0:00:20 > 0:00:22Hello there and welcome to the programme.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Coming up:
0:00:24 > 0:00:26the government distances itself from Donald Trump's decision
0:00:26 > 0:00:27to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32But...
0:00:32 > 0:00:36The process has to move on. If the process was derailed by this that
0:00:36 > 0:00:37would compound the helpfulness of the decision.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39The opposition rejects further consultation on paying
0:00:39 > 0:00:42for social care in England.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47They consulted on this during the general election, and they were
0:00:47 > 0:00:53rejected by the electorate.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56And the government's urged to speed up efforts to tackle homelessness.
0:00:56 > 0:01:03The Government only committed itself to a limiting rough sleeping by
0:01:03 > 0:01:062027. My lord, why does it take ten years?
0:01:06 > 0:01:08But first: a Foreign office minister has repeated
0:01:08 > 0:01:10the government's disagreement with United States President,
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Donald Trump over his decision to recognise Jerusalem
0:01:12 > 0:01:13as the capital of Israel.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15There's been a growing chorus of condemnation
0:01:15 > 0:01:18over the announcement.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Saudi Arabia called it "unjustified and irresponsible",
0:01:20 > 0:01:25while France said it did not support the move.
0:01:25 > 0:01:32President Trump's decision reversed decades of US policy on one
0:01:32 > 0:01:35of the thorniest issues between Israel and the Palestinians.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed it
0:01:38 > 0:01:43as "historic" and said he was sure more countries would follow suit.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46In the Commons, Labour asked an urgent question on the decision
0:01:46 > 0:01:50and the minister made it clear where the UK stood.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54We disagree with the US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem and
0:01:54 > 0:01:58recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital before a final status
0:01:58 > 0:02:02agreement. We believe it is unhelpful in terms of prospects for
0:02:02 > 0:02:06peace in the region. The British entity to Israel is based in Tel
0:02:06 > 0:02:11Aviv and we have no plans to move it.There was a reason that before
0:02:11 > 0:02:14yesterday no other country would locate its embassy in Jerusalem and
0:02:14 > 0:02:17no other country would recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21because to do either thing, let alone both of the same time, confers
0:02:21 > 0:02:27legitimacy on Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem, an occupation with
0:02:27 > 0:02:30no basis in international law and which is a permanent barrier to
0:02:30 > 0:02:33achieving a political settlement that we all wish. The sheer
0:02:33 > 0:02:38recklessness of that decision needs no debate. Donald Trump is not
0:02:38 > 0:02:42crying fire in a crowded theatre, he is the liberally setting fire to the
0:02:42 > 0:02:45theatre. And then he has the unbelievable cheeks to pretend he is
0:02:45 > 0:02:48doing this to move forward the peace process when in reality, he is
0:02:48 > 0:02:52setting it back decades.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54The minister said the question was how did the UK
0:02:54 > 0:02:56government respond now.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00I think it is imperative that the work that the President's and boys
0:03:00 > 0:03:03have been doing, that have shared with a number of parties, we now
0:03:03 > 0:03:06need to see this. These needs to come forward and more quickly than
0:03:06 > 0:03:10perhaps people anticipated and then we can see what there is to work on,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13for friends about of Israel and the Palestinians, so the process has to
0:03:13 > 0:03:17move on. If the process was derailed by this, that would compound the
0:03:17 > 0:03:23young helpfulness of the decision. If the president has a cunning plan
0:03:23 > 0:03:27which he has not shared with any of his allies, and I invite my right
0:03:27 > 0:03:31honourable friend to speculate when it might be?I have no intrigue into
0:03:31 > 0:03:34the thinking of the president of the United States, but as everything in
0:03:34 > 0:03:38his whole business is used one way or another, just possibly, there are
0:03:38 > 0:03:44those within the State of Israel who will recognise... And maybe when
0:03:44 > 0:03:50push comes to shove, that might be some assistance.We do share the
0:03:50 > 0:03:56values of tolerance, inclusion and respect across these islands. Taking
0:03:56 > 0:03:59this into consideration, will the Secretary of State today completely
0:03:59 > 0:04:02rule out a state visit from President Trump and send out a clear
0:04:02 > 0:04:04message that his divisive and reckless actions are not welcome
0:04:04 > 0:04:07here?
0:04:07 > 0:04:12Alistair Burt said an invitation had been made, but no date had been set.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16The Minister confirm that if we are to maintain that he will maintain a
0:04:16 > 0:04:20robust position with the states to seek a two state solution, although
0:04:20 > 0:04:28it is suggest...He will be aware that one of the most grievous
0:04:28 > 0:04:33consequent as of this position is the impact on Palestinian public
0:04:33 > 0:04:36opinion. More and more people are giving up on a two state solution
0:04:36 > 0:04:39and with Britain cosmic detail or historical response abilities would
0:04:39 > 0:04:48not now be the time to recognise Palestine as a state?Recognition of
0:04:48 > 0:04:51the State of Palestine I do not think is necessarily a consequence
0:04:51 > 0:04:57of what we have heard yesterday. It is not a tit-for-tat. It is more
0:04:57 > 0:05:00important than that. Accordingly, it should be a decision made by the
0:05:00 > 0:05:03United Kingdom at a time when we believe it is in the best interest
0:05:03 > 0:05:11of the process of peace. That is the view and that is the view for now.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15If the reality that the peace process has been stalled for 24
0:05:15 > 0:05:20years, since 1993 and what would you need now following this announcement
0:05:20 > 0:05:24is direct peace talks between the state of Israel and Palestinian
0:05:24 > 0:05:30representatives, and if can get from the United Nations, a brokered
0:05:30 > 0:05:33position whereby this peace talks start, actually, this could end up
0:05:33 > 0:05:43being quite a good decision.I have no sense that yesterday's decision
0:05:43 > 0:05:48made a contribution to advancing the peace process will stop Trump's
0:05:48 > 0:05:51desperation to take off every ill judged device of campaign sound bite
0:05:51 > 0:05:55now threaten the peace process in one of the most volatile
0:05:55 > 0:05:57geopolitical regions of the world. The Government welcomes his reports
0:05:57 > 0:06:03of a two state solution. Mr Nesbitt Copper Little when his actions,
0:06:03 > 0:06:08coupled with the expansion of Israeli illegal settlements make the
0:06:08 > 0:06:12prospect of a two state solution more distant than ever. The
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Government clearly has limited ability to influence the US position
0:06:15 > 0:06:19actually it is now time to listen to the clear will of this House to
0:06:19 > 0:06:24confirm UK commitment to a two state solution by recognising the state of
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Palestine as we do the state of Israel.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Well, Alistair Burt said a collective decision had to be made
0:06:28 > 0:06:32about when the time was right to do that, but he added the views
0:06:32 > 0:06:36of colleagues were well known.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Now, MPs have been told that a cap on social care costs in England,
0:06:39 > 0:06:46due to come into effect in four years' time, is to be scrapped.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50The cap of £72,500 on an individual's care costs was brought
0:06:50 > 0:06:52in following the recommendations of the Dilnot commission in 2011 -
0:06:52 > 0:06:55and had already been put into an Act of Parliament,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58but the Government says there will now be a fresh
0:06:58 > 0:07:03consultation on the future system of social care.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05The minister was making the statement following a vote
0:07:05 > 0:07:10by MPs earlier in the year.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15The Prime Minister has been clear that the consultation will include
0:07:15 > 0:07:18putting a limit on the care cost individual face to aloud be fuller
0:07:18 > 0:07:26engagement... And the latest paid for, we will not be taking forward
0:07:26 > 0:07:32the previous government's plans to implement care costs -- a cap on
0:07:32 > 0:07:35care costs in 2020.This is a shameful waste of taxpayers money.
0:07:35 > 0:07:41Over £1 million of today's money was spent on commissioning to review and
0:07:41 > 0:07:44it is a waste of Parliamentary time and it is no good for the Minister
0:07:44 > 0:07:46to say that the Government are consulting on this. They consulted
0:07:46 > 0:07:51on this during the general election, Mr Deputy Speaker, and their
0:07:51 > 0:07:56proposals were rejected by the electorate.Can we start looking
0:07:56 > 0:07:59seriously at some of the challenges that we faced with an ageing
0:07:59 > 0:08:07population? I think the Government has had its head in the sands.In
0:08:07 > 0:08:10the absence of provision that I might make and indeed Delmont might
0:08:10 > 0:08:15have encouraged me to make, is it reasonable for me to expect for my
0:08:15 > 0:08:19social care costs to be paid for by the state and yet my heirs to
0:08:19 > 0:08:26inherit my substantial housing assets?I think my honourable friend
0:08:26 > 0:08:31in a nutshell actually summarises one of the debates that we have to
0:08:31 > 0:08:35have in the space, which is, how do we ensure that people can achieve
0:08:35 > 0:08:40care when they need it and that it can be pay for it whilst at the same
0:08:40 > 0:08:43time achieving intergenerational fairness?I should welcome the idea
0:08:43 > 0:08:47of a green paper. Halley can actually build a party consensus for
0:08:47 > 0:08:53the long-term. A change is going to be years away from that green paper
0:08:53 > 0:09:00and the problems are here and now for local councils and this... We
0:09:00 > 0:09:05estimate next year there will be a funding gap of £2.6 million, so what
0:09:05 > 0:09:10is the Minister going to do about that? Where's the money to make sure
0:09:10 > 0:09:13that an inadequate social care system does not get even worse next
0:09:13 > 0:09:20year?Clearly, local authorities more than any other constituency in
0:09:20 > 0:09:24this space, are desperate for a solution as I think it is incumbent
0:09:24 > 0:09:28on all of us to actually have a construction discussed at the best
0:09:28 > 0:09:32constructive discussion about a solution to this.The key issue is
0:09:32 > 0:09:36that this is causing misery for thousands of people now. I am 53, Mr
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Deputy Speaker. Will my vote would be suffering the same level of
0:09:40 > 0:09:47misery about my care costs in the next but Sako 30 years? -- in the
0:09:47 > 0:09:52next 30 years.I think we were clear and the general election we just had
0:09:52 > 0:09:55that we will be revisiting this issue.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57A Liberal Democrat raised a problem over back pay
0:09:57 > 0:09:58for overnight shift staff.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01HMRC said workers were owed the minimum wage for every hour
0:10:01 > 0:10:03of an overnight stay at a residential care home.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Previously, employers had been given the all-clear by the government
0:10:06 > 0:10:10to pay sleep-in staff a flat rate of about £30.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Many providers say the bill for six years' back pay is unaffordable.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18If that is not sorted very soon, a number of very reputable charities
0:10:18 > 0:10:22and organisations might go bust.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25The minister accepted it was a big issue but said the government
0:10:25 > 0:10:29was working with care providers to address it.
0:10:29 > 0:10:36You're watching Thursday in Parliament with me, Alicia McCarthy.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40MPs have pressed the Government for more urgent action to tackle
0:10:40 > 0:10:45what they say is a "crisis" in prisons in England and Wales.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Ministers have put forward a Prison Safety and Reform Plan
0:10:48 > 0:10:51with measures to tackle drug abuse, recruit more staff and create
0:10:51 > 0:10:54new prison places.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58But a Justice Committee report warned of a rapid deterioration
0:10:58 > 0:11:02in safety driven by a population at a historic high - now at more
0:11:02 > 0:11:04than 86,000 inmates.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08The report was the focus of a debate in the Commons.
0:11:08 > 0:11:14We can't avoid the reality, that our prison system has reached a stage
0:11:14 > 0:11:18where we have to use the -- the phrase, a crisis. It does not come
0:11:18 > 0:11:22lightly to me. The truth is that we simplyincarcerate too many people.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Particularly people with mental health problems, a staggering
0:11:25 > 0:11:29percentage of people in prison have mental health problems. Or a
0:11:29 > 0:11:32learning disability or autism. And actually be ought to be investing
0:11:32 > 0:11:35more in keeping people out of prison and getting them the treatment that
0:11:35 > 0:11:39they need to help them to avoid the criminal justice system in the
0:11:39 > 0:11:44longer run.We need to be much more discerning and to do that, we need
0:11:44 > 0:11:49to have a much more sophisticated approach to our penal policy. We
0:11:49 > 0:11:58have been putting in place genuinely robust alternatives for those who
0:11:58 > 0:12:01are not a threat and a danger to the public and can be reformed without
0:12:01 > 0:12:05going to present.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09MPs turned to other problems including violence and drugs.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Assaults on staff continuing to rise, and when we see the number of
0:12:13 > 0:12:17hospital admissions continuing to rise there is some real challenge in
0:12:17 > 0:12:21the system. I would contend there is a challenge because of reduction and
0:12:21 > 0:12:24resource, there is a challenge because of reduction in staff.
0:12:24 > 0:12:30There's also a challenge because a reduction, sorry an increase in the
0:12:30 > 0:12:33amount of psychoactive substances and drugs getting to present.There
0:12:33 > 0:12:38are gang operations going on within the presidents that are putting
0:12:38 > 0:12:44pressure on some offenders to go out on licence halfway to their
0:12:44 > 0:12:49sentence, and incredibly are almost driven to reoffend deliberately to
0:12:49 > 0:12:54break their licence, to then go back into prison and ordered to smuggle
0:12:54 > 0:13:00more drugs back in. It is an astonishing idea than the 21st
0:13:00 > 0:13:02century we have reoffending as a way of making a living.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04There were concerns, too, at the state of older
0:13:04 > 0:13:08prisons like Rochester.
0:13:08 > 0:13:15The all 1840s prayers and buildings there are described as deplorable
0:13:15 > 0:13:21and deteriorating. -- 1840s prisons. That impact under create meant which
0:13:21 > 0:13:28had been frozen in this present and they way in which the situation was
0:13:28 > 0:13:30demoralising to staff.
0:13:30 > 0:13:37New prisons weren't popular either.
0:13:37 > 0:13:47The truth of the matter is we are... Westminster is turning the old South
0:13:47 > 0:13:51goes into a homage of New South Wales these are not my words these
0:13:51 > 0:13:57are the comments of Frances crook, CEO of the... He went as far as to
0:13:57 > 0:14:06draw a parallel between infamous... As a society affinity to be asking
0:14:06 > 0:14:11about the numbers of women and jailed while the woman of a majority
0:14:11 > 0:14:16committed a nonviolent offence with half of them in prison for theft. If
0:14:16 > 0:14:19prison is about rehabilitation as well as punishment, what is the
0:14:19 > 0:14:27point of seven in ten women serving 12 weeks or less in jail? Recruiting
0:14:27 > 0:14:31more staff, investing in intelligence and technology, ruling
0:14:31 > 0:14:36out a drug strategy... Giving more power to the inspection, these are
0:14:36 > 0:14:41things that will solve issues in our prisons. Spam always been to cult
0:14:41 > 0:14:45places to manage and will be so. There are significant investment
0:14:45 > 0:14:49going into tackle the problems that we have in our prisons. It will not
0:14:49 > 0:14:55be done overnight at the actions that I'm outlining today sure
0:14:55 > 0:14:58determination our will to overcome these problems and to make sure that
0:14:58 > 0:15:03prisons are places of safety and also of reform.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Sam Gyimah.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08With Christmas not far off and a cold spell on the way,
0:15:08 > 0:15:10peers have said the government must take emergency action
0:15:10 > 0:15:11to tackle homelessness.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13One Peer raised the problems found in London
0:15:13 > 0:15:20and the work being done in the run up to the festive season.
0:15:20 > 0:15:27We admire the work done by these crisis organisations, and those that
0:15:27 > 0:15:32look after people for Christmas only. This is a much greater problem
0:15:32 > 0:15:36than just Christmas, homelessness has become desperate. I have come in
0:15:36 > 0:15:40contact with people trying to up people recently, it is extremely to
0:15:40 > 0:15:47the Gulf.My noble friend is right about some of the particular
0:15:47 > 0:15:51challenges faced by London, she is also absolutely right to pay tribute
0:15:51 > 0:15:55to crisis and also shelter both of whom are presented on the advisory
0:15:55 > 0:15:59board that we have just set up in relation to tackling the problem of
0:15:59 > 0:16:04rough sleeping, which you have put £28 million into that amount of
0:16:04 > 0:16:09funding three pilots in the country as well as the £20 million rough
0:16:09 > 0:16:13sleeping grant that are ready exists.As a possible we can do
0:16:13 > 0:16:17something more on the lines of an emergency because wherever you go in
0:16:17 > 0:16:23our cities, whatever crisis or shelter do, there are people out
0:16:23 > 0:16:28there, many of the mentally ill and it is an absolute disgrace. It is
0:16:28 > 0:16:33nothing to do with human rights. We have to move very quickly because
0:16:33 > 0:16:40these people are dying before our eyes.Pepe tribute to the mass of
0:16:40 > 0:16:46work that the noble Lord does in this area. He and I visited
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Sheffield together and did see some project worked out going on there.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54And other projects which are considerable. There are complex
0:16:54 > 0:16:58problems cash with this command is not just a straightforward problem.
0:16:58 > 0:17:05Some of these pilots will be looking at the complex nature of this,
0:17:05 > 0:17:08wraparound help... Where working with the Ministry of Justice and
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Rhett Laois into ex-offenders who have a homelessness problem as well
0:17:11 > 0:17:17very much with rough sleeping. In the budget never mind the minister
0:17:17 > 0:17:24that the government only committed itself to a laminating WAFA sleeping
0:17:24 > 0:17:31by 2027. Why does it take ten years? My Lords, the noble Lord as about
0:17:31 > 0:17:37that. We have committed to that and it is a massive and combat problem
0:17:37 > 0:17:42as I've indicated. I think it is a realistic timetable both up it is a
0:17:42 > 0:17:46national problem, it is not just associated with our city, it is a
0:17:46 > 0:17:50national problem. I think it is a realistic timetable but obviously we
0:17:50 > 0:17:56will be watching that, the noble Lord will be holding our feet to the
0:17:56 > 0:18:04fire.The work main causes is the shortage of supply and the huge rise
0:18:04 > 0:18:11in cost of housing, particularly in the renting sector. With the
0:18:11 > 0:18:15government not try to address at least that part of the problem by
0:18:15 > 0:18:21engaging in a programme of the mass of the building of pre-fabricated
0:18:21 > 0:18:29housing? As someone who was abroad up very happily in a prefab, a come
0:18:29 > 0:18:36to bowl and affordable prefab, register until my late teens can I
0:18:36 > 0:18:42recommend to him, strongly, that this is a rapid and effective way of
0:18:42 > 0:18:47addressing a fundamental problem of this 21st century.We are engaged in
0:18:47 > 0:18:50the most ambitious house building programme with targets of 300,000
0:18:50 > 0:18:56new homes per year by middle of the 20 20s. He is right about modern
0:18:56 > 0:18:59methods of construction as he preferred to call these now rather
0:18:59 > 0:19:04than prefabs. User about how important they are. About 15% of new
0:19:04 > 0:19:07homes are modern methods of construction but we can get that up
0:19:07 > 0:19:10and we're looking at either doing that.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Lord Bourne.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14The Government faced criticism in Westminster Hall over its
0:19:14 > 0:19:16rejection of all six recommendations from the Women and Equalities
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Committee to get more women to enter Parliament.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21The Chair of the Committee, explained that, so far,
0:19:21 > 0:19:28progress had been slow.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33In the past 100 years since women were first given the rights to vote
0:19:33 > 0:19:38and the rights to stand for election, just 489 women have ever
0:19:38 > 0:19:47been elected to this place. I was the 265th woman elected in 2005. We
0:19:47 > 0:19:52had record numbers of women in work, women achieving record highs when it
0:19:52 > 0:19:57comes to education, but just a handful have had the opportunity to
0:19:57 > 0:19:59use their skills and expertise to represent their communities and this
0:19:59 > 0:20:05place.Where you have one set of people were tepid people, there are
0:20:05 > 0:20:11more likely to agree than disagree. It is much better if you have people
0:20:11 > 0:20:15of different religions, sexuality, gender and ability around the
0:20:15 > 0:20:17decision-making table because it will make for better decision-making
0:20:17 > 0:20:18processes.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19Labour has used all-women shortlists to boost
0:20:19 > 0:20:24the number of its female MPs.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29It is unacceptable that we look at evidence very clear evidence that
0:20:29 > 0:20:32the heavy lifting and the reason that we have more women in
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Parliament now is that in the last election the Conservative Party went
0:20:36 > 0:20:42backwards. The Labour Party is searched for words, and of them you
0:20:42 > 0:20:52wrong the Labour Party is in no way... I have to apologise it is in
0:20:52 > 0:20:57no way thoughtless in this area but it is willing to do the thing that
0:20:57 > 0:21:00actually works. It is willing to do it at every single level of the
0:21:00 > 0:21:05political party also so every single Perkin who sits on the seat has to
0:21:05 > 0:21:12be balanced. It is not because of people who want to claim that there
0:21:12 > 0:21:17are great heroes of the movement, it is because of women in the Labour
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Party fighting and bearing the scars.In most political parties
0:21:21 > 0:21:28individual consists... Constituency parties are bodies who are
0:21:28 > 0:21:33determined to contain control over this selection of candidates. I
0:21:33 > 0:21:38think we have to allow the parties to have structures that allow those
0:21:38 > 0:21:42associations to have autonomy and I know that a 1-size-fits-all solution
0:21:42 > 0:21:44is not going to give us the answer.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45Caroline Nokes.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47The Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, says the Government
0:21:47 > 0:21:49will make an announcement next week about recognising the principle
0:21:49 > 0:21:51of animal sentience and providing stronger welfare protection
0:21:51 > 0:21:57in UK law.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59MPs voted not to incorporate part of a European Union treaty
0:21:59 > 0:22:01into the EU Withdrawal Bill that recognised animals could
0:22:01 > 0:22:06feel emotion and pain.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Ministers argued that the recognition of animals'
0:22:08 > 0:22:13sentience already existed in UK law.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16This sparked a row - not least, over the reaction on social media.
0:22:16 > 0:22:23The vote was raised in the Commons at Environment Questions.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27I along with many of my colleagues have been contacted by constituency
0:22:27 > 0:22:34razor concerns over the vote on the new clause in the EE withdrawal bill
0:22:34 > 0:22:39intended to weaken the protection of animals. We are committed to the
0:22:39 > 0:22:42highest standards of animal welfare however can you please provide
0:22:42 > 0:22:50absolute assurances of the so be the case as we leave the EU?She has
0:22:50 > 0:22:54been a consistent advocate for animal welfare. It has been
0:22:54 > 0:22:58absolutely the case that we are committed to ensuring batches that
0:22:58 > 0:23:02we recognise the pencil of animal sentence that we provide appropriate
0:23:02 > 0:23:05and started production in UK law and will be bringing proposal shortly by
0:23:05 > 0:23:13the detection.The Secretary of State was asked to confirm that
0:23:13 > 0:23:18article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty which categorizes animals are
0:23:18 > 0:23:26sentient beings but pastor me Bill... Here replied absolutely.
0:23:26 > 0:23:33What caused induce agree with himself?I am tempted to quote from
0:23:33 > 0:23:38the American power it, his name I temporarily forget who made the
0:23:38 > 0:23:46point that I contain not to dudes. We want to go further than
0:23:46 > 0:23:50existing... There is a bit of legislative vehicle and we will make
0:23:50 > 0:23:52an announcement up that next week.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Another impact of Brexit on animal welfare was raised by the former
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Liberal Democrat Leader.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Britain leads the world in food hygiene and in animal welfare but
0:24:03 > 0:24:08that is at risk given the Association reckons that's many of
0:24:08 > 0:24:15the that's FME EU and that many of them are leaving. -- that's in the
0:24:15 > 0:24:31youthful. Vets in the VE you. On I'm very grateful for raising this
0:24:31 > 0:24:37issue.More than 90% of the veterinarians come from the E U
0:24:37 > 0:24:42countries. My department have been talking to representatives of the
0:24:42 > 0:24:47profession in order to ensure that those who do a wonderful job
0:24:47 > 0:24:52continue to feel valued and also ensuring the public of high
0:24:52 > 0:24:53standards of food hygiene.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Finally, loyalty is a much-treasured trait in politics,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58and it was clearly on display in the Lords at question time.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00At the despatch box, Lady Goldie strongly defended
0:25:00 > 0:25:02the Prime Minister's negotiating stance in the Brexit talks -
0:25:02 > 0:25:06following Monday's failure to agree a deal.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09But having stood up for her boss, the Peer made it clear she wasn't
0:25:09 > 0:25:18going to give anything away about the negotiations.
0:25:18 > 0:25:24Everyone will understand these are sensitive and could tickle stage, I
0:25:24 > 0:25:30not going to be drawn on detail.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Lady Gouldie, refusing to crack under the pressure
0:25:32 > 0:25:35of questioning about Brexit!.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38And that's it from me for now but do join me on Friday night
0:25:38 > 0:25:41at 11 for our round up of the week at Westminster.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43As the government tries to secure an interim Brexit deal.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47But for now, from me, Alicia McCarthy goodbye.