:48.at that bill and negotiating our way out of the European Union is the
:17:49. > :17:51.issue of reserve matters and devolved matters. There are many
:17:52. > :17:58.aspects... THE SPEAKER: Order. Order. Members
:17:59. > :18:05.of the Scottish National Party led by the right honourable gentleman on
:18:06. > :18:08.the front bench who's supposed to be a statesman-like figure should
:18:09. > :18:10.demonstrate some calm and reserve while being answered by the the
:18:11. > :18:16.Prime Minister who was questioned. The Prime Minister. The honourable
:18:17. > :18:21.lady will know full well that any legislation brought before this
:18:22. > :18:26.House, if any part of it only applies to England then it will be
:18:27. > :18:33.subject to the English votes on English laws. May I congratulate the
:18:34. > :18:38.Prime Minister on her delivery yesterday of an historic, defin
:18:39. > :18:41.tiff, pragmatic, outward looking speech which saw the pound rise to
:18:42. > :18:45.its highest level in two years and its highest level in two years and
:18:46. > :18:51.the FTSE up today. Would she agree with me a strong and prosperous UK
:18:52. > :18:57.as she has planned, would be a nightmare for the Leader of the
:18:58. > :19:01.Opposition and the EU ruling class? I agree with my honourable friend, a
:19:02. > :19:06.strong and prosperous Britain is what we want to build as we leave
:19:07. > :19:10.the European Union. It is only a pitty it seems the Labour Party
:19:11. > :19:17.aren't interested in doing that and want to do the opposite and bring
:19:18. > :19:22.this economy down. Number 3, Mr Speaker. I always enjoy my visits to
:19:23. > :19:30.Wales. I hope to visit Wales in the future. Quite an answer as to
:19:31. > :19:35.whether she'll visit the Rhondda. I'm happy to accommodate her. I can
:19:36. > :19:42.do bacon and eggs. More importantly, I could take her to see the best
:19:43. > :19:48.brass band in the world. Or I could take her to the local food bank
:19:49. > :19:54.which is based in the closed down Conservative Club. What's happening
:19:55. > :19:58.at the moment is since 2010, the Government's closed the local
:19:59. > :20:02.courts, closed the local tax office, the DWP office and the driving
:20:03. > :20:06.centre. Now the Government's intending to close all the tax
:20:07. > :20:09.offices in Wales and centralise them in Cardiff. We feel in the valleys
:20:10. > :20:14.as if we're just ignored by the Government. Can I just beg her to
:20:15. > :20:17.change direction and start putting Government offices in the small
:20:18. > :20:23.towns, villages, valleys of this country? Can I say to the right
:20:24. > :20:26.honourable gentleman, the last time I looked, Cardiff was actually in
:20:27. > :20:32.Wales. He says we're going to take offices away from Wales but we'll
:20:33. > :20:38.put them in Cardiff. I think he might find the whole point about
:20:39. > :20:42.what the HMRC is doing is they are taking, moving from outdated offices
:20:43. > :20:47.to large, modern, regional centres. That will make it possible for them
:20:48. > :20:53.to modernise their ways of working, make tax collection more efficient
:20:54. > :21:00.and improve customer services by HMRC. I welcome my right honourable
:21:01. > :21:10.friend's speech for a global Britain. It shows you are list why
:21:11. > :21:13.enning to this side of the House. The council leaders considering the
:21:14. > :21:18.grater Manchester framework consultation responses as they
:21:19. > :21:23.listen to the people, give us better infrastructure and protect our green
:21:24. > :21:30.spaces. I thank my honourable friend for his comments and raising the
:21:31. > :21:34.issue. The con siltation -- consultation closed earlier this
:21:35. > :21:40.week. There has been a huge amount of interest from local people. I
:21:41. > :21:46.echo his comment sayings local leaders should take all
:21:47. > :21:55.representations into account. In the UK, we have 14 regional markets for
:21:56. > :22:01.electricity disprobe Ewingses. Highlanders and islanders are facing
:22:02. > :22:04.higher charges. They are an eye watering 84% higher than
:22:05. > :22:11.distributary bugs charges for London. Will the Prime Minister
:22:12. > :22:17.introduce a universal market for electricity pricing. Those of us who
:22:18. > :22:22.live in the coldest windiest place are are diskrilled against by her
:22:23. > :22:26.Government and it must end. The honourable gentleman draws attention
:22:27. > :22:31.to the fact of course geography has an impact on these matters. He talks
:22:32. > :22:36.about living in the coldest and windiest place. One of the issues
:22:37. > :22:41.that's interesting to look at in relation to Scotland is the whoa
:22:42. > :22:49.question of renewables and the opportunities for renewables. I can
:22:50. > :22:54.tell him we are looking at the impact... We are looking at making
:22:55. > :22:59.sure... We are looking at making sure energy markets in the UK are
:23:00. > :23:04.indeed working properly. I'm very pleased the Prime Minister has said
:23:05. > :23:08.she will take the necessary action on air quality to deal with the
:23:09. > :23:14.40,000 premature deaths it causes across our country every year. As I
:23:15. > :23:18.know she believes in her Government leading by example, will she make
:23:19. > :23:25.sure that all diesel cars are removed from the Government car
:23:26. > :23:28.service as soon as possible? My honourable friend is right,
:23:29. > :23:34.improving air quality is a priority for this Government. We are
:23:35. > :23:38.determined to cut harmful emissions. We've committed money since 2011 to
:23:39. > :23:43.supporting the take-up of low-emission vehicles. The
:23:44. > :23:49.Government car service is working to remove diesel cars from its fleet.
:23:50. > :23:53.It has replaced a quarter and this work conditions to remove diesel
:23:54. > :23:57.vehicles. Is the Prime Minister aware that I totally agree with what
:23:58. > :24:04.she said yesterday. It is the job of people in this... Wait for it...
:24:05. > :24:07.LAUGHTER We in this House have a real responsibility for our children
:24:08. > :24:13.and grandchildren to have a bright future. But is she aware there are
:24:14. > :24:18.dark clouds looming on the horizon in terms of intolerance, racism
:24:19. > :24:22.across Europe and the foundering and flux of many of our great
:24:23. > :24:27.institutions that have kept peace and prosperity since the last world
:24:28. > :24:32.war. I speak of the in UN, Nato and indeed the European Union. Are we
:24:33. > :24:40.fit for purpose in keeping this country safe, secure in that ward?
:24:41. > :24:44.-- world. I recognise the important issue that the right honourable
:24:45. > :24:49.gentleman raised in this area. It is pro sighsly as we move out of the
:24:50. > :24:54.European Union, the UK will be more outward looking. We want to ensure
:24:55. > :25:02.we play our part in the UN. That the UN itself is able to do the job that
:25:03. > :25:06.everybody wants it to do. Nato has been the most important bull washing
:25:07. > :25:10.in terms of maintaining safety and security across the European
:25:11. > :25:16.continent. That's why we're continuing to support Nato. British
:25:17. > :25:18.troops are in Estonia. British Forces in Poland, Romania,
:25:19. > :25:24.continuing to show our commitment to Nato. The thrust of my speech
:25:25. > :25:27.yesterday was we want a strong, strat edgic partnership with the
:25:28. > :25:31.European Union. That access to the single market, that free trade
:25:32. > :25:36.agreement but to continue to work with them on justice and security
:25:37. > :25:44.matters. Now is not a time to cooperate less, it is a time to
:25:45. > :25:48.cooperate more. Delighted the third round replay where Sutton united won
:25:49. > :25:55.against Wimbledon. The pressing issue is to be able to get into work
:25:56. > :26:00.on a day-to-day basis. Does the Prime Minister welcome the talks
:26:01. > :26:05.between Aslef and Southern to finding a solution for hard pressed
:26:06. > :26:10.commuters? As a former Wimbledon councillor, I am anot sure I share
:26:11. > :26:15.the enthusiasm for the defeat of AFC Wimbledon. On the point about train
:26:16. > :26:20.strikes, yes, I do. I hope those sitting around the table will
:26:21. > :26:23.enensure we see an agreement reached which enables passengers to get on
:26:24. > :26:29.with their lives, their jobs and not suffer the misery brought about by
:26:30. > :26:32.the strike in the first place. Can I agree with the Prime Minister and
:26:33. > :26:38.disagree with the last member about the reference to last night's
:26:39. > :26:43.meeting and AFC's results. If the Prime Minister really believes that
:26:44. > :26:49.GP surgeries should be open seven days a week, 12 hours a day, would
:26:50. > :26:53.she be my guest at a meeting against Department of Health diktat which
:26:54. > :26:59.will close a 6,000 strong surgery. Even better, could she just tell her
:27:00. > :27:05.Government to stop cuts to GP Ps Sir verieses which force thousands to
:27:06. > :27:09.attend hard pressed A's like St George's and St Helier or is she
:27:10. > :27:14.happy to see the poisible collapse of the NHS on her watch? I might
:27:15. > :27:22.remind the honourable lady, she and I sat on a council together where we
:27:23. > :27:28.tried to keep Wimbledon playing in Wimbledon other at least in Murton.
:27:29. > :27:32.GPs are part of the solution in terms of the NHS for the future.
:27:33. > :27:38.We've seen more GPs coming into the NHS. Something like 5,000 more GPs
:27:39. > :27:43.being trained and will be in place by 2020. But what we do want to
:27:44. > :27:48.ensure is that GPs are open and providing the services at times when
:27:49. > :27:52.the patients want to access them. Mr Speaker, it was quite clear from the
:27:53. > :27:56.Prime Minister's speech yesterday that she seeks to build a Brexit
:27:57. > :28:05.consensus and to bring our country back together. I thank her for that.
:28:06. > :28:08.To that end, and to strengthen the Prime Minister's negotiating hand,
:28:09. > :28:13.before Article 50 is triggered, would she please considerate least
:28:14. > :28:19.publishing all those 12 objectives in a White Paper so that we can
:28:20. > :28:25.debate them here in this place on behalf of all our constituents? My
:28:26. > :28:30.honourable friend is right. I absolutely understand the point she
:28:31. > :28:34.raised about Parliament's desire to be able to debate those objectives
:28:35. > :28:39.which I set out in the plan yesterday. One of the objectives,
:28:40. > :28:43.one of the principles was about certainly and clarity. It continues
:28:44. > :28:48.to be the Government's intention that we will provide clarity
:28:49. > :28:51.whenever it is possible and we will ensure that at appropriate times
:28:52. > :28:56.both the public and Parliament are kept informed and are able to
:28:57. > :29:04.consider and properly scrutinise these issues. Thank you, Mr Speaker.
:29:05. > :29:09.While dedicated and talented staff at the royal Liverpool hospital's
:29:10. > :29:15.A department struggle to find beds for sick people, around 135 patients
:29:16. > :29:21.are unable to be discharged solely because of Government cuts to social
:29:22. > :29:25.care. When will the Government recognise its responsibilities and
:29:26. > :29:33.not try to blame GPs for a problem of the Government's own making?
:29:34. > :29:38.There is a pressure on social care. I accept that and recognised this in
:29:39. > :29:42.this House. That's why the Government's recognised it and put
:29:43. > :29:48.improved funding through the better care fund and social care
:29:49. > :29:53.pre-September. Liverpool raced ?8 million and they'll receive ?48
:29:54. > :29:58.million from the better care fund by 2019/20. This isn't just a question
:29:59. > :30:01.of money. It is ensuring we have a sustainable social care system for
:30:02. > :30:09.the future. That's what the Government's working on. Could I
:30:10. > :30:14.commend by right honourable friend for her remarks yesterday, not least
:30:15. > :30:18.the constructive terms to the future of the EU in marked difference from
:30:19. > :30:23.others over the years. Would she confirm that constructive tone will
:30:24. > :30:29.remain as the best base for getting an agreement between ourselves and
:30:30. > :30:34.the EU and the default position of no deal will remain a default
:30:35. > :30:38.position and not the Government's default position? Absolutely. We
:30:39. > :30:43.want to get that good deal and expect to be able to get that good
:30:44. > :30:47.deal. It is right that it is through goodwill and a positive approach on
:30:48. > :30:53.both sides of these negotiations we will achieve that. I'm clear the UK
:30:54. > :30:58.wants to see a continuing strong European Union of 27 member states.
:30:59. > :31:01.We want to have a strong, strategic partnership with that Europon and
:31:02. > :31:06.continue to work bilaterally with individual states. I made this point
:31:07. > :31:10.to a number of European Union leaders yesterday when I spoke to
:31:11. > :31:13.them after my speech, we want to approach this in a positive and
:31:14. > :31:18.optimistic fashion. I believe a deal that is good for the UK, will be a
:31:19. > :31:24.deal that is good for the European Union. This week, the national
:31:25. > :31:27.auditor revealed the abject failures in the con accept tricks fiasco
:31:28. > :31:33.which resulted in thousands of people wrongly denied their tax
:31:34. > :31:37.credits. This was not one rogue contractors but a system designed by
:31:38. > :31:43.Government to pursue and chase down claimants for profit. So, does the
:31:44. > :31:49.Prime Minister agree with the Chief Executive of HMRC that payment by
:31:50. > :31:53.ruts has no -- results has no mace in our welfare system. Will she
:31:54. > :31:58.review this model or will she wait for the next scandal to hit
:31:59. > :32:03.vulnerable people? I recognise many people received a poor service. It
:32:04. > :32:07.is not the first time this has been highlighted in this chamber this was
:32:08. > :32:10.not acceptable. I apologise for the poury and stress caused for people.
:32:11. > :32:17.We have been clear about that service. HMRC will learn the lessons
:32:18. > :32:23.from that contract. They remain committed to providing a high
:32:24. > :32:30.quality service. It will not use a private sector service to undertakes
:32:31. > :32:34.tax or fraud checks again. Further to the question from my honourable
:32:35. > :32:40.friend, the Prime Minister did yesterday confirm her commitment to
:32:41. > :32:43.parliamentary democracy. Therefore, I assume she accepts the long
:32:44. > :32:51.standing convention that the he can he can tiff, the Government, is
:32:52. > :32:55.continuously accountable to this House for the policies that she is
:32:56. > :33:00.pursuing. Can she clarify whether or not she intends to make any further
:33:01. > :33:03.statements of policy intentions to this House and whether she
:33:04. > :33:08.anticipates this House having an opportunity to vote its approval for
:33:09. > :33:14.those policies earlier than two years away when the whole
:33:15. > :33:19.negotiation has been completed? My right honourable friend raises a
:33:20. > :33:23.matter that not only our honourable friend has raised but others as
:33:24. > :33:29.well. If I can simply make this point. Yesterday, my right
:33:30. > :33:33.honourable, the Secretary of State for exiting the European Union came
:33:34. > :33:39.here and answered questions for two hours. There is a further general
:33:40. > :33:43.debate on exiting the European Union matters taking place today. There
:33:44. > :33:46.have been a number of these do Bates already looking at the issues which
:33:47. > :33:52.are part of the objectives we have set. We will have to consider the
:33:53. > :33:56.result of the decision of the Supreme Court which may, if it goes
:33:57. > :33:59.against the Government, require legislation to be brought before
:34:00. > :34:06.this House. There will be an opportunity in the great wee peat
:34:07. > :34:09.bill to look at issues around the exiting the I the the EU. We can't
:34:10. > :34:16.vote on the deal until we know what the deal is. Parliament will have a
:34:17. > :34:19.vote when we know what that deal is. The Prime Minister's passing
:34:20. > :34:22.reference to the interests of Spanish fishermen in her speech
:34:23. > :34:27.yesterday let the cat out of the bag that our fishing opportunities are
:34:28. > :34:30.already on the table as a bargaining tool before the Brexit negotiations
:34:31. > :34:36.have even started. What does the Prime Minister want to offer the
:34:37. > :34:39.Spanish fishermen? I made a very simple point yesterday which is that
:34:40. > :34:45.negotiation is not just about the UK. There will be others in the
:34:46. > :34:49.European Union who will be looking for ensheering the deal we get is
:34:50. > :34:56.good for the UK and for the European Union. I have to say to the
:34:57. > :35:01.honourable lady, if she thinks continued membership of the common
:35:02. > :35:07.fishers policy is not the case and one of the things we will vote
:35:08. > :35:11.against. The people of Stafford shirt and Stoke-on-Trent are being
:35:12. > :35:16.confronted with the possible loss of emergency services in Stafford or
:35:17. > :35:21.Burton when our Acute Hospitals are under intense pressure. Would the
:35:22. > :35:26.Prime Minister agree with me and others that closing A is no way
:35:27. > :35:33.to deal with increased, real, not imagined, need. I would say to my
:35:34. > :35:38.honourable friend, the important issue is the level of service
:35:39. > :35:43.available for people in a local area. That's why the sustainability
:35:44. > :35:48.and transformation plans being published are taking into account
:35:49. > :35:52.and are being considered at a local level for local clinicians and local
:35:53. > :35:57.people to agree what is best in their particular area. Mr Speaker,
:35:58. > :36:01.last Friday I went to Blackpool Victoria Hospital where the number
:36:02. > :36:08.of people waiting 12 hours or more in A doubled last year. 100 of
:36:09. > :36:13.them aged 90 or over. Trust managers said the biggest factor is dig
:36:14. > :36:17.charging people. Government cuts erodele support for them. Will she
:36:18. > :36:22.stop waffling about her shared society, listen to her own budget
:36:23. > :36:26.watchdog saying we'll need ?30 billion from older people in the
:36:27. > :36:34.next ten years and put that money into local adult care and the NHS?
:36:35. > :36:40.Well, just looking at the figures for what has happened for health in
:36:41. > :36:45.his particular area, there are more doctors and significantly more
:36:46. > :36:49.nurses in his NHS Foundation Trust. I know what the honourable gentleman
:36:50. > :36:58.is talking about. I'm about to comment on it! But the honourable
:36:59. > :37:02.lady who is shouting from a sedentary position might have
:37:03. > :37:05.recognised he started talking about the NHS which is what I'm also
:37:06. > :37:11.commenting on. THE SPEAKER: Order. I'm not having
:37:12. > :37:17.an exchange across the dispatch box. Order. The Prime Minister was asked
:37:18. > :37:21.a question. Order! I require no help from the honourable gentleman which
:37:22. > :37:26.is of zilch value! The Prime Minister will answer and she will be
:37:27. > :37:31.heard with courtesy, including by the honourable gentleman. The Prime
:37:32. > :37:36.Minister The honourable gentleman asked me about pressures on the
:37:37. > :37:40.national health service. We are sighing more doctors and nurses in
:37:41. > :37:46.his hospitals Foundation Trust and he health funding in the honourable
:37:47. > :37:51.gentleman's area will be ?3 billion this year rising with a further 450
:37:52. > :37:55.million by 2021. In terms of the issue of social care, as I said in
:37:56. > :37:59.this House before, we are putting extra money into social care, giving
:38:00. > :38:02.local authorities the opportunity to raise more money and spend it on
:38:03. > :38:06.social care. This is not just about more money. It is about ensuring
:38:07. > :38:10.best practise is spread throughout the country. About a long-term
:38:11. > :38:16.solution to sustainable social care for the future. An issue ducked by
:38:17. > :38:21.Governments, including a Labour Government for 13 years. On Friday,
:38:22. > :38:26.the east coast of England faced threat of a tidal surge that
:38:27. > :38:30.endangered tens of thousands of homes and thousands of lives. A
:38:31. > :38:35.simple change in the weather meant flooding was averted. Will the Prime
:38:36. > :38:41.Minister join me in praising the response of the emergency services
:38:42. > :38:44.planning ahead, involving the army coastguard, the Fire Service and the
:38:45. > :38:48.ambulance and police to make sure the best possible plans were made
:38:49. > :38:54.and will she further join with me in making sure the public know these
:38:55. > :38:59.warnings, in future, should always be taken seriously? My honourable
:39:00. > :39:05.friend raises an important point. I'm happy to commend the action of
:39:06. > :39:10.all those in the emergency service, Armed Forces, and local authorities
:39:11. > :39:14.who worked so hard to make sure this problem, a change in weather took
:39:15. > :39:18.place, but it is absolutely crucial that when these warnings are given,
:39:19. > :39:21.people recognise they are given for a very good reason, because there is
:39:22. > :39:26.a concern about the danger that could take place. The efforts put in
:39:27. > :39:32.protected tens of thousands of properties. I'm pleased to see the
:39:33. > :39:37.work we have learned from previous flooding incidents, the work between
:39:38. > :39:41.emergency services, local services and the Armed Forces was much better
:39:42. > :39:47.coordinated than perhaps has been in the past. We've been able to learn
:39:48. > :39:52.from flooding in the past. Mr Speaker, in response to the
:39:53. > :39:55.honourable member for Broxtow the Prime Minister talked about her
:39:56. > :40:00.desire to give clarity around our exit of the EU. Many of my
:40:01. > :40:05.constituency yentas are paying taxes. What assurances can she give
:40:06. > :40:12.them about their future. Particularly if they change their
:40:13. > :40:16.employer or are freelancers? What I said yesterday is about the
:40:17. > :40:21.guaranteeing of rights for EU citizens living here in the UK. I
:40:22. > :40:26.want to see the rights of UK citizens living in the 27 member
:40:27. > :40:31.states being given guarantees as well. I encourage others across
:40:32. > :40:36.Europe to agree this is an issue we should look at at an early stage and
:40:37. > :40:41.as early a stage as possible in order to give people the confidence
:40:42. > :40:51.and reassurance she is looking for. ? Supporting my right honourable
:40:52. > :40:56.gentlemen in social care and the Health Service, can she endorse the
:40:57. > :41:01.confidence in our hospitals in market towns across the country.
:41:02. > :41:06.They provide a vital piece of the jigsaw in our NHS such as the
:41:07. > :41:11.Westminster memorial in stats brie? I'm sure as my honourable friend
:41:12. > :41:15.says, the Westminster memorial in Shaftesbury is providing good
:41:16. > :41:19.services for local people. What the structure of the local services
:41:20. > :41:24.should be is a matter for discussion at local level. It is crucial local
:41:25. > :41:29.clinicians agree and others agree we have a safe and secure service for
:41:30. > :41:36.people. They are provided within the NHS services they need at the most
:41:37. > :41:41.appropriate level. I accept very often we think only of major
:41:42. > :41:47.District General Hospitals and acute hospitals but the NHS is made up of
:41:48. > :41:52.different parts. Patients need to be treated at the most appropriate
:41:53. > :41:58.level for their needs. How can aband onning membership of the customs
:41:59. > :42:03.union that thaws 68% of Wales' exports, crucially 90% of our food
:42:04. > :42:09.and drink exports and supports 200,000 jobs cause any other than
:42:10. > :42:14.calamitous self-harm? What we will be doing is negotiating a free trade
:42:15. > :42:20.agreement with the European Union to get the best possible access for
:42:21. > :42:22.trade. We also want to be able to negotiate trade agreements with
:42:23. > :42:26.other countries around the world. A number of countries have already
:42:27. > :42:30.expressed interest in doing that. We want to open up, see new export
:42:31. > :42:33.markets being delivered for businesses here in the UK, including
:42:34. > :42:38.for the sort of trade that he's talking about in Wales. In the
:42:39. > :42:44.customs aspect with the European Union, we want to have an
:42:45. > :42:53.arrangement with them to have as frictionless borders as possible.
:42:54. > :42:55.Were Prime Minister's Questions comes to an end there.