0:00:17 > 0:00:19Order.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24Statement, The Prime Minister.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27With permission I would like to read a statement on the G20 summit
0:00:27 > 0:00:31in China but before I turn to the G20, I would like to say
0:00:31 > 0:00:34something about the process of Brexit.
0:00:34 > 0:00:40On 23rd of June, the British people were asked to vote
0:00:40 > 0:00:43on whether we should stay in the EU or leave.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44The majority decided to leave.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Our task is to deliver the will of the British people
0:00:47 > 0:00:50and negotiate the best possible deal for our country.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53I know many people are keen to see what rapid progress,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56to see rapid progress and to understand what post
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Brexit Britain will look like.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01We are getting on with the vital work but we must also think
0:01:01 > 0:01:04through the issues in a sober and considered weight and this
0:01:04 > 0:01:11is about getting the kind of deal that is ambitious
0:01:11 > 0:01:13and bold for Britain.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16It is not about the Norway model, the Swiss model or any other
0:01:16 > 0:01:19country, it is about developing our own British model.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23We will not take decisions until we are ready, we will not
0:01:23 > 0:01:28reveal our hand prematurely, and we will not provide a running
0:01:28 > 0:01:31commentary on every twist and turn of negotiations.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35And I say that because that is not the best way to conduct a strong
0:01:35 > 0:01:38and mature negotiation that would deliver the best deal
0:01:38 > 0:01:39for the people of this country.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42As the Secretary of State for exiting the European Union told
0:01:42 > 0:01:45the House on Monday, we will maximise and seize
0:01:45 > 0:01:49the opportunities that Brexit presents.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52That is the approach I took to the G20 summit.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57This was the first time...
0:01:57 > 0:02:02This was the first time that the world's leading economies
0:02:02 > 0:02:07have come together since the UK's decision to leave the EU and it
0:02:07 > 0:02:10demonstrated the leading role we continue to play in the world
0:02:10 > 0:02:12as a bold, ambitious and outward looking nation.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Building on our strength as a great trading nation,
0:02:15 > 0:02:20we were clear that we had to resist a retreat to protectionism
0:02:20 > 0:02:23and we had conversations about how we can explore new bilateral trading
0:02:23 > 0:02:26negotiations with key partners around the world.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28We initiated important discussions on responding to rising
0:02:28 > 0:02:33globalisation sentiment and ensuring the world's economy
0:02:33 > 0:02:35works for everyone.
0:02:35 > 0:02:42And we continue to play our part in working with our allies
0:02:42 > 0:02:44to confront the growing challenges of
0:02:44 > 0:02:45terrorism and migration.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Trading with partners around the globe has been the foundation
0:02:48 > 0:02:52of our prosperity in the past and it will underpin our prosperity
0:02:52 > 0:02:53in the future.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Under my leadership, as we leave the EU, Britain
0:02:55 > 0:02:59will seek to become the global leader in free trade.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03At this summit we secured widespread agreement across the G20 to resist
0:03:03 > 0:03:08a retreat to protectionism, including a specific agreement
0:03:08 > 0:03:10to extend the rollback of protectionist measures
0:03:10 > 0:03:15until the end of 2018.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19The G20 also committed to ratify by the end of this year the WTO
0:03:19 > 0:03:21agreement to reduce the costs and burdens of moving goods
0:03:21 > 0:03:25across borders and it agreed to do more to encourage firms
0:03:25 > 0:03:29of all sizes, in particular female lead firms, to take full advantage
0:03:29 > 0:03:30of global supply chains.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Britain also continued to press for an ambitious EU trade agenda,
0:03:33 > 0:03:37including in lamenting the EU- Canada deal and forging agreements
0:03:37 > 0:03:40with Japan and America and we will continue to make these
0:03:40 > 0:03:43items as long as we are members of the EU.
0:03:43 > 0:03:54But as we leave the EU, we will also forge our own new trade
0:03:54 > 0:03:58deals and I am pleased to say that just as the UK is pleased
0:03:58 > 0:04:02deals and I am pleased to say that just as the UK is pleased to seize
0:04:02 > 0:04:03the opportunities that
0:04:03 > 0:04:04leaving the EU represents,
0:04:04 > 0:04:05so our international partners.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08They said they would welcome talks on removing barriers to trade
0:04:08 > 0:04:14between the countries.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17The Australian trade minister is to visited yesterday to take part
0:04:17 > 0:04:20in exploratory talks on the UK and Australia trade deal.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23In our bilateral at the end of the summit, the president
0:04:23 > 0:04:27of China made clear that China would welcome discussions on a trade
0:04:27 > 0:04:28agreement with the UK.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32As we do more to advance free trade around the world,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35so we must also do more to ensure working people really benefit
0:04:35 > 0:04:37from the opportunities it creates.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Across the world today, many feel these opportunities do not
0:04:39 > 0:04:42seem to come to them.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45They feel a lack of control over their lives.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49They have a job but no job security, our home but worrying
0:04:49 > 0:04:51about paying the mortgage.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54They are just about managing but life is hard.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58It is not enough for governments to take a hands-off approach.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02At this summit I argued that we need to deliver an economy that
0:05:02 > 0:05:03works that everyone.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Bold action at home and cooperation abroad.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08That is why in Britain we are developing a proper
0:05:08 > 0:05:11industrial strategy to improve productivity in every part
0:05:11 > 0:05:15of the country so more people can share in our prosperity
0:05:15 > 0:05:18through higher real wages and greater opportunities
0:05:18 > 0:05:20for young people.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23And to restore greater fairness we will be consulting
0:05:23 > 0:05:25on new measures to tackle corporate irresponsibility.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Cracking down on excessive corporate pay, poor corporate governance
0:05:28 > 0:05:33and tax avoidance.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36And giving customers representations on company boards.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40At the G20, this mission of ensuring the comedy works for everyone
0:05:40 > 0:05:44was echoed by other leaders.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48This is an agenda that Britain will continue to lead in the months
0:05:48 > 0:05:54and years ahead.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56--
0:05:56 > 0:05:59-- economy.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Together we agreed to continue efforts to fight corruption.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Building on the London Summit and doing more to prevent aggressive
0:06:05 > 0:06:07tax avoidance, stopping companies avoiding tax by shifting profits
0:06:07 > 0:06:08to one jurisdiction from another.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12We agree to work together to address the causes of global industries
0:06:12 > 0:06:14and is such as the steel industry.
0:06:14 > 0:06:20And also deal with market distortions.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25All of the steps are important if we are to retain support
0:06:25 > 0:06:28for free trade and the open economies that are the bedrock
0:06:28 > 0:06:29of global growth.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Turning to global security, Britain remains at the heart
0:06:33 > 0:06:36of DAESH and we discussed the need for plans to prevent
0:06:36 > 0:06:39foreign fighters dispersing from Irani, Syria and Libya.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42We want to limit the financing of all terrorist organisations
0:06:42 > 0:06:44and more action to improve safety and security
0:06:44 > 0:06:48in the aviation industry.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52We hope some things will be adopted by the end of this month.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54We also need to confront the ideology that underpins this
0:06:54 > 0:06:57terrorism.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01That means addressing both violent and non-violent extremism
0:07:01 > 0:07:05and working across borders to tackle radicalisation online.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Turning to the migration crisis, Britain will continue
0:07:08 > 0:07:11to meet its obligations to the poorest in the world
0:07:11 > 0:07:15and support refugees.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18We will make further commitments at President Obama's summit
0:07:18 > 0:07:21in New York later this month.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24At the G20 I also argued that we cannot shy away from dealing
0:07:24 > 0:07:25with illegal migration.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28I will be returning to this at the UN General Assembly.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31We need to improve how we distinguish between refugees
0:07:31 > 0:07:33and economic migrants.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38This will allow economies to benefit from controlled migration
0:07:38 > 0:07:42and we will be able to get more help to refugees who need it
0:07:42 > 0:07:44and retain popular support for doing so.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46This doesn't just protect our own people.
0:07:46 > 0:07:52By reducing the scope for the mass population movements we are seeing
0:07:52 > 0:07:55today and investing the underlying drivers of mass migration at source,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58we can achieve better outcomes for the migrants themselves.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02As part of this new approach we need a more concerted effort
0:08:02 > 0:08:05to address modern slavery.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08This sickening trade, often using the same criminal
0:08:08 > 0:08:13networks that facilitate illegal migration is an affront
0:08:13 > 0:08:16to our humanity and I want Britain leading a global effort
0:08:16 > 0:08:18to stamp it out.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Mr Speaker, when the British people voted to leave the European Union,
0:08:21 > 0:08:23they did not vote to leave Europe.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27To turn inwards or to walk away from the G20 or our international
0:08:27 > 0:08:28partners around the world.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31That has never been the British way.
0:08:31 > 0:08:41We have always understood that our success as a sovereign
0:08:41 > 0:08:43nation is bound in trade
0:08:43 > 0:08:44and cooperation with others.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47By building on existing relationships and shaping
0:08:47 > 0:08:50an ambitious global role, we will make a successful exit
0:08:50 > 0:08:52for us and our European partners and continue to strengthen
0:08:52 > 0:08:55the prosperity of generations to come and I commend this statement
0:08:55 > 0:09:04to the house.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Jeremy Korbin.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09I would like to thank the Prime Minister for her statement
0:09:09 > 0:09:13on the G20's Summit and giving me an advanced copy of it.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16I first went to China in 1998 to attend a United Nations
0:09:16 > 0:09:17conference on human rights.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20The same year, the European Convention on human rights
0:09:20 > 0:09:24was incorporated into UK law in our Human Rights Act.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27That legislation has protected the liberties of our people and held
0:09:27 > 0:09:31successive British governments to account.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Which is why on this side of the house we share the concerns
0:09:34 > 0:09:42of so many at the government's plans to repeal the Human Rights Act.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47The Prime Minister said she would not reveal her hand
0:09:47 > 0:09:52on this subject, nobody would blame her because she has
0:09:52 > 0:09:55not revealed her hand or the government's many hands
0:09:55 > 0:09:57on this particular thing.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00They are unclear what they are trying to do.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03The G20 met in wake of the vote to leave the European Union.
0:10:03 > 0:10:11We accept the decision taken by the majority of our people
0:10:11 > 0:10:14however, we cannot ignore this fact that the outcome has left
0:10:14 > 0:10:19this country divided.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21With increased levels of hate crimes, huge uncertainty
0:10:21 > 0:10:23about what comes next for our country and an extraordinary
0:10:23 > 0:10:26lack of planning and preparation on how to navigate
0:10:26 > 0:10:30the post-referendum situation in relation to Europe.
0:10:30 > 0:10:39That uncertainty and division has been made worse by the government's
0:10:39 > 0:10:42ministers' political posturing and often contradictory messages
0:10:42 > 0:10:45which do not seem to add up to a considered position.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Yesterday, the Brexit secretary said staying in the single market
0:10:48 > 0:10:52was improbable, the Prime Minister's spokesman said it was not the case,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55it is one or the other, it can't be both.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Can the Prime Minister tell the house what the government's
0:10:58 > 0:11:00policy actually is?
0:11:00 > 0:11:04The negotiation for Britain's withdrawal from the EU must focus
0:11:04 > 0:11:07on expanding trade, jobs and investment.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12Defending social employment and environmental protections
0:11:12 > 0:11:17and as many colleagues have raised during prime ministers questions,
0:11:17 > 0:11:22the uncertainty facing the universities for example,
0:11:22 > 0:11:26the member for Bristol West raised the issue, they need certainty
0:11:26 > 0:11:30of their relationship with European universities immediately.
0:11:30 > 0:11:36It cannot wait.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Parliament and the public cannot be sidelined in this from the greatest
0:11:40 > 0:11:43constitutional change this country has embarked on in 20 years.
0:11:43 > 0:11:49Corporate globalisation is an issue and has to be addressed.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53I am pleased the G20 did address it.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56The G20 was formed in response to the global financial
0:11:56 > 0:11:58crisis of 2008.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02A devastating event triggered by reckless deregulation
0:12:02 > 0:12:05of the financial sector.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08It is a model of running the global economy that the Prime Minister
0:12:08 > 0:12:11acknowledges has produced huge increases in inequality and failed
0:12:11 > 0:12:12in its own terms.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15I raised this issue with President Obama
0:12:15 > 0:12:18during his visit earlier this year.
0:12:18 > 0:12:24It is clear that rising levels of inequality in all of our economy
0:12:24 > 0:12:27fuel insecurities and put people and communities against each other.
0:12:27 > 0:12:34It has been 40 years since Britain has had to engage in high
0:12:34 > 0:12:42-- bilateral trade negotiations.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44The free-trade government the Prime Minister spoke of has
0:12:44 > 0:12:47often
0:12:47 > 0:12:50been pursued at the expense of the world's most fragile economies.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52It has been realised with destructive consequences
0:12:52 > 0:12:52for our environment.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56We need a UK trade agenda that protects people and the environment
0:12:56 > 0:12:59and I urge the Prime Minister to stand with me against the use
0:12:59 > 0:13:02of Britain's aid and trade policies to further the agenda
0:13:02 > 0:13:07of deregulation and privatisation in developing countries.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10We need a trade policy which values human rights and human dignity.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16In particular, in particular, could the Prime Minister informed
0:13:16 > 0:13:18the house about her talks with the Chinese president
0:13:18 > 0:13:21in two crucial areas?
0:13:21 > 0:13:25The first I raised in my meeting with him last autumn.
0:13:25 > 0:13:31The UK steel industry continues to face deeply challenging times.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34A key reason for this is the sale of cheap subsidised Chinese steel
0:13:34 > 0:13:38that is flooding the European markets.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43What assurances did the Chinese president give that this practice
0:13:43 > 0:13:46will stop and stop now because of the damage it is doing
0:13:46 > 0:13:55to the steel industry in this country and others?
0:13:55 > 0:13:57On the question of Hinckley, during the summer,
0:13:57 > 0:13:58the Prime Minister
0:13:58 > 0:14:01announced she was postponing the decision on the new nuclear
0:14:01 > 0:14:03reactor at Hinkley Point.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Could the Prime Minister take this opportunity to explain why
0:14:06 > 0:14:12she decided to postpone the decision and could she also point
0:14:12 > 0:14:14out which aspect of the contract she is re-examining?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Finally, the Prime Minister was involved in discussions
0:14:16 > 0:14:24at the G20 around global challenges to security.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27As the complex brutal conflicts continue across the Middle East,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29we need a concerted global response to these challenges.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34The human cost of the refugee crisis and the thousands downing in the sea
0:14:34 > 0:14:37each year must be our number one concern and our number one
0:14:37 > 0:14:40humanitarian response.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45That is why I remain concerned that at the heart of this government's
0:14:45 > 0:14:48security strategy is increased arms exports to the very part
0:14:48 > 0:14:51of the world that most immediately threatens the security.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55The British government continues to sell arms to Saudi Arabia
0:14:55 > 0:14:59which are being used to commit crimes against humanity in Yemen.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Which has been clearly detailed by the UN and other agencies.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08Will the Prime Minister commit today to halting arms sales
0:15:08 > 0:15:12to Saudi Arabia that have been used to prosecute this war in Yemen
0:15:12 > 0:15:20with the humanitarian devastation that has resulted from that?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27The Right Honourable gentleman raised a number of issues.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30May I comment, he raised and referred to the question of hate
0:15:30 > 0:15:35crimes that have taken place in the United Kingdom.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38We have a proud history in the UK welcoming people to this country
0:15:38 > 0:15:41and there is no place in this society for hate crimes.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44The government has published a new action plan against hate crime
0:15:44 > 0:15:48and we are concerned about the level of hate crime we have seen.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50The Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary met Polish
0:15:50 > 0:15:55ministers this week to discuss the particular concern about attacks
0:15:55 > 0:16:02that have taken place on Polish people here in the UK.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05We were very clear and the police are clear that they will,
0:16:05 > 0:16:09anyone who has been a victim of hate crime allegations taking place
0:16:09 > 0:16:12should take those allegations to the police.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15He talked about the issue of what we will be doing
0:16:15 > 0:16:18in negotiations with the European Union.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22I covered this in my statement of what we will be doing
0:16:22 > 0:16:26as we negotiate our leaving from the EU is to negotiate
0:16:26 > 0:16:28a new relationship with the European Union.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31That will include control on the movement of people
0:16:31 > 0:16:32from the EU to the UK.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36I don't think he referred to that.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40It will also be about getting the right deal for trade in goods
0:16:40 > 0:16:42and services that we want to see.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46It will be a new relationship.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49As I indicated in my statement and in prime ministers questions
0:16:49 > 0:16:52earlier, I will not be giving a running commentary
0:16:52 > 0:16:54and the government will not.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58And there is a good reason for that, we want to get the best deal.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03We want to get the right deal for the United Kingdom.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06If we were to give a constant running commentary and give
0:17:06 > 0:17:09away our negotiating hand, that would not be what we achieve.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13He referred to the issue of steel, I raised the issue
0:17:13 > 0:17:16of overproduction, this was important because it was not
0:17:16 > 0:17:19just being raised with the Chinese government but with all
0:17:19 > 0:17:22of the leaders around that table.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26Crucially the G20 have recognised the significance of this
0:17:26 > 0:17:30and recognised the issue of the steps that some governments
0:17:30 > 0:17:34are taking which are leading to some of the problems that we see,
0:17:34 > 0:17:38that is why the new forum has been introduced which will look at these
0:17:38 > 0:17:42issues and the Chinese will be sitting on that forum.
0:17:42 > 0:17:49I don't just take a decision without looking at the analysis,
0:17:49 > 0:17:52I am looking at the details, looking at the analysis,
0:17:52 > 0:17:59and a decision will be taken later this month.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04On Saudi Arabia, I met the deputy Prince at the G20.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08I did raise with him the concerns about reports of what might have
0:18:08 > 0:18:12happened in the Yemen.
0:18:12 > 0:18:18I insisted that these should be properly investigated.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22But the leader of the Opposition said that in relation
0:18:22 > 0:18:25to our relations with Saudi Arabia, he referred to what happens
0:18:25 > 0:18:28in Saudi Arabia as being, I think he implied that it was a threat
0:18:28 > 0:18:31to the safety of people in the UK.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34What matters is the strength of our relationship with Saudi Arabia
0:18:34 > 0:18:37on issues like dealing with terrorism, counterterrorism issues.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40It is that relationship that has helped keep people on the streets
0:18:40 > 0:18:45of Britain safe.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47And can I just say to the Right Honourable gentleman,
0:18:47 > 0:18:51I have a very clear view, as does the Conservative Party
0:18:51 > 0:18:54on this side of the House, that if we are going to see
0:18:54 > 0:18:56prosperity and growth in the economies around the world,
0:18:56 > 0:19:00the way to get there is through free trade.
0:19:00 > 0:19:06Free trade has underpinned the prosperity of this country.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09I will take no lessons from the Right Honourable gentleman
0:19:09 > 0:19:16on action to help developing countries and those
0:19:16 > 0:19:18who are in poverty elsewhere in the world because this
0:19:18 > 0:19:22government has a fine record in terms of what we have them
0:19:22 > 0:19:24in humanitarian support, in educating girls and others around
0:19:24 > 0:19:27the world and in helping people to have access to medical care,
0:19:27 > 0:19:29water and the resources they need.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32But it is a free trade that underpins our growth.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36We will be the global leader in free trade and it is also the best
0:19:36 > 0:19:38anti-poverty policy for those countries.
0:19:38 > 0:19:44I will be an unashamed, unashamedly will go out
0:19:44 > 0:19:47there and give the message that we want a free-trade country
0:19:47 > 0:19:49and I am only sorry that the Labour Party
0:19:49 > 0:19:52is turning its back on something that has led to the prosperity
0:19:52 > 0:19:57of the United Kingdom.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00May I congratulate my right honourable friend on her emphatic
0:20:00 > 0:20:05support for free trade?
0:20:05 > 0:20:09In the European Union, we currently run a deficit
0:20:09 > 0:20:14with the other 27 member states, according to the Office
0:20:14 > 0:20:16of National Statistics, of ?62 billion a year.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20However, we run a surplus with the same goods and services
0:20:20 > 0:20:23with the rest of the world which went up by around ?10 billion
0:20:23 > 0:20:28last year alone.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33Will my right honourable friend continue her crusade for free trade
0:20:33 > 0:20:36to develop our world opportunities through Brexit and Jim assured
0:20:36 > 0:20:40that the European Commission and the European Union no longer
0:20:40 > 0:20:44continues to run our trade policy, we will do it ourselves and do
0:20:44 > 0:20:45it really well.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48My honourable friend is right, we have an opportunity
0:20:48 > 0:20:52and I want to make sure that we are ambitious in seizing
0:20:52 > 0:20:55those opportunities to develop those trade deals around the world.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58We will be developing that new relationship
0:20:58 > 0:21:02with the European Union which will be, part of which,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06will be how we trade with the EU in relation to goods and services,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09but we have the opportunity to develop those trading
0:21:09 > 0:21:10relationships around the rest of the world.
0:21:10 > 0:21:21We can't formally have those deals in place and operating
0:21:21 > 0:21:23until we leave the European Union but we can do
0:21:23 > 0:21:24the
0:21:24 > 0:21:27preparation to make sure they are there when we need them.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Can I thank the Prime Minister for an advanced copy
0:21:29 > 0:21:31of this statement.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34The G20 summit was very much cast with the Brexit vote
0:21:34 > 0:21:38and her own Brexit brainstorming from the previous week.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42I read one report about it that said what Brexit appeared to mean
0:21:42 > 0:21:45at the G20 was the Prime Minister getting shunted to the back
0:21:45 > 0:21:49of the role of the leaders group photo, being briefed
0:21:49 > 0:21:53against by the Americans and the Japanese, and being left
0:21:53 > 0:21:56to pick up the fact that Mexico, Australia and Singapore have
0:21:56 > 0:21:58expressed a vague interest in doing trade deals.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02The Conservatives on the other side don't like it but this is how other
0:22:02 > 0:22:10countries are viewing the UK internationally.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13G20 leaders are as keen as us all to actually learn what on earth
0:22:13 > 0:22:16the UK Government's plans are for leaving the European Union.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19I asked the Prime Minister twice during Prime Minister's Questions
0:22:19 > 0:22:21a really simple question and since then she has said,
0:22:21 > 0:22:24and I quote, she is not giving a running commentary,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28which seems more like no commentary whatsoever,
0:22:28 > 0:22:32and she is not going to comment on every twist and turn.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Being a full member of the European single market is not a twist,
0:22:36 > 0:22:40it is not a turn, it is absolutely fundamental to business
0:22:40 > 0:22:45across the United Kingdom.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Does she seriously expect to be able to hold out for years in not
0:22:48 > 0:22:51confirming whether she wants the UK to remain a full member
0:22:51 > 0:22:52of the single market?
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Can she tell us now, does she want the UK to remain fully
0:22:56 > 0:22:57within the single market?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Yes or no?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02On trade, we know that the United States and pretty much
0:23:02 > 0:23:10every other country wants a trade deal with the European Union ahead
0:23:10 > 0:23:13of the United Kingdom and a trade deal with the UK only after it
0:23:13 > 0:23:15leaves the European Union.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Can the Prime Minister tell us how many trade negotiators the UK
0:23:18 > 0:23:20government has actually hired since the referendum?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22On immigration, we learned that the promise of a points-based
0:23:22 > 0:23:32immigration system is ditched.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35At the same time, the UK government have plans to trailblaze a policy
0:23:35 > 0:23:37first mooted by Donald Trump and build a wall.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Is the Prime Minister not totally ashamed?
0:23:39 > 0:23:44Surely she can come up with something better than this.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48And on specific funding questions, voters were promised if they voted
0:23:48 > 0:23:51leave that the National Health Service would receive an extra ?350
0:23:51 > 0:23:58million a week, a week!
0:23:58 > 0:24:02Will be Prime Minister confirmed that this promise,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05like the immigration promise made by the league campaign,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07is being broken?
0:24:07 > 0:24:12Mr Speaker, a very important question that matters to a lot
0:24:12 > 0:24:17of people in coastal communities in Scotland
0:24:17 > 0:24:20is about the funding that they were due to receive
0:24:20 > 0:24:25of more than 100 million euros from the European Maritime
0:24:25 > 0:24:28and Fisheries Fund between now and 2023.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33There has been no commitment whatsoever from the UK Government
0:24:33 > 0:24:35to honour that funding round.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Will she give it now?
0:24:39 > 0:24:44Mr Speaker, it has been very problematic in recent weeks to have
0:24:44 > 0:24:47to deal with a situation where the Prime Minister's party has
0:24:47 > 0:24:52suggested that EU citizens shouldn't participate fully
0:24:52 > 0:24:58in Scottish public life.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01We on these benches totally repudiate that narrow-minded,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03racist and xenophobic position.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05The Prime Minister is shaking her head.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10She should be aware of this.
0:25:10 > 0:25:16Will she take the opportunity to this associate her party
0:25:16 > 0:25:21from this, apologise for it and confirm that we value
0:25:21 > 0:25:25the contribution of European Union citizens living in this country
0:25:25 > 0:25:27and we are grateful for it?
0:25:27 > 0:25:32Finally, Mr Speaker,...
0:25:32 > 0:25:35As the right honourable gentleman has taken twice as much time
0:25:35 > 0:25:43as he was allocated, I trust his last sentence will be
0:25:43 > 0:25:46a pithy one.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50And the Prime Minister has not had time yet to make an oral statement
0:25:50 > 0:25:54to the House on the important matter of the Estates review of the MoD
0:25:54 > 0:26:02so will she confirmed the commitment the government has given
0:26:02 > 0:26:05to communities that there will be consultation with them before final
0:26:05 > 0:26:07decision and announcements are made?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10It's an extremely important matter but it is not obvious to me how it
0:26:10 > 0:26:13appertains to the G20.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16I will try and limit my response to the key issues
0:26:16 > 0:26:20that I referred to in my statement.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Can I just say on this issue of immigration,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24the right honourable gentleman says a points-based system
0:26:24 > 0:26:28has been rejected.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31What the people of the United Kingdom will before
0:26:31 > 0:26:34on the 23rd of June as part of the vote to leave
0:26:34 > 0:26:38the European Union was to have control over people who are moving
0:26:38 > 0:26:40from the European Union into the United Kingdom.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43A points-based system does not give you that control.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46What it does is it means that anybody who meets a certain set
0:26:46 > 0:26:52of criteria is automatically allowed to enter the country.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57It does not give the country the opportunity of the control
0:26:57 > 0:27:00and making the decisions as to who can enter the country.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03And it is that degree of control, that issue of control,
0:27:03 > 0:27:10that we will be looking for as we decide the relationship
0:27:10 > 0:27:13we are going to have with the European Union in future.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16He said a lot about trade deals with other countries,
0:27:16 > 0:27:18about opportunities, and so forth.
0:27:18 > 0:27:23What I saw at the G20 and my discussions with a number
0:27:23 > 0:27:25of other world leaders was a great willingness to seize
0:27:25 > 0:27:28the opportunities that come from the UK leaving
0:27:28 > 0:27:31the European Union, to do exactly the sort of trade deals
0:27:31 > 0:27:35that my Honourable Friend has just been referring to.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37I think we should, as a United Kingdom,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40be willing to seize those opportunities.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44We should be ambitious in the deals we wish to do around the world.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46We should be the global leader in free trade,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49we should be taking those opportunities and ensuring that
0:27:49 > 0:27:54as we leave the European Union, we are able to have the relationships
0:27:54 > 0:27:56that will ensure growth and prosperity for the whole
0:27:56 > 0:28:05of the United Kingdom, including growth and prosperity for Scotland.
0:28:05 > 0:28:15Mr Crispin Blunt.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18At the G20 with the Saudi deputy crown Prince,
0:28:18 > 0:28:19you will have met
0:28:19 > 0:28:21the Saudi Foreign Minister who is now in London.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Is she as delighted as I am that you make clear to parliamentarians
0:28:25 > 0:28:29this morning that we can now add the GCC to the list of those parts
0:28:29 > 0:28:32of the world seeking an early trade deal with the United Kingdom?
0:28:32 > 0:28:34I echo the comments of my honourable friend.
0:28:34 > 0:28:40I am pleased that has been reiterated.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43It was an issue I discussed with the deputy crown Prince
0:28:43 > 0:28:45and I am pleased the GCC
0:28:45 > 0:28:46are in a position to.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Mr Tim Farron.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52I thank the Prime Minister for her statement.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Now Australia today has joined America at the G20 last week
0:28:56 > 0:28:59in slapping down her government, telling us we are at the back
0:28:59 > 0:29:02of the queue for a trade deal, the plain fact is that this
0:29:02 > 0:29:06government is not concealing its hand, it hasn't got a hand or,
0:29:06 > 0:29:07it would appear, a clue.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Will the Prime Minister take this opportunity to reassure business
0:29:10 > 0:29:13and confirm that we will remain a member of the European single
0:29:13 > 0:29:17market and will she agree with me that we trusted the British people
0:29:17 > 0:29:20with the question of our departure so we should trust them
0:29:20 > 0:29:23with the question of our destination and put whatever deal she negotiates
0:29:23 > 0:29:28to the British people in a referendum?
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Can I say to the honourable gentleman, he refers to the remarks
0:29:31 > 0:29:35that have been made by the Australian Trade Minister,
0:29:35 > 0:29:40what he has done is simply to set out what the legal position is.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44I mentioned it in response to an earlier point and the legal
0:29:44 > 0:29:47position is this, that we are not able to finally sign or put
0:29:47 > 0:29:50into place, or put into practice trade deals with other countries
0:29:50 > 0:29:53while we remain a member of the European Union.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54That is the situation.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58It doesn't mean we can't prepare for that, it doesn't mean we can't
0:29:58 > 0:30:02be negotiating about that, but what I am also very clear
0:30:02 > 0:30:06about is that as long as we are full members of the European Union,
0:30:06 > 0:30:10until we leave, we will be advocates for free trade,
0:30:10 > 0:30:13we will be advocates for those trade deals that the European Union
0:30:13 > 0:30:17is negotiating with other countries.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20I gave that commitment to the Canada trade deal,
0:30:20 > 0:30:28I have given that commitment to President Obama in relation
0:30:28 > 0:30:37to teeter and the negotiation on that.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40We will play our full part but we will be looking to...
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Can I congratulate the Prime Minister on the way she quite
0:30:44 > 0:30:46rightly puts forward the huge benefits of free trade.
0:30:46 > 0:30:53But I know that she will be aware and share the concerns,
0:30:53 > 0:30:55notably the financial and automotive sector,
0:30:55 > 0:30:57about any consequences if we were to abandon our membership
0:30:57 > 0:31:00of the single market, which ensures that we can trade free
0:31:00 > 0:31:03of customs duties and with all the benefits that it confers.
0:31:03 > 0:31:09And while she is right to say that we don't want a running
0:31:09 > 0:31:12commentary on what now faces us, could I urge you to consider
0:31:12 > 0:31:18we do need some principles.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21And what assurances can she give us about customs duties and tariffs
0:31:21 > 0:31:23and our membership of that single market?
0:31:23 > 0:31:26I absolutely recognise the important role in our automotive industry
0:31:26 > 0:31:29plays in the United Kingdom.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32I was very pleased a few days ago to visit Jaguar Land Rover
0:31:32 > 0:31:36and to see the huge success that has been made of that company
0:31:36 > 0:31:38and the extra employment they have brought.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43The growth that continues in that company.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46As regards this issue of the language that is used
0:31:46 > 0:31:49about membership of the single market, access to the single market
0:31:49 > 0:31:53and so forth, what I would say to my honourable friend is this,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56what I said earlier is, we want the right deal for trade
0:31:56 > 0:31:58in goods and services for the United Kingdom.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02This is about saying when we are outside
0:32:02 > 0:32:05the European Union, what is the right relationship
0:32:05 > 0:32:07for us to have with the European Union on trade.
0:32:07 > 0:32:13That is why I think it is important for us not to simply think of this
0:32:13 > 0:32:16as trying to replicate something here or something there but actually
0:32:16 > 0:32:23say, what is the deal we want for the future?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26That is the work that the Department for Exiting the European Union
0:32:26 > 0:32:28is doing at the moment, looking and particularly talking
0:32:28 > 0:32:31to different sectors, and the automotive industry will be
0:32:31 > 0:32:34one of those sectors, to ask what it is they will be
0:32:34 > 0:32:38looking for, what they want to see, so we can forge that deal and then
0:32:38 > 0:32:42go out there, be ambitious and get it.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Hilary Benn.
0:32:45 > 0:32:53Three months ago the international Syria support group agreed to back
0:32:53 > 0:32:56as a last-resort airdrops to deliver much needed humanitarian supplies
0:32:56 > 0:32:58to the siege areas of that country, including Aleppo.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02Since then, the only thing that has arrived from the sky is Russian
0:33:02 > 0:33:03missiles and Syrian barrel bombs, including
0:33:03 > 0:33:13it is alleged yesterday, chlorine, a banned chemical weapons.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Can the Prime Minister tell us about the situation in Syria,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18whether that commitment still holds and when she expects humanitarian
0:33:18 > 0:33:21relief to finally get through by whatever means to people
0:33:21 > 0:33:23who have suffered for so long?
0:33:23 > 0:33:32I think I can give reassurance that that commitment is still there.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35It has been made difficult for the delivery of that commitment.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39The issue of humanitarian aid getting into Aleppo is one I raised
0:33:39 > 0:33:53with President Putin in my discussions with him.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56He refers to concern about the kind of weaponry used
0:33:56 > 0:33:58by the Syrian regime.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01We have been clear in our opposition, as he will know,
0:34:01 > 0:34:02to what has happened.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Can very concerned about the reports coming forward.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07It is important those reports are properly looked at.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Longer term we remain committed to a political transition in Syria.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13That political transition will be one to Syria without President
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Assad.
0:34:17 > 0:34:23I am pleased to hear the Prime Minister's
0:34:23 > 0:34:25full support for free-trade being the underpinning
0:34:25 > 0:34:30of our prosperity in Britain and across the world.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35I had thought until I listened to the Leader of the Opposition
0:34:35 > 0:34:36that was widely shared
0:34:36 > 0:34:40on both sides of the house.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Given that it isn't and the worrying
0:34:43 > 0:34:46noises we are hearing from both candidates in the US election,
0:34:46 > 0:34:48which don't seem terribly enthusiastic about free trade.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Can she make it upon a sea of her government to campaign both
0:34:52 > 0:34:55in the United Kingdom on the merits of free trade but also
0:34:55 > 0:34:56on the global stage?
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Can I say to my right honourable friend, he expressed his surprise,
0:34:59 > 0:35:03there was surprise on this side of the house when the Leader
0:35:03 > 0:35:06of the Opposition showed his hand that he was not in favour
0:35:06 > 0:35:07of free trade.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10I suspect there are many members on the Labour Party benches
0:35:10 > 0:35:14who were surprised to hear this is the policy of the Labour Party.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16We will be strong advocates for free-trade, as my right
0:35:16 > 0:35:18honourable friend has suggested.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22We will be ensuring we take that message through.
0:35:22 > 0:35:30As he says, it is free trade that underspend is our prosperity.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34Like the previous member, we understand these are early stages
0:35:34 > 0:35:37for negotiations but it would be helpful to know what she values
0:35:37 > 0:35:38in those negotiations and her aims.
0:35:38 > 0:35:54She talked a lot about free trade but is resisting what she aptly
0:35:54 > 0:35:56thinks about free trade in Europe
0:35:56 > 0:35:59which is the single market.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04Please could you tell us and clear up the confusion from yesterday,
0:36:04 > 0:36:08what she values membership of the single market and should
0:36:08 > 0:36:10be an aim or objective
0:36:10 > 0:36:11of the negotiations
0:36:11 > 0:36:15and that we should be trying to stay in it if we can?
0:36:15 > 0:36:18I have to say to the right honourable lady I have answered this
0:36:18 > 0:36:20question on a number of occasions already today.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24She will find that people ask a question and I give an answer,
0:36:24 > 0:36:27and if they keep asking the same question, they will get
0:36:27 > 0:36:28the same answer.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30That is perfectly reasonable and perfectly normal.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33The aim is to get the right deal in trade and goods and services
0:36:33 > 0:36:36with the EU but this will be a new relationship.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39We will be looking to develop a new model of the relationship
0:36:39 > 0:36:44between the UK and the European Union.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48We will not, as I said earlier, be setting out every bit
0:36:48 > 0:36:50of our negotiating hand in advance of entering those negotiations
0:36:50 > 0:36:54because that would be the best way to come out with the worst deal.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59Can I welcome my right honourable friend's statement,
0:36:59 > 0:37:01not least what she said about the international concern
0:37:01 > 0:37:05about some of the edges of the market economy that must be
0:37:05 > 0:37:09made to work for everyone.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11On global security, could I ask her to firmly back
0:37:11 > 0:37:15and support the attempt being made in London by the Syrian coalition
0:37:15 > 0:37:17to bring forward their own proposals to settle the matter?
0:37:17 > 0:37:23Could she urge the respective powers an interest, competing interests
0:37:23 > 0:37:26in Syria that the longer they go fighting over the bodies
0:37:26 > 0:37:29of the people of Syria, the more the risk to global security
0:37:29 > 0:37:33will continue and this opportunity be presented in London is one that
0:37:33 > 0:37:36should be taken?
0:37:36 > 0:37:41I absolutely agree with the comments my right honourable friend has made.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43This is an important point with the Syrian coalition coming
0:37:43 > 0:37:47together and the meeting taking place here.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51I also agree that as we look at global security, that
0:37:51 > 0:37:54what we want to see, the best thing for global security
0:37:54 > 0:37:58is an end to the conflict taking place in Syria.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02I continue to believe that as the conflict continues in Syria
0:38:02 > 0:38:09and the actions of the Syrian regime under President Assad,
0:38:09 > 0:38:14it is that what we saw encouraging people to join terrorist
0:38:14 > 0:38:17organisations and fight and potentially come and return
0:38:17 > 0:38:22to other countries and conduct terrorist attacks.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25We must see and ensure that we are playing our part,
0:38:25 > 0:38:28as I believe the UK is today, in hosting the Syrian opposition
0:38:28 > 0:38:33in these talks and bring an end to the conflict.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Can I thank the Prime Minister for her statement and commend her
0:38:37 > 0:38:42for her common sense realism in terms of her approach
0:38:42 > 0:38:46to negotiating our exit from the European Union.
0:38:46 > 0:38:57It is not clear that a lot of the criticisms and commentary
0:38:57 > 0:39:00coming from those who were on the remain side demonstrates
0:39:00 > 0:39:04a lack of respect for the decision made by the UK as a whole,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07it is now about getting on and making the best of that
0:39:07 > 0:39:10in the way she is proposing.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14I offer her our support on these benches and in our party
0:39:14 > 0:39:16and the First Minister of Northern Ireland to achieve
0:39:16 > 0:39:19the best possible deal for all of the United Kingdom
0:39:19 > 0:39:20and Northern Ireland in particular.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24On terrorism, can I ask, can she ensure that more action
0:39:24 > 0:39:27is done to bring about greater deterrence for those who preach
0:39:27 > 0:39:31hatred and radicalisation of young people in the United Kingdom.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35More needs to be done to send strong sentences out that will act
0:39:35 > 0:39:38as a deterrent in future?
0:39:38 > 0:39:42I thank him for his support for the government in the approach
0:39:42 > 0:39:44we are taking.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48As he says, I think it is the sensible way to go forward
0:39:48 > 0:39:50in these negotiations.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55I want to ensure the interests of Northern Ireland are fully taken
0:39:55 > 0:39:58into account in what we do and that is the message I gave
0:39:58 > 0:40:02when I visited Northern Ireland shortly after I became
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Prime Minister and that I have given to all devolved administrations.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08We want that engagement to make sure the interests of the whole
0:40:08 > 0:40:11of the United Kingdom are taken into account.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15On the issue of terrorism, it is important we deal with those
0:40:15 > 0:40:21who preach hatred.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24We saw the sentence yesterday for Jim Choudary, the whole question
0:40:24 > 0:40:27of radicalisation of young people particularly and the radicalisation
0:40:27 > 0:40:28of people generally.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Online or in other ways, it is an important one
0:40:31 > 0:40:35that we need to address.
0:40:35 > 0:40:43I want to see, as he says, sentences that give a clear message
0:40:43 > 0:40:46that this is not acceptable activity for people
0:40:46 > 0:40:49to be involved in.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52We need to do the work we are doing through the counterterrorism
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Internet referral unit and the work in Europe on this and the work
0:40:55 > 0:41:00we are doing to promote mainstream voices against preachers of hate.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04From her discussions with other world leaders at the G20,
0:41:04 > 0:41:09will my right honourable friend ensure that small and medium-sized
0:41:09 > 0:41:12businesses are at the heart of future trade negotiations?
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Including the many successful local businesses that will be
0:41:16 > 0:41:19attending my jobs fair on Friday.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24Can I commend right honourable friend for holding her jobs
0:41:24 > 0:41:26fair on Friday.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30I am sure there will be many opportunities given by local
0:41:30 > 0:41:33businesses there and many people able to take those opportunities up
0:41:33 > 0:41:35and benefit from that.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Small and medium-sized businesses will play an important role.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43Earlier in the summer I had a meeting with a number of small
0:41:43 > 0:41:48and medium-sized businesses and what struck me was their optimism
0:41:48 > 0:41:52about the opportunities now available to the United Kingdom
0:41:52 > 0:41:55and their willingness to play their part in taking up
0:41:55 > 0:41:57those opportunities and encouraging prosperity that we want for everyone
0:41:57 > 0:42:00in our country.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Does she accept that like all economies with an ageing
0:42:04 > 0:42:20population, they need labour to thrive.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24Would it not be an a self harm act of self harm for us to give up full
0:42:24 > 0:42:27and unfettered access to the single market out of a dogmatic
0:42:27 > 0:42:29and arbitrary desire to reduce immigration?
0:42:29 > 0:42:32I will say that it is not arbitrary and dogmatic desire
0:42:32 > 0:42:33to reduce immigration.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35We recognise the impact that uncontrolled immigration can
0:42:35 > 0:42:38have on people.
0:42:38 > 0:42:48Particularly those at the lower end of the income scale
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Particularly those at the lower end of the income scale.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55He needs to consider carefully the message but if people gave
0:42:55 > 0:42:58in the vote on the 23rd of June.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01They told us they wanted to see the government take control
0:43:01 > 0:43:03of people moving from the European Union into
0:43:03 > 0:43:18the United Kingdom, that is what we will do.
0:43:18 > 0:43:23If you come to my constituency along the A45, you will see
0:43:23 > 0:43:26If you come to my constituency along the A45, you will see a retail
0:43:26 > 0:43:27development going up
0:43:27 > 0:43:29and the huge steel constructions
0:43:29 > 0:43:32and the Leader of the Opposition will be pleased to know
0:43:32 > 0:43:34that it is 100% British steel being used.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37Does not coming out of the EU give us an opportunity if necessary
0:43:37 > 0:43:39to deal with Chinese dumping of steel?
0:43:39 > 0:43:43Could I ask the Prime Minister in particular whether she will find
0:43:43 > 0:43:46time next year to come and see Rushton Lakes and in particular,
0:43:46 > 0:43:48they have some very good shoe shops?
0:43:48 > 0:43:51I think my honourable friend may just have sealed the deal,
0:43:51 > 0:43:51Mr Speaker.
0:43:51 > 0:44:00Can I commend and welcome the fact that Rushton Lakes develop
0:44:00 > 0:44:03--developement is using 100% UK steel.
0:44:03 > 0:44:05That is very good.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08We need to look at this issue of overcapacity and overproduction,
0:44:08 > 0:44:10not just as an individual country but globally.
0:44:10 > 0:44:14That is why it was so important it was on the agenda at the G20
0:44:14 > 0:44:17and the new report has been sent up with Chinese representation.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20I believe in fair taxes as well as free trade
0:44:20 > 0:44:23and enterprise, it has been said that if the amount of tax
0:44:23 > 0:44:27that was owed to developing countries was paid, it would far
0:44:27 > 0:44:31dwarf that amount of support they get through international aid.
0:44:31 > 0:44:39Can I ask the Prime Minister, given her statements on tax
0:44:39 > 0:44:42avoidance and that we have a country by country reporting enshrined
0:44:42 > 0:44:45in law, how will she make that a priority for the G20?
0:44:45 > 0:44:48I was able to point out in my interventions at the G20 this
0:44:48 > 0:44:53issue about tax avoidance.
0:44:53 > 0:44:58The G20 has been playing a leading role in addressing this issue
0:44:58 > 0:45:02and in galvanising action on this issue.
0:45:02 > 0:45:06A number of initiatives have taken place both in relation
0:45:06 > 0:45:16to the question of those people able to try and use different
0:45:16 > 0:45:19jurisdictions to resist the payment of tax that is due.
0:45:19 > 0:45:20That action is being taken.
0:45:20 > 0:45:24We will push forward on that initiative.
0:45:24 > 0:45:26There are other things, like providing support to developing
0:45:26 > 0:45:29countries so they can collect tax within those countries
0:45:29 > 0:45:31that is needed and should be collected.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35And the other tax initiatives are important.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39We have played a leading role on this and the G20 is now playing
0:45:39 > 0:45:42an important global role.
0:45:42 > 0:45:48Could I congratulate my right honourable friend on the opportunity
0:45:48 > 0:45:51for the G20's summit to raise the issue of modern slavery.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55Can the Prime Minister outline what further steps can be taken
0:45:55 > 0:45:58to engage with countries around the world to eradicate
0:45:58 > 0:46:01this evil practice?
0:46:01 > 0:46:04I am grateful to her for raising this question.
0:46:04 > 0:46:08It is hugely important, it is a heinous crime and we need
0:46:08 > 0:46:11to do more about it.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14I have been encouraging people in other countries to look
0:46:14 > 0:46:17at the initiative we have taken and the legislation we have taken.
0:46:17 > 0:46:21Our modern slavery act is the first of its kind but there is more we can
0:46:21 > 0:46:24do with law enforcement agencies working together and other
0:46:24 > 0:46:27government agencies working together to ensure we stamp out the terrible
0:46:27 > 0:46:31organised crime groups that are behind this terrible crime
0:46:31 > 0:46:34of modern slavery.
0:46:34 > 0:46:38In doing that, we must never forget that it takes place here in the UK
0:46:38 > 0:46:41with UK individuals being taken into slavery as well.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43It is not just a global issue.
0:46:43 > 0:46:52We need to act globally and locally.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55Why did the Prime Minister authorise a republic pressing down
0:46:55 > 0:46:58of the Brexit Secretary for merely telling the house that membership
0:46:58 > 0:47:01of the single market and free movement of people tend
0:47:01 > 0:47:04to go together?
0:47:04 > 0:47:07Is it not possible that the Brexit Secretary who has believed
0:47:07 > 0:47:10in this
0:47:10 > 0:47:13for years has thought about it more deeply over the years
0:47:13 > 0:47:15than the Prime Minister who has thought about Brexit
0:47:15 > 0:47:17for a few weeks?
0:47:17 > 0:47:19Misleading the house as opposed to the odd occasion of someone
0:47:19 > 0:47:20telling the truth.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23I don't recognise the picture that the right honourable gentleman
0:47:23 > 0:47:28has laid out.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31The Secretary of State was saying it was not a zero-sum game.
0:47:31 > 0:47:35As I have said in response to other questions, the government is clear
0:47:35 > 0:47:38that we are going to go out and get the right deal
0:47:38 > 0:47:39for the United Kingdom.
0:47:39 > 0:47:44We are negotiating a new relationship with the EU.
0:47:44 > 0:47:49Isn't it vital in this Brexit period that we maintain confidence,
0:47:49 > 0:47:53is it not the case that with the opportunity to forge
0:47:53 > 0:47:56new global trade deals with record low interest rates
0:47:56 > 0:48:02and the opportunity to free ourselves from burdensome
0:48:02 > 0:48:09regulation, now is a golden time to invest in the United Kingdom.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11We should use forums like the G20 to make this case?
0:48:11 > 0:48:15I thank him, I am happy to do so and I was doing that
0:48:15 > 0:48:16at the G20's summit.
0:48:16 > 0:48:20It is also the case that I think we must welcome the vote
0:48:20 > 0:48:23of confidence that has been given in the United Kingdom since the vote
0:48:23 > 0:48:25to leave the EU took place.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28The single biggest vote of confidence came from Japanese
0:48:28 > 0:48:43company Softbank with a big investment.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45We have seen investment from other companies like SmithKline.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48This is the time to be confident about the British economy.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51The fundamentals are very strong and we want to encourage that
0:48:51 > 0:48:55investment to take place in the UK and that is exactly what this
0:48:55 > 0:48:56government will be doing.
0:48:56 > 0:49:00The Secretary of State for leaving the European Union wrote in July,
0:49:00 > 0:49:03"I would expect the new Prime Minister on September the 9th
0:49:03 > 0:49:08"to immediately trigger a large round of global trade deals
0:49:08 > 0:49:12"with all our most favoured trade partners."
0:49:12 > 0:49:16Can I ask the Prime Minister, can she confirm that she will be
0:49:16 > 0:49:19able to trigger these deals in two days' time,
0:49:19 > 0:49:23on Friday, as predicted by her Secretary of State
0:49:23 > 0:49:29and which countries will be involved.
0:49:29 > 0:49:32I say to the right honourable gentleman, I have been involved
0:49:32 > 0:49:34in discussions with countries on free trade deals
0:49:34 > 0:49:35that we can develop.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38I was doing that at the weekend at the G20 summit with
0:49:38 > 0:49:40a number of countries.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43I listed some of them in my statement earlier.
0:49:43 > 0:49:46There were others too.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50I am pleased at the opportunities we now have and the willingness that
0:49:50 > 0:49:54other countries have to sit down around the table and talk to us
0:49:54 > 0:49:55about trade deals.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57Nigel Mills.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59For trade to be free and work for everyone,
0:49:59 > 0:50:01it needs to be free of corruption.
0:50:01 > 0:50:07Can she update the House on tackling corruption at the summit.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10Perhaps explain how some of the countries at the summit
0:50:10 > 0:50:17who are less keen to take action responded to that.
0:50:17 > 0:50:21My honourable friend is absolutely right,
0:50:21 > 0:50:28it is important that we deal with corruption if we are going
0:50:28 > 0:50:31to be able to see these free trade deals around the world,
0:50:31 > 0:50:33but for some countries it is corruption that gets
0:50:33 > 0:50:37in the way of being able to develop their economies
0:50:37 > 0:50:40and of people in those countries being able to take the benefits
0:50:40 > 0:50:41that economic development can bring.
0:50:41 > 0:50:47The G20 was collectively clear that they wanted to continue
0:50:47 > 0:50:54the anti-corruption work that is being done.
0:50:54 > 0:50:59I myself made specific reference to the international anti-corruption
0:50:59 > 0:51:01coordination centre, which we're setting up in London,
0:51:01 > 0:51:04and a number of countries are joining us in that.
0:51:04 > 0:51:08That is going to be one part of the action that we need to take
0:51:08 > 0:51:11but the G20 was very clear that we need to continue to press
0:51:11 > 0:51:13on the outcomes of the anti-corruption Summit
0:51:13 > 0:51:17that we had in London.
0:51:17 > 0:51:23Many people are not getting a share of globalisation,
0:51:23 > 0:51:25especially in this country.
0:51:25 > 0:51:31Could I ask the Prime Minister what specific measures
0:51:31 > 0:51:35she and her other leaders agreed at the G20 to deal with that
0:51:35 > 0:51:37problem, making sure that the benefits of globalisation
0:51:37 > 0:51:38are given out more equally?
0:51:38 > 0:51:41The honourable gentleman is right and as I referred
0:51:41 > 0:51:43to in my statement, there was a collective agreement,
0:51:43 > 0:51:46echoing comments that I made for the United Kingdom,
0:51:46 > 0:51:49that we need to make sure that the benefits of globalisation
0:51:49 > 0:51:50are truly shared among people.
0:51:50 > 0:51:54There are number of steps that we need to do to ensure that.
0:51:54 > 0:51:57In some countries it is about with corruption.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00There is a number of other areas.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03I referred earlier to the work we are going to take
0:52:03 > 0:52:08on corporate irresponsibility.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11That was picked up and echoed by a number of leaders around
0:52:11 > 0:52:14the G20 table so our commitment remains absolutely strong.
0:52:14 > 0:52:16Smith.
0:52:16 > 0:52:20I very much welcome the government's announcement this week that it plans
0:52:20 > 0:52:26to ban plastic micro-beads in many cosmetic products,
0:52:26 > 0:52:31including face scrubs and toothpastes.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35I would request that as well as the moral stance
0:52:35 > 0:52:40that this government takes at forums like the G20 on anti-slavery
0:52:40 > 0:52:45and on ensuring free markets, that we continue to be world leaders
0:52:45 > 0:52:48in environmental policies and forwarding those so that we can
0:52:48 > 0:52:53protect our marine wildlife and the rest of the planet.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56I thank my honourable friend for the comments he has made
0:52:56 > 0:52:59for the decision we have taken on micro-beads.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02They clearly have an impact on marine life and it is right
0:53:02 > 0:53:05that we are banning those in certain products.
0:53:05 > 0:53:10But this is another area where the UK can be leading.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14We seem to be leading on issues like climate change and I think this
0:53:14 > 0:53:23wider area of environmental concerns is one in which we can lead to.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26-- too.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29Public services are exempt from all current EU negotiated trade
0:53:29 > 0:53:31deals which the UK is party to.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34Will she committed aid to a public services exemption cause
0:53:34 > 0:53:40from all future post Brexit trade deals as the appointed trade
0:53:40 > 0:53:43Secretary failed to do so in us to a question from myself.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46I refer to the honourable gentleman to the references I made earlier
0:53:46 > 0:53:49to the sort of approach we are taking where we are not
0:53:49 > 0:53:52setting out at this stage the details of any particular
0:53:52 > 0:53:55negotiation that we are going to take part in relation to looking
0:53:55 > 0:53:56at trade deals.
0:53:56 > 0:53:59We will go out there and get the right deals
0:53:59 > 0:54:00for the United Kingdom.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03I welcome the Prime Minister's very positive statement today.
0:54:03 > 0:54:07The UK, the Northwest, Cheshire, Manchester and Liverpool can be
0:54:07 > 0:54:15proud of our strengths in science with world leading projects.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18Can my right honourable friend confirm that these sectors
0:54:18 > 0:54:24will continue to be absolutely central to what the government does
0:54:24 > 0:54:26with the Northern Powerhouse, taking forward its new industrial
0:54:26 > 0:54:30strategy, but also that they will be central to the new trade deals
0:54:30 > 0:54:32which are vital to the future of our economy?
0:54:32 > 0:54:36I thank my honourable friend for that question and it enables me
0:54:36 > 0:54:39to recall that I don't think I responded to one of the points
0:54:39 > 0:54:43made by the honourable member earlier when he talked
0:54:43 > 0:54:46about the Northern Powerhouse.
0:54:46 > 0:54:49This government remains absolutely committed to the Northern Powerhouse
0:54:49 > 0:54:53and the development we have seen in new industries,
0:54:53 > 0:54:56in looking at new scientific development, such that my right
0:54:56 > 0:55:02honourable friend has referred to, remains an important part of that.
0:55:02 > 0:55:07As we look to these new trade deals, we will also be looking to the sort
0:55:07 > 0:55:10of developments that can take place, the sort of innovative decisions
0:55:10 > 0:55:13that we can take, which ensures that we are not just looking
0:55:13 > 0:55:16at trade and traditional goods and services but saying,
0:55:16 > 0:55:20what more can we do, what can we develop for the future
0:55:20 > 0:55:23and include those?
0:55:23 > 0:55:27I would like to thank the Prime Minister for clarifying
0:55:27 > 0:55:30that her Brexit secretary was wrong to rule out membership
0:55:30 > 0:55:33of the European single market, that her Foreign Secretary was wrong
0:55:33 > 0:55:37to campaign for a points-based immigration system and her
0:55:37 > 0:55:39international trade secretary was wrong to say we are leaving
0:55:39 > 0:55:43the customs union.
0:55:43 > 0:55:47But isn't it the case, Mr Speaker, that if we want to strike trade
0:55:47 > 0:55:51deals with non-EU countries, and I am somebody who appreciate
0:55:51 > 0:55:54the value of free trade deals, we will have to leave the customs
0:55:54 > 0:55:57union and that will bring disadvantages to UK businesses
0:55:57 > 0:56:01and direct foreign investment.
0:56:01 > 0:56:09I am not going to repeat what I said earlier in terms of the stars
0:56:09 > 0:56:12-- stance we are taking, I would just encourage
0:56:12 > 0:56:14the honourable lady
0:56:14 > 0:56:18to take her leader to one side and point out to him the benefits
0:56:18 > 0:56:21of free trade, given what he has said in this chamber today.
0:56:21 > 0:56:24I am delighted to hear the Prime Minister's obvious
0:56:24 > 0:56:27commitment to free trade but in many respects free trade
0:56:27 > 0:56:29is on the retreat in the world today.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32Global levels of trade and investment are on the decline,
0:56:32 > 0:56:35we have seen the United States, a lack of support in Congress,
0:56:35 > 0:56:37and even here, misinformation and scaremongering from some
0:56:37 > 0:56:40quarters in recent years leading to an erosion of faith
0:56:40 > 0:56:46in the benefits of free trade amongst even our own constituents.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49Will the Prime Minister agree that given the centrality of free trade
0:56:49 > 0:56:52and agreements to the future of our economy, now is the time
0:56:52 > 0:56:54to put aside that scaremongering, particularly in some parts
0:56:54 > 0:56:58of the left of British politics, and believe in free trade
0:56:58 > 0:57:00and its ability to work for everyone.
0:57:00 > 0:57:04My honourable friend has made an important point.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07It was significant that the G20 was very clear that it wanted
0:57:07 > 0:57:10to take action on protectionism.
0:57:10 > 0:57:14But the point my honourable friend has made is a very valid one
0:57:14 > 0:57:18and was also discussed at the G20, which is the need for us
0:57:18 > 0:57:22all who support free trade to go out there and make the case for it
0:57:22 > 0:57:25and to show the benefits that free trade can bring.
0:57:25 > 0:57:30As I have said earlier and I think has been universally echoed
0:57:30 > 0:57:32on the Conservative benches, on the government benches,
0:57:32 > 0:57:36it is free-trade that underpins our economic growth
0:57:36 > 0:57:40and our prosperity.
0:57:40 > 0:57:44Given as we understand it comments made by the Secretary of State
0:57:44 > 0:57:51for exiting the European Union on Monday at this dispatch box
0:57:51 > 0:57:54are to be regarded as personal opinion as opposed to government
0:57:54 > 0:57:55policy,
0:57:55 > 0:57:58and further considering that the remarks made
0:57:58 > 0:58:00by the Secretary of State for International trade in relation
0:58:00 > 0:58:02to the customs union required to be changed,
0:58:02 > 0:58:06if it is the case that the Prime Minister is to continually amend
0:58:06 > 0:58:08statements and comments made by the newly appointed ministers,
0:58:08 > 0:58:11can I ask the Prime Minister why she made those appointments
0:58:11 > 0:58:13in the first place?
0:58:13 > 0:58:16The honourable lady has referred to matters which have been referred
0:58:16 > 0:58:18to in previous questions.
0:58:18 > 0:58:21I have answered in previous questions and I suggest she takes
0:58:21 > 0:58:26the answer I have given before.
0:58:26 > 0:58:30The Prime Minister has referred to the substantial recent investment
0:58:30 > 0:58:34by the Japanese firm so I wonder if she could just give the House
0:58:34 > 0:58:37a little bit more about the reassurances she is able to give
0:58:37 > 0:58:41overseas companies to continue to invest in the UK as a centre
0:58:41 > 0:58:45of excellence in manufacturing.
0:58:45 > 0:58:48I am very pleased to say that we encourage companies
0:58:48 > 0:58:49to invest in the UK.
0:58:49 > 0:58:51There are some real opportunities in the UK.
0:58:51 > 0:58:55We are a centre of excellence in certain areas in terms
0:58:55 > 0:58:58of manufacturing and I think, as I referred earlier to the visit
0:58:58 > 0:59:01I made to Jaguar Land Rover, to see that investment coming
0:59:01 > 0:59:03into the United Kingdom, to reinvigorate that company
0:59:03 > 0:59:06and create jobs and growth, it's a very good example
0:59:06 > 0:59:08of what can be done.
0:59:08 > 0:59:12And I want to see that happening across a wide range of industries,
0:59:12 > 0:59:18but also across the whole country.
0:59:18 > 0:59:23Can I follow the question of my right honourable friend
0:59:23 > 0:59:26for Exeter on imported labour and people who come to work here.
0:59:26 > 0:59:2910% of doctors in the NHS are EU nationals and their position
0:59:29 > 0:59:34is now very uncertain.
0:59:34 > 0:59:38We know that since June the 23rd doctors who were EU nationals
0:59:38 > 0:59:40been put off applying to work
0:59:40 > 0:59:42here and since then we have had
0:59:42 > 0:59:44the vicious attacks and increase in hate crime
0:59:44 > 0:59:46that the Prime Minister referred to.
0:59:46 > 0:59:50We actually need more doctors in the NHS.
0:59:50 > 0:59:52We have many unfilled training places.
0:59:52 > 0:59:56What is she going to is say to reassure those EU nationals
0:59:56 > 0:59:58working in the NHS that we value them?
0:59:58 > 1:00:01I am pleased to say that under this government we have more doctors
1:00:01 > 1:00:03working in the NHS.
1:00:03 > 1:00:05The number of doctors in the NHS has increased
1:00:05 > 1:00:07since we came into government.
1:00:07 > 1:00:11But what I will also say on the position of EU citizens
1:00:11 > 1:00:14is that I fully expect to be able to guarantee the status
1:00:14 > 1:00:15of EU citizens.
1:00:15 > 1:00:18While we are members of the EU, their status does not change.
1:00:18 > 1:00:23I want to be able to guarantee the status of those EU citizens.
1:00:23 > 1:00:26The circumstances in which that would not be possible
1:00:26 > 1:00:29is if the status of British citizens in other EU member states
1:00:29 > 1:00:34was not guaranteed.