:00:22. > :00:28.Hello and welcome to the programme on the last day that Parliament sits
:00:29. > :00:33.before the summer recess. Coming up, MPs are told new homes are on the
:00:34. > :00:37.way for the rental tower survivors. The row over BBC pages spilled over
:00:38. > :00:42.into the House of Lords and there is an admission from one of the
:00:43. > :00:49.Conservative Party's big beast. I'm an animal, which all animals and
:00:50. > :00:56.therefore I care. -- we are all animals. I'm predominantly
:00:57. > :01:01.herbivorous. More from Michael Gove later. First the community Secretary
:01:02. > :01:06.Sajid Javid has said permanent new homes will be ready for survivors of
:01:07. > :01:10.the Grenfell Tower fire within days. Updating MPs ahead of the summer
:01:11. > :01:12.break he appealed for anyone with information about how money people
:01:13. > :01:18.may have been in the block on the night of the fire to come forward.
:01:19. > :01:22.His comments came after survivors and their families heckled the new
:01:23. > :01:28.leader of Kensington and Chelsea at an emotional meeting of the council.
:01:29. > :01:32.We saw last night the very raw anger that some in the community still
:01:33. > :01:37.feel towards the Council. It is entirely understandable as the Prime
:01:38. > :01:40.Minister has up has said, the initial response from the local
:01:41. > :01:45.authority was simply not good enough. There is not a lot of trust
:01:46. > :01:49.there, not a lot of confidence and that is wide, want Kensington and
:01:50. > :01:53.Chelsea Council takes over the recovery operation, it will do so
:01:54. > :01:56.under the supervision of the independent grin full recovery task
:01:57. > :02:03.force. He did everyone who had lost their home had been made an offer of
:02:04. > :02:07.good quality accommodation. As of 10am this morning, 35 had been
:02:08. > :02:12.accepted and ten families have moved in. Those numbers are slightly down
:02:13. > :02:16.on the figures published recently as some people have changed their mind
:02:17. > :02:20.as they are perfectly entitled to do so. Where residents have turned down
:02:21. > :02:27.an offer we are finding suitable alternatives for them. 169 families
:02:28. > :02:34.lost their homes in Grenfell Tower what but only ten have moved out of
:02:35. > :02:39.emergency hotels and hostels and 25 more have been offered a temporary
:02:40. > :02:44.home they feel they can accept. I accept the reasons may be complex
:02:45. > :02:49.but can I tell the Secretary of State I'm still getting reports of
:02:50. > :02:52.residents told they will be made intentionally homeless if they
:02:53. > :02:56.refuse an offer despite the government's word this will not
:02:57. > :03:00.happen. Resident offered accommodation with damp, leeks and
:03:01. > :03:05.lack of full finishing, residents shown summer with too few fit
:03:06. > :03:12.bedrooms for children and also being made an offer but then told the
:03:13. > :03:15.details will only follow afterwards. Constituents and members of the
:03:16. > :03:19.public say, what was going on in it a well the borough that they don't
:03:20. > :03:23.seem able to cope with such a disaster on their doorstep? I ask
:03:24. > :03:28.the Minister, was this just the feeling of one out of touch Tory
:03:29. > :03:33.council or is it an endemic problem and what steps are the government
:03:34. > :03:35.taking to make sure that such an inept and incompetent response to
:03:36. > :03:41.such a terrible disaster could not happen again in what is really a
:03:42. > :03:43.very wealthy area. This morning I met a number of local government
:03:44. > :03:47.leaders who said they were completely in the dark about the
:03:48. > :03:52.circumstances in which government would help them pay for essential
:03:53. > :03:54.work on tower blocks. The secretary of State has said that local
:03:55. > :03:58.authorities should go ahead and if they can't afford to pay for it than
:03:59. > :04:03.in those circumstances government for help. He noted that the funding
:04:04. > :04:06.comes out of the housing revenue account, rents are capped, borrowing
:04:07. > :04:09.is capped so for many authorities the only way to pay for extra work
:04:10. > :04:15.on tower blocks is to stop doing important work on other properties.
:04:16. > :04:20.We'll secretary of state -- will be cyclic estate except that that is a
:04:21. > :04:26.circumstance in which central government will pay and help local
:04:27. > :04:28.authorities? It is the legal responsible at the local authorities
:04:29. > :04:31.and housing associations to make sure properties are safe and that is
:04:32. > :04:34.something they should already have been doing and where they have found
:04:35. > :04:38.that might not be the case and they need to take action they should take
:04:39. > :04:41.it and as I've said before, if they need help with that and cannot
:04:42. > :04:45.afford it they approach us but so far are not aware of the single
:04:46. > :04:53.local authority that has done so. Electrical safety is paramount
:04:54. > :04:56.importance and it would appear that in the Grenfell Tower incident it
:04:57. > :05:02.was caused by a fire in a fridge freezer. We'll be secretary of state
:05:03. > :05:07.commit to introducing mandatory electrical safety checks in rented
:05:08. > :05:13.properties bearing in mind that the DCLG working group that was looking
:05:14. > :05:17.at this has concluded? I can tell the honourable gentleman this is an
:05:18. > :05:20.issue of electrical safety products including product recalls that right
:05:21. > :05:24.honourable friend the Business Secretary is looking at and I will
:05:25. > :05:28.make sure he knows the honourable gentleman's concerns. This will have
:05:29. > :05:32.a huge impact on an aspect of future government policy. I have always
:05:33. > :05:36.been a passionate believer in the important role of urban regeneration
:05:37. > :05:40.in holistic housing policy but will he confirm that in future when
:05:41. > :05:47.schemes come forward we will learn the lessons of what happened at
:05:48. > :05:50.Grenfell Tower in the wider of housing policy and ensure that those
:05:51. > :05:54.lessons are learned and we have the most robust fire measures in place?
:05:55. > :05:57.My honourable friend is absolutely right, there are many lessons to
:05:58. > :06:02.learn from this terrible tragedy and we have talked about a number in
:06:03. > :06:07.this has but one of those is certainly our wider longer-term
:06:08. > :06:11.approach to social housing. Sajid Javid. Last week Theresa May
:06:12. > :06:16.announced an enquiry into what is known as the contaminated blood
:06:17. > :06:20.scandal. Thousands of haemophiliacs and other patients were given blood
:06:21. > :06:25.products infected with hepatitis C and HIV in the 1970s and 80s. Over
:06:26. > :06:29.two dozen people have died. The Labour MP Diana Johnson is a leading
:06:30. > :06:33.campaigner for the victims of the scandal and she welcomed the inquiry
:06:34. > :06:37.but told the Commons that she and many others were dismayed to see
:06:38. > :06:41.that the Department of Health was in charge of establishing it. The
:06:42. > :06:46.Department of Health, an integrated party at the heart of so much that
:06:47. > :06:52.has gone wrong over the past 45 years, must have no role in how this
:06:53. > :06:56.inquiry is established. It is akin in my view to asking South Yorkshire
:06:57. > :06:59.Police to lead an enquiry into the Hillsborough disaster and I regret
:07:00. > :07:02.that the government has not been able to understand that by putting
:07:03. > :07:07.the Department of Health in charge at this time it immediately
:07:08. > :07:12.undermined their excellent position to call a public enquiry last week
:07:13. > :07:16.and in consequence contaminated blood campaigners boycotted a
:07:17. > :07:22.meeting organised by the Department of Health at 10am today in protest.
:07:23. > :07:26.Another department must surely take over responsibility for consulting
:07:27. > :07:30.on the remit of this inquiry. The health minister said no decision had
:07:31. > :07:35.yet been made on which department would fund the inquiry. As for the
:07:36. > :07:37.meeting... The Secretary of State called this meeting because we want
:07:38. > :07:41.to hear directly from the victims about what they want from this
:07:42. > :07:53.inquiry. We are in listening mode, the
:07:54. > :07:57.decision has not been taken which department will run it but
:07:58. > :07:59.ultimately it is the minister I'm accountable to Parliament for what
:08:00. > :08:02.happened in the Department of Health for those areas which are under my
:08:03. > :08:04.responsibility and I want to be leading from the front having those
:08:05. > :08:06.discussions. Does she agree that perceptions are as important as
:08:07. > :08:08.reality in this matter and will to take away from this morning the
:08:09. > :08:11.weight placed by honourable members on both sides of a house that
:08:12. > :08:16.perhaps it would be perceived to be more objective if some other
:08:17. > :08:20.department took the lead? A week ago the house united in agreement to
:08:21. > :08:24.finally facilitate justice for those tragically affected by this scandal
:08:25. > :08:28.yet recently as we have heard events have shown ministers to renege on
:08:29. > :08:32.the promises of last week and have run roughshod over the effective
:08:33. > :08:35.community. You may shake your head but that is at the community feels
:08:36. > :08:39.and we have spoken to them. The Minister must remember the promises
:08:40. > :08:43.made last week and ensure consultation is central to this
:08:44. > :08:48.whole process is otherwise they will fail this community who must have
:08:49. > :08:53.the justice they so rightly deserve. It is in taking forward this
:08:54. > :08:58.consultation that we are delivering on the commitments made last week.
:08:59. > :09:01.We made quite clear that we wanted to get this inquiry going as soon as
:09:02. > :09:07.possible because frankly these people have waited long enough for
:09:08. > :09:11.answers. We have not ignored the concerns expressed by many about the
:09:12. > :09:14.role of the Department of Health in the inquiry and I repeat that no
:09:15. > :09:18.decision has been made and the Cabinet Office is closely involved
:09:19. > :09:22.with how we are taking this forward. The minister said the meetings had
:09:23. > :09:25.been organised as soon as possible and before Parliament's summer
:09:26. > :09:29.break. Can I ask the Minister to reflect that it is not reasonable to
:09:30. > :09:34.ask campaign groups from Scotland to attend the meters at two days notice
:09:35. > :09:38.and can I also ask that given there is a distinct legal system in
:09:39. > :09:41.Scotland, has there been any thought to that and any discussion with
:09:42. > :09:47.Scottish campaign groups and the Scottish Government? As I say, that
:09:48. > :09:50.was the first of what we hope will be many conversations and the
:09:51. > :09:55.campaign groups in Scotland arrangements were made for them to
:09:56. > :09:59.dial into the meeting so they could participate. I have already started
:10:00. > :10:03.discussions with these colours government about how this inquiry
:10:04. > :10:06.will play out and affect the position in Scotland and I'm pleased
:10:07. > :10:10.to say we are having those discussions in a spirit of healthy
:10:11. > :10:14.cooperation and particularly looking at how we can make use of what has
:10:15. > :10:18.already gone through with the Penrose inquiry. We will continue to
:10:19. > :10:22.have dialogue and we are sensitive to those issues. You're watching
:10:23. > :10:26.Thursday in Parliament with me, Alicia McCarthy.
:10:27. > :10:28.There were some words of support in the House of Lords
:10:29. > :10:32.who are being paid less than their male colleagues.
:10:33. > :10:35.There were some criticism too of the large pay packets
:10:36. > :10:40.The Radio 2 DJ, Chris Evans, is the highest paid,
:10:41. > :10:45.earning around ?2.2 million last year.
:10:46. > :10:48.I think we should all be very proud of the BBC as a
:10:49. > :10:50.standard-bearer and a standard setter for high-quality drama,
:10:51. > :10:55.entertainment, factual programmes and news and the publication
:10:56. > :10:59.of the salary levels has received considerable comment,
:11:00. > :11:03.some perhaps unfair, as other media outlets are not
:11:04. > :11:09.We don't have any information on competitive context.
:11:10. > :11:12.However, on the issue of gender pay equality
:11:13. > :11:16.within the BBC, that criticism appears to be justified.
:11:17. > :11:18.And whilst Eddie Mair's reference to the male anatomy
:11:19. > :11:22.on Newsnight last night might be a bit much for your Lordships' House
:11:23. > :11:25.on the last day of term, it's hard to understand
:11:26. > :11:30.why the male Y-chromosome justifies a higher salary.
:11:31. > :11:33.It is significant how many of our most senior, well qualified,
:11:34. > :11:38.experienced women presenters and journalists are paid so much less
:11:39. > :11:43.I'm very pleased that the director-general of the BBC has
:11:44. > :11:46.admitted that this isn't good enough and that he is committed
:11:47. > :11:51.to narrowing the gap to make it equal by 2020.
:11:52. > :11:58.We've learned some lessons and I think it remains
:11:59. > :12:02.to be seen whether the gloomy prognostications of those who think
:12:03. > :12:08.I was shocked to see that neither Jenni Murray
:12:09. > :12:11.nor Jane Garvey, who I believe are excellent broadcasters,
:12:12. > :12:15.were not even mentioned which means they earn less than 150,000 a year.
:12:16. > :12:18.I think that closing the gender pay gap by 2020
:12:19. > :12:23.May I congratulate the Government on introducing for the first time...
:12:24. > :12:29.Will my noble friend not take any solace from opposition
:12:30. > :12:37.After all, none of the opposition parties have ever seen fit
:12:38. > :12:44.This party, our party, has had two women prime ministers.
:12:45. > :12:49.Let them put their actions where their mouths are
:12:50. > :12:56.My Lords, I always listen to my noble friend and may I say just
:12:57. > :13:01.as far as I'm concerned, I think I'm in an interesting position.
:13:02. > :13:04.I serve a female Prime Minister,
:13:05. > :13:08.I'm answering a question from a female
:13:09. > :13:12.In my department, there is a female Secretary of State,
:13:13. > :13:14.a female permanent Secretary, a female Government whip
:13:15. > :13:23.When I go home after a very pleasurable day,
:13:24. > :13:26.I go home to a wife and four daughters.
:13:27. > :13:30.Some of the salaries are not just large,
:13:31. > :13:33.they are extraordinarily large by any standards.
:13:34. > :13:37.And when you contrast that with the public servants
:13:38. > :13:42.who are dealing with life and death issues day by day,
:13:43. > :13:48.have got really seriously out of order at this time?
:13:49. > :13:51.And could the noble Lord Minister use his influence
:13:52. > :13:56.to indicate to the BBC that frankly this talk about,
:13:57. > :14:03."we could lose these fantastic talents," why not?
:14:04. > :14:05.The culture secretary has said she is still minded
:14:06. > :14:08.to refer Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox takeover
:14:09. > :14:16.Updating MPs, Karen Bradley said she was yet to reach a final decision
:14:17. > :14:19.which could take some weeks and could happen while MPs
:14:20. > :14:25.Mr Murdoch owns 39% of the satellite broadcaster and has
:14:26. > :14:32.proposed an ?11.7 billion deal to take full control of Sky.
:14:33. > :14:34.Several MPs argued that no decision should
:14:35. > :14:38.be announced while MPs are away from Westminster.
:14:39. > :14:41.to make my final decision on referral.
:14:42. > :14:44.What I can do, however, is confirm to the House that having
:14:45. > :14:48.carefully reviewed the parties' representations and in the absence
:14:49. > :14:52.of further proposed undertakings, I am currently still minded to refer
:14:53. > :14:57.The media watchdog Ofcom has said the takeover
:14:58. > :15:01.risks giving the Murdoch family increased influence over
:15:02. > :15:04.the UK's news agenda and the political process.
:15:05. > :15:06.Unless new evidence from other representations changes
:15:07. > :15:09.my mind in the coming weeks, the bid will therefore be referred
:15:10. > :15:12.to a face to review on at least one ground, media plurality.
:15:13. > :15:18.I thought it would be helpful to set out my current view
:15:19. > :15:21.to the House, given the public interest to this case, and also to
:15:22. > :15:25.the parties so that they can be as clear as possible
:15:26. > :15:28.about my intentions and the likely next steps for this bid.
:15:29. > :15:30.Bearing in mind the obligation to act promptly as part
:15:31. > :15:33.of this quasi judicial process, I expect I will be in a position
:15:34. > :15:36.to come to a final decision of referral, including in respect to
:15:37. > :15:38.the broadcasting standards ground, in the coming weeks and
:15:39. > :15:46.This is one piece of Government indecision that we welcome.
:15:47. > :15:48.It is right that the Secretary of State is taking
:15:49. > :15:51.her quasi judicial responsibilities seriously.
:15:52. > :15:54.She will be aware that whatever decision she makes, there
:15:55. > :16:00.is a strong possibility of judicial review by one side or the other.
:16:01. > :16:03.No doubt, that has influenced her decision to tread carefully and
:16:04. > :16:12.It is not her job to operate to 21st Century Fox's corporate timetable.
:16:13. > :16:15.They have to abide by the parliamentary timetable
:16:16. > :16:18.and she should demonstrate to them that she is,
:16:19. > :16:20.as an elected representative of the people,
:16:21. > :16:26.The fact that a decision will likely be during summer recess
:16:27. > :16:31.speaks to a developing pattern, Mr Speaker, that we have seen
:16:32. > :16:33.during the election with major decisions being made
:16:34. > :16:37.It means it's being kicked into the long grass
:16:38. > :16:40.and members in this House will not get an opportunity
:16:41. > :16:44.The committees of the House are yet to set and there
:16:45. > :16:46.should be an opportunity for those committees,
:16:47. > :16:51.relevant committees, to scrutinise any decision made.
:16:52. > :16:53.The beginning of September, she can come back
:16:54. > :16:58.after having a good summer, and scrutinising the issues
:16:59. > :17:02.I think it's the right thing to do and she shouldn't,
:17:03. > :17:05.as my right honourable friend said, give in to the old tricks
:17:06. > :17:07.of the Murdochs, which is to try and bully people
:17:08. > :17:09.into making wrong decisions and rushed decisions.
:17:10. > :17:12.I have said in my statement, I may make a decision
:17:13. > :17:16.over the course of the summer recess, but it may take longer.
:17:17. > :17:19.I am taking the time to look at all representations, including the
:17:20. > :17:21.representation from the right honourable gentleman
:17:22. > :17:25.and the other right honourable gentleman who isn't here
:17:26. > :17:28.to make sure that we do consider all those points
:17:29. > :17:31.and I will look at the evidence and make a decision
:17:32. > :17:36.The elections watchdog has said that reports of people voting more
:17:37. > :17:38.than once in June's election are troubling,
:17:39. > :17:41.but there is little evidence of widespread abuse.
:17:42. > :17:44.The Electoral Commission has said 38 MPs have
:17:45. > :17:47.highlighted people, including students, claiming to have voted
:17:48. > :17:54.It said individual electoral registers is by councils should be
:17:55. > :17:59.better joined up to help identify duplicate entries.
:18:00. > :18:01.Well, the whole issue of how boundaries are drawn up
:18:02. > :18:05.and who is included on the electoral register was raised by MPs
:18:06. > :18:10.2.9 million new people registered to vote as part of
:18:11. > :18:13.a record electorate this past general election and a similar spike
:18:14. > :18:22.So surely we should now heed the Electoral Commission's own
:18:23. > :18:25.recommendation that these boundary reviews should take place
:18:26. > :18:27.after major electoral events to take these new people
:18:28. > :18:30.into account and make sure that the 2022 election is not
:18:31. > :18:32.fought on harking back to outmoded things in 2015.
:18:33. > :18:34.The current view of parliamentary constituencies is a matter
:18:35. > :18:37.for the boundary commission, but the Electoral Commission has however
:18:38. > :18:40.previously recommended that Parliament and the boundary
:18:41. > :18:42.commission should consider whether it would be more appropriate
:18:43. > :18:45.to base future reviews on electric data taken from the registers used
:18:46. > :18:52.for elections instead of the register published
:18:53. > :18:55.It's quite clear that it's perfectly reasonable for students and others
:18:56. > :18:58.to be registered in two places if they're residents normally in both.
:18:59. > :19:01.Would she agree with me, that it's sensible to take one in 100
:19:02. > :19:06.of the late registrations, check with other districts whether they're
:19:07. > :19:09.double registered and whether there is double voting.
:19:10. > :19:11.That will give us scope as to whether or not
:19:12. > :19:14.and how much fraud there was during the last election.
:19:15. > :19:17.I'm sure the Electoral Commission will take heed
:19:18. > :19:20.of the honourable gentleman's suggestion, but the Commission does
:19:21. > :19:24.take very seriously any suggestion that individuals voted twice.
:19:25. > :19:27.However, there is so far little evidence of widespread abuse
:19:28. > :19:31.As the honourable gentleman points out, in certain
:19:32. > :19:33.circumstances it is possible for someone to be locally
:19:34. > :19:38.registered to vote in more than one place, including students
:19:39. > :19:45.However, it is a criminal offence to pass more than one vote
:19:46. > :19:47.on their behalf in a UK Parliamentary general election.
:19:48. > :19:49.The commission is correct to highlight the discrepancy between
:19:50. > :19:53.the 1st of December assessment of what an electorate is
:19:54. > :20:00.In my constituency, the difference was 8000
:20:01. > :20:05.in terms of the 2015 election, which is over 10%.
:20:06. > :20:09.Would she welcome an investigation
:20:10. > :20:13.by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
:20:14. > :20:17.into the ongoing way that we deal with that discrepancy?
:20:18. > :20:20.I'm sure it will be a matter for the committee
:20:21. > :20:23.and its new members when it is constituted to consider
:20:24. > :20:25.the best way to look at the issues,
:20:26. > :20:28.but I think we all want to make sure that registers are as
:20:29. > :20:30.complete as possible, that people aren't missed out
:20:31. > :20:32.and we don't see a reduction in the number
:20:33. > :20:34.of people registered to vote so that when
:20:35. > :20:35.the boundary commission considers Parliamentary
:20:36. > :20:40.they do so on the best available registers that they can have.
:20:41. > :20:41.Now to environment questions, where animal welfare
:20:42. > :20:44.and fox hunting came up for discussion.
:20:45. > :20:47.A Conservative backbencher wanted to know...
:20:48. > :20:48.Will the Government commit to increase
:20:49. > :20:53.the penalties for people convicted of animal cruelty?
:20:54. > :20:55.It's something I'm actively reviewing.
:20:56. > :20:57.As the honourable gentleman knows, I'm not someone
:20:58. > :21:01.who will automatically reach for stronger criminal sanctions
:21:02. > :21:03.as the only route to dealing with a particular problem,
:21:04. > :21:09.but there are particular cases of animal cruelty where we may well
:21:10. > :21:12.need to revisit the existing criminal sanctions in order to make
:21:13. > :21:15.sure that the very worst behaviour is dealt with
:21:16. > :21:21.Across the country, complaints are still frequently made
:21:22. > :21:23.to the police concerning the killing and chasing
:21:24. > :21:27.of foxes and hares by hounds which are part of organised hunts.
:21:28. > :21:30.What steps will the Secretary of State take to ensure
:21:31. > :21:33.better enforcement of the Hunting Act which clearly represents
:21:34. > :21:40.The law of the land must always be enforced without fear or favour.
:21:41. > :21:43.While another MP wanted assurances that animals would still be
:21:44. > :21:49.Can my right honourable friend confirm that
:21:50. > :21:53.Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty, which categorises animals as
:21:54. > :21:57.sentient beings, will be part of the Repeal Bill?
:21:58. > :22:02.Before we entered the European Union, we recognised
:22:03. > :22:05.in our own legislation that animals were sentient beings
:22:06. > :22:08.and I am an animal, we're all animals,
:22:09. > :22:15.and therefore I care... LAUGHTER
:22:16. > :22:20.I'm predominantly herbivorous, I should add, however.
:22:21. > :22:23.But it's an absolutely vital commitment that we have
:22:24. > :22:28.to ensure that all creation is maintained, enhanced and protected.
:22:29. > :22:32.Labour's Ben Bradshaw raised a recent outburst on Twitter
:22:33. > :22:35.by Michael Gove's former political adviser Dominic Cummings
:22:36. > :22:39.who was also the campaign director for Vote Leave.
:22:40. > :22:42.In his tweets, Dominic Cummings was less than complimentary
:22:43. > :22:46.about the Brexit secretary David Davis.
:22:47. > :22:51.Is "as thick as mince, lazy as a toad and as vain as Narcissus"
:22:52. > :22:56.an appropriate description to use of a fellow Cabinet member?
:22:57. > :22:58.And if hard Brexiteers in our Government are falling out
:22:59. > :23:01.in this way, Mr Speaker, how on earth
:23:02. > :23:04.can the Secretary of State expect our European Union partners
:23:05. > :23:11.The right honourable gentleman, I'm sure is aware,
:23:12. > :23:13.that we're working well together in Government.
:23:14. > :23:21.And I don't recognise the description that he just gave
:23:22. > :23:26.The Lib Dem former Business Secretary Vince Cable
:23:27. > :23:30.has been announced as the new Liberal Democrat leader.
:23:31. > :23:32.He takes over from Tim Farron, who stepped
:23:33. > :23:35.down from the job after the June general election.
:23:36. > :23:39.Dr Cable lost his Commons seat at the 2015 general election,
:23:40. > :23:43.regaining it in the election in June.
:23:44. > :23:46.No other candidate stood for the job.
:23:47. > :23:49.Finally, what with the announcement of the new Doctor Who and the row
:23:50. > :23:52.over gender equality pay at the BBC, the shadow Leader of the Commons
:23:53. > :23:56.argued women seemed to have been in the news a lot over
:23:57. > :24:01.So, Valerie Vaz used the last business questions of the session
:24:02. > :24:04.to pay tribute to some inspirational women in politics
:24:05. > :24:09.Their inspiration lives on in the six schoolgirls from the
:24:10. > :24:14.Afghan robotics team who beat the Trump ban and took silver medal
:24:15. > :24:18.England's cricket team in the World Cup final
:24:19. > :24:22.and the football team in Euro 2017 this Sunday.
:24:23. > :24:24.The honourable member for Livingston, I think
:24:25. > :24:28.played alongside some of the Scottish team.
:24:29. > :24:30.Maybe she should have been in the team.
:24:31. > :24:32.And this month, Madam Deputy Speaker, we celebrate 100 years
:24:33. > :24:40.but we're now driving the Tardis.
:24:41. > :24:43.But the Leader of the Commons came unstuck when she joined
:24:44. > :24:47.in the tributes, referring to the design of the new ?10 note.
:24:48. > :24:51.May I join with the honourable lady in celebrating
:24:52. > :24:53.the achievements of women, not least of which yourself
:24:54. > :24:58.in that chair, Deputy Speaker, the honourable lady opposite and may
:24:59. > :25:03.to her place as the new shadow deputy leader
:25:04. > :25:05.and I very much wish her every success
:25:06. > :25:07.and look forward to working with her.
:25:08. > :25:09.I would just add one other great lady to that
:25:10. > :25:13.lovely list who I'm delighted to join in celebrating and that's
:25:14. > :25:15.that of Jane Austen, who will feature
:25:16. > :25:17.on the new ?10 note which I think is another...
:25:18. > :25:24.Greatest ever authors! Greatest ever authors.
:25:25. > :25:29.And that's it from us for now, but do join me on Friday night
:25:30. > :25:31.at 11pm for our round-up of the week including a chat
:25:32. > :25:34.with three leading experts on what we have learned so far
:25:35. > :25:38.about the shape of this Parliament and what to expect
:25:39. > :25:41.when MPs and peers return in the autumn.
:25:42. > :25:47.But for now, from me, Alicia McCarthy, goodbye.