Weeks, 25 Companies Taking part. My right honourable friend agree with me making a good start so we must not be complacent and through midlands engine get good quality jobs . Very much agree with what my honourable friend said. If we look at West Midlands, take todays unemployment figures the claimant count has come down in the West Midlands since 2010 by 91,000 people. Im sure the house would welcome an update on unemployment figuring. Employment in our country at new record high of 31. 4 Million People. Compared with 2010, there are now two million 370,000 more people in work than when i became Prime Minister. Claimant count down 18,000 in the last month. Figures im sure welcome right across the house. [shouting] thank you, thank you, mr. Speaker. Could the Prime Minister tell the house how many people will die from the disease as a result of air pollution before this country meets its legal obligations on air quality by to 25 . 2025. I dont have those figures to hand. What i do know
Night, in lookay at the fcc Lifeline Subsidy Program in a plan to include Broadband Access in order to bridge the Digital Divide between higher and lower income americans. The fcc expects to take up the proposal at the end of the month. We will talk with the policy director at the Benton Foundation and daniel lion. We are joined by brandon sasso. Low income consumers need access to broadband. That unclear to me congress would be able to pass a support for directly aimed at low income users. This congress has not been particularly supportive of folks who are in poverty. The conversations that have been on the hill have been hard to decipher. They are putting the cart before the horse or they have not been a study to suggest that these are the drivers keeping low income people from adopting broadband service. We do not know if we need nine dollars a month for 10 Million People or 45 month for 2 Million People. You have to make sure you are employing the money effectively. Fcc has not don
When i tune in on the weekends, it is usually authors sharing new releases. Watching the nonfiction authors on book tv is the best television for serious readers. On cspan they can have a long conversation and delve into the subject. Book tv weekends bring you author after author, and spotlight the work of fascinating people. I love the book tv, and diane a cspan fan. Coming up next on cspan, the Prime Ministers questions of the british house of commons. Bill clinton campaigns in arizona, on behalf of his wife. At 11 00, another chance to see q a with director gave brought. Gave rock. Week at the british house of commons, Prime Minister David Cameron responded to questions on the u. K. Energy policy and new employment numbers. He also spoke about education and crime reduction. Order. Questions to the Prime Minister. Lovely. Thank you, mr. Speaker, this morning i had meetings with military colleagues and others. I shall have other such meetings later today. Crime has fallen over 60 , i
Datadependent. And todays data were not definitive. Consumer prices measuring everything from rent payments to cost of a new shirt rose 0. 2 in february. Thats the most in four months. It was merely in line with expectations and flat from a year ago. The fed would like to see Price Inflation pick up a bit. What did was the sales of homes last month. Newly built home soared 8 highest level since early 2008. Strong headline number sent shares of Home Builders higher including kb home and lenoir. But as diana olick reports, theres a back bump. Reporter soared on news of an expected jump in february sales. And while it was a welcome improvement, it needs a bit of perspective. Were trending slightly higher. Were still 40 , 50 below 30year averages. Reporter february sales of newly built homes hit the case in 7 years at 539,000 for the year. But just undergone an epic boom to bust and building fewer homes than 15 years ago and thats with 11 more People Living in the u. S. That is benefitting
Datadependent. And todays data were not definitive. Consumer prices measuring everything from rent payments to cost of a new shirt rose 0. 2 in february. Thats the most in four months. It was merely in line with expectations and flat from a year ago. The fed would like to see Price Inflation pick up a bit. What did was the sales of homes last month. Newly built home soared 8 highest level since early 2008. Strong headline number sent shares of Home Builders higher including kb home and lenoir. But as diana olick reports, theres a back bump. Reporter soared on news of an expected jump in february sales. And while it was a welcome improvement, it needs a bit of perspective. Were trending slightly higher. Were still 40 , 50 below 30year averages. Reporter february sales of newly built homes hit the case in 7 years at 539,000 for the year. But just undergone an epic boom to bust and building fewer homes than 15 years ago and thats with 11 more People Living in the u. S. That is benefitting