talented as her, can teach the party opposite anything when it comes to constantly changing from one contorted position to another. my honourable friend also mentioned, taking advice and inspiration from a certain parliamentary sketch writer, and if she is hoping that one day he might make her the target of a his acerbic wit, be careful what you wish for, because i've been called many things in my time but i'm not sure i will everforget many things in my time but i'm not sure i will ever forget being branded the titch in vacuum packed underpants. but on a serious note, she has only made a huge impact in her short time in this place and nowhere more than in herfantastic campaign to improve childcare provision inspiring the chancellor to announce 30 hours of free childcare a week for under fours in the march budget which is a landmark policy which will make an enormous difference to families around the country and she should be very proud of her part in making that happen. she overcame great odds to reach her place today, growing up on free school meals, she left home as a teenager and worked her way up as a family lawyer without attending university, before becoming the first female mp of stroud in 2019. sometimes people say to me, what is being a conservative all about, and i can think of no greater example than that, she's a remarkable person, a dedicated mp, someone with a huge future and her speech was in the finest traditions of this house. let me also thank the leader of the opposition for his contribution to 0pposition for his contribution to this debate and indeed his first u—turn and as a former republican used to think this country should not even have a king's speech but at least that is when you turn the whole country will welcome. he is prone to changing his position and in fairness prone to changing his position and infairness in prone to changing his position and in fairness in his speech struck a few consistent notes, more immigration, higher borrowing, more strikes, and the plan of the party to unnecessarily borrow £28 billion more every year and give into inflation busting pay demands from their union paymasters, is dangerous, inflationary, and the british people would pay the price in a high interest rates and higher taxes. in truth, labourwill in a high interest rates and higher taxes. in truth, labour will borrow anything, the money of people, people's ideas and now their copy and paste chancellor is happy to borrow other people's work as well. but she is not the only member opposite to get unstuck by a book and earlier this year the leader of the opposition and had to abandon writing his own book, return the deposit, it was supposed to be his vision for the uk, but his publishers discovered what the british people already know, he simply doesn't have one. while he stands for the same old ideas, we are focused on the long—term decisions that will provide a better and brighterfuture decisions that will provide a better and brighter future for everyone. that is what this king speech will deliver. that change begins by changing our economy and we have already delivered the largest fall in inflation since the 80s, a faster recovery from the pandemic than germany, france and japan, and tens of billions of pounds of new investment from around the world. we believe the role of government is to create the conditions for the private sector to thrive and that is where new growth and jobs comes from and that is why we have given business a £27 billion tax cut on investment and launched legislation investment and launched legislation in this speech so that we can confirm our membership of the trading pact with the fastest growing region in the world. of course, and i hearfrom the party opposite, that it will make no difference, we can only do that because of our new freedoms outside of the eu, freedoms that the leader of the eu, freedoms that the leader of the eu, freedoms that the leader of the opposition wants to abandon and instead lock the uk into a new european deal that would tie us into eu rules and regulations that we have no say over and open our borders 200,000 additional eu migrants every single year. —— open up migrants every single year. —— open up our borders to 100,000. they will also fail to secure our energy supplies and we know economic growth requires energy security and we have invested record amounts in renewables like offshore wind and we have back sizewell c, the first new nuclear in decades and we have introduced new legislation for north sea oil and gas supporting hundreds of thousands of british jobs. compare with the opposition, compare and contrast... compare with the opposition, compare and contrast. . ._ and contrast... people have the riaht and contrast... people have the ri . ht to and contrast... people have the right to intervene. _ and contrast... people have the right to intervene. if _ and contrast... people have the right to intervene. if the - and 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fine~ — fine, if you wishes not to, that is also fine. prime _ fine, if you wishes not to, that is also fine. prime minister. - fine, if you wishes not to, that is also fine. prime minister. the i fine, if you wishes not to, that is- also fine. prime minister. the prime minister_ also fine. prime minister. the prime minister is _ also fine. prime minister. the prime minister is not — also fine. prime minister. the prime minister is not giving _ also fine. prime minister. the prime minister is not giving way. _ also fine. prime minister. the prime minister is not giving way.— minister is not giving way. compare and contrast — minister is not giving way. compare and contrast with _ minister is not giving way. compare and contrast with the _ minister is not giving way. compare and contrast with the opposition - and contrast with the opposition energy policy and there is one word for it, naive. not my word but that of their own union paymasters. i will happily give way. i’m of their own union paymasters. i will happily give way.— will happily give way. i'm very crateful, will happily give way. i'm very grateful, bearing _ will happily give way. i'm very grateful, bearing in _ will happily give way. i'm very grateful, bearing in mind - will happily give way. i'm very grateful, bearing in mind that| will happily give way. i'm very l grateful, bearing in mind that a very— grateful, bearing in mind that a very significant proportion of people — very significant proportion of people who sleep rough army veterans and people _ people who sleep rough army veterans and people who have had a brain injuries, — and people who have had a brain injuries, does the prime minister agreed _ injuries, does the prime minister agreed with the home secretary when she says _ agreed with the home secretary when she says that homelessness, sleeping rough, _ she says that homelessness, sleeping rough, is _ she says that homelessness, sleeping rough, is a _ she says that homelessness, sleeping rough, is a lifestyle choice and if he doesn't. _ rough, is a lifestyle choice and if he doesn't, will he sack her? i�*m he doesn't, will he sack her? i'm not sure about _ he doesn't, will he sack her? i�*m not sure about the link to that to energy security but thanks to the efforts of the member for plymouth, veterans homelessness is at record low levels in this country and in fact rough sleeping overall is down by around a third since its peak thanks to the actions of this government and in particular the landmark homelessness reduction act passed by this government which has helped to relieve and prevent over 640,000 people becoming homeless. returning to energy security, the party opposite want to ban all new oil and gas licenses risking us becoming even more dependent on vladimir putin's russia in what is even more absurd is that the honourable gentleman is not against oil and gas, honourable gentleman is not against oiland gas, but honourable gentleman is not against oil and gas, butjust british oil and gas. and yes, unlike the opposition, who want to pursue net zero within ideological zeal growing even faster and further no matter what the cost and the disruption, on the side of the house we are cutting the side of the house we are cutting the cost of net zero for working people. saving british families five, ten, £15,000 and that is the choice... �* ., ., ., choice... i'm gratefulto him for aaivin choice... i'm gratefulto him for giving way _ choice... i'm gratefulto him for giving way and _ choice... i'm gratefulto him for giving way and i _ choice... i'm gratefulto him for giving way and i want _ choice... i'm gratefulto him for giving way and i want to - choice... i'm gratefulto him for giving way and i want to ask - choice... i'm gratefulto him for| giving way and i want to ask him when— giving way and i want to ask him when he— giving way and i want to ask him when he is— giving way and i want to ask him when he is going to be straight with the british— when he is going to be straight with the british public because he can pretend — the british public because he can pretend you oil and gas licences will somehow guarantee our energy security— will somehow guarantee our energy security but that oil and gas is sold _ security but that oil and gas is sold on— security but that oil and gas is sold on international markets to the highest _ sold on international markets to the highest bidder and he returns it will get — highest bidder and he returns it will get bills down about his own secretary — will get bills down about his own secretary of state for energy has said it _ secretary of state for energy has said it will not get peoples bills down _ said it will not get peoples bills down so — said it will not get peoples bills down so when is he going to stop governing — down so when is he going to stop governing by gimmick and when is he going _ governing by gimmick and when is he going to _ governing by gimmick and when is he going to start actually rolling out the home — going to start actually rolling out the home insulation programme that will get _ the home insulation programme that will get the bills down? she the home insulation programme that will get the bills down?— will get the bills down? she talks about being _ will get the bills down? she talks about being straight _ will get the bills down? she talks about being straight and - will get the bills down? she talks about being straight and it - will get the bills down? she talks about being straight and it is - will get the bills down? she talks about being straight and it is thisj about being straight and it is this party that was straight with the british people about the cost of getting to net zero which her and the party opposite would do well to follow and because we have been honest and transparent and we have cut costs we will save british families five, ten or £15,000... he families five, ten or £15,000. .. he ave families five, ten or £15,000. .. he gave way. — families five, ten or £15,000... he gave way, so at least give him the courtesy— gave way, so at least give him the courtesy of— gave way, so at least give him the courtesy of hearing _ gave way, so at least give him the courtesy of hearing the _ gave way, so at least give him the courtesy of hearing the answer. i gave way, so at least give him the . courtesy of hearing the answer. that is the simple — courtesy of hearing the answer. is the simple choice. a government on the side of hard—working people or in opposition and the honourable lady on the side of the ego xanax. if we want to truly change our country we need a stronger —— zealots. it will free the nhs to support others. it is the most significant public health intervention by any government for generations and historic change from a historic kings speech but that is not all we are doing for the nhs. the government has invested record sums and created 50 million more primary care appointments and brought more beds and ambulances and to the first ever long—term workforce plan, we will recruit more doctors and nurses and dentists than ever before. that is what the nhs needs, not the damaging strike action that labour refuses to condemn, even though it is adding tens of thousands of people to waiting lists every single day. the party opposite opposed our plans to provide a minimum safety level during the strikes, and as the party opposite think that patients do not deserve life saving health the conclusion is clear, you can't trust labour with the nhs. now to the most important part, education, this is the most thing i am proud of, and only two thirds of schools were rated good or outstanding under the party opposite but now it is around 90% and they took us down the international league tables and we are now soaring up them. they backed rip—off degrees and we are ending them. and we are introducing the new advanced british standard so everyone will study maths and english to 18 and learn a broader range of subjects with more hours in the classroom and finally break down the classroom and finally break down the barriers between academic and technical education. more teachers, higher standards and more apprenticeships, and a stronger society is an opportunity in this conservative government is delivering. we can only build the stronger society with stronger communities and that is what this kings speech does. we are reforming the housing market to empower leaseholders to give renters more security, establishing a new independent football regulated to give fans a greater voice in their clubs and delivering our promise to level up with record investment in local areas. we are building a million more homes, while protecting the green belt, unlike the charter we see from the party opposite and that brings me to transport. every single penny that would have been spent on hs2 is repeatedly delayed, that failed to deliver real needs is now being invested in the north, in the midlands, and right across the country, £36 billion of investment in projects that people really need and actually want. network north is the most ambitious scheme for northern transport any government has developed ever yet the leader of the opposition was against it first of all, and then he was for it, now he is not really sure, but thing is for sure. you simply cannot trust a word he says. none of those important changes will mean anything if people do not feel safe in their communities. and the facts are clear, it is this government that is on the side of law and order. we will better support victims as well as new measures against the scourge of anti—social behaviour, building on a proud record of tackling crime, 20,000 more police officers on the streets, more police on the streets than ever before, and we have heard a lot about 13 years, but since 2010, crime has been hard, violent crime halved, burglary halved and anti—social behaviour down by 70%. tougher sentences for rapists and sex offenders, something the party opposite voted against, and for the worst offenders, life finally means life, all while the leader of the opposition and the front bench 0pposition and the front bench campaign to stop the deportation of dangerous foreign criminals. we are just days away from a rumour on sunday so let me close by paying tribute to our armed forces —— remembrance sunday. i was 7000 servicemen and women are deployed overseas and from the frozen wastes to the streets of kosovo, they are the best of us, and we owe to our veterans a debt of gratitude and i'm proud of the work led by the member for plymouth north to make this the best country in the world to be a veteran. that is what you get with this government. we on the side of the armed forces and we are investing record amounts in defence and we are an unwavering ally to the ukrainian people and we are proud to be one of the largest contributors to nato. but in contrast, what you get with the party opposite, they tried to install... they tried to install as prime minister a man who wanted to abolish the armed forces and withdraw from nato and back the uk's anna meares, labour cannot be trusted with our nation's security —— back the uk's enemies. the kings speech builds on the economy being well on its way to recovery and it rejects big government and backs people and businesses to thrive and it strengthens society with historic measures with health and education and secures our streets and borders with tougher sentences for criminals and powers for police and above all at the kings speech delivers change in the economy and in our society and a change in our communities and it takes long—term decisions for a brighter future it takes long—term decisions for a brighterfuture and i commend it to this house. brighter future and i commend it to this house. ., . brighter future and i commend it to this house. ., , , this house. stephen flynn, the leader of the _ this house. stephen flynn, the leader of the snp. _ was it something i said? laughter i want to pass _ was it something i said? laughter i want to pass on _ was it something i said? laughter i want to pass on my _ was it something i said? laughter i want to pass on my thanks - was it something i said? laughter i want to pass on my thanks to - was it something i said? laughter i want to pass on my thanks to king | i want to pass on my thanks to king charles— i want to pass on my thanks to king charles and — i want to pass on my thanks to king charles and the queen for their most gracious— charles and the queen for their most gracious speech and it was a very momentous occasion for them both. i have been— momentous occasion for them both. i have been goaded about my flower a bit but _ have been goaded about my flower a bit but notwithstanding that, i intend — bit but notwithstanding that, i intend to offer some consensus across — intend to offer some consensus across the _ intend to offer some consensus across the chamber because i think that is— across the chamber because i think that is very— across the chamber because i think that is very important in these times — that is very important in these times. firstly in relation to ukraine _ times. firstly in relation to ukraine because it is fast approaching the two—year anniversary of vladimir— approaching the two—year anniversary of vladimir putin's decision to enter— of vladimir putin's decision to enter ukraine in an extremely forcible — enter ukraine in an extremely forcible manner, to start a war to kill civilians — forcible manner, to start a war to kill civilians and track ukraine's democracy and building on the footsteps he laid in 2014 by invading and annexing crimea. it has been _ invading and annexing crimea. it has been said _ invading and annexing crimea. it has been said that the resolve of the west— been said