:00:14. > :00:17.Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North. The headlines tonight...
:00:17. > :00:25.A month after the budget, the backlash begins over tax on pies
:00:25. > :00:28.and caravans. This is a mistake, it will decimate
:00:28. > :00:31.the industry. We do until the country is in a
:00:31. > :00:33.better position. In the Commons, local MPs are about
:00:33. > :00:38.to put the case for East Yorkshire's caravan industry.
:00:38. > :00:42.the Government's holding firm. It is a right that we tried to have
:00:42. > :00:47.a level playing field with an a our tax system.
:00:47. > :00:49.By-law be assessing a day of protest and debate live from
:00:49. > :00:59.Westminster. Remembering the Lincolnshire
:00:59. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:05.Vulcan's bombing raid on the Falklands 30 years ago today.
:01:05. > :01:09.Why this young musician doesn't have to blow his own trumpet.
:01:09. > :01:13.And a wet night developing in places, the Met Office have a
:01:13. > :01:23.warning in places. Some of the rain could be heavy and thundery,
:01:23. > :01:29.
:01:29. > :01:33.especially at first. Join me for Good evening. The Treasury Minister
:01:33. > :01:36.has told Look North that he is listening to concerns about VAT on
:01:36. > :01:39.static caravans, but at the same time the Government is committed to
:01:39. > :01:42.a level playing field on the whole issue of VAT. Tonight MPs from East
:01:42. > :01:47.Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are raising the issue in a Commons
:01:47. > :01:53.debate. There are fears that it could lead to thousands of job
:01:54. > :01:56.losses. It comes at the end of a day which has seen renewed protests
:01:57. > :01:59.against the Chancellor's plans. We are live at Westminster in a few
:01:59. > :02:02.moments, but first our Political Editor, Tim Iredale, has this
:02:02. > :02:07.report. As MPs prepare to debate the so-
:02:07. > :02:12.called caravan tax, of the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, Dodge
:02:13. > :02:18.protesters, as he met with the Institute of Directors in Hull City
:02:18. > :02:21.-- in Hull, a city which many claim will be hit hardest by the measure.
:02:21. > :02:26.The deal was very factual and genuine.
:02:27. > :02:31.He has taken that away, there has been an extensive consultation
:02:31. > :02:34.period for the caravans, and he has said proved to me the impact you
:02:35. > :02:39.think it is having, fat Julie, and that is what we will go away and
:02:39. > :02:44.work with partners to put that to him, so we can walk into George
:02:44. > :02:48.Osborne and David Cameron and prove our point. A national Caravan
:02:48. > :02:53.Council estimates up to 7,000 jobs could be lost in manufacturing, the
:02:53. > :03:01.supply chain and the holiday industry if VAT is levied on static
:03:01. > :03:05.caravans. Labour have accused the Government of underestimating the
:03:05. > :03:13.impact. We are in a double-dip recession.
:03:13. > :03:18.This could be point one of Plan B. Not introducing VAT on static
:03:18. > :03:20.caravans on the head, that is part of Plan B, really. The But today
:03:20. > :03:25.the Treasury minister told Look North that the Government won't
:03:26. > :03:29.ignore its critics. We do think it is right we tried to
:03:29. > :03:34.deal with static caravans fairly and consistently with other
:03:34. > :03:38.products, but obviously we want to listen to concerns about the impact
:03:38. > :03:42.and we want to listen to exactly how this would work, what the
:03:42. > :03:46.border line would be. Earlier in the day, there was a very different
:03:46. > :03:48.VAT protest at Downing Street over the so-called pasty tax. Members of
:03:48. > :03:51.the Lincolnshire-based family bakery Pocklington's travelled to
:03:51. > :03:53.the capital to call on the Government to look again at moves
:03:53. > :04:03.to add VAT on freshly-baked products, such as pies and sausage
:04:03. > :04:04.
:04:04. > :04:08.rolls. Where it will penalise our
:04:08. > :04:11.customers is when they buy a family steak pie, take it warm and warm it
:04:11. > :04:17.up for their banner. A lot of people are looking at cheaper ways
:04:17. > :04:20.of eating, eating out less and cooking at home, they cumin and by
:04:20. > :04:26.apartheid that has just commit of the oven to eat at night and they
:04:26. > :04:29.will have to pay 20 % VAT on it. Ministers say the controversial VAT
:04:29. > :04:33.changes are about ironing out anomalies in the tax system, but
:04:33. > :04:38.that seems to be little consolation to those who took part in a day of
:04:38. > :04:41.protest at Westminster. Tim is live in the Central Lobby of
:04:41. > :04:47.the Houses of Parliament for us this evening. Where does this leave
:04:47. > :04:52.us over this whole issue of VAT on static caravans?
:04:52. > :04:56.Now, Peter, MPs from different parties and different backgrounds,
:04:56. > :05:00.from different parts of the country, are standing in the Chamber of the
:05:00. > :05:06.House of Commons to tell the Government exactly what they can do
:05:06. > :05:10.with their so-called caravan tax. Tonight's debate was secured by
:05:10. > :05:15.Graham Stuart, Conservative MP for Beverley and wholeness. He raised
:05:15. > :05:18.the issue, not just the effect on manufacturing, but also the effect
:05:18. > :05:22.on tourism. A two or three out of every ten
:05:22. > :05:27.people going into the bakery down the road and spending money in the
:05:27. > :05:31.pubs, the importance of rural visitors to the economy away from
:05:31. > :05:36.those directly employed in the manufacture, however important they
:05:36. > :05:40.are, is immense, and I think that is why there was such a groundswell
:05:40. > :05:44.saying this is an issue that should be reconsidered.
:05:44. > :05:48.A Graham Stuart speaking in the past half-hour. Last week's stock
:05:48. > :05:54.the biggest Conservative rebellion since the vote on student tuition
:05:54. > :06:00.fees. The Government won the vote on VAT on static caravans, but only
:06:00. > :06:05.by a slim majority of 25. Four Tory MPs from East you pinch -- East
:06:05. > :06:09.Yorkshire and Lincolnshire rebelled. MPs say this debate is all about
:06:09. > :06:15.sending a further message to the Government. They believe this is
:06:15. > :06:19.attacks on jobs. The minister today told BBC look north that they
:06:19. > :06:25.believe the Government is listening, and MPs want to see actions backed
:06:25. > :06:28.with words. Health workers in Lincolnshire say
:06:28. > :06:33.they will fight plans which would see them paid less than colleagues
:06:33. > :06:36.in the South of England. The Health Secretary Andrew Lansley says
:06:36. > :06:39.nurses and hospital porters should have higher salaries if they live
:06:39. > :06:42.in more expensive areas of the country. Mr Lansley has been on a
:06:42. > :06:48.private visit to the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston this afternoon.
:06:48. > :06:52.Tarah Welsh reports. Other old key protest, but feelings
:06:52. > :06:56.are running high. -- a low-key protest. The Health Secretary did
:06:56. > :07:01.not see their signs, but they told me plans for low wages are run in
:07:01. > :07:07.sold. Nick Charlton from Boston has been a nurse for 15 years. He says
:07:07. > :07:11.his profession is being attacked. We already have the pay freeze for
:07:11. > :07:16.the last three years, we have the attack on our pensions coming in,
:07:16. > :07:21.which will cost us more money and balance that against energy, petrol,
:07:21. > :07:25.food prices going up. The Government proposes healthcare
:07:25. > :07:32.workers input or areas will be paid less. In Greater London the average
:07:32. > :07:36.house price is around �406,000, in Boston it is 135,000. To reflect
:07:36. > :07:40.that, nurses will be paid less in places like Lincolnshire.
:07:40. > :07:44.They are doing the same job, so why should they get more money?
:07:44. > :07:48.The tis cheaper to live around here, but it to is a very demanding job,
:07:48. > :07:57.so I think they should be paid fairly.
:07:57. > :08:00.It is all very well, but with zoned pay, fuel is not zoned, shopping is
:08:00. > :08:05.not zoned. The does a lot more expensive than
:08:05. > :08:08.London and we need NHS workers. A some parts of the South will be
:08:08. > :08:14.more expensive than the north. I'd think people should be paid
:08:14. > :08:18.according to their ability to work. Do the man in charge of health in
:08:18. > :08:22.Boston borough council told me the proposals were fair.
:08:23. > :08:27.In the inner London area it is very expensive indeed, so pay rates have
:08:27. > :08:31.to reflect the cost of living in what are the area of the country
:08:31. > :08:35.you are living in. We had had a lot of problems recruiting people, so
:08:35. > :08:37.if we bring regional pay to Lincolnshire, I think the people of
:08:37. > :08:41.Lincolnshire will be majorly disadvantaged.
:08:41. > :08:45.We will have major problems trying to attract staff from larger cities
:08:45. > :08:48.to Lincolnshire. Nurses say there were wages would
:08:48. > :08:53.bring down their standard of living and the standard of staff willing
:08:53. > :08:59.to come to work here. I'm joined by David Kirwan from
:08:59. > :09:03.UNISON, which represents health workers in Boston. Good evening.
:09:03. > :09:07.Why shouldn't you colleagues in the very expensive South be paid more
:09:07. > :09:11.than those in the cheaper at areas of the country?
:09:11. > :09:15.I think all of amid members do the same job and did deserve the same
:09:15. > :09:18.payment. Regional pay would make it almost impossible to recruit into
:09:18. > :09:23.this area of the country. Lincolnshire and Boston in
:09:23. > :09:29.particular are likely to be areas considered to be less expensive to
:09:29. > :09:35.live in and pay would be reduced. By the average house price is
:09:35. > :09:39.�135,000 in Boston, �406,000 in London. You don't think they
:09:39. > :09:43.deserve more in the South? Bar at think you would be hard pressed to
:09:43. > :09:48.find a nurse in London living in afford hundred and �6,000 house.
:09:48. > :09:54.The nurses are priced out of London and have to go to a plain areas to
:09:54. > :10:00.live. I think in Boston other expensive and people's lifestyles
:10:00. > :10:04.counteract the difference in housing costs, such as transport.
:10:04. > :10:08.Very good transport systems in London, not sought in Lincolnshire.
:10:08. > :10:12.The only a handful of people protested against Mr Lansley today,
:10:12. > :10:15.that shows a lack of interest in the issue, doesn't it?
:10:15. > :10:20.Not at all, that shows that Andrew Lansley kept his whereabouts are
:10:20. > :10:24.very secret and did not reveal any timings for is that it. He actually
:10:24. > :10:29.cancelled the visit overnight and rescheduled it this morning. A lot
:10:29. > :10:33.of our supporters felt the visit had been cancelled. Those on
:10:33. > :10:38.regional pacy it is an effective use of NHS funds. You are good at -
:10:38. > :10:43.- you agree with that? No, it is not, because it means all
:10:43. > :10:46.the best staff will be in the same areas where they can get higher pay.
:10:46. > :10:52.In Boston in particular, if staff go down the road to Cambridge they
:10:52. > :10:55.will be paid more. The by queue for talking to us tonight.
:10:55. > :10:59.-- thank you for talking to us. And we'd love to hear your thoughts
:10:59. > :11:09.on this story. What do you think? Is it fair that nurses in Boston
:11:09. > :11:20.
:11:20. > :11:23.and other rural areas should be People in the fastest growing town
:11:23. > :11:26.in East Yorkshire say they have concerns about a major new
:11:26. > :11:32.development. Hundreds of houses are planned for land near the BAE
:11:32. > :11:36.systems factory in Brough, which is closing down. The plans were
:11:36. > :11:42.discussed by East Riding Council this afternoon. There will also be
:11:42. > :11:48.a new hotel and business park, as Vicky Johnson reports.
:11:48. > :11:55.Housing for jobs? No, very short term. Not strategic at all. I think
:11:55. > :12:01.it is a good thing, yes. It will bring more people to the village.
:12:01. > :12:04.Mixed reaction to a �100 million housing project planned for Brough.
:12:04. > :12:08.If approved, around 750 homes will be built on this land near the BAE
:12:08. > :12:10.systems factory. There will also be a hotel, a nursery and shops and
:12:10. > :12:16.offices. Developers say the development should create 700 new
:12:16. > :12:20.jobs. But campaigners are against There are two major objections in
:12:20. > :12:24.terms of schooling and traffic. The education system in this part of
:12:24. > :12:32.the East Yorkshire is already overloaded. These 700,000 houses
:12:32. > :12:38.will probably generate some 1,400 or 1,500 cars. -- these 700 houses.
:12:38. > :12:41.These will probably end up on the main road, which is already heavily
:12:41. > :12:43.congested. BAE Systems, a major employer in the town, recently
:12:43. > :12:47.announced it would end manufacturing at its Brough site
:12:47. > :12:50.with the loss of more than 800 jobs. Rather than create work there are
:12:50. > :12:54.fears the development would in fact adversely affect small businesses.
:12:54. > :12:59.It is not just the residential development, it is a big commercial
:12:59. > :13:03.development, and I believe it is too big for this village, and we
:13:03. > :13:06.have a negative impact on small businesses like ours, and like this
:13:06. > :13:09.cafe, for instance. East Riding of Yorkshire Council have this
:13:09. > :13:15.afternoon agreed to the plans but they now need to go to the
:13:15. > :13:22.Secretary of state for final approval.
:13:22. > :13:25.Of course we will follow that story. Thank you for watching.
:13:25. > :13:35.Still ahead tonight... And the young musician who's
:13:35. > :13:41.
:13:41. > :13:47.blowing away the competition. Bob Wallis took this of the Far
:13:47. > :13:52.Bob Wallis took this of the Far Ings Natures Reserve at Barton.
:13:52. > :13:58.If you have a picture you are proud of, please send it in.
:13:58. > :14:03.Good evening. Our favourite e-mail from Beaumaris it today, I would
:14:03. > :14:09.like to know why Paul big nose Louth and refuses to name a but
:14:09. > :14:13.fantastic town. -- ignores. Do you are going there next month,
:14:13. > :14:17.our review, Peter? Yes, Monday the 14th, if memory
:14:17. > :14:26.serves. Do you know how to get their?
:14:26. > :14:29.At the you want to give the The warning is in place yet again,
:14:29. > :14:34.especially for parts of Lincolnshire, the Met Office
:14:34. > :14:39.warning it could cause localised flooding. Tomorrow a slow
:14:39. > :14:46.improvement, East Yorkshire could get better, but patchy rain of one
:14:46. > :14:51.on a cross parts of Lincolnshire -- off and on. It will bring patchy
:14:51. > :14:54.rain across Lincolnshire, this front, whereas across East
:14:54. > :14:58.Yorkshire we're hoping things will be a little better. Low pressure is
:14:58. > :15:05.very much in charge again. Thunderstorms pushing up from the
:15:05. > :15:09.south-west. It has been bright at times, sunny intervals, but this is
:15:09. > :15:15.an area of heavy rain that will gradually push across most places
:15:15. > :15:19.this evening and overnight. Heavy downpours scattered at first a
:15:19. > :15:24.cross Lincolnshire, rain gathering across East Yorkshire, pushing
:15:24. > :15:34.southwards, reaching most parts with the exception, perhaps, of the
:15:34. > :15:34.
:15:34. > :15:43.Wash, we will seek temperatures of six or seven Celsius by dawn. Sun
:15:43. > :15:47.rising at 533 am. It is a grey, damp, chilly start with outbreaks
:15:47. > :15:53.of rain across all parts. A bit of a clearance across East Yorkshire
:15:53. > :15:59.trying to get across Lincolnshire, but patchy rain never far away. All
:15:59. > :16:04.probably a little better across the East. -- hopefully. It will be a
:16:04. > :16:07.cooler feel with a moderate, northerly wind. Saturday looks
:16:07. > :16:12.better after a damp start, becoming mostly dry, but then the wet and
:16:12. > :16:16.very windy develop -- weather develops on Sunday. That is the
:16:16. > :16:19.develops on Sunday. That is the forecast.
:16:19. > :16:21.The Two people have been seriously injured in a crash in East
:16:21. > :16:26.Yorkshire. A military vehicle was involved in the collision at
:16:26. > :16:30.Swinefleet near Goole this afternoon. Our reporter, Emma
:16:30. > :16:35.Massey, is live near the scene. Emma, what can you see?
:16:35. > :16:43.Eye among the A-road 61, a long straight road with deep ditches on
:16:43. > :16:48.either side. I am around 400 yards away from the accident. -- the A61.
:16:48. > :16:58.Sorry about that, the line to Swinefleet was not very good. We
:16:58. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :17:03.will get more to you later. One of the longest distance bombing
:17:03. > :17:05.missions in aviation history has been remembered today. 30 years ago,
:17:06. > :17:09.during the Falklands war, the RAF's Vulcan bomber flew from RAF
:17:09. > :17:11.Waddington in Lincolnshire - almost 4,000 miles - to bomb the runway at
:17:11. > :17:14.Port Stanley. This morning crew members from that mission gathered
:17:14. > :17:16.at Robin Hood Airport, where the last flying Vulcan is based. Dan
:17:16. > :17:19.Johnson reports. The Vulcan bomber, on show today to
:17:19. > :17:21.remember a Mark -- remarkable mission. 30 years ago it was months
:17:21. > :17:26.from being scrapped when the Falklands war brought a new lease
:17:26. > :17:29.of life. It was to fly to the Falklands and bombed the runway at
:17:29. > :17:33.Port Stanley saw it could not be used by Argentinian jets. It would
:17:33. > :17:36.be the longest bombing raid in history.
:17:36. > :17:41.Suddenly to be called up to drop conventional bombs on a
:17:41. > :17:46.sophisticated, modern enemy in a big, slow, vulnerable Vulcan, the
:17:46. > :17:50.bombing Agassi was abysmal, really. We did not think we would be called
:17:50. > :17:54.upon to do it. But they did. At RAF Waddington
:17:54. > :17:57.plans were furiously drawn up. Planes were a degraded and at the
:17:57. > :18:01.crew had to be trained. The Royal Air Force had never been
:18:01. > :18:05.a to the fore once in its life. There were no maps of how to get
:18:05. > :18:10.their! They use a base at Ascension Island
:18:10. > :18:14.as a staging-post, but the distance was still beyond the Vulcans' range,
:18:14. > :18:18.so a set of 11 tanker planes were needed to refuel in the air.
:18:18. > :18:24.There was a crew of five in the cramped Cockpit and it is a journey
:18:24. > :18:28.of 8,000 miles to the Falklands and back. It was a 16 hour round trip.
:18:28. > :18:31.The buyer was not aware of feeling particular retired because it was
:18:32. > :18:36.all new and quite exciting. It was not until they had all gone and
:18:36. > :18:41.suddenly we were on our own that the realisation came that we were
:18:41. > :18:47.going into attack an airfield, which we had never done before,
:18:47. > :18:51.that we were starting off the Laura, if you like. And they started on
:18:51. > :18:55.the front foot, making it to Port Stanley, dropping their bombs and
:18:55. > :19:00.hitting the runway. Few the airport buildings were skeletons blown
:19:00. > :19:03.apart by British bombardment. It was an incredible aviation
:19:03. > :19:06.achievement and made it more difficult for the Argentinian jets
:19:06. > :19:12.to attack British ships that were heading to the Falklands.
:19:12. > :19:18.Today, there is just one from -- Vulcan left flying. The mission has
:19:18. > :19:23.changed, but the same Pru is still at the controls. When you hear it
:19:23. > :19:27.is a unique sound, a particular hole only this aeroplane does. To
:19:27. > :19:33.hear that is what generations ought to be able to hear in the future.
:19:33. > :19:37.The key being at flying costs millions every year. Today's test
:19:37. > :19:45.flight means thousands more can enjoy that the unique sound at beer
:19:45. > :19:52.shows this summer. -- air shows. The lot of people interested and
:19:52. > :19:55.remembering that bombing raid at Port Stanley 30 years ago today.
:19:55. > :19:58.Thank you for all your emails, texts, tweets and messages after we
:19:58. > :20:01.told you that Hull City council had been forced to apologise to parents
:20:01. > :20:04.across the city for any confusion over primary school places. Emails
:20:04. > :20:07.have been sent to some parents in error, telling them which school
:20:07. > :20:12.their children will go to, while other parents are still waiting for
:20:12. > :20:17.news. One mum has said she is so angry she might home-school instead.
:20:17. > :20:19.We talked about this on the radio, as well, and there was a big
:20:19. > :20:23.response. A big and mixed response response. A big and mixed response
:20:23. > :20:26.from you on this. Steve in Hull says, "My daughter is due to start
:20:26. > :20:30.in September and we have an email saying she has not got into the
:20:30. > :20:33.same school as her older brother. This means that one child will be
:20:33. > :20:36.late for school everyday and one child will be left waiting at home
:20:36. > :20:40.time until I get there." And Rob in Louth agrees. He says, "I think
:20:40. > :20:43.it's unacceptable the way parents have been kept in the dark over the
:20:43. > :20:45.school places and certainly coming down to having to have third choice
:20:45. > :20:48.school should never happen." But Lee from Hull thinks, "Parents
:20:48. > :20:52.really need to stop moaning about what school their kids go to. Their
:20:52. > :21:02.kids will get free education. And having a little tantrum about it is
:21:02. > :21:03.
:21:03. > :21:11.Baku for all of those e-mails and texts after the programme last
:21:11. > :21:16.night. -- thank you. The music pupil from Hull is at --
:21:16. > :21:19.has been given the chance to see his composition turned into an
:21:19. > :21:23.orchestral arrangement. He is one of 10 winners of a national
:21:23. > :21:29.competition. He will get to work with professional musicians before
:21:29. > :21:34.it is played at the Royal Opera House in London.
:21:34. > :21:38.It is a normal Thursday lunchtime orchestra practice at St Mary's
:21:38. > :21:47.College in Hull. One member of the class has composed a piece of music
:21:47. > :21:51.that will be performed for a completely different stage. 15-
:21:51. > :22:01.year-old de Gaulle has composed a fanfare for the Royal Opera House
:22:01. > :22:11.in Covent Garden, London. -- Diego. It will be played to modify people
:22:11. > :22:15.
:22:15. > :22:20.when a performance is about to That started it as a tango, but it
:22:20. > :22:25.developed into a fanfare. A pittance and South American guitar,
:22:25. > :22:31.and summed some of -- trumpets like you would expect in a tango. It is
:22:31. > :22:33.mainly for full orchestra. But, the exciting bits is yet to come. This
:22:33. > :22:38.is the third here of the competition, and as part of the
:22:38. > :22:42.price he will get to work with renowned composer Duncan jump and,
:22:42. > :22:45.who incidentally lives in look and -- Lincolnshire. They will get the
:22:46. > :22:50.arrangement ready to be recorded by the full orchestra of the Royal
:22:50. > :22:54.Opera House. The I can't get it into my head I am working with
:22:54. > :22:57.someone that fairness. I think it is brilliant, it will be
:22:57. > :23:00.inspirational for him to see his own work in the hands of
:23:00. > :23:04.professionals, the music technicians as well as the expert
:23:04. > :23:08.composers. It will be wonderful to see it coming through in a
:23:08. > :23:12.professional standard. This is just the beginning for him, really, at
:23:12. > :23:17.what a start. It is onwards and upwards and we will offer as much
:23:17. > :23:25.support as we possibly can, and hopefully we have a top composer on
:23:25. > :23:29.our hands. All 10 it will finish their recordings on tenth June.
:23:29. > :23:34.Fantastic, a great story, well done to him. If you have a story you
:23:34. > :23:41.think we should know about, they of as first, send me an e-mail and let
:23:41. > :23:44.us know. -- think of us first. Let's look at the main regional and
:23:44. > :23:49.national headlines tonight. Rupert Murdoch tells the Leveson
:23:49. > :23:53.Inquiry he did not know about the phone hacking scandal because his
:23:53. > :23:56.staff hid the extent of the illegal behaviour.
:23:56. > :24:00.Banned the Treasury minister has told the BBC look north he is
:24:00. > :24:04.listening to concerns about VAT on static caravans.
:24:04. > :24:08.Back to that story, and tonight a debate is being held on the issue
:24:08. > :24:12.in the House of Commons. Amid political editor is back with us.
:24:12. > :24:17.What has been said so far? Per in the past hour a procession
:24:17. > :24:22.of MPs from all sides have stood up to criticise their caravan tax.
:24:22. > :24:26.Let's hear from former Labour Cabinet minister, Alan Johnson, the
:24:27. > :24:31.MP for Hull West. There are a number of caravan manufacturers in
:24:31. > :24:35.his consistency, and he was talking about fears voiced by the business
:24:35. > :24:38.community. Da I spoke to Lord Haskins this
:24:39. > :24:43.afternoon, the chair of the Local Enterprise Partnership, the
:24:43. > :24:49.business leader in Hull. His view is the damage from this measure
:24:49. > :24:53.will act, at -- will, at a stroke, remove all the advantages of our
:24:53. > :24:57.two Enterprise Zones and Local Enterprise Partnership. Should not
:24:57. > :25:00.the voice of business take precedence in this debate? Alan
:25:00. > :25:08.Johnson speaking in the Commons in the past half-hour. The Treasury
:25:08. > :25:14.minister, David Koch, did respond to MPs, and he said he believes the
:25:14. > :25:17.attacks on static caravans -- the tax on static caravans are fair --
:25:17. > :25:23.is fair. He says it is a boat ironing out anomalies on at the tax
:25:23. > :25:30.system. He does not see why VAT should be levied on touring or
:25:30. > :25:35.mobile caravans, but not on static caravans. I tell you what, he and
:25:35. > :25:43.other ministers here have a real job on their hands convincing MPs
:25:43. > :25:47.at Westminster. Our next news tonight is at 10:25pm. Talking
:25:47. > :25:51.about regional pay a few minutes ago, one Twitter, I don't think it
:25:51. > :25:56.is fair to expect people who did the same job but work in a
:25:56. > :26:00.different region to be paid any more or less. As a nurse myself, I
:26:00. > :26:04.might pay should reflect our skills, experience and abilities, not
:26:04. > :26:08.demographic location. A live 20 miles away from where I work in a
:26:08. > :26:15.rural area. It costs me much more to get to work than someone who can
:26:15. > :26:18.hop on a train. Another viewer says, I thought this country had equal
:26:18. > :26:23.opportunities legislation, just to ensure people were paid the same
:26:23. > :26:31.for doing a job. But another viewer says, the NHS must review the cost
:26:31. > :26:35.of the country will go bust. The best healthcare already goes to
:26:35. > :26:41.private -- is through private providers, so why are the unions up
:26:41. > :26:45.in arms? Another viewer says, the Tories and Lib Dems want to expand
:26:45. > :26:49.the north-south divide. They will not increase the pay in the south
:26:49. > :26:53.so workers there will not be better off, but they do want to cut pay in
:26:53. > :26:58.the north. Because they are typical Tories, they want to rush policies
:26:59. > :27:02.because they know they will not be in Government much longer. Big
:27:02. > :27:09.response of all of those, thank you for that. Join me on the radio with