:01:38. > :01:48.Labour's leader criticises the government plan to put young people
:01:48. > :01:48.
:01:48. > :31:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 1762 seconds
:31:11. > :31:15.back to work and proposes to keep Good afternoon.
:31:15. > :31:21.It looks like the sun is going down It looks like the sun is going down
:31:21. > :31:31.on plans to move our flocks. First let us meet our guests.
:31:31. > :31:31.
:31:31. > :31:35.Brandon Lewis and Steve Morphew. Brandon Lewis and Steve Morphew.
:31:35. > :31:40.A brief word before we move on about the unemployment figures.
:31:40. > :31:47.18,000 more people are at unemployed in our region bringing
:31:47. > :31:52.the total to 22,000. It is a wall full figure. It is not the whole
:31:52. > :31:59.figure. There are more jobs now than when we came to power. But
:31:59. > :32:07.there is a long way to go. In Great Yarmouth have an enterprise zone.
:32:07. > :32:15.There is a long way to go. Steve Morphew, what would Labour do?
:32:15. > :32:19.need to invest in businesses that will create jobs. At the moment
:32:19. > :32:25.we're not scratching the surface. Thank you.
:32:25. > :32:29.More on that later when we hear from Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband.
:32:29. > :32:33.First the campaign to move our clocks forward has taken at
:32:33. > :32:42.backward step. On Friday MPs defeated the bill drawn up by
:32:42. > :32:52.Rebecca Harris which called for a full study on it moving it to
:32:52. > :32:52.
:32:52. > :32:58.If this were ever to happen the sun rises would still be is beautiful,
:32:58. > :33:02.they would just be one hour later. The benefit - we would get longer
:33:02. > :33:06.evenings. It is something which the tourist industry has been
:33:06. > :33:11.campaigning for four years. longer the evenings are, the better
:33:11. > :33:17.for all tourist providers. Does an extra hour make a difference?
:33:17. > :33:25.great deal of difference. We do not provide their animals with wrist
:33:25. > :33:31.watches. The adjust their activities to suit. One way of
:33:31. > :33:36.adjusting the activity patterns of people is to change the clocks.
:33:36. > :33:44.arguments go beyond tourism - charities for the elderly, road-
:33:44. > :33:50.safety, even the dogs trust. They would be more daylight hours
:33:50. > :33:57.for sport and recreation. It would lead to a reduction in road deaths
:33:57. > :34:02.and injuries. We have been here before. In 1968 Britain
:34:02. > :34:05.experimented with European time. Scotland they were in the dark
:34:05. > :34:11.until mid-morning. Southerners wondered what all the fuss was
:34:11. > :34:17.about. That is still a problem. In Scotland in winter it would not get
:34:17. > :34:21.light until mid-morning. Even if Westminster did vote to move away
:34:21. > :34:27.from GMT the policy could only be implemented with the agreement of
:34:27. > :34:37.the Scottish parliament. It is a non-starter. It was tried 40 years
:34:37. > :34:38.
:34:38. > :34:43.ago. People do not like it. How do you get consent from Scotland?
:34:43. > :34:49.may not be able to. You make their argument about why it is a good
:34:49. > :34:59.thing. Whether you can convince them is another matter. We now have
:34:59. > :35:07.Rebecca Harris with us. Tell us what happened to the builders we? -
:35:07. > :35:13.- tell us what happened to the bill. A small number of people managed to
:35:13. > :35:22.talk out the bill. The bill ran out of time. That was a great shame. It
:35:23. > :35:29.was the clear will of the vast majority of MPs attending that the
:35:29. > :35:39.Bill would progress. Are you disappointed? It is a setback. But
:35:39. > :35:41.
:35:41. > :35:46.when you look at how many organisations are now backing us,
:35:46. > :35:52.there are so many people back in this movement, it is an idea whose
:35:52. > :35:56.time has come. What about those were against it? Is it just
:35:56. > :36:03.Scotland that is the sticking point? A lot of people have
:36:03. > :36:09.concerns. My bill was carefully crafted. It was not going to
:36:09. > :36:14.implement a trial of clock change. I wanted the government to do a
:36:14. > :36:22.serious analysis across all departments. The Home Office would
:36:22. > :36:26.look at the potential for a crime reduction. The culture department
:36:26. > :36:31.would look at the benefits for sport. We could then present to the
:36:31. > :36:38.public what the benefits would be. That would then help us to reach a
:36:38. > :36:48.consensus. Brandon Lewis, why do you believe that this should be
:36:48. > :36:49.
:36:49. > :36:59.revisited? The reasons have been about line. -- the reasons have
:36:59. > :37:03.
:37:03. > :37:13.been made clear. It is a massive opportunity for tourism. The last
:37:13. > :37:13.
:37:13. > :37:23.time in this was a look that 40 years ago -- this was last look
:37:23. > :37:27.
:37:27. > :37:36.that 40 years ago. What I do not understand his of why the
:37:36. > :37:46.government need an Act of Parliament. I hope that the
:37:46. > :37:48.
:37:48. > :37:54.government can pick up the idea. am sure Rebecca Harris would agree.
:37:54. > :38:00.We want to get the government to look at this. A lot has changed in
:38:00. > :38:07.40 years. Power economic requirements have changed. Our
:38:07. > :38:12.health requirements have changed. What about the safety issue? That
:38:12. > :38:17.was one of the most important aspects of this bill. We're always
:38:17. > :38:22.told that the previous experiment was cancelled because there were
:38:22. > :38:32.real fears that it was causing casualties on our roads in the
:38:32. > :38:38.mornings. That panic cancelled the experiment. But overall there was a
:38:38. > :38:48.reduction in casualties. It is more important to get daylight into
:38:48. > :38:50.
:38:50. > :39:00.their it afternoon rush-hour. -- the afternoon rush-hour. Rebecca
:39:00. > :39:05.
:39:05. > :39:10.Harris, what happens next? I will keep campaigning. There is a huge
:39:10. > :39:20.move across the country for this. There are 600 organisations backing
:39:20. > :39:26.
:39:26. > :39:32.this. They will not give up. We have come a long way. This is not
:39:32. > :39:38.the last we have heard of this issue. Thank you.
:39:38. > :39:46.This week their regions plays host to the visits of Nick Clegg and Ed
:39:46. > :39:50.Miliband. This is the week that we have heard
:39:50. > :39:57.that the numbers of youth unemployment had risen to record
:39:58. > :40:07.high. It is a tragedy. Youth unemployment
:40:08. > :40:09.
:40:09. > :40:12.has been going up remorselessly since 2004. Even in the good times
:40:12. > :40:16.for some reason employers were not employing young people on the scale
:40:16. > :40:22.we would like. The problems are more acute now. We need to do more
:40:22. > :40:27.now. That is why we are pouring hundreds of millions of pounds into
:40:27. > :40:29.expanding the numbers of apprenticeships. We will be
:40:30. > :40:39.delivering a 250,000 more apprenticeships during this
:40:40. > :40:40.
:40:40. > :40:44.Parliament. From April onwards every single person aged 18 to 24
:40:44. > :40:50.was out of work will have the opportunity to earn up or learn.
:40:50. > :40:59.Nick Clegg was not the only party leader here this week. Labour
:40:59. > :41:05.leader Ed Miliband also visited. Youth unemployment is at a record
:41:05. > :41:09.high. What would Labour do to create jobs for youngsters?
:41:09. > :41:16.would do something different to what this Government is doing. We
:41:16. > :41:19.would tax the bonuses of bankers. We would use the money to put young
:41:19. > :41:29.people back to work. That would make a real difference to young
:41:29. > :41:32.
:41:32. > :41:35.people right across this region. Some young people asking what
:41:35. > :41:41.politics can do for them. I think we can make a real difference to
:41:41. > :41:50.their lives. The Government is launching a new scheme in April for
:41:50. > :41:57.young people. Will that help? us hope that as. -- let us hope it
:41:57. > :42:03.does. We had a scheme, and this government, do that. This new
:42:03. > :42:10.scheme does not start until April. It is a pale imitation of our
:42:10. > :42:17.scheme. They are not taking the problem seriously enough. Youth
:42:17. > :42:23.unemployment in this region has gone up by 200 % in the past year.
:42:24. > :42:31.That is not good enough. It has got to change. If this new scheme will
:42:31. > :42:36.do it that is fine. I have yet to be convinced. What about your
:42:36. > :42:46.recent pronouncements on cuts? You say you are opposed to the
:42:46. > :42:53.
:42:53. > :42:57.Government's policy, but also that you would keep the cuts.
:42:57. > :43:02.It is a long last. Now you're saying you were backing the cuts?
:43:02. > :43:08.We are not saying that. We are seeing that the government is going
:43:08. > :43:12.too far and too fast. If we were in government today we would be making
:43:12. > :43:17.different choices. We would be going at a slower pace. We want to
:43:17. > :43:25.protect services. We think it is bad for the economy that the
:43:25. > :43:32.Government is making the cuts at this rate. But I cannot pretend to
:43:32. > :43:36.promise to reverse the cuts. The Government is making a mess of the
:43:36. > :43:43.economy. I cannot make a promise now. Most people would say that is
:43:43. > :43:51.a responsible approach. That is a confusing stance for the electorate.
:43:51. > :43:57.They are now likely to see you as another Tory party. I do not agree
:43:57. > :44:02.with that. We have got a different position. We are not going to make
:44:02. > :44:09.promises for the future that we cannot keep. We would make
:44:09. > :44:16.different choices. The Government is planning to reduce taxes on the
:44:16. > :44:21.banks. I say that is the wrong choice. It is a different choice.
:44:21. > :44:27.Let us talk about the unions. The unions have attacked you over this.
:44:27. > :44:35.Is fighting the unions a good idea? You need to win back support
:44:35. > :44:40.particularly in this area. I do not think so. Most union members will
:44:40. > :44:48.think that the priority is jobs. The main disagreement with has and
:44:48. > :44:53.the unions is over this specific issue. We think there is a choice
:44:53. > :44:56.between the pay rises or keeping jobs. We think we should keep jobs.
:44:56. > :45:06.That is in the interests of all union members.
:45:06. > :45:11.By D. -- thank you. Let us get a response to that.
:45:11. > :45:21.Steve Morphew you were a former trade union officer. I do not like
:45:21. > :45:27.what I have been hearing. The message is quite clear. The
:45:28. > :45:37.policies of the Government are feeling. The economy is flat mining.
:45:37. > :45:47.-- the economy has gone flat. do not like where he is starting
:45:47. > :45:48.
:45:48. > :45:57.from? He is relying on the failures of the Government. If tax revenues
:45:57. > :46:04.were coming and he would have a different set of options. Brandon
:46:04. > :46:14.Lewis, it is good news for the Conservatives is it not that Ed
:46:14. > :46:15.
:46:15. > :46:22.Miliband is angry with the unions? You could say that. Ed Miliband is
:46:22. > :46:32.saying he would put off the tough decisions. We are trying to clear
:46:32. > :46:33.
:46:33. > :46:38.up the mess we were left. It is like a credit card. Steve Morphew,
:46:38. > :46:48.do you agree that Ed Miliband is presenting a confused picture?
:46:48. > :46:48.
:46:48. > :46:58.not. The speed of implementation of the cuts is having a negative
:46:58. > :47:04.
:47:04. > :47:09.economic impact. Money is being taken out of investments. That is
:47:09. > :47:18.being capped at the same time as current spending. That is short-
:47:18. > :47:25.sighted. The IMF recognise that. Labour are not making the point
:47:25. > :47:34.that we should not be making the cuts. We want to get the interest
:47:34. > :47:43.payments down and get the economy moving. What about the idea of
:47:43. > :47:48.putting a levy on back bonuses? Do you agree with that? The tax that
:47:48. > :47:54.we have put on the banks is bringing in more money than a one-
:47:54. > :48:03.off tax that Labour had. The Government has to be careful about
:48:03. > :48:10.how far it delves into private institutions. We have got to be
:48:10. > :48:20.careful about where the line is. set regulations for all sorts of
:48:20. > :48:23.
:48:23. > :48:27.things. People negotiate through these problems in the public sector.
:48:27. > :48:31.It should be the same in the private sector. I'm will come back
:48:31. > :48:41.to Ian Botham a moment. Now it is time for our political
:48:41. > :48:50.
:48:50. > :48:58.Where there is discord may we bring harmony. The release of the film
:48:58. > :49:03.that Iron Lady has raised the question of dementia. This is top
:49:03. > :49:13.of the government agenda. Top of the agenda for Basildon are plans
:49:13. > :49:16.for an upgrade of its time centre. It is all concrete.
:49:16. > :49:21.Under this canal has undergone at renewal.
:49:21. > :49:27.And a more modern form of transport made the news as the government
:49:27. > :49:30.promised to look at a new airport in Essex. If we can afford the
:49:30. > :49:36.Olympics we can afford to give ourselves the sort of a report that
:49:36. > :49:46.would allow more people to get into the country. This existing airport
:49:46. > :49:47.
:49:47. > :49:57.wants to double the number of passengers. Luton Airport.
:49:57. > :49:58.
:49:58. > :50:03.Let us talk about Boris Johnson's plans for an airport. This is one
:50:03. > :50:12.of the reasons we agreed not to have third runway at Heathrow. We
:50:12. > :50:19.have got to look at our aviation capability. We have got to look at
:50:19. > :50:25.that possibility. We will need to wait for the report. Steve Morphew
:50:25. > :50:31.what do you think about expansion plans for aviation? It should be
:50:31. > :50:41.about improving the quality of emissions. We should not be pumping
:50:41. > :50:42.
:50:42. > :50:49.more carbon dioxide into the ear. - - into that atmosphere. We could
:50:49. > :50:53.make improvements on that the railways between Norwich and London.