0:00:00 > 0:00:01sure that he would welcome the cover evidence that my humble friends the
0:00:01 > 0:00:05Chancellor of extractor mentioned last week, with regards to specific
0:00:05 > 0:00:10issues of tourism in Northern Ireland.Questions to the Prime
0:00:10 > 0:00:25Minister?Mr Speaker. Tomorrow, marks the one-year anniversary of
0:00:25 > 0:00:29the Westminster terrorist attack. It was a sick and depraved attack on
0:00:29 > 0:00:34the street of our capital, but what I member most is the exceptional
0:00:34 > 0:00:38bravery of our police and security services, who risk their lives to
0:00:38 > 0:00:41keep us safe. I know members will be attending the events tomorrow and
0:00:41 > 0:00:46over the weekend to mark this tragic anniversary. Mr Speaker, I am sure
0:00:46 > 0:00:54that the whole house wishes to join me in exerting our sincere
0:00:54 > 0:01:01condolences to the family of the RAF personnel member who died yesterday
0:01:01 > 0:01:08tragically. I know that members of the House is will wish to join me in
0:01:08 > 0:01:13congratulating the winner of the teaching prize. It is a fitting
0:01:13 > 0:01:16tribute to everything that she has done. I look forward to
0:01:16 > 0:01:22congratulating her in person. This morning, I had meetings with the
0:01:22 > 0:01:24colleagues and others, and I shall have further such meetings later
0:01:24 > 0:01:31today.I am sure the whole house would want to be associated with
0:01:38 > 0:01:46Series to ten, Merseyside Police have lost 1084 police officers.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52Crime went up by 18 and a half percent and there were 21 firearm
0:01:52 > 0:01:59discharge is, one of which resulted in a fatality. Across the forces,
0:01:59 > 0:02:05there were 94 firearm discharges with four fatalities. Local MPs have
0:02:05 > 0:02:09met Home Office ministers, but no extra resources have been provided.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Will the Prime Minister arrange for the Home Secretary arrange with
0:02:13 > 0:02:19local MPs to discuss the additional support with this serious problem.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24Can I say to the honourable gentleman that in the safety
0:02:24 > 0:02:28partnership with Merseyside Police, crime statistics in the constituency
0:02:28 > 0:02:36have fallen since 2010, but can I say to the Right Honourable
0:02:36 > 0:02:42gentleman that he obviously mentions incidents that are of real concern.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46And I'm sure the police are giving their attention to those incidents.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50What we are doing is ensuring that overall, antique points at my right
0:02:50 > 0:02:55honourable friend to ensure that overall in the next year, not only
0:02:55 > 0:03:02are we protecting police budgets we could see 450 million extra pounds
0:03:02 > 0:03:12being available to the forces across the country.Can I associate myself
0:03:12 > 0:03:17with the prime Mr's earlier comments. Britain's ability to trade
0:03:17 > 0:03:23with the world has been curtailed by the EU for over 40 years -- Prime
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Minister. We have now won the ability to sign our own trade
0:03:27 > 0:03:36agreements around the world. And as the Prime Minister agree with me
0:03:36 > 0:03:40that this is Britain's greatest opportunity in Brexit and ensures we
0:03:40 > 0:03:43can embrace the globe as a truly proud international country once
0:03:43 > 0:03:52again.My honourable friend raises a very important point. And it is
0:03:52 > 0:03:56something I agree with him when this is an important opportunity for the
0:03:56 > 0:04:07UK posts Brexit. And we need to forge our own way by signing trade
0:04:07 > 0:04:18deals with old friends and new allies alike. And has he knows we
0:04:18 > 0:04:22can bring into force new trade arrangements around the rest of the
0:04:22 > 0:04:29world a clue truly global Britain. -- for a truly global Britain.I to
0:04:29 > 0:04:32join the primer listing commemorating the attacks that took
0:04:32 > 0:04:36place in Westminster a year ago and I will be some of the events
0:04:36 > 0:04:40tomorrow. We should all remember this as an attack on democracy
0:04:40 > 0:04:45within our society -- join the Prime Minister. I also join in sending
0:04:45 > 0:04:49condolences to the family of the Red Arrows engineer who sadly died
0:04:49 > 0:04:55yesterday and we wish the pilot well in his recovery. Mr Speaker, I had
0:04:55 > 0:05:02the pleasure of meeting Andria who won the global teacher award and we
0:05:02 > 0:05:05should congratulate and the school in Brent for the great work she does
0:05:05 > 0:05:10there. Mr Speaker, today is the Kurdish New Year, so can we wish all
0:05:10 > 0:05:15Kurdish people around the world a happy day, and particularly for
0:05:15 > 0:05:18those suffering so much in the conflict in Syria, a hope of peace
0:05:18 > 0:05:24in the year to come. Mr Speaker, does the Prime Minister believe that
0:05:24 > 0:05:30the collapse of Northamptonshire Council is the result of
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Conservative incompetence at a local level or conservative incompetence
0:05:32 > 0:05:47at an national level.Can
0:05:48 > 0:05:56I first joined the honourable gentleman in those celebrating
0:05:56 > 0:06:01Kurdish people around the world are happy day. There has been a report
0:06:01 > 0:06:03into Northamptonshire County Council, but let's look at what we
0:06:03 > 0:06:10see across the board in counsels. -- in local councils. If you look at
0:06:10 > 0:06:15what is happening in councils up and down this country there is one
0:06:15 > 0:06:17message for everybody, and that is the Conservative councils cost you
0:06:17 > 0:06:24less.Mr Speaker, my question was actually quite specific to
0:06:24 > 0:06:32Northamptonshire. And the Tory leader of the council said we had
0:06:32 > 0:06:36been warning the government since 2013/14 that we could not cope with
0:06:36 > 0:06:42the level of cuts we were facing. Three years ago Mr Speaker, that
0:06:42 > 0:06:47Council, Brent, it was pioneering an easy council model. It then
0:06:47 > 0:06:51proceeded to outsource 96% of its council staff and transferred them
0:06:51 > 0:06:56to News service providers run by private companies paying dividends.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01Now that counsel has gone bust. So does the Prime Minister really
0:07:01 > 0:07:05believe that the slash and burn model for local government is really
0:07:05 > 0:07:13a good one?Can I say to the right honourable gentleman it would be
0:07:13 > 0:07:18helpful if he first accurately reflected the independent statutory
0:07:18 > 0:07:24inspection which concluded last week where the report was clear that
0:07:24 > 0:07:37Northamptonshire's failure was not a case of underfunding. So his claims,
0:07:37 > 0:07:42indeed Northamptonshire's core spending power is set to rise by
0:07:42 > 0:07:45£14.5 million. I say to the right honourable gentleman the attack that
0:07:45 > 0:07:49he is making that this is all about the amount of money that government
0:07:49 > 0:07:59is providing is not correct. What we are ensuring is that councils are
0:07:59 > 0:08:06able to provide good service is up and down the country that is what we
0:08:06 > 0:08:09see with councils, Conservative councils, up and down the country
0:08:09 > 0:08:17costing people less than Labour.The problem is that Northamptonshire has
0:08:17 > 0:08:25gone bust and it is caused by the Conservative government and counsel.
0:08:25 > 0:08:33And it is a model used by Barnett counsel, until recently run by the
0:08:33 > 0:08:38Conservatives, where capita holds councils with an estimated value of
0:08:38 > 0:08:54£500 million. Government cuts mean councils across England face a 5.2
0:08:54 > 0:09:00million funding gap by 2020, so does the government believe it was right
0:09:00 > 0:09:17to prioritise tax cuts for the super-rich and big business.The
0:09:17 > 0:09:20house is becoming overexcited. I say that the Prime Minister's answer
0:09:20 > 0:09:23must be heard, and the right honourable gentleman must also be
0:09:23 > 0:09:30heard, and it will be, however long it takes. Mr Snell you are behaving
0:09:30 > 0:09:37in a most undignified manner.There seems to be a lot of concern among
0:09:37 > 0:09:41Conservative members about my suggestion that the government had
0:09:41 > 0:09:54prioritised. And put it as something more than funding for social care
0:09:54 > 0:10:00for bin collection or street cleaning.Can I say to the right
0:10:00 > 0:10:03honourable gentleman he talks about bin collection, but people in
0:10:03 > 0:10:08Birmingham living under a Labour council saw thousands of tonnes of
0:10:08 > 0:10:10waste on the street because they were failing to collect the bins.
0:10:10 > 0:10:18And we all know he talks about payments, but we all know he talks
0:10:18 > 0:10:22about tax, and the top 1% of taxpayers are paying the highest
0:10:22 > 0:10:28burden of tax than they ever paid under Labour. And we all know what
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Labour would mean for council taxpayers, because just this week,
0:10:31 > 0:10:44the Shadow Communities Secretary.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Could it be that he does not want people to know he is supporting? He
0:10:51 > 0:10:58has supported a plan to stop local taxpayers to have the right to stop
0:10:58 > 0:11:06tax hikes. He supported a plan. To have a land value tax, tax on your
0:11:06 > 0:11:10home and garden, and wants to introduce a new hotel tax and we all
0:11:10 > 0:11:13know what would happen under Labour, more taxes on ordinary working
0:11:13 > 0:11:15people and they would pay the price.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24Mr Speaker, the shadow Secretary for local government supports councils
0:11:24 > 0:11:27and thinks they should be properly funded and doesn't think they should
0:11:27 > 0:11:34be a vehicle for privatisation. Mr Speaker, the leader of Surrey County
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Council, who just happens to be a conservative says, we are facing the
0:11:38 > 0:11:42most difficult financial crisis in our history and he did not mince his
0:11:42 > 0:11:47words. He went on to say that the government cannot stand idly by
0:11:47 > 0:11:54while Rome burns. Council funding has been cut by half since 2010.
0:11:54 > 0:12:03Households in England now face council tax rises of £1 billion. The
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Tory leader of the local government Association says councils will have
0:12:06 > 0:12:09to continue to cut back services or stop some altogether due to
0:12:09 > 0:12:17government cuts. So, as people open their council tax bills, isn't it
0:12:17 > 0:12:24clear what the Conservative messages? Pay more to get less.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29The average council tax for bands deep property is £100 less and
0:12:29 > 0:12:34Conservative than Labour. He says his Shadow Local Government
0:12:34 > 0:12:39Secretary is supporting councils foresaw I wonder if he is supporting
0:12:39 > 0:12:44these councils, Haringey, whether Labour leader was forced out?
0:12:44 > 0:12:49Brighton, where the Labour leader was forced out? Cornwall, where the
0:12:49 > 0:12:54Labour group leader was forced out? What are these people done? They
0:12:54 > 0:12:59have supported building more homes, providing good local services, and
0:12:59 > 0:13:07tackling anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. So the message is clear. If
0:13:07 > 0:13:13you believe in good local services, if you want to see more homes built,
0:13:13 > 0:13:16and if you want to tackle anti-Semitism, there is no place for
0:13:16 > 0:13:32you in the Labour Party.Jeremy Corbyn.Mr Speaker, Labour councils
0:13:32 > 0:13:42build houses. Conservative councils privatise.Order. Order. There is a
0:13:42 > 0:13:45very raucous atmosphere. I will say it again. Backbench members should
0:13:45 > 0:13:52seek to imitate the Zen like calm of the father of the House, an example
0:13:52 > 0:14:03to us all. Jeremy Corbyn.We all admire Zen, Mr Speaker. Pay more for
0:14:03 > 0:14:06less is what the Conservative message is. In Leicestershire, the
0:14:06 > 0:14:11County Council is pushing through £50 million worth of cuts. And
0:14:11 > 0:14:20cancel increases of 6%. -- council tax increases. They blamed
0:14:20 > 0:14:24chronically low Government funding. That is the message, pay more to get
0:14:24 > 0:14:28less. It's not just households. The average small shop will see their
0:14:28 > 0:14:38rates bill increase by £3600. Empty shops suck the life out of the high
0:14:38 > 0:14:43streets and local communities. So why is the Prime Minister presiding
0:14:43 > 0:14:47over a Government that is tearing the heart out of our local high
0:14:47 > 0:14:54streets?First of all, we have provided extra support for small
0:14:54 > 0:14:57businesses in relation to business rates. Secondly, it talks about
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Labour councils building homes but actually we have built more homes
0:15:01 > 0:15:06under this Government run under 13 years of a Labour Government. And he
0:15:06 > 0:15:11talks about local level councils. Yesterday two Labour councillors
0:15:11 > 0:15:20from Ashfield joined the Conservatives. What did one of them
0:15:20 > 0:15:26say? They said both locally and nationally, the Labour Party has
0:15:26 > 0:15:30been taken over by the hard left. They are more interested in fighting
0:15:30 > 0:15:36internal ideological battles than standing up for the priorities of
0:15:36 > 0:15:40working men and women. Conservatives will always welcome people who care
0:15:40 > 0:15:43about their local area at and we will always stand up for people in
0:15:43 > 0:15:50their local area.Jeremy Corbyn. Mr Speaker, half a million businesses
0:15:50 > 0:15:57will see their rates rise this year, some by 500%. Even Mary Porters, who
0:15:57 > 0:16:01led the Government's says the high-tech campaign, said it was
0:16:01 > 0:16:05simply a PR campaign which looked like we are doing something and
0:16:05 > 0:16:13hoped it might kick-start something, but it didn't. This Conservative
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Government has slashed public services. They cut funding and
0:16:17 > 0:16:21expect councils to build up the pieces. The result of this is
0:16:21 > 0:16:25children's centres are closing, schools are struggling, fewer police
0:16:25 > 0:16:30on the streets, older people and left without care and dignity. And
0:16:30 > 0:16:38refugees turning women away. -- refuges. It's unsustainable. And
0:16:38 > 0:16:45doesn't that tell you everything you need to know? Doesn't that tell you
0:16:45 > 0:16:50everything you need to know about this Government, that it demands
0:16:50 > 0:16:57households and businesses to pay more to get less?This Government is
0:16:57 > 0:17:04spending more on our schools and our NHS than ever before. We are able to
0:17:04 > 0:17:08do that because of a balanced approach we take to the good economy
0:17:08 > 0:17:12and because of the strong economy we see under the Conservatives. But I
0:17:12 > 0:17:14notice the right Honourable gentleman in his six questions is
0:17:14 > 0:17:22not mentioned today's unemployment figures. Employment is at a joint
0:17:22 > 0:17:29record high. Unemployment has not been lower since 1975. Economic
0:17:29 > 0:17:35inactivity is at a record low. That is a strong jobs market. Utilising
0:17:35 > 0:17:48benefits for a market, Labour members of Parliament?Thank you, Mr
0:17:48 > 0:17:53Speaker. I can only assume that the Leader of the Opposition has not
0:17:53 > 0:17:57read the report but Northamptonshire County Council. Worldwide, I want to
0:17:57 > 0:18:01focus on a different issue today. Worldwide, every minute millions of
0:18:01 > 0:18:07throwaway paper copy cups go to landfill in order to solve it we
0:18:07 > 0:18:11need industry consumers and Government to work together. In that
0:18:11 > 0:18:16spirit, a company in my constituency have developed a fully recyclable
0:18:16 > 0:18:22alternative cap that can be easily recycled, unlike the current option.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27Will my right honourable friend join me in welcoming that innovation and
0:18:27 > 0:18:32perhaps I might be able to give one to her if she's around afterwards?
0:18:32 > 0:18:45LAUGHTER Well... I'm very happy... I'm very
0:18:45 > 0:18:48happy to say to my honourable friend that if you would like to come along
0:18:48 > 0:18:51and see me afterwards... LAUGHTER
0:18:51 > 0:18:55He has raised an important point and, as he knows, we are committed
0:18:55 > 0:18:58to wanting to leave our environment in a better state than we found it
0:18:58 > 0:19:04and I would like to congratulate the innovation. This is an important
0:19:04 > 0:19:07example of working with industry to ensure that we are dealing with this
0:19:07 > 0:19:14issue of plastic waste. We are clear in our environment plan we want to
0:19:14 > 0:19:20do and that's a very good example of that.Thank you. Can I also talk
0:19:20 > 0:19:26about the remarks about the terrorist atrocity in Westminster a
0:19:26 > 0:19:28year ago, our thoughts are with those who gave their lives and of
0:19:28 > 0:19:32course the work of the emergency services. I want to associate myself
0:19:32 > 0:19:40with the remarks. Does the Prime Minister agree that subverting the
0:19:40 > 0:19:48democratic political process in any country is totally unacceptable?
0:19:48 > 0:19:54Well, we certainly believe in ensuring that democratic processes
0:19:54 > 0:19:59are able to continue, people seek free and fair elections and I think
0:19:59 > 0:20:05that everybody in this House would accept.Can I thank the Prime
0:20:05 > 0:20:12Minister for that answer? The parent company of Cambridge analytic is to
0:20:12 > 0:20:19check laboratories, run by a chairman of Oxford Conservative
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Association, and its founding chairman was a former Conservative
0:20:21 > 0:20:28MP. A director appears to have been donated over £700,000 to the Tory
0:20:28 > 0:20:35party. A former Conservative Party treasurer is a shareholder. We know
0:20:35 > 0:20:41about the links to the Conservative Party and they go on and on. Will
0:20:41 > 0:20:45the Prime Minister confirmed to the House her governments connections to
0:20:45 > 0:20:50the company?Can I say, the right honourable gentleman has been
0:20:50 > 0:20:57talking about two companies, the parent company and he also referred
0:20:57 > 0:20:59to Cambridge analytic, and I can say as far as I'm aware the Government
0:20:59 > 0:21:05has no current contracts with Cambridge analytic or the other
0:21:05 > 0:21:10group. What we have seen in Cambridge analytic are the
0:21:10 > 0:21:13allegations clearly very concerning, and it absolutely right that they
0:21:13 > 0:21:18should be properly investigated. It is right that the information
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Commissioner is doing exactly that. People need to have confidence in
0:21:22 > 0:21:27how their personal data is being used. And I would expect Facebook,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Cambridge analytic and all organisations involved to comply
0:21:29 > 0:21:34fully with the investigation taking place. I'm pleased to say of course
0:21:34 > 0:21:38the bill we are bringing forward on data protection will strengthen
0:21:38 > 0:21:43legislation on this and give the ICO the information Commissioner office
0:21:43 > 0:21:45tougher powers to ensure organisations comply and I hope it
0:21:45 > 0:21:50will be supported from everybody across this House.We have a lot of
0:21:50 > 0:21:55backbenchers questions to get through. Gordon Anderson.Some
0:21:55 > 0:22:00London boroughs are renting houses in Kent including Sittingbourne for
0:22:00 > 0:22:05use as temporary accommodation for homeless families. My local
0:22:05 > 0:22:07authorities are then expected to provide those families with the
0:22:07 > 0:22:14support they need. This is putting a strain on Kent's schools, hospitals
0:22:14 > 0:22:16and social services who receive no extra funding to provide that
0:22:16 > 0:22:22support. Would my right honourable friend agree with me that the London
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Mayor and London boroughs should provide more homes in the capital so
0:22:26 > 0:22:32London families can be looked after by them instead of placing the
0:22:32 > 0:22:37burden on hard-pressed council taxpayers in Kent?Can I say to my
0:22:37 > 0:22:41honourable friend that he is right to speak up on behalf of his
0:22:41 > 0:22:44constituents on this issue for some London authorities must secure
0:22:44 > 0:22:48temporary accommodation within their own borough as far as is reasonably
0:22:48 > 0:22:52practical. But we've also change the laws so the council must take into
0:22:52 > 0:22:56account the impact a change in location would have on a household.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00He's absolutely right, we do want to see the London Mayor and boroughs
0:23:00 > 0:23:04being able to build more homes. The London Mayor has had money provided
0:23:04 > 0:23:08to him to build affordable homes. It's a pity he has not been building
0:23:08 > 0:23:16as many as we would like to see. Thank you, Mr Speaker. School cuts
0:23:16 > 0:23:22in Portsmouth under this Government will reach 3.3 by 2019 and
0:23:22 > 0:23:26classrooms will be starved of resources they need including
0:23:26 > 0:23:30textbooks and basic stationary. At the same time, 40,000 children in
0:23:30 > 0:23:34the south-east rely on food banks. If the Prime Minister was a teacher,
0:23:34 > 0:23:39who had been under a pay cut for eight years, what would she buy a
0:23:39 > 0:23:44struggling child in one of my city's classrooms, a textbook or a square
0:23:44 > 0:23:49meal?Can I say to the honourable gentleman, he raises the issue of
0:23:49 > 0:23:56school funding. As I said earlier, actually, the amount of money we are
0:23:56 > 0:24:02spending on schools is greater than it has ever been before. What
0:24:02 > 0:24:06matters is the quality of education provided in schools for Sabato is
0:24:06 > 0:24:10why I'm sorry he didn't welcome the fact that we now see over 20,000
0:24:10 > 0:24:20children at a good school in his area, 9000 more than in 2010.We
0:24:20 > 0:24:27should all recognise and welcome the employment figures announced today.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31I'm sure we all welcome that, but given the latest report that there
0:24:31 > 0:24:36are an acceptably high levels of youth unemployment among ethnic
0:24:36 > 0:24:39communities in Britain, will my right honourable friend explained to
0:24:39 > 0:24:44the House what the new 19 limp and fund will do to help young people
0:24:44 > 0:24:50into work?He raises are very important point. We know these
0:24:50 > 0:24:54figures because of the racial disparity ordered which I
0:24:54 > 0:24:58commissioned when I became Prime Minister, it shows there's been
0:24:58 > 0:25:02progress, but we do need to do more because 16-24 -year-old in ethnic
0:25:02 > 0:25:07groups are likely to be twice unemployed than their white peers.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11And £90 million I have announced will help to tackle those
0:25:11 > 0:25:13inequalities in youth unemployment and it is an initiative which will
0:25:13 > 0:25:18be run by the big lottery fund, and it will identify the barriers to
0:25:18 > 0:25:21employment for those young people and help them to overcome those
0:25:21 > 0:25:29barriers. I think that is incredibly important and I was very pleased to
0:25:29 > 0:25:32visit Birmingham, which is doing excellent work in this area.Thank
0:25:32 > 0:25:39you, Mr Speaker. The war in Syria has now entered its eighth year. In
0:25:39 > 0:25:43recent weeks, over 1000 people have been killed in eastern provinces and
0:25:43 > 0:25:49hundreds of Kurds lie dead and 200,000 civilians are fleeing for
0:25:49 > 0:25:54their lives. Even the hospital has been attacked. What will the
0:25:54 > 0:25:59Government do to help ring urgent humanitarian relief to those in such
0:25:59 > 0:26:06despair?Can I say that we take the situation in eastern provinces in
0:26:06 > 0:26:12Syria very seriously indeed and it is an issue which has been raised at
0:26:12 > 0:26:16the United Nations Security Council. The Foreign Secretary has raised
0:26:16 > 0:26:22this issue with others as well. We need to ensure that we are very
0:26:22 > 0:26:26clear about what needs to happen to ensure people could be protected,
0:26:26 > 0:26:30humanitarian aid could get in and for those whom it was necessary, for
0:26:30 > 0:26:34them, because of their condition, to be given a safe passage to do so and
0:26:34 > 0:26:42we will continue to press this case. We recently interviewed a panel of
0:26:42 > 0:26:45university vice chancellors on the education select committee who
0:26:45 > 0:26:49failed to recognise their salaries are outrageous, being twice that of
0:26:49 > 0:26:53the Prime Minister, and mainly funded by the taxpayer and student
0:26:53 > 0:26:58debt. Given that these outrageous salaries are paid in the poorest
0:26:58 > 0:27:00performing universities, were the Prime Minister confirmed this will
0:27:00 > 0:27:03be looked at in the post education review
0:27:04 > 0:27:11I think she has raised a point others are concerned about as well.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Universities are autonomous from governments and with up to them how
0:27:13 > 0:27:19they set their pay levels but they should recognise students and
0:27:19 > 0:27:23taxpayers are continued into the higher education system and expect
0:27:23 > 0:27:26value for money. The office of students which has been set up will
0:27:26 > 0:27:30be acting to ensure greater transparency in relating to senior
0:27:30 > 0:27:34staff pay full stop and requiring a justification for total enumeration
0:27:34 > 0:27:40package awarded to the providers most senior staff so we will start
0:27:40 > 0:27:49to see a light beam shone very clearly on the issue.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Last week, the agriculture and fisheries secretary, and Ruth
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Davidson said that the Prime Minister has been clear, Britain
0:27:57 > 0:28:04will leave the CFP as of March 20 19. Now the UK is staying in the
0:28:04 > 0:28:10fisheries policy but with no say on quotas. The worst deal imaginable.
0:28:10 > 0:28:17What changed between last week and this week?Can I say to the
0:28:17 > 0:28:21honourable gentleman that we will be working with the fishing industry,
0:28:21 > 0:28:27both fishermen and fish processors, that we do see a bright future for
0:28:27 > 0:28:31the freshening industry -- fishing industry. We will take back control
0:28:31 > 0:28:36of the waters and make sure we do not see British fishermen unfairly
0:28:36 > 0:28:41denied access to other waters and we want to rebuild our fishing
0:28:41 > 0:28:46industry. That is a Conservative Party that is committed to coming
0:28:46 > 0:28:49out of the Common fisheries policy. His party wants to stay in the
0:28:49 > 0:29:00Common fisheries policy.Mr Speaker, char well is really proud to be
0:29:00 > 0:29:05building three houses a day, and construction traffic is playing
0:29:05 > 0:29:11havoc with our road surfaces. Will the Prime Minister meet with me to
0:29:11 > 0:29:13discuss what more national government can do to help with
0:29:13 > 0:29:17inevitable growing pains
0:29:18 > 0:29:26can either say to my honourable friend to congratulate Charwell for
0:29:26 > 0:29:28the homes they are building.I recognise that this brings with it
0:29:28 > 0:29:34other challenges and at budget we more than doubled the housing
0:29:34 > 0:29:38infrastructure fund with another £2.7 billion, and earlier today my
0:29:38 > 0:29:45right honourable friend, the Housing Secretary announced a further 44
0:29:45 > 0:29:49areas for infrastructure projects with the potential to deliver
0:29:49 > 0:29:52400,000 more homes, so I recognise the important role infrastructure
0:29:52 > 0:29:54plays.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01The Prime Minister was right to prevent members of the Royal family
0:30:01 > 0:30:06and government ministers from attending the football World Cup in
0:30:06 > 0:30:11Russia. But what is being done to safeguard everyday football fans in
0:30:11 > 0:30:18what was in my view is already a dangerous place to watch football.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23Even before the incident in Salisbury. What advice will be given
0:30:23 > 0:30:26to travelling English supporters, many of whom have already bought
0:30:26 > 0:30:31their tickets? And if she confident that adequate cooperation between
0:30:31 > 0:30:36our police and the Russian police will protect English fans?I
0:30:36 > 0:30:40recognise the important issue the honourable gentleman has raised
0:30:40 > 0:30:43because we want British football fans to be able to be safe when they
0:30:43 > 0:30:47are enjoying watching the England team. And we are currently working
0:30:47 > 0:30:51with the police and they are looking closely at what arrangements will be
0:30:51 > 0:30:55in place to support the England football fans who travelled to
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Russia and the Foreign Office will be carefully monitoring the
0:30:59 > 0:31:03situation to make sure advice is available to football fans so they
0:31:03 > 0:31:05are aware of the circumstances that will be in Russia and what support
0:31:05 > 0:31:12will be available.My right honourable friend will be aware that
0:31:12 > 0:31:17I mentioned Jackie Woodcock, a terminally ill constituents of mine
0:31:17 > 0:31:22who set up the dying to work campaign. Santander, her mortgage
0:31:22 > 0:31:26brokers have been incredibly helpful in freezing her payments and will
0:31:26 > 0:31:31take it from her estate when she dies, but now they have gone even
0:31:31 > 0:31:35further and are not increasing the interest payments either. So would
0:31:35 > 0:31:40my right honourable friend agree that other banks should follow the
0:31:40 > 0:31:45cover -- caring and compassionate example set by Santander and
0:31:45 > 0:31:49encourage them to look after terminally ill people in the same
0:31:49 > 0:31:55way?Can I say to my honourable friend that she has raised an issue
0:31:55 > 0:32:00about which she cares deeply, and I'm certainly happy to join her in
0:32:00 > 0:32:03congratulating Santander and the support they have provided to Jackie
0:32:03 > 0:32:09Woodcock. Obviously she has raised a wider issue and it is important for
0:32:09 > 0:32:13employers to be aware of and to fulfil their legal obligations
0:32:13 > 0:32:16towards their employees, including the terminally ill employees, and
0:32:16 > 0:32:22I'm sure others will look at the excellent example Santander has set.
0:32:22 > 0:32:30The Sunday Times said this week that affordable housing and easy access
0:32:30 > 0:32:35to London in Bedford has made it one of the best places to live in the
0:32:35 > 0:32:37UK. But Bedford constituents are worried about and concerned about
0:32:37 > 0:32:46the school funding cuts and services cuts, the impending closure of the
0:32:46 > 0:32:50only walk-in centre, the big increase in homelessness and the
0:32:50 > 0:32:54loss of peak-time rail services to London. My question to the Prime
0:32:54 > 0:32:59Minister is, why is the government ruining the prospects of our great
0:32:59 > 0:33:05town?I can say to the honourable gentleman that the prospects of his
0:33:05 > 0:33:10great town are being improved by the fact we see thousands more children
0:33:10 > 0:33:14in good and outstanding schools in Bedford and we have in the local
0:33:14 > 0:33:17authority than we have gone before and when we came into power and it's
0:33:17 > 0:33:25being improved, and then more funding in Bedford, but it's also a
0:33:25 > 0:33:28government that is ensuring we have a strong economy providing jobs for
0:33:28 > 0:33:38people in his constituency.Thank you, Mr Speaker. Financial services
0:33:38 > 0:33:42are of critical importance both to thousands of my constituents in
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Hitchin and Harpenden and also to the country as a whole. Will the
0:33:45 > 0:33:50Prime Minister take this opportunity to update the house on progress made
0:33:50 > 0:33:55on ensuring that our future trade deal with the European Union
0:33:55 > 0:34:03includes an agreement on financial services?Can I say to my honourable
0:34:03 > 0:34:06friend that I'm well aware of the importance of financial services
0:34:06 > 0:34:11both for the United Kingdom and constituents in his constituency and
0:34:11 > 0:34:15elsewhere but also the important role the City of London plays in
0:34:15 > 0:34:19terms of the financial sector for the whole of the European Union.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22This is a matter in which we are in discussion with the European Union
0:34:22 > 0:34:26about and there is a recognition of the significant role the City of
0:34:26 > 0:34:30London plays and the importance of ensuring that we may access to
0:34:30 > 0:34:38finance across the European Union. Mental health issues affect one in
0:34:38 > 0:34:42ten children who on average have to see their GP three times borate --
0:34:42 > 0:34:48before referral with many waiting for up to 18 months for treatment.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52At a time when national funding in the area is being constantly cut,
0:34:52 > 0:34:57including a 5% reduction in funding to Lewisham, is this not another
0:34:57 > 0:35:03example of the government saying one thing but doing another with our
0:35:03 > 0:35:08NHS?May I say, that the government is putting more funding into mental
0:35:08 > 0:35:12health provision and have already made available an additional £1.4
0:35:12 > 0:35:16billion to improve children and young people's mental health
0:35:16 > 0:35:21services. And we have committed that 70,000 more people will have access
0:35:21 > 0:35:26to mental health care. I will say this to the honourable lady that she
0:35:26 > 0:35:32rightly raises mental health issues, particular she is raised if young
0:35:32 > 0:35:35people, but across the board we need to give more attention to mental
0:35:35 > 0:35:39health. We are putting more money into it and we want to see parity of
0:35:39 > 0:35:41esteem between mental and physical health in the National Health
0:35:41 > 0:35:45Service. It is something the Labour Party in 13 years of government have
0:35:45 > 0:35:54failed to do.The EU agreement published this week has left
0:35:54 > 0:36:00fishermen from Amble and the north-east anxious. Why we will gain
0:36:00 > 0:36:04control in the fermentation period, which is great news, there is real
0:36:04 > 0:36:07concern in case EU colleagues try to take advantage of us losing our
0:36:07 > 0:36:13voice in the CFP bike changing quota rules during the implementation
0:36:13 > 0:36:18period, so will the Prime Minister consider asking deference to prepare
0:36:18 > 0:36:21a financial mitigation plan to protect the fleet should we need to
0:36:21 > 0:36:33do so?There needs to be the certainty to operate on the same
0:36:33 > 0:36:37basis until we reach a new partnership we are renegotiating. As
0:36:37 > 0:36:42I said earlier, the new partnership means we want to take back control
0:36:42 > 0:36:46of the waters and ensure British fishermen are not unfairly denied
0:36:46 > 0:36:52access to other waters and ensure that we cannot -- we can rebuild the
0:36:52 > 0:36:57fishing industry, which I think is important. What has been agreed is
0:36:57 > 0:37:02the stability key not being changed, so the quotas that British fishermen
0:37:02 > 0:37:05will operate under will not be changed. I know that deaf are
0:37:05 > 0:37:10looking actively at how we can ensure that we are not only
0:37:10 > 0:37:15maintaining the fishing industry but that and rebuild it -- I know that
0:37:15 > 0:37:20Defra are looking actively.This week every party in Westminster took
0:37:20 > 0:37:24part in an international summit to challenge violence against women in
0:37:24 > 0:37:27politics. Online abuse dominated discussions. Last year her
0:37:27 > 0:37:33government considered a statutory practice for social media
0:37:33 > 0:37:36corporations for the abuse of content they publish. Will the Prime
0:37:36 > 0:37:40Minister say if she remains content with a toothless, voluntary code, or
0:37:40 > 0:37:46will she give it a digital guard dog that both barks and bites?Can I say
0:37:46 > 0:37:50to the honourable lady that she raises an important point. On all of
0:37:50 > 0:37:53these issues we have taken the view that we sit down with the industry
0:37:53 > 0:37:57and work with them to see what they are willing to do on a voluntary
0:37:57 > 0:38:00basis but they know if that doesn't actually work we will look at
0:38:00 > 0:38:08legislation. The abuse that was undertaken, she referred to the
0:38:08 > 0:38:11abuse and political campaigning. I'm afraid that is a sorry state of
0:38:11 > 0:38:14affairs we have reached in this country and we want to see the free
0:38:14 > 0:38:17and fair election and people having the confidence to be to go out and
0:38:17 > 0:38:26put their views forward without feeling they will be abused.The
0:38:26 > 0:38:29clinically led future fit programme for Shropshire seeks to improve and
0:38:29 > 0:38:34modernise hospital services across Shropshire and we have been waiting
0:38:34 > 0:38:39for a decision on this issue for many years. Could the Prime Minister
0:38:39 > 0:38:42use her good offices to ensure that this vital scheme is supported in
0:38:42 > 0:38:48the coming weeks so we can secure the vital investment for Shropshire
0:38:48 > 0:38:51NHS?My honourable friend is right to speak up for Shropshire in the
0:38:51 > 0:38:57way he has done and he will be pleased to see that the Right
0:38:57 > 0:39:01Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Health and social care
0:39:01 > 0:39:07purred to his comments and we will contact him about this issue.Mr
0:39:07 > 0:39:12Speaker, the review made a big difference in improving services for
0:39:12 > 0:39:15children with communication needs. Communication is the key life skill
0:39:15 > 0:39:21for children to learn and thrive, yet a decade on, the latest report
0:39:21 > 0:39:27shows much more needs to be done. So will the Prime Minister commit to a
0:39:27 > 0:39:31cross government strategy that puts this issue at the heart of policy
0:39:31 > 0:39:36and gives all our children the best possible start in life?My
0:39:36 > 0:39:41honourable gentleman has raised an important issue and the Department
0:39:41 > 0:39:43for Education will be considering the report carefully because we do
0:39:43 > 0:39:49not want to see any child held back from achieving their potential which
0:39:49 > 0:39:52includes ensuring those children with speech, language and
0:39:52 > 0:39:56communication needs are given the support that they need and that
0:39:56 > 0:40:00there has been particular training for teachers to support children who
0:40:00 > 0:40:03require additional help to communicate. But we will introduce
0:40:03 > 0:40:05the education health and care plans to make sure children with
0:40:05 > 0:40:10additional needs receive the right support to succeed in school in the
0:40:10 > 0:40:13future but we will look carefully at the report and respond in due
0:40:13 > 0:40:21course.Unlike the SNP, I do not want to see Britain rejoin the
0:40:21 > 0:40:24disastrous Common fisheries policy.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35But I do have some concerns about the fisheries aspects of the
0:40:35 > 0:40:41transitional agreement which has been provisionally agreed with the
0:40:41 > 0:40:45European union. Before she travels to the European Council, can the
0:40:45 > 0:40:50Prime Minister assure the house and fishing communities around the UK
0:40:50 > 0:40:57that we will absolutely and unequivocally take back full control
0:40:57 > 0:41:06of our waters from 2021?As I said earlier, the point about the
0:41:06 > 0:41:12fermentation period is that it is the period during which people are
0:41:12 > 0:41:15allowed to move to make the changes that the new economic partnerships
0:41:15 > 0:41:18we have and it will ensure that businesses, fishermen included,
0:41:18 > 0:41:23don't face to changes on the cliff edge in the way that they are
0:41:23 > 0:41:26operating. By definition because it is maintaining the status quo so
0:41:26 > 0:41:32people don't have to make those extra changes, it is, I recognise
0:41:32 > 0:41:36not the same and won't be the same as the end state when we have a
0:41:36 > 0:41:40future economic partnership and have that new relationship. As I said
0:41:40 > 0:41:44earlier one of the elements we will be looking for in reassuring the
0:41:44 > 0:41:49visiting industry is to ensure that we do take back control of our
0:41:49 > 0:41:56waters.Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can I associate with myself with the Prime
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the leader of the SNP
0:42:00 > 0:42:04by offering condolences to the family of the RAF engineer who was
0:42:04 > 0:42:08killed tragically in my constituency yesterday. The RAF has been part of
0:42:08 > 0:42:13my constituency for over 75 years and they are a tight-knit group of
0:42:13 > 0:42:16aircraft men and support staff on the ground. And whilst they are
0:42:16 > 0:42:22grieving, will the primaries to join with me in paying tribute to the
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Royal Air Force and whilst they commemorate their century of
0:42:24 > 0:42:31dedicated service to our country.I am very happy to join the honourable
0:42:31 > 0:42:36gentleman in saying what a great job the Royal Air Force does for us, and
0:42:36 > 0:42:40he sees it at first hand in its connection with his constituency,
0:42:40 > 0:42:46but we should recognise the valour of all of those serving in our Armed
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Forces, and particularly in this 100th year of the Royal Air Force,
0:42:49 > 0:42:56those who serve in the Royal Air Force, and we thank them for it.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58May I welcome the government's decision to create a medical school
0:42:58 > 0:43:04at Canterbury in East Kent but to clean my honourable friend the
0:43:04 > 0:43:08Member for Faversham who has been indefatigable in the fight for this.
0:43:08 > 0:43:13Does not underline the importance of training more doctors and nurses to
0:43:13 > 0:43:15ensure our health services in the region is well staffed and well
0:43:15 > 0:43:21looked after?My honourable friend is right. I'm pleased to welcome the
0:43:21 > 0:43:25new medical school in Canterbury and the four other schools set up around
0:43:25 > 0:43:30those parts of the country and he's also right this is about ensuring we
0:43:30 > 0:43:38are training a workforce for the National Health Service and we have
0:43:38 > 0:43:40raised significantly the number of training places, the biggest the NHS
0:43:40 > 0:43:52has ever seen.Thank you. Given that mesh can shrink in a woman's body,
0:43:52 > 0:44:05will she supported proposals to this?This is a very important issue
0:44:05 > 0:44:09and this has caused concern to women. And I will look in detail at
0:44:09 > 0:44:13it. I'm happy to write to her about it but I recognise the concern is
0:44:13 > 0:44:16about this particular issue and I will write about what the NHS will
0:44:16 > 0:44:26be doing on it.Thank you. Will she congratulate the remarkable start of
0:44:26 > 0:44:28Prince Alexander Hospital in Harlow to ensure they are out of special
0:44:28 > 0:44:34measures today? Will she support our campaign for a new hospital to
0:44:34 > 0:44:40ensure the staff is fit for the 21st century?Can I congratulate the
0:44:40 > 0:44:46local hospital in Harlow he is referring to four coming out of
0:44:46 > 0:44:49special measures? That's very important and I know will give added
0:44:49 > 0:44:54confidence to his constituents. He tempts me to support a new hospital
0:44:54 > 0:44:59in his area and I'm sure as he will know the Secretary of State has
0:44:59 > 0:45:04heard his request in relation to that. What we do know is we are
0:45:04 > 0:45:05putting more money into