J will be looks at the number of people signed up on the Health Care Exchanges since they opened on october 1. The differences between the state and federally run exchanges. Amtrak president and ceo as of portman talks about ridership. Washington journal, live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. The Lou Henry Hoover house here on the campus of stanford university. It is significant because this was the primary residence of the hoovers and it is significant as it relates to hoover because she was the one who designed it. She had such a strong grasp of design and how she wanted the house to look even though she was not an architect. Were lucky to have a lot of the original drawings and documents corresponding to the design and construction. Lou henrys influence came from her travels in the southwest of the United States. Also from her travels in north africa, when she traveled with herbert hoover. It is a great legacy of lou henrys because she designed the house, she created it. It was inspired by her ideas and she had very close involvement in all aspects of the houses creation. Meet first Lady Lou Hoover hyundai night live at backlog eastern on cspan. David cameron and members of the house of commons returned to parliament after a threeweek recess for their party conferences. The Prime Minister talked about a range of topics are in question time including increasing childcare benefits, Rising Energy prices and the upcoming commonwealth conference. Time,before question Prime Minister cameron offered condolences to the six british nationals who were killed in the attack in nairobi. This is about 35 minutes. Questions to the Prime Minister. One, thank you mr. Speaker. I am sure the whole house will want to join me in offering our condolences to the families and friends of those people who lost their lives and the appalling terrorist attack in nairobi, in particular the six british nationals who lost their lives. This was a despicable attack that demonstrates how we must continue to do all we can to defeat international terrorism. I am sure the house will also want to join me in paying tribute to Andrew Duncan who died on the 21st of september while on duty. A reminder of the sacrifices that Police Officers make on our behalf every day. The house will wish to congratulate professor peter higgs who is chairing this years nobel prize for physics. It is a richly deserved recognition of his lifetime of research and attribute to u. K. s world leading universities where this research was carried out. I had meetings with colleagues and in addition to my duties, i shall further such meetings later today. Mr. Speaker, can i associate myself and my constituents with the victims of terrorism in nairobi and Andrew Duncan . And of course, accolades to professor higgs. Mr. Speaker, can the Prime Minister confirm that less than a third of families will benefit from is tax break . What i can confirm is that all married couples paying basic rate tax will benefit from this vote. It is not about the money. It is about the message. I think marriage is a Great Institution and i think we should be supporting marriage through the income tax system. Minister, with the disappearance of the minimum practice and crumb income death not by a thousand cuts but by one cut. They serve elderly residents and indeed a number of children. Will he investigate this issue and ensure that my constituents will not be isolated and that they will continue to receive the Excellent Service that they do from their doctors . I will look at the application case that he makes. A large rural constituency. I think it is a kfed many more doctors are operating many more services. We want to see a growth of that to make sure people can go to surgeries rather than emergency units if it is a gp unit they need. Mr. Ed miliband. Minister ine prime sending my condolences to the friends and families of the british nationals murdered in nairobi. And all of those killed in the cowardly act. It was an act of terrorism that reminds us the importance of combating terrorism at home and around the world. I wish to join him in paying tribute to Andrew Duncan. His death is a terrible tragedy. It reminds us of the bravery shown by our brave policemen and women day in and day out on our behalf. I send my condolences. On a different note, i join him in celebrating a tremendous achievement of peter higgs in winning the nobel prize. He is a Great British scientist. Happy birthday to the Prime Ministers. [applause] on monday the Prime Minister said there is a certain amount you can do while the chancellor said us, is freezing Energy Prices a good idea or a communist plot . [laughter] i will leave the communist party of him. [laughter] first of all, can i thank him . Can i thank him for his kind remarks . There is nothing i would rather be doing on my birthday than this. What this government is doing is legislating to put people under the Lowest Energy carriage. That is a real step forward. On this issue, promising a freeze is a classic case of saying one thing and doing another. Policy after policy, regulation after regulation, target after target, all of which put Energy Prices up. Answer on labors energy price freeze. What is clear is it wont happen under him but it would happen under a labor government. Mentioned his policy on terrorists and he says that his explain why ate least 90 of the country will get no benefit from his policy . First of all, let us deal with labors Energy Policy. Lets spend a little bit of time on it. Lets examine the fact that he is committed to a new decolonization target de carbonizing target that would add to everyones bill. 12did mention the fact that hours after making his pledge, he said he might not be able to fulfill it because of International Wholesale gas prices. Isnt that the case . What he is promising is a price increase before a promise, a broken promise and a price increase after a promise. One price increase, one broken promise, another price increase. That sounds like every labor government since the war. He is floundering around and he has no answer to labors energy price freeze. Benefit 90 of the country. He has no idea. He wants to bring Energy Prices down. Can you confirm that Energy Prices have gone up by 300 pounds since he became Prime Minister . Energy prices doubled under labor. Let me make this point. There is one thing government can control. That is the International Wholesale price of gas. I know he would like to live in some sort of marxist universe where you can control all these things but he needs a basic lesson in economics. Perhaps he should remember what labors industry minister has said. This is what he said. Appeal to tribal socialism and a minority in the country, he is put at risk millions of jobs. He has put up a sign, dont invest here. That is the new leftwing labor party. Speaker, i do suggest he goes and tries to work out his position on the energy price freeze. Onsays the policy he said monday that it struck a chord. That freezing Energy Prices could make a difference. He has no idea what he think about this policy. Why are under the prices so high . He didnt answer the question. I want to remind him of the words of a previous leader of the opposition. When gas prices go up, they rushed. When gas prices are coming down, we wait a very long time before we see anything coming through on our bill. Mr. Speaker, that was him that said that. He changed his mind . What we need is a more Competitive Energy market. What he seems to be separate from is complete amnesia that he was the energy secretary. Let me remind him of one of the first acts this government type. We inherited an Energy Policy from him that would have put 179 pounds on every single bill because of his renewable heat initiative. That was his policy. While we are dealing with quotes, but have a guest who said this. To deal with the problems of climate change, energy bills are likely to rise. Who said that . The last energy secretary. Everyone wants low prices. We will get them by dealing with the causes of the low prices instead of a gimmick that collapsed after 12 hours. Mr. Speaker, he says he wants lower prices but prices are going up on his watch. That is the reality. Can he confirm that while his Energy Policy benefits almost nobody, a fact he didnt deny, a 20 month freeze in bills would save money for 27 million households and 2. 4 million businesses across this country . 12 hours later, he said he might not be able to keep his promise. This is a gimmick. The reason it is a gimmick is he is in favor of a decolonization arbonizationc target that would add to everybodys bill. He hasnt got an Economic Policy anymore. He told us over and over again that if you cut spending, you damage Public Services. Even the bbc disagrees with that. And over again, if you cut spending, the economy will grow. Let me tell you the best birthday present i could have, the shadow chancellor staring in the shadow cabinet. Is just bigger, mr. Speaker, he says he doesnt want to talk about an Economic Policy. He wants to talk about the cost of living. Doesnt that say all . He doesnt realize that an Economic Policy is about the cost of living. Whatever you say about him is true to form. We have a costofliving crisis in this country. Energy bills are rising and the Energy Companies we have a Prime Minister who stands up for the wrong people. We know what his costofliving policy is. More spending, more borrowing, more debt. That would lead to higher taxes and higher Mortgage Rates. That is the double whammy that would hit every family. But not only have i got the birthday present of the shadow chancellor staying in post. Have this special birthday treat which is the shadow chancellor yesterday, revealed the election campaign. He said it all depended on the two of them together because they would win because of their experience, their track record, and their credibility. Say, thatne i have to is like the captain of the titanic running on its safety record. Thank you, mr. Speaker. This contract is due to expire in 18 months time. It is vital for these people that either the post office continues after 2015. I hope the government will ensure that it does. The post Office Card Account has been a great bonus for many people. It has helped not only our post offices but elderly people. I will look carefully at what he says. Interventionket and mortgage is ok but in the Energy Market is not . Intervening in the Mortgage Market because banks are failing to provide mortgages so that young people can get on the housing ladder. Intervening by putting everyone on the Lowest Energy tariff. What the opposition can control is International Gas prices. He needs a basic lesson in economics and it sounds like the honorable gentleman does two. Chemicals are used in a variety of pills which are banned for human use but widely advertise on the internet. Does my friend agree with me that action needs to be urgently taken to prevent the importation of these substances in capsule form where they can only be planned for human consumption . There have been some extremely serious cases of young people suffering from these sorts of medications that youre able to order on the internet. I will look carefully at what she says. Why does the Prime Minister takeaway 7 billion pounds a year of support to children up to 2015 . We are putting in more support for children. We are providing the childcare offer for twoyearolds. We have introduced for the first time a pupil premium so children from the poorest homes are going to get more money to get into school. He shakes his head. He should be sitting there in shame at the report that came out yesterday that showed that after a lifetime in education under labor, our young people are bottom of the league in terms of results. It is time the house heard from john randle. [applause] cannot draw my friends attention to the recent report by Imperial College about the detrimental Health Effects of aircraft noise and could he make sure that when the governments , that health and environmental considerations are paramount . My honorable friend hasnt had the chance to speak from the back benches. I look forward to hearing other contributions from him. He brings a huge amount to this house. He is right to raise the issue of environmental noise. That will be included in the howard davis report and he will be making a speech about this issue soon. Does the Prime Minister think that it is acceptable that since he came to the office, the number of people claiming jobseekers allowance for more than two years has increased by 390 . What has happened is the the numberers of households claiming benefits has gone down. If she looks at what is actually happening in the northwest, 18,000 more people in implement, 45,000 more people employed in the private sector, on implement has fallen in the northwest by 7000 since the election. Bykers households down 26,000. She should be talking of her region instead of talking down. I wonder if the Prime Minister has seen todays bbc report showing that despite reductions in spending, a majority of people think that Services Provided by the does he agree with me that this shows you can get more for less . When i woke up this morning and heard that the bbc was reporting you can cut public spending and make Public Services that are, i thought i had died and gone to heaven. It is worth looking at. It is one of the many peddlers of labors policy that has collapsed. They thought that public spending cuts would lead to lack of economic growth. They thought that public spending cuts would lead to worse services. The bbc has told them that is wrong. That is what has happened today. Does the Prime Minister agree . We are helping working parents and that is what the tax relief on childcare that this government will be introducing will be all about. Constituents were tragically killed when they were hit by a driver who had 10 previous convictions for dangerous driving. People have signed a position petition calling for the law to be changed so that drivers convicted of dangerous driving should repeat sets received tough sentences. Does he agree the law should be looked at . I will certainly look at the petition that he talks about. I would like to join my friend in offering my condolences. This is the most appalling crime as he says. Someone with 10 previous convictions who is disqualified driving dangerously and killing two people. The sentence was 10 years. I understand that the maximum sentence available is 14 years. The government has introduced a new offensive. We are looking at this whole area. Secretary has asked to the sentencing guidelines for serious driving offenses and i think we should look at this case in the light of that. A family in my constituency are paying a massive 3200 energy bill. Why is the Prime Minister siding with Energy Charging inflating prices . I want to see energy bills come down. That is why we are legislating to put people on the lowest tariff. We are going to go through and see what regulations and rules put in place by the leader of the opposition, what we can change to keep those down. That is why we need a competitive market. Making promises that you yourself admit you cannot meet the next day, that is not proper politics. Does the Prime Minister agree with the general that whether you are a small, medium or large business, you have to grow as a business and invest and hire taxes dont do that . My friend is entirely right. What we have heard from labors conference is that they are going to put up taxes on some of britains biggest at most successful businesses. Their message to business is, dont invest here. Dont expand here. Go somewhere else. We want to fight some petty socialist campaign against successful bigness. That is absolutely wrong for our economy. Closed question. To the written a letter Prime Minister of economic development. The Regional Growth Fund is helping to create some 66,000 jobs with an investment in the northeast of 330 Million Pounds. We dont want to go back to the Previous Administration system. The Cabinet Committee brings together secretaries of state from all key departments. Is the Prime Minister aware that the department of health are consulting on changing the funding formula for health care and the northeast and cumbria which is the