06/03/2018 Tuesday in Parliament

Hello there and welcome to the

programme. Coming up, Boris Johnson

says Britain will respond robustly

if it's found that the Russian state

was involved in the suspected

poisoning of a former spy and his

daughter in Wiltshire.

It is clear

that Russia, I may fray, is now in

many respects a maligned and

disruptive force.

Pressure is

mounting on the Government to

intervene in the proposed for 4p

takeover of the British defence

engineering giant GKN. And there is

anger and the comments after the big

freeze led to the big burst, leaving

thousands of customers without

running water.

There is absolutely

no excuse for water company is

making huge profits not being able

to preside -- provide the resilience

that would protect businesses and

residents around the country.

But

first, the Foreign Secretary says

the UK will respond appropriately

and robustly should evidence emerged

of state involvement in the apparent

poisoning of a former Russian double

agent. Boris Johnson was answering

an urgent question in the Commons

about the incident on Sunday. When

the spy and his daughter were found

unconscious on a bench in Salisbury

Wiltshire. Russia insists it had no

information on what could have led

to the incident. The former agent

to's wife, son and older brother

have all died in the past two years.

He was granted refuge in the UK

following ace -- in 2010.

Honourable

members will note that the death in

2006 of his son and while it would

be wrong to prejudge the

investigation, I can read you sure

the House that should evidence

emerged that implies a state

responsibility, that her majesties

Government will respond

appropriately and robustly.

Britain

he argued had been at the forefront

of imposing tough sanctions on the

Russian regime. He refused to go

into the details of this specific

case but.

I know members will have

their suspicions. And what I will

say to the House is that if those

suspicions proved to be

well-founded, and then this

government will take whatever

measures we deem necessary to

protect the lives of the people in

this country, our values and our

freedoms. And it fell I am not

narrow pointing fingers because we

cannot Mr Speaker, point fingers. I

say to governments around the world

that no attempt to take innocent

life on UK soil will go either

unsanctioned or unpunished.

If the

MP who asked if the urgent question

said there were 14 other deaths

which journalists had exhibited to

Russian elements.

We are seeing a

pattern here of what the KGB would

refer to as demoralise, destabilise,

and normalise. Does my right

honourable friend agree with me that

this is a form of soft war that

Russia is now conducting against the

West?

It is clear that Russia, I'm a

freight, is now in many respects a

maligned and disruptive force. The

UK is in the lead across the world

in trying to counteract that. I had

to say it is sometimes difficult

given the strong economic pressures

that our -- are exerted by Russia's

hydrocarbons on other European

economies. The difficulties we

sometimes have in trying to get our

points across, but we do get our

points across and there has been no

wavering in the sanctions of the

regime that had been imposed by

European countries and nor will

there be any wavering as long as the

UK has a say in it.

Several Labour

MPs referred to mosh should --

Russian lender -- Russian money

being laundered through the UK and

sloshing about in the carbon market.

Can the Foreign Secretary saying

that he can't just patterns himself

on the back and that we will

complacent and that we must do more

to prevent more?

Can I think get --

can I ask people secretary to think

more of the nineteen thirties? I

think this period there where

marching through now is probably as

dangerous as the 1930s and Russia is

the new Germany. And a leader that

is very unpredictable with a leader

that is very predictable to take

America and free will.

Is it not

time to review whether we continue

to sit on the UN Security Council to

have Russia in a position to decide

whether or not actions that we take

with our military are lawful?

I must

say... I figured if things turn out

to be as our many members suspect

where they are, to return to that

formula, I think we will have to

have a serious conversation about

our engagement with Russia. And from

my own part, I think it will be very

difficult to see how thinking a head

to the World Cup this July, I think

it will be very difficult to imagine

that UK representation at that event

can go ahead in the normal way. We

will certainly have to consider

that.

A source close to Mr Johnson

later said he was talking about a

scenario in which British officials

and dignitaries may not attend,

adding he is not seeking to push for

the team to be withdrawn from the

tournament. Now, the sudden thought

following the recent freezing

weather has led to thousands of

homes across the UK being left

without water. Engineers have been

battling to deal with leaks and

burst pipes. Some areas have been

without supplies for several days

with people relying on emergency

supplies of bottled water. In the

comments, MPs demanded a public

inquiry, stronger price for the

regulator of watch, and proper

compensation for those -- can't --

composition for those impacted.

I

recognise this is been a difficult

time for businesses and residences.

We expect off water to formally

review the companies this period.

This will be a the review as was

identifying the problems. Also to

see examples of preparation shared

across the sector. The Government

will consider any recommendations

from the review and act decisively

to adjust any shortcomings exposed.

Lu with the Government respond and

will that --

Mr Speaker, can the

Minister line say that packages will

be available to cub -- customers,

some led to seek temporary

accommodation? And how those

businesses lost a day pass and trade

will be comes fitted on Richard this

will not happen again.

With the

Environment Secretary highlighting

to the industry last week that on a

normal day, 3 billion L of water are

lost two weeks. What can be done to

ensure better regulation,

particularly tackling that huge

amount of water loss on a yearly

basis?

Customers in parts of England

had gained £150 of north of the

border than they are in Scotland and

they are not getting the service

provided. It may be, Mr Speaker,

that the service in England is

shareholder driven whereas in

Scotland thanks to the foresight of

successive governments of all

parties and the Scottish Parliament,

we have maintained a Scottish water

supply on the public ownership and

public...

They made pre-tax profits

of three and is house last year.

There's simply no skews for having

robust emergency plans in place. The

Phillies this week have been

appalling, they have expose an

organisation which is not fit for

purpose. With the Minister not

commit to ensuring automatic

compensation for all Thames water

customers who have been without

water this week and to look at our

water interest -- industry do look

at its resilience for future

emergencies?

I am anger with them as

well. This is a recurring pattern.

There has been a change in ownership

and leadership. I am absolutely

determined that Thames water

customers receive a far better

service than they have today.

Record

amounts have been invested into our

water system and far more than ever

when this industry was stated. Our

water supplies are amongst the best

and cleanest in the world. Having

said that, it seems to me that in

this case given that the weather was

well predicted, that water supply

companies have been caught for

automatic compensation should be

paid.

There is absolutely no excuse

for water companies making huge

profits not being able to present

that provide the resumes that would

have protected businesses and

residents -- residents around the

country.

The Government has been

accused of threatening women at

hunger strikes at the immigration

centre with accelerated deportation.

The accusation came from the Shadow

Home Secretary, Diane Abbott. The

facility in Bedfordshire has his

women in family groups as was a

small number of men who arrived in

Britain as clandestine migrants on

freight lorries. Some women at the

site are protesting about the

conditions and medical access. The

company which runs the centre has

said some women were refusing to eat

in the restaurant but it was not a

hunger strike.

Newspaper reports

show a letter that has been sent to

these women by the Home Office. The

lotus root produced in some media

outlets. It's a signed letter on the

Home Office headed paper. It begins

by stating that", as you are

currently refusing feud and fluids",

this may lead to your case being

celebrated. This sounds to some of

us on this side of the House, like

punitive deportations for women who

have dared to go on hunger strikes.

The Minister said the letter was

part of Home Office guidance and

have been published for wine in

November.

Nobody wants detainees to

be at any risk. It is important that

they should not regard that as a

route to prevent removal from this

country. As I said very clearly in

my opening statement, ensuring that

individuals abide by rules is an

essential part of our immigration

system.

The lab scale of people is

frankly a stand in our democracy and

an affront to the rule of law. This

most recent incident is far from the

first example and it will not be the

last unless there is radical change.

Why does the UK detained more than

any other European country? Like in

any other EU country manage this but

not the UK? Why does the Government

continued to detain vulnerable

people angry victims of torture. It

is time for radical reform of the UK

immigration detention regime and it

is time for a minute.

The Minister

said all cases were considered on a

case-by-case basis. And welfare was

absolutely at the forefront.

After Prime the Minister raised

questions about UK buzz my departure

the EU. David Davis wasn't keen to

answer questions from labour's at

Davis about whether the UK with a

EDU if Parliament voted that a final

Brexit deal. In what was called a

meaningful vote.

I made very plain

weathered meaningful vote means.

I

don't want to retract from that.

Will a meaningful vote mean no I

recommend you go back...

When he was

a Minister colleague and a

committee, well I am sorry about...

Asking questions, there's no answer.

Will there be an opportunity to

suspend Article 50 in the event,

there was in time for a meaningful

vote will mean that you mean that...

Another Labour MP said Ed needed

clarity posts Brexit, putting but

this jobs at risk. David Davis said

he had spoken to the company's chief

executive.

From there 22, Winks from

North Wales, I did not foresee any

problem there with respect dividend

have said that he had a problem. All

I can tell you, is whether said to

me.

If I may finish my point, I

appreciate that you want to reveal

what was said in private during the

negotiations, but he could be

devastating for the public if they

would reconsider their position in

UK, can I ask if that even in a

private conversation if you could

provide a clarity deceived the jobs

be protected?

Like I said I had of

conversation got obviously no

Parliament, obviously, 19% of EU

doctors are in the process of

leaving.

A lot of what we need to do

is give them how do we give EU

nationals and surety as to nothing

that happened than it has to be

repealed after 2019.

Partly, it

would be part of the treaty, the

withdrawing agreement, historically

British governments have not

repudiate agreements in a cavalier

manner.

David Davis gave his top

tips on how to negotiate.

At the

beginning of this process, I told a

House, the wanted a debate there

would be astonished as the hoplite

was going to be in the next two

years. I think the view that when

public aggression, and negotiations

doesn't go very well. It creates an

attitude of genocide. And I avoided.

What everybody else does is up to

them. Mr is getting made different

advise?

David Davis. Now pressure is

mounting on the Government, and

opposed 7.5 S M 7.4 in the takeover

of British signed GKN. During the

hearing of the business committee,

the www. Concern from a group of MPs

who wrote the the secretary Clark to

block the takeover.

They're very

clear national security

implications. It's also about our

future defence capability is moving

forward. We have a plan for future

gum unaware involved in, not just

existing products, the Airbus

industry elsewhere in Europe, but

also involved in significant product

development, are indeed 15 year...

With contractors in the United

States as well. It's about

maximizing share of values. Eight if

you can't go get away with it at

somewhere well, that is not good for

UK.

What I know, is it buy, sell

short term business model. We have a

long-term business model where we

invest in technologies for the

long-term, I am an engineer, I

worked, I have been on the board, I

know what it takes in this business

to deliver, and I know for a

customer, a shorter programme is

seven years, ten years or more.

325.

Yet we are a long-time business,

long-term company, we take long-term

relationships with universities,

customers to run this business.

The

regulator said the level of debt

involved in the deal raises

concerns. To see ever do would be

able to serve the £700 million

pension deficit.

There's a standard

leveler we use in all our

acquisitions.

Can you understand in

the current climate that people are

worried?

Yes.

Do you understand,

this is complete... You are going to

funded with 20% extra debt?

It is

not extra debt, if I may say so.

Combined £10 billion. Our position

is that we manage all these

businesses we manage these

businesses,...

What we aim to do,...

We have an exemplary track record in

terms of dealing with pension

schemes. Over the past six -- 15

years every single pension scheme in

our ownership, has left it and a

much more secure financial position

that it was before.

FPs spent the

afternoon on the energy, bill.

-- M Pease.

The business Secretary quoted from

an investigation into the industry.

The CMA identified a detriment

to consider matters,

that's to say how much consumers

are overpaying compared

to a fully competitive market.

At an average of

£1.4 billion a year.

Now, those paying in the default

have are much more likely to be

in reduced circumstances.

80% of households with an income

of less than £80,000 did not switch

80% of households with an income

of less than £18,000 did not switch

supplier in the last three years.

Yes, I was relieved last week

to finally see the Bill introduced

to Parliament and I welcomed

the Government's foray

into a policy which it previously

denounced as Marxist.

But it remains the case

that as a result of this

government's inaction,

millions of households have been

left to scrape through this winter

facing a choice between cold homes

or astronomical bills.

If the average saving

between the cheapest Tartar

and a standard-bearer is £300

per annum, then somebody else apart

from he can do the maths to assess

songs that are going to start

from he can do the maths to assess

sums that are going to start

to recover from these

companies are the customers.

The Government is clear.

It except that it accepts that

what this legislation seeks

to do in this country,

impose a price cap within

a liberalised energy

market of long-standing,

has never been done before.

We are sailing into

completely uncharted waters.

Should we not, therefore,

proceed with some caution?

The Bill does not.

It sails off abandon trusting Ofgem

to set the level of the cap.

A major new power that has

the potential to alter

the UK energy market

with its yet unknown consequences.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has

called on the Government to work

with United Nations to help the

people of the Democratic of Congo.

He told the House of Lords that

there was anarchy across the

country. He reflected on the

situation there.

My lords given the

prevailing anarchy across the

country. That seems impossible to

control. And of which I was reminded

in a conversation with the

Archbishop of Congo this morning. 2

million refugees, some any

casualties and immeasurable

suffering over the last 20 years.

Would the Government use its

influence over the other members of

the UN council Security Council? For

the Government Lord, said the

priority was to protect civilians.

In order to achieve this, we need to

let -- make UNESCO a more effective

force. To work with the newly

appointed head of an restoring

stability.

In a country where so

many people died in the second Congo

war, identity have seen Djourou

United Nations report where

millions, of bodies, mutilated

bodies... Some found and recognised

only by hysterical colours. People

live on less than 18p a day, isn't

it kind of economic leverage, the

Tao is unspeakable corruption,

that's right my load on all

occasions whenever we have contact

with the Government, we emphasise

the importance of human rights, that

basically to have to keep -- clean

their act.

Finally banning wild

animals and circus. We have come a

long way from the 1930s when it

lined tamers took to the ring

wielding their website in the 1960s

where elephants performed gravity

defying tricks. But, according to

the Department for the Environment,

there are currently 18 wild animals

a licence or travelling shows in

England. And these include six

reindeer, three camels, Tracy read,

Rocco 's, Fox's, Ministers have

previously announced that the inch

year, that's right that the intent

to ensure that it would be a band

for 20,000 20. But there was an

argument that there was no

place -- 2020.

Is it right, I question,

that we allow wild animals to travel

around the country from temporary

enclosures to circus tent and back

to a lorry for a journey

on to the next town?

What sort of a life

is that for animals such

as zebras and camels?

Without space to forage

and interact with other animals

of their own kind in the way

that they would naturally,

these wild animals cannot

truly say to be wild.

Her bill has a long way to go before

it becomes law. That's it for me.

For now, for new -- me, goodbye.