:00:00. > :00:00.legacy bodies and will continue to make representations to the Irish
:00:00. > :00:00.government over a range of issues and I note that point he raced with
:00:00. > :00:12.me this morning. Questions to the Prime Minister? Mr Peter Heaton
:00:13. > :00:18.Jones. Question number one Mr Speaker... Thank you Mr Speaker. I
:00:19. > :00:22.am sure that the whole house would join me in offering our condolences
:00:23. > :00:25.to the families and friends of those who lost their lives and were
:00:26. > :00:29.injured in the gun attack in Qu bec city on Sunday. And in paying
:00:30. > :00:39.tribute to our former colleague. He was an outstanding
:00:40. > :00:43.parliamentarian, I'm sure that our thoughts are with his friends and
:00:44. > :00:47.family. I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others,
:00:48. > :00:54.and I shall have further such meetings later today. Thank you, Mr
:00:55. > :00:59.Speaker. I associate myself with the tribute paid to the victims in
:01:00. > :01:03.Canada and to the family of Tam Dalyell. Mr Speaker, North Devon is
:01:04. > :01:07.quite rightly concerned that the current review of health services
:01:08. > :01:12.across the county may result in the loss of some acute services at our
:01:13. > :01:16.hospital in Barnstable. For some residents, the nearest alternative
:01:17. > :01:19.could be three hours away. Will my honourable friend assure me that she
:01:20. > :01:22.will listen carefully to those concerns, because I want to be able
:01:23. > :01:36.to say to North Devon that we are the party of the LHS? -- the NHS.
:01:37. > :01:42.I thank my honourable friend for his question. I can reassure him that
:01:43. > :01:45.this Government is absolutely committed to ensuring the best
:01:46. > :01:49.possible health care for patients right across the country. I
:01:50. > :01:53.recognise that there are concerns that have been expressed locally
:01:54. > :01:56.about the North Devon District Hospital. I'd understand that there
:01:57. > :02:01.are no specific proposals at the moment, but I know that the input of
:02:02. > :02:05.local communities will remain crucial Robin Briars says. And I can
:02:06. > :02:08.assure him that of course it is this party in Government that is putting
:02:09. > :02:15.in the extra funding into the NHS and showing how we evaluate. Jeremy
:02:16. > :02:18.Corbyn. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I joined the Prime Minister in
:02:19. > :02:24.offering condolences to all those who died in the horrific attack,
:02:25. > :02:28.fuelled by hate, in Qu bec. We should send our solidarity to
:02:29. > :02:34.everybody in Canada in this sad occasion. I also associate myself to
:02:35. > :02:40.the tribute for the former member for West Lothian, can DL. Former
:02:41. > :02:42.father of the House, he probably thought to expose official
:02:43. > :02:46.wrongdoing and cover-ups from the miners strike to a ruck. I'm sure
:02:47. > :02:50.that the Prime Minister would agree with me that his scrutiny and
:02:51. > :02:58.contributions made this House a better place. And can I recommend to
:02:59. > :03:07.all members his autobiography, The Importance Of Being Awkward.
:03:08. > :03:13.LAUGHTER And I'm quite happy, Mr Speaker, to
:03:14. > :03:16.offer my copy to the Secretary of State for Brexit to have a good read
:03:17. > :03:21.of it. I'm sure he's probably already read it. Mr Speaker, at last
:03:22. > :03:28.week's Prime Minister is questions, the Prime Minister told the House,
:03:29. > :03:35.I'm not afraid to speak frankly to the president of the United States.
:03:36. > :03:38.What happened? Well, first of all, can I say to the right honourable
:03:39. > :03:44.gentleman that I wasn't aware of the book that he referred to, but I
:03:45. > :03:48.suspect, given the number of resignations he's had from his front
:03:49. > :03:58.bench, that some of his colleagues have indeed read that book! I'm
:03:59. > :04:02.happy to say to the right honourable gentleman that when I visited the
:04:03. > :04:06.United States, I'm pleased to say that I was able to build on the
:04:07. > :04:12.relationship that we have with our most important ally. And to get some
:04:13. > :04:21.very significant commitments from President Trump. And crucial among
:04:22. > :04:28.those was a 100% commitment to Nato. Nato, which keeps us safe and Europe
:04:29. > :04:32.safe too. Mr Speaker, Downing Street has not denied that the Prime
:04:33. > :04:37.Minister was told by the White House that the executive order on travel
:04:38. > :04:42.to the US was imminent. So let's be clear, was the Prime Minister told
:04:43. > :04:49.about the ban during her visit, and did she tried to persuade President
:04:50. > :04:53.Trump otherwise? First of all, on the policy that President Trump has
:04:54. > :05:01.introduced, this Government is clear that that policy is wrong. We
:05:02. > :05:06.wouldn't do it. In six years as Home Secretary, I never introduced such a
:05:07. > :05:11.policy. We believe it is divisive and wrong. If he's asking me whether
:05:12. > :05:15.I had advanced notice of the ban on refugees, the answer is no. If he's
:05:16. > :05:19.asking me if I had advanced notice that the executive order could
:05:20. > :05:24.affect British citizens, the answer is no. If he's asking if I had
:05:25. > :05:28.advanced notice of the travel restrictions, the answer is, we all
:05:29. > :05:39.did, because President Trump said he was going to do this in his election
:05:40. > :05:43.campaign. The question, the question is how you respond. The job of
:05:44. > :05:53.Government, the job of Government is not to chase the headlines. The job
:05:54. > :05:58.of Government... The job of Government is not a trait to the
:05:59. > :06:00.streets in protest. The job of Government is to protect the
:06:01. > :06:06.interests of British citizens, and that's exactly what we did -- not to
:06:07. > :06:10.take to the streets. Mr Speaker, on the day after the executive order
:06:11. > :06:15.was made to ban refugees and visitors from seven predominantly
:06:16. > :06:22.Muslim countries, why did she three times refused to condemn the ban
:06:23. > :06:26.then? I've made very clear, very clear, that we believe this policy
:06:27. > :06:30.is divisive and wrong. It's not a policy that we would introduce. I've
:06:31. > :06:33.also made very clear when asked about this that this Government has
:06:34. > :06:37.a very different approach to these issues. On refugees, this Government
:06:38. > :06:44.has a proud record of the support that we have given to refugees, and
:06:45. > :06:48.long may it continue. Mr Speaker, the Prime Minister said the United
:06:49. > :06:53.States is responsible for United States policy on refugees. But
:06:54. > :06:59.surely it is the responsibility of all of us to defend the 1951 refugee
:07:00. > :07:04.Convention, which commits this country, the United States, and 142
:07:05. > :07:09.other states to accept refugees without regard to their race,
:07:10. > :07:12.religion or country of origin. President Trump has breached that
:07:13. > :07:18.convention. Why didn't she speak out? First of all, I've made
:07:19. > :07:23.absolutely clear what the Goverment's view on this policy is.
:07:24. > :07:29.Secondly, as I've just said, this Government has a proud record, and
:07:30. > :07:33.this country has a proud record, of how it welcomes refugees. We have
:07:34. > :07:37.over the last recent years, we've introduced the very particular
:07:38. > :07:41.scheme to ensure that particularly vulnerable refugees in Syria can be
:07:42. > :07:44.brought to this country, and something like 10,000 Syrian
:07:45. > :07:49.refugees have come to this country since the conflict began. We are
:07:50. > :07:53.also the second biggest bilateral donor, helping and supporting
:07:54. > :07:57.refugees in the region. That is what we are doing. I have said that the
:07:58. > :08:07.policy is wrong. We will take a different view on we will continue
:08:08. > :08:10.to welcome refugees of this country. Mr Speaker, I also wrote to the
:08:11. > :08:13.Prime Minister on this issue, and I received a reply this morning. I
:08:14. > :08:17.hold in my hand her piece of paper. She makes no mention of the refugee
:08:18. > :08:22.Convention, nor condemns the US actions in this respect. Mr Speaker,
:08:23. > :08:28.last week I also asked the Prime Minister to assure the House that
:08:29. > :08:32.any United States trade deal, she would not offer up our National
:08:33. > :08:40.Health Service as a bargaining chip. She gave no answer when asked in the
:08:41. > :08:45.US she also refused to rule it out, so let's might ask her a third time,
:08:46. > :08:51.will she will out opening up our National Health Service to Private
:08:52. > :08:54.US health care companies? Yes or no? Mr Speaker, I could give a detailed
:08:55. > :09:01.answer to the right honourable gentleman's question, but I think a
:09:02. > :09:10.simple and straightforward reply is what is required. The NHS is not for
:09:11. > :09:22.sale, and it never will be. I hope, Mr Speaker, that includes not having
:09:23. > :09:29.US health care companies coming in to run any part of our National
:09:30. > :09:33.Health Service. Mr Speaker, President Trump has torn up
:09:34. > :09:38.international agreements on refugees. He has threatened to dump
:09:39. > :09:43.international agreements on climate change. He has praised the use of
:09:44. > :09:46.torture. He has incited hatred against Muslims, he is directly
:09:47. > :09:52.attacked women's rights. Just what more does the President Trump have
:09:53. > :09:57.to do before the Prime Minister will listen to the 1.8 million people who
:09:58. > :10:04.have already called for his state visit invitation to be withdrawn
:10:05. > :10:09.the right honourable gentleman's foreign policy is to object to and
:10:10. > :10:17.insult the democratically elected head of state of our most important
:10:18. > :10:21.ally. Let's just see what he would have achieved in the last week.
:10:22. > :10:26.Would he have been able to protect richest citizens from the impact of
:10:27. > :10:30.the executive order? No. -- British citizens. Would he have been able to
:10:31. > :10:35.lay the foundations of a trade deal? No. Would he have got a 100%
:10:36. > :10:40.commitment to Nato? No. That's what Labour has two of this country. Less
:10:41. > :10:48.protection for British citizens, less prosperous, let's save -- what
:10:49. > :10:49.Labour has to offer. -- less safe. He can lead a protest, I'm leading a
:10:50. > :11:13.country. Order, order. Thank you, Mr Speaker.
:11:14. > :11:17.Today, it is inconceivable that somebody would be prosecuted because
:11:18. > :11:21.of who and what they are. Would my right honourable friend drawing me
:11:22. > :11:27.and welcoming the posthumous pardon of some 49,000 men thanks to the
:11:28. > :11:33.Goverment's Bill that was enacted yesterday, and encourage those who
:11:34. > :11:37.are still alive to come forward so that there are injustices can be
:11:38. > :11:40.overturned. I'm very happy to join my honourable friend in welcoming
:11:41. > :11:44.what I believe is an extremely important change to the law. We made
:11:45. > :11:48.a manifesto commitment to it and we have now delivered on it. Passing
:11:49. > :11:52.this law has been a long-standing commitment for the Government. It is
:11:53. > :11:56.momentous, it does take action to right the wrongs of the past, and
:11:57. > :12:00.like my right honourable friend, I would certainly encourage those
:12:01. > :12:04.still alive to applied the Home Office to have their references
:12:05. > :12:07.disregarded. We on these benches associate ourselves with all the
:12:08. > :12:13.comments thus far on the tragic deaths in Qu bec and on the passing
:12:14. > :12:16.of time DL. The respect for him was held across the political parties.
:12:17. > :12:21.He served with great distinction for more than 40 years. The Prime
:12:22. > :12:27.Minister had a very successful international visit in this last
:12:28. > :12:33.week. To Ireland. And there she spoke publicly about her commitment,
:12:34. > :12:36.it's very important I think, the commitment not to have a hard border
:12:37. > :12:43.on these islands. That there should continue to be free movement of
:12:44. > :12:47.peoples on these islands, and trade should be protected and enhanced.
:12:48. > :12:50.Given that people will be watching this not just in Britain but also in
:12:51. > :12:53.Ireland, would she take the opportunity to explain how she will
:12:54. > :13:01.deliver these sensible and important outcomes? These are absolutely the
:13:02. > :13:04.outcomes that we want to see. I was very pleased to meet with the
:13:05. > :13:09.Taoiseach and discuss with him the joint intent that of his government
:13:10. > :13:13.and mine have two ensure that we don't see a return to the borders of
:13:14. > :13:17.the past in Northern Ireland. And to say that of course we focus on the
:13:18. > :13:20.land border that is between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland,
:13:21. > :13:28.of course the issue of movements from Ireland does in effect other
:13:29. > :13:32.places as well, such as port in Wales. It is an important issue for
:13:33. > :13:36.us, and we have agreed the work we are going to do together to deliver
:13:37. > :13:39.what I believe will be as frictionless as possible a border,
:13:40. > :13:43.and also one of the objectives that I set out in my plan for our
:13:44. > :13:49.negotiating objectives is to retain the Common travel area.
:13:50. > :13:55.We welcome what the Prime Minister has had to say on these issues and
:13:56. > :13:57.we welcome the intensifying of negotiations between the UK
:13:58. > :14:02.government and the devolved administrations ahead of triggering
:14:03. > :14:06.Article 50. So the Prime Minister is very helpfully explained that it is
:14:07. > :14:11.perfectly possible for parts of these islands to be in the single
:14:12. > :14:15.market, without Borders, with free movement of people and at the same
:14:16. > :14:22.time protect and enhance trade with one another. This is very, very
:14:23. > :14:25.welcome, Mr Speaker. Will the Prime Minister give a commitment to work
:14:26. > :14:30.with the Irish government and a commitment to work with the Scottish
:14:31. > :14:37.government to deliver all of these things? Or will we just have to get
:14:38. > :14:41.on with it ourselves? First of all, the Right Honourable gentleman is
:14:42. > :14:45.right, that following the meeting of the plenary session on Monday
:14:46. > :14:49.morning we did agree to an intensification of discussion on
:14:50. > :14:54.issues related to the bringing back of powers from Brussels, and as to
:14:55. > :14:58.where those powers should lie within the United Kingdom, and to intensify
:14:59. > :15:03.that in the run-up to the triggering of Article 50 and beyond. On the
:15:04. > :15:06.other question, I'm afraid he really should listen to the answer that are
:15:07. > :15:15.given because he's trying to imply something that isn't there. Yes. We
:15:16. > :15:17.are very clear that we want to see a frictionless border between Northern
:15:18. > :15:21.Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. I'm also clear that one of the
:15:22. > :15:25.objectives of our negotiation is to see us frictionless a border as
:15:26. > :15:31.possible between the United Kingdom and the rest of the European Union.
:15:32. > :15:33.If he is so worried about having a frictionless border between Scotland
:15:34. > :15:43.and the European Union, he shouldn't want to see Scotland independent and
:15:44. > :15:48.take it out of the European Union. Order! We shouldn't have to allow
:15:49. > :15:52.for the reaction to every answer from the SMB benches before we
:15:53. > :16:00.proceed to the next question. Mrs Maria Miller. -- SNP. EU nationals
:16:01. > :16:05.provide a vital and expert service in my hospital in Basingstoke. Along
:16:06. > :16:08.with thousands of others they face an uncertain future. I know this is
:16:09. > :16:12.something the Prime Minister wants to give priority to in sorting out,
:16:13. > :16:16.will we be hearing more about it in the forthcoming White Paper? My
:16:17. > :16:20.right honourable friend makes an important point. I would like to
:16:21. > :16:27.confirm my intention and expectation that we will be able to offer that
:16:28. > :16:32.reassurance. I do also want to see reassurance offered to UK nationals
:16:33. > :16:36.in the EU. I will be working to ensure this is an issue we can deal
:16:37. > :16:40.with at an early stage in the negotiations. It was one of the
:16:41. > :16:44.objectives I set out in the plan. It will be referenced in the White
:16:45. > :16:47.Paper. I can inform my right honourable friend and the House that
:16:48. > :16:54.that White Paper will be published tomorrow.
:16:55. > :17:08.Prime Minister, your responses today have been deeply unsatisfactory. The
:17:09. > :17:11.president of the United States had -- has advocated torture, misogyny,
:17:12. > :17:16.racial discrimination, sexual assault, isolationism. The leaders
:17:17. > :17:20.of Canada and Germany responded robustly but your response was to
:17:21. > :17:26.jump on a plane as soon as possible to hold his hand. Mr Speaker,
:17:27. > :17:30.doesn't this country deserve our leader willing to stand up for
:17:31. > :17:33.British values? Order! I have issued no response and
:17:34. > :17:38.the honourable gentleman not only shouldn't breach Parliamentary
:17:39. > :17:43.protocol, but he shouldn't tempt me. The Prime Minister. I will tell you
:17:44. > :17:50.what standing up for British values is. I had this government introduced
:17:51. > :17:53.the first modern slavery act in this country. I have ensured that stop
:17:54. > :17:56.and search is reduced because I don't believe that anybody on the
:17:57. > :18:01.streets of this country should be stopped and searched because of the
:18:02. > :18:07.colour of their skin. And I ensured justice for the families of
:18:08. > :18:15.Hillsborough. Despite the fact most of the country -- countries covered
:18:16. > :18:19.by the Trump ban have total exclusion of Israeli visitors,
:18:20. > :18:23.shouldn't the protestors be calling for that banned to be lifted? I
:18:24. > :18:27.thank my right honourable friend for pointing this out. It is absolutely
:18:28. > :18:31.right that this House should be aware of the discrimination and the
:18:32. > :18:35.band that exists around the world, particularly for those who are is
:18:36. > :18:40.really sad isn't -- citizens. We don't agree with that approach. And
:18:41. > :18:43.it is not an approach we shall be taking. I wait for the day when the
:18:44. > :18:50.right honourable gentleman opposite stance up and condemns it, too. Mr
:18:51. > :18:54.Speaker, a constituent of mine suffered a bleed on the brain in
:18:55. > :19:00.2012. She has struggled to work since but was due to disk -- to
:19:01. > :19:08.retire in December. Due to changes to state pension retirement age, she
:19:09. > :19:10.will not retire until 2022. This has short-changed 2.2 million women and
:19:11. > :19:14.brought shame to this government. Will the Prime Minister look again
:19:15. > :19:20.and support Diana and the millions of women who deserve fairness in
:19:21. > :19:26.retirement? The issue of those who are known...
:19:27. > :19:33.To refer the honourable gentleman to the fact we did commit over ?1
:19:34. > :19:37.billion to lessen the impact on those affected, so no one will see
:19:38. > :19:42.their pension age changed by more than 18 months. But we do have to be
:19:43. > :19:46.realistic and looking at pension ages, but the fact that people are
:19:47. > :19:50.living longer. If we want a sustainable pension system, we need
:19:51. > :19:57.to equalise the state pension age faster and bring forward the rise. I
:19:58. > :20:02.welcome the ?450 million announced in the Autumn Statement to fund a
:20:03. > :20:06.trial for the pilot of the digital railway. Given the new fleet of
:20:07. > :20:09.trains on the border and the economic growth opportunity that
:20:10. > :20:16.exists for our region, does the Prime Minister agree that the main
:20:17. > :20:22.line represents the most compelling case for that pilot? My honourable
:20:23. > :20:27.friend is right about what he says about transport links. I understand
:20:28. > :20:35.digital signalling could increase capacity by up to 40%. Hence the
:20:36. > :20:37.investment he refers to. I know that the Department for Transport is
:20:38. > :20:42.looking currently at where those trials should take place. But we
:20:43. > :20:48.certainly recognise that the great Eastern and mainline is one of the
:20:49. > :20:53.areas that could benefit. A few moments ago the Prime Minister tried
:20:54. > :20:57.to claim credit for passing Stonewall's Alan Turing bill. She
:20:58. > :21:02.didn't. The bill pardons all gay men found guilty of crimes no longer on
:21:03. > :21:05.the statute book. So when will the Prime Minister follow the Scottish
:21:06. > :21:15.government and pardon automatically the living as well as the dead? When
:21:16. > :21:18.I was home Secretary the legislation was introduced that gives the
:21:19. > :21:21.opportunity for those who are alive to apply to the Home Office to have
:21:22. > :21:25.those events is no longer on the statute book expunged from their
:21:26. > :21:29.record. The honourable gentleman says they are not doing it. My
:21:30. > :21:34.honourable friend and I have both, in this chamber today, encouraged
:21:35. > :21:40.people to come forward and make that application. That is a message we
:21:41. > :21:45.should all give. At the White House my right honourable friend gain some
:21:46. > :21:50.assurances from President Trump about his commitment to Nato, an
:21:51. > :21:53.achievement welcomed by the governments the Czech Republic,
:21:54. > :21:56.Latvia and Lithuania. Does my right honourable friend agree with me that
:21:57. > :22:02.the way to engage with President Trump and win such agreements is by
:22:03. > :22:08.not insulting our close ally, but by bringing him close, and not doing as
:22:09. > :22:13.the leader of the is it and demands, that we reject our closest ally?
:22:14. > :22:18.Would this not leave Britain and our European partners less safe and less
:22:19. > :22:23.secure? My honourable friend is absolutely right in the points he
:22:24. > :22:28.makes. We should never forget that America is our most important ally.
:22:29. > :22:32.It is a long-standing relationship. American men and women served
:22:33. > :22:36.alongside and died alongside UK men and women in two world Wars to
:22:37. > :22:40.protect our security and the security of Europe. If we were not
:22:41. > :22:44.able to have that relationship and see that commitment to Nato
:22:45. > :22:50.particularly, we would see this country and Europe less safe.
:22:51. > :22:53.Many were surprised that immediately after those cosy images with Donald
:22:54. > :22:58.Trump, the Prime Minister chose to meet with the Turkish president, who
:22:59. > :23:03.has been running an increasingly repressive regime since last summer.
:23:04. > :23:08.Could the Prime Minister confirm whether she raised any human rights
:23:09. > :23:12.concerns with President Cardigan? Will it be the policy of post-Brexit
:23:13. > :23:18.Britain to put arms deals before human rights abuses? First of all, I
:23:19. > :23:21.think the honourable lady should recognise that Turkey is an
:23:22. > :23:25.important country in relation to both our security and the issue of
:23:26. > :23:34.migration into Turkey and potentially into Europe. Turkey has,
:23:35. > :23:37.and continues to host, 3 million refugees from Syria. I commended the
:23:38. > :23:43.Turkish government on the welcome they have given those refugees. And
:23:44. > :23:46.yes, I did raise and I suggest to the honourable lady she should just
:23:47. > :23:50.have looked at the press conference I gave after my discussions with
:23:51. > :23:55.President erred again, in which I made it clear that we had condemned
:23:56. > :24:02.the coup but we also expected the Turkish government to support its
:24:03. > :24:09.democratic institutions, to support international human rights and the
:24:10. > :24:14.rule of law. I wholeheartedly congratulate my right honourable
:24:15. > :24:18.friend in securing 100% for Nato from the US administration.
:24:19. > :24:26.Cucchietti climb what she is to persuade our other allies the
:24:27. > :24:29.importance of press -- their obligations? Can I thank my
:24:30. > :24:34.honourable friend for the work he does on the Nato Parliamentary
:24:35. > :24:39.assembly. I know he is fully engaged with that. There are commitments
:24:40. > :24:43.that have been made. At the Nato Summit in 2014 Oliver Nato allies
:24:44. > :24:48.committed to spending 2% on defence within a decade. We have seen
:24:49. > :24:52.progress but I agree with President Trump that many allies need to go
:24:53. > :24:55.further. I can assure my honourable friend that I and other ministers
:24:56. > :25:04.across government raise our -- the issue regularly.
:25:05. > :25:11.Last week's London air pollution was worse than that of Beijing. So will
:25:12. > :25:15.the Prime Minister assure me and my constituents in Osterley, Brentford
:25:16. > :25:20.and Chiswick, that the hugely expensive proposal to double the
:25:21. > :25:30.capacity of the M4 as it arrives in London will be shelled forthwith? --
:25:31. > :25:35.shelved. The issue of air quality is one this government takes seriously.
:25:36. > :25:42.Quite a lot of work has been done since 2011. Over ?2 billion has been
:25:43. > :25:48.committed to enable, for example, bus operators to upgrade their
:25:49. > :25:53.fleets. But we do recognise that more needs to be done. We have seen
:25:54. > :25:57.a reduction in nitrous oxide fumes in recent years but we will be
:25:58. > :26:04.bringing forward proposals to ensure we can maintain the air quality that
:26:05. > :26:08.we all want to see. As a fellow Bartra member of Parliament, will my
:26:09. > :26:14.right honourable friend the show her support for brighter Bircher, the
:26:15. > :26:18.campaign that is part of the 2017 Europe mental health, and give her
:26:19. > :26:22.continued -- commitments to ensure we have parity between mental health
:26:23. > :26:26.and physical health in this country? I am very happy to endorse the
:26:27. > :26:30.campaign that my friend has referred to. I think it is important that we
:26:31. > :26:34.continue to raise awareness of the issues around mental health. And the
:26:35. > :26:38.fact the government has committed to this parity of esteem between mental
:26:39. > :26:42.health and physical health is important. There is more to do a
:26:43. > :26:45.mental health. I have set out some steps we need to take. But I commend
:26:46. > :26:50.all those working to raise awareness of mental health and provide support
:26:51. > :26:57.to those with mental health problems. The Association of
:26:58. > :27:03.directors of adult social services have said that 4.6 billion has been
:27:04. > :27:10.cut from social care budgets since 2010. Does the Prime Minister take
:27:11. > :27:17.any responsibility for the pain and the distress that the Tories have
:27:18. > :27:26.inflicted on poor vulnerable older people being denied their rightful
:27:27. > :27:29.care? Yes, horror no? This government has taken a number of
:27:30. > :27:33.steps to increase the funding from local authorities to provide for
:27:34. > :27:36.social care. I also believe it is important that we do ensure best
:27:37. > :27:39.practice is being developed and put into place across the country. There
:27:40. > :27:45.are some parts of the country where the record on social care, the
:27:46. > :27:50.interaction between hospitals, is better than others. There is a
:27:51. > :27:53.longer term issue to ensure that we have a sustainable system for
:27:54. > :27:57.delivering social care for people in this country. The Labour Party
:27:58. > :28:07.ducked that issue for 13 years. We're addressing it. Will my right
:28:08. > :28:11.honourable friend join me in congratulating the academy on the
:28:12. > :28:15.recently received world-class schools quality mark award, and
:28:16. > :28:22.indicate how awards such as this drive people excellence? I am happy
:28:23. > :28:28.to join my friend in congratulating the whole team at Morley Academy. I
:28:29. > :28:32.think it shows the work the trust is doing in driving up excellence and
:28:33. > :28:36.improving outcomes for pupils. We are determined to drive up standards
:28:37. > :28:40.in schools to ensure broad children have good school places, a good
:28:41. > :28:46.school place for every child, so they can all be at the level we see
:28:47. > :28:50.in the Morley Academy. How will the thousands of people who've lost
:28:51. > :28:57.their jobs at BHS feel that it may take years before the case of Philip
:28:58. > :29:02.Green, the disgraced and discredited businessperson, will have his
:29:03. > :29:07.knighthood possibly withdrawn, taken away or otherwise? Isn't it
:29:08. > :29:10.remarkable? People lose their jobs, they suffer all the consequences and
:29:11. > :29:15.this man keeps his billions and his knighthood.
:29:16. > :29:19.The honourable gentleman has raised an important issue. This has been
:29:20. > :29:25.raised by many members of this house in terms of their concern about what
:29:26. > :29:28.happened at BHS and the attitude and approach Philip Green talk. The
:29:29. > :29:35.issue of whether a knighthood should be taken away from somebody is a
:29:36. > :29:39.matter for the relevant committee. They will be looking at this. I
:29:40. > :29:43.understand they have said they are waiting for the investigations to
:29:44. > :29:50.complete, but this is an issue for an independent committee. Tonight
:29:51. > :29:55.there will be an historic vote in this place. A vote that I never
:29:56. > :30:03.thought I would see in my political lifetime. The British Parliament
:30:04. > :30:09.voted to withdraw from the European Union under the excellent leadership
:30:10. > :30:11.of the Prime Minister. Would the Prime Minister be surprised that
:30:12. > :30:17.people on the opposite bench or demand time to discuss this and
:30:18. > :30:23.debated, namely the Liberal Democrats, didn't even bother to
:30:24. > :30:29.turn up last night? These benches or pack, both benches were packed, the
:30:30. > :30:40.DV -- the DUP were here and there were some Labour members. Isn't that
:30:41. > :30:47.surprising? Throughout my political career I
:30:48. > :30:53.have fought -- nothing the Liberal Democrats do ever surprises me. But
:30:54. > :30:58.I will join my honourable friend in commending the bill that is before
:30:59. > :31:02.the House. This House has a simple decision. We gave the right of
:31:03. > :31:06.judgment to the British people. They made their choice, they want to
:31:07. > :31:09.leave the EU. The question every member must ask themselves as they
:31:10. > :31:14.go through the lobbies tonight is, do they trust the people?
:31:15. > :31:20.The right honourable gentleman is here now.
:31:21. > :31:28.Let's here the fellow. Tim Farron. -- let's hear the fellow.
:31:29. > :31:40.Who'd have guessed it, Mr Speaker? We are here now...
:31:41. > :31:46.LAUGHTER. Asking the questions about the
:31:47. > :31:52.future of our country on Brexit that a strong Leader of the Opposition
:31:53. > :32:01.should be asking. Order! Order, Mr Knight! I'm very
:32:02. > :32:05.worried about you. You recently suffered from a bad leg. With all
:32:06. > :32:13.that shedding you will be suffering from a bad head. Calm yourself, man!
:32:14. > :32:17.The Prime Minister will return... The Prime Minister will return at
:32:18. > :32:22.some point with a deal with Europe that our people will have to live
:32:23. > :32:28.with for decades to come. Especially our young people. 73% of whom voted
:32:29. > :32:35.to remain. Nobody knows what that deal will look like. But someone,
:32:36. > :32:40.someone will get to agree at. Should it be her government? Should it be
:32:41. > :32:47.this parliament? Or should it be, as I believe, the British people?
:32:48. > :32:55.I've already said they will be a vote on the deal in this Parliament.
:32:56. > :33:02.Calm yourself. You are in a state of excessive excitement, even by your
:33:03. > :33:09.standards. Nigel Adams. Quite difficult to follow that! Back in
:33:10. > :33:16.the real world... LAUGHTER.
:33:17. > :33:21.In December 2015, my constituency suffered some terrible flooding,
:33:22. > :33:26.particularly the town of Tadcaster. The damage was made worse when the
:33:27. > :33:35.bridge collapsed. Thankfully the Briton -- bridge will be reopened
:33:36. > :33:39.this week. Willie Prime Minister thank all those involved in the
:33:40. > :33:42.restoration of the bridge? Would you join me in thanking the residents of
:33:43. > :33:47.Tadcaster who have had a terrible year? 5-macro I am very happy to
:33:48. > :33:51.join my honourable friend both in commending and in thanking all those
:33:52. > :33:55.who have worked so hard to see the restoration of the bridge at
:33:56. > :33:58.Tadcaster, but also the people of Tadcaster who have had to put up
:33:59. > :34:02.with this disruption and inconvenience for such a long period
:34:03. > :34:10.of time. I'm sure they will all welcome the return of the bridge. We
:34:11. > :34:14.commend all those involved. The News revealed yesterday that
:34:15. > :34:26.Toshiba is reviewing its investment in the Moorside nuclear-power plant.
:34:27. > :34:29.Not only does it put a cloud over jobs in Cumbria, but also over the
:34:30. > :34:35.future of our energy and security. What does he do personally to make
:34:36. > :34:38.sure the deal stays on track? I can assure the honourable gentleman that
:34:39. > :34:42.in relation to a number of deals and potential deals around the nuclear
:34:43. > :34:46.industry, both I and the Business Secretary are involved in these and
:34:47. > :34:49.are very keen to ensure that these jobs are brought to the United
:34:50. > :34:52.Kingdom, and we do see these deals keeping on track. So I can assure
:34:53. > :35:04.him that the government's commitment is there.
:35:05. > :35:09.This week, the Danish drug firm invested 115 million in the UK, in
:35:10. > :35:13.order to further research into type two diabetes. With the Prime
:35:14. > :35:16.Minister join me in welcoming the investment, welcoming those
:35:17. > :35:20.academics and scientists, many from the EU and around the world, who
:35:21. > :35:25.will appreciate that the surety she spoke of earlier? But also work with
:35:26. > :35:33.me to ensure that new treatments get to patients as quickly as possible?
:35:34. > :35:36.This is an issue that I do recognise particularly, personally, although I
:35:37. > :35:41.am a type one diabetic rather than Type II. Any investment in research
:35:42. > :35:45.for diabetes is to be welcomed. We do need to ensure that where there
:35:46. > :35:49.are new solution is found, where there is support for diabetics
:35:50. > :35:53.found, that we see that getting to people as quickly as possible. There
:35:54. > :35:56.is a significant number of people who suffer from type two diabetes in
:35:57. > :36:01.this country, and the figures show there is a great risk that number
:36:02. > :36:06.will increase significantly in coming years. We need to do all we
:36:07. > :36:10.can to prevent people becoming Type II diabetics in the first place, but
:36:11. > :36:13.also to support those who are, so that we see that people suffer from
:36:14. > :36:22.fewer complications in future and are able to manage their lives.
:36:23. > :36:26.Today's is world hijab day. I wonder if the Prime Minister would join me
:36:27. > :36:30.in recognising the right of Muslim Women's Network the hijab without
:36:31. > :36:35.fear, if they wish? And the right of all women everywhere to wear what
:36:36. > :36:38.they want, when they want. Willie Prime Minister also commit to
:36:39. > :36:43.standing up for the right to refuge for men, women and children wherever
:36:44. > :36:47.they may be, regardless of their religion? First of all, on the
:36:48. > :36:57.second point of the honourable lady races, it is absolutely the case
:36:58. > :36:59.that this country welcomes refugees to the United Kingdom. And we do so
:37:00. > :37:02.regardless of their religion. There is no question of discriminating on
:37:03. > :37:05.the religion. On the issue that she raises about the wearing of the
:37:06. > :37:10.hijab, I am absolutely in line with her. What a woman wears is a woman's
:37:11. > :37:15.choice. The Russian armed forces regularly
:37:16. > :37:18.carry out large-scale exercises, including with nuclear capable
:37:19. > :37:24.equipments, on the borders of eastern Europe. Would my right
:37:25. > :37:28.honourable friend I agree with me that the American commitment to Nato
:37:29. > :37:35.is absolutely pivotal in protecting the countries of eastern Europe from
:37:36. > :37:39.going the same way as already has happened to eastern Ukraine? I
:37:40. > :37:45.absolutely agree with my honourable friend. I think the commitment that
:37:46. > :37:48.President Trump has given, 100% commitment to Nato, is crucial in
:37:49. > :37:51.ensuring we can provide for the security of this country and others
:37:52. > :37:55.in Europe, and particularly for those in eastern Europe on the
:37:56. > :38:00.borders with Russia. I know that my honourable friend earlier referred
:38:01. > :38:03.to the fact that the Czech republic, the Latvian government, the little
:38:04. > :38:12.winning government, had welcomed that 100% commitment. -- Lithuanian
:38:13. > :38:16.government. We have played our part. 300 troops will be going to
:38:17. > :38:21.Lithuania and Estonia later this year.
:38:22. > :38:31.In 2015, my constituent was lured to her death to Pakistan where she was
:38:32. > :38:35.brutally raped and murdered. Willie Prime Minister join me in
:38:36. > :38:40.reiterating the commitment of this House and this country, that we will
:38:41. > :38:43.not tolerate violence against women, and to encourage the Pakistani
:38:44. > :38:49.government to continue in its efforts for justice for our British
:38:50. > :38:53.girl? Yes, can I say to the honourable lady that obviously she
:38:54. > :38:57.has raised a very tragic case that has taken place. Our deepest
:38:58. > :39:02.sympathies are with Samir's husband following her tragic death last
:39:03. > :39:07.year. We don't interfere in the legal processes of another country.
:39:08. > :39:10.But the Foreign Office, I understand from the Foreign Office the
:39:11. > :39:14.Pakistani police have charged two people with murder. The Foreign
:39:15. > :39:18.Office are provided assistance to Samir's husband and will continue to
:39:19. > :39:20.do so. I understand the Home Secretary will be meeting the
:39:21. > :39:22.honourable lady soon to discuss this issue.