:00:13. > :00:14.Hello there and welcome to Tuesday In Parliament
:00:15. > :00:16.as Westminster, Holyrood and Brussels continue to come
:00:17. > :00:19.to terms with the UK's vote to leave the EU.
:00:20. > :00:31.A defiant Nigel Farage tells MEPs Brexit is not the end of the story.
:00:32. > :00:37.I will make one prediction this morning, the United Kingdom will not
:00:38. > :00:41.be the last member states to leave the European Union!
:00:42. > :00:42.But Scotland's First Minister says she's profoundly
:00:43. > :00:49.It is my responsibility to ensure that Scotland's voice is heard in
:00:50. > :00:54.And in the Lords, peers wonder what the result will mean for UK
:00:55. > :00:57.pensioners living overseas and foreign nationals living here.
:00:58. > :01:03.People who have lived in this country for 20 years, like my
:01:04. > :01:04.husband, who work up Friday morning thinking his country had rejected
:01:05. > :01:07.him. There are long term opportunities
:01:08. > :01:09.for businesses outside That was the message
:01:10. > :01:14.from the Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, at question
:01:15. > :01:20.time in the Commons. Speaking to MPs for the first time
:01:21. > :01:24.since the UK voted to leave the EU, Mr Javid accepted there were some
:01:25. > :01:26."short-term challenges" The Business Secretary is thought
:01:27. > :01:29.to be considering standing for the leadership of
:01:30. > :01:31.the Conservative Party following the vote and David Cameron's
:01:32. > :01:33.decision to resign as Prime Despite the Secretary
:01:34. > :01:37.of State's complacency, this is a very difficult time
:01:38. > :01:42.for British business. Over the last 24 hours,
:01:43. > :01:45.we've lost our AAA rating and seen ?150 billion wiped off the value
:01:46. > :01:50.of the FTSE 350. So, can he reassure the many worried
:01:51. > :01:53.workers and businesses that unlike with Tata,
:01:54. > :01:55.when he was on the other side of the planet, he will be
:01:56. > :02:00.in the boardrooms of Nissan in Sutton and Hitachi
:02:01. > :02:08.in Newton Aycliffe, Jaguar Land Rover in Solihull
:02:09. > :02:10.and across the country, sharing with them his plan
:02:11. > :02:13.for secure, economic exit as they make their investment
:02:14. > :02:16.decisions in the weeks Mr Speaker, first of all,
:02:17. > :02:24.I was hoping to welcome the Honourable Lady
:02:25. > :02:26.as the new Shadow Business Secretary but I understand that she is not
:02:27. > :02:30.in that position yet. If her leader is having problems
:02:31. > :02:33.filling that position, I'd be happy I can assure the honourable lady,
:02:34. > :02:39.yes, because of last week's decision yes, of course there are some
:02:40. > :02:43.short-term challenges for businesses but we must also remember
:02:44. > :02:46.that there are medium term and long term opportunities for
:02:47. > :02:48.business as well and that Mr Speaker, it is clear that not
:02:49. > :02:53.only does he not have a plan, he doesn't even have a plan
:02:54. > :02:55.to have a plan. He can't say whether he personally
:02:56. > :02:58.wants to retain access to the single Isn't the truth that the only plan
:02:59. > :03:08.the Secretary of State has is for his joint leadership bid
:03:09. > :03:12.and British businesses and jobs stand to lose from the economic
:03:13. > :03:15.uncertainty his party's I was hoping the honourable lady
:03:16. > :03:20.would not play party politics with something as
:03:21. > :03:26.straightforward as this. There are many businesses up
:03:27. > :03:29.and down the country that are reflecting on last week's
:03:30. > :03:35.decision and my job is to reassure them that this decision
:03:36. > :03:37.can be made to work, There are plenty of
:03:38. > :03:42.opportunities and when I meet with businesses later
:03:43. > :03:45.this afternoon, that is exactly the message
:03:46. > :03:56.I will be giving to them. Ah, splendid, the robust chair
:03:57. > :03:58.of the select committee, Mr Speaker, I think
:03:59. > :04:02.that is the kindest thing anyone Mr Speaker, the Secretary of State
:04:03. > :04:06.fully appreciates that uncertainty lasting months and years
:04:07. > :04:08.are draining business In the Business Select Committee
:04:09. > :04:12.this morning, Funding Circle told us that a ?100 million investment deal
:04:13. > :04:15.with the European consortium Today's roundtable is a welcome
:04:16. > :04:25.gesture, but in the face of this unprecedented uncertainty
:04:26. > :04:32.that is happening now, what tangible actions
:04:33. > :04:33.is the Secretary of State putting in place now to maintain
:04:34. > :04:35.and stimulate inward investment, to maintain that funding gap
:04:36. > :04:38.and to steady business nerves? Mr Speaker, it is good to see
:04:39. > :04:41.that there is some leadership on business issues on the other side
:04:42. > :04:45.of the House, still. The honourable gentleman makes
:04:46. > :04:48.a very important point and this roundtable we have today,
:04:49. > :04:50.it is not a gesture. It is genuinely listening
:04:51. > :04:57.to businesses, real businessmen and women about the issues
:04:58. > :05:00.that they face, and also, to listen to them about the opportunities
:05:01. > :05:02.that will be created, to take advantage of those
:05:03. > :05:04.opportunities as well. He will know that nothing changes
:05:05. > :05:07.for at least a couple of years and that will give us time
:05:08. > :05:10.to plan for the future, including inward investment
:05:11. > :05:12.opportunities and new trade opportunities, and I would be happy
:05:13. > :05:14.to meet with him and I commend the ministers
:05:15. > :05:17.on the Treasury bench for their pragmatic approach
:05:18. > :05:19.to the result last week. I think we are all committed
:05:20. > :05:22.to the UK becoming an outward With that in mind, will ministers
:05:23. > :05:26.redouble their efforts to support the Australian Prime Minister,
:05:27. > :05:28.who said that he has instructed his officials to work
:05:29. > :05:31.with New Zealand to prepare a trade deal with the United
:05:32. > :05:40.Kingdom very shortly? What my right honourable friend
:05:41. > :05:43.highlights are the opportunities of Brexit and we should now start
:05:44. > :05:45.embracing this opportunity, free trade agreements with many more
:05:46. > :05:51.countries is just one of those. Australia is an excellent example
:05:52. > :05:54.and that is exactly the thing But while eurosceptic MPs
:05:55. > :05:59.were looking at the opportunities that life outside the EU might
:06:00. > :06:01.present, the view from the First Minister in Scotland
:06:02. > :06:05.was very different. Nicola Sturgeon told MSPs
:06:06. > :06:07.at Holyrood that she was preparing to travel to Brussels for talks,
:06:08. > :06:10.stressing that she was "utterly determined" to protect Scotland's
:06:11. > :06:15.relationship with Europe. In a statement, she said she'd set
:06:16. > :06:18.up a "standing council" of experts to provide her with advice
:06:19. > :06:22.following the vote. Electors in Scotland,
:06:23. > :06:27.Northern Ireland and London voted to remain in the EU,
:06:28. > :06:29.but overall, the UK voted Presiding Officer, I believe
:06:30. > :06:38.we have made a good start. Our early priority has been
:06:39. > :06:41.to ensure that there is a widespread awareness across Europe
:06:42. > :06:45.of Scotland's different choice in the referendum and
:06:46. > :06:47.of our aspiration to stay We will intensify this work in
:06:48. > :06:53.the days and weeks that lie ahead. It is my responsibility to ensure
:06:54. > :06:56.that Scotland's voice is heard She moved on to what the vote meant
:06:57. > :07:02.for a possible second independence Nicola Sturgeon said things had
:07:03. > :07:09.changed since the 2014 vote. During the independence referendum,
:07:10. > :07:12.we were told that staying in the UK meant we could benefit from having
:07:13. > :07:14.guaranteed access to the EU. Indeed, that was a driving factor
:07:15. > :07:17.in many people's votes. The country in the constitutional
:07:18. > :07:22.settlement that people of Scotland voted for in 2014
:07:23. > :07:28.is no longer a reality. Based on the very clear result
:07:29. > :07:31.in Scotland, if we were to be removed from the EU,
:07:32. > :07:33.it would be against That would be democratically
:07:34. > :07:39.unacceptable. It is for that reason that I have
:07:40. > :07:42.said that everything to protect our place in Europe,
:07:43. > :07:47.including a second independence referendum, and to ensure
:07:48. > :07:50.that the option of holding a referendum in the time frame of UK
:07:51. > :07:53.negotiations on leaving the EU is viable, we will prepare
:07:54. > :08:01.the legislation now. We all have people who feel
:08:02. > :08:03.disempowered and voiceless. Anger at the way power has been
:08:04. > :08:06.abused in politics and A frustration at a lack of access
:08:07. > :08:17.and barriers to social mobility. A growing sense of insecurity
:08:18. > :08:19.of families who feel These are the questions we must face
:08:20. > :08:30.up to as a country, as we reflect on this debate, and they affect
:08:31. > :08:33.all of us, no matter which part These are the questions
:08:34. > :08:36.we should be answering, not repeating the same old arguments
:08:37. > :08:38.of the past. Presiding Officer, I think we can
:08:39. > :08:41.all now agree that referendums are bruising and not just bruising,
:08:42. > :08:44.but on matters of such significance, From now on, I hope we still find
:08:45. > :08:51.time to learn the right To emerge as a stronger society,
:08:52. > :08:55.a better nation and a I struggle to put into words
:08:56. > :08:59.the anger I feel towards her An anger that has been building
:09:00. > :09:03.since David Cameron announced English votes for English laws
:09:04. > :09:05.within minutes of the Scottish An anger that grew when her party
:09:06. > :09:13.set Scottish voters against English voters in a hugely divisive
:09:14. > :09:20.and disingenuous 2015 campaign. Anger at a party that forced this EU
:09:21. > :09:24.referendum on a country that did not want it, only to resolve an ego
:09:25. > :09:32.contest in the Tory party. In Brussels, there was an emergency
:09:33. > :09:35.sitting of the European Parliament, following the UK's decision
:09:36. > :09:39.to leave the EU. The European Commission President,
:09:40. > :09:40.Jean Claude Juncker, greeted the Ukip leader and MEP
:09:41. > :09:43.Nigel Farage with an embrace and a peck on the cheek before
:09:44. > :09:49.the session got under way. MEPs will not directly participate
:09:50. > :09:51.in the exit negotiations between the UK and the remaining EU
:09:52. > :09:54.members, but will have The European Commission President,
:09:55. > :10:02.Jean-Claude Juncker, began his speech by telling MEPs
:10:03. > :10:05.that the outcome of the referendum TRANSLATION: Our British friends
:10:06. > :10:15.have expressed their view by universal suffrage and,
:10:16. > :10:17.obviously, the majority view of the British
:10:18. > :10:23.people demands respect. Democracy is democracy,
:10:24. > :10:25.we must respect it, we must respect British democracy and the way it has
:10:26. > :10:33.voiced its view. That's the last time
:10:34. > :10:43.you applaud in here! And to some extent, I am really
:10:44. > :11:01.surprised that you are here. The British people voted
:11:02. > :11:06.in favour of the exit, Mr Juncker said he wouldn't permit
:11:07. > :11:11.preliminary negotiations with the UK Government before the official
:11:12. > :11:12.withdrawal process, I have placed a ban,
:11:13. > :11:26.a presidential ban - I don't like to do that -
:11:27. > :11:30.on commissioners engaging in discussions with
:11:31. > :11:32.the British Government, regardless of whether it
:11:33. > :11:35.was Leave or Remain. I said to them all the same,
:11:36. > :11:40.that they can have no parliamentary discussions with representatives
:11:41. > :11:42.in the United Kingdom. No notification,
:11:43. > :11:44.no negotiation. It's my feeling not so much
:11:45. > :11:54.the choice that they have made that is hard because, let's say it,
:11:55. > :11:57.choice is the essence of democracy What makes it so hard for me -
:11:58. > :12:04.and I think also for the other groups and for everybody
:12:05. > :12:06.here in this House - The posters of Mr Farage
:12:07. > :12:16.showing refugees, I never thought it was possible that
:12:17. > :12:36.somebody in this House The lies on, oh, Turkey will join
:12:37. > :12:47.the union next week! Or the lies on the ?350 million that
:12:48. > :12:58.should return immediately to the National Health Service,
:12:59. > :13:00.and now does not go back It is that climate of fear that has
:13:01. > :13:06.been created, of negativity That is the most shocking thing
:13:07. > :13:12.of what happened in Britain. Not the choice of the people,
:13:13. > :13:15.because the choice of But Ukip leader Nigel
:13:16. > :13:20.Farage was defiant. You know, when I came here 17 years
:13:21. > :13:27.ago and I said that I wanted to lead a campaign to get Britain
:13:28. > :13:29.to leave the European Union, Well, I have to say,
:13:30. > :13:36.you're not laughing now, are you? The reason you're so angry has been
:13:37. > :13:43.perfectly clear from all the angry You, as a political
:13:44. > :13:50.project, are in denial. What happened last Thursday
:13:51. > :13:52.was a remarkable result. Not just for British politics,
:13:53. > :13:57.for European politics, but perhaps Because what the little people did,
:13:58. > :14:03.what the ordinary people did, what the people who have been
:14:04. > :14:08.oppressed over the last few years and seen their living standards
:14:09. > :14:12.go down, they rejected the multinationals,
:14:13. > :14:22.they rejected the merchant banks, And they said, actually,
:14:23. > :14:26.we want our country back. We want to be an independent,
:14:27. > :14:35.self-governing, normal nation. And that is what we have done,
:14:36. > :14:38.and that is what must happen. And in doing so, we now
:14:39. > :14:42.offer a beacon of hope to democrats across the rest
:14:43. > :14:46.of the European continent. I'll make one prediction this
:14:47. > :14:51.morning - the United Kingdom will not be the last member state
:14:52. > :14:54.to leave the European Union. But an SNP member felt
:14:55. > :14:59.very differently. The people of Scotland,
:15:00. > :15:01.along with the people of Northern Ireland
:15:02. > :15:03.and the people of London, and lots and lots of people in Wales
:15:04. > :15:07.and England, also voted to remain I demand that that status and that
:15:08. > :15:17.'esprit europeen' be respected. Now, colleagues, there are a lot
:15:18. > :15:19.of things to be negotiated. We will need cool
:15:20. > :15:23.heads and warm hearts. But please, remember this,
:15:24. > :15:29.Scotland did not let you down. Please, I beg you, chers
:15:30. > :15:31.collegues, do not let And that appeal earned Alyn Smith
:15:32. > :15:39.a resounding standing ovation from his fellow MEPs in the
:15:40. > :15:41.European Parliament. You're watching Tuesday In
:15:42. > :15:54.Parliament with me Alicia McCarthy. It has been somewhat overlooked
:15:55. > :15:56.with all the other activity at Westminster but in the Commons
:15:57. > :15:59.chamber, MPs have been dealing with the detail of the Finance Bill,
:16:00. > :16:02.which puts some of the measures Putting forward an amendment,
:16:03. > :16:07.Labour's Caroline Flint proposed there should be an official register
:16:08. > :16:12.requiring multi-national companies to disclose where they do business,
:16:13. > :16:14.the money they make The proposal had attracted
:16:15. > :16:20.cross-party support. Caroline Flint said the current
:16:21. > :16:25.arrangements were not transparent. Isn't there something odd
:16:26. > :16:27.about a company, let's say Google, with huge numbers of sales staff
:16:28. > :16:30.in one country but all the revenue And it wouldn't surprise us to find
:16:31. > :16:35.that the revenues are recorded in a country with a corporate tax
:16:36. > :16:39.rate of 12.5% as opposed Now, this House can take a stand
:16:40. > :16:43.against this entirely lawful but also unethical,
:16:44. > :16:47.I think we all agree, manipulation of different
:16:48. > :16:50.countries' tax rules. But the Treasury Minister
:16:51. > :16:52.said her amendment was flawed, as only companies with their HQs
:16:53. > :16:55.in the UK would need Government legal advice is that
:16:56. > :17:01.in practice, the amendment would only place a requirement on UK
:17:02. > :17:05.headquarters multinationals. Foreign headquarters
:17:06. > :17:09.of multinationals, such as Google, would not be caught at all and that
:17:10. > :17:13.undermines the transparency It also risks putting UK
:17:14. > :17:18.multinationals at a competitive disadvantage by imposing a reporting
:17:19. > :17:21.requirement that does not apply to foreign competitors
:17:22. > :17:28.operating in the same market. And in the end Caroline Flint's
:17:29. > :17:31.amendment was defeated by MPs expressed their frustration
:17:32. > :17:42.at stories of women who had been told to go without pay
:17:43. > :17:45.because they weren't wearing heels and given detailed
:17:46. > :17:48.instructions for makeup, Members of the petitons
:17:49. > :17:54.and equalities committees said they couldn't imagine the head
:17:55. > :17:58.of the IMF, Christine La Garde, taking kindly to being told
:17:59. > :18:00.she was wearing the wrong The committee heard
:18:01. > :18:06.from Nicola Thorp, who went public after being sent home
:18:07. > :18:10.for wearing flat shoes. I was sent on that particular
:18:11. > :18:12.day to a Portico site. When I turned up to their main
:18:13. > :18:19.reception I was told They gave me a dress,
:18:20. > :18:24.which was fine and then she pointed to my shoes,
:18:25. > :18:27.which were just plain, flat black ones like the ones I'm
:18:28. > :18:30.wearing today and the female supervisor said to me
:18:31. > :18:34.you can't wear those, you have to wear heels or we're
:18:35. > :18:39.going to send you home. Now, there was a male colleague
:18:40. > :18:42.stood right next to me who was wearing similarly flat,
:18:43. > :18:45.black, plain, smart shoes and I pointed out that he wasn't
:18:46. > :18:49.being sent home so I felt the reason that I was being sent home
:18:50. > :18:51.was because I was female. She said she'd encountered similar
:18:52. > :18:56.attitudes when she'd done In one of the interview sessions
:18:57. > :19:01.that I attended the woman who held the interview who was
:19:02. > :19:04.working for the agency, diminished responsibility,
:19:05. > :19:10.she would go around the room and say you need a makeover,
:19:11. > :19:13.you need a makeover, you're fine, She walked up to a black girl
:19:14. > :19:18.who was interviewing and says you can't work for me
:19:19. > :19:21.unless you have your hair Because your hair, as is,
:19:22. > :19:27.is not professional enough. Ruth Campion worked as Cabin Crew
:19:28. > :19:29.for British Airways. She was asked if the men had
:19:30. > :19:32.a similarly restrictive uniform. But all of them, they all
:19:33. > :19:34.looked immaculate. None of them were enhancing
:19:35. > :19:42.their sexuality to improve the image of the airline or the service
:19:43. > :19:47.we were providing. Did you feel unsafe being required
:19:48. > :19:50.to do what you were asked Only because my feet were in so much
:19:51. > :19:56.pain I didn't actually physically I used to sometimes queue
:19:57. > :20:05.for security, as we all queue for security at an airport
:20:06. > :20:07.when you arrive with your I would sometimes stand on the cold
:20:08. > :20:15.airport floor in my bare feet, occasionally taking my shoes off
:20:16. > :20:19.for the sheer relief of having my feet out
:20:20. > :20:22.of the high-heeled shoes for a bit. The head of the agency which had
:20:23. > :20:26.sent Nicola Thorp home said it had Firstly I would like to apologise
:20:27. > :20:35.to Nicola on behalf of myself and on behalf of Portico
:20:36. > :20:41.for causing this distress. When we learnt of this and I learned
:20:42. > :20:51.of it we very quickly took the decision to change the policy,
:20:52. > :20:55.which was outdated. In some areas of transport
:20:56. > :21:03.and tourism, in hospitality, there are lots of examples of jobs,
:21:04. > :21:06.particularly front of house, client facing jobs where women
:21:07. > :21:10.are expected to wear heels I am pleased that members
:21:11. > :21:14.of the committee have brought up an aspects like make up and short
:21:15. > :21:17.skirts and that kind It is about advising employers
:21:18. > :21:27.about what is reasonable and I think somewhere down the line that
:21:28. > :21:30.has been taken over. What has taken over is the brand
:21:31. > :21:33.image that these employees are trying to put into the market
:21:34. > :21:37.and that is the issue. I think it should be that employees
:21:38. > :21:41.should do health and safety assessments but it doesn't go do
:21:42. > :21:45.that much detail in terms I think what could come out of this
:21:46. > :21:52.is proper guidance around what is acceptable and what isn't
:21:53. > :22:06.and in terms of heels. Young women in precarious
:22:07. > :22:09.employment, whether those are agency or zero our contracts are always
:22:10. > :22:13.going to find it difficult to assert their rights and talking about
:22:14. > :22:15.changes to legislation, legislation is only as good as anyone's ability
:22:16. > :22:17.to use it. For many, it's a lifetime dream,
:22:18. > :22:21.to give up work and take up relaxing Thousands of UK citizens live
:22:22. > :22:24.overseas and many are unsure what Britain's decision to leave
:22:25. > :22:27.the EU will mean for pensioners and ex-pats
:22:28. > :22:28.living and working abroad. It was a question put
:22:29. > :22:31.by a Lib Dem Peer who declared herself to be the part owner
:22:32. > :22:43.of a French vineyard. Two years is no time to relocate
:22:44. > :22:48.your business, take your children out of school, relocate your country
:22:49. > :22:54.and buy a new home so, can the Minister tell me first of all, will
:22:55. > :23:00.this country be negotiating on a bilateral basis with each of the 27
:23:01. > :23:08.member states or will they negotiate on block and secondly could she tell
:23:09. > :23:12.me whether the new unit to be based in Whitehall that was also mentioned
:23:13. > :23:16.in yesterday's statement, will there be a member of staff in that unit
:23:17. > :23:24.with special designated responsibility for this area of
:23:25. > :23:27.work? Clearly it will be those negotiating the terms of our
:23:28. > :23:31.relationship with the European Union who will do that work with a very
:23:32. > :23:38.firm view about the importance of preserving the rights of British
:23:39. > :23:41.citizens where ever possible. Does there need to be any negotiation to
:23:42. > :23:46.protect the interests of people living, either British people living
:23:47. > :23:49.in Europe or Europeans living in the United Kingdom, because surely they
:23:50. > :23:55.are protected by an international treaty as it stands today? I'm
:23:56. > :24:01.afraid that although I know he asked that question in very good spirits I
:24:02. > :24:09.can't give him the good news he would like. There is a matter of
:24:10. > :24:13.rights which is a very complex legal matter and we would need to rely
:24:14. > :24:20.upon negotiations to give certainty to those who do you need and deserve
:24:21. > :24:27.it. On that point, it is not only markets that are extremely worried
:24:28. > :24:31.about the uncertainty. People's lives are affected here. People who
:24:32. > :24:35.have lived in this country for 20 years, like my husband, who woke up
:24:36. > :24:42.on Friday morning thinking his country had rejected him. That
:24:43. > :24:46.creates fear. We need to ensure that we respond to that fear. There is
:24:47. > :24:52.another point, British citizens, British people who live in the main
:24:53. > :24:58.land Spain in Gibraltar are going to be even more worried. We need to
:24:59. > :25:04.have clear guidance to ensure that people are not anxious, they can get
:25:05. > :25:11.on with their lives and work. I entirely agree. That will be the
:25:12. > :25:18.thrust of the work being done by the unit being set up and I will think
:25:19. > :25:21.it will be at the forefront of the minds of those who carry out
:25:22. > :25:27.negotiations later this year. With regard to Gibraltar specifically, my
:25:28. > :25:32.colleagues in the Foreign Office have been in contact, of course,
:25:33. > :25:36.throughout with the Gibraltar administration and we have given
:25:37. > :25:37.every indication of full support and we support their sovereignty. We
:25:38. > :25:40.will not let them down. And that's it for now, but do
:25:41. > :25:43.join me at the same time tomorrow when among other things we'll
:25:44. > :25:45.have the highlights from what promises to be a fascinating
:25:46. > :25:47.Prime Minister's Questions, but until then from me,
:25:48. > :25:53.Alicia McCarthy, goodbye.