:00:00. > :00:09.I am sure the whole House will wish to join me in welcoming Mr Speaker
:00:10. > :00:15.and his colleagues. Order, questions to the Prime Minister, Helen Jones!
:00:16. > :00:20.Number one, Sir. The Prime Minister. As the response from the whole House
:00:21. > :00:24.showed, we do indeed all welcome the Speaker of the Burmese Parliament
:00:25. > :00:28.and his colleagues to see our deliberations today. I am also sure
:00:29. > :00:33.that the whole house will join me in sending our thoughts to the police
:00:34. > :00:38.officer who was shot in Belfast over the weekend, and to his friends and
:00:39. > :00:43.family. PSNI do a superb job in keeping us set and secure. Mr
:00:44. > :00:49.Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and
:00:50. > :00:52.others. In a addition to my duties in this house, I will further such
:00:53. > :00:58.meetings, and later this week I will travel to the United States for with
:00:59. > :01:01.President Trump. May I join the Prime Minister in sending good
:01:02. > :01:08.wishes to the police officer who was shot in Belfast? They are the best
:01:09. > :01:15.strikers on social mobility, 99% are rated good or outstanding, and 65%
:01:16. > :01:18.of their places are in the most deprived areas of this country. So
:01:19. > :01:25.why is the Prime Minister introducing cuts that threatened the
:01:26. > :01:29.very existence of maintained nursery schools? When it comes to social
:01:30. > :01:35.mobility, her actions speak far louder than her words. I want to
:01:36. > :01:39.ensure, and this Government wants to ensure, that we see good quality
:01:40. > :01:44.education at every age and at every stage for children in this country.
:01:45. > :01:48.That is why we are looking at improving the number of good school
:01:49. > :01:52.places, budget talks about my record, speaking louder than words.
:01:53. > :01:56.Can I just point out to the honourable lady that I was very
:01:57. > :02:00.proud, as chairman of an education authority in London in the 1990s, to
:02:01. > :02:07.introduce nursery school places for every three and four -year-old whose
:02:08. > :02:13.parents wanted one? The Prime Minister laid out a clear and bold
:02:14. > :02:22.plan for Brexit in her speech last week. Honourable... Honourable
:02:23. > :02:27.members... Honourable members, quite rightly, want an opportunity to
:02:28. > :02:32.scrutinise that plan. Does the Prime Minister agree that the best way of
:02:33. > :02:39.facilitating that scrutiny would be a government white paper, laying out
:02:40. > :02:43.the vision for a global Britain, based on free trade, in goods and
:02:44. > :02:48.services, that will be to the benefit of ours and other European
:02:49. > :02:52.countries? Well, my honourable friend raises the question of
:02:53. > :02:55.Parliamentary scrutiny. I have been clear, as have senior ministers,
:02:56. > :02:59.that we will ensure that Parliament has every opportunity to provide
:03:00. > :03:04.that scrutiny on this issue as we go through this process. By directing
:03:05. > :03:09.nice, I set out that bold plan for a global Britain last week, and I
:03:10. > :03:17.recognise there is an opportunity for a white paper. My honourable
:03:18. > :03:24.friend's question, I can confirm to the House that our plan will be set
:03:25. > :03:32.out in a white paper. Jeremy Corbyn! Mr Speaker, I joined the Prime
:03:33. > :03:36.Minister in condolences, in expressing condolences, I am sure,
:03:37. > :03:39.the whole House to the family of the police officer who lost his life
:03:40. > :03:47.over the weekend in Northern Ireland. Mr Speaker, the Prime
:03:48. > :03:52.Minister has wasted 80 days between the time of the original judgment
:03:53. > :03:56.and the appeal, and is now finally admitting today, after pressure from
:03:57. > :04:01.all sides, that there is going to be a date paper. Could we know when
:04:02. > :04:09.this white paper is going to be available to us? And why it has
:04:10. > :04:16.taken so long to get it? LAUGHTER
:04:17. > :04:20.Prime Minister! Can I say to the right honourable gentleman, he asked
:04:21. > :04:23.for debates, I was very clear there will always be debates in this
:04:24. > :04:30.House, and there will continue to be. The asked for votes, the House
:04:31. > :04:33.voted overwhelmingly for the Government to trigger Article 50
:04:34. > :04:37.before the end of March this year. He asked for a plan, I set out, as
:04:38. > :04:43.my honourable friend for Croydon South said, a clear plan for a bold
:04:44. > :04:46.future for Britain. He and others ask for a white paper, I have been
:04:47. > :04:53.clear there will be a white paper. But I am also clear that the right
:04:54. > :04:57.honourable gentleman always ask about process, about the means to
:04:58. > :05:04.the end. I and this government are focusing on the outcomes. We are
:05:05. > :05:08.focusing... We are focusing on a truly global Britain, building a
:05:09. > :05:13.stronger future for this country, the right deal for Britain and
:05:14. > :05:17.Britain out of the European Union. Jeremy Corbyn! Mr Speaker, I
:05:18. > :05:22.question wasn't complicated, it's just asked when the white paper will
:05:23. > :05:28.come out! And will it be published before or at the same time as the
:05:29. > :05:33.bill that is apparently about to be published? Mr Speaker, last week, I
:05:34. > :05:38.asked the Prime Minister repeatedly to clarify whether her government is
:05:39. > :05:43.prepared to pay to secure tariff free access to the single European
:05:44. > :05:47.market. She repeatedly refused to answer the question, so I will ask
:05:48. > :05:52.again. Is there a government ruling out paying a fee for tariff free
:05:53. > :05:58.access to the single market, or the bespoke Customs union that she
:05:59. > :06:01.outlined also in a speech? Than I first of all say to the right
:06:02. > :06:06.honourable gentleman, in his reference to the timing issue, these
:06:07. > :06:10.are two separate issues. The House has overwhelmingly voted that
:06:11. > :06:14.Article 50 should be triggered before the end of March 2017,
:06:15. > :06:18.following the Supreme Court judgment a bill will be provided for this
:06:19. > :06:22.House, and there will be the proper debate in this chamber and another
:06:23. > :06:26.place on that bill. There is then the separate question of publishing
:06:27. > :06:31.the plan that I have set out, a bold vision for Britain for the future. I
:06:32. > :06:34.will do that in a white paper, and the right honourable gentleman knows
:06:35. > :06:41.that one of our objectives is the best possible free trade arrangement
:06:42. > :06:45.with the European Union, and that is what we will be negotiating for.
:06:46. > :06:49.Jeremy Corbyn! Some of this is very worrying too many people in this
:06:50. > :06:52.House, but more importantly it is worrying to many others. For
:06:53. > :06:58.instance, the chief executive of Nissan was given assurances about
:06:59. > :07:03.future trade arrangements with Europe but now says they will have
:07:04. > :07:09.to re-evaluate the situation about their investments in Britain. The
:07:10. > :07:13.Prime Minister, Mr Speaker, is threatening the EU that unless they
:07:14. > :07:17.give in to her demands, she will turn Britain into a bargain basement
:07:18. > :07:23.stacks save and off the coast of Europe. -- bargain basement tax
:07:24. > :07:26.haven. We on this side of the House are very well aware of the
:07:27. > :07:29.consequences that would have, the damage it would do two jobs and
:07:30. > :07:35.living standards and our public services. Is she now going to rule
:07:36. > :07:42.out the bargain basement thread that was in his speech at Lancaster
:07:43. > :07:45.House? Prime Minister! I expect us to get a good deal in trading
:07:46. > :07:51.relationships with the European Union, but I am clear we will not
:07:52. > :07:54.sign up to a bad deal for the United Kingdom, and as to the threats that
:07:55. > :07:58.the right parable gentleman claims about what might happen, and he
:07:59. > :08:02.often talks about this, he uses those phrases, talking about
:08:03. > :08:07.workers' rights, perhaps he should listen to his former colleague, the
:08:08. > :08:10.Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who has today said, to give credit to the
:08:11. > :08:15.Government, I don't think they want to weaken workers' rights, and he
:08:16. > :08:18.goes on to say, I have Cena evidence from the conversations I have had
:08:19. > :08:22.with senior members of the government that that is their
:08:23. > :08:30.aspiration or their intention or something they want to do. -- I have
:08:31. > :08:34.seen no evidence. As usual with Labour, the right hand is not
:08:35. > :08:43.talking to the far left! Jeremy Corbyn! Mr Speaker... Mr Speaker,
:08:44. > :08:46.the... The evidence of what the Tory party and this government really
:08:47. > :08:53.thinks about workers' rights was there for all to see yesterday. A
:08:54. > :08:59.private member's bill under the ten minute rule by a Tory MP to tear up
:09:00. > :09:03.parts of the international labour organisation Convention, talking
:09:04. > :09:06.down my friend the member for Grimsby's built to protect European
:09:07. > :09:11.workers' rights that have been attained in this country. That is
:09:12. > :09:24.the real agenda of the Tory party! Mr Speaker, what the Prime Minister
:09:25. > :09:29.is doing is petted -- petulantly aiming threats about a bargain
:09:30. > :09:34.basement Britain, is a priority the struggling NHS, those denied social
:09:35. > :09:40.care, children having funding cut, or once again be the cuts in big
:09:41. > :09:44.business taxation to make the rich even better off? Prime Minister! I
:09:45. > :09:47.would simply remind the right honourable gentleman on the issue of
:09:48. > :09:51.workers' rights that I have been very clear that this government will
:09:52. > :09:54.protect workers' rights, indeed we have a review of modern employment
:09:55. > :10:00.law to ensure that legislation is keeping up with the modern labour
:10:01. > :10:03.market. One of the objectives I set out in my plan for our negotiating
:10:04. > :10:07.objectives was to protect workers' rights, but he talks about threats
:10:08. > :10:12.to public services. I will tell him what the threat to public services
:10:13. > :10:18.would be, a Labour government borrowing 500 million extra! That
:10:19. > :10:25.would destroy our economy and mean no funding for our public services.
:10:26. > :10:29.Jeremy Corbyn! The threat to workers' rights, Mr Speaker, is
:10:30. > :10:33.there every day. Six million and in less than the living wage, many
:10:34. > :10:39.people, nearly a million, on zero hours contracts, no protection
:10:40. > :10:45.offered by this government. They are offering, once again, the bargain
:10:46. > :10:49.basement alternative. Will the Prime Minister, Mr Speaker, take this
:10:50. > :10:53.opportunity today to congratulate the 100,000 people who marched in
:10:54. > :10:57.Britain last weekend to highlight women's rights after President
:10:58. > :11:04.Trump's inauguration and express their concerns about his misogyny?
:11:05. > :11:07.Because many have concerns, Mr Speaker, that in her forthcoming
:11:08. > :11:16.meeting with President Trump, she will be prepared to offer up. Five
:11:17. > :11:20.is -- to offer up for sacrifice the opportunity for American companies
:11:21. > :11:25.to take over part of our NHS or our public services. Will she assure the
:11:26. > :11:30.House that in any trade deal none of those things will be offered up as a
:11:31. > :11:34.bargaining chip? Prime Minister! Again, I would point out to the
:11:35. > :11:36.honourable gentleman that this government introduced the national
:11:37. > :11:43.living wage. This government has made changes to 0-hours contracts.
:11:44. > :11:47.But on the issue of my visit to the United States of America, on the
:11:48. > :11:53.issue of my visit, I am pleased that I am able to meet President Trump so
:11:54. > :11:56.early in his administration. That is a sign of the strength of the
:11:57. > :12:00.special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States
:12:01. > :12:06.of America, a special relationship on which he and I intend to build.
:12:07. > :12:11.But can I also say to the Leader of the Opposition, I am not afraid to
:12:12. > :12:15.speak frankly to a President of the United States. I am able to do that
:12:16. > :12:18.because we have that special relationship. A special relationship
:12:19. > :12:26.that he would never have with the United States. Jeremy Corbyn! Mr
:12:27. > :12:31.Speaker, we would never allow Britain to be sold off on the cheap.
:12:32. > :12:36.How confident is she of getting a good deal for global Britain from a
:12:37. > :12:43.president who wants to put America first, by American and build a wall
:12:44. > :12:46.between his country and Mexico? Mr Speaker, Article 50 wasn't about a
:12:47. > :12:52.court judgments against this government, what is signified was
:12:53. > :12:57.the bad judgment of this government, the bad judgment of prioritising
:12:58. > :13:01.corporate tax cuts overinvestment in national health and social care. The
:13:02. > :13:08.bad judgment of threatening European partners whilst offering a blank
:13:09. > :13:13.cheque to President Trump! The bad judgment of wanting to turn Britain
:13:14. > :13:18.into a bargain basement tax haven. So will she offers some clarity and
:13:19. > :13:22.some certainty and withdraw the threats to destroy the social
:13:23. > :13:24.structure of this country by turning us into the bargain basement that
:13:25. > :13:34.she clearly threatens? We will be out around the world with
:13:35. > :13:37.the EU Americans and other countries negotiating good trade deals for
:13:38. > :13:40.this country to bring prosperity. The right honourable gentleman wants
:13:41. > :13:45.to talk about Brexit. I have to say to him, he is the leader of the
:13:46. > :13:49.party, he can not agree with his Shadow Chancellor about Brexit. The
:13:50. > :13:52.Shadow Chancellor can't agree with the shadow Brexit secretary, the
:13:53. > :13:54.shadow Brexit secretary disagrees with the Shadow Home Secretary and
:13:55. > :14:00.the Shadow Home Secretary has to read up the leader and tell him to
:14:01. > :14:04.change his mind. He talks about us standing up for Britain, they can't
:14:05. > :14:18.speak for themselves, they'll never speak for Britain. SHOUTING AND
:14:19. > :14:23.JEERS Thank you Mr Speaker, on 27th
:14:24. > :14:27.December, another young woman lost her life driving through the West
:14:28. > :14:33.Country on the A303. In the past decade more than 1,000 people have
:14:34. > :14:40.been killed or injured on that road. For 40 years governments have
:14:41. > :14:42.promised to dual the lethal parts of the road where they become two and
:14:43. > :14:46.three with no central reservation. The queues on the road are also
:14:47. > :14:51.legendary. I know the Government is comuted to an upgrade but can the
:14:52. > :14:55.Prime Minister assure us that the proposed tunnel at Stonehenge will
:14:56. > :15:00.not hold up essential work elsewhere and we'll soon see cones on the road
:15:01. > :15:02.and spades in the ground? Well my honourable friend raises an
:15:03. > :15:07.important issue. He is absolutely right to do that. I can assure him
:15:08. > :15:12.we are working generally to improve the safety of our roads. He refers
:15:13. > :15:15.specifically to the issue of the A303 and the tragic incident that
:15:16. > :15:20.happened on 27th December. We've committed to creating a dual
:15:21. > :15:26.carriageway on the A303 from the M3 to M5. I understand highways England
:15:27. > :15:28.have launched a a consultation into the route under Stonehenge and my
:15:29. > :15:34.honourable friend will want to look closely at this issue. This is all
:15:35. > :15:37.part of our ?2 billion investment in road improvement that will improve
:15:38. > :15:42.connections in the south-west but I can assure him that we have road
:15:43. > :15:48.safety at the forefront of our mind. I begin by wishing everybody a very
:15:49. > :15:54.happy Burns Day and of course extending congratulations to the
:15:55. > :16:05.Scotsman newspaper which is celebrating its by centenary today.
:16:06. > :16:08.Yesterday ... To Brexit. So, in the spirit of progress for Parliament,
:16:09. > :16:15.in advance of meeting President Trump, will the Prime Minister tell
:16:16. > :16:20.Parliament what she wants to achieve in a UK-US trade deal? Can I join
:16:21. > :16:25.the right honourable gentleman in his good wishes for a happy Burn's
:16:26. > :16:29.Day to everybody and also in recognising the by centenary of the
:16:30. > :16:33.Scotsman. I'm sure everybody in the house would join me in that. What we
:16:34. > :16:38.want to achieve in terms of our arrangements with the United States?
:16:39. > :16:41.It is very simple. We want to achieve an arrangement that ensures
:16:42. > :16:47.the interests of the United Kingdom are put first and that is what I
:16:48. > :16:51.will be doing, and we see a trade arrangement, as we will be looking
:16:52. > :16:54.for, from other parts of the world, to bring prosperity and growth to
:16:55. > :16:58.the UK and my aim for this Government is to ensure that economy
:16:59. > :17:03.works for everybody in every part of the UK. ! The European Union, which
:17:04. > :17:07.we are still part of, has amongst the highest food safety standards
:17:08. > :17:10.anywhere in the world. And we are proud on our continent to have
:17:11. > :17:13.public national health systems. The United States, on the other hand, is
:17:14. > :17:20.keen to have health systems which are fully open to private
:17:21. > :17:23.competition. They want to export genetically modified organisms, beef
:17:24. > :17:27.raised with growth hormones and chicken meat washed with chlorinated
:17:28. > :17:30.water. Will the Prime Minister tell President Trump that she is not
:17:31. > :17:34.prepared to lower our food and safety standards, or to open health
:17:35. > :17:41.systems for privatisation, or does she believe that this is the price
:17:42. > :17:47.worth paying for a UK-US trade deal? We will be looking for a UK-US trade
:17:48. > :17:49.deal Thame proves trade between our two countries that will bring
:17:50. > :17:53.prosperity and growth to this country, that will ensure we can
:17:54. > :17:56.bring jobs to this country as well. I can assure the right honourable
:17:57. > :18:04.gentleman in doing, that we will put UK interests and UK values first.
:18:05. > :18:08.Thank you, Mr Speaker, historic per capita spending in our region,
:18:09. > :18:14.including Yorkshire, when compared to London is up to 40% lower for our
:18:15. > :18:18.local authorities, up to 50% lower for our schools and up to 60% lower
:18:19. > :18:22.for transport prospects. Does the Prime Minister agree that if we want
:18:23. > :18:27.to build a country that works for everyone, we need a fair funding
:18:28. > :18:32.deal that works for everyone? I see the issues my honourable friend has
:18:33. > :18:36.raised. I can assure him our commitment in relation to the
:18:37. > :18:39.northern parts of England, including Yorkshire, is absolutely clear. We
:18:40. > :18:44.want business growth across the north. We are backing the northern
:18:45. > :18:50.powerhouse to help the great cities and towns of the north pool their
:18:51. > :18:52.strength and take on the world. Yorkshire LETs have received an
:18:53. > :18:57.additional ?156 million in Government funding this week and we
:18:58. > :19:02.are spending a record ?15 billion on transport across north. As a result
:19:03. > :19:05.there are more people in Yorkshire in Humber this the work than
:19:06. > :19:10.everybody before and employments rates are at a record high. Good
:19:11. > :19:15.news for the region and for the economy as a whole The European
:19:16. > :19:20.Medicines Agency provides a single drug licencing system for 500
:19:21. > :19:23.million people and results in the UK having drugs licensed six to 127
:19:24. > :19:27.months ahead of countries like Canada and Australia. Yesterday the
:19:28. > :19:33.Health Secretary stated that the UK will not be in the EMA. Can the
:19:34. > :19:38.Prime Minister confirm this and explain how she'll prevent delayed
:19:39. > :19:42.drug access for UK patients? Well, there are a number of organisations
:19:43. > :19:46.that we are part of as members of the European Union and as part of
:19:47. > :19:50.the work that we are doing to look at the United Kingdom in the future
:19:51. > :19:53.when we have left the European Union, we will look at the
:19:54. > :19:59.arrangements we can put in place to relation to those issues. We want to
:20:00. > :20:02.ensure that we continue to have, the pharmaceutical industry in this
:20:03. > :20:06.country is a very important part ever of our economy as are the
:20:07. > :20:10.ability of people to access these new drugs, I can assure the
:20:11. > :20:14.honourable lady we are looking seriously at this and will ensure we
:20:15. > :20:17.have the arrangements we need Too few British intren airs are
:20:18. > :20:21.connecting with the capital they need to start and grow. As part of
:20:22. > :20:26.her industrial sfreedge, which will be looking at access to capital,
:20:27. > :20:31.will the Prime Minister order a view of the enterprise investment scheme
:20:32. > :20:38.and the seed investment scheme in the hope they can be simplified,
:20:39. > :20:41.helping to achieve the pools of buccaneering capital that British
:20:42. > :20:46.industry needs? My honourable friend raises an important issue and he has
:20:47. > :20:56.long been a champion of intren airships in this country. . I can
:20:57. > :21:01.tell him we are committed to providing the best possible... There
:21:02. > :21:04.is a panel that is looking at barriers that exist in long-term
:21:05. > :21:08.investment and we are also increasing investment from venture
:21:09. > :21:14.capital by the British business banks by ?4700 million and that will
:21:15. > :21:21.un-- ?400 million which will unlock new finance. The Treasury will
:21:22. > :21:25.publish a consultation in the spring looking at these issues I'm sure my
:21:26. > :21:28.honourable friend willp wanted to sponchtsd four-and-a-half years ago
:21:29. > :21:34.my constituents were on a family holiday on the Greek island of Zante
:21:35. > :21:39.when their son Jamie was hit answer killed by a speeding motor bike. It
:21:40. > :21:42.was his ninth birthday. The rider was convicted but has appealed
:21:43. > :21:47.against his sentence and to date remains a free man. Will the Prime
:21:48. > :21:53.Minister agree to meet with Chris and Lidya to discuss how they can
:21:54. > :21:57.finally secure justice for Jamie? Can I say to the honourable lady I'm
:21:58. > :22:01.very happy to look at this case. I mean it is a tragic case she has
:22:02. > :22:06.described and our thoughts must be with Chris and Lidya at the terrible
:22:07. > :22:10.loss that they have experienced. To the issues of what is happening in
:22:11. > :22:15.terms of the Greek Criminal Justice System, of course that is a matter
:22:16. > :22:18.for the Greek authorities. But we will, I will look seriously at this
:22:19. > :22:22.case and see if there is anything that the Foreign Office can do in
:22:23. > :22:26.relation to this. President Trump has repeatedly said
:22:27. > :22:31.that he will bring back torture as an instrument of policy. When she
:22:32. > :22:35.sees him on Friday, will the Prime Minister make clear that in no
:22:36. > :22:39.circumstances will she permit Britain to be dragged into
:22:40. > :22:44.facilitating that torture, as we were after September 11th? I can
:22:45. > :22:47.assure my honourable friend that we have a very clear position on
:22:48. > :22:50.torture. We do not sanction torture. We do not get involved with that and
:22:51. > :22:55.that will continue to be our position.
:22:56. > :23:02.Thank you Mr Speaker. 70% of my constituents voted Remain. 15% are
:23:03. > :23:06.citizens of other EU countries and almost all don't trust her
:23:07. > :23:09.Government to negotiate a deal that secures the future prosperity of
:23:10. > :23:14.London and the UK. Will she give this House a veto on the deal she
:23:15. > :23:21.does, or will she put that deal back to a referendum of the British
:23:22. > :23:25.people? I say to the honourable gentleman, people voted differently
:23:26. > :23:29.across the country. Parts voted to Remain and parts voted to Leave.
:23:30. > :23:33.What we now do is unite behind the result of the vote that took place.
:23:34. > :23:37.We come together as a country, we go out there, we make a success of this
:23:38. > :23:42.and we ensure that we build that truly global Britain that will bring
:23:43. > :23:48.jobs to his constituency and his constituents. Mr Speaker, this week
:23:49. > :23:53.Milton Keynes celebrates its 50th birthday. We have been the most
:23:54. > :23:57.successful of new cities and have one of the highest rates of economic
:23:58. > :24:04.growth. Will the Prime Minister agree that Milton Keynes has a great
:24:05. > :24:08.future and will be central to delivering this Government's
:24:09. > :24:15.ambitious plans? Well, can I join my honourable friend, can I join my
:24:16. > :24:18.honourable friend in marking Milton Keynes's 50th birthday and also I
:24:19. > :24:21.understand he has secured a Westminster Hall debate. I
:24:22. > :24:25.congratulate him on having done that. I think Milton Keynes is a
:24:26. > :24:29.great example of what you can achieve with a clear plan and with
:24:30. > :24:33.strong, local leader sh. We are providing, as he knows, additional
:24:34. > :24:39.funding for the East-West rail prospect ject. I know he supported
:24:40. > :24:42.that by chairing the APGG as well as a Oxfordshire express road emschoo.
:24:43. > :24:48.We'll see a country that works for everyone. Milton Keynes has had not
:24:49. > :24:52.just a great 50 years but I'm sure a great future as well. Last week a
:24:53. > :24:57.freight train arrived at barking from China using the Chunnel and
:24:58. > :25:04.demonstrating the massive protension of rail treat, but containtal rail
:25:05. > :25:08.wagons and lorries on trains cannot be accommodated on Britain's railway
:25:09. > :25:12.network. Would the Prime Minister consider giving positive support to
:25:13. > :25:16.the GB gateway scheme which could link all the nations and regions of
:25:17. > :25:21.Britain both to each other and to Europe beyond and would take 5
:25:22. > :25:24.million lorry journeys off Britain's roads per year? The honourable
:25:25. > :25:28.gentleman has raised an issue, a different gauge on the railways here
:25:29. > :25:32.and on the continpent which has been an issue for some considerable time.
:25:33. > :25:39.We want to encourage freight on rails. We have been encouraging that
:25:40. > :25:45.and we'll continue to do so. Thank you, very much, Mr Speaker.
:25:46. > :25:52.The ministry of Cake in my constituency, a ?30 million turnover
:25:53. > :25:59.company has recently been bought by a French company. They trade across
:26:00. > :26:04.Europe and into China. Does this not demonstrate, Prime Minister and
:26:05. > :26:07.would you agree with me that it demonstrates the confidence in our
:26:08. > :26:11.economy as a European company has bought in? It demonstrates that we
:26:12. > :26:20.can unlock global trade and it demonstrates that the south-west is
:26:21. > :26:24.a terrific place to do business? I absolutely agree with high
:26:25. > :26:29.honourable friend. I think the investment that she has referred to
:26:30. > :26:32.of the French company into a company in her constituency shows the
:26:33. > :26:35.confidence that people have in our economy for the future T shows the
:26:36. > :26:40.fundamental strengths of our economy. -- it shows. And it also
:26:41. > :26:47.shows that we can unlock global trade and of course the south-west
:26:48. > :26:51.is a very good place to do business. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Robert Burns
:26:52. > :26:58.said whatever damages society or any least part of it, that is my measure
:26:59. > :27:03.of inequity. Would the Prime Minister agree that that applies to
:27:04. > :27:08.the tax system found to be illegal by British courts under which 10,000
:27:09. > :27:13.asylum seekers were denied a fair trial and some probably unlegally
:27:14. > :27:18.deported to death and torture? I say to the honourable gentleman the
:27:19. > :27:24.issue of the detained fast track system in the asylum system I looked
:27:25. > :27:29.at when I was Home Secretary and we looked at the a number of changes on
:27:30. > :27:33.how we operate it but it was built on a strong principle - which is if
:27:34. > :27:37.there is somebody whose case for asylum is such that they are almost
:27:38. > :27:42.certain to be refused that asylum, then we want to be ensure they can
:27:43. > :27:45.be removed from the country as quickly as possible, hence the
:27:46. > :27:49.detained fast track. I would like to ask my friend the
:27:50. > :27:53.Prime Minister if she would insist in trying to get an enterprise zone
:27:54. > :27:56.in my constituency as part of the industrial strategy. It turns out
:27:57. > :28:02.that the Labour Council and Labour county council, who are talking
:28:03. > :28:06.about an enterprise zonesque project in the area, have not applied for
:28:07. > :28:11.any funding whatsoever. Would my right honourable friend assist me in
:28:12. > :28:16.this endeavour? Well, can I say to my honourable friend I know what a
:28:17. > :28:19.champion for his constituency it is. And I'm sure that the Chancellor and
:28:20. > :28:24.the Business Secretary will look at the issue that he has raised. I also
:28:25. > :28:28.say how sad it is that Labour councils are not willing to put
:28:29. > :28:29.forward proposals to increase the prosperity and economic growth in
:28:30. > :28:42.their area. Closed question. Number 11. I will
:28:43. > :28:46.meet the First Minister and leaders of the devolved administrations at
:28:47. > :28:50.the joint ministerial committee on Monday, but we regularly engage with
:28:51. > :28:53.the Scottish Government on a number of issues. When she meets with the
:28:54. > :28:57.First Minister, will she confirm whether she supports the principle
:28:58. > :29:02.of the Scotland Act that whatever is not reserved is devolved and will
:29:03. > :29:06.she be able to tell what powers will come to the Scottish Parliament in
:29:07. > :29:11.the event of Brexit? Can she confirm the Great Repeal Bill will not be
:29:12. > :29:15.the great power grab? I have been very clear, echoed yesterday by the
:29:16. > :29:20.Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, that no powers that
:29:21. > :29:24.are currently devolved will be taken back to the UK Government. What we
:29:25. > :29:27.will be looking at, and what we will be discussing with the devolved
:29:28. > :29:31.administrations, is how we deal with powers which are currently in
:29:32. > :29:34.Brussels when they come back to the United Kingdom, and what we want to
:29:35. > :29:38.ensure, we want to ensure those powers are dealt with so we can
:29:39. > :29:45.maintain the important single market of the United Kingdom. Thank you, Mr
:29:46. > :29:50.Speaker. It is currently hand offence to assault a police officer,
:29:51. > :29:56.an immigration officer way prison officer, but it is not a specific
:29:57. > :30:00.offence to assault an NHS worker, doctor, nurse or paramedic. Does the
:30:01. > :30:04.Prime Minister agree with me that we should consider extending a specific
:30:05. > :30:08.offence to these people to make it absolutely clear that the public
:30:09. > :30:14.will not tolerate violence towards our hard-working members of the NHS?
:30:15. > :30:18.My honourable friend raises an important point, we condemn assaults
:30:19. > :30:21.on anybody and any violence that takes place, but the Secretary of
:30:22. > :30:29.State for Health has heard the KC has put and will be happy to look at
:30:30. > :30:36.that issue. -- has heard the case that he has put. Will be Duke of
:30:37. > :30:41.Westminster still received ?407,000 year, will Duke of Northumberland
:30:42. > :30:48.still receive ?475,000 a year, and will the Earl of either still
:30:49. > :30:51.receive ?915,000 a year from the British taxpayer? The honourable
:30:52. > :30:57.gentleman seems to know a lot about these ducal matters, I will be
:30:58. > :31:01.fascinated by the reply! One of the tasks that we will have, and the
:31:02. > :31:06.honourable gentleman is right, when we leave the European Union, is to
:31:07. > :31:10.decide what support is provided to agriculture as we are outside of the
:31:11. > :31:13.Common Agricultural Policy. We are taking the interest of all parts of
:31:14. > :31:18.the UK into account when we look into what the system should do in
:31:19. > :31:26.the future. A Hampshire Nice, Sir Gerald Howarth! Last weekend, the
:31:27. > :31:32.Secretary of State for Defence made a very welcome visit to Ukraine,
:31:33. > :31:35.where he said that freedom and democracy are not tradable
:31:36. > :31:40.commodities. As we mark the 25th anniversary of relations between our
:31:41. > :31:44.two partners, could I invite my right honourable friend to declare
:31:45. > :31:46.the support of the UK for the maintenance of an independent
:31:47. > :31:53.sovereign state in Ukraine, which has been subjected to the most
:31:54. > :31:56.outrageous annexation of part of its providence by Russia? I am very
:31:57. > :31:59.happy to join my honourable friend in confirming our commitment to the
:32:00. > :32:03.independent sovereign state of Ukraine. The Foreign Secretary has
:32:04. > :32:08.been doing a lot of work with other Foreign Ministers on this particular
:32:09. > :32:11.issue, we provide significant support to Ukraine, and I hope soon
:32:12. > :32:19.to be up to meet the president and talk about the support we provide.
:32:20. > :32:23.Pat McFadden. Last week the Prime Minister said that Parliament would
:32:24. > :32:28.get a vote on the final deal between the UK and the European Union. Kuqi
:32:29. > :32:33.set out what would happen if Parliament said no to the terms of
:32:34. > :32:38.that deal? -- could she set out. Would she negotiate an alternative
:32:39. > :32:45.deal, or would no deal option be falling back on WTO rules, which
:32:46. > :32:51.mean 10% tariffs on cars, 20% on food and trick, and a host of other
:32:52. > :32:55.barriers to trade, investment and prosperity in the UK? Prime
:32:56. > :32:59.Minister. As I also said in my speech, I expect we will be but to
:33:00. > :33:04.negotiate a good deal in terms of trade with the European Union,
:33:05. > :33:08.because it would be in our interests and those of the European Union as
:33:09. > :33:13.well. There will be a vote on the deal for this Parliament, but then,
:33:14. > :33:18.if this Parliament is not willing to accept a deal that has been decided
:33:19. > :33:21.and agreed by the United Kingdom Government with the European Union,
:33:22. > :33:27.I have said that if there is no deal, we will have to fall back on
:33:28. > :33:29.other arrangements. Mr Speaker, a great pleasure to welcome my
:33:30. > :33:36.honourable friend the Prime Minister and her Cabinet to Khazri earlier
:33:37. > :33:39.this week, and I welcome the Government industrial strategy to
:33:40. > :33:46.bring high skill, high wage jobs to close the North-South divide, and
:33:47. > :33:50.the message is that Britain is open for business. I and the whole
:33:51. > :33:54.Cabinet were very pleased to be able to visit, pleased to be able to sit
:33:55. > :33:59.down and meet with small businesses on that particular site to hear the
:34:00. > :34:02.support they have for what the Government is doing in the
:34:03. > :34:05.industrial strategy. Britain is open for business, we will be trading
:34:06. > :34:10.around the world, a global leader in free trade, bringing jobs, economic
:34:11. > :34:18.growth and prosperity to every part of this country. Thank you, Mr
:34:19. > :34:21.Speaker. We are now aware of the hundreds of thousands of women who
:34:22. > :34:27.marched in behalf of women's rights last weekend. In this House, we have
:34:28. > :34:31.been lobbied by members of the women against state pension inequality,
:34:32. > :34:36.and many MPs have lodged petitions asking the Government to act. Can
:34:37. > :34:40.the Prime Minister tell us how many MPs have lodged such petitions? I
:34:41. > :34:43.have to say to the honourable gentleman that I think the number of
:34:44. > :34:48.petitions presented in this Parliament is a matter for the
:34:49. > :34:50.authorities, but the Government has already taken action in relation to
:34:51. > :34:55.the issue of women's pensions to reduce the changes that will be
:34:56. > :35:00.experienced by women and putting extra money into that. Following her
:35:01. > :35:05.excellent EU speech last week, will the Prime Minister consider
:35:06. > :35:10.unilaterally guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens living and working in
:35:11. > :35:14.the UK? This isn't just the decent thing to do, but by taking the moral
:35:15. > :35:18.high ground, it will be a source of strength going forward in the
:35:19. > :35:22.negotiations, and we can always return to the issue of
:35:23. > :35:25.non-reciprocation and necessary later in those negotiations. I
:35:26. > :35:28.recognise the concern that my honourable friend has raised in
:35:29. > :35:32.relation to this issue, but my position remains the same as it
:35:33. > :35:37.always has been. I expect and intend and want to be able to guarantee the
:35:38. > :35:40.rights of EU citizens living in the United Kingdom, but as the British
:35:41. > :35:46.by Minister it is only right that I should give consideration to the
:35:47. > :35:49.rights of UK citizens living in the remaining 27 member states of the
:35:50. > :35:54.EU, and that is why I wanted that reciprocal arrangement. As I said
:35:55. > :36:00.last week, Ira Main open to this being an issue we negotiate at a
:36:01. > :36:03.very early stage. -- I remain open. A number of other European bodies
:36:04. > :36:11.want that, and I'm hoping we will be up to do it at an early stage. Dr
:36:12. > :36:16.Lisa Cameron. Thank you, Mr Speaker. As chair of the all-party
:36:17. > :36:19.Parliamentary group for disability, we recently compiled an important
:36:20. > :36:23.report into the Government's pledge to halve the employment gap.
:36:24. > :36:29.Research shows this pledge will not be met for 50 years. To date, no
:36:30. > :36:32.minister has met with the group to discuss the report. Will the Prime
:36:33. > :36:37.Minister place people with disability at the heart of policy
:36:38. > :36:42.and ensure that her ministers engage with our recommendations? The Prime
:36:43. > :36:48.Minister. The honourable lady raises an important issue about disabled
:36:49. > :36:51.people in the workplace. It is one we are aware of, and as we see the
:36:52. > :36:59.number of people in unemployed and going down, it does change the
:37:00. > :37:05.ratios to select ten. The Secretary of State is looking at how we can
:37:06. > :37:10.ensure that we are seeing more disabled people in the workplace,
:37:11. > :37:14.and I am sure he will have seen that request. Can I welcome the Prime
:37:15. > :37:19.Minister meeting with the president of Turkey on Saturday, when we can
:37:20. > :37:22.show our solidarity in the fight against terrorism, deepen our
:37:23. > :37:27.trading relationship, and the Prime Minister also seek support for a
:37:28. > :37:31.united and independent Cyprus free from Turkish troops? I thank my
:37:32. > :37:35.honourable friend for raising the important issues that I will be
:37:36. > :37:38.discussing with President Erdogan, and with the Prime Minister of
:37:39. > :37:43.Turkey when I meet them on Saturday. He raises the issue of Cyprus. I am
:37:44. > :37:47.hopeful that the talks will be able to continue to come to a solution,
:37:48. > :37:51.closer to a solution than we have been before. I have already spoken
:37:52. > :37:56.to the Prime Minister and the President about the need to ensure
:37:57. > :38:01.that we are creative in thinking and finding a solution for this, and I
:38:02. > :38:06.had a further telephone call over the weekend about this very issue.
:38:07. > :38:11.We stand ready, as a guarantor, to play our part in making sure we see
:38:12. > :38:14.a successful conclusion of these talks, and see the reunification of
:38:15. > :38:21.Cyprus, which people have been working for for some time. Thank
:38:22. > :38:24.you, Mr Speaker. I joined the Prime Minister in wishing a speedy
:38:25. > :38:29.recovery to the police officer who was shot and injured in my
:38:30. > :38:32.constituency in north Belfast on Sunday night. Thankfully, he was not
:38:33. > :38:37.killed, but that was not the intention of the terrorists, of
:38:38. > :38:40.course. It is very clear, Mr Speaker, that the political
:38:41. > :38:44.instability brought about by Sinn Fein's collapse of the assembly is
:38:45. > :38:48.in no-one's interest, and it is also clear that their intention is to
:38:49. > :38:53.rewrite the past. Will she make it very clear that the legal
:38:54. > :38:56.persecution of police officers and soldiers who did so much to bring
:38:57. > :39:03.peace to Northern Ireland will not be allowed to continue? I say to the
:39:04. > :39:05.right honourable gentleman that, as he indicates, the political
:39:06. > :39:09.stability in Northern Ireland has been hard earned over some
:39:10. > :39:13.considerable time, and none of us want to see and thrown away. He
:39:14. > :39:17.raises the issue of the current situation, where a number of
:39:18. > :39:21.investigations by the PSNI into former soldiers and their activities
:39:22. > :39:24.in Northern Ireland, and I think it is right that we recognise that the
:39:25. > :39:28.majority of people who lost their lives did so as a result of
:39:29. > :39:35.terrorist activity, and it is important that the terrorist
:39:36. > :39:38.activity is looked into. That is why one of the issues that my right
:39:39. > :39:40.honourable friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is
:39:41. > :39:46.looking at is the legacy question and how that can take place in
:39:47. > :39:50.future. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Social care provided by Labour led
:39:51. > :39:56.council in my area is failing miserably. Serious errors in process
:39:57. > :40:00.have led to, quite frankly, shameful consequences for some of my most
:40:01. > :40:04.vulnerable constituents. It is clearly not about funding, as they
:40:05. > :40:09.said on reserves of about ?233 million. Will my right honourable
:40:10. > :40:13.friend instigate an urgent review of social care practice at the county
:40:14. > :40:17.council, because the people of Derbyshire deserve better? Prime
:40:18. > :40:21.Minister. My honourable friend has made an important point in relation
:40:22. > :40:25.to this issue, which is that successful social care is not wholly
:40:26. > :40:28.about funding, but the practice on the ground, and that is why we are
:40:29. > :40:32.very clear that it is important to see that integration between social
:40:33. > :40:35.and health care at a local level, and local authorities should be
:40:36. > :40:41.playing their part in delivering that. And this is any stew that we
:40:42. > :40:46.need to see addressed for the longer term as well. -- an issue. Frankly,
:40:47. > :40:50.it has been ducked by governments for too long in this country, and
:40:51. > :40:53.that is why we are determined to bring forward a sustainable
:40:54. > :41:02.programme in the future. Ed Miliband. It brings... The right
:41:03. > :41:09.honourable gentleman never knew he was quite that popular! Ed Miliband!
:41:10. > :41:13.I was going to say, Mr Speaker, it brings back memories, actually! Can
:41:14. > :41:17.I say to the Prime Minister, as the first foreign leader to meet
:41:18. > :41:20.President Trump, she carries a huge responsibility on behalf not just of
:41:21. > :41:24.this country but the whole international community in the town
:41:25. > :41:29.that she sets? Can I ask her to reassure us that she will say to the
:41:30. > :41:34.President that he must abide by and not withdraw from the Paris climate
:41:35. > :41:39.change treaty, and in case it is helpful, can she offer the services
:41:40. > :41:45.of UK scientists to convince the president that climate change is not
:41:46. > :41:48.a hoax invented by the Chinese? Prime Minister! Well, I recognise
:41:49. > :41:52.the role the right honourable gentleman has played in looking at
:41:53. > :41:55.this issue of climate change, and I hope he recognises the commitment
:41:56. > :41:58.this government has shown to be a stew of climate change with the
:41:59. > :42:02.legislation we have put through, and the changes that we have brought
:42:03. > :42:06.about in terms of the energy sector and users of different forms of
:42:07. > :42:10.energy. The Obama administration obviously signed up to the Paris
:42:11. > :42:16.climate change agreement, we have now done that, I would hope that all
:42:17. > :42:18.parties would continue to ensure that the climate change agreement is
:42:19. > :42:22.put into practice. Order...