Questions to the Prime Minister. Neil coyle. Thank you, mister speaker. While offering our commiseration to the england lionesses following the semifinals they have inspired millions and made us all very proud. Mister speaker the whole house will join me in congratulating rose wilkie on her appointment. I know she will take this new role with the same dedication and care she has shown all of us during her time as speaker champion. We wish our best wishes to all those taking part. We hosted a reception to look back with pride on everything generations of campaigners of achieved, to select the contribution to lgbt people of all backgrounds made to our National Life and look forward to a future when bigotry and discrimination lgbt people still faces a thing of the past. Mister speaker i have meetings with ministerial colleagues and governors in addition to my duties in this house, i will have such meeting later today. The England Football Team inspired the next generation of girls and boys to get involved in football. The primus are said we have to back or damaging brexit plan so she could focus on domestic issues, on sunday anythingyearold was stabbed and killed in my constituency. Can the primus or explain to that teenagers family why she is focusing a government of paralysis potato failed to tackle Violent Crime . I say to the honorable gentlemen we are all concerned by the crime we have seen. We are all concerned and our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the victims and too many lives are being cut short and those futures are cruelly robbed from those individuals and their families. We have not failed to act on this. We have been acting on this. We have insured that we are working across the board because it takes all society to work on this issue. It is not just an issue about policing. We made more powers available to police. It is just an issue about policing, we need to ensure that young people do not carry knives. We need to ensure that young people are taken away from crime meaning dealing with drugs, dealing with gangs. We have provided more funding for police, we provided to the police and the labour party voted against that. What message does the Prime Minister have are the people of hong kong at a difficult time. I think my right honorable friend for raising this issue. I am shocked as members across the house have been, the use of violence, the vast majority of the hundreds of thousands who marched peacefully, this week at anniversary on the handover of hong kong is a reminder of the importance of the rights and freedoms in trying in the joint declaration and it is vital that hong kong gaps high degree of autonomy and the rights and freedoms set down in the joint declaration are respected. I have raised my concern directly with chinese leaders and the foreign secretary and other ministers and we will continue to do so. Jeremy corbin. Thank you, mister speaker. Im sure the whole house will want to express their condolences to the families of those rail workers hit and killed by a train this morning. There has to be a full investigation into this but our thoughts must be with families and friends of those that were killed and injured. I join the primus and others in congratulating reverend rose hudson wilkie, the bishop of dover, she has been brilliant as chaplain to the house but also brilliant when she shows such empathy for people. I think we must wish her well on her way and im sure she will do really well. I would like to congratulate the england womens Football Team on their successful journey to the semifinals and the men in the current match against new zealand which is 1341 at the moment. The prize this weekend is a source of great enjoyment. You think of all those who suffered in the past who tried to defeat homophobia in our society and enjoying the streets of london this weekend. Mister speaker, chancellor says a no deal brexit would cause a 90 billion pound hit to the public finances. The former foreign secretary says concerns about no deal are conflicted hysteria. Who does the Prime Minister think is right . I say to the honorable gentlemen i share the remarks he made in relation to the incident in port albert. I say to him the figure that was quoted was publicly available at the time, it appeared in the Government Economic analysis in relation to these matters. Can i also say to the right honorable dental and that if he is worried about no deal i have done everything i can to assure a deal. I can look workers in the eye and say i voted to leave with a deal when it started. The right honorable gentlemen can to do that because he voted three times for no deal. Mister speaker, the Prime Minister should be aware that her deal was rejected 3 times by the house. When something has been rejected 3 times you might think about an alternative method of doing things. A confidential cabinet note apparently says the government is not properly prepared for no deal, nhs trust have warned it would pose a major risk to nhs services. And, mister speaker, representing uk manufacturers, recently set a direct link between politicians talking up the prospect of no deal and british firms losing customers overseas and people losing their jobs make uk guilty of conflicted hysteria, or is it speaking of members and legitimate concerns right across the Manufacturing Sector . Business organization after Business Organization showed earlier this year they wanted people in the house of commons to vote for the deal so we could leave. She couldnt get her own partys support or the opposition partys support either. And, mister speaker, as the danger of no deal ever looms, toyota and bmw have said no deal would threaten their continued presence in the uk. The society of Motor Manufacturers said leaving the eu without a deal would trigger the most Seismic Shift in trading conditions ever experienced and, mister speaker, within the last week, their decision to produce the new astra will be conditional on the final terms of the uks exit from the eu. So what can the Prime Minister say to workers elsewhere and order the right honorable gentlemen will not be shouted down under any circumstances whatsoever. If you are shouting, stop it. You can do better and if you cant, it is about time you did. Jeremy corbin. I was going to say to the Prime Minister, why doesnt she speak to both of the candidates to succeed her and remind them that as they trade insults over no deal it is thousands of jobs that are at risk the more they ratchet up their rhetoric. The right honorable gentlemen is saying what what i say to workers . Here is what i say. I and the vast majority of conservatives in the house voted to protect their jobs. The labour party, the labour party went three times against appeal. The labour party went three times for no deal. The threat is from the labour party. Very over excitable, calm your self. Jeremy corbin. This is about protecting jobs and living status, not pressing out without detail. And with tariffs up to 40 on some basic foodstuffs can the Prime Minister set out exactly what impact no deal would have on food prices and the farming industry in this country . The honorable dental and claims protecting jobs and living standards. It is not only voted three times for no deal, therefore putting jobs under threat but also consistently on a number of occasions voted against the very tax cuts that help people to maintain their living standards, take no lessons from the labour party about living standards. As i recall it was this party that put emotion forward to take no deal off the table. Managing director of birds i said no deal would have 20 for foodstuff instantaneously and no deal would be very damaging. Both of the candidates claim they will renegotiate the backstop. Can she confirm section 12 of the Eu Council Decision to extend article 50 rules out reopening the Withdrawal Agreement and therefore the backstop . I dont think i need to tell the right honorable gentlemen what was in the council conclusions, i made those clear in the dispatch box in this house was the right honorable dental and says the labour party put emotion to abandon no deal off the table to this house, when it came to the vote that mattered, that actually have an impact, the labour party went against them. We made it very clear what the danger of no deal is and we will do everything we can to prevent a no deal exit because we know the damage it will do. This government comprehensively failed on brexit. It has fallen off a cliff. No deal threatens to crash the economy. Two leadership candidates threatening no deal and competing with each other. The speaker is irrelevant. The two candidates to succeed her only got fantasy plans. Does the Prime Minister accept the best thing to do would be to go back to the people and let them decide which way we go. Can i say, i made the points in answer, leaving the European Union with a deal, you have to vote for a deal. What they consistently refused to do. Another question for the labour party on this, with all this talk about no deal, the question is where does the labour party stand on brexit . The shadow foreign secretary doesnt support brexit, the shadow chancellor doesnt support brexit. The labor secretary leader doesnt support brexit. Labor wants to block brexit and that would be a betrayal of the view. Thank you, mister speaker, thank you, mister speaker. The district has been working hard preparing for the creation of unitary authorities they and the people of the county need and deserve the certainty of the orders being laid before parliament. Can i ask the Prime Minister to pledge these will be brought forward literally . Thank you, mister speaker and i think my honorable friend for raising an important issue of concern in his constituency and elsewhere in northamptonshire. New authority will be a significant step toward businesses can in future have the sustainable highquality local services they deserve. Officials are working hard with the council on the details of secondary legislation and our aim is as soon as practical both parliamentary debate and parliamentary approval. Ian blackburn. Can i join the Prime Minister in welcoming to london, throughout that, the largest lgbt group in parliament. These are numbers, a review into devolution is nothing more than an act of sheer desperation. The Prime Minister is running scared of the people of scotland. Does the Prime Minister think the future of scotland should be decided by the people who live and work there or by her property . The future of scotland was decided by the people who live and work there, it was decided in 2014 when they decided they wanted to stay as part of the United Kingdom. The private distillate at the opinion poll, the majority scotlands first minister was explicitly clear when she said it is a funny scottish people. To consider and decide what future we want for our parliament and our country. Can the primaries to tell us will is review into devolution, include the views of would be successors but these scott would never be Prime Minister and westminster should take off Office Support doing her job. This review would be part, the real legacy of this Prime Minister is shutting down scotland and ignoring the will of the scottish parliament. And it was clear they never will. There is no review in this, theres only one party in this house who wants to stop it is in scotland, the Scottish National party. Iran, continues to use all matters including increasingly significant cyber capability to destabilize the middle east and pursue its ambition to be a regional superpower in the middle east. With the Prime Minister agree with me that a cyber armed iran is equally as dangerous as a Nuclear Armed iran and we need to do more all that we can necessary with our allies to combat this increasing threat from iran in cyberspace . Your right to raise concerns about the destabilizing behavior of the region that our objective continues to be to work with International Partners to find solutions and the escalate tension but he is also right to raise the issue of cyber capability. We have dedicated capability in cyberspace through National DefenseCyber Program and last year, in support of nato operations he talks about working with others, we were the first nation to do that and we will continue to ensure we have effective Cyber Capabilities which can be deployed at a time and place of our choosing across the full range of international threats. The Prime Minister hopes it will be part of her legacy. Many of us hope we achieve that objective sooner. It needs policies to match that ambition. Onshore wind farms will help settle the Climate Crisis and reduce prices for consumers, it has overwhelming public support. That she agree now is the time to scrap barriers at the lowest level since 2011, restore subsidies for wind farms and allow to compete in the contract of different options. Can i say to the honorable gentlemen the committee on Climate Change was clear the 2050 was the right target date for net 0 emissions and can i also say there is no ban on onshore wind. What happened in 2015 at local communities have more say on applications in their areas, onshore winds exceeded expected contributions to 2020 Renewable Energy target but at the same time batting offshore winds to remove this as the largest market in europe over the next decade. The Prime Minister has shown a commitment over many years taxing domestic violence, a measure introduced in 2012, 2014, and 2015, the groundbreaking strategy of 2016 on ending violence against women and girls. These worked and reduced Violence Toward women but will she tell us a little more about the bill that is about to come in, the Domestic Abuse bill, what her hopes are for that and how she feels that will continue to help victims of these crimes. Can i first of all thank my right honorable friend for the work he has done on this important issue. I am sure everyone across the house are clear that Domestic Abuse has no place in our country. Our plan to end the support of Domestic Abuse. He refers to Domestic Abuse bill that would introduce the statutory government Domestic Abuse. As we transform our response, the draft bill will be accompanied, with Domestic Abuse. 22 Million Pounds for Domestic Abuse projects across the country. Whatever abuse you face, everyone has access to certainties they need to be placed. With that constituents, arrived on kinzer transports, 18 years ago this week. It is important to learn from history, 3 years after the amendments in 2016 for the immigration bill which gave 480 places to child refugees, 220 of those have been filled. Is this important for the thousands of child refugees there are camps across europe and the middle east. We are tough on crime and compassion for those child refugees, we turn that into Public Policy that does something about it. Lord of came here to transport organized nicholas winton. In terms of helping refugees and other Vulnerable Children affected by conflict and instability. We provide asylum and alternative form of protection for 34,600 children. We are determined to continue these efforts. They can continue to rebuild their lives with families in the uk and those who qualify the right study, access public funds and healthcare and apply settlement after 10 years. We have a proud record of helping refugees and continue with that record. In addressin recommendations . I thank her for the work she did a leader of the house and the Ministerial Group looking at this issue but beyond that this issue of early years is a cause she has champions for some considerable time before and since she came into this house. I am proud 820,000 benefited from the free Early Education places we introduced in 2013. Social mobility action plan sends the clear plan for early years closing the work at age 5 and make sure where a chance gets to in life depends on individual talents, and other background and we will continue to work for my right honorable friend and others. We will continue to work with others who put a high value on the importance of early days in a childs life. 18yearold in my constituency completed their a level german. Due to the cuts, they had to teach themselves the last two terms and german teachers still in place when they turn their backs on europe, this is not all that they suggest what exists in this country, burning brighter than ever in our education system. We have is the honorable gentlemen those putting more funding into our schools and we are making that funding and distribution of that funding fairer across the country. I want to ensure every young person gets as far as their talent and hard work take them. George eustace. As long ago as 1875 this country became the first in the world to require stunning of animals prior to slaughter and get the latest evidence is last year 25 of all sheep slotted were understands making use of religious derivation. It is a contentious issue, a matter of personal conscience and a matter of religious conviction. Does my honorable friend agree with me that it should be a free issue on this house . I understand my honorable friend had a debate on this particular issue. There are a number of notions and concerns across the house in relation to this particular issue. We have upheld the right for religious slaughter but we are a government as my honorable friend will know full well taking steps to make sure we can monitor the actions that take place through the introductions. I am guessing when the primacy goes on her working holidays that she always wears including that. Because she knows full well that 90 of skin cancer is caused by exposure to the sun. We get free sunscreen to our armed forces quite rightly. Isnt it time we gave free sunscreen to our Police Officers when they are on duty especially those standing outside the spouse in the blazing sun for many hours and does she agree with her Health Secretary who says it is now time to remove the a t from highfat to sunscreen so we can save lives . I say to the right honorable tends when, drugs and medication against prescription issued by qualified Health Professionals and for some, sunscreen can be on the description in certain conditions and those circumstances it provided 3, but as the right honorable dont want raises an important issue about sunscreen but make sure people dont just think skin safety is about some protection product because the leading charge is very clear because a number of sectors are taking protection including avoiding the point he makes. We should all be taking precautions in relation to this. Under the Prime Ministers leadership we have a new funding formula that i warmly welcome as a first step but more needs to be done. Does the Prime Minister agree to make it fairer still, areas that were hit, underfunded, to be protected such protecting all schools . I say to my honorable friend i recognize the concern about this issue. It is over a number of years, making sure we see fairer distribution of funding around our schools. I recognize there are those authorities that have been particularly at the over end of funding and a number of my schools in my constituency are in one of those very authorities. That is why we are taking steps to make sure the impact is a fair impact as we introduce the funding formula on schools across the country. Kevin. Thank you, mister speaker. Each week in the uk 12 young people die sudden cardiac death. That is devastating, 12 young people who never lived to fill their potential. All the evidence suggests screening of young people can prevent those deaths. Can i ask the Prime Minister to ensure the National Screening commission looks at the evidence before risking the young and others, to prevent those deaths . To the honorable gentlemen, he raises important issues and im sure the entire house will extend sympathies to the families and friends of young people who do suffer sudden cardiac death. He and the Parliamentary Group have done Important Group work on this issue. The independent uk National Screening committee will carefully consider all the relevant evidence and chs see will study the findings of the committee when they are published in due course and those findings very carefully, an important issue, we want to get this right. Nikki morgan. In september last year my 27yearold constituent took her own life. Her father found among her positions a book called the peaceful pill handbook which she bought from amazon. Amazon said we believe legislators rather than retailers are in a better place to make decisions on what should or should not be available for public purchase. Sounds like facebook recently saying they need to be regulated because they cant decide themselves what is on their platform. Does the Prime Minister agree with me that they have a duty to think hard about what they offer for sale and the moral imperative . I say to my right honorable friend first of all i am sure we will send our deepest sympathies to families and friends, we want to make sure uk is the safest place to be online and this involves tackling content which incurred the suicides. Working with Tech Companies to get them to accept greater responsibility that is put out across the platforms is been longstanding. We have seen some Tech Companies taking action to tackle the issue and we want to ensure there is more consistent response from companies protecting the safety and well being of their youth and those that are vulnerable. I know the Suicide Prevention is aware of this particular aspect of the issue of content online and is deeply concerned about it and will be writing to amazon about it. Thank you, mister speaker. Prime minister, promises made at the last general election, the tv license for their families with that promise has been broken and my dad is turning 19 in a few weeks time. With tv as his main source of company. Many other phases in this country, their companion is the tv. So, Prime Minister, your last act before you leave as Prime Minister, the tv licenses for this . Best wishes for happy birthday to the honorable gentlemens father. Can i say that the bbc received a good deal with government in terms of funding that was available to bbc and i think there are many people who would ask why it is the bbc could raise their salary will to their top performers and personality at the same time taking the action they have done on tv licenses. The bbc needs to think again. John stevenson. The government has a vicious target to achieve this would require nuclear energy. Will the Prime Minister encouraged the next Prime Minister to support and invest the Nuclear Industry . We believe the government wish to see this continue. That is why we make the decision about the appointee. And Nuclear Projects that have not been able to progress in the way members hoped the vote would progress but to work with the Nuclear Industry to find a way through to make sure nuclear can indeed make its role in the energy making future. It is something and his memory. No field stage, and dwp have not cemented this. With the delay, and advice that we are supposed to do, unacceptable tactics on the court headlines. I say to the honorable gentlemen he raised the case of his constituent. The papers are not available. It is essential that all of those prosper. When she agree with me we need to see investments into accounts for that. Very pleased to see that the industry the importance of high streets in the industry fund. And for that money being currently considered. The Prime Minister enters that, congratulate the golf club in celebrating the return after almost 70 years of the open Golf Championship where the greatest golfers in the world will be coming and there will be some golfers to northern ireland. Could i ask her if she had her potential successors would join me. Can i say to the honorable dense when i am very happy to congratulate the golf club on hosting the open and to welcome the fact the open has returned to northern ireland. Can i also say i hope we look forward to seeing golfers from across the United Kingdom performing well in that particular open golf and as for joining them in two weeks time i suspect i and the two leadership contenders for the conservative Party Leadership may be busy and two weeks but i will certainly be watching what is happening in the open with great interest. And marie. That the primus agree with me the news of the fire and tragic loss of life on a Nuclear Submarine working on the seabed encouraged the government to accept or maintain operational military advantage and the crystalline structure, we must in this area in Continuous Operation relentless. The whole house will extend condolences to families and friends who lost their lives, this was aboard a Russian Nuclear submersible, losing ones life is under the sea is something i am sure we can all express our condolences for. And important point about our summering capability in the royal navy i would like to pay tribute to all our submariner to work so hard to keep us safe. This is access to 10 billion pound dreadnought Program Contingency and summaries will continue on this side giving Us Nuclear Deterrence every minute of every hour as they have for 50 years and we thank them for it. Bill reynolds. By mister, britain needs better buses and in greater register, has begun the process every regulating the network so we can have a transport system similar. A bus journey in london is cut at 1 pound 50 yet in my constituency a journey of just a few miles cost more than that. Shouldnt everyone in all parts of the country get the same subsidy and pay a fair price . Can i say to the honorable gentlemen we are spending 250 Million Pounds every year to keep fares down and maintain the network which benefits people up and down the country and the overall number is over 2000 but the honorable gentlemen asks me about something he might very well ask the mayor of his responsibility in relation to this matter. Many colleagues today will visit lobbying beyond trophy hunting the same week japan has resumed commercial whaling. What more can we do to send the strongest message this apple rent process should be stopped immediately . We are very disappointed with japans decision to withdraw from the International Whaling commission and restart commercial whaling. I raised my concerns with Prime Minister abe. My right honorable for the environment secretary has written to the japanese counterpart on this matter, we continue to work with the japanese government to engage with them, raise our concerns at every level enters them to rethink their decision. The Prime Minister will be aware the 4. 4 billion pounds has been taken by the treasury from the Migrant WorkersPension Funds. In the house there was support expressed for review of the existing pension sharing arrangements. Would she please commission a review of those pension sharing arrangements that have justice for retired minors. Can i say to the honorable gentlemen agreement has been reached on relation to the sharing arrangement. We all have concerns about Pension Funds and their ability to provide pensioners but one of the Biggest ChallengesPension Funds on the biggest hits on Pension Funds came from the last labor government when they took 100 billion pounds out of Pension Funds. Mike woods. We can be the primus to driving the global agenda under Climate Change but what discussions does she have with her counterpart how they can follow britains lead with first major economy to commit to eliminating net carbonate help reverse Global Warming . I thank my honorable friend for raising this issue. I have encourage leaders around the European Union counsel table but also other leaders at the g 20 summit at the end of last week to follow the uks lead. A number show their willingness to do so but this we will continue with this message. We can play our part but this will only be truly effective if everybody around the world recognizes the need to take this action. References have been made to the Prime Ministers moving speech on injustices in education. On a day her own former school near oxford is planning to move to parttime education because of what the head teacher calls in always financial tensions does she agree she must secure before she leaves Office Additional funding outside the Spending Review . I say to the right honorable gentlemen we have been putting extra money into schools, ensuring that pressures have been on schools and ensure schools are funding and i say to the right honorable gentlemen i read from the maidenhead advertiser that he thinks im about to step down from parliament. I am not. He says the liberal Democrat Party was looking forward to the maidenhead constituency, that is not my fee. And the liberal democrat looking forward to taking the seat when they couldnt win it when they put 1000 peoples in the seat and wrong on that, liberal democrats wrong on everything. Order the fellow must be heard. Mister speaker, two of my constituents are relatives of kirsty boutin, one of the victims of the terrorist atrocity and despite the fact that one of the terrorist families received legal aid at restitution of the inquest none of the families of the victims did. Does my right honorable friend think we need to look at entitlements so those people who wish to ask questions about what happened to their loved ones are not left to fend for themselves. I think he has raised an important issue and will have seen from the reaction from the house the concern people have about this issue. I have said previously we send our deepest sympathies to the families of the victims and i can see why my honorable friend raised this as a matter of concern. There are a number of changes to make sure there is more support and we are committed to the process for trying to take exceptional case funding but i will make sure the ministry of justice meets my honorable friend to discuss this further. The whole country has been shocked by the brutal murder of a pregnant the subsequent death of riley this morning. Police believe this may have been a random attack by someone unknown to the family. If the government is acting on knife crime it isnt working. What further action will a Prime Minister take to stop this terrifying increase in the use of knives on our streets . My first divorce to the honorable dental and we are all shocked by this terrible act. As he said sadly the baby inside her died this morning. The issue of the question of knife crime is one that i referred to earlier. We are taking action and we will work with the mayor of london on action that can be taken across london on this issue but this is something that requires a multifaceted approach. It is about the whole of society. We look at giving police the right powers. We have done that. We need to look at how we can ensure that young people do not feel they need to carry knives and we deal with the criminal gangs and the drugs that are often behind these terrible acts of violence that take place. We can expect welcome 3540 million overseas visitors to our shores. Tourism overall employs 3 Million People in the uk including thousands in my constituency. This underlies the importance of the Tourism Sector deal. Can i say to my honorable friend we have been working with the Tourism Sector, how we can work to enhance not just the offer they are able to make but the way they can ensure people can enjoy the benefits of the constituency and all our constituencies across the country, tourism is an important sector for us and we continue to work with the tourist industry to enhance that sector and pass the benefits to this country and our economy in that sector and the benefit of those tourists who come here and see what a wonderful place the United Kingdom is. Following the wind rush scandal in which black british citizens were deported, detained and stripped of their rights to access Public Services the Prime Minister rightly announced in independent review led by Wendy Williams, she said that review was published in march 2019. It is 3 july. Wendy williams will publish the review before she leaves office. It was the home secretary who commissioned that review, Wendy Williams she will be putting that report together. The report is not yet received by the home office but we will ensure that when the report is received, that report is published. Will my honorable friend join me with the department of business energies for this Government Investment of 4. 8 Million Pounds for the Carbon Capture storage project and is she also agree along with the development of new sources of energy, natural gas will remain in position towards net 0 emissions targets . I am happy to welcome the investment of my honorable friend, we look across the board at various ways to ensure we are providing net 0 target and the importance of natural gas in the energy mix in the future will remain. We also look at making sure we are providing support for Technology LikeCarbon Capture because that will play an important part in the future. Prime minister, working fulltime over 30 years, parttime work to support her chance for a suffer of down syndrome. And because of the tax credit she has been forced to extend her mortgage and go parttime working. The confusing rules, will the Prime Minister please help to resolve this issue. Shes not the only one in the country. Can i say to the honorable lady, im sure the secretarys contentions are this particular case she has raised in this house. We do want to ensure and we are working and my right honorable friend the minister for women in the qualities is working to make sure women can take her place in the workforce, we see women in workforce at record levels, we want to ensure and are working on providing greater Economic Empowerment youve been watching Prime Ministers questions. Watch wednesday on cspan2 or sunday night at 9 00 p. M. Eastern here on cspan. You can go to cspan. Org and find video of ask Prime Ministers questions and British Public affairs programs. 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