In session, we bring you Prime Minister teresa may taking questions from the house of commons live wednesday morning on cspan2 and invite your participation via twitter, hashtag pmq. Prior to question time youre finishing up other business. Now live to the floor of the british house of commons. Whether it is the case there is no minimum standard of confidence and what steps are being taken to increase the number. The National Side of the Security Center working hard not only to increase the Civil Service but across our young people. The First Program i visited in portsmouth this summer showed enthusiastic young people determined to learn the skills they need to help us going forward. Young people engaged, in increasingly aware of the world around them, socially liberal and dont expect a safe place because they have the longest repayment term if it does. Extending the franchise, can the minister consider 1617yearolds . On this point we have to agree to disagree, the governments position
Preparing children properly for the future . The head of ofsted warns that in england they are focusing on preparing pupils for exams at the expense of giving them what they call a rich and full knowledge. The battle of the sexes, the story of the 1973 tennis match between billiejean of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King of the 1973 tennis match between Billiejean King and bobby riggs now made into a movie. Good morning. Its wednesday 11th october. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The chancellor of the exchequer, philip hammond, has suggested that its too early to commit large sums of money in preparation for leaving the European Union without a deal. He said it was his duty to be realistic about the near term challenges. Writing in the times, ahead of next months budget, mr hammond said i also need to ensure that we are prepared for all outcomes, including a no deal scenario. He goes on to say that the government and the treasury are planning for every outcome and writes we w
Day and Mental Health problems affect one in four people but only one [inaudible] spent on Mental Health services. [inaudible] [inaudible] with these cuts in demand and increasing when will the Prime Minister and the [inaudible] and promise Research Funding for Mental Health and Psychological Services . The honorable gentlemen is right about the importance we should be attaching to the issue of Mental Health. Giving that it was a Mental Health day yesterday we are also doing much more in the area of Mental Health. In fact, more money is going into Mental Health. We are seeing more people in the nhs being able to access and have treatment for Better Health but we also need to do is look at this issue more widely which is precisely why i have set up that we have [inaudible] to be able to work and know how to deal with those individuals in the schools who are suffering from Mental Health. There is more for us to do but this government is putting more money and isha taking more actin on Me
Reporter Leslie Brinkley is live along dry creek road tonight. Leslie. Reporter hi, dan. Firefighters have told me they feel like they have a grip on this fire, at least for now. The winds are very light, but they are shifting. Lowering the thick great curtain over napa valley. You cant even tell that you are in a valley. You cant see the mountains at all up here. And then theres sad story after sad story as i stand by this checkpoint and the evacuees stop by. The heartache is as heavy as the smoke in napa valley. This mother is now evacuated from her home on dry creek road. Her son lived across the valley on atlas peak, and he already lost everything. Beautiful home burned to the ground. And they got out with just the clothes on their back. And then, you know, we now have things, their pictures and things. If we lose our home, we have nothing. So i dont know. I dont know how much you can take, really. The ominous smoke, the smoldering slowmoving fire crept up on homes here. The dry br
The total spend for Mental Health to less than 10 of its entire budget. If parity of esteem for Mental Health is to be achieved, this government must match their words with more strong and stable ring fenced funding. With those cuts and increasing demand, when will the Prime Minister and the talking and promised to increase and ring fence funding for Mental Health and especially Psychological Services . Theresa may he applies the importance we should be attaching to Mental Health. Given that parity of esteem is an important step that this government has taken. We are also doing much more on Mental Health. More money overall is going to into Mental Health. More people are able to access nhs talking therapies and received treatment for their mental ill health. We also need to look at this issue more widely, which is precisely why i have set up a scheme to train staff in schools to ensure better awareness of Mental Health problems. To be able to know how to deal with those individuals in