0:00:00 > 0:00:02happening at the ground. We wish to help developing nations not just in
0:00:02 > 0:00:07terms of their economies but also in terms of rights, human rights, and
0:00:07 > 0:00:12civil society. Questions to the Prime Minister. Catherine McKinnell.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Number one, Mr Speaker.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22This morning I had meetings in addition to my duties in this House,
0:00:22 > 0:00:27I shall have further such meetings later today.The Government must
0:00:27 > 0:00:33take responsibility for its role in the mess now left by Carillion.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Thousands of staff face unemployment. SME suppliers face
0:00:36 > 0:00:41going bust. But I'm concerned for the 1400 Carillion apprentices, some
0:00:41 > 0:00:48of whom I've met locally. It's not good enough to pass the buck. Wilbur
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Prime Minister guarantee today that everyone of those apprentices will
0:00:50 > 0:00:57be able to complete their training and will be paid?Well, can I say to
0:00:57 > 0:01:00the honourable lady that I recognise that of course this has been a
0:01:00 > 0:01:04difficult time for a number of people, concerned about their jobs
0:01:04 > 0:01:09and public services and about their pensions. I want first of all, if I
0:01:09 > 0:01:12may, Mr Speaker, to provide reassurance to all employees who are
0:01:12 > 0:01:15working on public services for Carillion that they shall continue
0:01:15 > 0:01:19to turn up the works confident in the knowledge that they will be paid
0:01:19 > 0:01:23for the work that they are providing. Of course, the Government
0:01:23 > 0:01:26is not running Carillion. The Government is actually a customer of
0:01:26 > 0:01:32Carillion. Our focus has been on ensuring that we are providing the
0:01:32 > 0:01:39public services that they are continuing to be provided and
0:01:39 > 0:01:41interrupted -- and interrupted, to reassure workers on those public
0:01:41 > 0:01:46services that they will get paid. To reassure pensioners, the support is
0:01:46 > 0:01:54there for them. Yes, I'm coming onto the apprentices. But it is important
0:01:54 > 0:01:58that the Government is undertaking its role to ensure that the services
0:01:58 > 0:02:01it provides are continuing to be provided. And I can assure the
0:02:01 > 0:02:06honourable lady that we are aware of the issues around apprentices, and
0:02:06 > 0:02:09that's why the Minister with responsibility for that will be
0:02:09 > 0:02:19looking very carefully at what action he takes.Simon Hoare.What
0:02:19 > 0:02:23better way to start the year of engineering than to see
0:02:23 > 0:02:30Manufacturing output at its highest level in a decade? And productivity
0:02:30 > 0:02:35on the up. Can I invite my right honourable friend to commit and
0:02:35 > 0:02:41confirm her Government to secure and support UK manufacturing and the
0:02:41 > 0:02:45important export it delivers?Well, I'm very happy, I'm very happy to
0:02:45 > 0:02:49give my honourable friend that commitment from the Government. And
0:02:49 > 0:02:53he's absolutely right. It's very, very pleasing to see the figures
0:02:53 > 0:02:57that the ONS produced last week, which show that production has now
0:02:57 > 0:03:03grown for eight months, the longest streak since 1994. Manufacturing
0:03:03 > 0:03:08output is at its highest since February 2008. And earlier this
0:03:08 > 0:03:14month we saw the productivity growth has had its best quarter since 2011.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18That shows that our economy remains strong, that we are continuing to
0:03:18 > 0:03:23deliver secure, better paid jobs, and we will continue to do that in
0:03:23 > 0:03:26supporting our manufacturing sector. Jeremy Corbyn.Thank you, Mr
0:03:26 > 0:03:33Speaker. In the last six months, the Government has awarded more than £2
0:03:33 > 0:03:38billion worth of contracts to Carillion. It did so even after the
0:03:38 > 0:03:44share price was in freefall, and the company had issued profit warnings.
0:03:44 > 0:03:53Why did the Government do that?It might be helpful if I just set out
0:03:53 > 0:03:59for the right honourable gentleman that a company's profit warning
0:03:59 > 0:04:03means that it believes it will not make as much profit as it had
0:04:03 > 0:04:09expected to make. LAUGHTER
0:04:13 > 0:04:22If... If... The Government did... If it was the case, if it was the case
0:04:22 > 0:04:27that the Government pulled out of contracts, or indeed private sector
0:04:27 > 0:04:29companies pulled out of contracts whenever a profit warning was
0:04:29 > 0:04:35issued, that would be the best way to ensure that companies failed and
0:04:35 > 0:04:44the jobs were lost. It would also, for the Government, raise real
0:04:44 > 0:04:46issues about providing continued, and interrupted public services.
0:04:46 > 0:04:53Yes, we did, we did recognise that it was a severe profit warning. And
0:04:53 > 0:04:56that's why we took action in relation to the contracts that we
0:04:56 > 0:05:00issued. And we ensure that all but one of those contracts was a joint
0:05:00 > 0:05:04venture. What does that mean? It means that there was another company
0:05:04 > 0:05:09available to step in and take over the contract. But I say the right
0:05:09 > 0:05:14honourable gentleman, this wasn't just an issue of the Government
0:05:14 > 0:05:19issuing contracts. Actually we see that the Labour run Welsh Government
0:05:19 > 0:05:26issued a contract after a profit warning last July. And only last
0:05:26 > 0:05:32week, in the public sector, a public sector body announced that Carillion
0:05:32 > 0:05:36was their preferred bidder. Only last week. Was that the Government?
0:05:36 > 0:05:48No, that was Labour run Leeds City Council.Mr Speaker, for the record,
0:05:48 > 0:05:54Leeds have not signed a contract with Carillion. It's the Government
0:05:54 > 0:06:00here's been handing out contracts. It's the Goverment's responsibility
0:06:00 > 0:06:06to ensure Carillion is properly managed. Between July, Mr Speaker,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10between July and the end of last year, the share price of Carillion
0:06:10 > 0:06:18fell by 90%. Three profit warnings were issued. Unbelievably, some
0:06:18 > 0:06:23contracts were awarded by the Government even after the third
0:06:23 > 0:06:28profit warning. Mr Speaker, it looks like the Government was handing
0:06:28 > 0:06:34Carillion public contracts either to keep the company afloat, which
0:06:34 > 0:06:39clearly hasn't worked, or it was just deeply negligent of the crisis
0:06:39 > 0:06:49that was coming down the line.Mr Speaker, I'm very happy to once
0:06:49 > 0:06:53questions when the right honourable the woman asks one, but he didn't!
0:06:53 > 0:06:56-- when the right honourable gentleman.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08Mr Speaker, I ask the Government if they have been negligent or not, and
0:07:08 > 0:07:16they clearly have been very negligent. Tory MPs might shout, Mr
0:07:16 > 0:07:21Speaker, but the reality is, as of today, over 20,000 Carillion workers
0:07:21 > 0:07:26are very worried about their future. For many of them, the only recourse
0:07:26 > 0:07:34tonight is the phone a DWP hotline. The frailties were well-known. Hedge
0:07:34 > 0:07:40fund is well betting against Carillion since 2015. RBS banks,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43state owned, making provision against Carillion last year. The
0:07:43 > 0:07:48Government is supposed to protect public money through Crown
0:07:48 > 0:07:53representatives, who was supposed to monitor these powerful corporations
0:07:53 > 0:08:00who get huge public contracts. So, white, and this is a question, that
0:08:00 > 0:08:04the Prime Minister needs to answer, and the question is this... Why did
0:08:04 > 0:08:12the position of Crown representative to Carillion remained vacant during
0:08:12 > 0:08:16the crucial period of August to November, when the profit warnings
0:08:16 > 0:08:20were being issued, the share price was in freefall, and many people
0:08:20 > 0:08:25were very worried?I'm afraid I have to say to the right honourable
0:08:25 > 0:08:31gentleman, of course... And can I say to the shadow front secretary, I
0:08:31 > 0:08:35will indeed answer the question, but I know that she herself has praised
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Carillion in the past for the work that they have done -- the Shadow
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Foreign Secretary.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51Can I say to the right honourable gentleman, yes, there is obviously
0:08:51 > 0:08:53now a Crown representative who's been fully involved in the
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Goverment's response. Before the appointment of the Crown
0:08:57 > 0:09:01representative, to replace the one that had previously been in place,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04the Government chief commercial officer and the Cabinet Office
0:09:04 > 0:09:07director of markets and suppliers took over those responsibilities. It
0:09:07 > 0:09:11was not the case that there was nobody from the Government who was
0:09:11 > 0:09:16looking at these issues, that's a standard procedure, to ensure that
0:09:16 > 0:09:19there was oversight of Carillion's contracts with the Government during
0:09:19 > 0:09:22the appointment of the Grand Rapids and if.Well, they clearly weren't
0:09:22 > 0:09:28looking very well! Carillion went into liquidation with debts we now
0:09:28 > 0:09:33understand to be £1.29 billion. A pension deficit of £600 million.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37And, at the same time, this company was paying out ever-increasing
0:09:37 > 0:09:46shareholder dividends, whilst the excessive bonuses to directors, and,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49today, 8000 Carillion workers on private sector contracts will no
0:09:49 > 0:09:52longer be paid. The chief executive is going to be paid, however, for
0:09:52 > 0:09:58another ten months. One rule for the super rich, another for everybody
0:09:58 > 0:10:03else. Can the Prime Minister assure the House today that not a single
0:10:03 > 0:10:08penny more will go to the chief executive or the directors of this
0:10:08 > 0:10:16company?Can I first stage of a right honourable gentleman that
0:10:16 > 0:10:19obviously this is a situation that is changing as decisions are being
0:10:19 > 0:10:23taken, but my understanding is that there are a number of private sector
0:10:23 > 0:10:28contracts who have now come to an agreement, and facilities management
0:10:28 > 0:10:31contractors who have come to an agreement with the official receiver
0:10:31 > 0:10:37that means that their work is -- their workers will indeed continue
0:10:37 > 0:10:40to be paid. The official receiver is doing their job of working with
0:10:40 > 0:10:44those companies. He has raised the issue of bonuses. Of course, people
0:10:44 > 0:10:48are concerned about this issue and want, and are rightly asking
0:10:48 > 0:10:53questions about it. That's why we are making sure that the official
0:10:53 > 0:10:55receiver's investigation into the business dealings of the company is
0:10:55 > 0:11:01fast tracked, that it looks into the conduct not just of current
0:11:01 > 0:11:04directors, but also of previous directors and their actions. And the
0:11:04 > 0:11:10official receiver does have the powers to ensure that, in reviewing
0:11:10 > 0:11:14payments to executives, where those payments are lawful are justified he
0:11:14 > 0:11:20can take action to recover those payments. -- are unlawful or
0:11:20 > 0:11:23unjustified. It is important that the official receiver is able to do
0:11:23 > 0:11:27their job. It is also important, the Goverment's job is to continue the
0:11:27 > 0:11:31bright public services, and that is what we are doing. The right
0:11:31 > 0:11:35honourable gentleman said earlier, it was the Goverment's job to ensure
0:11:35 > 0:11:39that Carillion was properly managed. We are because the of Carillion, not
0:11:39 > 0:11:43the manager of Carillion, that is the important difference but we are
0:11:43 > 0:11:47the customer of Carillion. And it is also important that we have
0:11:47 > 0:11:50protected taxpayers from an unacceptable bailout of a private
0:11:50 > 0:11:57company.Mr Speaker, when Carillion went into liquidation, many
0:11:57 > 0:12:02contractors were still unpaid. This company, Carillion, were notorious
0:12:02 > 0:12:10late payers, taking 120 days to pay, placing a huge burden on small
0:12:10 > 0:12:14companies. Four times longer than the 30 days in the prompt payment
0:12:14 > 0:12:19code that Carillion had indeed themselves signed up to. So, why did
0:12:19 > 0:12:22the Government allow a major Government contractor to get away
0:12:22 > 0:12:28with this? Will she commit to label's policy that abiding by the
0:12:28 > 0:12:32prompt payment code should be a basic requirement for all future
0:12:32 > 0:12:41Government contracts?Of course, we look at the behaviour of companies
0:12:41 > 0:12:45that we contract with in relation to payments. This question of prompt
0:12:45 > 0:12:49payment has been one that has been brought up in this House, I have to
0:12:49 > 0:12:54say, for as long as I have been in this House. And work is always being
0:12:54 > 0:12:57done on it. But the right honourable gentleman has raised an important
0:12:57 > 0:13:01point about the impact of Carillion's liquidation on small
0:13:01 > 0:13:05companies. That's why this morning the Business Secretary and the city
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Minister held a Round Table with the banks to discuss credit lines to
0:13:09 > 0:13:19small and medium-sized enterprises, and to make clear that SMEs are not
0:13:19 > 0:13:21responsible for the collapse of Carillion. The Business Secretary
0:13:21 > 0:13:23has also held further round tables today with representatives of small
0:13:23 > 0:13:25businesses. Construction trade associations, and trade unions,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29workers unions, to make sure that we are on top of the potential effects
0:13:29 > 0:13:33on the wider supply train. It is right that we look at those very
0:13:33 > 0:13:37carefully and take this action. And it is also right that we do put in
0:13:37 > 0:13:41place through the DWP support for any workers who do find themselves
0:13:41 > 0:13:47no longer employed as a result of this.Jeremy Corbyn.It's a bit late
0:13:47 > 0:13:51for one subcontractor, floor attack of £800,000 by Carillion have
0:13:51 > 0:13:55already had to make some of their staff redundant by the collapse. --
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Florette Tech. This is not an isolated case of Government
0:13:59 > 0:14:10negligence and corporate failure. It is a broken system. Under this
0:14:10 > 0:14:16Government, this Government, virgin and Stagecoach, can spectacularly
0:14:16 > 0:14:21mismanaged the east Coast Main line and be let off a £2 billion payment.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Capita and a toss can continue to wreck the lives through damaging
0:14:25 > 0:14:30disability assessment of many people with disabilities, and win more
0:14:30 > 0:14:35Government funded contracts. G4S promised to provide security at the
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Olympics, and fail to so, do and the army had to step in and save the
0:14:40 > 0:14:48day. These corporations, Mr Speaker, need to be shown the door. We need
0:14:48 > 0:14:51our public services provided by public employees with a public
0:14:51 > 0:14:59service ethos, and a strong public oversight. As the ruins of Carillion
0:14:59 > 0:15:04lie around her, will the Prime Minister act to end this costly
0:15:04 > 0:15:06racket of the relationship between Government and some of these
0:15:06 > 0:15:11companies?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14I might first to mind the right honourable gentleman that a third of
0:15:14 > 0:15:19the Carillion contracts with that Government were led by the Labour
0:15:19 > 0:15:27government. What we want is to provide good quality public
0:15:27 > 0:15:32services, delivered at best value to the taxpayer. We're making sure in
0:15:32 > 0:15:35this case that public services continue to be provided, that the
0:15:35 > 0:15:39workers in those public services are supported and taxpayers are
0:15:39 > 0:15:44protected. But what Labour oppose isn't just a role for private
0:15:44 > 0:15:48companies and public services but the private sector as a whole. The
0:15:48 > 0:15:52vast majority of people in this country in employment are employed
0:15:52 > 0:15:57by the private sector, but the Shadow Chancellor calls businesses
0:15:57 > 0:16:05are the real enemy. Labour won the highest taxes in our peacetime
0:16:05 > 0:16:10history, Labour policies would cause a run on the pound. This is a Labour
0:16:10 > 0:16:16Party that has turned its back on investment, on growth, on jobs, a
0:16:16 > 0:16:28Labour Party that will always but politics before people.
0:16:32 > 0:16:38Mr Speaker, can I thank the Prime Minister for visiting Cheam on
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Saturday, where she heard from local residents about the poor services
0:16:41 > 0:16:46provided by the complacent Lib Dem council. People should not have to
0:16:46 > 0:16:52settle for second best so would she agree with me back to unlock Sutton
0:16:52 > 0:16:58and London's potential on May the 3rd, by giving residents the
0:16:58 > 0:17:01opportunity to get great services and value for money by voting
0:17:01 > 0:17:07Conservative?I was very happy to join my honourable friend on the
0:17:07 > 0:17:11doorsteps in Cheam and hear from people about the issues, about
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Liberal Democrat services in Sutton and Cheam, particularly around the
0:17:13 > 0:17:20rubbish bins. I believe they are now up to 6p per household. I think they
0:17:20 > 0:17:23are trying to get to one Bendtner every Liberal Democrat member of
0:17:23 > 0:17:30Parliament. But he is absolutely right, the evidence is that
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Conservatives deliver better services at less cost the council
0:17:32 > 0:17:38taxpayer. And well we are talking about customer council taxpayer,
0:17:38 > 0:17:42only last week Labour's Ben Fryer minister announced that Labour
0:17:42 > 0:17:49policy was to put council tax up on every average typical home by £320.
0:17:49 > 0:17:58People should know that a vote for Labour is a vote to pay more.Thank
0:17:58 > 0:18:02you, Mr Speaker. Can the Prime Minister tell the House what
0:18:02 > 0:18:08official advice she has had on the impact on the UK economy from
0:18:08 > 0:18:14leaving the EU single market and when she requested any such advice?
0:18:14 > 0:18:18I have to say to be honourable gentleman that of course as we go
0:18:18 > 0:18:22through the Brexit negotiations, we are constantly looking at the impact
0:18:22 > 0:18:27that decisions that are taken will have on our economy. What we want to
0:18:27 > 0:18:31ensure is that we maintain good access, a good conference of free
0:18:31 > 0:18:37trade agreement with the EU, while also, as leaving the EU, we will be
0:18:37 > 0:18:40able to ensure that we get good free trade agreements with other parts of
0:18:40 > 0:18:50the world.Thank you, Mr Speaker. 19 months after the EU referendum and
0:18:50 > 0:18:55the Prime Minister has not a shred of economic analysis on the impact
0:18:55 > 0:19:00of leaving the single market. On Monday, Scottish Government
0:19:00 > 0:19:05published its second analysis paper, revealing some horrifying facts.
0:19:05 > 0:19:11Leaving the single market will cost each Scottish citizen up to £2300 a
0:19:11 > 0:19:19year. How many jobs have to be lost and how much of a hit will families
0:19:19 > 0:19:23take before this Prime Minister recognises the folly of leaving the
0:19:23 > 0:19:31single market?He asks me for economic analysis. I will give him
0:19:31 > 0:19:34some economic analysis. We saw the figures this morning for GDP growth
0:19:34 > 0:19:40in Scotland. In the third quarter, GDP in Scotland group by 0.2%. In
0:19:40 > 0:19:49the rest of the UK it grew by 0.4%. Over the last year, GDP in Scotland,
0:19:49 > 0:19:57under an SNP government in Scotland, grew by 0.6%. In the United Kingdom
0:19:57 > 0:20:05as a whole, it grew by 1.7%. My economic analysis, 1.7% is better
0:20:05 > 0:20:11than 0.6 percentage you are better off with a Conservative government
0:20:11 > 0:20:17than an SNP won.Will the Prime Minister look at the case of my late
0:20:17 > 0:20:22constituent and barnyard, who was badly injured by a shoplifter. She
0:20:22 > 0:20:26recently died, partly because of these injuries at the young age of
0:20:26 > 0:20:3370. -- Anne Banyard. Her claim has been delayed and her family worries
0:20:33 > 0:20:38that it will collapse completely. Will she support me and the local
0:20:38 > 0:20:41paper in supporting this case and will to make clear that the rights
0:20:41 > 0:20:46of victims should be a part of our criminal policy?My honourable
0:20:46 > 0:20:49friend is right to put the case for the rights of victims that he is
0:20:49 > 0:20:52absolutely right that we should always remember victims. I'm very
0:20:52 > 0:20:57sorry to hear the case of his late constituent Anne Banyard and I know
0:20:57 > 0:21:00that the whole house will want to join me in offering condolences to
0:21:00 > 0:21:06her family in this tragic case. Of course, as my honourable friend
0:21:06 > 0:21:09knows, the criminal compensation authority administers the scheme and
0:21:09 > 0:21:14applies the rules dependably of government but I'm sure the Justice
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Secretary will be happy to meet with my right honourable friend to
0:21:17 > 0:21:21discuss this case.At the internationally embarrassing news of
0:21:21 > 0:21:28the Tory council leader from my neighbour in Maidenhead and Windsor
0:21:28 > 0:21:31and his disregard for the homeless around the royal wedding and the
0:21:31 > 0:21:34recent put-downs to the Prime Minister and our government by
0:21:34 > 0:21:36President Trump, can the Prime Minister confirm whether she
0:21:36 > 0:21:40actually wants an invite to be extended for the royal wedding and a
0:21:40 > 0:21:45state visit to the very stable genius from the US who, by the way,
0:21:45 > 0:21:50seems to be copying all the buzzwords from his not so strong and
0:21:50 > 0:21:55stable -- from this not so strong and stable government?He knows that
0:21:55 > 0:21:59we have a special during relationship with the United States.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02An invitation to President Trump for a state visit has been extended. I
0:22:02 > 0:22:06have to say to the honourable gentleman, I'm not responsible for
0:22:06 > 0:22:11invitations to the royal wedding to take place but he did reference the
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead council. I just think he
0:22:15 > 0:22:18should be aware that the Royal Borough has taken a number of
0:22:18 > 0:22:21actions to support vulnerable residents, including those who are
0:22:21 > 0:22:27homeless. The establishment of an emergency night shelter, open 365
0:22:27 > 0:22:32days a year, a day service attached to that, providing support services
0:22:32 > 0:22:35to vulnerable residents, a comprehensive seven day a week
0:22:35 > 0:22:39service for the homeless or those at risk of homelessness, and they
0:22:39 > 0:22:44applied the severe weather emergency protocol. They offered accommodation
0:22:44 > 0:22:50to, I think, 32 homeless people on the streets, of whom 21 took about
0:22:50 > 0:22:58accommodation and 11 did not.Thank you, Mr Speaker. Cancer can strike
0:22:58 > 0:23:02anyone no matter where they live in the UK. The sunrise appeal in
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Cornwall raised £300 million since 2000 to fund equipment and buildings
0:23:06 > 0:23:10for cancer care. Brussels by the NHS could see radiotherapy services
0:23:10 > 0:23:14moved from Cornwall to Devon. This would see many constituents having
0:23:14 > 0:23:18to travel hundreds of miles to access treatment many times a week.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21These proposals are unacceptable to my constituents and the vast
0:23:21 > 0:23:24majority of people in Cornwall. Does the Prime Minister agree with me
0:23:24 > 0:23:28that travel time should be taken into account when making these
0:23:28 > 0:23:31decisions, and will she join me in encouraging the people of Cornwall
0:23:31 > 0:23:35to respond to the NHS consultation? My honourable friend raises an
0:23:35 > 0:23:39important point and we do want to be sure that patients get the best
0:23:39 > 0:23:42cancer services. We want to see them getting access to treatment and
0:23:42 > 0:23:45ensuring that they get that on a timely fashion, of course. The
0:23:45 > 0:23:49length of time it takes them to travel to that treatment is an
0:23:49 > 0:23:52important issue. That's why we are establishing radiotherapy networks
0:23:52 > 0:23:56that will review any access issues and service provision on a regular
0:23:56 > 0:24:01basis and address any shortcomings in the area, and that is backed up
0:24:01 > 0:24:05by £130 million on new and upgraded radiotherapy machines. But he is
0:24:05 > 0:24:08absolutely right that these decisions should be taken primarily
0:24:08 > 0:24:11at a local level and I would join him in encouraging the people of
0:24:11 > 0:24:17Cornwall to respond to the consultation.Mr Speaker, last week
0:24:17 > 0:24:22my constituent Carol's son had a mental health crisis. He was
0:24:22 > 0:24:26admitted to the nearest available psychiatric adult bed in West
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Sussex, a 450 mile round trip from his home and family in Manchester.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35The lack of mental health beds is a national crisis and scandal so when
0:24:35 > 0:24:38will the Prime Minister turn her warm words on mental health into
0:24:38 > 0:24:43action to solve the crisis?I can say to the honourable gentleman,
0:24:43 > 0:24:46obviously I am sorry to hear of the experience of his constituent. We
0:24:46 > 0:24:52are turning the words that we have put on in terms of a priority for
0:24:52 > 0:24:55mental health into action. Is them over a slew? Yes, that is why we are
0:24:55 > 0:24:59continuing to put an emphasis on this. We do see more people being
0:24:59 > 0:25:02able to access mental health services everyday. We've increased
0:25:02 > 0:25:06the number of people having access to therapies, we've increased the
0:25:06 > 0:25:09funding available for mental health. There is more for us to do but we
0:25:09 > 0:25:12are putting more money in and taking more action on mental health than
0:25:12 > 0:25:19any previous government.Sir Desmond Swayne.
0:25:19 > 0:25:27CHEERING Order! Order! The right honourable
0:25:27 > 0:25:34gentleman is extremely alert! Order! And I want to hear what he is going
0:25:34 > 0:25:38to say.A question keeps me awake at night...
0:25:38 > 0:25:46LAUGHTER How will companies be encouraged to
0:25:46 > 0:25:52follow her lead in the way that Iceland has done?I am very pleased
0:25:52 > 0:25:57to say that we have seen Iceland this week making a commitment to be
0:25:57 > 0:26:00plastic free. We have seen other companies making commitments to
0:26:00 > 0:26:05ensure that any plastics they use are recyclable in a number of years
0:26:05 > 0:26:09and I'm very happy to join my honourable friend in saying that we
0:26:09 > 0:26:13will be encouraging companies to follow Iceland's lead. We will also
0:26:13 > 0:26:16be consulting on how the tax system or the introduction of charges could
0:26:16 > 0:26:20further reduce the amount of waste we create and we are launching a new
0:26:20 > 0:26:25plastics innovation fund, backed up by additional funding that the
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Government is investing in research and develop and, to ensure that we
0:26:29 > 0:26:34do really reduce the amount of plastic that is used and leave this
0:26:34 > 0:26:38land and environment in a better state than we found it.We can all
0:26:38 > 0:26:42learn about brevity, myself included, from the right honourable
0:26:42 > 0:26:50gentleman. David Linden...A constituent of buying has profound
0:26:50 > 0:26:55mental health difficulties and was put on Universal Credit in 2016 and
0:26:55 > 0:26:59received a 276 day sanction. A judge ruled that that sanction was wrong
0:26:59 > 0:27:03and it has been overturned. Will the Prime Minister agree to look into
0:27:03 > 0:27:08that case but above all, will she apologised to my constituent?
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Obviously, I am sorry to hear the case that the honourable gentleman
0:27:11 > 0:27:13has set out. I am very happy to ensure that that cases properly
0:27:13 > 0:27:25looked into.Thank you, Mr Speaker. Following transport for the North's
0:27:25 > 0:27:28announcement on northern Powerhouse rail, will the Prime Minister
0:27:28 > 0:27:31confirm that given its commitment to invest in northern transport
0:27:31 > 0:27:35infrastructure and ensuring that the northern Powerhouse materialises?I
0:27:35 > 0:27:40am happy to give a commitment to the northern Powerhouse and given the
0:27:40 > 0:27:47great cities across the North -- giving very great cities of the
0:27:47 > 0:27:50North begins a search of a need to create that Northern Powerhouse. We
0:27:50 > 0:27:55are spending a record £13 billion to transform transport across unaltered
0:27:55 > 0:27:57top we have made transport for the north of a need to create that
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Northern Powerhouse. We are spending a record £13 billion to transform
0:28:00 > 0:28:02transport across unaltered top we have made transport for the North
0:28:02 > 0:28:04the first-ever subnational transport authority. They have published their
0:28:04 > 0:28:06strategic plan for consultation and I would hope that all members with
0:28:06 > 0:28:09an interest in this issue would engage in that consultation and make
0:28:09 > 0:28:16sure their views and their constituents' views are heard.His
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Holiness Pope Francis has this week condemned hostility to migrants in
0:28:19 > 0:28:24communities across Europe. They must open themselves without prejudice to
0:28:24 > 0:28:30the rich diversity of immigrants. As a committed Christian, would Prime
0:28:30 > 0:28:36Minister agree with Francis that hostility to migrants is a sin?What
0:28:36 > 0:28:43I say to her is that this country has a fine record over not just
0:28:43 > 0:28:47decades but centuries, of welcoming refugees and ensuring that people
0:28:47 > 0:28:50can come to this country and make their home in this country, and that
0:28:50 > 0:29:02is what we will continue to do.John Worboys is likely to be one of the
0:29:02 > 0:29:07worst sex attack is our country has ever known and when he was in court
0:29:07 > 0:29:10he denied his guilt and was continuing to deny it until 200
0:29:10 > 0:29:13years ago. He dismissed his crimes as banter and only last year was
0:29:13 > 0:29:17deemed too dangerous to be put into open release conditions. The short
0:29:17 > 0:29:22sentence he has served is an insult to his victims and shows a contempt
0:29:22 > 0:29:26for Justice. Does the Prime Minister agree with me that the decision must
0:29:26 > 0:29:33now be judiciary the -- judicially reviewed and that those cases should
0:29:33 > 0:29:38be broader when tried in court?I thank him for raising this and this
0:29:38 > 0:29:42is a case that is rightly raising deep concern among the public but
0:29:42 > 0:29:48also all members across this House. As my honourable friend will know,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51the Parole Board is rightly independent of government and even
0:29:51 > 0:29:55insensitive cases such as this, we must ensure that independence is
0:29:55 > 0:29:59maintained and we don't prejudice decisions. But although they have
0:29:59 > 0:30:04decided to approve his release with stringent licensing decisions --
0:30:04 > 0:30:07conditions, the Justice Secretary has made clear she is taking legal
0:30:07 > 0:30:12advice on the possibility of a judicially -- judicially review on
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Mr Dock it is right that we would conduct a review to look at options
0:30:16 > 0:30:22for change and this... Public protection is our priority and I
0:30:22 > 0:30:25think often people are concerned when they see decisions of the
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Parole Board being taken and they are not aware of the decisions
0:30:29 > 0:30:32behind that. There may be limits to what can be done but I figured it's
0:30:32 > 0:30:36right that we look into this case and question the issue of
0:30:36 > 0:30:40transparency.Many thanks. By constituent informed me that she had
0:30:40 > 0:30:46been raped and beaten by her ex-partner, requiring an injunction.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50Much to her horror, the bank would not close a joint account unless she
0:30:50 > 0:30:56attended with the perpetrator. When banks were left to their discretion,
0:30:56 > 0:31:02women's lies are being put at risk. Will the Prime Minister ensure
0:31:02 > 0:31:05policy to protect survivors is included in a pending domestic
0:31:05 > 0:31:09violence spills?
0:31:09 > 0:31:13The honourable lady clearly raises a very distressing case. We want to
0:31:13 > 0:31:17ensure that we give problems of bot to all of those -- we give proper
0:31:17 > 0:31:21support to those who have been subjected to be abuse of the kind
0:31:21 > 0:31:27that the honourable lady has been referred to. The Home Secretary will
0:31:27 > 0:31:30be issuing consultation on the proposed legislation which is an
0:31:30 > 0:31:35opportunity for issues such as this to be raised.Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39A brutal attack occurred in my constituency over the weekend, a
0:31:39 > 0:31:46young woman tragically died. Will the Prime Minister ex then to her
0:31:46 > 0:31:50sympathies to the family and pay tributes to the hard work of the
0:31:50 > 0:31:54emergency services who attended the scene?Can I say to my honourable
0:31:54 > 0:31:58friend Comey he told me about this very distressing case last night,
0:31:58 > 0:32:02and this is a horrific case. And I do extend my sympathies, and I'm
0:32:02 > 0:32:05sure the whole House extends their sympathies and condolences to her
0:32:05 > 0:32:11family and friends at this tragic death that has occurred. I will also
0:32:11 > 0:32:16congratulate the emergency services on the action that they have taken.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19But also, I think, from the description my honourable friend
0:32:19 > 0:32:24gave to me last night, I think we should have some thought and care to
0:32:24 > 0:32:28all of those who were witnesses to this particular incident, through
0:32:28 > 0:32:33their fault of their own other than happening to be at a particular
0:32:33 > 0:32:38premises at liberty to The Times or through no fault of their own.The
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Prime Minister will be aware that Northern Ireland has not have the
0:32:41 > 0:32:45government now for over a year. Decisions need to be taken to
0:32:45 > 0:32:48protect our health service, education and local communities.
0:32:48 > 0:32:53Does the Prime Minister agree that in the absence of a Government being
0:32:53 > 0:32:56formed, it is imperative that her Government takes the decision to
0:32:56 > 0:33:01appoint direct rule ministers as soon as possible so that a budget
0:33:01 > 0:33:09can be put forward to deal with this urgent problem?We are committed to
0:33:09 > 0:33:11re-establishing fully functioning, inclusive devolved administration
0:33:11 > 0:33:15that works for everyone in Northern Ireland. I don't underestimate the
0:33:15 > 0:33:18challenges that remain involved here, but we still believe that a
0:33:18 > 0:33:21way forward can be found under the agreement can be reached. I would
0:33:21 > 0:33:25say it is imperative that the parties re-engage in intensive
0:33:25 > 0:33:29discussions aimed at resolving the outstanding issues so that the
0:33:29 > 0:33:34assembly can meet and an executive can be formed. We do recognise,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37however, that we have a responsibility to ensure political
0:33:37 > 0:33:42stability and good governance in Northern Ireland. As I say, our
0:33:42 > 0:33:46priority was on ensuring that we can work with bodies to re-establish the
0:33:46 > 0:33:49devolved government in Northern Ireland. But we recognise the need
0:33:49 > 0:33:53to ensure that Northern Ireland can continue to operate and that public
0:33:53 > 0:34:01services can continue to be provided.I thank her for her
0:34:01 > 0:34:08earlier response to my colleague from North Cornwall. NHS England are
0:34:08 > 0:34:10investing £130 million in the radiotherapy treatment for air and
0:34:10 > 0:34:15less common cancers. Can she confirm and reassure my constituents that
0:34:15 > 0:34:20there is no need for existing good radiotherapy services in Somerset to
0:34:20 > 0:34:24be moved in order to deliver this cancer treatment for our cancers?
0:34:24 > 0:34:29Well, as I said in relation to the earlier question from my honourable
0:34:29 > 0:34:34friend -- for rare cancers. We recognise the importance of ensuring
0:34:34 > 0:34:38that people have access to these treatments, and we do recognise the
0:34:38 > 0:34:41issues that people sometimes face in relation to travelling to the
0:34:41 > 0:34:45centres where these services are available. This is primarily a
0:34:45 > 0:34:49decision to be taken at local level. As I did earlier, I would encourage
0:34:49 > 0:34:53people to take part in the consultation, to respond to the
0:34:53 > 0:34:56consultation, so that local views can truly be heard and taken into
0:34:56 > 0:35:02account.My constituent, Chris Robinson, has the weight 52 weeks
0:35:02 > 0:35:07for her pain relief treatment, instead of the 18 weeks that a
0:35:07 > 0:35:12properly funded NHS would deliver. How much longer will it take for the
0:35:12 > 0:35:18Prime Minister to sort things out? Can I say to the honourable
0:35:18 > 0:35:22gentleman, that we are putting more money, as he knows, into the
0:35:22 > 0:35:26National Health Service, in the autumn budget the Chancellor of the
0:35:26 > 0:35:31Exchequer but a further £2.8 billion into the National Health Service.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34But if we are looking at the issues of treatment across the National
0:35:34 > 0:35:39Health Service, we have to be very clear that while Labour's answer is
0:35:39 > 0:35:42always does, more money, this is about ensuring that all hospitals
0:35:42 > 0:35:48across the NHS are operating and acting in accordance with best
0:35:48 > 0:35:52practice. We have world-class hospitals in our NHS, we want to
0:35:52 > 0:35:59ensure they are all world-class.I understand London has been mentioned
0:35:59 > 0:36:03as a potential host to the Bayeux Tapestry. Given that visitors to
0:36:03 > 0:36:09London wish to see two site chucking at each other or already very well
0:36:09 > 0:36:12catered for by the gallery in this chamber, can I ask the Prime
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Minister to put in a good word for Battle Abbey in East Sussex, where
0:36:16 > 0:36:23viewers cannot just see the tapestry -- can not just see the tapestry but
0:36:23 > 0:36:29can also see the views of the Sussex countryside.I think it is very
0:36:29 > 0:36:32significant that the Bayeux Tapestry is going to be coming to the United
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Kingdom and that people are going to be able to see this. I hear the bid
0:36:36 > 0:36:41that he has put in. I have to say to him that from a set of true position
0:36:41 > 0:36:43on the front bench my right honourable friend the Home Secretary
0:36:43 > 0:36:47and member for Hastings also put in a bid for this particular issue and
0:36:47 > 0:36:51I'm sure we will be looking at very carefully to ensure that the maximum
0:36:51 > 0:36:58number of people can take benefit from seeing this tapestry.Thank
0:36:58 > 0:37:00you, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister pledged to consign slavery to the
0:37:00 > 0:37:03history books. On... The National Audit Office said that the Home
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Office has not set out how a reduction will be measured. The Home
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Office does not set clear anti-slavery activity, the Home
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Office does not knowing what activity will be going on across
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Government and does not monitor business compliance with the Modern
0:37:16 > 0:37:21Slavery Act. Is the Prime Minister satisfied with that analysis of her
0:37:21 > 0:37:24flagship policy, and what action will be Government by taking?It is
0:37:24 > 0:37:28this government that introduced the Modern Slavery Act. It is this
0:37:28 > 0:37:36Government that... It is this Government that has improved the
0:37:36 > 0:37:39response to victims, the response from police in catching
0:37:39 > 0:37:43perpetrators. We see more cases being brought the prosecution than
0:37:43 > 0:37:47we have done before, we see more victim is willing and able to come
0:37:47 > 0:37:51forward and having the confidence to come forward. Have we dealt with the
0:37:51 > 0:37:55problem? Of course there are still problems out there. But we want to
0:37:55 > 0:37:59ensure, as my right honourable friend the International Development
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Secretary said earlier in international element questions, not
0:38:02 > 0:38:05just that we take action here in the United Kingdom, that we work with
0:38:05 > 0:38:19countries where the women are doing. Members across this House have sung
0:38:19 > 0:38:24for Syrians. Last week in Idlib, a clinic and a kindergarten that we
0:38:24 > 0:38:30support were bombed by Syrian government destroyers. Will the
0:38:30 > 0:38:36Prime Minister join me in paying tribute to the bravery of the staff
0:38:36 > 0:38:41at the hands up foundation, who continued to work there, and also in
0:38:41 > 0:38:45reassuring ordinary Syrians that in the seventh year of this terrible
0:38:45 > 0:38:50war that we haven't forgotten them by.Well, can I say to my honourable
0:38:50 > 0:38:54friend, she has been a great champion for charities working in
0:38:54 > 0:38:59Syria, and particularly for the singing for Syrians. And I am very
0:38:59 > 0:39:02happy to join her in praising the bravery of all of those working for
0:39:02 > 0:39:07the hands up foundation. And also others working for other charities
0:39:07 > 0:39:10in the region, doing valuable and important work. We continue to make
0:39:10 > 0:39:15every effort to achieve our goals in Syria. That is of course defeating
0:39:15 > 0:39:19the scourge of Daesh. But also ensuring that we achieve a political
0:39:19 > 0:39:22settlement that end the suffering and provides the ability for all
0:39:22 > 0:39:29Syrians and the wider region. And we continue to provide significant
0:39:29 > 0:39:32humanitarian assistance, £2.46 billion to date.Can the Prime
0:39:32 > 0:39:38Minister tell me why the failed Wakefield Academy was allowed to
0:39:38 > 0:39:42take over schools in Bradford, even though there were concerns as far
0:39:42 > 0:39:49back as 2015 around them? Can she give me assurances here today that
0:39:49 > 0:39:53the hundreds of thousands of pounds taken from schools in my
0:39:53 > 0:39:54constituency, one of the
0:40:00 > 0:40:04We have a priority to make sure children across the country and
0:40:04 > 0:40:09secret education whether in the north or the size and seven of our
0:40:09 > 0:40:1312 opportunity areas and providing and support are in the north and the
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Midlands, the front line of our approach tackling inequality in
0:40:15 > 0:40:20education outcomes. He is concerned about Northern schools, we are
0:40:20 > 0:40:25taking forward recommendations from the school 's strategy and as
0:40:25 > 0:40:29regards funding, we are putting record levels of funding into our
0:40:29 > 0:40:35schools and increase funding for our schools in the next two years.We
0:40:35 > 0:40:41will be holding a meeting to discuss how we can fight the problem of
0:40:41 > 0:40:44loneliness and our community. At a national level, what does the Prime
0:40:44 > 0:40:52Minister doing to respond?My honourable friend has raised a very
0:40:52 > 0:40:56important issue and he is right though. For too many people,
0:40:56 > 0:41:01loneliness is the sad reality of the modern life, it has an impact on
0:41:01 > 0:41:04people's mental health and physical health and I'm pleased that later
0:41:04 > 0:41:11today I will be hosting a reception for the Jo Cox foundation looking at
0:41:11 > 0:41:17the issue of loneliness. The work that Jo Cox started which has been
0:41:17 > 0:41:21continued by my honourable friend, the member for South Ribble and the
0:41:21 > 0:41:30honourable lady for Leeds West. It is very important work and I'm
0:41:30 > 0:41:34pleased to say that the government has appointed a minister or
0:41:34 > 0:41:38loneliness, I think it's an important step forward and it
0:41:38 > 0:41:40shows... There is more to do but it shows you recognise the importance
0:41:40 > 0:41:43of this issue and I pay tribute to all those in the says that has
0:41:43 > 0:41:49championed this.Universal prelate was supposed to remove benefit traps
0:41:49 > 0:41:53but the Department for Education wants to base eligibility for free
0:41:53 > 0:41:57school meals on an income threshold, so with a family earning just below
0:41:57 > 0:42:01the threshold gets a small parent or an increase in hours then
0:42:01 > 0:42:04immediately lose the benefit of the school meals and end up much worse
0:42:04 > 0:42:08off. It's a farm workers benefit chap than anything in the old
0:42:08 > 0:42:13benefit system. Surely one the parliament should not be torpedoing
0:42:13 > 0:42:21the aim of getting rid of illicit transfer. -- benefit transfer.The
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Right Honourable gentleman knows that we believe Universal Credit is
0:42:23 > 0:42:29a better system, a simpler system and it encourages people to get into
0:42:29 > 0:42:33the workplace and ensures the more the errant, the more leaking. The
0:42:33 > 0:42:37proposals mean that once Universal Credit is fully ruled out we will
0:42:37 > 0:42:40see 50,000 more children eligible for free school meals than under the
0:42:40 > 0:42:49old system.Can I work on the great speech that the Prime Minister gave
0:42:49 > 0:42:52last Thursday on the environment. It is right that the Prime Minister and
0:42:52 > 0:42:58indeed this party supports companies that promote sustainable growth but
0:42:58 > 0:43:02does the Prime Minister also agree with me that any commercial
0:43:02 > 0:43:09development must take now into account the needs of the
0:43:09 > 0:43:12environment. Brad McKay said in my honourable friend, I thank him for
0:43:12 > 0:43:16the comments he made about the speech but what it was about was the
0:43:16 > 0:43:1925 year environment plan that the government has published and I think
0:43:19 > 0:43:24this is very important steps we have taken to ensure that we do leave our
0:43:24 > 0:43:29environment in a better state than when he came into it. I also agree
0:43:29 > 0:43:33with him that all too often people see economic growth or protection of
0:43:33 > 0:43:38the environment as opposites, they are not and it is absolutely
0:43:38 > 0:43:41possible for us to ensure we are protecting our environment while
0:43:41 > 0:43:44producing the economic growth, not least because of the innovative
0:43:44 > 0:43:47technologies that we can develop to ensure we are protecting our
0:43:47 > 0:43:56environment.The people of Wales have been taking back control since
0:43:56 > 0:44:001999 but the EU withdrawal bill will put our power is back under lock and
0:44:00 > 0:44:06key in Westminster. My colleague is today proposing a Welsh continuity
0:44:06 > 0:44:13bill to ensure our powers are at liberty. When this bill wins a
0:44:13 > 0:44:17majority in our assembly, will the Prime Minister supported and respect
0:44:17 > 0:44:24Wales's serenity?I would say to the honourable lady that her portrayal
0:44:24 > 0:44:28of what is happening in the EU withdrawal bill is simply wrong. We
0:44:28 > 0:44:32are working with the devolved administrations to ensure that we
0:44:32 > 0:44:36deal with the issues that have been raised around clause 11 and the
0:44:36 > 0:44:42question our powers that need to remain a new level to ensure our
0:44:42 > 0:44:47internal market but the Paras will be devolved and extra powers will be
0:44:47 > 0:44:49devolved to the devolved administrations. We continue to work
0:44:49 > 0:44:54with them on this and we will bring forward clause 11 in the House of