questions for the prime minister. mister michael fabricant. prime minister. >> thank you. the economy in the west midlands is performing well, businesses are continuing to invest and since 2010, and as a result, my honorable friend, there are more doctors, and strong public services, strong and stable leadership delivers a strong economy. >> mister speaker. i think what this nation needs is a strong and stable government. but isn't it the case that thanks to evolution we will not only just have, i hope strong and stable government, in the westminster, strong and stable leadership, the right choices made after may 4th. >> people in the west midlands have the opportunity to elect a strong leader overseeing 8 million pounds investment -- >> the local knowledge and business experience and a commitment to the west midlands to deliver the whole of the west midlands. on 8 june, to elect the strong and stable leadership and conservative government working together in the west midlands and strong conservative leadership in government. >> richard? >> number 2. >> this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues, i will have further such meetings later today. >> in 2015 a group called the socialist campaign for labor victory, drove a plan to disband am i 5 for nuclear deterrence. my right honorable friend allowing anyone who has a plan to write or serve in her cabinet. >> i can tell that is a resounding no. can i commend my honorable friend who has a record of defending the country, he raised the point that the leader of the opposition has chosen just such a person. the plan to disband am i 5 and scrap nuclear deterrence was endorsed by the right honorable gentlemen and the shadow chancellor on a gain of a weekend and right honorable gentlemen refusing to say he would strike against terrorism and commit to nuclear deterrence and refusing to keep control of our borders keeping our country safe. the right honorable gentlemen is not up to the task. [shouting] >> this is the last prime minister's question time of this parliament. i think it would be appropriate, mister speaker if we all pay tribute to those colleagues who decide to leave the house, thank them for their service, and and to reach out to wider communities in the country. i said -- if you will wait a moment i will explain what i am about to say. i said i wanted people's voices to be heard in parliament. instead of just hand-picked audiences who can't ask questions, i hope the prime minister won't mind about answering today from the public. i start, mister speaker. and my husband had a 1% increase in his wages. the cost of living has risen each year. we now have 15% less buying power than them. >> can i join the right honorable gentlemen in commending colleagues who are leaving the house for the third services they have shown their constituents and parliament over the years. can i say a thank you to the staff of the house of commons. and and to show how he will stand up to his defense of our country who had this opportunity. i know the right honorable gentlemen is saying about wages increasing, i see today he is talking about paying for extra wage increases, the national health service. we should first of all recognize that for people working in the national health service, around half of those start because of basic pay increases on outrage of pay increases. and he will have a choice at the next election. the strong and stable leadership in the conservative. that will secure the economy for the future labor party which would crash our economy, public for services, and ordinary working families pay the price. >> isn't the truth that many people have been held back by this government, to cut taxes for the rich and pay of dedicated public service. and a parent is concerned how children are being held back, he asks why, despite the fact they worked consistently since leaving school, all three children who are now in their mid-20s cannot afford to move out of a family home. is and is a crisis many people are facing all over the country, don't we need a housing strategy to deal with it? >> let's see what happened to labor government under housing. under the last labor government, housebuilding stocks fell by 35%. under the last labor government, church in england fell by 40%. and a number of social rented homes under labor government. and twice as much counsel being built. that is a record of a conservative government delivered on housing -- >> >> a decent home standard over the country. we are proud of that achievement. and the lowest level since the 1920s, more people homeless, more people, more people pay the rent. that is a record. and our jobs held back by conservative cuts. laura, young primary school teacher, wrote to me this week, i am seeing a decrease each year in available cash to provide a quality education to the children in my class and an increase, and is the prime minister denying the fact that funding for such people is still cut. >> what i would say is we said we would protect school budgets and we have. and record going into schools in this country and at the election on 8 june. and a choice between conservative government. a conservative government. and a range of schools that is right for every child, and a labor party, a right honorable gentlemen who believes in a 1-size-fits-all to the lowest common denominator. and >> labor is not -- every child gets a decent school. and employment end books in the bathroom. and maureen wrote to me this week, what maureen has to say. she writes with a heavy heart, we have been treated this -- disgustingly, most of us women in the 1950s will not be receiving pension until 66 with no notification of this drastic change. for 45 years have accrued more than enough to be paid our pension. people want what is rightfully theirs. what can be done to help the women? >> prime minister -- >> the point is raised, the government has taken steps, the funding is made available and we ensure there is a limit to the period of time in relation to these changes. pensioners looking to the future. a very clear choice in this election, a clear choice, clear choice between a labor party, the increase in state pension of £.75 in one year. conservative government who changes the pension, of 1250 pounds. we get that with a strong economy. only yesterday we saw we had finally emerged from labor's economic crash. what we now see, what we now see is a labor party that will do it again. crash the economy, more waste, higher taxes, huge jobs. >> mister speaker. >> other questions, i say this. and several, mister speaker. witnessed the labor of the national health service, and for the many, not just a few, wrote to me this week and she said this. i am 88, had a wonderful service from the national health service, but nowadays i am scared of going into hospitals. with people waiting four hours, more people waiting on trolleys and core doors, more discharges, thanks to the tory cuts, civil, right to be frightened about a future nhs along with this government. >> can i just say to the right honorable gentlemen our national health service is treating more patients than it ever has before, more people planning operations, more doctors and nurses, more gps and record levels of funding into the national health service. the only possible with the strong economy, only possible with the strong and stable government and over the coming weeks, we are going to be out there campaigning across the country taking records in the national health service, the shadow home secretary has been in her own personal way. and to the west side, i like korbin much. [laughter] >> how will he pay for this? and to increase taxes. and he is a terrorist sympathizer. the attitude about defense where he me. they are right to be worried, unable to defend our country, determined to the tax on ordinary workers, no plan to manage the economy, even his own supporters know he was not fit to run this country. [shouting] >> the national health service and civil concerns. the nhs -- all right. the nhs is not got the money it needs, the prime minister news that, waiting time and waiting lists are up. and the a&e department, and to ask a few questions. strong leadership is about standing up for the many, not the view. when it comes to the prime minister and the conservatives, looking after the richest. not the rest. they are strong against the week and week against the strong. far from building a strong economy, the gold in the nhs have been cut, people can't afford homes, millions can't make ends beat, don't add to a stronger economy for anyone. the election is a choice between a conservative -- between a conservative government for the few and a labor government that will stand up for all of our people. >> if the right honorable gentlemen wants to talk about the nhs he should talk about labor's custodianship in wales. there is somewhere the nhs has been cut in wales under the labor party. something over 6 weeks, we will be back at these dispatch boxes again and the only question is where will we be standing. who will be prime minister of this great country? the choice is clear and the choice is clear. every vote for him is a vote for a chaotic brecit. every vote for any is strengthening our hand. every vote for him is a vote to weaken our economy. every vote for me is a vote for a strong economy and the benefit felt by everyone across the country. every vote for him is a vote for a coalition of chaos. a week leader propped up by the liberal democrats. every vote for me is a vote for strong and stable leadership in the national interests building a stronger and more secure future for this country. >> order! exchanges between the primary trend leader of the opposition have been unprecedentedly comprehensive. we do wish to hear questions from backbenches. >> thank you, mister speaker, the rest of england has seen billions of pounds of investment. on frequent visits, the transport secretary in the prime minister, congestion and air pollution and a feasibility study on long overdue -- will the prime minister agree with me the only way to secure this vital infrastructure project is to give a renewed mandate? >> i know he has been campaigning tirelessly on behalf of constituents on this issue. the highway to england is considering a number of options as my honorable friend suggests. under the conservative government we have increased government infrastructure investments but that is only possible with a strong economy and that is only possible with strong conservative leadership and a vote for any other party is a vote for wrecking our economy for a coalition of chaos and that will do nothing for my honorable friend's constituents for whom i hope he will continue to be able to work tirelessly. >> robertson! >> will the prime minister make things clear? will the prime minister give a clear and unambiguous commitment to maintaining the triple lock on the state pension? >> under this conservative government we have seen pensioners benefit as a result. to the tune of 1250 pounds a year and i'm clear that under a conservative government pension income is will continue to increase. >> i ask the prime minister a simple question but there are no -- the prime minister failed to answer. the pensioners right across this land are right to conclude this story prime minister tried to ditch the triple lock. mister speaker, too many women already face pension any quality and the tories know it won't even guarantee -- the only reason they will not guarantee it is because they want to cut pensions. is that the not the pension -- you cannot trust the prime minister, a tory on the pension. >> as i say to everybody if you want to know the party that improved the pensions across this country, it is the conservative party and under a conservative government and the conservative government which continues to increase, he talks about inequality for women, it is a change in the pension introduced by big government to improve a lot of female pensioners in the future and it will be better for them but one thing the pensioners, when the pensioners in scotland will know as other voters did, scotland will know but if they believe in the union there's only one way to vote and that is to vote conservative. >> thank you, mister speaker, my local cdg is planning to downgrade a&e for the infirmary and moving to halifax. this has been dictated by disastrous gfi deal. and the community campaign group led by carl beach. will the prime minister join me in praising the community campaign is led by carl. that she agree with me the patients should not be suffering as a result of catastrophic pf ideals signed by the last related government? will she ensure that communities like mine have their voices listen to properly? >> what can i say? i know he has this issue he raced with me previously, he has been a tireless campaigner on this issue, strong voice for local constituency and put his case persuasively to ministers but he is absolutely right. these disastrous pf ideals are costing the nhs more than 1 billion pounds every year. the choice will be clear. do you want a strong voice with the ear of a strong conservative government continuing to keep the economy strong and investing in the national health service or do they want the leader of the opposition and his coalition of chaos for public services, less money for national health, fewer doctors, fewer nurses and worse health care for our constituents? >> blank insult! [shouting] >> my honorable friend -- and all are proving the champion at the local steel communities. does the prime minister agree their ongoing presence is vital for this? >> can i just say i know he is standing down at the election having said that was due to his significant irreconcilable differences with the leadership of his party. what is important. what is important, what is important for the steel industry -- >> i am trying to help backbenchers be heard. help the chair to help backbench members. >> what is important, the industry -- i was very pleased when i was visiting wales yesterday to visit a company that works with the steel industry galvanizing products, steel products and they were talking about actually the greater work they are seeing and improvement in the student industry. this conservative government has taken steps for the steel industry and will continue to do so. >> with consultation on the spatial framework closed i would like to sign the 3600 residents who signed my petition causing the greenbelt to agree to be protected and built on brownfield. with my right honorable friend the prime minister agreed to me that for the site to be identified and redeveloped, protection for our precious green spaces can only be maintained under a strong conservative government? >> my honorable friend, i know she has been a strong champion for her constituents and i can assure her we are clear the greenbelt must be protected and set out in the white papers, the boundary should only be altered when they fully examine all of the reasonable options such as making the sites that were suggested. the greater manchester framework, i commend my honorable friend, gathering views of her constituents, for the response of that. >> over the last six month, 2000 jobs yesterday as job losses, in the constituency. jobs, not products escorted to the eu, and low-wage insecure work. and the prime minister meet with me and the company, and the future. >> on this issue yesterday at the announcement. they have been clear decisions affected, respect of that this is a worrying time for workers and their families. and in the next step, the business secretary, later today. and the response surface, redundant by helping back into employment on various ways to help and once they ensure supporters will be speaking to places there. >> and these are some of the achievements. does my right honorable friend with conservative leadership on june 8th continue to deliver with europe that will enable such -- continue -- on the second time. >> he has a fantastic historical election, he has been a powerful voice but also indeed the needs of whales, more generally, i had the opportunity to speak and to hear of their concerns but my honorable friend goes to the heart of the matter, what is necessary is a good brexit deal that is only achievable by strong and stable government. conservative candidate, local level strengthening the hand in the negotiation. >> the scottish tories shameful defense, deporting in place is not true. can the prime minister confirmed the organization in scotland to hear women fill in a eight page product, it is not watching either. is the prime minister going into that with -- >> incredibly sensitive issue. we consulted carefully on it and put in place a series of sensitive measures when such cases but look at what lies behind this. it is the principle of fairness and we know what the ssp wants to do is scrap the policy in its entirety. the people make the same decisions who are out of work and the people and benefits have to decide whether to afford more. >> to live, work and start, transport infrastructure is the key to economic potential. the railway station upgrading a 64, helped to secure your future. will the prime minister continue to improve infrastructure, and in yorkshire. >> my honorable friend raised an important point, transport improvements, 2.2 million for highway maintenance and 1.3 million to travel york initiative. if you have a strong and stable leadership to secure the strong economy. that is what the choice in june is going to become a strong economy, in other parts of the country under the conservative. >> as the prime minister knows, the terminals, taking office, the maximum stakes and evidence collected by the end of last year. why do we not have a result, show some leadership and reduce the maximum state on the appalling machines. >> the issue raised by a number of members of this house and rate concerns, we did have that response to that and that response, get on with it. we are in a situation, where these things will be published after a third period after the general election. the honorable gentlemen will wait for that response, we recognize the concern of this issue and responding in due course. >> the prime minister advise herself in the vicinity of milton kings, may i suggest the visit of milton king gaps hospital finding rising clinical standards and investment in new medical school and cancer treatment center. >> visiting parts of the country over the next few weeks and wants to congratulate the staff of the hospital for achieving that rating. it is backed up by investment. we know between 2015, and 2020, half 1 trillion pound is being spent and it is only possible for the economy over the last 7 years. and the stable leadership. and cutting the health budget. >> visiting me in southhampton. and in southhampton schools and she will find them in despair, funding 10% in southhampton, 470 pounds per pupil equivalent to a loss of 418 jobs. and -- >> considerable -- >> perfectly possible in southhampton over there. and as i said before, a general agreement the current funding is not fair and labor did nothing in 13 years to address it. it is important to get it right, the consultation in due course but what is good use of schools in the honorable gentlemen's constituency, a good or outstanding school. >> it calls for alan hayes allhurst. >> can my right honorable friend assure me her second government will have high regard for masses of great concern for the constituency. may we improve railways with extra capacity in line with eastern task force. the spread of broadband to rural communities and an airspace regime which prioritizes noise reduction. >> prime minister. >> let me pay tribute to my right honorable friend for his service not just to his constituents over the years but his service to this house when he took over the house. he has been a stalwart champion of the people over the years. he is right to raise issues of infrastructure spending, we included 40 million pounds to the east of england's but of course has i take my right honorable friend in his question it is only possible to do that with the strong economy from a strong and stable government and that will mean conservative government elected on 8 june. >> esther buchanan acquires extensive care, the assessment for that appointment, benefits were stopped. why has the amendment punished verbal people like my constituent? >> what we want to ensure is there is a system in place that properly assesses people applying for benefits. as he has referred to and other members will know, the issue around the way the system has operated, that is why you are looking carefully to ensure that it does make proper assessment and delivers the right results. >> does my right honorable friend realize i am standing down after 34 years because of her? because i have confidence that the country will be safe after the election, her strong and stable leadership. does she agree that seizing the opportunity for regaining control over our laws, money, borders, and trade would be more important than the terms of any exit deal. to get a reasonable deal, we must accept that no deal is better than a bad deal and to deny this signals no price is too high, no concession too groveling to accept, a recipe for the worst possible deal. so all honorable members in the house i love. >> can i think my honorable friend for the tremendous contribution he has made through his years as a member of the house not only for his constituents but the time he spent in government as a valued minister in a conservative government. he had rightly highlighted the importance of the decision taken last year through the people of the united kingdom, he played a role in the referendum campaign. it is right that we get on with that job of delivering brexit, making a success of it meaning a strong hand in negotiation and the only way to ensure that is the case, the only way to ensure, the whole of the uk to assure conservative government is elected. >> thank you, mister speaker, we need a strong prime minister to lead this nation but we need the countries of the nation to have a strong voice too. does the prime minister agree with me that those who abstain from taking their seats in this house, those who are denying the people of northern ireland the government, formation of our government, are denying their constituents a say in the future of this country and we will not allow that to happen. >> the honorable gentlemen is right. it is important the constituents who elected members of parliament feel those members of parliament are able to do their job, bring their concerns to this house and play a full part in this chamber and we want to ensure every part of the united kingdom has a strong voice and we continue to work for that. >> sir eric pickles. >> the prime minister is showing considerable leadership in adopting the definition of anti-semitism. does she believe it is the duty of all party leaders in this house not just to pay lip service to it but do something about it? does she share my -- does she share my disgust that a former member of this house criticized by the select committee for anti-semitic utterances is now the official candidate in bradford east for the liberal democrats? >> can i first of all pay tribute to my right honorable friend. for all the services he has given and not just his service in this house but a considerable record in local government in this house, he is also in his time for the work he has done on anti-semitism performed an important role, had a relentless drive in anti-semitism, and he should be proud of the record he has and the work i know he will be continuing to do as a champion on this issue. he is right to highlight bradford but my honorable friend has a particular knowledge of that city and people will be, i think, disappointed to see a liberal democrat readopt the candidate with a questionable record on anti-semitism. it is important that all parties maintain the strongest possible censure on all forms of intolerance. thank you, mister speaker. in the nine months the prime minister has held her office she has closed the door on desperate child refugees. she has ignored those suffering under the crisis in health and social care and is responsible for the shameful -- 20 years ago she berated the conservative party for being a nasty party but the party has never been captured. looking at this parliament, the legacy. >> order! whatever the strength of feeling the right honorable gentlemen must be heard! >> the legacy of this parliament is the abject failure of her majesty's official opposition to effectively hold the government to account for anything. a strong, decent -- >> prime minister! >> let me pick up the point he made on child refugees. this government has a proud record of supporting refugees, the second biggest bilateral donor to the region to support millions of refugees, to educate children as i saw when i visited georgia recently and we also supported the most vulnerable refugees including children, bringing them here to make a new life in the united kingdom. he talked about a decent opposition. i find it difficult to hear those words coming from his mouth when we just heard that his party has elected a candidate with questionable views on anti-semitism. >> general howard. >> mister speaker, it has been an immense privilege to serve the people for the past 34 years. i arrived in 1983, a determined female conservative prime minister was transforming the country's economic fortunes and i depart as another determined to restore to this country the status of a sovereign nationstate embarrassing the rest of the world. the prime minister, godspeed for resounding victory on 8 june. may all the shots just make one final feeling in these public times, her majesty's armed forces are properly funded, equipped and house to defend and protect the people of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. >> once again, can i pay tribute to the work my honorable friend has done representing 34 years to different constituencies but one of the themes have been his passionate championing of armed forces and consideration for our armed forces and on 8 june people have a clear choice between the right honorable gentlemen who refuses to defend our country and the conservative government that will continue to support our armed forces. >> william morris. >> why is she running scared. may i suggest -- and welfare, she can see the consequences of 7 years of policies with policeing, and if that is possible she has any investment in reelection. >> i have been in televised debates week in and week out. across all parts of this country, conservative government talks about housing, twice the number of bills under conservatives built under labor through the national health service, record funding, pensioners on the basic pension 1250 pounds a year better off. and the record that we will continue after 8 june. >> mike woods. [shouting] >> thank you, mister speaker. it is good to be back, it is good to be anywhere. doctors and nurses saved my life in january but each year in the uk, 44,000 people are less lucky. will my right honorable friend look at measures we can take to reduce deaths from sepsis including a way, a national registry to record the burden and effective permission to incentivize best practice. the uk sector estimates measures like these will save 50 pounds in lives over the next thousand years. >> can i say to my honorable friend it is fantastic to have you back but i hope he noticed what he got throughout the house but he is right to bring a focus on this issue, this devastating condition and every death is a tragedy but we know something like 10,000 deaths a year could be avoided through prevention and treatment. we do need to get better spotting sepsis and we are beginning work on a new action plan, a new public awareness campaign with quality standards to be published later this year and with a passion my honorable friend brings this campaign i'm sure he will make his voice heard on this important issue. >> george howard. >> yesterday, mister speaker, my right honorable friend will be much missed in this house, which he called for an independent panel to get at the truth. the prime minister has praised the independent panel approach as a way of opening the door to justice. does he join with labor in committing to setting up such a session in her party's manifesto? >> last july we committed $125 million in extra funding to those affected by contaminated -- that is more than any previous government. we published the proposed reforms last year. we are consulting on a new measure to allow people affected to benefit from higher annual payments but i can assure everybody that everyone received minimum what they received now as a result of those changes and we will respond to the consultation in due course. >> angela watkins. >> it was a privilege to win back the state for the conservatives. will my right honorable friend tell house while good people appointment continue to vote conservative. can i first of all, can i first of all pay tribute to my honorable friends for the contribution she has made not just for her constituents but the time she served in this house and i am happy to tell the constituents, the voters, that every vote for me and a local conservative candidate will strengthen our hand in brexit negotiations and every vote for the conservative candidate is a vote for a stronger economy and every vote for me and a local conservative candidate will be a vote for a strong and stable leadership in the national interest compared to the coalition of chaos under the labour party. >> douglas carswell. >> what assurance can the prime minister give the 3.8 million people in the last election that if she is prime minister on june 8th the united kingdom will be a sovereign country again living under our own parliament, making our own laws? >> i will give an assurance to all those people who voted for the united kingdom to leave the european union and all people across the country regardless of how they voted who now want to see the government getting on with the job of brexit and making a success of it, we want control of our borders, control of our money and that is what we will deliver. >> and wishing the right honorable gentlemen all the best for the future, my goal -- >> mister speaker, may i actually -- i tell my right honorable friend the prime minister, for 30 years i had the privilege and honor to represent the great people of chelsea but also tell her the great people have always wanted the government that provides strong defense, strong economy and strong leadership and may i tell my right honorable friend the conservative party under her strong leadership will deliver a big country for the next five years. >> can i thanks, can i thank my honorable friends for significant contribution he has made for his constituents and in this house and in government over a period of time and can i say to him that he is absolutely right, his constituents will look for strong defense, strong leadership that will build a more secure future and it is only a conservative government that can provide that. >> in this brexit world, the trade deals, a national trade secretary went to the philippines and appeared with the president and wanted a strong relationship based on shared values. can the prime minister identify for the house what shared values are in common? >> the right honorable gentlemen is right, as we leave the european union we want to assure we are truly global britain that have trade deals around the rest of the world and the reason we want those trade deals and strong and secure fever special partnership with the european union on trade so we can assure prosperity across the whole of the country and jobs for ordinary working families. >> various points of order. come to points of order but the honorable gentlemen deserves an attentive audience. if inexplicably some right honorable members are leaving the chamber, they can do so announcer: parliament will be in recess until after the june 8 election will premises questions will not be seen at its usual times. watch anytime at www.c-span.org where you can find video of past questions and other british public affairs programs. tomorrow, a panel discussion with true -- three japanese political leaders. live coverage beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. chairman proposed reversing the obama administration's regulations on the internet. withrlier today i shared my fellow commissioners to reverse the mistake of title ii and return to regulatory framework that served our nation so well during the clinton administration, the bush administration and the first six years of the obama administration. announcer: monday night we asked the director of the center for internet communications and technology policy of the american enterprise institute and chris lewis, vice president at public knowledge, their thoughts on the impact of the proposal. , the netnk the rules neutrality rules are working and wildly popular. an overwhelming majority of americans like to have clear rules of the road. we're concerned that he is going down a path to review and potentially even repeal some or all of those rules. >> from the internet's inception until the day the rules were passed, the internet was free and open. there was not a problem. as the chairman said, there was no dystopian controlled internet with the highest fees or anyone else interfering with content, applications. announcer: watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. now a look at the upcoming advanced placement u.s. government exam for high school students. from washington journal, this is just under an hour. >> and if that time of year again for high school students around the country. it is not only finals, but for a lot of young folks out there it is one of the best -- big finals, the ap advanced placement u.s. government exam. some call it the kentucky derby of civics exams. here, once again, to tell us all about the test and how to get ready our andrew conneen, a teacher at adlai e. stevenson high school. good morning and his