0:00:21 > 0:00:27Hello and welcome to the programme. Coming up, the Prime Minister was by
0:00:27 > 0:00:3025 year plan for the environment has got a less than enthusiastic
0:00:30 > 0:00:38response.No legislative change could actually make a difference.
0:00:38 > 0:00:47The government has suggested...We are the fifth biggest economy in the
0:00:47 > 0:00:55world.And the reshuffle fails to impress the SNP.Never before has a
0:00:55 > 0:01:02Cabinet reshuffle, what an outstanding feat, even for this
0:01:02 > 0:01:14chaotic government.This month, 85% of patients were seen in four hours,
0:01:14 > 0:01:19well below the 95% target, those are the worst figure since the target
0:01:19 > 0:01:25was introduced in 2004. The Labour Shadow Leader of the Common said the
0:01:25 > 0:01:33crisis was preventable.The evidence is clear on the NHS, cancelled
0:01:33 > 0:01:37operations and people waiting on trolleys, my friend was discharged
0:01:37 > 0:01:45from New Cross Hospital and by the 2nd of January he had had a huge
0:01:45 > 0:01:50heart attack. They'd is the Secretary of State has to take
0:01:50 > 0:01:55responsibility and be accountable. Why, if there are no concerns on the
0:01:55 > 0:01:59part of the Gutman, have the Care Quality Commission decided to
0:01:59 > 0:02:11suspend routine inspections because of winter crisis. NHS providers
0:02:11 > 0:02:18can't deliver a safe and decent standard of patient care.I'm on I
0:02:18 > 0:02:23am sure that she will have read carefully yesterday afternoon the
0:02:23 > 0:02:29words of the art Prime Minister, she made clear that she had apologised
0:02:29 > 0:02:37for everybody that had an Operation Shelter cancelled, and she has made
0:02:37 > 0:02:43it clear that the NHS has never been better prepared for winter than ever
0:02:43 > 0:02:48before and part of our appropriate prior planning for winter has been
0:02:48 > 0:02:52the patients don't turn up on the day and get them operation
0:02:52 > 0:03:00cancelled.The Minister will have seen that just one week before
0:03:00 > 0:03:06Christmas and New Year year, bed occupancy rose to 91% and 39
0:03:06 > 0:03:13ambulances were diverted from ana because there were two busy to cope,
0:03:13 > 0:03:1931 beds were closed because of diarrhoea or vomiting and escalation
0:03:19 > 0:03:24beds had to be open because hospitals were full. The warnings
0:03:24 > 0:03:30today will tell the same set sorry story. Does the extra funding mean
0:03:30 > 0:03:39it is far too late for the winter so far and the government has had to
0:03:39 > 0:03:47announce the bombshell of 550,000 cancellations of operations. The
0:03:47 > 0:03:52government needs to come up with urgent funding to help the NHS cope
0:03:52 > 0:03:59with the worst winter crisis in two decades.I would hope the noble lady
0:03:59 > 0:04:03would welcome the money set aside in the budget and it is important to
0:04:03 > 0:04:13say that in addition to the 370 million, half of which has gone into
0:04:13 > 0:04:18plans, there is a further 100 million that has gone into taking
0:04:18 > 0:04:23further pressure of emergency services, so I don't accept the
0:04:23 > 0:04:28accusation that that money came too late and indeed there is still money
0:04:28 > 0:04:34in the pot as services come in under pressure. In the budget, there was
0:04:34 > 0:04:40also an outs another £2.8 billion to help the NHS get through the next
0:04:40 > 0:04:45few years and we know that the pressure is because of the ageing
0:04:45 > 0:04:50population and the money is to help the NHS get back on target. The
0:04:50 > 0:05:01Prime Minister has pledged to eliminate all plastic waste by 2042.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06It's part of the government's strategy on the environment. The
0:05:06 > 0:05:15amount of plastic in the oceans has caused an outcry and the suggestion
0:05:15 > 0:05:20is to introduce plastic free aisles in supermarkets. The issue seems to
0:05:20 > 0:05:25be the talking point in the Parliament. Labour complained it is
0:05:25 > 0:05:32a long time coming.The government has finally got around to announcing
0:05:32 > 0:05:37its 25 year plan and catching up with the Welsh government, just six
0:05:37 > 0:05:42years later. But this plan lacks substance, is full of missed
0:05:42 > 0:05:48opportunities, week proposals and no laws. It's not radical and is a
0:05:48 > 0:05:54cheap attempt by this Prime Minister at rebranding the Tories. Will the
0:05:54 > 0:05:58government commit to making a statement on this plan in this House
0:05:58 > 0:06:07to allow proper scrutiny?I'm disappointed in what she has said. I
0:06:07 > 0:06:10hope that crossed the House we can unite and do what is right for
0:06:10 > 0:06:17future generations and I would caution her to wait for more
0:06:17 > 0:06:23information and this will be discussed at length across the House
0:06:23 > 0:06:29and she will learn more today and a home more in the future. The chair
0:06:29 > 0:06:35of the environment committee said he had much enthusiasm for the plans.I
0:06:35 > 0:06:39want to see now practical application on how we are going to
0:06:39 > 0:06:44meet these goals because if you want to change and environment, if you
0:06:44 > 0:06:49want to change a financial regulation in banking, you change
0:06:49 > 0:06:53the regulation and that fixes the problem. But if you say I want to
0:06:53 > 0:06:57plant millions of trees, you physically have two plat these
0:06:57 > 0:07:02trees, you have to find land and you have to find the policies to do it.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05I'm not saying you can't do it, but it's highly deliberate in the
0:07:05 > 0:07:11future.And the former chair of the Green party said that she had been
0:07:11 > 0:07:15hoping for these measures but she was disappointed. Yellow maggot
0:07:15 > 0:07:22there is absolutely nothing on climate change, no suggestions on
0:07:22 > 0:07:27ledges to change that could make a difference and for example I don't
0:07:27 > 0:07:30understand how the Prime Minister can claim we as a country are
0:07:30 > 0:07:36leaving on climate change when she is just about to give a green light
0:07:36 > 0:07:41to more fracking, we are banning onshore wind developments, we are
0:07:41 > 0:07:45still tried to build nuclear power stations and we are giving tax
0:07:45 > 0:07:51breaks to oil and gas. None of these things is going to help us have a
0:07:51 > 0:08:03cleaner, greener, safer planet. You are watching Thursday in Parliament.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08Now, a number of Conservative MPs have called on the government to
0:08:08 > 0:08:14boost defence spending. Several spoke in support of a motion
0:08:14 > 0:08:17demanding military expenditure be maintained at its least current
0:08:17 > 0:08:25levels.It is vital that our defence budget is ensures that our Armed
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Forces are equipped for the challenges we face in the future and
0:08:28 > 0:08:37it is clear that our Armed Forces forces, and this is one of the
0:08:37 > 0:08:46themes, our Armed Forces, need resources that are over and above
0:08:46 > 0:08:51what is currently planned for. Particularly it in light of the
0:08:51 > 0:08:58increasing threats we face as a country.I think we face incredibly
0:08:58 > 0:09:04dangerous times, this nation is at right, there are very real threats
0:09:04 > 0:09:08to our people's security and or we don't address it strategically and
0:09:08 > 0:09:15address it in a way that brings in more money for defence, if we don't
0:09:15 > 0:09:24increase more defence spending to 3%, we are not doing our duty, we
0:09:24 > 0:09:29are not doing what are people sentenced here to do.It's not
0:09:29 > 0:09:36enough to set a 3% target on the defence, we must also recognise that
0:09:36 > 0:09:41our tried and tested machine for making military strategy has been
0:09:41 > 0:09:47largely dismantled, this achieves of staff must be more than budget
0:09:47 > 0:09:51managers stuck on the sidelines whilst politicians and officials
0:09:51 > 0:10:00call the shots and as often as not call the shots incorrectly.Other
0:10:00 > 0:10:07MPs called on how working in the Armed Forces affects personnel.It
0:10:07 > 0:10:14used to mean heading off on a Friday afternoon on and not returning a
0:10:14 > 0:10:24week on Monday, said they had a full week and two weekends away. Now, the
0:10:24 > 0:10:28five dailies starts on Monday morning with sub Mariner is expected
0:10:28 > 0:10:35to be back on post on Friday night. How is this sustainable how and how
0:10:35 > 0:10:41can relationships survive that? Labour said more had to be done to
0:10:41 > 0:10:48tackle Armed Forces recruitment.We welcome the Army's recent report
0:10:48 > 0:10:53despite the recent history by the press. If we can remove perceptions
0:10:53 > 0:10:58that deter potential applicants, that is to be welcomed. But we must
0:10:58 > 0:11:04look very seriously at the contract with capita which is not fit for
0:11:04 > 0:11:12purpose.We have the biggest force in Europe and I believe that it will
0:11:12 > 0:11:15still be the Coalition of the willing that will step forward to
0:11:15 > 0:11:21beat the challenges of today. In West Africa it was us that step
0:11:21 > 0:11:26forward with other nations that were never not necessarily members of
0:11:26 > 0:11:38Nato. Where we have the capability and desire to step forward. A report
0:11:38 > 0:11:43commissioned by the Mayor of London has painted a disturbing picture of
0:11:43 > 0:11:47what could happen if there is no deal in the Brexit negotiations. The
0:11:47 > 0:11:53study by Siddique Khan suggests that did billion pounds of investment
0:11:53 > 0:12:03could be lost without an agreement. The Labour MP was concerned.Surely
0:12:03 > 0:12:15you will agree that no transpacific trade degree deal, and the Mayor of
0:12:15 > 0:12:17London's report shows what a cataclysmic effect it would have
0:12:17 > 0:12:27leaving Europe and on our jobs.Mr Speaker, as usual I don't except the
0:12:27 > 0:12:31premise of any part of the honourable gentleman's questions. I
0:12:31 > 0:12:35don't believe we will lose our share of the market. We will maintain an
0:12:35 > 0:12:39open agreement with the European Union and they will want that
0:12:39 > 0:12:43because we are the fifth biggest economy in the world and a major
0:12:43 > 0:12:51trading partner were with them. The worst is assessment was less than
0:12:51 > 0:12:56half than the assessment given to us before the referendum if there was
0:12:56 > 0:13:04no deal whatsoever. The subject of chlorinated chicken also came up.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Wilful regulatory alignment with the EU extent to farming standards in
0:13:08 > 0:13:17the U EU and chlorinated chicken will not be entering the UK?Mr
0:13:17 > 0:13:23Speaker, we made very clear on numerous occasions that we do not
0:13:23 > 0:13:28intend to lower standards in food stayed in safety, environment say is
0:13:28 > 0:13:34that standards or workers' rights. The impact on Brexit on food and
0:13:34 > 0:13:49animal welfare standards were also raised in the Lords.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53As it is held in high repute thanks to our standards, the withdrawal
0:13:53 > 0:13:59bill will transfer onto the UK statue book. All standards are
0:13:59 > 0:14:04current high standards including imports requirements will require
0:14:04 > 0:14:10when we leave the EU.Is he is aware that Liam Fox has agreed it with the
0:14:10 > 0:14:13officials at the trade talks will be held in secret and that the US
0:14:13 > 0:14:18commerce Secretary or has of it scrapping the hygiene rules will be
0:14:18 > 0:14:26a critical component of any trade? NAC also aware that Liam Fox's
0:14:26 > 0:14:31previous record as saying is nothing wrong with chlorine dip to poultry,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35despite its use to disguise his bacterial contamination such as
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Salmonella and E coli which arise from their inadequate hygiene
0:14:38 > 0:14:44standards? Clearly the government is for a trade deal, so how can we be
0:14:44 > 0:14:47sure that the interest of British consumers and farmers won't be
0:14:47 > 0:14:50sacrificed in pursuit of that bigger prize? Or ultimately as the
0:14:50 > 0:14:55government action prepared to walk away if, Mize is demanded in his
0:14:55 > 0:15:00negotiations?Of course we want to have a vibrant trade arrangement
0:15:00 > 0:15:04with United States of America, I hope all of your Lord ships hope to
0:15:04 > 0:15:09have vibrant trade elation ships around the world. They're been very
0:15:09 > 0:15:14clear where not went to water down or come Mize on the standards I have
0:15:14 > 0:15:20set out. They will be transferred into our own domestic law. The very
0:15:20 > 0:15:27points that were raised will be on the statute book.The food standard
0:15:27 > 0:15:33agency will have a key role to play in ensuring high standards. It will
0:15:33 > 0:15:39have resource applications, staff and locations in a whole raft of
0:15:39 > 0:15:42implementations. It is the governments proposed timetable to
0:15:42 > 0:15:50prove these?Is a important that we ensure the sources that we are
0:15:50 > 0:15:55dealing with are well put in place. So that we aren't in a mission to
0:15:55 > 0:15:59have the continuing confidence that we should have.Will he have a word
0:15:59 > 0:16:02with his college and the other departments to keep saying Brexit
0:16:02 > 0:16:07will lead to cheap food? Is inconsistent to talk about cheap
0:16:07 > 0:16:11food because the only way that can arise is if our own poultry
0:16:11 > 0:16:16industry, pig industry and beef industry is decimated by cheaper
0:16:16 > 0:16:27imports aced upon lower standards? My Lords, I'm absolutely clear that
0:16:27 > 0:16:31we will not be watering down any of our standards, they're already going
0:16:31 > 0:16:39to be on the statute stop went home and has the EU withdrawal bill they
0:16:39 > 0:16:45will be UK statute.What assurance can a minister give us that on day
0:16:45 > 0:16:50two, after leaving the European Union there were not the proposals
0:16:50 > 0:16:55to water down those roles? Are going to be told that the 17.4 million
0:16:55 > 0:16:58people wanted to change the rules in order to get a deal with the United
0:16:58 > 0:17:11States?I think all have been in clear in saying is that we are not
0:17:11 > 0:17:15watering down, there will be requirements under the UK statute
0:17:15 > 0:17:18book and it will be clearly for parliament decided me future and
0:17:18 > 0:17:21what it wants to do. I've been absolute clear about the direction
0:17:21 > 0:17:28of travel. A conservative MP has urged ministers to try to help
0:17:28 > 0:17:34Hammond, who in sentence to death by Hootie rebels earlier this month. He
0:17:34 > 0:17:39has been in detention in the Yemeni capital since 2013. They're
0:17:39 > 0:17:47controlled by who The U's are locked in several raw with the government.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52He was being persecuted for his religious beliefs and had been
0:17:52 > 0:17:58treated appallingly.The thread to execute it constitutes a grave risk
0:17:58 > 0:18:09to the life of an innocent man, a father of three. He was arrested in
0:18:09 > 0:18:15December 2013, has been subjected to torture, beating the modification,
0:18:15 > 0:18:19and forced to sign confessions under duress. 40 court hearing seven held
0:18:19 > 0:18:24on his case or than cancelled, raising very serious questions about
0:18:24 > 0:18:31any due process.Although he is not a British national nor an employee
0:18:31 > 0:18:36of any organisation related to the government does not in any way
0:18:36 > 0:18:39diminish our indignation about is happening in our wish to try and
0:18:39 > 0:18:44defend his interests and see him released. We are to that end of
0:18:44 > 0:18:49course, also in close contact with the community in London regarding
0:18:49 > 0:18:54this case and indeed the water situation in Yemen.Disagree with me
0:18:54 > 0:19:00that the rise of religious this with the rebels is an extremely warning
0:19:00 > 0:19:07sign. Other has in many tribal issues in Yemen this rise on
0:19:07 > 0:19:15religious grounds actually a new thing for Yemeni history.I totally
0:19:15 > 0:19:20agree with my honourable friend, he and his committee will be
0:19:20 > 0:19:25investigating this very deeply. I think is right. One of the really
0:19:25 > 0:19:31distressing elements of what is unfolded in Yemen over the past five
0:19:31 > 0:19:38years is that what was tribal conflict has converted into more
0:19:38 > 0:19:42sectarian conflict, and it contains the danger of escalating further
0:19:42 > 0:19:47into a deeper issue. This is exactly the kind of rising tension and
0:19:47 > 0:19:54complex structure which we want to de-escalate civic myth of a pointer
0:19:54 > 0:20:00that can be proper political discussions, realistic ones in that
0:20:00 > 0:20:04complex tribal country to bring stability and crucially to overcome
0:20:04 > 0:20:10the massive famine and disease and a rising infant mortality which is
0:20:10 > 0:20:14probably in the worst aspect in a deeply hidden aspect of what is
0:20:14 > 0:20:20going on in Yemen at the moment. One of the cabinet members his job never
0:20:20 > 0:20:25seem to be in peril as the Home Secretary, in fact she gained a new
0:20:25 > 0:20:29role as Minister for any qualities, one of the first issues to confront
0:20:29 > 0:20:34her in her additional capacity was the row about equal pay at the BBC.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38Here the 21st century women as a internal equality, commitments or
0:20:38 > 0:20:42tell us what steps the government is taking to make sure there is not a
0:20:42 > 0:20:47pay gap in the civil service, in light of the fact that Kerry Grace
0:20:47 > 0:20:57has designed recently as editor of the BBC siding pages there. Thank
0:20:57 > 0:21:00you for raising and imported element, it is essential that we all
0:21:00 > 0:21:05ensure that the equal pay act is enforced and as much as I admire the
0:21:05 > 0:21:08BBC and Internet listening and looking at their programmes, they
0:21:08 > 0:21:11clearly have a very serious question to answer here, which I certainly
0:21:11 > 0:21:16hope they will address as terms of gender pay gap we are committed to
0:21:16 > 0:21:20ensuring we do address that as well. We have new disclosure arrangements.
0:21:20 > 0:21:27I doubt erupt as patient was also raised.The BBC claim that many of
0:21:27 > 0:21:32its staff are from certain backgrounds but others have
0:21:32 > 0:21:36mentioned that the figure falls to 1.5%. Is the minister concerned
0:21:36 > 0:21:42there is a major problem with be AME visitation and what discussions has
0:21:42 > 0:21:49she had with the BBC about getting about as?I had not seen those
0:21:49 > 0:21:53particular figures commoditize attention to that the overall
0:21:53 > 0:21:56numbers suggesting there are equality hides the fact that in
0:21:56 > 0:22:00specialist areas off to the higher paid areas, there is nowhere near
0:22:00 > 0:22:04equality. I'll take very system which is raised and I think there
0:22:04 > 0:22:06are additional questions for the BBC to answer any particular element
0:22:06 > 0:22:15that she has raised.The previous woman inequalities woman rose to ask
0:22:15 > 0:22:20your question from the back benches. I like to congratulate the alms
0:22:20 > 0:22:24victory on her expanded role. I know she was fantastic job. She does in
0:22:24 > 0:22:29people, parents and teachers know it is vital in a modern Internet world
0:22:29 > 0:22:31to see sex and relationship education updated. Can she confirm
0:22:31 > 0:22:37that the government will push had with updating the guidance that is
0:22:37 > 0:22:46now so out of date, and also meet with me and the honourable member so
0:22:46 > 0:22:49we can make sure to have a crossmember party support for the
0:22:49 > 0:22:54record being undertaken?To start by thinking the way Anna Brill 84 the
0:22:54 > 0:22:59enormous good work that she did in this role. I will try my best to
0:22:59 > 0:23:02keep the momentum up that she provided. But of the fantastic
0:23:02 > 0:23:06things she has done was lead on making sure the sex and relationship
0:23:06 > 0:23:09education is going to be provided in all schools. I will be delighted to
0:23:09 > 0:23:14work with care to ensure that is the case Amen also cost that has to
0:23:14 > 0:23:17ensure that the outcome we get is one that the whole house can support
0:23:17 > 0:23:22as I know of one believes this is an important part.Another minister who
0:23:22 > 0:23:28made it to the reshuffle unscathed was a beater of the commons, Andrea
0:23:28 > 0:23:34Ledson. Sugar is a business questions each Thursday to a rundown
0:23:34 > 0:23:40of Commons business.I'm sure as the eagle eyed members of the house will
0:23:40 > 0:23:46notice... My right arm about a friend is attending for a member of
0:23:46 > 0:23:56the Privy Council. I am standing in her place. I will do my best.Can't
0:23:56 > 0:24:03be any worse, a rather uncharitable voice... She wanted to talk about
0:24:03 > 0:24:11the reshuffle.New titles, all the responsibilities are already in
0:24:11 > 0:24:14their portfolios. Can the Minister please ensure that the change of
0:24:14 > 0:24:19titles there is no further cost to the public purse? It seems that men
0:24:19 > 0:24:24can say no and the PM goes all right but when a woman says no she is
0:24:24 > 0:24:31sacked. So to paraphrase the Prime Minister... There really are, boys
0:24:31 > 0:24:40jobs and girls jobs.It is left between a hard place. Never before
0:24:40 > 0:24:48has a cabinet minister... An outstanding feat even for this
0:24:48 > 0:24:52chaotic ferment. A referred to speculation before the reshuffle
0:24:52 > 0:24:56that there was to be a minister for a no deal in the box and
0:24:56 > 0:24:59negotiations.The best way as a nod to get a good deal at a good deal
0:24:59 > 0:25:03out of the EU is them that we are prepared for no deal. When we have
0:25:03 > 0:25:08this debate about European withdrawal bill next week, will we
0:25:08 > 0:25:14have the Minister for hard Brexit in the chamber? Azur promised during
0:25:14 > 0:25:20May shuffles we can question him or her, and if not I'm away not? I'm
0:25:20 > 0:25:32sure will have a range...Show be a lively debate next week. Making a
0:25:32 > 0:25:36full contribution to it. We'll be reporting that in full, rest
0:25:36 > 0:25:39assured. Do join me at the same time tomorrow forever and up of the whole
0:25:39 > 0:25:51week in Parliament. But now, goodbye.