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for the people of Scotland, it is
time for the SMB to stop ducking | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | |
their responsibilities and use their
considerable powers to do so as | 0:00:00 | 0:00:03 | |
well. -- SNP. Questions to the Prime
Minister. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:07 | |
Mr Speaker... Mr Speaker. I'm sure
all members across the house will | 0:00:24 | 0:00:30 | |
wish to join me in wishing all of
the home nations teams the best of | 0:00:30 | 0:00:35 | |
luck in the rugby league World Cup
starting this week. This morning I | 0:00:35 | 0:00:40 | |
had meetings with ministerial
colleagues and others and in | 0:00:40 | 0:00:43 | |
addition to my duties in this House
I will further meetings today. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:49 | |
Social care services in England are
in crisis. Since 2010 the local | 0:00:49 | 0:00:55 | |
council in Manchester had its annual
social care budget cut by 32 | 0:00:55 | 0:01:00 | |
million. By March the government
will have taken 6.3 billion out of | 0:01:00 | 0:01:05 | |
social care. Why won't the Prime
Minister match Labour's commitment | 0:01:05 | 0:01:08 | |
to invest 8 billion in social care
in the budget? As I have said in | 0:01:08 | 0:01:15 | |
this House we recognise the pressure
on social care as we see an ageing | 0:01:15 | 0:01:20 | |
population. There are short-term and
medium term and long-term answers | 0:01:20 | 0:01:26 | |
and in the short-term we have made
extra funding available to local | 0:01:26 | 0:01:31 | |
authorities and the announcement
made in the budget was for an extra | 0:01:31 | 0:01:36 | |
£2 billion for local authorities and
in the medium term we need to ensure | 0:01:36 | 0:01:42 | |
best practice is observed in local
authorities and NHS trusts and in | 0:01:42 | 0:01:47 | |
some cases delayed discharges are
higher than others and in the | 0:01:47 | 0:01:51 | |
long-term we need a sustainable
footing for social care which is why | 0:01:51 | 0:01:55 | |
we will be publishing an open
consultation on ideas and proposals | 0:01:55 | 0:02:01 | |
to ensure we can have that system in
future. The Prime Minister will be | 0:02:01 | 0:02:09 | |
aware of the roles supported housing
plays with many vulnerable people in | 0:02:09 | 0:02:14 | |
Torbay. What reassurance can she
give about the ongoing support the | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
government is giving to those vital
services? He raises an important | 0:02:17 | 0:02:22 | |
issue and something we have looked
at closely. Since my right | 0:02:22 | 0:02:28 | |
honourable friend the first
Secretary of State commissioned work | 0:02:28 | 0:02:30 | |
on this when he was Work and
Pensions Secretary. I confirmed we | 0:02:30 | 0:02:35 | |
will publish our response to that
consultation on Tuesday, 31st of | 0:02:35 | 0:02:40 | |
October and it will look at a range
of issues, and we need to ensure | 0:02:40 | 0:02:45 | |
funding is right so all providers
are able to access it effectively | 0:02:45 | 0:02:49 | |
and we need to look at issues such
as the increase in service charges, | 0:02:49 | 0:02:56 | |
making sure we are looking at cost
control in the sector. As part of | 0:02:56 | 0:03:01 | |
our response to the review we will
not apply if the cap to supported | 0:03:01 | 0:03:08 | |
housing and we will not implement it
in the wider social rented sectors. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:14 | |
The details will be made available
when we publish our response. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:19 | |
Jeremy Corbyn. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:29 | |
Mr Speaker, Mr Speaker, I joined the
Prime Minister in wishing the rugby | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
league team the best in the
competition and I hope they win it. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:44 | |
Last week, the house voted by 299-0
to pause the roll-out of Universal | 0:03:44 | 0:03:53 | |
Credit. Will the Prime Minister
respect the will of the house? As I | 0:03:53 | 0:04:05 | |
have said we acknowledge that there
are concerns people have raised and | 0:04:05 | 0:04:09 | |
as we have been rolling it out we
have listened to those changes have | 0:04:09 | 0:04:13 | |
been made. Perhaps I could update
the house on where we are on the | 0:04:13 | 0:04:19 | |
roll-out of Universal Credit.
Currently, people claiming benefits, | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
8% are on Universal Credit and by
January next year it will rise to | 0:04:24 | 0:04:29 | |
10%. The roll-out is conducted in
three phases and the intention is it | 0:04:29 | 0:04:33 | |
will complete by 2022. It is being
done in a measured way and I am | 0:04:33 | 0:04:40 | |
pleased to say four out of five
people are satisfied or very | 0:04:40 | 0:04:46 | |
satisfied with the service they are
receiving. Universal Credit helps | 0:04:46 | 0:04:57 | |
people into the workplace and make
sure work pays and that's what the | 0:04:57 | 0:05:03 | |
system should do. I would have
thought that if only 8% of the | 0:05:03 | 0:05:08 | |
roll-out has taken place, and 20% of
the people in receipt are | 0:05:08 | 0:05:15 | |
dissatisfied, that is the cause for
thought, maybe a pause in the | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
process. Last week only one
Conservative MP had the courage of | 0:05:18 | 0:05:24 | |
their convictions to vote with us on
suspending Universal Credit | 0:05:24 | 0:05:29 | |
roll-out. For... Then, Mr Speaker, a
Conservative member of the Welsh | 0:05:29 | 0:05:38 | |
Assembly, Angela Burns said, and I
quote, for the life of me I cannot | 0:05:38 | 0:05:43 | |
understand why a six week or four
week gap is deemed acceptable. She | 0:05:43 | 0:05:50 | |
called Universal Credit Kallis at
best and downright cruel at worst | 0:05:50 | 0:05:54 | |
and concluded by saying she is
ashamed of her government. Can the | 0:05:54 | 0:05:59 | |
Prime Minister ease her colleague's
shame by pausing and fixing | 0:05:59 | 0:06:03 | |
Universal Credit? We have been
making changes to the implementation | 0:06:03 | 0:06:11 | |
as it has gone through the roll-out.
Let's be clear about why we | 0:06:11 | 0:06:18 | |
introduced Universal Credit. It is a
system... Members are getting | 0:06:18 | 0:06:25 | |
overexcited. The question has been
put and the answer will be heard. We | 0:06:25 | 0:06:33 | |
introduced Universal Credit is a
more straightforward system that | 0:06:33 | 0:06:37 | |
ensures the work pays and helps
people into the workplace. Let's | 0:06:37 | 0:06:42 | |
look at what happened in the system
under Labour. Under Labour the low | 0:06:42 | 0:06:47 | |
paid page tax and had it paid back
to them in benefits. Under Labour, | 0:06:47 | 0:06:54 | |
people were trapped on a life of
benefits for years. Under Labour, | 0:06:54 | 0:07:01 | |
the number of workless households
doubled. Labour's benefits system | 0:07:01 | 0:07:09 | |
cost households extra £3000 a year.
What the Conservatives have done is | 0:07:09 | 0:07:16 | |
give the low paid a pay rise, given
the work as a tax cut and ensure we | 0:07:16 | 0:07:21 | |
have the benefit system that helps
people into work. Under Labour, 1 | 0:07:21 | 0:07:30 | |
million children were lifted out of
poverty. Under Labour we introduced | 0:07:30 | 0:07:38 | |
the principle of the national
minimum wage, opposed by all Tories | 0:07:38 | 0:07:43 | |
over there. If the Prime Minister is
not prepared to listen to Angela | 0:07:43 | 0:07:48 | |
Burns, perhaps she could listen to
the architect of Universal Credit, | 0:07:48 | 0:07:54 | |
The Right Honourable member for
Chingford, who said one of the | 0:07:54 | 0:07:58 | |
reasons I resigned from the
government was I did not actually | 0:07:58 | 0:08:02 | |
agree with the additional waiting
days. This is something the | 0:08:02 | 0:08:05 | |
government needs to look at. Does
the Prime Minister agree with him? | 0:08:05 | 0:08:11 | |
This is not just the answer I have
given three or four times in this | 0:08:11 | 0:08:19 | |
PMQs but in previous PMQs. As we
look at Universal Credit roll-out we | 0:08:19 | 0:08:24 | |
look at the way in which we
introduce it. He talks about what | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
happened under Labour and I am happy
to talk about what happened under | 0:08:27 | 0:08:31 | |
Labour. Order! Too much noise and
finger-pointing on both sides of the | 0:08:31 | 0:08:43 | |
chamber. The responses from the
Prime Minister will be heard as more | 0:08:43 | 0:08:50 | |
questions from the opposition and
every other member, without fear or | 0:08:50 | 0:08:53 | |
favour. Under the Labour Party, The
right honourable gentleman is | 0:08:53 | 0:08:59 | |
talking about rolling out of a new
benefit system. Let's think about | 0:08:59 | 0:09:03 | |
what happened when the Labour Party
rushed to introduce tax credits. I | 0:09:03 | 0:09:08 | |
was not the only member of
Parliament who had people in my | 0:09:08 | 0:09:13 | |
constituency surgery who had filled
in the force properly, given their | 0:09:13 | 0:09:18 | |
information to the authorities, and
years later, the government came | 0:09:18 | 0:09:22 | |
back and landed them with bills for
thousands of pounds. That is what | 0:09:22 | 0:09:28 | |
happens when you rush into a system
rather than introducing it properly, | 0:09:28 | 0:09:31 | |
as we are. I thought we had passed
the threshold last week when the | 0:09:31 | 0:09:37 | |
Prime Minister was going to answer
questions but we have not achieved | 0:09:37 | 0:09:40 | |
that yet. Labour introduced working
tax credits to help people on low | 0:09:40 | 0:09:48 | |
pay out of poverty and it made a
very big difference. The sad truth | 0:09:48 | 0:09:56 | |
is that Universal Credit is in such
a mess that councils are forced to | 0:09:56 | 0:10:01 | |
pick up the Bill. An example,
Croydon Council, which piloted the | 0:10:01 | 0:10:07 | |
scheme, is now spending £3 million
of its own budget to prevent tenants | 0:10:07 | 0:10:12 | |
from being evicted due to rent
arrears caused by Universal Credit. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:17 | |
Does the Prime Minister think it is
right or fair that hard-pressed | 0:10:17 | 0:10:23 | |
local authorities, having their
budget cut by central government and | 0:10:23 | 0:10:25 | |
having to dip in what little they
have got left to prevent people | 0:10:25 | 0:10:30 | |
being evicted when they know it is
the responsibility of this | 0:10:30 | 0:10:34 | |
government and its Universal Credit
system that is causing the problem. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:40 | |
Labour introduced working tax
credits and then called back | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
thousands of pounds from people
working hard. He raises the issue of | 0:10:43 | 0:10:47 | |
rent arrears. Members have concerns
over people managing budgets to pay | 0:10:47 | 0:10:52 | |
their rent. The majority, for the
majority, it is not an issue, | 0:10:52 | 0:11:01 | |
managing their budget and after four
months, the number of people on | 0:11:01 | 0:11:06 | |
Universal Credit in arrears has
fallen by one third. We recognise | 0:11:06 | 0:11:12 | |
the issue so we're working with
landlords and have built flexibility | 0:11:12 | 0:11:19 | |
into the system so landlords can be
paid directly. Nobody can be legally | 0:11:19 | 0:11:26 | |
evicted from social housing due to
short-term rent arrears. I think | 0:11:26 | 0:11:30 | |
that is an important point to get
across to people. I come back to the | 0:11:30 | 0:11:35 | |
essential point about Universal
Credit. It is about a welfare system | 0:11:35 | 0:11:40 | |
that helps people into work and
makes work pay and does not trap | 0:11:40 | 0:11:44 | |
people in benefits for years. I note
the Prime Minister could not say | 0:11:44 | 0:11:51 | |
anything about people being evicted
from the private rental sector | 0:11:51 | 0:11:57 | |
because of Universal Credit
problems. The costs are driven by | 0:11:57 | 0:12:00 | |
low pay and high rents. In 2015 the
then Chancellor promised £9 and our | 0:12:00 | 0:12:07 | |
living wage. In the March budget who
was sneaked out the minimum wage | 0:12:07 | 0:12:14 | |
would only reach £8 75. The welfare
state was not created to subsidise | 0:12:14 | 0:12:20 | |
low-paying employers and
overcharging landlords. Will the | 0:12:20 | 0:12:29 | |
budget in November put the onus
back... Order! I expect better of | 0:12:29 | 0:12:38 | |
you. You were better behaved when
you were at Oxford University. What | 0:12:38 | 0:12:45 | |
has happened to you, man? Calm
yourself. My question is this, will | 0:12:45 | 0:12:52 | |
the budget in November put the onus
back on to employers to pay a decent | 0:12:52 | 0:12:58 | |
wage so that workers can make ends
meet? Of course we want to ensure | 0:12:58 | 0:13:06 | |
there are higher paid jobs, that is
why we are investing in the economy | 0:13:06 | 0:13:11 | |
and why we are investing in
infrastructure and in schools for | 0:13:11 | 0:13:16 | |
young people and why we are
introducing a modern industrial | 0:13:16 | 0:13:20 | |
strategy. He says that he did... The
welfare system was not created to | 0:13:20 | 0:13:26 | |
subsidise employers paying low
wages. That is what Labour's working | 0:13:26 | 0:13:30 | |
tax credit system did! | 0:13:30 | 0:13:38 | |
The Government's own social mobility
commission reported that low pay was | 0:13:39 | 0:13:43 | |
endemic in the United Kingdom, one
in four workers permanently stuck in | 0:13:43 | 0:13:48 | |
low paid jobs. That's why Labour
backs a real living wage of £10 per | 0:13:48 | 0:13:55 | |
hour to make work pay. This
Government doesn't really know | 0:13:55 | 0:13:59 | |
whether it's coming or going. They
say... Mr Speaker, the Conservative | 0:13:59 | 0:14:10 | |
Party and the Government says they
have full confidence in universal | 0:14:10 | 0:14:13 | |
credit. But won't vote for it. They
say they will end the NHS pay cap | 0:14:13 | 0:14:24 | |
but won't allocate any money to pay
for it. The communities Secretary | 0:14:24 | 0:14:29 | |
backs £50 billion of borrowing on
housing, but the Chancellor says | 0:14:29 | 0:14:35 | |
it's not policy. The Brexit
Secretary says they're planning for | 0:14:35 | 0:14:39 | |
a no deal Brexit. The Chancellor
says they're not. Isn't the case, Mr | 0:14:39 | 0:14:47 | |
Speaker, this Government is weak,
incompetent, divided and unable to | 0:14:47 | 0:14:53 | |
take a decision... Order, order!
Order. I said that the responses | 0:14:53 | 0:15:00 | |
from the Prime Minister would be
heard. And the remarks of the right | 0:15:00 | 0:15:07 | |
honourable gentleman will be heard.
You can try to shout him down and | 0:15:07 | 0:15:11 | |
other members can try to shout the
Prime Minister down. It won't work. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:16 | |
End of. Jeremy Corbyn. Isn't it the
case that this Government is weak, | 0:15:16 | 0:15:23 | |
incompetent and divided and unable
to take the essential decisions | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
necessary for the good of the people
of this country? Now, I will tell | 0:15:26 | 0:15:35 | |
the right honourable gentleman, of
course we want to see people earning | 0:15:35 | 0:15:38 | |
higher wages. Of course we want, as
we are doing, to be able to ensure | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
we can invest in our public
services. But the way to do that, | 0:15:41 | 0:15:44 | |
the way to have a higher standard of
living, to have higher wages, to | 0:15:44 | 0:15:48 | |
invest in our public services, to
have a better future for people in | 0:15:48 | 0:15:53 | |
this country, is to build and
continue to build that stronger | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
economy and you don't build a
stronger economy by losing control | 0:15:56 | 0:16:01 | |
of public finances. You don't build
a stronger economy by uncontrolled | 0:16:01 | 0:16:04 | |
borrowing. You don't build a
stronger economy by hitting people | 0:16:04 | 0:16:09 | |
with the highest taxes in our
peacetime history. You don't build a | 0:16:09 | 0:16:13 | |
stronger economy by voting against
progress in our Brexit negotiations. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:23 | |
And you don't... You don't build a
stronger economy by planning for | 0:16:23 | 0:16:28 | |
capital flight and a run on the
pound. That's what Labour would do | 0:16:28 | 0:16:33 | |
and we will never let it happen.
Thank you, MrSpeaker. Some people in | 0:16:33 | 0:16:43 | |
Plymouth are campaigning by way of a
petition to say that lifeboats must | 0:16:43 | 0:16:48 | |
be launched immediately a fishing
vessel is overdue, I believe this is | 0:16:48 | 0:16:54 | |
irresponsible and puts our valiant
lifeboat crews in peril if they | 0:16:54 | 0:16:57 | |
don't know where they're going. We
know this in Cornwall. Would the | 0:16:57 | 0:17:02 | |
Prime Minister look at making safety
grants available so that all fishing | 0:17:02 | 0:17:05 | |
boats can have an AIS locater beacon
on board, this cost well under £4 | 0:17:05 | 0:17:12 | |
million, even if every registered
fishing vessel under 15 metres got a | 0:17:12 | 0:17:16 | |
full grant for covering the whole
cost, my late husband had one of | 0:17:16 | 0:17:21 | |
these aboard his boat. Can I thank
my honourable friend for raising | 0:17:21 | 0:17:25 | |
this issue and as she has just said
I know this is an area where she | 0:17:25 | 0:17:30 | |
tragically has personal experience
and I would like to commend her for | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
the work she has done in this
important area and for championing | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
these causes. I think she is right,
launching a lifeboat whenever a | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
fishing vessel is overdue may be the
wrong decision, it could as she says | 0:17:39 | 0:17:43 | |
be dangerous for the crew involved,
that's why the coastguard do take | 0:17:43 | 0:17:48 | |
time to gather valuable information
before deciding how best to respond. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:52 | |
On the issue she has raised, there
are a number of grants available | 0:17:52 | 0:17:55 | |
from various safety schemes and I
would encourage all those involved | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
in fishing to make the most of those
grants that are available. Thank | 0:17:58 | 0:18:05 | |
you, MrSpeaker. Does the Prime
Minister agree with me that | 0:18:05 | 0:18:11 | |
migration is key to delivering
sustainable economic growth? What I | 0:18:11 | 0:18:15 | |
think is absolutely key is to ensure
that we have controlled migration in | 0:18:15 | 0:18:18 | |
this country, that's what the people
of this country want and that's what | 0:18:18 | 0:18:23 | |
this Government is delivering. An
American couple moved to Scotland | 0:18:23 | 0:18:32 | |
and invested £400,000 to run an
award-winning guesthouse in | 0:18:32 | 0:18:37 | |
Inverness. They contribute to their
community in the local economy. Yet, | 0:18:37 | 0:18:44 | |
they will be deported because of a
retro spective change by how was | 0:18:44 | 0:18:50 | |
rules. Will the Prime Minister meet
with me to discuss this case and the | 0:18:50 | 0:18:56 | |
systemic problems with UK migration?
My right honourable friend, the Home | 0:18:56 | 0:19:03 | |
Secretary, is happy to meet with the
honourable friend in order to | 0:19:03 | 0:19:06 | |
discuss this specific case he has
raised. It's absolutely right is | 0:19:06 | 0:19:09 | |
that the Home Office does work to
ensure that the immigration rules | 0:19:09 | 0:19:13 | |
are being properly applied and that
action is being taken according to | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
those rules. Now it is time to hear
MrSimon Hoare. Thank you, I have | 0:19:16 | 0:19:30 | |
composed myself. I was greatly
cheered last week as I am sure many | 0:19:30 | 0:19:35 | |
colleagues were, the German
Chancellor say that a final deal | 0:19:35 | 0:19:37 | |
with regards to protection is going
to happen. Does my right honourable | 0:19:37 | 0:19:41 | |
friend agree with my assessment that
we are going to get a good deal, | 0:19:41 | 0:19:45 | |
that works for our country, for the
European Union and possibly more | 0:19:45 | 0:19:50 | |
importantly, for my conconstitute
yepts of North Dorset. I do agree | 0:19:50 | 0:19:56 | |
with my honourable friend, I believe
that we are - our job is to get the | 0:19:56 | 0:20:01 | |
bes Brexit deal for Britain. I we
can. I believe it's a deal that will | 0:20:01 | 0:20:05 | |
benefit the United Kingdom, that
will benefit the United Kingdom | 0:20:05 | 0:20:07 | |
across all parts of the UK,
including his constituency. That we | 0:20:07 | 0:20:12 | |
maximise the benefits from leaving
the EU, while ensuring we maintain | 0:20:12 | 0:20:16 | |
the greatest possible access to EU
markets. That's what we are | 0:20:16 | 0:20:19 | |
continuing to work on, that's what
vision I set out in my Florence | 0:20:19 | 0:20:23 | |
speech, and the European Union as we
know are now preparing their | 0:20:23 | 0:20:27 | |
response to that. The Prime Minister
has previously stated her commitment | 0:20:27 | 0:20:34 | |
to apprenticeships. However, in my
constituency the apprenticeship levy | 0:20:34 | 0:20:39 | |
has not been helping those for whom
it was designed. What steps will she | 0:20:39 | 0:20:44 | |
take to ensure apprenticeships help
those from lower income backgrounds? | 0:20:44 | 0:20:50 | |
Well, apprenticeships are important.
We have already in the Government | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
from 2010 to 2015, we saw two
million more apprenticeships | 0:20:54 | 0:20:57 | |
created. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:02 | |
The important point about
apprenticeships is that this is an | 0:21:04 | 0:21:07 | |
opportunity for young people, not to
feel they just have to be - | 0:21:07 | 0:21:12 | |
encouraged to go down an academic
route when that doesn't work for | 0:21:12 | 0:21:15 | |
them. When I meet apprentices they
say, many of them this is the best | 0:21:15 | 0:21:20 | |
thing they've done and we want to
make sure it's available for all | 0:21:20 | 0:21:25 | |
those who will benefit from it. Can
the Prime Minister assure me that | 0:21:25 | 0:21:37 | |
the right road, school places, post
boxes and of course especially | 0:21:37 | 0:21:43 | |
healthcare provision will be in
place to support both my new | 0:21:43 | 0:21:45 | |
constituents and the up withes I
have got at the moment. Well, can I | 0:21:45 | 0:21:51 | |
first of all congratulate my
honourable friend and say that I am | 0:21:51 | 0:21:56 | |
pleased that the district is doing
what we recognise we need to do to | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
build, to tackle dysfunctional
housing marringet, which is to build | 0:21:59 | 0:22:02 | |
more homes. She is right,
infrastructure is also an important | 0:22:02 | 0:22:05 | |
part of that. That's why we have
committed to £15 billion for road | 0:22:05 | 0:22:10 | |
investment strategy, over half a
trillion will be spent on the NHS in | 0:22:10 | 0:22:14 | |
England during this parliament. A
record £41 billion will be spent on | 0:22:14 | 0:22:18 | |
core funding for schools this year.
That I am pleased to say is the | 0:22:18 | 0:22:23 | |
record of Conservatives in
Government. In 24 hours the people | 0:22:23 | 0:22:29 | |
of Dundee will wave off the bid for
the 2023 European capital of | 0:22:29 | 0:22:35 | |
culture. A fantastic bid which will
generate some 1500 jobs and add 5% | 0:22:35 | 0:22:41 | |
to local GDP. Can I ask the Prime
Minister, notwithstanding her | 0:22:41 | 0:22:46 | |
current difficulties with Europe, to
back this bid, given it comes from | 0:22:46 | 0:22:52 | |
the most innovative and forward
looking city in the whole of the UK. | 0:22:52 | 0:23:00 | |
Well, can I say to the honourable
friend that of course we are always | 0:23:00 | 0:23:04 | |
willing to back bids from any city
in the United Kingdom to become the | 0:23:04 | 0:23:10 | |
European City of Culture. But I
welcome the fact that Dundee has put | 0:23:10 | 0:23:14 | |
a bid forward. And is part of this.
As I say, we want to support all | 0:23:14 | 0:23:19 | |
cities in the United Kingdom who are
doing it. It is a criminal offence | 0:23:19 | 0:23:26 | |
for those like teachers in a
position of trust to have a sexual | 0:23:26 | 0:23:32 | |
relationship with those young people
under 18. But a constituent came to | 0:23:32 | 0:23:36 | |
me recently distressed about exactly
such a relationship between his | 0:23:36 | 0:23:39 | |
17-year-old daughter and a middle
aged driving instructor. Now while | 0:23:39 | 0:23:44 | |
if consensual it's not illegal, I am
concerned that there might be risks | 0:23:44 | 0:23:48 | |
to young drivers being groomed by a
predatory instructor. Does my right | 0:23:48 | 0:23:53 | |
honourable friend agree that driving
instructors are by the nature of | 0:23:53 | 0:23:56 | |
their work in a position of trust,
should be covered by the same rules | 0:23:56 | 0:24:00 | |
as teachers and if so would she ask
the relevant Minister to work with | 0:24:00 | 0:24:06 | |
me on this? I am concerned to hear
the case of of his constituent | 0:24:06 | 0:24:14 | |
raised and I recognise the position
and the role that driving | 0:24:14 | 0:24:16 | |
instructors play. Can I say to my
honourable friend I think it's | 0:24:16 | 0:24:20 | |
something that I will ask the
appropriate department to look at | 0:24:20 | 0:24:22 | |
and to get in touch with him to get
further details of this case. In | 0:24:22 | 0:24:30 | |
March 2019 the Prime Minister told
this house that parliament would be | 0:24:30 | 0:24:33 | |
given a meaningful vote on the tems
of the Article 50 withdrawal bill. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:38 | |
This morning, in the Brexit Select
Committee the Secretary of State | 0:24:38 | 0:24:41 | |
told us that vote may not take place
until after March 2019. Can the | 0:24:41 | 0:24:46 | |
Prime Minister please explain how
it's possible to have a meaningsful | 0:24:46 | 0:24:51 | |
vote on something that's already
taken place? As the honourable | 0:24:51 | 0:24:56 | |
friend knows we are in negotiations
with the European Union but I am | 0:24:56 | 0:25:00 | |
confident that we will - the
timetable under the Lisbon Treaty | 0:25:00 | 0:25:04 | |
does give time until March 2019 for
negotiations to take place. But I am | 0:25:04 | 0:25:07 | |
confident, because it is in the
interests of both sides, it's not | 0:25:07 | 0:25:10 | |
just this parliament that wants to
have a vote on that deal, but | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
actually there will be ratification
by other parliaments that we will be | 0:25:13 | 0:25:17 | |
able to achieve that agreement and
that negotiation in time for this | 0:25:17 | 0:25:20 | |
parliament to have the vote that we
committed. We enter a week of | 0:25:20 | 0:25:28 | |
commemorations around the centenary
of the balance Ford declaration. | 0:25:28 | 0:25:32 | |
Would the Prime Minister rededicate
us to the pursuit of peace and | 0:25:32 | 0:25:37 | |
justice for both the Israelis and
the Palestinians, but celebrate with | 0:25:37 | 0:25:42 | |
pride our small national
contribution to the creation of a | 0:25:42 | 0:25:45 | |
democracy in the Middle East, a
sanctuary for those who suffered | 0:25:45 | 0:25:50 | |
from anti-Semitism and fear its rise
again and in the state of Israel a | 0:25:50 | 0:25:56 | |
true friend of the United Kingdom.
Well, can I first of all say to my | 0:25:56 | 0:26:00 | |
honourable friend that we are proud
of the role that we played in the | 0:26:00 | 0:26:03 | |
creation of the state of Israel and
we will certainly mark the centenary | 0:26:03 | 0:26:08 | |
with pride. I am also pleased at the
good trade relations and other | 0:26:08 | 0:26:12 | |
relationships that we have with
Israel and that we have are building | 0:26:12 | 0:26:16 | |
on and enhancing. We also must be
conscious of the sensitivitying some | 0:26:16 | 0:26:21 | |
people do have about the declaration
and we recognise that there is more | 0:26:21 | 0:26:24 | |
work to be done. We remain committed
to the two-state solution in | 0:26:24 | 0:26:31 | |
relation to Israel and the
Palestinians. That is an important | 0:26:31 | 0:26:34 | |
aim. I think it's important that we
all recommit to ensuring that we can | 0:26:34 | 0:26:39 | |
provide security, stability and
justice for both Israelis and | 0:26:39 | 0:26:44 | |
Palestinians through such a lasting
peace. Trying to get a decision on | 0:26:44 | 0:26:53 | |
the Swansea tidal lagoon is becoming
like Groundhog Day. Can I ask the | 0:26:53 | 0:27:00 | |
Prime Minister when she will be
ready? I say to the honourable lady | 0:27:00 | 0:27:04 | |
as she knows this raises a number of
complex issues, we are grateful for | 0:27:04 | 0:27:08 | |
the review that was conducted and
the relevant department is still - | 0:27:08 | 0:27:12 | |
the business department is
considering this and we will respond | 0:27:12 | 0:27:16 | |
in due course. Does the Prime
Minister agree that as we leave the | 0:27:16 | 0:27:23 | |
EU and take control of our land
management policy our manifesto | 0:27:23 | 0:27:27 | |
commitment to planned 11 million
trees is a critical part of a | 0:27:27 | 0:27:32 | |
holistic countryside management
framework which we can now build to | 0:27:32 | 0:27:35 | |
ensure long-term home grown wood for
our housing industry alongside | 0:27:35 | 0:27:39 | |
increasing our natural carbon
capture potential and reducing flood | 0:27:39 | 0:27:43 | |
risks. Well, my honourable friend is
absolutely right, we did commit in | 0:27:43 | 0:27:47 | |
our manifesto to plant 11 million
trees. We are putting that at the | 0:27:47 | 0:27:50 | |
heart of our work to protect the
environment for future generations. | 0:27:50 | 0:27:53 | |
I am pleased to say that since April
2015 we have planted just over two | 0:27:53 | 0:27:58 | |
million trees. But we do have much
more to do and we will be continuing | 0:27:58 | 0:28:02 | |
to work with landowners and
stakeholders on this particular | 0:28:02 | 0:28:05 | |
issue. But it is also about the role
that trees play in reducing flood | 0:28:05 | 0:28:16 | |
risks and helping to hold carbon
dioxide. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:23 | |
The banister has spoken on mental
health. Can I thank her for that? | 0:28:23 | 0:28:29 | |
When she was Home Secretary she
outlawed police cells used for those | 0:28:29 | 0:28:33 | |
in mental health crisis but today
parts of the system are in crisis. | 0:28:33 | 0:28:39 | |
In my constituency, children, young
people and families, weighted two | 0:28:39 | 0:28:44 | |
years for autism assessments. The
Secretary of State agrees it is not | 0:28:44 | 0:28:51 | |
acceptable. Can I ask the Prime
Minister if she will turn her | 0:28:51 | 0:28:56 | |
well-intentioned statements into
action? We are taking a number of | 0:28:56 | 0:29:00 | |
courses of action and he has raised
the issue of the autism diagnosis | 0:29:00 | 0:29:05 | |
and the length of time it takes. I
know my right honourable friend the | 0:29:05 | 0:29:10 | |
Health Secretary has looked into
this and will do so because we are | 0:29:10 | 0:29:14 | |
clear we want to insure adults and
children should not have to face too | 0:29:14 | 0:29:18 | |
long for period of diagnosis to take
place. The Department of Health is | 0:29:18 | 0:29:22 | |
working with partners to address
these issues. And the clinical | 0:29:22 | 0:29:34 | |
guidance sets out assessment should
begin within three months of | 0:29:34 | 0:29:38 | |
referral. It is within the
Department of Health to work in | 0:29:38 | 0:29:41 | |
those areas to make sure it is
possible to achieve. Tomorrow at | 0:29:41 | 0:29:48 | |
Cornwall airport the bloodhound will
carry out its first test run in the | 0:29:48 | 0:29:52 | |
next step on its quest to achieve
the land speed record. Will the | 0:29:52 | 0:29:56 | |
Prime Minister join me in wishing
the team, especially the driver Andy | 0:29:56 | 0:30:02 | |
Greene a successful test run and
does she agreed these projects show | 0:30:02 | 0:30:06 | |
the UK continues to lead the world
in innovation in science and | 0:30:06 | 0:30:11 | |
engineering? I am very happy to join
him in wishing the team well and I | 0:30:11 | 0:30:17 | |
have met some of the members of the
team. I agree with the point he | 0:30:17 | 0:30:22 | |
makes that this continues to show
what a world leader in science and | 0:30:22 | 0:30:28 | |
innovation UK ears. We have some of
the best universities with four in | 0:30:28 | 0:30:33 | |
the world top ten and more Nobel
prizewinners than any country | 0:30:33 | 0:30:38 | |
outside of the United States. I am
sure we will all be proud of the | 0:30:38 | 0:30:42 | |
Bloodhound team. Does the Prime
Minister agree that as a result of | 0:30:42 | 0:30:52 | |
the potential downgrading of
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, 479 | 0:30:52 | 0:30:57 | |
professionals lost, over 300
hospital beds cut and a 90 minute | 0:30:57 | 0:31:03 | |
journey to the nearest A&E are not
in the best interests of | 0:31:03 | 0:31:06 | |
constituents? And will she meets to
discuss the detrimental impact this | 0:31:06 | 0:31:11 | |
will have on the area? The principle
we want to base their decisions on | 0:31:11 | 0:31:19 | |
is service changes should be based
on clear evidence and led by | 0:31:19 | 0:31:26 | |
clinicians who best understand what
the local needs are. I understand | 0:31:26 | 0:31:30 | |
that councils have referred the
changes to the Health Secretary and | 0:31:30 | 0:31:34 | |
I know he will consider those issues
carefully and come to a decision in | 0:31:34 | 0:31:38 | |
due course. Next year sees the
centenary of the first woman member | 0:31:38 | 0:31:46 | |
of Parliament. Would my right
honourable friend tell us what | 0:31:46 | 0:31:50 | |
leadership and encouragement to the
women and girls in his constituency | 0:31:50 | 0:31:54 | |
to take part in public life is a
member for Sheffield Herm has shown | 0:31:54 | 0:31:59 | |
in his remarks? Can I say --
Sheffield Hallam. It is important we | 0:31:59 | 0:32:09 | |
mark the centenary and recognise the
role women have played in this House | 0:32:09 | 0:32:15 | |
and in public life. I want to see
young women and women able to see | 0:32:15 | 0:32:21 | |
this House is the place they want to
come to, they want to contribute to | 0:32:21 | 0:32:26 | |
their society, want to respond to
needs of local constituents and make | 0:32:26 | 0:32:29 | |
a difference to people'slives. That
is what I am in it for and why I | 0:32:29 | 0:32:35 | |
encouraged women to come into this
House and I'm pleased to say we have | 0:32:35 | 0:32:39 | |
more women on our benches ever
before. Finally, all of us in this | 0:32:39 | 0:32:50 | |
House should have due care and
attention to the way in which we | 0:32:50 | 0:32:54 | |
refer to other people. And should
show women in public life the | 0:32:54 | 0:33:00 | |
respect they deserve. Yesterday the
Scottish Parliament voted by 91-28 | 0:33:00 | 0:33:13 | |
to ban fracking in Scotland. Could I
ask why the Prime Minister would not | 0:33:13 | 0:33:20 | |
consider following Scotland's lead
and introducing a moratorium on the | 0:33:20 | 0:33:24 | |
rest of the UK in order that there
can be an evaluation of the health | 0:33:24 | 0:33:30 | |
and environmental consequences of
this controversial technology and in | 0:33:30 | 0:33:33 | |
order of the public can be
consulted? This is an issue on which | 0:33:33 | 0:33:40 | |
he and I will disagree because I
think shale gas has the potential to | 0:33:40 | 0:33:45 | |
power economic growth and it will
support thousands of jobs in the oil | 0:33:45 | 0:33:49 | |
and gas industry and other sectors
and it will provide a new domestic | 0:33:49 | 0:33:54 | |
energy source. We have more than 50
years of drilling experience and one | 0:33:54 | 0:33:59 | |
of the best records for economic
development while protecting the | 0:33:59 | 0:34:03 | |
environment. Shell wealth funds will
provide additional resources and | 0:34:03 | 0:34:12 | |
local councils will be able to
retain hundred per cent collected | 0:34:12 | 0:34:17 | |
from shale gas developments. We will
bring in further proposals but this | 0:34:17 | 0:34:21 | |
is a potential new source of energy
and it is right we use this and take | 0:34:21 | 0:34:28 | |
the benefits for the economy and
people'sfutures. I'm sure the Prime | 0:34:28 | 0:34:37 | |
Minister is aware of the terrifying
incident on Sunday where a gunman | 0:34:37 | 0:34:41 | |
held hostages at a bowling alley in
my neighbouring constituency | 0:34:41 | 0:34:46 | |
Nuneaton, a facility enjoyed by my
constituents. Will she join me in | 0:34:46 | 0:34:53 | |
praising the excellent work in
Warwickshire Police and West | 0:34:53 | 0:34:58 | |
Midlands ambulance did in ensuring
the situation was brought to a swift | 0:34:58 | 0:35:01 | |
conclusion without casualties? Can I
say of course we were concerned to | 0:35:01 | 0:35:07 | |
hear of the incident and I am happy
to join him and the honourable | 0:35:07 | 0:35:14 | |
member for Nuneaton in commending
the professionalism and bravery of | 0:35:14 | 0:35:17 | |
Warwickshire Police in bringing this
to a swift conclusion and to the | 0:35:17 | 0:35:22 | |
Ambulance Service in ensuring there
were no injuries. The emergency | 0:35:22 | 0:35:26 | |
services do an amazing job and this
is the sort of incident when they do | 0:35:26 | 0:35:30 | |
not know whether this is the sort of
thing they will have to be called to | 0:35:30 | 0:35:34 | |
and I was pleased to welcome
emergency services personnel to a | 0:35:34 | 0:35:39 | |
reception in Downing Street on
Monday, and what they all say and | 0:35:39 | 0:35:43 | |
always say is they were just doing
their job but my goodness me, what a | 0:35:43 | 0:35:47 | |
job they do. On the 29th of March, I
asked the Prime Minister if she | 0:35:47 | 0:35:56 | |
would help the people of new ferry
after the huge explosion that | 0:35:56 | 0:36:00 | |
devastated the town centre. She said
she was happy to help and they would | 0:36:00 | 0:36:03 | |
be support offered to the community.
Two weeks later she called a general | 0:36:03 | 0:36:09 | |
election and her government seems to
have forgotten about the people in | 0:36:09 | 0:36:13 | |
new ferry. While she may have
forgotten, my constituents have not. | 0:36:13 | 0:36:19 | |
I ask again, precisely when will
Heard government put their hands in | 0:36:19 | 0:36:23 | |
their pockets so the people in new
ferry can rebuild their town and | 0:36:23 | 0:36:28 | |
lives? The government has not
forgotten about the issue and I | 0:36:28 | 0:36:33 | |
understand that we are waiting for
the local council to produce | 0:36:33 | 0:36:37 | |
proposals and a business case and we
will look at those seriously. In | 0:36:37 | 0:36:43 | |
acknowledging the hard work of the
men and women at RAF Benson in my | 0:36:43 | 0:36:48 | |
constituency for the work they did
in the Caribbean, will she | 0:36:48 | 0:36:52 | |
acknowledged the Puma to helicopter
was ready and available for work in | 0:36:52 | 0:36:57 | |
the Caribbean within a couple of
hours of having arrived? I am very | 0:36:57 | 0:37:02 | |
happy to commend the work of those
at RAF Benson and those in the | 0:37:02 | 0:37:07 | |
military and volunteers who provided
support after the devastating | 0:37:07 | 0:37:12 | |
hurricanes that took place and I am
also happy to agree with him that | 0:37:12 | 0:37:17 | |
contrary to some stories put about,
we were there, on time, and able to | 0:37:17 | 0:37:25 | |
act quickly in getting people
support. We can all agree no one | 0:37:25 | 0:37:32 | |
should ever be persecuted on account
of their sexuality. Last week at the | 0:37:32 | 0:37:38 | |
Pink News awards, the Prime Minister
said we had come a long way on LGBT | 0:37:38 | 0:37:43 | |
rights that there is more to do. Can
I ask to start that work today by | 0:37:43 | 0:37:50 | |
promising that never again will the
Home Office deport LGBT asylum | 0:37:50 | 0:37:55 | |
seekers to countries where they are
unlikely to be persecuted with the | 0:37:55 | 0:38:01 | |
instruction that they pretend to be
straight? Can I say to the | 0:38:01 | 0:38:07 | |
honourable lady this is an issue
that we take seriously. I think I'm | 0:38:07 | 0:38:12 | |
right in saying the Conservative
government changed the rules on | 0:38:12 | 0:38:16 | |
asylum seeking to introduce the
category of those who could face | 0:38:16 | 0:38:20 | |
persecution in their home of origin
because of their sexuality. I am | 0:38:20 | 0:38:25 | |
pleased that was done and I am sure
the Home Office treats all cases | 0:38:25 | 0:38:29 | |
with a sensitivity that is
appropriate. As of 2016, 17% of the | 0:38:29 | 0:38:39 | |
premises in Scotland were without
superfast broadband compared to 11% | 0:38:39 | 0:38:44 | |
for the UK as a whole. Will she join
me in calling on the Scottish | 0:38:44 | 0:38:50 | |
Government to do more and
constructively engage with | 0:38:50 | 0:38:55 | |
departments in Westminster to
deliver this crucial service in | 0:38:55 | 0:38:58 | |
communities in Scotland? Can I
say... Can I say? Order! All sorts | 0:38:58 | 0:39:12 | |
of curious hand and finger gestures
are being deployed, each trying to | 0:39:12 | 0:39:17 | |
outdo the other in terms of
eccentricity but I am interested in | 0:39:17 | 0:39:22 | |
hearing the Prime Minister's reply.
Can I say that we all recognise the | 0:39:22 | 0:39:29 | |
importance of broadband and fast
broadband being available to people | 0:39:29 | 0:39:33 | |
but he is right, the members of the
Scottish Nationalist party come to | 0:39:33 | 0:39:38 | |
Westminster. They spend a lot of
time talking about Powell is for the | 0:39:38 | 0:39:48 | |
Scottish Government. It is time the
Scottish Government got on with | 0:39:48 | 0:39:52 | |
using its powers for the benefit of
people in Scotland. Mr Speaker, in | 0:39:52 | 0:40:01 | |
the past fortnight we have heard the
announcement of the loss of many | 0:40:01 | 0:40:04 | |
hundreds of jobs in Lancashire at
BAE Systems sites which is a hammer | 0:40:04 | 0:40:11 | |
blow to workers and families. Today
I want to raise a proposed closure | 0:40:11 | 0:40:16 | |
impressed and that will mean the
loss of another 180 jobs. We keep | 0:40:16 | 0:40:22 | |
hearing the hype about the Northern
Powerhouse. Why are aerospace and | 0:40:22 | 0:40:27 | |
trade manufacturers in the North
shedding jobs by hundreds? I | 0:40:27 | 0:40:33 | |
recognise this is a worrying time
for workers involved. Obviously, we | 0:40:33 | 0:40:38 | |
will ensure through the Department
for Work and Pensions they have | 0:40:38 | 0:40:42 | |
support to look for new jobs which
includes the rapid response service | 0:40:42 | 0:40:46 | |
which gives particular support to
people in these areas. In relation | 0:40:46 | 0:40:52 | |
to the decision by BAE Systems, I
assure the house we will continue to | 0:40:52 | 0:40:59 | |
promote this industry and I hope all
Labour members will continue to | 0:40:59 | 0:41:03 | |
promote the defence industry. I am
glad that last month we signed a | 0:41:03 | 0:41:13 | |
statement of intent with Qatar and
last year the Ministry of Defence | 0:41:13 | 0:41:18 | |
spent £3.7 billion with Bae and are
working with them to maximise export | 0:41:18 | 0:41:24 | |
opportunities for Typhoons in Hawks
to retain jobs in the UK. When it | 0:41:24 | 0:41:32 | |
comes to tackling homelessness,
prevention is better than cure, so I | 0:41:32 | 0:41:37 | |
am delighted the government backed
my Homelessness Reduction Act. One | 0:41:37 | 0:41:41 | |
of the obstacles to people is
putting together a deposit for rent | 0:41:41 | 0:41:47 | |
and help with the rent. Will my
right honourable friend look at a | 0:41:47 | 0:41:51 | |
scheme that will provide 32,000
people a year the opportunity to | 0:41:51 | 0:41:56 | |
rent for an investment of £3.1
million per year, and not only that, | 0:41:56 | 0:42:02 | |
to save the public purse up to £1.8
billion over a three-year period? I | 0:42:02 | 0:42:10 | |
thank him for the issue he has
campaigned on, the issue of | 0:42:10 | 0:42:14 | |
homelessness and preventing
homelessness and I am pleased we | 0:42:14 | 0:42:18 | |
supported his Homelessness Reduction
Act and I think that will be an | 0:42:18 | 0:42:21 | |
important contribution. I understand
on the specific issue he has raised, | 0:42:21 | 0:42:27 | |
he has made a representation to the
Chancellor and I am sure he will | 0:42:27 | 0:42:33 | |
look at that representation
carefully. On the general issue of | 0:42:33 | 0:42:36 | |
helping people to buy and helping
with deposits, I'm pleased to | 0:42:36 | 0:42:41 | |
announce the extra £10 million of
the to buy scheme, which makes a to | 0:42:41 | 0:42:45 | |
people to get into homes. The
workforce, the unions and management | 0:42:45 | 0:42:56 | |
at Bombardier in Belfast deserve
credit for the way they responded to | 0:42:56 | 0:42:58 | |
the threats coming from the United
States and Boeing, which is a threat | 0:42:58 | 0:43:05 | |
to their jobs. Can the Prime
Minister given assurance she will | 0:43:05 | 0:43:11 | |
continue building on the good work
that has happened through herself | 0:43:11 | 0:43:15 | |
the Secretary of State for business
and also the Northern Ireland | 0:43:15 | 0:43:18 | |
Secretary and work with the unions
and management to ensure the threat | 0:43:18 | 0:43:22 | |
of tariffs is removed. The C series
is a success story and thousands of | 0:43:22 | 0:43:28 | |
jobs in Belfast are protected and
across the United Kingdom, as well? | 0:43:28 | 0:43:33 | |
I am very happy to give that
commitment. A lot of work has been | 0:43:33 | 0:43:38 | |
done in relation to this by myself
and by the Business Secretary and | 0:43:38 | 0:43:43 | |
Chancellor and other ministers with
their opposite numbers in America | 0:43:43 | 0:43:48 | |
and Canada. We will continue to do
that work. Most recent announcement | 0:43:48 | 0:43:54 | |
made in relation to Airbus and the C
series is important, but we want to | 0:43:54 | 0:43:59 | |
ensure those jobs stay in Northern
Ireland because we recognise the | 0:43:59 | 0:44:03 | |
importance of the jobs for the
economy of Northern Ireland and for | 0:44:03 | 0:44:06 | |
the people and their families.
Order. | 0:44:06 | 0:44:08 |