:00:00. > :00:00.Wrexham which is creating jobs and has been seen as an example of how
:00:00. > :00:00.to do public sector investment in Wales and the UK. Order. Questions
:00:07. > :00:25.to the Prime Minister. The economy in the West Midlands is
:00:26. > :00:31.performing well. Businesses are continuing to invest, and since
:00:32. > :00:34.2010, employment has risen by 180,000, because conservatives in
:00:35. > :00:39.Government have safeguarded the economy, and as a result, my
:00:40. > :00:43.honourable friend asked about public services, there are more doctors and
:00:44. > :00:47.nurses in his hospitals because you can only have strong public services
:00:48. > :00:55.when you have the strong and stable leadership that delivers a strong
:00:56. > :01:03.economy. Mr Speaker, I think what this nation needs is a strong and
:01:04. > :01:10.stable Government. But isn't it the case that, thanks to devolution, we
:01:11. > :01:15.won't only just have, I hope, strong and stable Government after the
:01:16. > :01:19.general election but in the West Midlands strong and stable
:01:20. > :01:25.leadership and the right choices made after the 4th of May. My
:01:26. > :01:31.honourable friend makes a powerful point. On the 4th of May, people in
:01:32. > :01:34.the West Midlands have the opportunity to elect a strong local
:01:35. > :01:42.leader who will oversee ?8 billion of investment. I think that in Andy
:01:43. > :01:46.Street, they have a man who has the local knowledge, the business
:01:47. > :01:49.experience, and he has the commitment to the West Midlands to
:01:50. > :01:54.deliver for the whole of the West Midlands. On the 8th of June, people
:01:55. > :01:59.in the West midlands have the opportunity to elect the strong and
:02:00. > :02:03.stable leadership of a Conservative Government working together, strong
:02:04. > :02:05.Conservative leadership in the West Midlands and strong Conservative
:02:06. > :02:14.leadership in Government will deliver for the West Midlands. This
:02:15. > :02:17.morning, I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in
:02:18. > :02:24.addition to my duties in this house I shall have further such meetings
:02:25. > :02:34.today. Mr Speaker, in 2015, a group called the Social Campaign For
:02:35. > :02:36.Labour Victory drew up a plan to get rid of MI5, disarm the police and
:02:37. > :02:53.scrap the nuclear deterrent. I can tell my honourable friend, my
:02:54. > :02:57.answer is a resounding no, I would not allow anyone involved in that to
:02:58. > :03:01.be involved in the Cabinet. Can I commend my honourable friend, who
:03:02. > :03:06.has a proud record of defending our country. He raises an important
:03:07. > :03:10.point, because the Leader of the Opposition has chosen just such a
:03:11. > :03:14.person. The plan to disband MI5, to disarm our police and scrap our
:03:15. > :03:19.nuclear deterrent was endorsed by the Right Honourable gentleman's
:03:20. > :03:24.policy chief, and even by his Shadow Chancellor. Again, at the weekend,
:03:25. > :03:28.we saw the Right honourable gentleman refusing to say he would
:03:29. > :03:33.strike against terrorism, refusing to commit to our nuclear deterrent,
:03:34. > :03:37.and refusing to control our borders are keeping the country safe is the
:03:38. > :03:39.first duty of a Prime Minister. The right honourable gentleman is simply
:03:40. > :03:56.not up to the job. Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is
:03:57. > :04:03.the... This is the last Prime Minister's Question Time of this
:04:04. > :04:06.Parliament. And I think it would be appropriate, Mr Speaker, if we all
:04:07. > :04:09.paid tribute to those colleagues who have decided to leave the House at
:04:10. > :04:14.the end of this Parliament, thank them for their service, thank
:04:15. > :04:19.them... Thank them for their service to democracy in this country and to
:04:20. > :04:23.thank you, Mr Speaker, for the way you have presided over this House,
:04:24. > :04:27.and the way in which you have sought to reach out to the wider
:04:28. > :04:33.communities in this country. When I became Leader of the Opposition 18
:04:34. > :04:42.months ago... CHEERING
:04:43. > :04:47.I said... If they'll wait a moment, I'll
:04:48. > :04:54.explain what I'm about to say. I said I wanted people's voices to be
:04:55. > :04:59.heard in Parliament, so, Mr Speaker, instead of just speaking to
:05:00. > :05:04.hand-picked audiences who can't ask questions, I hope the Prime Minister
:05:05. > :05:16.won't mind if she answers some questions today from the public. I
:05:17. > :05:21.start, Mr Speaker... I start, Mr Speaker, with Christopher, who wrote
:05:22. > :05:26.to me this week, and he says, in the last five years, my husband has had
:05:27. > :05:33.only a 1% increase in his wages. The cost of living has risen each year.
:05:34. > :05:40.We now have at least 15% less buying power than them. So, where is
:05:41. > :05:45.Christopher and his husband's share in the stronger economy? Thank you,
:05:46. > :05:49.Mr Speaker. Can I first of all join The Right Honourable gentleman in
:05:50. > :05:55.commending those colleagues who are leaving the house for the service
:05:56. > :05:59.they have shown to their constituents and to Parliament over
:06:00. > :06:03.the years. Can I also say a huge thank you to the staff of the House
:06:04. > :06:07.of Commons and Parliament who support us in the work we do in this
:06:08. > :06:11.chamber and elsewhere. I will come onto the point... I know that the
:06:12. > :06:16.right honourable gentleman did not take the opportunity to stand up and
:06:17. > :06:23.showed how he would stand up for the defence of our country. Once again,
:06:24. > :06:29.he missed that opportunity. I know what the right operable gentleman is
:06:30. > :06:36.saying about wages -- I know what the right honourable gentleman is
:06:37. > :06:40.saying about wages. I think we should, first of all, recognise,
:06:41. > :06:44.actually, that for people working in the NHS, around half of those staff,
:06:45. > :06:52.because of progression and basic pay increases, we'll see, on average, a
:06:53. > :06:58.pay increase of 4%. What we know... What we know... What we know, and
:06:59. > :07:02.what I can say to Christopher, is that he will have a choice at the
:07:03. > :07:05.next election between the strong and stable leadership of the
:07:06. > :07:10.Conservatives, which will secure our economy for the future, and a Labour
:07:11. > :07:15.Party which would crash our economy, which would mean less money for
:07:16. > :07:21.public services and ordinary working families would pay the price. Mr
:07:22. > :07:25.Speaker, isn't the truth that many people are being held back by this
:07:26. > :07:29.Government that has slashed taxes for the rich and held back or cut
:07:30. > :07:37.the pay of dedicated public servants? Mr Speaker, Andy, a
:07:38. > :07:42.parent, is concerned about how his children are being held back. He
:07:43. > :07:46.asks, why, despite the fact they have worked consistently since
:07:47. > :07:51.leaving school, all three of my children, who are now in their
:07:52. > :07:55.mid-20s, cannot afford to move out of the family home? Isn't this a
:07:56. > :08:00.crisis that many people are facing all over the country? Don't we need
:08:01. > :08:05.a housing strategy that deals with it? First of all, let's look and see
:08:06. > :08:14.what happened under a Labour Government for housing. I'll come
:08:15. > :08:22.onto that. Under the last... Under the last Labour Government, house...
:08:23. > :08:29.House building starts fell by 45%. Under the last Labour Government,
:08:30. > :08:33.houses purchased in England fell by 40%, and the number of social rented
:08:34. > :08:39.homes, under a Labour Government, fell by 420,000. Under the
:08:40. > :08:45.Conservatives, we have seen more than twice as much council housing
:08:46. > :08:49.being built than under the last Labour Government. That's a record
:08:50. > :08:56.of a Conservative Government delivering on housing, delivering
:08:57. > :09:00.for ordinary working families. Mr Speaker, the last Labour Government
:09:01. > :09:03.delivered a decent homes standard for every council home in the whole
:09:04. > :09:12.of the country, and it is something we are very proud of. Very proud of
:09:13. > :09:20.it indeed. Her Government, house building has fallen to the lowest
:09:21. > :09:25.level since the 1920s. More people homeless, more people on waiting
:09:26. > :09:30.lists, more people overcrowded, more people unable to pay the rent. That
:09:31. > :09:34.is the record of the Tory Government. Mr Speaker, our children
:09:35. > :09:42.are being held back by Conservative cuts will stop Laura, a young
:09:43. > :09:47.primary school teacher -- Conservative cuts. Laura, a young
:09:48. > :09:50.primary school teacher, says, IMC Inc a drop each year in available
:09:51. > :09:58.cash to provide quality education to the children in my class and an
:09:59. > :10:01.increase in the reliance on the parent teacher Association. Is the
:10:02. > :10:06.Prime Minister still denying the fact that funding for each pupil is
:10:07. > :10:11.still being cut? What I would say to Laura is that we've said we would
:10:12. > :10:14.protect school budgets, and we have. We have seen record levels of
:10:15. > :10:21.funding going into schools in this country. At the election on the 8th
:10:22. > :10:25.of June... At the election on the 8th of June, people will have a very
:10:26. > :10:30.clear choice: A choice between a Conservative Government that has
:10:31. > :10:34.delivered 1.8 million more good and outstanding school places for
:10:35. > :10:38.children across this country, a Conservative Government that
:10:39. > :10:42.believes in parents having choice in a range of schools, providing the
:10:43. > :10:47.education that is right for every child, and a good school place for
:10:48. > :10:51.every child. The right honourable gentleman, he believes in a one size
:10:52. > :10:56.fits all, take everybody down to the lowest common and the nominator,
:10:57. > :10:59.take it or leave it. We believe in encouraging aspiration and
:11:00. > :11:06.encouraging people to get on in their lives. Labour isn't slashing
:11:07. > :11:12.school budgets or putting money into pet projects. We want every child,
:11:13. > :11:16.every child, to have a decent chance in a decent school. We don't want an
:11:17. > :11:21.education system that relies on begging letters from the schools in
:11:22. > :11:26.order to maintain employment and books in the classroom. Many people
:11:27. > :11:36.feel, Mr Speaker, the system is rigged against them. Maureen wrote
:11:37. > :11:41.to me this week... If I was you, I would listen to what Maureen has to
:11:42. > :11:46.say. I really would, I really would, because she writes, and she writes
:11:47. > :11:52.with a heavy heart, we have been treated this casting late. Most of
:11:53. > :11:59.us women born in the 1950s will not be receiving our pension until we
:12:00. > :12:04.are 66, with no notification of this drastic change. We have worked for
:12:05. > :12:10.45 years and have accrued more than enough to be paid our pension.
:12:11. > :12:20.People want what is rightfully theirs. Maureen asks, what can be
:12:21. > :12:23.done to help the WASPi women? What I would say to the issue Maureen has
:12:24. > :12:29.raised is that the Government has taken steps to help these women.
:12:30. > :12:32.Extra funding has been made available and we have ensured that
:12:33. > :12:37.there is a limit to the period of time that is affected in relation to
:12:38. > :12:40.these changes. If the right honourable gentleman wants to talk
:12:41. > :12:44.about pensions and pensioners, looking to the future, once again,
:12:45. > :12:48.there will be a very clear choice in this election, a clear choice... A
:12:49. > :12:56.clear choice between a Labour Party who, in Government, so the increase
:12:57. > :13:02.in basic state pension of 75p in one year, and a Conservative Government
:13:03. > :13:08.whose changes to pensions mean basic state pension is our ?1250 better
:13:09. > :13:13.off, but you only get that with a strong economy. And what do we know
:13:14. > :13:19.about Labour? Only yesterday, we saw that we had finally emerged from
:13:20. > :13:25.Labour's economic crash. What we now see... What we now see is a Labour
:13:26. > :13:30.Party that would do it again, crash the economy, more debt, more waste,
:13:31. > :13:35.higher taxes, fewer jobs. That does nothing for ordinary working
:13:36. > :13:42.families of pensioners. -- or for pensioners.
:13:43. > :13:49.Mr Speaker, millions of waspy women will have heard that answer, as have
:13:50. > :13:51.the other questions I have put not been answered today. I will say
:13:52. > :13:55.this, Labour will guarantee the triple lock, Labour will treat
:13:56. > :13:57.pensioners with respect and we won't move the goalposts for people
:13:58. > :14:20.looking forward to retirement. I have a writer -- I'm 88, I have a
:14:21. > :14:23.wonderful service from the national health service but nowadays I'm
:14:24. > :14:33.scared at the thought of going into hospital. With more people waiting
:14:34. > :14:37.more than four hours in the a E and more people on trolleys in corridors
:14:38. > :14:39.and more delayed discharges, thanks to Tory kushgts isn't she right to
:14:40. > :15:09.be frightened about the future. ... ... We are going more GPs and
:15:10. > :15:11.record levels of funding into our health service, but only possible
:15:12. > :15:15.with a strong economy and only possible with a strong and stable
:15:16. > :15:20.Government. And, of course, over the coming weeks, we are all going to be
:15:21. > :15:24.out there, campaigning across the country as I will be taking our
:15:25. > :15:32.record in the National Health Service. I did note this week that
:15:33. > :15:37.the Shadow Home Secretary has been campaigning in her own personal way.
:15:38. > :15:48.She has directed her supporters, her followers to a website, I Like
:15:49. > :15:53.Corbyn But... It says, "How will he pay for all
:15:54. > :16:02.this? But I've heard he wants to increase taxes. But, I've heard he
:16:03. > :16:06.is a terrorist sympathiser. But his attitudes about defence worry me.
:16:07. > :16:10.They are right to be worried. Unable to defend our country. Determined to
:16:11. > :16:16.raise tax on ordinary workers, no plan to manage our economy. Even his
:16:17. > :16:27.own supporters know he's not fit to run this country.
:16:28. > :16:37.My question was about the National Health Service Sybil's concerns.
:16:38. > :16:41.It's all right, it's all right. The NHS has not got the money it needs.
:16:42. > :16:46.The Prime Minister knows that. She knows waiting times and waiting
:16:47. > :16:50.lists are up. She knows there is a crisis in almost every A
:16:51. > :16:59.department. Maybe she could go to a hospital and allow the staff to ask
:17:00. > :17:05.her a few questions. Mr Speaker, strong leadership is about standing
:17:06. > :17:09.up for the many not the few. But when it comes to the Prime Minister
:17:10. > :17:11.and the Conservatives, they only look after the richest, not the
:17:12. > :17:27.rest. They are strong against the weak and
:17:28. > :17:32.weak against the strong. Far from building a strong economy, schools
:17:33. > :17:37.and our NHS are being cut. People can't afford homes. Millions can't
:17:38. > :17:44.make ends meet. That doesn't add up to a stronger economy for anyone. Mr
:17:45. > :17:54.Speaker, the lings on 8th June is a choice between a Conservative... --
:17:55. > :17:57.the election on 8th June. Is a choice between the
:17:58. > :18:06.Conservatives for a few and a Labour Government that will stand up for
:18:07. > :18:10.all of our people. If the right honourable gentleman wants it talk
:18:11. > :18:18.about the NHS perhaps he should talk about Labour's custodianship of the
:18:19. > :18:24.NHS in Wales. There is somewhere where the NHS has been cut, it's in
:18:25. > :18:29.Wales under the Labour Party. But the right honourable gentleman is
:18:30. > :18:35.right, in something over six weeks we will be back at these Despatch
:18:36. > :18:40.Boxes again and the only question is where will we be standing, who will
:18:41. > :18:45.be Prime Minister of this great country? And he says the choice is
:18:46. > :18:52.clear and the choice is clear. Every vote for him is a vote for a chaotic
:18:53. > :18:55.Brexit. Every vote for me is a vote to strengthen our hand in
:18:56. > :19:02.negotiating the best deal for Britain. Every vote for him is a
:19:03. > :19:07.vote to weaken our economy. Every vote for me is a vote for a strong
:19:08. > :19:14.economy, for the benefit felt by everyone across the country. And
:19:15. > :19:19.every vote for him is a vote for a coalition of chaos. A weak leader,
:19:20. > :19:24.propped up by the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish Nationalists. Every
:19:25. > :19:28.vote for me is a vote for strong and stable leadership in the national
:19:29. > :19:35.interest, building a stronger and more secure future for this country.
:19:36. > :19:45.CHEERS THE SPEAKER: Order.
:19:46. > :19:53.Order. The exchanges between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the
:19:54. > :19:55.Opposition have been unprecedentedly comprehensive. We do wish to hear
:19:56. > :20:01.questions from backbenchers. Mr Benn Howlett. Thank you Mr Speaker.
:20:02. > :20:07.Thanks to this Conservative Government the west of England has
:20:08. > :20:11.seen billions of investment in trap fra. On freak visits to Bath by the
:20:12. > :20:15.Transport Secretary and Prime Minister I have raised congestion
:20:16. > :20:19.and air pollution as well as feasibility study on the long
:20:20. > :20:22.overdue link road to the east of Bath will the Prime Minister agree
:20:23. > :20:27.the only way to secure this vital project is for Bath residents to
:20:28. > :20:34.give me a renewed mandate on June 8th? My honourable friend is
:20:35. > :20:40.absolutely right. I know he has been campaigning tirelessly on behalf of
:20:41. > :20:42.his constituents on this issue. I understand highways England is
:20:43. > :20:45.already considering a number of options to divert traffic awaying
:20:46. > :20:47.from Bath as my honourable friend suggests. It is under this
:20:48. > :20:48.Conservative Government we've increased annual Government
:20:49. > :20:52.infrastructure investment but it is only possible with a strong economy
:20:53. > :20:56.and that's only possible with a strong and stable Conservative
:20:57. > :21:01.leadership and a vote for any other party is a vote for wrecking our
:21:02. > :21:05.economy, for a coalition of chaos, and that will do nothing for my
:21:06. > :21:09.honourable friend's constituents, for whom I hope he will continue to
:21:10. > :21:23.be able to work tirelessly. Sir Angus Robertson. Will the Prime
:21:24. > :21:25.Minister give a clear and unambiguous commitment to
:21:26. > :21:35.maintaining the triple lock on the state pension? I've been very clear
:21:36. > :21:38.that under this Conservative Government we have seen pensioners
:21:39. > :21:49.benefit as a result of what we have done to the basic state pension. To
:21:50. > :21:52.the tune of ?1250 a year and I am clear that under a Conservative
:21:53. > :22:01.Government pension and incomes would continue to increase. Mr Speaker, I
:22:02. > :22:07.asked the Prime Minister a pretty simple question, a yes or a no and
:22:08. > :22:14.the Prime Minister failed to answer. So pensioners, right across this
:22:15. > :22:19.land are right to conclude that this Tory Prime Minister plans to ditch
:22:20. > :22:25.the triple lock on the state pension. Mr Speaker, too many women
:22:26. > :22:29.already face pensions inequality and the Tories now won't even guarantee
:22:30. > :22:33.the pensions triple lock. The only reason that they will not guarantee
:22:34. > :22:39.it is because they want to cut pensions. Is not the message to
:22:40. > :22:46.pensioners - you cannot trust this Prime Minister, you cannot trust the
:22:47. > :22:51.Tories on your pension? I say to everybody, as I have just said - if
:22:52. > :22:54.you want to know the party in Government that has improved the lot
:22:55. > :23:01.of pensioners, across this country, it is the Conservative Party. And
:23:02. > :23:03.under a Conservative Party r Conservative Government, those
:23:04. > :23:07.pensioner incomes would continue to increase and he talks about
:23:08. > :23:09.inequality for women. It's the change in the structure of the state
:23:10. > :23:14.pension, introduced by this Government, that is going to improve
:23:15. > :23:19.the lot of women, female pensioners in the future, that is going to be
:23:20. > :23:22.much better for them but one thing that pensioners, one thing that
:23:23. > :23:26.pensioners in Scotland will know, as other voters in Scotland will know,
:23:27. > :23:34.is that if they believe in the union, there's only one way to vote
:23:35. > :23:44.and that's to vote Conservative. Thank you, Mr Speaker, my local CCG
:23:45. > :23:47.is planning to downgrade A at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and
:23:48. > :23:54.move it to Halifax. This is being Dickicated by a disastrous PFI deal.
:23:55. > :23:58.I have been fighting this plans alongside the community groups Hands
:23:59. > :24:01.Off HRI led by Karl Deech will the Prime Minister join me in praising
:24:02. > :24:05.the community campaigners led by Karl. Does she agree with me that
:24:06. > :24:13.patients should not be suffering as a result of these catastrophic PFI
:24:14. > :24:19.deals, defined by the last Labour Government and will she ensure that
:24:20. > :24:23.communities like mine have their voices listened to properly? Well
:24:24. > :24:28.can I say to my honourable friend, he will know, because it is an issue
:24:29. > :24:32.he has raised with me, I know he has been a tires campaigner on this and
:24:33. > :24:36.has been a strong voice for his local constituency and put his case
:24:37. > :24:42.persuasive to ministers. It is Labour's disastrous PFI deals that
:24:43. > :24:48.are costing the NHS more than ?1 billion every year and the choice at
:24:49. > :24:52.the election will be clear - do the people of Colne Valley want that
:24:53. > :24:57.strong voice for their local A with the ear of a strong Government,
:24:58. > :25:01.continuing to keep our economy strong and investing in our national
:25:02. > :25:05.health service or do they want the Leader of the Opposition and his
:25:06. > :25:07.coalition of chaos, less money for public services, less money for
:25:08. > :25:18.National Health Service, fewer doctors, fewer nurses and worse
:25:19. > :25:24.health care for our constituents. Mr Speaker, my honourable friends for
:25:25. > :25:27.Redcar, Scunthorpe and other constituents have all proven local
:25:28. > :25:30.champions for their local steel communities. Doesn't the Prime
:25:31. > :25:35.Minister agree that their ongoing presence in this place is vital for
:25:36. > :25:41.the future of our British Steel industry? Well, can I just say that
:25:42. > :25:46.the honourable gentleman, that I know that he is - I believe he is
:25:47. > :25:52.standing down at the election having said that was due to his significant
:25:53. > :26:09.and irreconcilable differences with the leadership of his party. What is
:26:10. > :26:15.important... SHOUTS THE SPEAKER: Order, I'm trying to
:26:16. > :26:18.help backbenchers be heard. Please help the chair to help backbench
:26:19. > :26:22.ministers, the Prime Minister. What is important for the steel industry
:26:23. > :26:25.in this country is this Government has taken action to support the
:26:26. > :26:30.steel industry. I was very pleased when visiting Wales yesterday to be
:26:31. > :26:34.able to visit a company that works with the steel industry, galvanises
:26:35. > :26:39.products, steel products and they were talking about actually the
:26:40. > :26:43.greater work that they are seeing and the improvement they are seeing
:26:44. > :26:46.in the steel industry. This Conservative Government has taken
:26:47. > :26:51.steps to support the steel industry and will continue to do so. Thank
:26:52. > :26:55.you, Mr Speaker, with the consultation on Greater Manchester's
:26:56. > :26:59.spacial framework now closed I would like to thank the 3,600 cheedal
:27:00. > :27:05.residents who signed my petition. It calls for the green belt in cheed
:27:06. > :27:09.yul homosexual am, To be protected and homes to be built on brownfield
:27:10. > :27:13.land inside. Would the Prime Minister agree with me that we must
:27:14. > :27:18.press for brownfield sites to be identified and redeveloped and the
:27:19. > :27:22.protection of our pressure green spaces can only be maintained under
:27:23. > :27:31.a strong, Government Government? My honourable friend is right on this
:27:32. > :27:38.issue, and I know she has been a strong campaigner and -- the green
:27:39. > :27:47.belt in Cheedal spss Hulme shall. We have set out in the white paper that
:27:48. > :27:52.boundaries should only be locked at when local #240r9s have looked at
:27:53. > :27:55.other sites. I know there was great consultation on the spacial Graham
:27:56. > :28:04.work and I commend my honourable friend for the work she did to
:28:05. > :28:10.gather the views of her constituents in Cheedle. I'm sure they'll be
:28:11. > :28:15.taken into account It has been announced 2,000 jobs will be lost to
:28:16. > :28:21.York. Yesterday Nestle announced job losses in my constituency.
:28:22. > :28:25.Devastating for workers jobs, not products being exported to the EU
:28:26. > :28:29.and as ever, skilled jobs being replaced by low-wage, insecure work.
:28:30. > :28:32.In the light of the special deal at Nissan in Sunderland, will the Prime
:28:33. > :28:37.Minister meet with me, trade unions and the company to strike a special
:28:38. > :28:42.deal to save these jobs, avert the losses both now and in the future?
:28:43. > :28:51.First, I think the honourable lady is right to raise this issue that
:28:52. > :28:56.emerged yesterday the announcement from Nestle. Nestle themselves been
:28:57. > :28:59.clear that this was not a decision affected by leaving the EU, they say
:29:00. > :29:03.they have made it irrespective of that, but of course it is a worrying
:29:04. > :29:07.time for the workers and their families in both York and Newcastle,
:29:08. > :29:10.and I can assure her, we are already in contact with the company to
:29:11. > :29:15.understand their plans and the next steps. The Business Secretary will
:29:16. > :29:19.speak with senior Nestle representatives later today. DWP of
:29:20. > :29:22.course stands ready to put in place their rapid response service to
:29:23. > :29:26.support any workers made redundant by helping them back into employment
:29:27. > :29:30.as quickly as possible, and there are various ways in which job centre
:29:31. > :29:34.plus can help. It is important to ensure the support is Marmite. As I
:29:35. > :29:45.said, the Business Secretary will speak to Nestle representatives
:29:46. > :29:47.later today. Record employment, the national living wage, strong
:29:48. > :29:51.national defence is keeping our promises in Europe - these are some
:29:52. > :29:57.of the achievements we can be proud of. Does my right honourable friend
:29:58. > :29:59.agree that it is only about four strong and stable Conservative
:30:00. > :30:02.leadership in the national interest on the 8th of June that will
:30:03. > :30:09.continue to deliver on the economy, defence and a deal with Europe that
:30:10. > :30:15.will enable businesses to continue to thrive by re-electing a
:30:16. > :30:18.Conservative MP for the second time? Well, I, I, will say to my
:30:19. > :30:24.honourable friend, can I thank him for his question. He has, since that
:30:25. > :30:30.fantastic, historical election of him in Gower, he has been a really
:30:31. > :30:34.powerful voice for his constituents, but also in deed for the needs of
:30:35. > :30:37.Wales more generally. I already referred to the fact that I was in
:30:38. > :30:41.Wales yesterday and had the opportunity to speak to people in
:30:42. > :30:45.business and meet voters and to hear of their concerns, but my honourable
:30:46. > :30:49.friend goes absolutely to the heart of the matter when he says what is
:30:50. > :30:58.necessary is a good Brexit deal. It is crucial for businesses, for jobs,
:30:59. > :31:00.and it is only achievable by a strong and stable Government. Every
:31:01. > :31:02.vote for me and the Conservatives, and Conservative candidates and
:31:03. > :31:09.local levels, will strengthen our hand in those negotiations.
:31:10. > :31:15.Yesterday, the Scottish Tories' defence of the rate close failed.
:31:16. > :31:20.Can the Prime Minister confirm that no organisation in Scotland has
:31:21. > :31:25.signed up to fill in the 8-page why my child is a victim of rape form?
:31:26. > :31:31.Is the Prime Minister seriously going into this election with this
:31:32. > :31:36.unworkable and immoral policy? Well, this is an incredibly sensitive
:31:37. > :31:41.issue, and that is why we have looked at it very cavalier. We
:31:42. > :31:47.consulted very carefully on it -- very carefully. We have put in place
:31:48. > :31:51.a series of measures when such cases arise. It is important to look at
:31:52. > :31:57.what lies behind this, because underpinning this policy is a
:31:58. > :32:02.principle of fairness, and we know the SNP want to scrap the policy in
:32:03. > :32:05.its entirety. We believe that people who are in work have to make the
:32:06. > :32:10.same decisions as those people who are out of work, so that people who
:32:11. > :32:15.are on benefits should have to decide whether they can afford more
:32:16. > :32:22.children, the same way that people in work have to decide. York is a
:32:23. > :32:25.fantastic place to work, live and start a business, but transport
:32:26. > :32:32.infrastructure is key for the city to fulfil its economic potential. A
:32:33. > :32:39.ring road, a new railway station, upgrading roads will all help secure
:32:40. > :32:43.yorker's future, so will the Prime Minister continue to improve
:32:44. > :32:49.infrastructure and deliver for regions like Yorkshire? He raises an
:32:50. > :32:55.important point. We have been able to invest ?1.6 million this year for
:32:56. > :32:59.transport improvers, ?2.2 million for highways improvements, and ?3
:33:00. > :33:04.million for the York initiative, but you can only invest if you have the
:33:05. > :33:07.strong and stable leadership that secures a strong economy, and that
:33:08. > :33:11.is what the choice in June is going to be. A strong economy,
:33:12. > :33:17.guaranteeing investment across the country, in York and other parts, or
:33:18. > :33:24.bankruptcies and chaos under Labour. As the Prime Minister knows, betting
:33:25. > :33:29.terminals cause immense harming communities. On taking office, she
:33:30. > :33:32.authorised a review of maximum stakes and all that information was
:33:33. > :33:37.collected by the end of last year. Why do we still not have a result,
:33:38. > :33:41.and will she today show some leadership and reduce the maximum
:33:42. > :33:45.stake on these appalling machines to ?2? I recognise this is an issue
:33:46. > :33:53.that has been raised by a number of members of this House. The answer,
:33:54. > :33:55.we did indeed have that consultation and there will be a Government
:33:56. > :34:02.response. Of course, that response... Well... Get on with it,
:34:03. > :34:07.we're told. We are now in a situation where these things will be
:34:08. > :34:11.published after the purdah period and after the general election, so
:34:12. > :34:15.the honourable gentleman, the right honourable gentleman, we'll have to
:34:16. > :34:20.wait for that response, but we recognise the concern and we will
:34:21. > :34:23.respond in due course. Should the Prime Minister find herself in the
:34:24. > :34:28.vicinity of Milton Keynes over the next few weeks, may I suggest a
:34:29. > :34:33.visit to Milton Keynes hospital where she will find rising clinical
:34:34. > :34:40.standards and investment going into a new ward, a new medical school and
:34:41. > :34:45.a new cancer treatment centre. Can I thank my honourable friend. I think
:34:46. > :34:49.I will be visiting parts of communities around the whole country
:34:50. > :34:53.over the next few weeks, but I want to congratulate the staff at Milton
:34:54. > :34:56.Keynes University Hospital for achieving that rating. As my
:34:57. > :35:01.honourable friend said, it was backed up by considerable
:35:02. > :35:05.investment. Between 2015 and 2020, of ?500 million is being spent on
:35:06. > :35:08.the NHS in England and it is only possible because we have safeguarded
:35:09. > :35:12.the economy over the last seven years. It will only be possible in
:35:13. > :35:16.the future if we secure the strong and stable leadership our country
:35:17. > :35:23.needs. As I said, in Wales, Labour had been cutting the health budget.
:35:24. > :35:30.Can I invite the Prime Minister to visit me in Southampton instead of
:35:31. > :35:34.going to Milton Keynes? She could tour the Southampton schools. If she
:35:35. > :35:40.does, she will find that those schools are in despair about the cut
:35:41. > :35:43.in pupil funding of 10% in Southampton, ?475 per pupil,
:35:44. > :35:48.equivalent to a loss of almost 400 teaching jobs across the city. She
:35:49. > :35:57.would find also one school that is inviting parents to clean the school
:35:58. > :36:03.toilets. Order! The Prime Minister... It is perfectly possible
:36:04. > :36:07.I might find myself in Southampton over the coming weeks. As I have
:36:08. > :36:11.said, as I have said before in this House, there has been a general
:36:12. > :36:14.agreement that the current funding formula is not fair, and Labour did
:36:15. > :36:19.nothing in 13 years of Government to address it. It is important we get
:36:20. > :36:23.it right and we will be responding to the consultation in due course.
:36:24. > :36:28.What is good news for schools in the honourable gentleman's constituency
:36:29. > :36:34.is, we now see 7000 more pupils in God are outstanding schools, and
:36:35. > :36:44.overall funding would rise under our reforms. After he steps down after
:36:45. > :36:53.44 years service in the house, I call Sir Alan Hazlehurst. Can my
:36:54. > :37:00.right honourable friend as you me that her second Government will have
:37:01. > :37:06.high regard for matters of great concern to the Saffron Walden
:37:07. > :37:12.constituency? Namely improved railways, in line with reports, the
:37:13. > :37:18.spread of fast broadband to rural communities, and an airspace regime
:37:19. > :37:23.that prioritises noise reduction? Can I first of all pay tribute to my
:37:24. > :37:27.right honourable friend for his service, not just his constituents
:37:28. > :37:33.over years, but for his service to this House when he took the chair as
:37:34. > :37:36.Deputy Speaker of this House. He has been a stall what and a champion of
:37:37. > :37:41.the people of Saffron Walden over the years, for 40 years, as this
:37:42. > :37:44.speaker has said. He is right to raise issues of infrastructure
:37:45. > :37:50.spending. In the budget, we included ?40 million for the East of England,
:37:51. > :37:53.but of course, as I think my right honourable friend implied in his
:37:54. > :37:56.question, it is only possible to do that with the strong economy that
:37:57. > :38:01.comes with a strong and stable Government, and for Saffron Walden,
:38:02. > :38:05.that will mean seeing a Conservative Government elected on the 8th of
:38:06. > :38:12.June. My constituent, Mr Buchanan, who suffered several serious strokes
:38:13. > :38:17.and requires extensive care was deemed to have missed an appointment
:38:18. > :38:22.when Aptos arrived early, and his carers had not turned up yet. His
:38:23. > :38:27.benefits were stopped. Why is the welfare regime punishing vulnerable
:38:28. > :38:32.people like my constituent? We want to ensure that we have a system in
:38:33. > :38:37.place that does properly assess people who are applying for
:38:38. > :38:40.benefits. As he has referred to, and as other members will know, there
:38:41. > :38:46.have been some issues around the way in which that system is operated,
:38:47. > :38:49.which is why the DWP has looked carefully at it to ensure it does
:38:50. > :38:59.make proper assessment and delivers the right results for people. Does
:39:00. > :39:04.my right honourable friend realise I am standing down after 34 years
:39:05. > :39:09.because of her was back because I have confidence that the country
:39:10. > :39:16.will be safe after the election under her strong and stable
:39:17. > :39:24.leadership. Does she realise that seizing the opportunity from
:39:25. > :39:27.regaining control over our laws, our money, our borders and our trade
:39:28. > :39:35.would be more important than the terms of any exit deal? And does she
:39:36. > :39:45.recognise that to get a reasonable deal we must accept that no deal is
:39:46. > :39:50.indeed better than a bad deal, and to deny this signals that no price
:39:51. > :39:59.is too high, no concession to grovelling to accept, a recipe for
:40:00. > :40:01.the worst possible deal? So, I wish my right honourable friend and all
:40:02. > :40:12.honourable members in this tack-mac house I love Godspeed. -- in this
:40:13. > :40:16.House I love. I thank him for the tremendous contribution he has made
:40:17. > :40:21.through his years as a member of this House, not only for his
:40:22. > :40:24.constituents, but also for the time he spent in Government as a valued
:40:25. > :40:30.minister in a Conservative Government. He has rightly
:40:31. > :40:36.highlighted the importance of the decision that was taken last year by
:40:37. > :40:39.the people of the United Kingdom. He played a role in that referendum
:40:40. > :40:43.campaign, and it is right that we get on with that job of delivering
:40:44. > :40:47.Brexit, making a success of it. That does mean a strong hand in
:40:48. > :40:51.negotiations, and the only way to ensure that is the case, the only
:40:52. > :40:55.way to ensure that people of Hitchin and Harpenden and the whole of the
:40:56. > :41:01.UK, is to ensure a Conservative Government is elected on the 8th of
:41:02. > :41:05.June. Thank you, Mr Speaker. We do need a strong Prime Minister to lead
:41:06. > :41:10.this nation, but we also need the countries of this nation to have a
:41:11. > :41:13.strong voice too. Does the Prime Minister agree with me that those
:41:14. > :41:19.who abstain from taking their seats in this house, those who are denying
:41:20. > :41:22.the people of Northern Ireland the Government, the formation of a
:41:23. > :41:25.Government, are denying their constituents a say in the future of
:41:26. > :41:31.this country, and we will not allow that to happen? The honourable
:41:32. > :41:35.gentleman and is absolutely right, of course. It is important that the
:41:36. > :41:39.constituents who we elect members of Parliament feel that those members
:41:40. > :41:43.are able to do their job, able to bring their concerns here to this
:41:44. > :41:47.House and play a full part in this chamber. He is also right that we
:41:48. > :41:52.want to ensure that every part of the UK has a strong voice, which is
:41:53. > :41:55.why it is important that we continue to work for the restoration of the
:41:56. > :42:03.devolved administration in Northern Ireland. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The
:42:04. > :42:10.Prime Minister has shown considerable leadership in adopting
:42:11. > :42:14.the definition of anti-Semitism. Does she believe it is the duty of
:42:15. > :42:17.all party leaders in this House not just pay lip service but to do
:42:18. > :42:25.something about it? And does she share... Does she share my disgust
:42:26. > :42:29.that a former member of this House, criticised by the home affairs
:42:30. > :42:35.select committee for his anti-Semitic utterances, is now the
:42:36. > :42:50.official candidate in Bradford East for the Lib brawl Democrats -- the
:42:51. > :42:57.Liberal Democrats? Can I... Can I first of all pay tribute to my right
:42:58. > :43:02.honourable friend, my chum, for all the service he has given, and not
:43:03. > :43:06.just for his service in this House. He had a considerable record in
:43:07. > :43:11.local Government before he came into this House, and he is also in his
:43:12. > :43:15.time and the work he has done on anti-Semitism performed a very
:43:16. > :43:19.important role. He has had a relentless drive to stamp out
:43:20. > :43:22.anti-Semitism, and indeed intolerance in all its forms in our
:43:23. > :43:29.communities, and he should be proud of the record he has and the work I
:43:30. > :43:33.know he will continue to do as a champion on this issue. He is right
:43:34. > :43:40.to highlight Bradford, of course. He has a particular knowledge of that
:43:41. > :43:43.city, and people will be, I think, rightly disappointed to see the
:43:44. > :43:50.Liberal Democrats readopt a candidate with a questionable record
:43:51. > :43:55.on anti-Semitism. It is important that all parties maintain the
:43:56. > :43:56.strongest possible sense your on all forms of intolerance and send that
:43:57. > :44:13.message to our communities. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Is he
:44:14. > :44:18.standing down, too? In the nine months the Prime Minister has held
:44:19. > :44:26.her office, she has closed the door on desperate child refugees. She has
:44:27. > :44:32.ignored the plight of those suffering under crisis in health and
:44:33. > :44:38.social care and she's responsible for the shameful rape clause. 20
:44:39. > :44:42.years ago she berated the Conservative Party for being the
:44:43. > :44:47.nasty party but her party has never been nastier. For the legacy of this
:44:48. > :44:51.Parliament... THE SPEAKER: Order, order. Whatever the strength of
:44:52. > :44:57.feeling, the right honourable gentleman must be heard. And the
:44:58. > :45:01.legacy of this Parliament is the utter abject failure of Her
:45:02. > :45:05.Majesty's official Opposition to effectively hold her Government to
:45:06. > :45:13.account for any of it. Is it not time that Britain had a strong,
:45:14. > :45:17.decent, new Opposition? Well, first of all let me pick up thep point he
:45:18. > :45:20.made on child refugees. This Government has a proud record on
:45:21. > :45:25.supporting refugees in Syria. We have been the second biggest by
:45:26. > :45:29.lateral donor to the region, in order to support millions of
:45:30. > :45:33.refugees to educate children, as I saw when I visited Jordan recently
:45:34. > :45:36.and of course we've also supported some of the most vulnerable
:45:37. > :45:42.refugees, including children in bringing them here to make a new
:45:43. > :45:48.life in the United Kingdom. He talks about a decent Opposition. I find it
:45:49. > :45:54.difficult to hear those words coming from his mouth when we've heard his
:45:55. > :46:03.party has selected a candidate with questionable views on anti-Semitism.
:46:04. > :46:08.Mr Speaker, it has been an immensed privilege to serve my constituents
:46:09. > :46:13.for the past 34 years. I arrived in 1983 when one formidable and
:46:14. > :46:16.determined female Conservative Prime Minister was transforming the
:46:17. > :46:21.country's economic fortunes and I depart as another is determined to
:46:22. > :46:26.restore to this country the status of a Sovereign mention state,
:46:27. > :46:32.embracing the rest of the world and as I too bid my right honourable
:46:33. > :46:37.friend the Prime Minister God speed for a victory on 8th June, may
:46:38. > :46:42.Aldershot just make one final plea in these troubled times, please will
:46:43. > :46:47.she ensure that Her Majesty's Armed Forces are properly funded, manned,
:46:48. > :46:51.equipped and housed to defend and protect the people of this glorious
:46:52. > :47:00.sceptred Isle, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
:47:01. > :47:05.Hear hear. Well, once again can I pay tribute to the work that my
:47:06. > :47:09.honourable friend has done in this House, representing as he has done,
:47:10. > :47:15.over the 34 years, two different constituencies. But, of course one
:47:16. > :47:19.of the underlying themes of his time in this House has been his
:47:20. > :47:24.passionate championing of the Armed Forces and his consideration for our
:47:25. > :47:29.Armed Forces. And I can assure him that on 8th June people will have a
:47:30. > :47:32.very clear choice between the right honourable gentleman who refuses to
:47:33. > :47:35.defend our country, and a Conservative Government that will
:47:36. > :47:45.continue to support our Armed Forces. THE SPEAKER: Graham Morris.
:47:46. > :47:54.Can I ask the Prime Minister why is she running scared of the televised
:47:55. > :48:05.leadership debates? May I suggest that she holds such a televiced
:48:06. > :48:11.where she can see the consequences of her policies and explain to the
:48:12. > :48:16.people if it is possible that she has any mandate to seek their
:48:17. > :48:19.support and re-election? I have been in televised debates with the right
:48:20. > :48:23.honourable gentleman the Leader of the Opposition week in and week out
:48:24. > :48:27.since I have been Prime Minister and I will be talking across all parts
:48:28. > :48:32.of this country a fine record for a Conservative Government. He talks
:48:33. > :48:35.about housing, twice the amount of council houses, than built under
:48:36. > :48:39.Labour. Record funding into the National Health Service and schools
:48:40. > :48:42.and pensioners on the basic state pension ?1250 aier better off.
:48:43. > :48:48.That's a proud record of the Conservatives and a record that we
:48:49. > :48:59.will continue after 8th June. THE SPEAKER: Mike Wood.
:49:00. > :49:12.Mrnchts speaker, it is good to be back, and to be honest, it is good
:49:13. > :49:18.to be anywhere. -- Mr Speaker Doctors and nurses of my local
:49:19. > :49:22.hospital saved my life in January but each year 44,000 people are less
:49:23. > :49:29.lucky. Will my honourable friend look at the measures we can take, to
:49:30. > :49:32.reduce deaths from sepis, including awareness-raising, including a
:49:33. > :49:37.national registry to properly record the burden of sepis and effective
:49:38. > :49:42.commissioning levers to incentivise best practice. The UK Sepis Trust
:49:43. > :49:48.estimates that measures like these will save 50,000 lives over the next
:49:49. > :49:51.Parliament. Can I say to my honourable friend, that it is
:49:52. > :49:56.fantastic to see him back in his place. I hope he will have noted the
:49:57. > :50:00.welcome he got from across the House for being back in his place but he
:50:01. > :50:02.is absolutely right, to bring a focus on this issue of this
:50:03. > :50:08.devastating condition of sepis and every death from it, of course is a
:50:09. > :50:12.tragedy but as we know, something like 10,000 deaths per year could be
:50:13. > :50:16.avoided through prevention, early diagnosis and treatment. We do need
:50:17. > :50:20.to get better at spotting sepis across the NHS. The Department of
:50:21. > :50:23.Health is beginning work on a new sepis action plan. We are having a
:50:24. > :50:27.new public awhich areness campaign and we expect a NICE quality
:50:28. > :50:30.standard to be published later this year and with the passion that my
:50:31. > :50:34.honourable friend now brings to this campaign, I'm sure he will continue
:50:35. > :50:53.to make his voice heard on this important issue. THE SPEAKER: George
:50:54. > :50:55.Howarth? Yesterday, Mr Speaker, my right honourable friend for Leigh,
:50:56. > :50:59.who will be much missed in this House, had a debate on contaminated
:51:00. > :51:02.blood on which he called for an independent Hillsborough-style panel
:51:03. > :51:05.to get at the truth. The Prime Minister has praised the independent
:51:06. > :51:09.panel approach as a way of opening up the door to justice. So, will she
:51:10. > :51:12.join with Labour and the SNP in committing to setting up such a
:51:13. > :51:16.process in her party's manifesto? Hear hear. Well last July we
:51:17. > :51:19.committed ?125 million of extra funding for those affected by the
:51:20. > :51:22.contaminated blood tragedy of the 70s and 8 #0s, more than any
:51:23. > :51:27.previous Government. We published reforms last year and we are now
:51:28. > :51:30.consulting on a new measure to allow people affected to benefit from
:51:31. > :51:33.higher annual payments but I can assure everybody that everyone will
:51:34. > :51:37.receive at a minimum what they receive now as a result of the
:51:38. > :51:41.proposed changes and the Department of Health will respond to the
:51:42. > :51:45.consultation in due course. THE SPEAKER: Dame Angela Watkin son?
:51:46. > :51:49.Thank you, Mr Speaker, it was a privilege to win back the seat of
:51:50. > :51:53.Upminster in 2001 for the Conservatives. Would my right
:51:54. > :51:59.honourable friend tell the House why the good people of Hornchurch and
:52:00. > :52:09.Upminster should continue to vote Conservative at the coming election?
:52:10. > :52:16.Well, can I first of all pay tribe Bute to my honourable friend for the
:52:17. > :52:19.contribution that she has made, not -- pay tribute to my honourable
:52:20. > :52:23.friend for the contribution she has made, not just here but in the
:52:24. > :52:26.whip's office in this House and I'm happy to tell the voters of
:52:27. > :52:31.Hornchurch and Upminster that every vote for me and the local
:52:32. > :52:34.Conservative candidate will strengthen our hand in the Brexit
:52:35. > :52:37.negotiation to get the best deal for this country and every vote for me
:52:38. > :52:41.and the local Conservative candidate will be a vote for a stronger
:52:42. > :52:44.economy and every vote for me and the local Conservative candidate
:52:45. > :52:46.will be a vote for a strong and stable leadership in the national
:52:47. > :52:51.leadership, compared to the coalition of chaos we will see under
:52:52. > :52:54.the Labour Party. THE SPEAKER: Mr Douglas Carswell. Whamplgts
:52:55. > :52:58.assurances account Prime Minister give to the 3.8 million people that
:52:59. > :53:02.voted Ukip at the last election that if she is Prime Minister after June
:53:03. > :53:06.8th, the United Kingdom will become a Sovereign country again, living
:53:07. > :53:12.under our own Parliament, making our own laws? I will give an assurance
:53:13. > :53:15.to all those people who voted for the United Kingdom to leave the
:53:16. > :53:20.European Union and for all people across the country, regardless of
:53:21. > :53:23.how they voted, who now want to see this Government getting on with the
:53:24. > :53:27.job of Brexit and making a success of it, that we want to see control
:53:28. > :53:32.of our borders, control of our laws, control of our money and that's what
:53:33. > :53:36.we will deliver. THE SPEAKER: In wishing the right honourable
:53:37. > :53:51.gentleman all the best for the future, I I call Sir Simon Burns.
:53:52. > :54:01.Dump SHOUTS Mr Speaker, may I thank you for that. May I tell my right
:54:02. > :54:04.honourable friend the Prime Minister that for 30 years I've had the
:54:05. > :54:17.privilege and honour to represent the great people of Chelmsford. May
:54:18. > :54:22.I also tell her that the great people of Chelmsford are
:54:23. > :54:25.persvicacious. And theyp want a Government that provides strong
:54:26. > :54:28.economy, strong leadership and strong defences and may I tell my
:54:29. > :54:31.honourable friend it is the Conservative Party under her strong
:54:32. > :54:40.leadership that will deliver for this country for the next five
:54:41. > :54:46.years. Well, can I thank my honourable friend for the
:54:47. > :54:50.significant contribution that he has made his constituents in Chelmsford
:54:51. > :54:55.and in this House and in Government over this period of time. And can I
:54:56. > :54:58.say to him that he is absolutely right, his constituents will be
:54:59. > :55:02.looking for strong defences, for a strong economy, a strong leadership
:55:03. > :55:05.that will build a more secure future for this country and it is only a
:55:06. > :55:13.Conservative Government that can provide that. Alex Salmond In this
:55:14. > :55:16.Brexit world the Prime Minister is desperate to have trade deals with
:55:17. > :55:18.anybody and nobody so the international Trade Secretary went
:55:19. > :55:23.to the Philippines this month appeared with the president and said
:55:24. > :55:28.he wanted a strong relationship based on shared values. Can the
:55:29. > :55:32.Prime Minister identify for the House what shared values that she
:55:33. > :55:36.has in common with the president there? Well, the right honourable
:55:37. > :55:40.gentleman is right that as we leave the European Union we want it ensure
:55:41. > :55:44.that we are a truly global Britain, that we do have trade deals around
:55:45. > :55:48.the rest of the world and the reason wep want those trade deals as well
:55:49. > :55:52.as the strong and secure deep and special partnership with the
:55:53. > :55:55.European Union on trade is so we can ensure prosperity across the whole
:55:56. > :55:59.of the country and jobs for ordinary working families.
:56:00. > :56:08.Order. STUDIO: And that was the final Prime
:56:09. > :56:11.Minister's Questions of the Parliament of 2015-17. It was also
:56:12. > :56:17.the longest Prime Minister's Questions on record. It amount went
:56:18. > :56:21.to the full hour. 58 minutes. Beating the record last December on
:56:22. > :56:25.56 minutes. Only on the Daily Politics do you get statistics like
:56:26. > :56:29.this. We are overrunning just a little bit because we wanted to
:56:30. > :56:35.cover it all. The speaker seemed to be going for most of the MPs who are
:56:36. > :56:41.standing down. He seemed to get a few and another few were thrown N
:56:42. > :56:46.the exchanges between Mr Corbyn and Mrs May. Mr Corbyn wanted to cover
:56:47. > :56:53.falling consumer spending power, NHS spending, school cuts, more about
:56:54. > :56:54.the NHS and so on, Mrs May's replies were largely about strong