Now its time for a look back at the day in parliament. Hello and welcome to monday in parliament. Coming up, a former cabinet minister accuses the government of failing to find out the truth about what the British Intelligence services knew about the treatment of detainees abroad after 9 11. It is years and years of putting this into the long grass in the hope that it would eventually go away. Peers express outrage over the possibility that parliament could be suspended to get a no deal brexit passed. The fact my lords that in a parliamentary democracy, we have to contemplate such a possibility is truly lamentable. And, on the subject of Childhood Obesity, one peer thinks very much outside the box. Why dont we give the poorest among us a waitrose. A waitrose lunch and dinner and subsidise it and stop having to pay further upline in the nhs . But first, the commentss longest serving mp, the conservative ken clarke, has called for a full inquiry into the role of the British Intelligence services and the chairman of detainees abroad after 9 11. As just a secretary in 2012, mr carr promised that their role would be examined after reports that the uk new detainees had been tortured. An inquiry published a year ago published by the the intelligence and Security Committee that british agencies continue to supply intelligence to allies despite knowing or suspecting abuse in more than 200 cases. Ken clarke accused the government of years and years of delay. But theresa mays deputy had news. I can confirm to the house today that the government will make a definitive statement setting out its decision about a judge lead inquiry later this week. We need to know how there was such a terrible breakdown in responsibility and communications to produce the misdeeds that took place in the time after 9 11 so that we can avoid the culture of the Intelligence Services and their relationships with ministers ever slipping back into the same thing again. So, i hope we are not going to be told, its too late now. Everything is all right now. Theres no need to do anything, because of it is all right now as i trust it is, i think we have to reduce the that in future we will ever as a country get involved in torture and rendition again. And he had this warning for the government. If the decision comes out in the last days of this session on the of the summer recess in the middle of the appointment of a new Prime Minister in an attempt to bury it away in the pages of hands art and to escape any further challenge to the also comes around, it will be the most blatant further attempt to get out of the most solemn undertakings that were given. Can i first reassure my right honourable learned friend that far from there being any attempt on behalf of the government to slip things out under the radar as the summer recess approaches, the Prime Minister has been very clear that she regards it as her responsibility to ensure that the decision is taken and announced to parliaments before she leaves office. Labour was concerned about the arrival of a Boris Johnson government. In less than ten days time, we will have a new government in charge led by a Prime Minister who has proven by his actions not just as foreign secretary but also on the debate stage last week that he cannot be trusted to stand up to donald trump. A president who, lets not forget it, has publicly spent that he believes waterboarding and other forms of torture are effective. And that i quote, we have to fight fire with fire. And if we have a new Prime Minister who is willing to throw our ambassadors under the bus, we have to have new procedures in place to stop that Prime Minister allowing our government once again to be in danger of becoming complicit in torture and rendition by the United States or any other country to whom he kowtows . Before the publication of the intelligence and Security Committees report into these matters last year, the United States government were of course given the chance to review the report and request reductions and i wonder whether the minister can confirm what discussions have been had with the Trump Administration about a potential inquiry into these matters and will he reassure us that the governments delayed response is not a consequence of pressure from the United States of america . An issue of this importance and sensitivity require very careful, meticulous situation. The governments decisions are taken on the basis of the United KingdomNational Interests and nothing else. It really is pretty reprehensible that the father of the house has had to raise this matter yet again. Its notjust that both he and i were members of the cabinet which promised the house of this inquiry nearly ten years ago, it is that in spite of the 60 day promise made by the government and reinforced indeed by my right honourable friend in the earlier answer to a written question by me, that we are now monday at day 378. Nor mr speaker is it well understood the damage that it has all been done to the uks Precious International reputation. Its not about all hauling individuals before the court. Its about transparency, openness, leadership, and lessons learned. When a minister of the crown stands of the despatch box and says something will be brought to the chamber in 60 days, how should we understand such a commitment to . And given the utter failure to deliver on this occasion, surely the house is entitled to a full explanation than the one the minister has given so far which is, its terribly difficult. Its not a matter of something being just difficult. Its a matter of resolving. Its a matter where ministers have to consider what the best course of action is when we are talking about the work of security and intelligence agencies which by definition has to be done in secret and the disclosure of which could do very considerable harm to our national interest. David lidington. The home secretary has announced that a legal duty will be placed on public bodies in england such as schools and hospitals to reduce violence crime. But some mps said that extra Police Officers would make the biggest difference and asked about sajid javids promise during the conservative Leadership Campaign to recruit 20,000 extra Police Officers. What difference does he believe putting 20,000 more Police Officers out on the beach catching criminals and deterring crime will make in practical terms . Home secretary. Mr speaker, i think that ive long said that we need to tackle crime and especially Serious Violence on many fronts and that means making sure that police are properly resourced so that we have enough police on the streets and that is why this year, we have had a record settlement of almost £1 billion which was voted on and supported by members on the side of the house but rejected by members on that side of the house yvette cooper. Thank you mr speaker. Often the focus on Violent Crime is in cities but in towns like ours in West Yorkshire have seen increase in robberies and anti social behaviour and also as a result of counting lines and drug violence too. But our area is ten macro has lost nearly half of our Neighbourhood Police but our area has lost in behalf of our Neighbourhood Police and he will know that has been cut across the country. The select committee has called for more police on the beach, we need more police back on the beach and the home secretary has recognise that we need 20,000 more police back on the beach. When does he estimate we will get them . Home secretary. Mr speaker, i very much agree with the right honourable lady about more police and that is why we have this record settlement this year for example with over £28 million extra for example for her local police force which is leading to both more Police Officers and more police staff. And i have said that we need to go further and that is something that we are discussing internally in government and seeing what more can be done, but i hope she will recognise that is more thanjust police. It is about Early Intervention, it is about understanding the underlying cause of crime, but ive always recognise the need for more resources and more police. Will my right honourable friend join me in congratulating in my constituency who toured the schools producing plays which have a profound affect on young people meaning that they do not get involved with gangs and a senegal sports coach who has been very effective in breaking up violent gangs from their work through the power of sport . Mr speaker, i will very happily join my right honourable friend in commending that work and what it shows is that work has been done there locally and similar work across the country is the power of Early Intervention and that is why we have set up funding more and more schemes like that both through the Early Intervention youth fund and the youth endowment fund. And the speaker couldnt resist paying tribute to the power of sport in the light of the weekends amazing cricket and tennis matches and, he was reminded, the netball too youre watching monday in parliament with me, mandy baker. The next stage of the high speed rail link, hs2, will run from birmingham to crewe. But its faced opposition from mps. During a debate on the legislation that would allow the next phase to go ahead, there was criticism from both labour and conservative members abour the impact of the works and the cost. Some called for the 56 billion pound scheme to scrapped, while labour called for the an independent review. Labour is therefore calling for the whole of hs2 and that includes phase a2 to undergo a complete peer review appraisal by independent engineering and economic specialist. We believe that this will be the only way the parliament and the public can have full confidence in the hs to project. Such a process will ensure that the scope is right and that the integration with the network is right. The governance is put right and the maximum environmental gain is harvested for the cost of project is minimised. I think it is a complete disgrace that the government has brought this bill forward in the dying days of this government and i say to the honourable lady laughing over there because she knows im right. The reality is that these proposals almost certainly would not survive the review that will be taking place under a new Prime Minister and i am making a fair assumption as to who that person will be. I am concerned that some appear to be flirting with the idea of scaling back hs2. Either through their own short sightedness, or worse, for political gain, not only is hs to shaped our own personal local planning framework, but also so much work has gone into bringing all stakeholders together to realise the potential of hs2 and crew that it would be nothing short of tragic if the government failed to deliver. It does remain the issue about whether a new Prime Minister wishes to reopen the whole question but assuming he does not we then need proper answers from ministers about what action they have actually taken now to control the cost to improve the quality to deal with the safety and how much power they will have in the future, given the commercial nature of the operation. The more that you look at the current governments transportation infrastructure budget, the more doubts that you have to have over the continued focus on cities rather than towns, on the continued concentration of the Capital Budget on cities rather than towns, and hs2 and the plans that hs two has raises those very serious questions thats why i think there are serious issues that need to be reviewed about whether or not hs2 is the right priority now, given the need for investment in our towns. What we have not had is an honest assessment of the cost of this project. We were told that originally it was in the 30 billion, 35 billion range and then a minister came forward a few years ago and said actually come does going to be about 56 billion, but since then nothing. They have stuck to this and what we have been asked as a house today is to vote on a figure which i simply do not believe. We know that the costs have escalated time and time again and that some people within the organisation have a limited hs two board and other Senior Executives to the difficulties. I am not saying here today that hs two should be scrapped, but for parliamentarians to make irrational properjudgement on its viability, its desirability, its achievability, we have to have full possession of the facts. Theres always going to be people and weve heard some in the house today, that will never support this project because of the impact that it has within the constituencies. But we must not deny the positive impact that this project will have for the whole of our country. She rejected the need for a further review. There is a huge amount of scrutiny already taking place over hsz and there is also a board which strenthened last year with a new chairman, alan cook who works very closely with executives to review hszs capability and capacity and it is the job of the chair in the board to make sure that the entire programme continues under scrutiny. Very clear, apart from adding another layer of bureaucracy and cost, what more can be done prior to providing another review when there are so many in place already . Nusrat ghani. Now, you may remember that last week the commons tried to prevent parliament being suspended in order that a no deal brexit could be forced through. It was all because borisjohnson the clear favourite to be the next Prime Minister refused to rule out closing down parliament, whats called proroguing. Well, the lords are now trying to do the same. A Cross Party Group of peers is attempting to thwart any suspension by using legislation concerning Northern Ireland like the commons did. The aim is to force ministers to report back to parliament every two weeks if they have to do that, Parliament Must be in session. The fact, my lords, is that in a parliamentary democracy that we have to contemplate such a possibility is truly illimitable. Especially when the party in office is a conservative one, a party which i have supported in and out of parliament for a0 years. And my family are very much longer. But that is where brexit and the personality of mrjohnson have brought us. Very easy for him to say that i would never contemplate such a step because i know that it would be a constitutional impropriety and shameful for our democracy. But he has refused to say it, so what are we expected to do . Just sit on our hands and trust in the good sense of the next Prime Minister . My lord, there may be some people in the conservative party who are prepared to do that, but i am afraid, it does not extend very much beyond that. The issue that the house needs to address is is it acceptable for parliament to be banned by the government from meeting in october when our Urgent Affairs of state, namely the issue of britains membership of the European Union and what policies are going be pursued in that regard, to be debated. I am absolutely amazed, my lords that are there any parliamentarians who think that is an appropriate thing to do to ban parliament from meeting as a way to overwriting but may be the will of parliament if it does meet. All this stuff about prorogation is yet another example of people cooking up dust and wasting the time of this house and wasting the time of parliament and diverting the government to what the government should be doing is doing, which is making the necessary preparations so that we have in place a series of arrangements that will enable us to leave the European Union and to continue and build a prosperous nation in line with what the british people voted for. Lord forsyth. And peers will return to the Northern Ireland bil on wednesday when theyre expected to hold a series of votes. Staying in the lords, peers wanted to know about the background to the bbcs decision to stop providing Free Television licences for the over seventy fives. Those on pension credit will continue to be exempt from the £155 annual fee. The debate began with something of a senior moment. My lord i declare an interest that i am over 75. May i ask my noble friends. May ask my noble friend why the government have allowed. Sorry. Old age. Does the noble lord, the minister, not accept that the introduction of free tv licenses for the over 25s, over 75s, sorry. That would be expensive. Was government policy and should be paid for by the governments, the licence fee is not the governments to spend. It is not the public, the public money. The publics money which should be used to invest in bbc programmes and bbc content. There is no point, my lords, and a free licence fee and bbc so pared to the bone that there is nothing of quality to watch. Well, i do not agree that the bbc is pared to the bone. The bbc is a £5 billion organisation, it gets £3. 7 billion from the taxpayer. So i do not agree that it is pared down organisation. Would the, my noble friend the minister, agree with me that the diligence with which the bbc has said about trying to solve the problem of meeting expectations and help for pensioners while at the same time not impoverishing everyone elses feeling by making cuts to programming budgets, that the bbc has behaved impeccably and been meticulous in trying to respond to the problem . This isnt a problem to the bbc, it is a government responsibility. And i come at the minister, says that the bill that my noble friend on the front bench referred to isnt appropriate, but there is a bill that is appropriate. I have a private members bill that has had its First Reading which will transfer responsibility back from the bbc to the government and that will enable the government to implement the promise that it made in its manifesto, will the Government Support that bill . And if not, why not . The lord gives a repeating that it is not the bbcs responsibility. We decided in 2015 and the bbc agreed that it would be their responsibility, then after that, parliament agreed in the economy act that it would be the bbcs responsibility. Well, in a Westminster Hall debate, mps considered not one but three online petitions about the bbc. The first that funding for the free licences for the over seventy fives should continue, a second calling for a Public Inquiry into perceived bias at the corporation, and a third to abolish the tv licence altogether. In an area where we have much to be concerned about in terms of bias, in terms of influence, in terms of commercialisation and in terms of exposure to younger members of our audience. I think it is fantastic that bbc still stands for independence, impartiality, entertainment, excellence in education and i think we would lose that at our peril. Indeed, one only has to speak to friends and colleagues that have moved abroad and one thing they tend to miss so much is watching bbc. People used to always say, what it says in the bbc is the gospel, its the truth. Does she share my concern that the bbc today does not have the impartiality that it should have and the need to have reforms to change its perception and go back to the good old days of unbiased reporting of fact and not of personal presenters opinions. You like i do not agree with the honourable gentlemen, i am afraid. I believe the bbc produces very good News Coverage and sometimes people see bias when they are actually being told things they dont want to hear. And that is what. Making valid points, but i think she is laying the bbc off the hook and acting as an apologist for them. Will she recall that in 2015, the bbc said they were delighted with the terms of the charter renewal, they were delighted getting an inflation linked increase to the licence fee and they were delighted with being let off having to fund the role at a super fast broadband and now they are reneging on our over 75s. Given the fact that the bbc are now going to write to old people in the seat of a Free Television licence, with the new laws, setting out how theyre going to apply, i am hopeful that indeed this decision will actually rectify to a certain extent, the under claiming of pension credit. Those 37 of people over the age of 75 who are entitled to pension credit will now have another incentive to claimant. Margotjames. Well, it wasntjust the bbc which was exercising peers during the day they were also concerned about Childhood Obesity. And one of them had a slightly off the wall suggestion. Why dont we give the poorest among us a weight rose lunch and dinner and subsidize it and stop having to pay for the up line in the nhs . Why dont we start thinking globally, rather than just a bit at a time . I thank the noble lord for his question, i think that we can occasionally think cleverly in government. But he is absolutely right that obesity is strongly correlated to socioeconomic deprivation and that is why chapter two of our plan is trying to target those areas which are most affected by delivering Childhood Obesity trailblazer programmes working with local authorities to address this and have been provided with £100,000 to try and improve the impact of the Childhood Obesity plan and well see how that goes, but im very happy to pass on. It is the poorest children who are obese and it is largely because their parents are buying food which is high in fat sugar and salt, because it is cheaper than fresh food. So it may or may not be, but the noble lord has an important point to make. Another peer feared problems began at birth. You would have seen coverage of Food Companies that are continuing to bridge the advice that a child shouldnt be weaned until six months. They are still failing to reformulate the infant foods, one portion of baby porridge is 9. 4 reformulate the infant foods, one portion of baby porridge is 9. 119 of portion of baby porridge is 9. 4 g of sugar, to a 24g portion of baby porridge is 9. 4 g of sugar, to a 24 g portion of porridge. Leading of course to further Childhood Obesity, dental decay and addiction to sugar. An ongoing worry is what children dependent on school meals do during the holidays. What is the Government Strategy for dealing with summer hunger . Those children who will not actually get proper meals during the summer break . We are around 50,000 disadvantaged children will be offered free meals and activities in the Upcoming School holidays, it follows a successful programme last summer follows a successful programme last summer which did see improvement with football play sessions, cooking classes are more than 80,000 children across the country. She is right, to recognise that this is a real challenge we need to address it. Lady blackwood. And thats it for now. David cornock will be here at the same time tomorrow, but for now from me, mandy baker, goodbye. Hello there, some card in the sky this morning, reasonably thin so there will be some bright sunny spells coming through but this is the cloud im talking about stoppages above the front that is pushing eastwards, running into high pressure. That is why the front itself is going to be weak but nevertheless over the next few hours we have some shower surround for Northern Ireland, western scotland and a few developing across north england, particularly northwest england, particularly northwest england at north wales as well. Temperatures early in the morning around 11 40 degrees, a male start to the day but quite a cloudy affair. Showers will continue on and off throughout the monitor Northern Ireland at western scotland with a few developing it on the northern england. Dressed weather is towards our best in the bible be hot and humid, temperature is 27 degrees but more typically, by looking at highs from the low mid 20s. We had to commit part of the week, low pressure m oves commit part of the week, low pressure moves in and the wind strengthened, and brainwaves in the north west. Rain arrives. Welcome to bbc news im mike embley. Our top stories President Trump refuses to back down from his racist tweets, attacking four american congresswomen of colour. If you hate our country, if you are not happy here you can leave. As we know, this isjust a continuation of his racist and xenophobic playbook. We cannot allow this to distract us from the critical work to hold the administration accountable. European Foreign Ministers say tehrans breaches of the nuclear deal are not significant. In an exclusive interview with the bbc, irans foreign minister says the world needs to avoid disaster