Reserved for their use later in the day. Further, that the following following the prayer and pledge, the majority leader be recognized as under the previous order. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley senators should expect four roll call votes at 11 30 tomorrow morning as well as one additional vote after lunch. If there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned until the previous order under the provisions of s. Res. 534 as a further mark of respect to william l. Armstrong a former United States senator from colorado. I yield the floor. The presiding officer pursuant to the provisions of s. Res. 534 the Senate Stands adjourned until 9 30 a. M. Tomorrow as a further mark of respect to the late senator it was at central that he developed his style of writing and he was introduced to the work of Carl Sandburg and walt whitman through teacher ms. Weimer and he also composed a poem welfare that disk kind of famous with susanna jones. A key location of cleveland where on lake erie which is one of the great lakes so great shipping routes. We also have the railroad in the area so there were a lot of wrote roads, shipping routes that could be taken. We also have the Steel Industry here which is very important in the Automobile Industry to have the steel you need and there was also a lot of lumber in the area so it all came together. British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron handed in his resignation to the queen today. Before that he took questions from members of the parliament in his 182nd and last question time as britains Prime Minister. This is about 40 minutes. Order. Questions to the Prime Minister. Mr. President , thank you mr. Speaker. I know the whole house will join me congratulating Heather Watson jordan wyllie gordonreed on their stunning success at wimbledon. Mr. Speaker this morning i had meetings with ministers of colleagues and others. One meeting this afternoon with her majesty the queen the rest of my day was remarkably light. Thank you very much mr. Speaker. May i echo the Prime Ministers congratulations on the winners. May we sanctify the minister for his hard work and his leadership. And particularly his commitment to the union and to Northern Ireland and maybe you would like to come and swim in lock day. We look forward to the opportunity to work with the next Prime Minister and im told that there are lots of leadership roles out there at the moment. Top gear, event across the big pond but if i can go to my pet subject, brexit really threatened back here. [laughter] does brexit threatened a union and with the Prime Minister work with his successors to ensure that we have somebody thats going to pull together all the countries of the union and the overseas territories and make it so that we all Work Together . First of all let me thank the gentleman for his kind remarks and fascinating suggestions for future jobs. Most of which are harder than this one. I do believe Northern Ireland is stronger than i was six years ago and could be a thousand more people at work the full evolution of justice and home affairs delivered under this Government Read the report published in record investments creating jobs in Northern Ireland. I care passionately about our United Kingdom as i know he doesnt all of us do in this house. We do need to make sure, we did need to make sure as we leave the European Union we work out how to keep the benefits of the common travel area. Hard work is being done with Civil Servants in Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland and that pace needs to quiken. Thank you mr. Speaker and that is to pay tribute to my honorable friend for a hardworking is done in leading this country for the last few years. My honorable friends Lasting Legacy is supporting the through peshmerga in bravely fighting daish. Peshmerga on the frontline and their airstrikes weapons and training are crucial but the interest could be reduced with additional equipment like body armor respirators and frontline medical facilities and possibly provide beds in hospital birmingham. Does my right honorable friend agree with this is a small investment that would make a huge difference or allies to fight the evil of terror some . Let me say to my honorable friend thank you for this kind remarks that hes absolutely right. The are incredibly brave fighters and invaluable work against daish in iraq and syria. I will look carefully at the suggestion of using the birmingham hospital. The Queen Elizabeth hospital has excellent facilities for battlefield casualties. Our army is providing medical instructions with peshmerga but we will see if moore can be done. Lets be frank the strategy is working. Daish is on the back foot has lost 45 of the territory it once open iraq its finances have been hit more than 25,000 daish fighters have been killed. Assertion is increase the flow of foreign fighters has fallen by 90 . I have always said this will take a long time to work in iraq and syria that but we must stay the course. Jeremy corbin. Thank you mr. Speaker. Could i start by joining the Prime Minister in paying tribute to the british women at wimbledon and the murray Heather Watson and gordonreed and also i think it would be nice if we congratulated Serena Williams on her fantastic achievement as well. Mr. Speaker its only right that after six years of Prime Minister we thank the right honorable member for his service. I have often disagreed with him that there are some of his achievements i really want to pay recognition to today. One is hoping secure the release of the army from Guantanamo Bay and legislating to achieve equal marriage within our society. Im sure he would like to acknowledge it was the labour party that helped get it through on this occasion. Was he also perhaps for a moment expressed some concern for the way that homelessness in britain for the past six years and looks like its going to continue to rise in this country . First of all let me thank him for his kind remarks and i will join them in paying tribute to Serena Williams who is now beaten steffi grafs amazing record. And i thank him for what he said about the case at this government raised again and again with the u. S. Government and has been resolved. I also thank him for what he said about equal marriage. There are 30,000 people in our country who over the last six years have been able to get married and i think that his row progress. I will never forget the day that number 10 when one of the people the works close to the front door said im not that interested in politics mr. Cameron but because of what you have done im able to marry the person as for homelessness it is 10 below the peak that we saw under labour are the key is building more homes. We have build 700,000 homes after i became Prime Minister but now we need to quicken the pace on that. Key to building more homes is yes programs like the Planning System but the key is a Strong Economy. Mr. Speaker been listening carefully to what the house secretary has been saying over the last few days and she said its harder than ever for young people to so does the Prime Minister think this is because of record low House Building or ford and 50,000 pounds is an affordable start for a home . First of all let me say i congratulate the secretary and when it comes to women prime prime Prime Ministers im pleased to be able to say. Soon its going to be 20. On the issue of housing and homelessness 700,000 he asked about this issue of affordability which is absolutely key. When i became Prime Minister because of what happened to the Mortgage Market a firsttime buyer often needed to have as much as 30,000 pounds to put a deposit down. Because of a combination of help to buy and shared ownership some people arent able to get on the housing and now its as little as 2000 pounds and with the mortgage loan. And the houses we are building we are making real progress. C mr. Speaker the line lines deeper still. The home secretary said though talk of the economy she said it does and not really work forever and because its apparent to anyone in touch with the real world that people do not feel our economy works that way. Isnt she right that too many people in too many places in britain feel their economy has been destroyed in towns therein because the industry has gone and high unemployment or underemployment, dont we all need to address that . If we are going to talk about the economic record lets get the facts straight. We have cut the deficit by twothirds and 2. 5 million more people in our country and 1 million more businesses, 2. 9 million apprenticeships have been trained under this government and when it comes to policy, 300,000 fewer people in relative poverty 100,000 fewer children in relative poverty and to be accused of of delivery by the right honorable gentleman , last week we had been both having these leadership resignations. We have had competition in coronation and they havent even decided what the rules are yet. [laughter] it would take a year to work out who would sit where. Democracy is an exciting thing and im enjoying every moment of it. Home secretary mr. Speaker talking of the economy the home secretary gent said many people find themselves exploited by unscrupulous practices. But in his and his handover mr. Speaker in his handover discussions with the home secretary could he enlighten us as to whether or not there is any proposal to take on Agency Britain by banning contracts clamping down on Umbrella Companies repealing the trade union actor preferably all three . Well he is right that democracy is a splendid thing. I have to agree with him about that. Let me answer very directly on exploitation the workplace. In this government for the first time with we have had to just a National Living wage. If this government would massively increase the power of authority. Record lines for businesses that dont pay the minimum wage and much more policing and prosecution is taking place. All of those things have changed under this government and as for zero house contracts less than 140 people in work, 60 below zero to not want to work more hours and its this government that is something the labour party never did which was to ban exclusive zero ads. 30 years of labor but it took a conservative government to do it. Let me Say Something to the democratic process of leadership election because i did say a couple of weeks ago, have to say im admire his tenacity. He is reminding me of the black knight in monty pythons holy grail. [laughter] he has been kicked 70 times what he says keep going and send me a flesh wound. I admire that. C mr. Speaker i would like to Prime Minister to address another issue of the house budget last week and ive got a question, got a question from nina. Its a question from somebody who deserves an answer. And he says i would like to know if there is any possibility that the European Union citizen who has lived in britain for 30 years can have their rights are permanent residents revoked or deported depending on the brexit negotiations . There has been no answer to this question. It is one that worries a very large number of people and it would be good if in his question time the Prime Minister could at least offer some assurance to those people . Let me reassured me that there is no chance of that happening. For someone in those circumstances we are working hard to do it want which is to give a ttu citizens that they will have the right perspective and all those who have come to this country. The only circumstance i could ever envisage a future over me trying to undo that guarantee would be if rader citizens in other European Countries didnt have their rights respected so i think its important to have reciprocity. The new Prime Minister where working get that guarantee as fast as we cant. Im glad he mentions email because i have got an email as well. Im not making this up, i promise. I got this on the 16th of september of 2015 some from someone called judith and she said this please keep ignatieff with the pm questions with jeremy corporate and she gave this reason. Its a very different kettle of fish. He is experienced in far more dangerous in the long term. She goes on to say sensible sober polite answers to mr. Corbin creates his own party disunity. I have to find judith and find out what happens next. Mr. Speaker ive had the pleasure of asking the Prime Minister 179 questions. And thank you, more to come with his successor, can assure you of that. Therefore i ask him the last question could i just put it on record and wish him well as he leaves his office and also to wish his family well. I think we should all recognize that while many of us do enjoy our jobs and our political life its alive the ones nearest to us and our families that enormous sacrifices so we might be able to do this. Like to pass on his thanks to his mom for her vice about its extremely kind of her and i would be grateful if they pass that on to her. Im reflecting on the lesson that she offered. [laughter] 1 rumor that i want him to deal with. Theres a rumor going around that his departure has been carefully choreographed so he can slip seamlessly into the vacancy created this morning strictly by lynn goodmans departure. I can promise, let me say to him first of all thank you for the kind remarks and good wishes to my wife and lovely children who are watching from the gallery today. He is absolutely right the oppression the pressure is the hardest on those beloved in his job and let me send my best wishes to his family as well. I have addressed 5500 questions from this dispatch box and i will leave it for others to answer how many i have answered. Because of your belief and nearly everyone have their say i think i have a wreck it up 92 hours of statements from this dispatch box as well as the Liaison Committee appearances and other things. I will certainly send my his good wishes to my mother. He seems to have taken her vice as he is looking splendid today. Gives me the opportunity to put a rumor to rest as well come even more serious. He will appreciate this because his cat is particularly famous and somehow that i dont love mary and i do and i have a photograph to prove it. I can take larry with me. He belongs to the house and the staff who love him very much, as do i. Mr. Peter lilley. That is my right honorable friend aware that in 33 years in this house watching five Prime Ministers and several exPrime Ministers i have seen him achieve a mastery of that dispatch box unparalleled in my time, not just because of his command of detail, of his wits but he could see commands the respect of friend and foe alike, who know that he is driven not just by the political ambitions and ideas but by a sense of duty here which he always leads him to try to make this country more prosperous more solvent, more tolerant, more fair and more free. He will command the respect of generations to come. Those words mean a lot for my right honorable friend to spend so much time in his house. It is a special place and i think the Prime Ministers questions brought the theatrics does have a purpose because its a a time when every week the Prime Minister has to know of absolutely everything thats going on in whitehall and often you find things stop very quickly before 12 00 on a wednesday but i believe that politics is my Public Service in the National Interest and that is what i have always tried to do. Ascession does have some it tires around the world. Their member when i did his job and i met mayor bloomberg in new york and we walked down the street. Everyone knew Mike Bloomberg and everyone said mayor you are doing a great job. No one had a clue to who i was until eventually someone said hey cameron, Prime Ministers questions, we love your show. [laughter] thank you very much and i join the Prime Minister and the leader of the labour party in paying tribute to all of the winners at wimbledon. This week we mark the 21st anniversary of the srebrenica genocide. One of the causes that the Prime Minister and i wholeheartedly support and i hope he will press on his successor the importance of supporting remembering srebrenica and all the good work that it does. Withstanding our differences i can my best personal wishes to the Prime Minister and his family and wish them all the best. However the Prime Ministers legacy will undoubtedly be that he has taken us to the brink of being taken out of the European Union so we will not he applauding his premiership on these answers. What advice has he given his successor on taking scotland out of the eu against the wishes of scottish voters . First of all let me join the right honorable gentleman in paying tribute to all those who lost their lives in sure pritzka and make sure we commemorate this every year. This year there will be a commemoration given where testimony will be and we should think of it alongside the terrible events of modern history such as the holocaust and think about it in that way. Also reminds us as we often debate in this house theres a price for intervention but theres also a price for nonintervention we should remember that. In terms of what he says about scotland in the United Kingdom and europe might vice to my successor is a brilliant negotiator is that we should try to be as close to the European Union as we can be for the benefits of trade, corporation and security. The channel will not get any whiter once we leave the European Union and thats the relationship we seek to that will be good for the United Kingdom and good for scotland. The Prime Ministers wellknown scotland at the present time because of the threat to deport the much loved and liked breen family from the highlands. The premiership is likely to be imposing against the wishes of every single mp from scotland. Meanwhile she said she plans meanwhile she plans to with brexit regardless of the fact that scotland voted to remain in the eu. What does the outgoing Prime Minister think this will go down in scotland . Specifically on the family she completed her Scottish History degree and her husband and think husband and sync sink them as dependents but we have given them an extension to the first of august to put in an application for a work visa in the arm away and i very much of that will happen. Untried and there will be a vote in this house. Its right this house should decide to many people in scotland to support our nuclear deterrence. He asks about the record in scotland when it comes to scotland. I will tell him what it is, 143,000 more people i work in scotland. Massive investment in Renewable Industries in scotland to the two biggest warships ever build another history built in scotland. A Powerhouse Parliament a referendum that was legal decisive and fair and i might add a scotsman winning wimbledon twice while i was Prime Minister. Nevermind and the two its time for it and v2. Thank you mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Prime Minister for the leadership is shown particularly in his support of women with the party. The Prime Ministers legacy for me however and other cancer survivors is a personal support that he is shown for the cancer drug fund. However today i would like him to ask a bike to ask him to show the same support for those who have been affected by the contaminated blood. Would he please update the house as to whether they too will have a legacy . And i think my honorable friend and what she says about the fund has helped many people and country preaches absolute right to raise this issue of contaminated blood and today we announce ruby spending the extra 125 Million Pounds we have identified and a much fairer and more conferences scheme. It will guarantee all those infected will for the first time receive a regular annual payment. This would include all those with hepatitis stage i who will now receive 3500 pounds per year rising to 4005 at per year by the end of the parliament. For those with hepatitis c stage ii hiv or currently fed with both annual payments would increase over the lifetime of the parliament and will and hands the support of those who have been bereaved or will be in a future through significant reposting the money for the discretionary payments. Last year i apologize to the victims on the behalf of the British Government for something that should never happen. And proud to provide the support that they deserve. While its not right to pick out to people i think people should note making your point to your member of permit campaigning as the sufferers have done in my case repeatedly coming to my surgery and saying more must be done i know that not everyone will be fully satisfied with whats being done in replying to this terrible. Thank you mr. Speaker. The Prime Minister came to promise to keep the uk to end shutdowns were stations station sent to stop its party banging on about europe. Can he say that don . In terms of economic record 2. 5 million more jobs is the deficit cut. A million more businesses in the growth. In the top of the developed world all of that because of the choices we have made and because we did that we been able to back our nhs with a 10 funding increase over 10 billion in built terms in this parliament. As for your pet to settle these issues and i think hes right when you are trying to settle a really big constitutional issues you dont rely on parliament usb was well. We made a promise and we kept that promise. Thank you very much mr. Speaker. I want to thank him for everything he has done for my constituency where preschool is down 64 . As he prepares to the downing street can encourage him to return . Can i ask him if he remembers saying shortly before becoming Prime Minister politicians are a mixture of egotism and altruism and you hope the right one went south so people do the right thing rather than a politically convenient thing. Seems to me he is state on the right side of that divide in the last six years not least in the manner of his departure and i think this country will miss him a great deal. And i thank my friend for his kind remarks. I think when it comes to education i think theres a strong record to build on. We have 1. 4 million more children than good or outstanding schools than in 2010. We have seen a Free Schools Movement take off with 300 free schools. I visited one yesterday that is outstanding. A quarter of them are outstanding which is an amazing record we think how little time to do to get going so think we should build on that record. As for the big society we should use a stronger economy to build a bigger and Stronger Society and one of the things we are doing is introducing National Citizen service, 2000 people of taken part in a program and i hope by the end of this parliament there will be the norm for 16yearolds to take part. Talk about the soft skills necessary to give people real life chances that many people dont get those chances and National Citizen service will help them. Thank you mr. Speaker. Can i think of Prime Minister or the courteous way he has always answer question that i admonish to asked him and i always listen carefully to his answers. I had to i operations and i wasnt able to see him very clearly. If he is concerned as i am about the newspaper reports that we are entitled to nhs counter operations jumping again stopping people who are entitled to nhs operations having treatment . First of all can i thank him for his kind remarks. I try to answer questions from this dispatch box. Its difficult sometimes when you havent seen the specific story and i havent seen the story here. I recall from previous occasions that we are still investing in these cataract operations in the number receiving them are going out but i would carefully at it this afternoon. The question about the danger of. Wendy morton. C thank you mr. Speaker. My right honorable friend the Prime Minister in my jurisdiction unemployment has dropped from 5. 1 in 19,010 to 1 today. Thats something to be proud of and something affected singapore. With my right honorable friend agree the Strong Economy and investment . The figures are remarkable for what a constituency is at 1. 9 in terms of unemployment thats very close to full employment and its a remarkable record. What we have done with apprenticeships is 2. 4 million in last permit an extra 5000 already in this parliament towards the target of 3 million in this parliament which im confident the worker bee can achieve it and we should think mr. Speaker these are not just numbers on a page. There were people have experienced you are learning a trade taking their first steps in their career. What i i want them to i want when they get that were not only do we have the National Legal ways but we make sure people dont stop paying income tax until they are earning a good way do we take for million of the lowest. People in our country out of income tax altogether. That is a record to be proud of. Thank you mr. Speaker. This week is backcountry week. Yesterday a country manufactures demonstrated in the highquality products exported worldwide. Will the acts of incoming Prime Minister press upon the incoming Prime Minister the huge importance of maintaining access to the eu Single Market during brexit of gauche asians in order that we can maximize the backcountry contribution to exports, productivity and jobs . I absolutely agree with the honorable gentleman. What we have seen in the West Midlands is 173,000 more people at work under this government and we have seen something of manufacturing in the automotive sector some of which is indeed in the backcountry. Its important we have access to the Single Market and this will be one of things with absolute that to focus on. I want Automotive Aerospace the highquality manufacturing firms to go from strength to strength in our country and making sure we get that vital access to europe will be vital. I was applying for the conservative parliament in worcester. Like so many i enter this house in the week that he first became prime Prime Minister and since that time unemployment and apprenticeships have double. We have were good and outstanding schools receiving zero funding. Wages are up in texas are down. Can i thank my right honorable friend for all his service to our nation and for the legacy of the chances he will leave behind i think them for his kind remarks. We are seeing unemployment in all of these constituencies going down. Think are importantly as we see ford and 50,000 fewer children in households where nobody works. The effect of having a parent or loved one helping to put food on the table and provide a rollover roll over for their children thats what this is about so i thank him for his kind remarks. C thank you mr. Speaker. Between brexit and weapons of mass destruction the Prime Minister has done more for scottish independents than anyone has ever thought to do. As he contemplates a move could the Prime Minister knowingly connect a scottish official. [inaudible] what i