0:00:26 > 0:00:28Order, questions to the Prime Minister, Helen Jones!
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Number one, Sir.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31The Prime Minister.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34As the response from the whole House showed, we all do indeed
0:00:34 > 0:00:36all welcome the Speaker of the Burmese Parliament
0:00:36 > 0:00:39and his colleagues to see our deliberations today.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42I am also sure that the whole House will join me in sending our thoughts
0:00:42 > 0:00:46to the police officer who was shot in Belfast over the weekend,
0:00:46 > 0:00:48and to his friends and family.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50PSNI do a superb job in keeping us safe and secure,
0:00:51 > 0:00:52and they have our fullest support.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Mr Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial
0:00:55 > 0:00:56colleagues and others.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01In a addition to my duties in this House, I will further such
0:01:01 > 0:01:04meetings later today, and later this week I will travel
0:01:04 > 0:01:10to the United States for with President Trump.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13May I join the Prime Minister in sending good wishes to the
0:01:13 > 0:01:18police officer who was shot in Belfast.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22They are the best drivers on social mobility, 99% are rated
0:01:22 > 0:01:26good or outstanding, and 65% of their places
0:01:26 > 0:01:30are in the most deprived areas of this country.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33So why is the Prime Minister introducing cuts that
0:01:33 > 0:01:37threaten the very existence of maintained nursery schools?
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Is it not true that, when it comes to social mobility,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44her actions speak far louder than her words?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47I want to ensure, and this Government wants to ensure,
0:01:47 > 0:01:51that we see good quality education at every age and at every stage
0:01:51 > 0:01:53for children in this country.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58That is why we are looking at improving the number
0:01:58 > 0:02:00of good school places, but she talks about my record
0:02:00 > 0:02:03speaking louder than words.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Can I just point out to the honourable lady
0:02:06 > 0:02:08that I was very proud, as chairman of an education
0:02:08 > 0:02:14authority in London in the 1990s, to introduce nursery school places
0:02:14 > 0:02:19for every three and four year old whose parents wanted one?
0:02:19 > 0:02:24The Prime Minister laid out a clear and bold plan for Brexit
0:02:24 > 0:02:28in her speech last week.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Honourable...
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Honourable members...
0:02:35 > 0:02:36Honourable members, quite rightly, want an opportunity
0:02:36 > 0:02:39to scrutinise that plan.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Does the Prime Minister agree that the best way of facilitating
0:02:42 > 0:02:48that scrutiny would be a Government White Paper,
0:02:48 > 0:02:56laying out our vision for a global Britain, based on free trade
0:02:56 > 0:02:59in goods and services, that will be to the benefit of us
0:02:59 > 0:03:01and other European countries?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Well, my honourable friend raises the question
0:03:03 > 0:03:04of Parliamentary scrutiny.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I have been clear, as have senior ministers, that we will ensure that
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Parliament has every opportunity to provide that scrutiny on this
0:03:11 > 0:03:13issue as we go through this process.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18But I recognise, I set out that bold plan for a global Britain last week,
0:03:18 > 0:03:22and I recognise there is an appetite in this House to see that plan set
0:03:22 > 0:03:23out in a White Paper.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25In response to my honourable friend's question, I can
0:03:25 > 0:03:31confirm to the House that our plan will be set
0:03:31 > 0:03:34out in a White Paper to be published to this House.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Jeremy Corbyn!
0:03:36 > 0:03:44Mr Speaker, I join the Prime Minister in condolences,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47in expressing the condolences, I am sure, of the whole House
0:03:47 > 0:03:51to the family of the police officer who lost his life over the weekend
0:03:51 > 0:03:52in Northern Ireland.
0:03:52 > 0:03:59Mr Speaker, the Prime Minister has wasted 80 days between the time
0:03:59 > 0:04:03of the original judgment and the appeal, and is now
0:04:03 > 0:04:07finally admitting today, after pressure from all sides,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11that there is going to be a White Paper.
0:04:11 > 0:04:18Could we know when this white paper is going to be available to us?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21And why it has taken so long to get it?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23LAUGHTER
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Prime Minister!
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Can I say to the right honourable gentleman,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32he asked for debates, I was very clear there would always
0:04:32 > 0:04:39be debates in this House, and there will continue to be.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42He asked for votes, the House voted overwhelmingly
0:04:42 > 0:04:44for the Government to trigger Article 50 before the end
0:04:44 > 0:04:46of March this year.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49He asked for a plan, I set out, as my honourable friend
0:04:49 > 0:04:53for Croydon South said, a clear plan for a bold
0:04:53 > 0:04:56future for Britain.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59He and others asked for a White Paper, I have been clear there
0:04:59 > 0:05:01will be a White Paper.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06But I am also clear that the right honourable gentleman
0:05:06 > 0:05:09always asks about process, about the means to the end.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11I and this Government are focusing on the outcomes.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14We are focusing...
0:05:14 > 0:05:19We are focusing on a truly global Britain, building a stronger
0:05:19 > 0:05:22future for this country, the right deal for Britain and
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Britain out of the European Union.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Jeremy Corbyn!
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Mr Speaker, my question wasn't complicated, it's just asked
0:05:31 > 0:05:36when the White Paper will come out!
0:05:36 > 0:05:39And will it be published before or at the same time
0:05:39 > 0:05:41as the bill that is apparently about to be published?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Mr Speaker, last week, I asked the Prime Minister
0:05:44 > 0:05:48repeatedly to clarify whether her Government is prepared
0:05:48 > 0:05:54to pay to secure tariff-free access to the single European market.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57She repeatedly refused to answer the question,
0:05:57 > 0:05:58so I will ask her again.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Is her Government ruling out paying a fee for tariff-free access
0:06:03 > 0:06:06to the single market, or the bespoke customs union
0:06:06 > 0:06:11that she outlined also in her speech?
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Can I first of all say to the right honourable gentleman,
0:06:13 > 0:06:17in his reference to the timing issue, these are two
0:06:17 > 0:06:18separate issues.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23The House has overwhelmingly voted that Article 50 should be triggered
0:06:23 > 0:06:28before the end of March 2017.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Following the Supreme Court judgment a bill will be
0:06:30 > 0:06:33provided for this House, and there will be the proper
0:06:33 > 0:06:38debate in this chamber and the other place on that bill.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40There is then the separate question of publishing the plan
0:06:40 > 0:06:42that I have set out, a bold vision for
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Britain for the future.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49I will do that in a White Paper, and the right honourable gentleman
0:06:49 > 0:06:51knows that one of our objectives is the best possible
0:06:51 > 0:06:53free trade arrangement with the European Union,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56and that is what we will be out there negotiating for.
0:06:56 > 0:07:03Jeremy Corbyn!
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Some of this is very worrying to many people in this House,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08but more importantly, it is worrying to many others.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10For instance, the chief executive of Nissan was given assurances
0:07:10 > 0:07:12by her Business Secretary about future trade arrangements
0:07:12 > 0:07:15with Europe, but now says they will have to re-evaluate the situation
0:07:15 > 0:07:24about their investments in Britain.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26The Prime Minister, Mr Speaker, is threatening the EU that
0:07:26 > 0:07:29unless they give in to her demands, she will turn Britain into a bargain
0:07:29 > 0:07:33basement tax haven off the coast of Europe.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37We on this side of the House are very well aware
0:07:37 > 0:07:41of the consequences that would have, the damage it would do to jobs
0:07:41 > 0:07:44and living standards and our public services.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48Is she now going to rule out the bargain basement threat
0:07:48 > 0:07:54that was in her speech at Lancaster House?
0:07:54 > 0:07:55Prime Minister!
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I expect us to get a good deal for trading relationships
0:07:57 > 0:08:01with the European Union, but I am also clear that we will not
0:08:01 > 0:08:04sign up to a bad deal for the United Kingdom.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09And as to the threats that the right honourable gentleman claims
0:08:09 > 0:08:11about what might happen, and he often talks about this,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14he uses those phrases, talking about workers' rights,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17perhaps he should listen to his former colleague,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who has today said,
0:08:20 > 0:08:26"To give credit to the Government, I don't think they want to weaken
0:08:26 > 0:08:29"workers' rights," and he goes on to say, "I have seen no evidence
0:08:29 > 0:08:32"from the conversations I have had with senior members
0:08:32 > 0:08:34"of the Government that that is their aspiration
0:08:34 > 0:08:41"or their intention or something they want to do."
0:08:41 > 0:08:43As usual with Labour, the right hand is not
0:08:43 > 0:08:45talking to the far left!
0:08:45 > 0:08:56Jeremy Corbyn!
0:08:58 > 0:09:01The evidence of what the Tory party and this Government really thinks
0:09:01 > 0:09:04about workers' rights was there for all to see yesterday.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06A private member's bill under the ten minute rule bill
0:09:06 > 0:09:10by a Tory MP to tear up parts of the International Labour
0:09:10 > 0:09:15Organisation Convention, talking down my friend the member
0:09:15 > 0:09:19for Grimsby's bill to protect European workers' rights that have
0:09:19 > 0:09:24been attained in this country.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27That is the real agenda of the Tory party!
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Mr Speaker, what the Prime Minister is doing is petulantly aiming
0:09:31 > 0:09:34a threat at our public services with her threats
0:09:34 > 0:09:37about a bargain basement Britain.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42Is her priority our struggling NHS, those denied social care,
0:09:42 > 0:09:46children having their school funding cut, or is it once
0:09:46 > 0:09:50again further cuts in big business taxation to make the rich
0:09:50 > 0:09:53even better off?
0:09:53 > 0:09:54Prime Minister!
0:09:54 > 0:09:59I would simply remind the right honourable gentleman on the issue
0:09:59 > 0:10:02of workers' rights that I have been very clear that this Government
0:10:02 > 0:10:09will protect workers' rights, indeed we have a review of modern
0:10:09 > 0:10:11employment law to ensure that legislation is keeping up
0:10:11 > 0:10:12with the modern labour market.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15One of the objectives I set out in my plan for our negotiating
0:10:15 > 0:10:17objectives was to protect workers' rights.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20But he talks about threats to public services.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24I will tell him what the threat to public services would be,
0:10:24 > 0:10:28a Labour government borrowing 500 million extra pounds!
0:10:28 > 0:10:32That would destroy our economy and mean no funding
0:10:32 > 0:10:35for our public services.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Jeremy Corbyn!
0:10:37 > 0:10:41The threat to workers' rights, Mr Speaker, is there every day.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Six million earning less than the living wage.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Many people, nearly a million, on zero hours contracts,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51with no protection offered by this Government.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57They are offering, once again, the bargain basement alternative.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Will the Prime Minister, Mr Speaker, also take this opportunity today
0:11:00 > 0:11:05to congratulate the 100,000 people who marched in Britain last weekend
0:11:05 > 0:11:09to highlight women's rights after President Trump's inauguration,
0:11:09 > 0:11:14and express their concerns about his misogyny?
0:11:14 > 0:11:24Because many have concerns, Mr Speaker, that in her forthcoming
0:11:26 > 0:11:29meeting with President Trump, she will be prepared to offer up
0:11:29 > 0:11:30for sacrifice the opportunity for American
0:11:30 > 0:11:33companies to take over parts of our NHS or our public services.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Will she assure the House that in any trade deal, none of those
0:11:36 > 0:11:41things will be offered up as a bargaining chip?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Prime Minister!
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Again, I would point out to the honourable gentleman
0:11:46 > 0:11:49that it is this Government that introduced the national living wage.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54And that this Government has made changes to zero-hours contracts.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57But on the issue of my visit to the United States of America,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01on the issue of my visit, I am pleased that I am able to meet
0:12:01 > 0:12:06President Trump so early in his administration.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09That is a sign of the strength of the special relationship
0:12:09 > 0:12:11between the United Kingdom and the United States of America,
0:12:11 > 0:12:16a special relationship on which he and I intend to build.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20But can I also say to the Leader of the Opposition, I am not afraid
0:12:20 > 0:12:24to speak frankly to a President of the United States.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29I am able to do that because we have that special relationship.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33A special relationship that he would never have
0:12:33 > 0:12:35with the United States.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36Jeremy Corbyn!
0:12:36 > 0:12:41Mr Speaker, we would never allow Britain to be sold off on the cheap.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46How confident is she of getting a good deal for global Britain
0:12:46 > 0:12:50from a president who wants to put America first, buy American
0:12:50 > 0:12:58and build a wall between his country and Mexico?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Mr Speaker, Article 50 wasn't about a court judgment
0:13:00 > 0:13:02against this Government, what is signified was the bad
0:13:02 > 0:13:05judgment of this Government, the bad judgment of prioritising
0:13:05 > 0:13:11corporate tax cuts over investment in national health and social care.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15The bad judgment of threatening European partners whilst offering
0:13:15 > 0:13:20a blank cheque to President Trump!
0:13:20 > 0:13:23The bad judgment of wanting to turn Britain into a
0:13:23 > 0:13:25bargain basement tax haven.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30So will she offer some clarity and some certainty and withdraw
0:13:30 > 0:13:33the threats to destroy the social structure of this country by turning
0:13:33 > 0:13:41us into the bargain basement she clearly threatens?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44We will be out around the world with the EU, America and other
0:13:44 > 0:13:47countries negotiating good trade deals for this country
0:13:47 > 0:13:50to bring prosperity.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52The right honourable gentleman wants to talk about Brexit.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56I have to say to him, he is the leader of the party,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59he can not agree with his Shadow Chancellor about Brexit.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02The Shadow Chancellor can't agree with the shadow Brexit secretary,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04the shadow Brexit secretary disagrees with the Shadow Home
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Secretary and the Shadow Home Secretary has to ring up the leader
0:14:08 > 0:14:15and tell him to change his mind.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18He talks about us standing up for Britain, they can't
0:14:18 > 0:14:20speak for themselves, they'll never speak for Britain.
0:14:20 > 0:14:30SHOUTING AND JEERS
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Thank you Mr Speaker.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35On the 27th December, another young woman lost her life
0:14:35 > 0:14:39driving through the West Country on the A303.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43In the past decade, more than 1,000 people have been killed
0:14:43 > 0:14:46or injured on that road.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50For 40 years, governments have promised to dual the lethal parts
0:14:50 > 0:15:00of the road where they become two and three and back again with no
0:15:02 > 0:15:04and back again with no central reservation.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06The queues on the road are also legendary.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I know the Government is commited to an upgrade, but can
0:15:08 > 0:15:10the Prime Minister assure us that the proposed tunnel
0:15:10 > 0:15:13under Stonehenge will not hold up essential work elsewhere and we'll
0:15:13 > 0:15:16soon see cones on the road and spades in the ground?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Well my honourable friend raises an important issue.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19He is absolutely right to do that.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22I can assure him we are working generally to improve
0:15:22 > 0:15:23the safety of our roads.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26He refers specifically to the issue of the A303 and the tragic incident
0:15:26 > 0:15:29that happened on the 27th of December.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32We've committed to creating a dual carriageway on the A303
0:15:32 > 0:15:34from the M3 to M5.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37I understand Highways England have launched a consultation
0:15:37 > 0:15:40into the route under Stonehenge and my honourable friend will want
0:15:40 > 0:15:43to look closely at that issue.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46This is all part of our ?2 billion investment in road improvements that
0:15:46 > 0:15:50will improve connections in the southwest but I can
0:15:50 > 0:15:52assure him that we have road safety at the forefront of our mind.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01I begin by wishing everybody a very happy Burns Day and of course
0:16:01 > 0:16:04extending congratulations to the Scotsman newspaper
0:16:04 > 0:16:10which is celebrating its bicentenary today.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15Yesterday, the Government lost in the Supreme Court, and today,
0:16:15 > 0:16:18we have a very welcome U-turn on a White Paper
0:16:18 > 0:16:20in regards to Brexit.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25So, in the spirit of progress for Parliament, in advance
0:16:25 > 0:16:27of meeting President Trump, will the Prime Minister tell
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Parliament what she wants to achieve in a UK-US trade deal?
0:16:30 > 0:16:37Can I join the right honourable gentleman in his good wishes
0:16:37 > 0:16:41for a happy Burns Day to everybody and also in recognising
0:16:42 > 0:16:46the bicentenary of the Scotsman.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48I'm sure everybody in the house would join me in that.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51What do we want to achieve in terms of our arrangements
0:16:51 > 0:16:52with the United States?
0:16:52 > 0:16:53It is very simple.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55We want to achieve an arrangement that ensures the interests
0:16:55 > 0:16:59of the United Kingdom are put first, and that is what I will be doing.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03And that we see a trade arrangement with the United States -
0:17:03 > 0:17:06as we will be looking for with other parts of the world -
0:17:06 > 0:17:08that can increase our trade, bring prosperity and growth
0:17:08 > 0:17:11to the UK, and my aim for this Government is to ensure
0:17:11 > 0:17:13that economy works for everybody in every part
0:17:13 > 0:17:14of the UK.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19The European Union, which we are still part of,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22has amongst the highest food safety standards anywhere in the world,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25and we are proud on our continent to have public
0:17:25 > 0:17:26national health systems.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29The United States, on the other hand, is keen to have health systems
0:17:29 > 0:17:33which are fully open to private competition.
0:17:33 > 0:17:39They want to export genetically modified organisms, beef raised
0:17:39 > 0:17:42with growth hormones and chicken meat washed with chlorinated water.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Will the Prime Minister tell President Trump that she is not
0:17:45 > 0:17:51prepared to lower our food and safety standards, or to open
0:17:51 > 0:17:54health systems for privatisation, or does she believe that this
0:17:54 > 0:17:58is a price worth paying for a UK-US trade deal?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01We will be looking for a UK-US trade deal that improves trade
0:18:01 > 0:18:05between our two countries, that will bring prosperity
0:18:05 > 0:18:08and growth to this country, that will ensure we can bring jobs
0:18:08 > 0:18:12to this country as well.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I can assure the right honourable gentleman that, in doing that,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16we will put UK interests and UK values first.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Historic per capita spending in our regions,
0:18:23 > 0:18:26including Yorkshire, when compared to London is up to 40%
0:18:26 > 0:18:29lower for our local authorities, up to 50% lower for our schools
0:18:29 > 0:18:33and up to 60% lower for our transport prospects.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Does the Prime Minister agree that if we want to build a country
0:18:36 > 0:18:38that works for everyone, we need a fair funding deal
0:18:38 > 0:18:41that works for everyone?
0:18:41 > 0:18:44I recognise the issues my honourable friend has raised.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48I can assure him our commitment in relation to the northern parts
0:18:48 > 0:18:54of England, including Yorkshire, is absolutely clear.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57We want to back business growth across the north.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02We are backing the Northern Powerhouse to help the great cities
0:19:02 > 0:19:03and towns of the North pool their strength
0:19:04 > 0:19:05and take on the world.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Yorkshire LEPs have received an additional ?156 million
0:19:08 > 0:19:10in Government funding this week, and we are spending a record ?13
0:19:11 > 0:19:18billion on transport across North.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21As a result, there are more people in work in Yorkshire and the Humber
0:19:21 > 0:19:24than ever before, and the employment rate is at a record high.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27That's good news for people in the region and good news
0:19:27 > 0:19:28for the economy as a whole.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33The European Medicines Agency provides a single drug licencing
0:19:33 > 0:19:37system for 500 million people, and results in the UK having drugs
0:19:37 > 0:19:39licensed six to 12 months ahead of countries
0:19:39 > 0:19:40like Canada and Australia.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Yesterday, the Health Secretary stated that the UK
0:19:42 > 0:19:46will not be in the EMA.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Can the Prime Minister confirm this, and explain how she'll prevent
0:19:49 > 0:19:55delayed drug access for UK patients?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Well, there are a number of organisations that we are part
0:19:57 > 0:20:00of as members of the European Union, and as part of the work
0:20:00 > 0:20:03that we are doing to look at the United Kingdom in the future
0:20:03 > 0:20:05when we have left the European Union, we look
0:20:05 > 0:20:08at the arrangements we can put in place to relation
0:20:08 > 0:20:13to those issues.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15-- in relation.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18We want to ensure that we continue to have, the pharmaceutical industry
0:20:18 > 0:20:20in this country is a very important part of our economy
0:20:20 > 0:20:24as is the ability of people to access these new drugs,
0:20:24 > 0:20:27I can assure the honourable lady that we are looking seriously
0:20:27 > 0:20:30at this and will ensure we have the arrangements we need.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Too few British entrepreneurs are connecting with the capital
0:20:32 > 0:20:35they need to start and grow.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39As part of her industrial strategy, which will be looking
0:20:39 > 0:20:45at access to capital, will the Prime Minister order a review
0:20:45 > 0:20:48of the Enterprise Investment Scheme and the Seed Enterprise
0:20:48 > 0:20:49Investment Scheme
0:20:49 > 0:20:51in the hope they can be simplified, helping to create the pools
0:20:51 > 0:20:56of buccaneering capital that British industry needs?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59My honourable friend raises an important issue, and he has long
0:20:59 > 0:21:02been a champion of entrepreneurship in this country.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06I can tell him that, in the industrial strategy,
0:21:06 > 0:21:08we are committed to providing the best environment for business.
0:21:08 > 0:21:14The Treasury has established a patient capital review, for example.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17There is a panel that is looking at barriers that exist
0:21:17 > 0:21:19to long-term investment.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21and we are also increasing investment from venture
0:21:21 > 0:21:23capital by the British Business Banks by ?400 million, and that
0:21:23 > 0:21:28will unlock ?1 billion of new finance.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32The Treasury will publish a consultation in the spring
0:21:32 > 0:21:35looking at these issues and I'm sure my honourable friend will
0:21:35 > 0:21:45wish to contribute.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Four and a half years ago, my constituents Chris and Lydia Leek
0:21:50 > 0:21:53were on a family holiday on the Greek island of Zante
0:21:53 > 0:21:56when their son Jamie was hit and killed by a speeding motor bike.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58It was his ninth birthday.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00The rider was convicted, but has appealed against his sentence
0:22:00 > 0:22:02and to date remains a free man.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Will the Prime Minister agree to meet with Chris and Lydia
0:22:04 > 0:22:13to discuss how they can finally secure justice for Jamie?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16I say to the honourable lady I'm very happy to look at this case.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20I mean, it is a tragic case she has described and our thoughts must be
0:22:20 > 0:22:25with Chris and Lydia at the terrible loss that they have experienced.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28To the issues of what is happening, in terms of the Greek
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Criminal Justice System, of course, that is a matter
0:22:30 > 0:22:31for the Greek authorities.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34But we will, I will look seriously at this case and see
0:22:34 > 0:22:36if there is anything that the Foreign Office can do
0:22:36 > 0:22:38in relation to this.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41President Trump has repeatedly said that he will bring back torture
0:22:41 > 0:22:43as an instrument of policy.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48When she sees him on Friday, will the Prime Minister make clear
0:22:48 > 0:22:51that in no circumstances will she permit Britain to be
0:22:51 > 0:22:53dragged into facilitating that torture, as we were after
0:22:53 > 0:22:58September 11th?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01I can assure my honourable friend that we have a very clear
0:23:01 > 0:23:02position on torture.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04We do not sanction torture.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07We do not get involved with that and that will continue
0:23:07 > 0:23:08to be our position.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:23:10 > 0:23:1370% of my constituents voted Remain.
0:23:13 > 0:23:1715% are citizens of other EU countries and almost all don't
0:23:17 > 0:23:20trust her Government to negotiate a deal that secures the future
0:23:20 > 0:23:24prosperity of London and the UK.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Will she give this House a veto on the deal she does,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30or will she put that deal back to a referendum of
0:23:30 > 0:23:33the British people?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36I say to the honourable gentleman...
0:23:36 > 0:23:39people voted differently across the country.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42There are parts of the country that voted to Remain and there are parts
0:23:42 > 0:23:44of the country that voted to Leave.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46What we now do is unite behind the result of
0:23:46 > 0:23:48the vote that took place.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51We come together as a country, we go out there, we make a success
0:23:51 > 0:23:54of this and we ensure that we build that truly global Britain that
0:23:54 > 0:23:58will bring jobs to his constituency and for his constituents.
0:23:58 > 0:24:04Mr Speaker, this week, Milton Keynes celebrates its 50th birthday.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08We have been the most successful of new cities and have one
0:24:08 > 0:24:12of the highest rates of economic growth.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Will the Prime Minister agree that Milton Keynes has a great future
0:24:15 > 0:24:20and will be central to delivering this Government's ambitions?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Well, can I join my honourable friend in marking Milton Keynes'
0:24:23 > 0:24:3050th birthday?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32And also I understand he has secured
0:24:32 > 0:24:35a Westminster Hall debate later today on this subject.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37I congratulate him on having done that.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40I think Milton Keynes is a great example of what you can achieve
0:24:40 > 0:24:43with a clear plan and with strong, local leadership.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45We are providing, as he knows, additional funding
0:24:45 > 0:24:47for the East-West rail project.
0:24:47 > 0:24:57I know he supported that through chairing its APGG
0:25:36 > 0:25:37The honourable gentleman has raised an issue,
0:25:37 > 0:25:39which is a different gauge on the railways
0:25:39 > 0:25:40here and on the continent -
0:25:40 > 0:25:48which has been, obviously, an issue for some considerable time.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50We want to encourage freight on rails.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54We have been encouraging freight on rail and we'll continue to do so.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Thank you, very much, Mr Speaker.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58The Ministry of Cake in my constituency of
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Taunton Deane, a ?30 million
0:26:01 > 0:26:04turnover company has recently been bought by a French company called
0:26:04 > 0:26:10Mademoiselle Desserts.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12They trade across Europe, Ministry of Cake, and into China.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Does this not demonstrate, Prime Minister, and would you agree
0:26:15 > 0:26:17with me that it demonstrates the confidence in our economy
0:26:17 > 0:26:19in that a European company has bought in?
0:26:19 > 0:26:28It demonstrates that we can unlock global trade and it demonstrates
0:26:28 > 0:26:34that the South West is a terrific place to do business?
0:26:34 > 0:26:38I absolutely agree with my honourable friend.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43I think the investment that she has referred to of a French company
0:26:43 > 0:26:47into a company in her constituency shows the confidence that people
0:26:48 > 0:26:57have in our economy for the future.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00It shows the fundamental strengths of our economy.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03And it also shows that we can unlock global trade and, of course,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05the south-west is a very good place to do business.
0:27:05 > 0:27:12Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:27:12 > 0:27:13Robert Burns once wrote, "Whatever damages society
0:27:13 > 0:27:16or any least part of it, that is my measure of iniquity.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Would the Prime Minister agree that that this description applies
0:27:19 > 0:27:21perfectly to the detention fast track system recently found
0:27:21 > 0:27:23to be illegal by British courts under which 10,000 asylum seekers
0:27:23 > 0:27:26were denied a fair trial and some of whom where
0:27:26 > 0:27:27probably unlegally deported to death and torture?
0:27:27 > 0:27:31I say to the honourable gentleman the issue of the detained fast track
0:27:31 > 0:27:33system in the asylum system is one that I looked
0:27:33 > 0:27:36at when I was Home Secretary
0:27:36 > 0:27:39and we did make a number of changes on how we operate it
0:27:39 > 0:27:42but it was built on a strong principle - which is if there
0:27:42 > 0:27:46is somebody whose case for asylum is such that they are almost certain
0:27:46 > 0:27:51to be refused that asylum, then we want to be ensure they can
0:27:51 > 0:27:53be removed from the country as quickly as possible,
0:27:53 > 0:27:59hence the detained fast track.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04I would like to ask my friend, the Prime Minister, if she would
0:28:04 > 0:28:06assist in trying to get an enterprise zone in my
0:28:06 > 0:28:08constituency as part of the industrial strategy.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12It turns out that the Labour Council and Labour county council,
0:28:12 > 0:28:16who were talking about an enterprise zone-esque project in the area,
0:28:16 > 0:28:20have not applied for any funding whatsoever.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Would my right honourable friend please assist me in this endeavour?
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Well, can I say to my honourable friend, I know what a champion
0:28:28 > 0:28:30for his constituency it is.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33And I'm sure that the Chancellor and the Business Secretary will look
0:28:33 > 0:28:38at the issue that he has raised.
0:28:38 > 0:28:44I also say how sad it is that Labour councils are not willing to put
0:28:44 > 0:28:46forward proposals to increase the prosperity and economic
0:28:46 > 0:28:47growth in their area.
0:28:47 > 0:28:48Order.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Closed question.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Mr Patrick Grady.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Thank you.
0:28:53 > 0:28:54Question 11.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57I will meet the First Minister and leaders of the devolved
0:28:57 > 0:28:59administrations at the joint ministerial committee on Monday,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01but, of course, we regularly engage with the Scottish Government
0:29:01 > 0:29:03on a number of issues.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07When she does eventually meet with the First Minister, will she confirm
0:29:07 > 0:29:12whether she supports the principle of the Scotland Act that whatever
0:29:12 > 0:29:15is not reserved is devolved, and will she be able to tell
0:29:15 > 0:29:17what powers will come to the Scottish Parliament
0:29:17 > 0:29:18in the event of Brexit?
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Can she confirm that the Great Repeal Bill will not be
0:29:21 > 0:29:22the great power grab?
0:29:22 > 0:29:24I have been very clear, echoed yesterday by the Secretary
0:29:24 > 0:29:27of State for Exiting the European Union, that no powers
0:29:27 > 0:29:32that no powers that are currently devolved will be taken back
0:29:32 > 0:29:38to the UK Government.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41What we will be looking at, and what we will be discussing
0:29:41 > 0:29:43with the devolved administrations, is how we deal with those powers
0:29:43 > 0:29:45which are currently in Brussels when they come back
0:29:45 > 0:29:48to the United Kingdom, and what we want to ensure,
0:29:48 > 0:29:52we want to ensure - that those powers are dealt
0:29:52 > 0:29:53with so that we can maintain
0:29:53 > 0:29:55the important single market of the United Kingdom.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01It is currently an offence to assault a police officer,
0:30:01 > 0:30:04an immigration officer or a prison officer,
0:30:04 > 0:30:09but it is not a specific offence to assault an NHS worker,
0:30:09 > 0:30:13whether a doctor, nurse or paramedic.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Does the Prime Minister agree with me that we should consider
0:30:15 > 0:30:18extending a specific offence to these people to make it
0:30:18 > 0:30:21absolutely clear that the public will not tolerate violence
0:30:21 > 0:30:26towards our hard-working members of the NHS?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29My honourable friend raises an important point,
0:30:29 > 0:30:31of course we condemn assaults on anybody and any
0:30:31 > 0:30:33violence that takes place,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36but the Secretary of State for Health has heard
0:30:36 > 0:30:40the case that he has put
0:30:40 > 0:30:43and will be happy to look at the issue he has raised.
0:30:43 > 0:30:49When she intrduces a UK agricultural policy,
0:30:49 > 0:30:51because we're out of the Common Agricultural Policy,
0:30:51 > 0:30:53will the Duke of Westminster still received ?407,000 year,
0:30:53 > 0:30:55will the Duke of Northumberland still receive ?475,000 a year,
0:30:55 > 0:30:58and will the Earl of Iver still receive ?915,000 a year
0:30:58 > 0:31:01from the British taxpayer?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04The honourable gentleman seems to know a lot about these ducal
0:31:04 > 0:31:06matters, most interesting.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08I will be fascinated by the reply.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09Let's hear it!
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Prime Minister.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15One of the tasks that we will have, and the honourable gentleman
0:31:15 > 0:31:18is right, when we leave the European Union, is to decide
0:31:18 > 0:31:20what support is provided to agriculture as a result
0:31:20 > 0:31:24of being outside of the Common Agricultural Policy.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28I can assure him that we are taking the interest of all parts
0:31:28 > 0:31:31of the UK into account
0:31:31 > 0:31:34when we look into that system and what it should be in the future.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Ah, yes, Hampshire knight, I think!
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Sir Gerald Howarth.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Last weekend, the Secretary of State for Defence made a very
0:31:42 > 0:31:45welcome visit to Ukraine, where he said that freedom
0:31:45 > 0:31:47and democracy are not tradable commodities.
0:31:47 > 0:31:57As we mark the 25th anniversary of relations between our two
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Parliaments, could I invite my right honourable friend to declare
0:31:59 > 0:32:01the continued support of the UK for the maintenance
0:32:01 > 0:32:04of an independent sovereign state in Ukraine, which has been subjected
0:32:04 > 0:32:07to the most outrageous annexation of part of its providence by Russia?
0:32:07 > 0:32:09I am very happy to join my honourable friend
0:32:09 > 0:32:14in confirming our commitment to the independent
0:32:14 > 0:32:15sovereign state of the Ukraine.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20The Foreign Secretary has been doing a lot of work with other
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Foreign Ministers on this particular issue, we do provide significant
0:32:22 > 0:32:25support to Ukraine, and I hope soon to be up to meet
0:32:25 > 0:32:28President Poroshenko
0:32:28 > 0:32:30and talk about the support we provide.
0:32:30 > 0:32:31Pat McFadden.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Last week, the Prime Minister said that Parliament would get a vote
0:32:34 > 0:32:37on the final deal between the UK and the European Union.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Could she set out for the house what would happen
0:32:40 > 0:32:43if Parliament said no to the terms of that deal?
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Would she, in those circumstances, negotiate an alternative deal,
0:32:46 > 0:32:50or would her no deal option be
0:32:50 > 0:32:54falling back on WTO rules, which means 10% tariffs on cars,
0:32:54 > 0:32:5920% on food and trick, and a host of other barriers
0:32:59 > 0:33:09to trade, investment and prosperity in the UK?
0:33:09 > 0:33:10Prime Minister.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13As I also said in my speech, I expect we will be able to negotiate
0:33:13 > 0:33:16a good deal in terms of trade with the European Union, because it
0:33:16 > 0:33:19would be in our interests and those of the European Union as well.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23There will be a vote on the deal for this Parliament, but then,
0:33:23 > 0:33:32if this Parliament is not willing to accept a deal that has
0:33:32 > 0:33:34been decided and agreed by the United Kingdom Government
0:33:34 > 0:33:37with the European Union, I have said that if there is no deal,
0:33:37 > 0:33:41we will have to fall back on other arrangements.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Mr Speaker, a great pleasure to welcome my honourable friend
0:33:43 > 0:33:45the Prime Minister and her Cabinet to Sci-Tech Daresbury
0:33:45 > 0:33:48earlier this week,
0:33:48 > 0:33:52and I welcome the Government's industrial strategy to bring high
0:33:52 > 0:33:54skill, high wage jobs to help close the North-South divide,
0:33:54 > 0:33:59and the message is that Britain is open for business.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02I thank my honourable friend and I and the whole Cabinet
0:34:02 > 0:34:04were very pleased to be able to visit Daresbury,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07pleased to be able to sit down and meet with small businesses
0:34:07 > 0:34:11on that particular site to hear the support they have
0:34:11 > 0:34:13for what the Government is doing in the industrial strategy.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18Britain is open for business, we will be trading around the world,
0:34:18 > 0:34:22a global leader in free trade - bringing jobs, economic growth
0:34:22 > 0:34:27and prosperity to every part of this country.
0:34:27 > 0:34:33Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36We are now aware of the hundreds of thousands of women who marched
0:34:36 > 0:34:38in behalf of women's rights last weekend.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41In this House, we have been lobbied by members of the Women
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Against State Pension Inequality, and many MPs have lodged petitions
0:34:43 > 0:34:44asking the Government to act.
0:34:44 > 0:34:51Can the Prime Minister tell us how many MPs have lodged such petitions?
0:34:51 > 0:34:55I have to say to the honourable gentleman that I think the number
0:34:55 > 0:34:58of petitions presented in this Parliament is a matter
0:34:58 > 0:35:00for the House authorities, but what he also knows
0:35:00 > 0:35:02is the Government has already taken
0:35:02 > 0:35:04action, in relation to the issue of women's pensions, to reduce
0:35:04 > 0:35:07the changes that will be experienced by women and putting
0:35:07 > 0:35:11extra money into that.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Following her excellent EU speech last week,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17will the Prime Minister consider unilaterally guaranteeing the rights
0:35:17 > 0:35:22of EU citizens living and working in the UK?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24This isn't just the decent thing to do but, by taking
0:35:24 > 0:35:28the moral high ground, it will be a source of strength
0:35:28 > 0:35:30going forward in the negotiations, and we can always return
0:35:30 > 0:35:34to the issue of non-reciprocation by the EU if necessary later
0:35:34 > 0:35:37in those negotiations.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39I recognise the concern that my honourable friend has raised
0:35:39 > 0:35:42in relation to this issue, but my position remains the same
0:35:42 > 0:35:44as it always has been.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47I expect and intend, and want to be able to guarantee the rights
0:35:47 > 0:35:49of EU citizens living in the United Kingdom,
0:35:49 > 0:35:52but as the British Prime Minister it is only right that I should give
0:35:52 > 0:35:58consideration to the rights of UK citizens living elsewhere
0:35:58 > 0:36:00in what will be the remaining 27
0:36:00 > 0:36:03member states of the EU, and that's why I wanted that
0:36:03 > 0:36:05reciprocal arrangement.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08As I said in my speech last week, I remain open to this being an issue
0:36:08 > 0:36:11we negotiate at a very early stage.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15A good number of other states want that, some don't,
0:36:15 > 0:36:20but I'm hoping we will be
0:36:20 > 0:36:23able to do it at an early stage.
0:36:23 > 0:36:24Dr Lisa Cameron.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29As chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for disability,
0:36:29 > 0:36:31we recently compiled an important report into the Government's pledge
0:36:31 > 0:36:34to halve the employment gap.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Research shows this pledge will not be met for 50 years.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41To date, no minister has met with the APPG
0:36:41 > 0:36:42to discuss the report.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Will the Prime Minister place people with disability at the heart
0:36:45 > 0:36:48of policy and ensure that her ministers engage
0:36:48 > 0:36:56with the APPG and its recommendations?
0:36:56 > 0:36:58The honourable lady raises an important issue about disabled
0:36:58 > 0:37:05people in the workplace.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09It is one we are aware of, and as we see the number of people in...
0:37:09 > 0:37:11unemployment going down, and it does change the
0:37:11 > 0:37:14ratios to an extent but the Secretary of State is looking
0:37:14 > 0:37:17very seriously at how we can ensure that we are seeing more disabled
0:37:17 > 0:37:21people in the workplace, and I am sure he will have seen that
0:37:21 > 0:37:24request she has made.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29Can I welcome the Prime Minister meeting with the president
0:37:29 > 0:37:31of Turkey on Saturday, when we can show our solidarity
0:37:31 > 0:37:35in the fight against terrorism, we can deepen our trading relationship,
0:37:35 > 0:37:40and can the Prime Minister also seek support for a united and independent
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Cyprus, free from Turkish troops?
0:37:43 > 0:37:46I thank my honourable friend for raising the important issues
0:37:46 > 0:37:48that I will be discussing with President Erdogan,
0:37:48 > 0:37:51and with the Prime Minister of Turkey when I meet
0:37:51 > 0:37:52them on Saturday.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54He raises the issue of Cyprus.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57I am hopeful that the talks will be able to continue
0:37:57 > 0:38:00to come to a solution.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02I think we're closer to a solution than we have been before.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06I have already spoken to the Prime Minister
0:38:06 > 0:38:09and President Erdogan about the need to ensure that we are creative
0:38:09 > 0:38:11in thinking and finding a solution for this,
0:38:11 > 0:38:14and I had a further telephone call with Nicos
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Anastasiades over the weekend about this very issue.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21We stand ready, as a guarantor, to play our part in making sure
0:38:21 > 0:38:24we can see a successful conclusion of these talks, and see
0:38:24 > 0:38:27that reunification of Cyprus, which people have been working
0:38:27 > 0:38:29for, for some time.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36I join the Prime Minister in wishing a speedy recovery
0:38:36 > 0:38:40to the police officer who was shot and injured in my constituency
0:38:40 > 0:38:42in North Belfast on Sunday night.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Thankfully, he was not killed, but that was not the intention
0:38:46 > 0:38:48of the terrorists, of course.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51It is very clear, Mr Speaker, that the political instability
0:38:51 > 0:38:54brought about by Sinn Fein's collapse of the Assembly
0:38:54 > 0:38:57is in no-one's interest, and it is also clear
0:38:57 > 0:39:01that their intention is to try to rewrite the past.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Will she make it very clear that the legal persecution of police
0:39:05 > 0:39:09officers and soldiers who did so much to bring peace
0:39:09 > 0:39:13to Northern Ireland will not be allowed to continue?
0:39:13 > 0:39:15I say to the right honourable gentleman that, as he indicates,
0:39:15 > 0:39:19the political stability in Northern Ireland has been hard
0:39:19 > 0:39:22earned over some considerable time, and none of us want to see
0:39:22 > 0:39:24that thrown away.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27He raises the issue of the current situation, where there are a number
0:39:27 > 0:39:30of investigations by the PSNI into former soldiers
0:39:30 > 0:39:33and their activities in Northern Ireland,
0:39:33 > 0:39:37and I think it's right that we recognise that the majority
0:39:37 > 0:39:40of people who lost their lives did so as a result of terrorist
0:39:40 > 0:39:42activity, and it is important that the terrorist activity
0:39:42 > 0:39:44is looked into.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47That's why one of the issues that my right honourable friend,
0:39:47 > 0:39:51the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, is looking
0:39:51 > 0:39:58at is this legacy question and how that can take place in future.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03Social care provided by Labour-led Derbyshire County Council in my area
0:40:03 > 0:40:06is failing miserably.
0:40:06 > 0:40:11Serious errors in process have led to, quite frankly,
0:40:11 > 0:40:13shameful consequences for some of my most vulnerable constituents.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16It is clearly not about funding, as they sit on reserves
0:40:16 > 0:40:19of about ?233 million.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Will my right honourable friend instigate an urgent review of social
0:40:23 > 0:40:25care practice at the county council, because the people of
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Derbyshire deserve better?
0:40:27 > 0:40:28Prime Minister.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30My honourable friend has made an important point
0:40:30 > 0:40:33in relation to this issue, which is that successive social care
0:40:33 > 0:40:38is not wholly about funding, but the practice on the ground,
0:40:38 > 0:40:42and that is why we are very clear that it is important to see that
0:40:42 > 0:40:45integration between social and health care at a local level,
0:40:45 > 0:40:48and local authorities should be playing their part
0:40:48 > 0:40:52in delivering that.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55And this is an issue that we need to see addressed
0:40:55 > 0:40:56for the longer term as well.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00Frankly, it has been ducked by governments for too
0:41:00 > 0:41:02long in this country, and that's why this Government is determined
0:41:02 > 0:41:05to bring forward a sustainable programme in the future.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06Ed Miliband.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09CHEERING
0:41:09 > 0:41:14It brings...
0:41:14 > 0:41:17The right honourable gentleman never knew he was quite that popular!
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Ed Miliband!
0:41:20 > 0:41:24I was going to say, Mr Speaker, it brings back memories, actually!
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Can I say to the Prime Minister, as the first foreign leader
0:41:27 > 0:41:30to meet President Trump, she carries a huge responsibility
0:41:30 > 0:41:34on behalf not just of this country but the whole international
0:41:34 > 0:41:36community in the tone that she sets?
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Can I ask her to reassure us that she will say to the President
0:41:40 > 0:41:44that he must abide by and not withdraw from the Paris
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Climate Change treaty, and in case it is helpful,
0:41:47 > 0:41:52can she offer the services of UK scientists to convince the President
0:41:52 > 0:41:55that climate change is not a hoax invented by the Chinese?
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Prime Minister!
0:41:58 > 0:42:02Well, I recognise the role the right honourable gentleman has played
0:42:02 > 0:42:05in looking at this issue of climate change, and I hope he recognises
0:42:05 > 0:42:07the commitment this Government has shown to this
0:42:07 > 0:42:09issue of climate change
0:42:09 > 0:42:10with the legislation we have put through,
0:42:10 > 0:42:14and the changes that we have brought about in terms of the energy
0:42:14 > 0:42:17sector and uses of different forms of energy.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20The Obama administration obviously signed up to the Paris
0:42:20 > 0:42:24Climate Change agreement, we have now done that,
0:42:24 > 0:42:28I would hope that all parties would continue to ensure
0:42:28 > 0:42:34that the climate change agreement is put into practice.