To the programme. Coming up in the next half hour. The transport secretary insists that the collapse of carillion will not mean the end of a flagship rail scheme. It will not affect the h52 project. A labour mp says that the royal bank of scotlands treatment of Small Businesses may be the largest theft anywhere, ever. And mps debate the plight of the rohingya people, who fled from burma for bangladesh. The refugee camp is now equivalent to the size of bristol. Carillion was awarded work on the h52 project a week after a profit warning. The contractor collapsed this week with debts of more than £1 billion. In the commons, a conservative critic of the rail line called for a full review of the project. With the sad demise of carillion, could be secretary of state confirm that he is performing a full review of the Business Case to make sure that the remaining public sector, or private Sector Companies are able to deliver these rejects without serious cost to the taxpayer . I know my right honourable friend will be pleased to know that the demise of carillion, a tragic event for this country and for corporate britain will nonetheless not affect the h52 project. The contract that exists is part of a free public consortium. The other two companies are taking over responsibility for the project. The apprenticeships are being transferred, the staff are being transferred, the project will continue uninterrupted. The electrification project had their contract suspended this week. Can the minister clarify if all these workers should only expect the job centre phone numbers the Prime Minister said yesterday, or can she guarantee that these works and all similar infrastructure undertakings will continue to completion with the current workforce, apprentices, supply chain and project plan . She will be aware that the government has made clear anyone turning up for work on those schemes through subcontractors will continue to be paid in the normal way. It is important to get that message out there and not to spread misinformation. The vultures are already circling over the carillion contract corpses. Other companies have had profit warnings served in the last six months. So what Due Diligence has he informed officials to take over other contractors . There is almost no exposure to the rail sector through the companies that she mentions. The fact of the matter is that these contracts have been in many cases reinforced and improved on the road side. You have joint ve nture partners who are jointly obliged to pick up these operations and will do so. On monday, the Times Newspaper said that the secretarys decision to award lucrative contracts to carillion is only the latest worrying misjudgement to come to light. It highlighted his trip to qatar on the day of the biggest rail price hike in years, and his dysfunctional dealings with trade unions and the private sector. The Prime Minister needs to consider whether it is time that this transport secretary left the station. Hasnt the times got it absolutely right . Mr speaker, the only station im going to be leaving is euston station this morning on a visit to the midlands. What i would say to him is there has been no bailout of the Virgin Trains east coast, that the contracting with carillion was with a consortium of companies that are equally responsible for delivering the contract. Im happy to stand here and defend the record of a government that has done more for the transport of this country than the benches opposite did in government, which was very little. The treatment of Small Businesses by the royal bank of scotland has been described by an mp has the largest theft anywhere, ever. That charge came as the commons debated the banks Global Restructuring group, which has been accused of mistreating its customers by the city watchdog, the financial conduct authority. The royal bank of scotland has apologised for how it treated customers who ended up in that group. But mps demanded an enquiry and tougher action against the banks. The mp who led the debate described the experience of one constituent. He lost his business, his home, his marriage and i think it fair to say almost his sanity. His crime . Nothing more than being an entrepreneur who banked with rbs. I will give way. Could i thank my honourable friend for giving way . Does my honourable friend agree with me that the rbs Global Restructuring group had real cultural problems. When their top tips include the phrase, sometimes you have do let customers hang themselves, there is something clearly very wrong. I agree. Since 2008, we know that 16,000 Small Businesses were put into the grg and the vast majority of them were liquidated. They were trying to get back into a position as a viable business. It was more like an abattoir than an intensive care unit. Customers had been carved up like a sunday roast, he said. We know that many of the businesses never made it back to mainstream banking. This is a very high proportion. The cost of this is immeasurable, but we believe it to be in the tens of billions. Lets be clear, this is the potential size of the injustice that has taken place in our country. If it is this big, it may be the largest theft anywhere, ever. Many of our constituents who suffered in their business interests and personal lives will need this enquiry and we need justice for our constituents. The Treasury Committee is investigating the claims against rbs. When i hear constituents say that they will never trust a bank again, they will never ask a bank again for money, this should be a chilling moment for all banks involved in working with smes. They forced one company into receivership. They engineered the form of the company by demanding aggressive repayment plans, allowing insufficient time for valuers to be assigned to assess the companys assets. What does my constituent have to do to get the money that was stolen from him . A builder and Property Developer who was courted for his business by lloyds bank into 2003, his accounts were managed locally and regionally. The fateful decision was made to transfer his accounts to the bristol business support unit, and thats when his troubles began. Review periods were shortened, repayments were doubled and, at every single stage, charges were added. He was told to sell some properties and to use a valuers who undervalued his properties systematically. When he complained, his loans were called in. If they did know what they were doing, it amounts to theft of assets of people who were running, in many cases, entirely viable businesses. Asset stripping is one of the times used to describe it. People have had their businesses destroyed by this outrageous behaviour. The front bench of the government should have heard loud and clear the strength of feeling from all parts of this chamber and beyond, because people will be shocked and will be disappointed that this has been allowed to happen. It is unacceptable that banks have devastated firms, spreading misery by making people bankrupt and homeless. What happened at rbs was nothing short of a scandal and was a disaster for the victims. Businesses were ruined, family stormed a part and people took their own lives. It is right to say that we will wait for the conclusion of the fcas investigation of the matter is arriving before determining what further action needs to be taken. On the broader issue of dispute resolution, i remind the house of the existing avenues open, but the fcas continuing work to look at that, and it is right that we wait for the next steps. But mps backed for to call for an enquiry and there will be one at the end of the month. You are watching thursday in parliament. The anniversary of the inauguration of donald trump as the us president has been marked in the lords with a debate about how American Foreign policy has affected international affairs. A former liberal democrat leader seemed far from impressed by the leadership of the latest occupant of the white house. Now it pains me to say, under president trump, the most powerful of our number thinks that standing together is less important than going it alone. That the application of leadership and responsibility is preferable to getting engaged in the international space. That collective action takes second place to america first. These are radically changed circumstances, our relationship with the United States in entirely new ways. It is still special, in that we share many core values, but it is quite different to the relationships of the past. America is a partner in the new age, but it is not our boss. We do not need to be and must not become its obedient poodle, let alone its guard dog. One labour peer felt donald trump had actually done something valuable. When he attacks diplomacy and slashes the budget of the American Foreign service and the un, we can see that this complex and dangerous world needs diplomacy. He may not realise it and he may never have intended it but donald trump may yet have revived and reinforced among thinking people globally that there is a better alternative to the incoherent ravings of a very temporary american president. We will tolerate the foolishness. Boorishness. We will tolerate the unpredictability out of necessity not least when seeking a trade deal with the United States. Who believes that the offer of the president will be anything other than an attempt to secure the interests of his core support across the United States . We will inevitably lose influence with the United States. I believe in our efforts, which may be successful, to leave the european union, we will be losing influence with europe this is an unhappy coincidence. We do look to the United States of america to lead, but the United Kingdom should also look look in the mirror at our own ability to discharge a supporting role. For a better definition of this role forms the context for our own national ambition, our own place in the world, and a clearer understanding of the sort of armed forces we actually need. Whatever failings we perceive in the administrations of another country, it does not absolve us from our responsibility to put forward ideas and initiatives of our own in foreign policy, as the United States administration is undoubtedly doing, whether or not we agree. We should be less preoccupied with the tweets of the president of the United States and more focused on our own policies and strategies that we wish to pursue with the us. The uk has done historically, and will continue today, to engage with the Us Administration, issue by issue, policy by policy. It is a strong and productive and important relationship and we will continue to work as we have always done. We will use every tool of friendly cooperation to persuade the Us Administration of the working of our common interests and that allows us to have those candid conversations when we disagree. In a report published earlier this week, mps said it was clear that the Burmese Military are continuing to use rape and Sexual Violence as weapons of war against the rohingya people. The chair of the International DevelopmentCommittee Gave the commons a graphic description of what has been happening. Girls as young as five years of age have been reported to have been raped by multiple uniformed actors, often in front of their relatives. There are reports of rape being widespread, violent, and accompanied by mutilation. He was sceptical of the idea that the rohingya should be returned to myanmar. The idea that the rohingya could be returned to live in internment camps controlled by the military of burma is not acceptable. We welcome the commitment of the uk government and the swiftness with which that was pledged. The government of bangladesh has told us, however, that they expect the cost of effective provision of basic services for the displaced rohingya to total eventually more than £1 billion. Particular attention must be made for a clear and decisive plan with regards to any repatriation not just on security and safety, but also the legal status of every rohingya who is taking a voluntary option to go back to burma, and the International Development agencies need to have oversight at each stage. He is right to say that if there is to be any process of repatriation, we need to know about the legal status that will be made available to any refugees. There is a particular issue with babies that are born in refugee camps and the status they might have if they are returned, and as well as the governments of these two countries, we need to listen to the rohingya themselves. 870,000 rohingya have fled burma to bangladesh, 660,000 of whom have come only since last august. The largest, which i visited with other mps in november, is now equivalent in size to a city the size of bristol. It does not have a hospital, it does not have adequate schools or roads, it is one of the most densely populated refugee camps in the world. It is very vulnerable to an outbreak of disease. Whether the rohingya are in burma or in bangladesh, the fundamental problem is that they are stateless and until that issue is resolved, their rights will never be properly protected. The committee has put a spotlight on an issue and i want to assure the house that it is an issue of every single day focus, not just the plight of the rohingya that is happening at the moment and i was in geneva last week to speak to International Organisations about that but the need for a solution for them, and that remains a priority for the government. Mps have held the annual debate to mark Holocaust Memorial day. The debate was opened by a conservative mp. This year, the theme is the power of words and it is a reminder that the holocaust did not start with gas chambers, it started with hateful words, and that is perhaps of great resonance today as we consider the continuing blight of anti semitism and intolerance in our society and, sadly, in our politics. I am proud as a government with strong cross Party Support that we adopted the International Recognition of anti semitism which uk Police Forces are sadly having to put to use more than they should have to. In my view, the holocaust was the single greatest act of evil in human history. I know historians debate that that numbers dying at the hands of stalin were as great, and the atrocities in ukraine were of unspeakable cruelty but the attempts by the nazi regime to wipe out an entire ethnic group and harness 20th Century Technology to deliver murder on an industrial scale seems without parallel. Laver mp said she had heard the testimony of one whole cost survivor who had spoken at a school in her constituency. A lay the mp. Edgar was born in budapest and in 1941, he lost his citizenship and was classified as an alienjew. When germany invaded, many of his relatives were sent to auschwitz, and he was sent to the wood oppressed ghetto. The budapest ghetto. He was marched halfway toward the Railway Station before he was told to return to the ghetto. There he was forced to sleep in a roomful of people. He managed to earn an extra couple of super day by clearing away the dead from the streets. Soup a day. His story is one small remembrance of the barbarity of the nazi regime. Edgar lives in britain today and is still sharing his story at the age of 87. I would like to pay tribute to his courage and strength. It is something to behold the impact that he has on School Students and we must think about how we carry the message forward when we no longer have survivors with us to give that powerful testimony. In october, we got this dossier. I have it here. At the heart of it are lists of historic crimes it has been linked to myanmar people committing atrocities. Where have we heard that before . The language of extermination has power because the ground has been prepared. This used teachers, newspapers, iiewsiooitis this used teachers, newspapers, newsrooms and the radio to do this. Today, it is the internet and social media but so is hate. That sows hate. The propaganda of hate builds suspicion and prejudice until ordinarily people believe a complete and utter lie. The history of the holocaust teaches us that if this kind of propaganda is allowed to breed in communities and states, that lie and evil myth that they create can be turned into murder on an industrial scale. The reality of the genocide, a holocaust, six million innocent men, women and children, brutally, horrifically murdered. Mps have been told they must decide whether they can justify repairs to parliament. Plans for the restoration of the palace of westminster will be debated later this month. The building is in a bad state of repair. Several options have been suggested by a committee, which included either partially or totally moving out of the building while the work is done. It is estimated that restoration could cost between 5. 5 and £7 billion. The government approach to restoration has moved from circus to farce. 18 months ago, there was clear recommendations. If this is to be taken seriously, will she allocate a day . Make sure it is substantial and amendable. And come back again to insure us this has a proper debate. It is astonishing that the honourable gentleman is not taking this seriously. This is a matter for the house. The house needs to decide whether the balance of taxpayers fiscal issues can be outweighed by the need to restore the palace of westminster. It is properly a debate for the house, and there is government time being given to that. Honourable members will recognise that the government has moved the date to a wednesday, for the convenience of members who were very clear that they did not want this debate to take place on thursday. The government is facilitating a discussion and a decision by members of this house. Other speakers said it was important mps thought about the costs involved. While people and organisations in this country are having to make tough decisions, will the leader of the house make sure that we exercise financial prudence in whatever decision we make in relation to the future of this house . That debate on the restoration of westminster will be held at the end of this month. That is all for now. Join me on friday night at 11 00 for a round up of the week here at westminster. Goodbye. Following hot on the heels of the Stormy Weather yesterday that brought wind gusts of 83 miles an hour to eastern england, the focus today is on the snow. The satellite picture shows snow showers to the north west and here is a little trough, a cold front that enhances the amount of snow, the frequency and heaviness of snow showers. Where it is going . Western scotland, arriving in time for the morning rush hour. You could see further disruption here with significant accumulations of snow. It could be one of those mornings. Certainly worth checking the condition of the roads before heading out on a journey in this part of the world. Even Northern Ireland will see snow showers, causing problems out and about and if is it is not snow then there is the risk of ice. Further south, a number of showers across southern wales and south west england, many will have rain and wintriness perhaps over the hills. For many across england, it should be a sunny start to the day but it will feel cold. Temperatures hovering about freezing and a brisk wind to factor in. So the risk of disruption as we go into friday morning, the focus across the western side of scotland. Check before travelling and allow extra time for your journey. For the rest of the day, the majority of snow showers will be across the north and west of country. Fewer showers elsewhere with the best of the sunshine across southern and central england. There could be an occasional wintry shower blowing in on those brisk winds. The wind will make you feel chilly. Temperatures not reaching much above freezing in the north of the uk, but even in the south when you factor in the wind, it will be a cold feeling day. There will be changes in the weather coming up through friday night. The weather front will try to move in and bring a spell of rain to the south of the uk. A bit of uncertainty about how far north the band will get but it could start to bump into the cold air and possibly bring a spell of snow to high parts of wales, the Brecon Beacons and perhaps some hills in southern england. That is uncertain. Further north, there is a sure fire certainty of snow showers and risk of ice into saturday morning because here it will be cold through saturday morning the risk of rain and hill snow fades away from southern england and a decent day will be left. Cold, sunshine, fewer showers for Northern Ireland and scotland and more sunshine. For the second half of the weekend, a band of heavy rain will spread in and there could be a spell of heavy snow on the leading edge for a time before the milder air returns. This weekend is not looking too bad on saturday but heavy rain and a chance, for some of us, of snow on sunday. Welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. My name is mike embley. California couple david and Louise Turpin plead not guilty to charges of imprisoning and torturing their 13 children. The house of representatives has passed a temporary measure to avert a government shutdown, although the bill is facing a difficult time getting through the senate. Eight people have died as a storm causes widespread chaos across north west europe. New zealands Prime Minister, who became the worlds youngest female leader last october, announces shes expecting herfirst child. I am not the first woman to multitask. Im not the first woman to work and have a baby. 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