Now live to london for britishers Prime Ministers question time, each week the house of commons is in session, teresa made taking questions live wednesday morning on cspan2. Prior to questions i members are finishing up other business, now live to the floor of the british house of commons. In scotland. Mister speaker. On 8 june the people of scotland delivered which party stands up for scotland and scotlands financial arrangement. 12 additional mps, Scottish National party, 21 left. Or even fewer. Questions to the Prime Minister. Mister jeffrey robinson. As we approach recess, i am sure members of all sides for their dedication to our work in washington, particularly challenging here. We start Terrorists Attack our democracy and our way of life not just in the westminster attack but in the attack that manchester, thanks to the professionalism and bravery of people like elizabeth brian, an offduty nurse from cambridge, who ran help at the scene of the market attack and who is with us in the gallery today. The attacks will never succeed because we are united in defending values that define our nation. Meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house there are such meetings later today. Jeffrey robinson. We spoke about defending our values but i wonder, could you find time to visit coventry, welcome from the three labor mps, and the recent general election by itself. On a serious note, designated National Center for research and development controls for driverless vehicles and consider an appropriate location for her own government. I am grateful, happy to visit West Midlands but particularly pleased under its new mayor. Doing a very good job. He message this countrys leader in automated vehicles, building a Strong Economy, what government is doing. Thank you, mister speaker. Last Week NationalHealth Service was judged a best healthcare system. Best, safest, most affordable in france, germany, norway, sweden, switzerland and in this house we focus on the negative and the labour party weapon eyes the area. Will my right honorable friend when he stands congratulate the skills, dedication. And skills, dedication and hard work they have put in for high standards. I am very happy to congratulate all those nhs stars who are delivering fantastic service and made the nhs once again this isnt the first time, the Number One Health system in the world. And we are determined to continue to enable a high level of service which is provided between 2015 to 2020, we will be investing half 1 trillion pounds in our nhs. Mister speaker, i join the Prime Minister in thinking staff for all the work they do over year around. They are fantastic, supportive, and great for the public to come here. I thank them for everything they do. I join the Prime Minister in thanking our Emergency Services for the way they coped with the terrible emergencies we have had in the last few months and i those communities such coming together to oppose those who tried to divide us as a community and people. The Emergency Services protecting people from the flood they suffered, we rely on those services. Mister speaker, the chancellor said this week some Public Service servants are overpaid. The Prime Minister had to administer to a squabbling cabinet, does she think the chancellor was talking about her own ministers . Can i first of all, the Emergency Services, recognizing the way in which after the terrible terrorist attacks we have seen and the fire, the way in which we have seen communities come together and support those who seem victims of the terrible incidents who have taken place and i was pleased to visit after the attack took place and the work that had been done in that community and the work over that night in working among his constituents to assure the Community Came together after that terrible attack. In terms of Public Sector pay, i recognize that i said when i stood on downing street a year ago that there are some people in our country who are managing, that covers people in the Public Sector and some in the private sector and why it is important the government take steps to help those on lowest income through the National Living wage, why we have taken many people paying income tax, and taxpayers under this government have seen a tax cut, the equivalent of 1000 pounds, that of the conservative government. I think the Prime Minister for what she said about my community but my question was about whether the chancellor said Public Service workers are overpaid or not. The reality in this country is simply this. A nurse starts on 23,000. Police officers 22,800, job center, 15,000 that i had a letter from sarah who wrote to me from a sisterinlaw who is a nurse, quote, she has sacrificed her health for the caring of others. She has had a pay freeze for the last five years. Only her dedication for her vocation keeps her going. Why is this happening . What does the Prime Minister say to sarah and others working in the nhs . What i say to sarah and those in the National Health service is we recognize the excellent work they are doing, we recognize the sacrifice and others have made in the last seven years. That sacrifice has been made because we had to deal with the biggest deficit in the labor government. As we look at Public Sector pay, being fair to publicsector workers, protecting jobs and being fair to those who pay for them. The right honorable gentlemen seems to think it is possible to go around promising people more money and promise that nobody is ever going to have to pay for it. He and i do value publicsector workers. We value publicsector services. On this side of the house we know you have to pay for them finding money to pay for the support. Her government has been in office. The conservatives have been in office for 84 months. 52 of those months have seen a real falling wages and income in our country and in the last premises question time before the general election the Prime Minister said, quote, every vote for me is a vote for a Strong Economy with benefits felt by everyone across the country. That is the Prime Minister agree you cannot have a Strong Economy when 6 Million People earning less then a living wage . When you cant have a Strong Economy is when you adopt Labour Party Policies of half 1 trillion pounds extra borrowing which would mean more spending, more borrowing, higher prices, higher taxes and fewer jobs. The labor government crashed the economy, the conservative government has come in, more investment. Jeremy corbin. A check with reality on this. [shouting] one in eight workers in the United Kingdom, 3. 8 Million People in work, living in poverty. 55 of people in poverty in working households. The Prime Ministers lack of touch with reality goes like this. Low pay in britain is Holding People back at a time of rising housing costs, rising food prices and rising transport costs. It threatens people, Living Standard and Consumer Debt and falling saving, why doesnt the Prime Minister understand low pay is a threat to an already weakening economy . The best route out of poverty is through work and what we now see is order order order a question has been asked, the prime misters mass however long it takes, it will be heard. The best route out of poverty is through work. That is why it is so important over the last seven years we have seen 3 million more jobs in the economy. We see many thousands of people in households with work rather than workless households. More children brought up in a household where there is work rather than failure to have work. What is important for government is to ensure to support people, we created the National Living wage. When did the labour party introduce National Living wage . Never believes that the conservative government. The minimum wage with opposition from the conservative party. Wages are lower than they were ten years ago and the Prime Minister has been in office for just one year, during that time disposable income has fallen by 2 . The economic consequences of austerity are very clear and so are the social consequences. Life expectancy stalling for the first time in 100 years. Today, the iss forecast income any quality is going to get worse and Child Poverty will rise to 5,000,000 x 2022. Does the order members are shouting, shouting excessively. They must calm themselves, take some sort of soothing medicine. I will try to help the honorable member. That is the Prime Minister not realize that her talk of a Strong Economy doesnt remotely match the reality that millions of people face with low wages and poverty . The right honorable gentlemen is wrong in some of the fact he is putting forward. Inequality is down, Life Expectancy is continuing to rise but what we know in terms of a Strong Economy, what will not deliver a Strong Economy is policies of more borrowing, spending, higher taxes, and what the right honorable gentlemen living beyond its means, making future generations pay for his mistakes. The conservatives will never do that. Children living in poverty, their homelessness does not rise every year. I look around the front bench, mister speaker and the a cabinet bickering and back fighting while the economy gets weaker. Mister speaker, the economy order the honorable gentlemen is gesticulating in a distinctly eccentric matter and he must stop doing so. Shakespeares county deserves better. The reality is wages are falling. The economy is slowing. The construction sector in recession. Trade deficit widening and we face crucial brexit negotiations. This divided government is unable to give this country the leadership it so desperately needs to deal with these issues. I will tell you the reality, he is always talking britain down and we are leading britain forward. Lets look at the record of the conservatives in government, 3 million more jobs, 4 Million People paying income tax altogether, 30 Million People with a cut in their income tax. Record numbers of people in employment, record numbers of women, deficit cut, inequality down, record levels of foreign investments. That is a record to be proud of, a conservative government. [shouting] the honorable gentlemen knew how popular he was. The Black Country flag has been attacked on the other side of the chamber in recent days. Will the Prime Minister join me in congratulating gracie shepard who designed the flag when she was 12 years old reflecting our Industrial Heritage and does she agree the latest figures showing west midland is the Fastest Growing part of the country, shows once again that this is a great place to do business. As my honorable friends that he is right, the Black Country remains a great place to do business and i would like to congratulate gracie on designing that flag at the age of only 12 years and i am sure she and others have been surprised at the attitudes, i commend my honorable friends and my other honorable friend in the Black Country for the work they are doing to promote the Black Country is a great place to do business. Thank you, does the Prime Minister believe her government has delivered pension fairness for women who like her born in the 1950s. What the government has is delivering for women a better state pension for women so women in the future are better than they have been in the past. We are equalizing state pension age, everyone will recognize it is the right thing to do. Ian blackburn. The Prime Minister, 35 billion pounds. Of the 200 billion, 1 billion just so she can keep an odd job she seems to shake the scene when she wanted. Can the Prime Minister, those women who were missing the pension before she herself i have to say to the honorable gentlemen i am a little surprised given his background, privately funded from the government. We put 1 billion extra into the change of state pension age to increase by 18 months which was previously expected, and the area of welfare. And got on with the day job. Businesses in stafford needed much certainty as what will happen after we leave the eu in march 2019. And the european neighbors, to negotiate time bound transitional arrangements, the jobs of our constituents and the health of the our economy. As i said in this, i want to have of cliff edge, they want to know where they found to carry on investing in the uk and creating those jobs, and negotiated through this period on the end state relationship and European Union will be in the future, it is necessary to have an invitation period, and in that period as part of the negotiation, it is important to agree what that period is and what the arrangements will be during that. Since when, 50 years ago, and it is one of those issues they have different views with my view has continued to be 18 is the right age. We expect people to continue educational training until the age of 18. That is the right point to the voting age. Up and down the country, people are anticipating their alevel results to see if they qualify for university education. Could my right honorable friends confirm the dramatic increase of people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to universities and can she give anyone that should apologize for misleading the british Prime Minister . It is very important as people think about going to university who are not misled in any way, more disadvantage 18yearolds, the leader of the opposition said exactly the opposite and apologized for having said that. The labour party should go further, the leader of the opposition vowed to deal with students at. Labor cant be trusted on student fees. The lack of job security. And empathy for millions of workers and secure work, and six jobs centered to back off of the staff in my constituency where unemployment is twice the national average. I start by welcoming the honorable gentlemen. What is happening in scotland, dwb is ensuring, the best advantage and as a result of what is happening, no service is going to be cut. People using job centers will be harmed in future. What matters is provided to people attending those job thank you, mister speaker. Our own armed forces put themselves in challenging situations. They support them, i welcome the launch of the fence peoples Mental Health. Tell the house how to coordinate this with international allies, i issue her welldeserved break. The issue is an important one. Across the house we recognize the importance of ensuring we are providing support to those in our services and our veterans. I welcome the new strategy for Mental Health and wellbeing in the armed forces, and also like to pay tribute to the tireless work on the issue of Mental Health of my honorable friend, the members of plymouth all, who has been working since he came into the house on this issue but my honorable friend raises an important issue. It is not just us in the uk but we need to work internationally on this which is why we launched the strategies, the secretary of state launched this is an International Conference in australia, canada and new zealand. We will all campaign against stigma around Mental Health so members of armed forces and veterans can get the health they need. In liverpool my constituency, 40 of children growing up in poverty with schools closing this weekend local support services, austerity bites and kids dont get fed. The Prime Ministers mission is to make britain a country that works for everyone. Going this summer in liverpool. The place in this house, right that it is important that we look at the provision, house and poverty. The best way we can deal with poverty is to get into the workplace and to ensure there are other jobs being provided in the workplace and the future. A young woman who gave evidence in a horrific Child Sexual Exploitation case is living in fear, the perpetrator received 22 year sentences about to be released early. A victim, too often overlooked and every victims should be consulted for perpetrators. An important issue my honorable friend raised, Child Sexual Exploitation is absolutely horrified crime that takes place, victims are going to come forward to report this abuse is a need to know they will have the support and confidence to do that and be confident in their future security and safety, the contract scheme will treat victims properly and consideration given to victim related conditions. If she would like to write to the secretary with detailed in this case and look at it very carefully. Repeatedly to answer the to meet the opposition. A supported weekend by his own cabinet colleagues that the chancellor said to the Public Sector what they were overpaid so can she tell the house and the country and publicsector workers which ones are overpaid, which when she thinks are underpaid and what she is going to do about it. I recognize there will be people working in the Public Sector who do find license struggles and in the private sector who are in the same place as well. I also say to the honorable gentlemen, people working in the Public Sector are well paid. I also say we need to ensure, being fair to workers, protecting jobs and pay for the Public Sector, and gives the board to people to ensure they keep more of the money they earn. That is why we believe in cutting taxes. The government is under predictable pressure on publicsector pay and publicsector spending which we would like to respond to if it was sensible to respond to some of these demands but does my right honorable friend agree that the only way in which a responsible government can actually increase publicsector pay is if we restore to this country strong Economic Growth and fiscal balance sheet, the biggest threats toward achieving either of those, and putting barriers, and a hard left, oldfashioned. A former chancellor is here. Expertise on this particular issue. We need to get a good] deal in the leader of the opposition and shadow chancellor, the opportunity of putting it into practice will not lead to more money for nurses or National Health service or Public Sector. It would lead to higher borrowing, higher spending, higher taxes, jobs going, higher prices, higher taxes for people and available for Health Service. Does the prime today and as we know taxpayers are bearing 20 of the tax burden. That is higher than it any year under the labor government. Nhs england, Mental Health, private hospital in my constituency which recently received a damning see qc report, not least because the younger woman with open wounds, does my Prime Ministers share the concern, risk the nhs placing vulnerable young people in unsafe environments. Will she consider giving nhs england the responsibility and resources to investigate the quality of care before the commission . A significant point. We are boosting the funding, across the picture in terms of dealing with Mental Health, and taking steps to improve Mental Health but raised a particular case which i think everyone would be concerned to hear and i would ensure the secretary of state look into which he raised. And the caliphate. Provide commitments to apply International Law and bring prosecutions against those who partner with them. We find them and hold them accountable. My right honorable friend is are brought to justice, we have done good work in the United Kingdom to actually be able to see the evidence used in prosecution. We want to do this work internationally through the United Nations and it is an issue that yesterday i was speaking about and work with them or others. Does the Prime Minister agree the increase has tragic consequences for families in constituencies like mine. What with the Prime Minister do across this house to find solutions to this blights on young lives including looking at the budget for policing . I welcome the honorable lady to the house to her place in the house. And a very good chief of staff appointed. This issue, it is a very serious issue, the government has been taking a tough circumstance, we have done this in a variety of ways. You are likely to go to prison but we recognize there is more to do in this area, my right honorable friend the home secretary, including restricting the online one, there is more for us to do. And dangerous or offensive weapons on private property. We recognize we need to do more than the secretary is doing. Before the election the government committed to removing the faithbased for preschools and the election manifesto. Up and down the country, they are anxious to open free schools and purchase sites. Will the Prime Minister commit her government to honoring a solemn pledge in our own manifesto . My honorable friends will recognize the reason it was in the School Screen paper, and it was important to enable more and record government investment. With the Prime Minister agree the economic success, these should not just speed up traffic and ease congestion but unlock more in the rise in productivity. Im happy to recognize the excellent economy we see across the country. My honorable friend made an important point that the government understands and accepts for infrastructure. And the exchequer was able to announce 22 billion pounds, and they will be going into infrastructure and fully recognize the importance not just of largescale projects like crossrail and the expansion of investment, they will unlock Economic Growth in these areas. With legal powers, funds, criteria or parliament, once again consulting on closure of the hospital and building of a new 400 Million Pound hospital in belmont. After 5 consultations over 18 years, 40 Million Pounds of taxpayer money, is it time for the Prime Minister to step in and put a stop to it and allow the hospital to get on with the day job. Say to the honorable lady, they are indeed thinking of future Specialist Care and how the existing building could be improved and these discussions are at an early stage. Any proposal would be subject to full public consultation. Not only has the institute of fiscal study said we had to lower income gaps for a decade but the office for national statistics, britain has the lowest levels of persistence, does my right honorable friend agree the country is governed by true facts and not the fake news and committed to building and Strong Economy . I welcome my honorable friend in this chamber and she is absolutely right. We owe it to our constituents and the public but we ensure that when we debate these issues we debate them on the basis of the facts and not the sort of fake news we hear all too often being put forward in this chamber. It is a lifeline for struggling kids and their parents in one of the poorest lots in britain giving them the best start in life. Lakeside has 26 Children Centers that face closure in birmingham. Does the Prime Minister understand the consequences of her actions, cuts to the city budget is having devastating impact on the provision of Children Centers. And to reverse these foreclosures, and a devastating impact on the chances of a whole generation of children. On the local authority, any member of the labour party to stand up in this house and complain about the issues we had to address with public spending that is direct result of the favor the labor government. Here in cspan2 we leave the british house of commons as members moved to other business. Watching Prime Ministers question time aired live on wednesday at 7 00 eastern. A quick reminder you can see this weeks session at 9 00 eastern and pacific on cspan. Go to cspan. Org and click on series for every program we have aired since october 1989 which we invite your comments about questions via twitter on hashtag pmq. The insane ceo pay is a big problem in capitalism today. 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His remark that the center for strategic and International Studies in washington is about an hour. Good morning, everyone