Thank you, mr. Speaker. Speaker. , mr. I hope it is not too late to wish all of the members of the staff happy new year. I had meetings with ministerial colleagues. I shall have further such meetings later today. Memberoo, would like to would like to wish the members of happy new year. Across theouseholds u. K. Are victims of unfair practices. That includes my constituent, emily martin. In advance of intended legislation, commitment will the Prime Minister make to ensure emily and thousands of people tied into this scandal are compensated by developers now . The honorabley to gentleman that we are concerned when we hear of unfair practices taking place. I am sure the housing secretary would be happy to hear of the. Articular case we are looking to see what action the government can take to ensure that the people are secure in their homes, and are not subject to practices they are should not be subject to. Thank you, mr. Speaker. In december when the brexit secretary met michelle barnett, they hugged. Would my right honorable friend passionately but the agenda she set out last year to build a briton fit for the future . To encourage homeownership . To improve education . To leave this country in a better place than when we found it . Well, i have to say to my honorable friend, you talks about passionate embraces. I dont think he ever got the kiss he wants asked for. , he isy absolutely right. We are determined to deliver a britain that is better. But we need to do a lot more. He references housebuilding. We have poured 15 billion of new Financial Support over the next five years. It is why we scrapped stamp duty for firsttime buyers. We are also improving school standards. 1. 9 more children. Were protecting our natural environment. We are building a britain that can look to the future with optimism and home with optimism at home. Could i wish you and all of the house and our staff happy new year . Everybody is agreed. Thank you. [laughter] i know it seems a long time ago, but just before christmas i asked the prime 12,000 people the left waiting more than half an hour in the back of an ambulance and emergency departments. She told the house the nhs was better prepared for winter than ever before. Comfort does of she have for the 17,000 patients waiting in the back of ambulances in the last week of december . Is it that nothing is perfect, by any chance . I rightfully except that the nhs is under pressure over the winter. It is regularly under rusher at wintertime. I have been very clear. I have apologized to those people who have had their operations delayed, and to those who have had a mission to hospitals delayed. But it is the case that nhs was better prepared this winter than ever before, and it might be helpful yes. It might be helpful if i let the house know that some of the things were done in order to ensure preparedness. More people than ever before having flu vaccines. Sinceore beds available november. For the First Time Ever, for the First Time Ever we have seen urgent gp Appointments Available over the christmas. Across the country. More treating of the elderly in accidents and emergencies. But the right honorable gentleman mentions our last exchange. That is not right. Simon stephens from the National Health service has made clear that Mental Health spending has real terms andn as a proportion of the overall spending. Would he now apologized for what he previously said . Mr. Speaker. The Prime Minister knows full well that budgets have been rated, and people who need help are not getting help. And mr. Speaker, we saw on the news the other night that nurses are spending their entire shift treating people in car parks because of backed up ambulances. We know the Prime Minister recognizes there is a crisis in the nhs, because she wanted to sack the Health Secretary last week but was too weak to do it. If the nhs is so well resourced and so well prepared, why was the decision taken last week to cancel the operations of 55,000 patients during the month of january . P. M. May i say to the right well, gentleman from the front bench the Labour Party Said to apologize. Actually, if you would listen to the answer i gave to his right honorable friend, i made clear that ive already apologized to those whose operations have been delayed, and we will make sure that those operations are reinstated as soon as possible. We are putting record funding into the nhs, and record funding into Mental Health. He keeps on about the preparations for the Health Service. I was very pleased last week to be able to go and say, in person, a thank you to the staff of friendly healthtrust. I thank them for the work they have been doing to deliver for patients across this. Of particular crasher a particular pressure across the winter. It is staff like radiographers and administrative staff importers and everybody working in our National Health service, who do fantastic job day in and day out. They particularly do it during these winter pressures. In terms of being prepared, this is what nhs providers said only last week. Perparations for winter in the extensive andmore meticulous than ever before. Thank all nhs, we staff for what they do. The reality is that the 55,000 operations canceled means that joined the0 people already 4 million waiting for operations within the nhs. Perhaps the Prime Minister could listen to the experience of vicki. Her 82yearold mother spent 13 hours on a trolley in accord or. In a corridor. Volunteer First Responder whose day job is in the army kept mum safe. She then suffered a heart attack week before. This is not an isolated case. Does the Prime Minister really believe the nhs is better prepared than ever for the crisis it is now going through . May iay first of all, say to the right honorable gentleman that nobody wants to hear people having experienced what vicki and her mother experienced . And of course, we need to ensure that we learn from these incidents, the thats exactly what we do in the National Health service. I am happy to ensure that that case is looked at, if you would like to provide me with the details of it. But week in and week out in the runup to christmas and now today, what the right honorable gentleman is doing is giving the impression that the nhs is failing everyone who goes to use it. The reality is that we are million more people going to accident and emergency. Over 2 million more operations taking place each year. Our National Health service is something we should be proud of, and that is why it is a firstclass National Health beence that has identified as the Number One Health system in the world. That means its a better Health System in australia, canada, switzerland, sweden, france, germany and the United States of america. Mr. Speaker we are all on the side of the house very proud of the principle of the National Health service, and health care as a human right. But the reality is that in the 565,000 people have spent time on trolleys when they should be treated. The number of elderly people ne has risen into a by 60 since the tories took power. It is suggested that nearly a quarter of homes need improvement. Not only is this robbing all of the people of their dignity, but it is pushing it is putting pressure on ambulance services. So why instead of dealing with thesocial care crisis, has secretary habeen rewarded with a promotion . Think there are many voices across this house, including those from his own party, who have encouraged me to ensure that we see better integration between health and social care. I am pleased that we recognized this by making the department of health into the department of health and social care. K,at has been recognized by hu who said that this is a welcome and long overdue recognition of the independence of health and social care. Of the interdependence of health and social care. They have been working with gps, working with care homes and the sector to ensure that the elderly can stay at home safely without coming into hospitals with all of the consequences of them coming into bed. Thats the way forward. Thats what we want to do ensuring that we are seeing that integration at the grassroots level. The way the right honorable gentleman talks, you would think that the labour party had all of the solutions for the Health Service. If Thelabour Party labour party had gotten all the answers, why do we see funding being cut and targets not being met in wales, where the labour party is responsible . Speaker, the Prime Minister leads a government that is responsible for the funding of natural government of national government, such as in wales. She knows all well what is going on in wales. But she has, mr. Speaker, directly responsible she is directly responsible for the nhs in england. Given the Health Secretary a new job title will not hide the fact dollars haveion been cut. Ist of the problem with nhs that funds have been increasingly siphoned off into private companies, including in the Health Secretarys area of surrey. Calm yourself, man. You are supposed to be auditioning to become an elder statesman. There are many more auditions to go. Calm yourself. Jeremy corbyn. Has beenore money siphoned out of our budgets into private health companies. Even in the Health Secretaries area of surrey, there were forced to pay money to burgeon care because it did not win a contract. Will the Prime Minister assure 2018,tients that in money intended for care will be feathering the nests of shareholders and private companies . Walesay first of all, on this government has given more money to the welsh government. It is a decision of labor in wales to deprioritize under the National Health service in wales. And on the issue of the private sector and its role in the Health Service, under which government was it that the private access and private use of private sector in the Health Service increased . No, it wasnt. Order. Order. Order. , the secretary of state, too, its supposed to be auditioning for something. [laughter] he is normally a very amiable fellow, but hes gesticulating in a very extensor fashion. Eccentric fashion. Not good for his image. P. M. May with put more money into wales, but the Labour Government in wales has decided to preir ties funding for the National Health service. The increase that was seen in private Sector Companies working in the help service was not under the conservative government, it was under a Labour Government. Jeremy corbyn. Friend, theble shadow Health Secretary, is auditioning to become the Health Secretary. He shows real passion for nhs. Under this, government burgeon care. 200 billion pounds worth of contracts in the last year alone. 50 up on the year before. Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister needs to understand that it is her policies that are pushing our nhs into crisis. Tax cuts for the super rich and big business are paid for, yes mr. Speaker, by longer waiting staff ambulance delays, shortages and cuts to social care. Creeping privatization is dragging our nhs down. During hissecretary, saidation of the office, he wont abandon the ship. Is that not an admission that under his captaincy, the ship is indeed sinking . Government is putting more money into the National Health service. Nhs,e more doctors and her more doctors in nhs, or people being treated in accident and emergency. We cancan only do that, only do that if we have a strong economy. What would we see from the labour party . We have turned the economy around from the recession the Labour Party Left us with. What do we know about the labour partys economic policies . We were told all about them from the description given by the secretary, who i notice is not in her position of the bench today. I do apologize. Shadowot realize the education secretary was undergoing medical treatment. I apologize unreservedly. Did describe the economic policies of the labour party in unparliamentary terms. She did say it was high risk. That means high risk for taxpayers, high risk for jobs, and high risk for the nhs. And that is a risk we will never let them take. Thank you mr. Speaker. Turnedsitive note, weve around from being one of the worst trusts to one of the best. That was thanks to huge injections of cash, but the staff was amazing. Jackie daniels order. You to befer sensitive as to time. We dont want a long spiel. Thank you. Turned around mora, they trust Morecambe Bay trust. I look forward to working with her successor, in which jackie well. P. M. May i am happy to join my friend in paying tribute to the work of the staff at the morecambe they trust. It of the huge gratitude we owe to the nhsi staff who worked so tirelessly on their behalfs just another example. Blackford. May we wish all of you a good year. The eu withdrawal bill was quite simply not fit, and must be changed. These are not my words, but the words of the honorable member from east rendelsham. Whicht amend clause 11, is nothing more than a power grab from scotland. The honorable gentleman knows full well that we have said that we would look to improve clause 11. Place, if he was in his he would understand that he made it very clear that we continue to look to amend the clause. Looking to work with the administration to ensure that we put the right frameworks in place so that when we come to bring any amendment forward, it is in the best possible way in the interest of all concerned. I thought that had been accepted by the snp. Blackford. Mr. Speaker, that simply is not good enough. The secretary of state promised it for scotland, and crucially, that amendments would be tabled ahead of next weeks debate. Esterday, it was unveiled the tories always promised scotland everything, but deliver nothing. Has one lastister chance. Show the house that these amendments will be tabled ahead of next week, as promised. Say they the snps want to work with us on the framework. And, we are doing exactly that. They say they wont clause 11 amended. My right honorable friend is intensifying discussions with the Scottish Government, and indeed, with wales. We will be bringing forward amendments, but the honorable gentleman says that this is a government that never delivers for scotland. 2 billion pounds extra as a result of the budget is delivering. Stephen carr. Speaking of delivering for scotland, this deal is a massive investment in the economy and a huge vote of confidence in scotland by a conservative and unionist government. With projects like the u. K. , whichte for agriculture the help the u. K. , will Prime Minister confirm to me today that the u. K. Government is really to sign off the heads of agreement with the Scottish Government and the local councils so that we can get to work . Happy to i am very give that commitment to my honorable friend. It is another example of how this is a government that is delivering for scotland. I know the importance of this particular deal. It will be transformative. My honorable friend has championed this since becoming , and is doing a great job for his constituents. Emma hardy. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, i have been contacted by 11 constituents who are frightened, and many of them suicidal because they have been ecg thatast ridings desperately needed treatments will be stopped. This is the cruel reality of the nhs having to ration treatment doing due to funding cuts. Will you ensure east ridings ecg will review this decision and guarantee additional funding to allow them to deliver it . P. M. May may i say to the honorable lady that we are putting extra money into the National Health service . We are cutting funding for the National Health service. Taking individual decisions about how they apportion their funding. To suggest we are cutting funding to the National Service is plain wrong. Lucy allen. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Is a rapidly growing new town where thousands of homes are built each year. People come there to live their dream. Is far too many, the reality unfinished communal areas and noncompliance with section 106 and the local council passing the buck. Will the Prime Minister agreed to strengthen the rights of homeowners on new builder estates, so people can come to telford and buy a new built home, confident that they made with their dream . P. M. May yes, well, i am happy to say that of course we recognize the concerns she raised. I understand by the way it is the anniversary, so i congratulate you. Legislating,ted to and it is only fair that freeholders should have the same rights is leaseholders. Pete wishart. 10,n a scale between one to how do you think brexit is going . With one being chaotic cluelessness. What would you give yourself . P. M. May i say to the honorable oh,an that i think order. Me just say to the honorable gentleman who ive known for a long time, i think when he comes to reflect on his conduct he will know he can do better than that. He can do better than that. The Prime Minister. P. M. May thank you. Can i say to the honorable gentleman that i think anybody who saw the success we had a negotiating phase one of brexit and getting that sufficient progress will say that this is actually a government that knows what it is doing. Gillam. Cheryl environmentalists across the u. K. Were absolutely delighted with the announcement of corporation with the of cooperation with the Woodland Trust to develop the new forest. The Prime Minister give assurances that plans to create new landscapes will not obscure the need to protect insisting areas of outstanding Natural Beauty . Will she confirm a commitment to ,rotecting the chiltons aomb pursuing the latest Development Plans . P. M. May i say to my right honorable friend, congratulations on becoming a dame. It is a very, very welldeserved honor. Irish are you that we are committed to maintaining the best protection for beautiful landscapes. I dogarding the chiltons, enjoy walking there myself. A the value of that particular environment, and we are committed to protecting aombs. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I am a teacher, and have been a head teacher for 34 years, so i know i speak on behalf of thousands of teachers and support staff when i asked the of theinister, in light recent development of falling numbers, will the government anden to professionals fully and fairly fund our schools and colleges, ending the toxic culture of targeted tests . Will he develop a balanced curriculum, and most of all, returned the joy of teaching and learning back to our classrooms . P. M. May may i say to the honorable lady that we are putting record sums of money into our schools. We are ensuring that. More than that, we are ensuring that we are seeing increasing standards in our schools. That is why today, there are 1. 9 million more children in good or outstanding schools than in 2010. I would hope she would welcome that. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The Prime Minister will be aware that there is Great Potential in the southwest to expand prosperity. Which you then confirm how she would be backing the southwest, and particular, investing in road and rail . That the i understand right honorable gentleman is a great champion of that. We do want to expand that. We are taking some particular steps. Aress the country, we significant sums of money to road strategy, and are committed to creating an expressway to the southwest. Than 400nvest more Million Pounds into the network. And businesses now have access to broadband as a result of us. There is more we can do for the southwest, and i look forward to working with the honorable friend in doing that. Mr. Speaker, the Health Secretary says that the government wanted to be the best in the world. The diagnosis, treatment and care. According to a memo from the heads of chemotherapy at oxford cancerll hospital, patients will have their chemotherapy cut because of a massive shortfall. Will the Prime Minister apologize to Council Members and their families for this appalling situation . There are absolutely no plans to delay the start of chemotherapy treatment or reduce the cycles of treatment given to cancer patients. Again, what Simon Stevens has said is happening with relation to this is that over the past years, the highest cancer the highest cancer survival rates ever. More people are surviving it. Especially after successful nhs treatment compared to three years prior. Diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers than in 2010. We are putting in the funding. Speaker, with record funding our nhs is doing more than ever. Is in thethe uk bottom third of the world for heart attack deaths, when we have significantly lower survival rates for stroke than france and germany, is it not time to act on the calls from across this house to back these policy studies and establish a Royal Commission on health and social care in this, the seventh anniversary year of our most cherished National Institution . We need to continue to look at the National Health service and ensure we are continuing to improve the performance in a areas. Of the independent Commonwealth Fund has been clear that the National Health service is the best Health Care System in the world, that it is better than systems such as in germany and france and other countries that i quoted earlier. But of course, we need to look at what we can do. Thats why were looking at the better integration of health and social care on the ground. Its about making sure we are making a change now, doing that integration now. Thats when it will make a difference to people. Graham morris. The Prime Minister said she had reshuffled her ministers so that they look more like the country they seek to represent. Im not quite sure about that, but in that spirit, which she acknowledged the massive problems we have with the private rented sector with absentee private landlords . Would she commit to coming to ton to see what faces workingclass communities . And in the spirit of goodwill, which give passage to the bill on homes fit for habitation . P. M. May what can i say . Ofave many fond memories time i spent in the northeast when i was a candidate. But we do need to ensure that we rentedgood private sector in this country. I have to say that some of these policies might damage the sector the policies put forward by the leader of the opposition. I was delighted to hear the environment secretary last week note this governments commitment to supporting farmers after leaving the european union. In my right honorable friend ensure me that a future system can meet the unique needs of scottish farmers . My honorable friend is right. Of course, as we leave the putpean union, we need to in our own policy of support. We wanted to recognize the particular needs of farmers all across the united kingdom, and of course, that would include scotland. Mr. Speaker, my constituency and advice for your are receiving Advice Bureau are 65 ofng complaints of claims being overturned. Anything between fourseven months. I asked the Prime Minister and she agrees that that process is fundamentally flawed. Importantly, the undue stress caused to my constituents . I understand the point of the honorable gentleman is making. These assessments are being conducted as well as they can, and that people are getting the awards that they are, in fact, entitled to. In fact, since we introduced the payment, weve carted out around 2. 9 million assessments. A percent of those it then appealed. Already 4 of the decisions are changed following appeal, and in the majority of cases it is because new evidence is presented. Course, we continue to look at when these assessments are made that they are done properly. Thank you. My constituent, justin bartholomew, is just 25. He committed suicide. To mily is can thence his family is convinced that his diet of highEnergy Drinks contributed to his death. One the Prime Minister consider introducing a national ban on these Energy Drinks . My honorable friend has raised a tragic case. My honorable friend has raised a tragic case. Of coarse, we have introduced the soft drinks industry levy. Do recognize that there are issues around drinks that are high in sugar, and we do know that it can be damaging to childrens health. We are supporting schools and parents making healthy choices and identifying those through campaigning. Of course, this is an issue that the department of health and social care will continue to look at. We will continue to examine the Scientific Evidence in relation to that case. I have a constituent who escaped an abusive relationship, and has been passed from one agency to another. After 4. 5 years of this, she has been told by cns this just a start the whole process all over again. Passare insistent that she on personal details. Agree to look at the system that allows this abuse to continue . P. M. May obviously, the honorable lady raises a distressing case. There are arrangements in place which would ensure that an individual would not have to pass on those details indirectly. The fact that she has been asked to do that should be looked into. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Does the Prime Minister welcomed the findings of the social Research Survey that the should be theots same as in the u. K. . I think my honorable friend is raised an important point. People across the u. K. Want to see controlled immigration, and that includes scotland as well as rest of the united kingdom. Union,eave the european we can introduce our own to britain rules from europe. The only point of differentiation is that, of course, we have a scotlandonly occupation list. Part, it actually matches the u. K. One. I think that shows that this is an issue for the whole of the u. K. We need the same policy approach. In the march 2015 interview, the Prime Minister said, not getting things done and peoples lives hurt makes her depressed. In light of this comment, can she tell us whether she considers it reasonable and acceptable to hold my constituents license for 18 in spite of evidence he was willing and fit to drive . That the i will ensure honorable lady receives response to the letter she has sent me. She is obviously raised to give a case in this house. I would need to look at the details, and i will respond to her letter. Simon carr. Losses. Ob east devastating for the cleveland community. Agree that it would be incredibly helpful if some of the funds remaining from the 2015 ssi package could be repurposed. With the Prime Minister agree to look at this with the business sector . Will she agree . Well, obviously, my honorable friend is right to raise this case. It is a worrying time for the workers affected by the announcement from cleveland potash. We will be helping people to find other work and supporting those affected by the dwps service. We will combine with the authorities to ensure that we are getting the best possible support available, and to make sure that support is aligned. For the department of business, we will look at the specific issue raised. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Home failedtituents the electrical certificate needed to continue fostering, her landlord evicted her because he did not want to do the repairs. Ava and her children are living in counsel accommodations in a converted warehouse in the middle of a working industrial state. The same counsel who placed her there will withdraw her right to foster because her accommodation is not good enough. Can the Prime Minister tell ava and the overworked british taxpayer how this makes sense . Say, it doesave to not appear to make sense as a result of what is happening. Tribute toe to pay the work her constituent has done in foster caring. We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to those who have cared for people as foster parents. As shem sure that, raises this, the local counsel will look into this. Finally, Richard Grover plunkett. Thank you very much, mr. Speaker. While most of us were celebrating over new years eve, andcruise of the kingston the weymouth lifeboats were battling mountainous seas and 70 mileperhour winds to prevent cargo ship from being blown onto the rocks. Thanks to the skill of the tugs crew a disaster was prevented. Will my right honorable friend join me in praising the professionalism, courage, and determination of all of those involved not in the least, those involved in line . P. M. May i am very happy to do that. Thosehe tug crew and involved in the are and i. Volunteers do a fantastic job day in and day out, and we owe them a huge debt of gratitude. Order. We will come to a point of order. You have been watching Prime Ministers questions at the british house of commons. Question times live every wednesday at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan two, and airs again on sunday nights at 9 00 eastern here on cspan. You can also watch online anytime at cspan. Org. In recognition of Martin Luther king jr. Day tomorrow, we will show members of the caucus payinglack tribute to the civil rights leader on the house floor. Among the participants, democratic congressman john lewis of georgia, spoke about the first time he met Martin Luther king jr. As a teenager. Lewis 15 years old and intent to grade. I heard of rosa parks in 1955. Leadership of dr. Martin luther king jr. Inspired me to find a way. Two years later, i wrote a letter to dr. Martin luther king jr. In 1957. I told him in this little letter that i wanted to attend a state supported college called troy state. It did not admit black students. In sydneyrote me back a roundtrip Greyhound Bus ticket. He me to come to montgomery to meet with them. In the meantime, i had been accepted at American Baptist college in nashville. The dr. King got back in touch with me. He said when you are home for spring break, come and see me. I traveled from troy to montgomery. A young lawyer named freddie a lawyer forbeen rosa parks and dr. King met me at the First Baptist church. He took me in to see dr. King and reverend abernathy. You the boyd, are from troy . And i said, dr. King, i am john robert lewis. But he still called me the boy from troy. Anyway. Red me to get in you can watch other lawmakers honor the legacy of Martin Luther king jr. Tomorrow night at 8 00 eastern here on cspan. Next weekend, cspans cities tour takes you to newport, rhode island. We will explore the rich literary scene and historic sites. Watch the tour of Newport Rhode island next weekend, beginning 12 00 eastern on cspan two. And sunday afternoon at 2 00 on cspan3. Working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. Look in u. S. Election integrity, and the process of making it more efficient. This is part of a daylong summit hosted by the assistance created as a check on voting practices. It is just over one hour. While dr. Stuart is getting miked up, i want to say thank you to chairman masterson for and to us get off here, doug chapin for those wonderful remarks. The panel we have here is called election efficiency and integrity, impvi