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00:00Paul Watt
00:02The Prime Minister
00:04The Prime Minister
00:06The Prime Minister
00:10This Saturday
00:14The Prime Minister
00:16The Prime Minister
00:18There seems to be a bit of a challenge on who can cheer the most
00:22I've never known one Prime Minister to get as much cheering
00:24The Prime Minister
00:26I think they were cheering more Mr Speaker, quite right too
00:32This Saturday marks the 77th birthday of our National Health Service
00:36And I want to begin by thanking our dedicated NHS staff for their service
00:43And in that 77th year I'm proud that this Labour Government has delivered 4 million extra appointments
00:501,700 more GPs and the lowest waiting list for two years
00:55The Labour Party is proud to have been the party that created the NHS
01:01And tomorrow we're announcing our 10-year health plan to build an NHS fit for the future
01:07So that in many years and decades to come we can still proudly celebrate the anniversary of the NHS
01:13Yeah
01:15Mr Speaker, may I also wish England and Wales the best of luck in the women's Euros
01:21Yeah
01:22And of course congratulate England's under-21s on retaining the Euros
01:26Yeah
01:27Mr Speaker, this morning I had meetings with minister or colleagues and others
01:30In addition to my duties in this House
01:32I shall have further such meetings later today
01:36All more
01:37Thank you Mr Speaker
01:38When this Labour Government extended free school meals to half a million more children last month
01:43Laura, a working mum in Rochdale, told me it would save her £500 a year
01:47She said, I'm over the moon, only Labour would have done this
01:52Yeah
01:53Does the Prime Minister agree with me that people voted Labour a year ago not just for change but for hope
02:00And that cutting child poverty is the moral mission of this Government to help every child in this country
02:06Yeah
02:07Mr Speaker, I'm really proud that we extended free school meals for another half a million children, including Laura's
02:15And it's people like Laura that we have in our mind's eye
02:18And giving children the best start in life
02:20And I know I think the Child Poverty Task Force visited Rochdale recently and will continue to back parents like Laura
02:28But Mr Speaker, we've already started not just free school meals being rolled out, free breakfast clubs, extending childcare
02:35That's real change under this Labour Government
02:38Favourite of the Opposition, Kemi Badenow
02:41Yeah
02:42Mr Speaker, can I first of all take this opportunity to congratulate the Member for Rochdale for being the toady of the week
02:52Helping the Prime Minister
02:55Yeah
02:56We all know
02:57It's
02:58It's
02:59There's a lot of people wanting to catch my eye today, there are some free hits on this side, I wouldn't waste your opportunity
03:06It's been a difficult week for the Prime Minister
03:12So let's start with something simple
03:27Can the Prime Minister tell the House how much his welfare bill is going to save?
03:32Prime Minister
03:33Mr Speaker, let me start by saying free school matters on this side of the House
03:38Mr Speaker, in relation to welfare, what we delivered last night was a bill which ends mandatory reassessment of those with severe disabilities
03:51That is the right thing to do, it rebalances universal credit, that is long overdue, and it sets out a pathway to reform of PIC
04:02Mr Speaker, it is consistent with the principles I set out throughout
04:06If you can work, you should work
04:09If you need helping to work, the State should provide the help
04:12The system that they broke does not do so
04:14And if you cannot work
04:16I think there is one or two I can spot immediately
04:19Usual voices, same names, please
04:22It is too early to leave the chamber
04:24Prime Minister
04:25Mr Speaker, if you cannot work, you must be supported and protected
04:29The reformed welfare system that we are putting in place will be better for individuals, better for the taxpayer, and better for the economy
04:39Mr Speaker, I do not think the Prime Minister actually watched what happened in the House yesterday
04:44His bill was completely gutted
04:47A U-turn in the middle of the debate, removing Clause 5
04:51Where on earth was he?
04:52The reason why he cannot answer the question is because he knows it does not save any money
04:56It is going to cost millions
04:58This is the first Prime Minister in history to propose a bill to save money, who ended up with a bill which costs money
05:05So if the bill does not cut welfare spending, can the Prime Minister tell the House how many people it will get into work?
05:13Well Mr Speaker, I am glad she asked that because it gives me the opportunity to say
05:17We have already started changing the job centres and investing in support back into work
05:22The trailblazer scheme, which is doing exactly what she asked me, which is getting people back into work
05:28The bill last night will help people back into work, and of course the Tim's review is ongoing
05:34But I will tell you what will not help people back into work
05:37What will not help control the costs
05:39And that is voting to keep the broken system
05:43And that is what they did last night
05:45Everybody in this House accepts that the current system is broken
05:51It invites the question who broke it
05:55They broke it
05:56And last night they voted for the status quo
06:00The broken system is their policy
06:03That will not help individuals, taxpayers
06:05And it certainly will not help the economy
06:09Mr Speaker, I will tell him what we did on welfare
06:12Why are they laughing?
06:15Why are they laughing?
06:16They do not know
06:17My party delivered the biggest reform of welfare in government
06:21We got record numbers of people into work, including millions of disabled people
06:26And we cut the deficit every year until Covid
06:29The fact is, we are not scared of doing difficult things on this side of the House
06:34We got people back into work
06:36What he forgets is that since the election, since he became Prime Minister
06:40An additional 1,000 people a day are signing on to incapacity benefits
06:45That is 50% more than under us
06:4850% more than under us
06:50And Mr Speaker, astonishingly, because of the mess they made yesterday
06:55Because there are no more savings
06:57Sickness benefits alone, alone are set to rise to £100 billion on his watch
07:03He cannot reduce that now
07:06He cannot reduce that now
07:07Mr McKay, I think we have had a run-in before
07:10I certainly do not want any more
07:11Seriously
07:12You are obviously not getting your timing right
07:14Because I can hear your voice every time
07:15Can I bear that?
07:16I will start again, Mr Speaker
07:18Yes, start again
07:20Sickness benefits
07:25Louder for those at the back
07:27Sickness benefits are set to rise to £100 billion because of their mess
07:32They cannot now reduce it
07:34They cannot reduce it
07:35Because after last night's humiliating U-turn
07:38We know he cannot control his MPs
07:40They are cheering now
07:41But you signed the amendment
07:43You signed the amendment
07:44Over 100 people signed that recent amendment
07:46Until the bill was completely gutted
07:48He said that he would take the difficult decisions
07:51But isn't the reality that he is too weak to get anything done?
07:56Mr Speaker, I'll tell them what they did to the welfare system
07:59They broke it
08:00They broke it
08:02And it's the same as the NHS
08:04What did they do?
08:05They broke it
08:06Same as the economy
08:07What did they do?
08:08They broke it
08:09They broke everything that they touched
08:11And now she describes the broken system that we are trying to fix
08:16And what did she do?
08:19She voted against fixing the system that they broke
08:23And I'll tell you, Mr Speaker, and spell that out
08:25They voted last night for the system that is keeping 1 million young people
08:29Not learning or earning
08:31That is a disgrace of their system
08:33They voted for a system where we have 3 million people out of work on ill health
08:38And they voted for that system
08:40We're fixing it
08:41We're clearing up the mess that they left
08:43Just like we're clearing up the NHS and the economy
08:45He's got some brass neck
08:49Has he read the papers this morning?
08:51Has he read the papers this morning?
08:53That bill will achieve nothing
08:55It is a pointless waste of time
08:57And there's absolute proof that he doesn't have a plan
09:00Let me tell the House what's going to happen
09:02In November, the Chancellor is going to put up our taxes to pay for his incompetence
09:07We on this side of the House know that you can't tax your way to growth
09:11But people out there are frightened
09:14People out there
09:15These are the same people who chaired when they talked about the NI rise and the jobs tax
09:21Why are they complaining now?
09:23People out there are frightened
09:25Can he reassure them by ruling out tax rises in the autumn budget?
09:31Prime Minister
09:32Mr Speaker
09:34She knows that no Prime Minister or Chancellor ever stands in the dispatch box
09:38And riots budgets in the future
09:40That isn't what they did, it isn't what we did
09:42And she knows it
09:43But she talks about growth
09:44For 14 years we had stagnation
09:47And that is what caused the problems
09:49And I am really pleased, Mr Speaker, to show the progress that we're making
09:52I can update the House
09:53Last week Amazon put in £40 billion of investment into this country
09:58One of the biggest investments of its time
10:00That brought the inward investment to £120 billion in the first year of this Labour government
10:06Mr Speaker, I can also tell the House that business confidence is the highest for nine years
10:12That is longer than the whole time that the Leader of Opposition has been in Parliament
10:17And the figures this week demonstrated and showed that we had the fastest growth in the G7
10:22In the first quarter of this year
10:24What a difference to the mess they live
10:26That's the difference the Labour government makes
10:28Mr Speaker, he talks about jobs
10:32Unemployment has risen every month since Labour took office
10:36Has he spoken to Nissan, by the way, and looked at what's happening there?
10:39This man has forgotten that his welfare bill was there to plug a black hole created by the Chancellor
10:45Instead, they're creating new ones
10:47They're creating new ones
10:48They're creating new ones
10:50She looks...
10:51Mr Speaker, she's pointing at me
10:53She looks absolutely miserable
10:54Labour MPs
10:56Labour MPs
10:57She looks absolutely miserable
11:00Labour MPs
11:02They can point as much as they like
11:06The fact is, Labour MPs are going on the record saying that the Chancellor is toast
11:10And the reality is that she is a human shield for his incompetence
11:15In January, he said that she would be imposed till the next election
11:20Will she really?
11:22She certainly won't
11:25Mr Speaker, I have to say I'm always cheered up when she asks me questions or responds to a statement
11:31Because she always makes a complete mess of it and shows just how unserious and irrelevant they are
11:36But she talks about the black hole
11:38They left a £22 billion black hole in our economy and we're clearing it up
11:43And I'm really proud, Mr Speaker, that in the first year of the Labour government we've got free school meals
11:49Breakfast clubs, childcare
11:51We've got £15 billion invested in transport in the North and the Midlands
11:56With current regulation, planning and infrastructure is pounding forward
12:00Building 1.5 million homes
12:02The biggest investment in social and affordable housing
12:05And, of course, Mr Speaker, the three trade deals
12:08Remember the ones that they couldn't get, including the US trade deal
12:12On Monday, those tariffs came down
12:14That secured the jobs at JLR
12:16That's what we're care about on this side of the House
12:18How awful for the Chancellor that he couldn't confirm that she would stay in place
12:25He talks about this year in office
12:27This week marks the first anniversary of Labour coming into office
12:31And, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
12:37The whips can't get them in the lobbies, but they can get them to chair at the right time, yeah
12:41The fact is his own MPs are saying this government is, and I quote, incoherent and shambolic
12:48That's Liverpool Wavertree that said that
12:50I could go on and on
12:51But the fact is it's been mistake after mistake after mistake
12:55There is no plan to get people into work
12:57There is no plan to cut the welfare budget
12:59There is no strategy
13:00There is just a series of humiliating U-turns like Winterfuel, like grooming gangs
13:05Mr. Speaker, what's really shocking is that every other party in this House voted for even more welfare spending yesterday
13:13Yes, those MPs behind him and the Lib Dems and Reform
13:16The Conservative Party believes that this country needs to live within its means
13:21We know what we believe, Mr. Speaker, but this is the Prime Minister who has U-turned on everything he's done in office
13:39Including his own speeches, because he doesn't know what he believes
13:44With left-wing Labour MPs now running the government, isn't it working people who will now pay the price?
13:50Mr. Speaker, this is why she always cheers me up
13:54She talks about living within their means, having left a £22 billion of black boy
14:00Mr. Speaker, she talks about the first year
14:02I'm really proud of our first year in government
14:04We promised, Mr. Speaker, 2 million extra NHS appointments
14:09We've delivered 4 million
14:11A promise made and a promise delivered
14:14We promised the biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a generation within the first 100 days
14:19Promise made, promise delivered
14:21We promised free breakfast clubs
14:23That's a promise made and a promise delivered
14:26Banning bonuses for water bosses who pollute our rivers
14:30That's the mess they left
14:31A promise made and a promise delivered
14:34Creating GB energy
14:36A promise made and a promise delivered
14:38The largest increase in defence spending since the last Labour government
14:43It's the last Labour government
14:44A promise made and a promise delivered
14:46And putting more money in the pockets of working people
14:50Particularly the 3 million who are the lowest paid through the national minimum wage
14:54A promise made and a promise delivered
14:56We're only getting started and the Chancellor has led on all these issues
14:59And we're grateful to her for it
15:01Thank you Mr Speaker
15:05Mr Speaker, unlike the members opposite
15:07This government has not dragged its feet in banning zombie knives, ninja-style swords
15:10In the effort to tackle knife crime
15:12And in Croydon, where youth violence has cast a devastating shadow across our communities
15:16Our local police is running a surrender scheme this month
15:20To get these dangerous weapons off our streets
15:22So will the Prime Minister join me in commending the tireless work of Croydon's police officers?
15:26And will he outline what his government is doing to ensure the Met Police has the resources it needs
15:31Both to protect neighbourhood policing and to face the unique challenges that they face?
15:36Prime Minister
15:37Well, she's right to raise the importance of banning these despicable weapons
15:41And I know how much she cares about this issue
15:44The ban on zombie knives and machetes came into effect last year
15:49And the ban on ninja swords will come into effect this August
15:53The crime and policing bill will increase penalties for illegal sales
15:57And give the police new powers to seize knives
16:00And Mr Speaker, I have to say this
16:03What did the party opposite do when we put that bill before the House to take these measures?
16:08They voted against it
16:11And knife crime went up, soared on their watch
16:14And they've clearly learned absolutely nothing
16:16Sir Ed David, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
16:20Thank you, Mr Speaker
16:23Yesterday, the Government was asking this House to vote for a law
16:27That would mean someone with a condition like Parkinson's or multiple sclerosis
16:32Would qualify for a personal independence payment today
16:36But someone diagnosed with the same condition with very same symptoms in a few months' time would not
16:43We all know that the cost of welfare needs to come down
16:48But that was not a fair way to do it
16:51Until he lost control yesterday
16:54The Prime Minister was arguing for that approach
16:58Has he changed his mind on this or not?
17:02The Prime Minister
17:04Mr Speaker, the Stephen Timms review will take place
17:07It is a very important review to look into this issue
17:10But what we did do last night was end mandatory reassessments for those with severe disabilities
17:16I thought that he and his party cared about things like that
17:19It is the right thing to do
17:21And they voted against it
17:23We rebalanced universal credit
17:26Long overdue
17:28I think he believes that
17:29But what did he do last night?
17:30He voted against it
17:33We set out a pathway to reform Pip
17:35Something he argues for every week
17:37And what did he do when he had the chance?
17:39He voted against it
17:41Sir Ed David
17:43The House and his backbenchers will note that he did not answer my question
17:48Moreover, if he looked at our proposals for welfare reform, for cutting down the bill
17:53He would not be in the mess that he is in
17:55But moving on, Mr Speaker
18:00From Hillsborough to Grenfell
18:02Primados to Horizon
18:04The contaminated blood scandal to nuclear test veterans
18:08The bereaved and survivors of some of our country's most appalling scandals have come together to call for a legal duty of candour
18:17And the secondary duty needed to make it practical and effective for investigations and inquiries
18:23Now they are frightened that the Government is watering down these proposals to such an extent that they would be toothless
18:30So after months of delay, can the Prime Minister reassure campaigners that his Hillsborough law will include a real legal duty of candour as he promised?
18:44Yes, it will
18:47As he may know, I have known some of the families from Hillsborough for many years now
18:54I met them over a decade ago
18:56And know exactly what they have been through
18:59And the various other groups that have suffered similar injustices
19:03With similar follow-up, which is an additional injustice on top of the original injustice
19:08And that is why we will bring forward a Hillsborough law
19:11It is a commitment I have made
19:12I have been talking to the families in recent weeks, personally myself
19:15To make sure that we get this right
19:17And it is important that we get it right
19:19But it will have a legal duty of candour
19:21Kim Johnstone
19:23Thank you, Mr Speaker
19:25Follow-up question
19:26The Prime Minister visited my constituency in 2022
19:31And told families, and I quote
19:33One of my first acts will be to put the Hillsborough law on the statute book
19:38Repeated the same promise at conference last year
19:42That the bill would be published at the anniversary in April
19:46That did not happen
19:47However, the Government are now planning to table a watered-down version
19:51That does not deserve to be named Hillsborough law
19:55After PMQs, my honourable friend, the member for Liverpool West Derby
20:01Will introduce the real Hillsborough law
20:04So can the Prime Minister finally honour his promise and back the law in full?
20:11If not, why not?
20:13Prime Minister
20:14I am grateful for raising this and remember well the visit that we had
20:19This is a really serious issue, Mr Speaker
20:21It is important that we get it right
20:23I am fully committed to introducing a Hillsborough law
20:26Including a legal duty of candour for public servants
20:29And criminal sanctions for those that refuse to comply
20:32It is important we get it right
20:34I have been personally engaging with some of the families on this
20:36Because, as I say, I have been involved and seen first-hand what they have been through
20:42For over ten years
20:43I first met them when I was Director of Public Prosecution
20:46And there was a consideration of what order certain things would happen
20:50That was about a different issue, actually
20:52It was about an issue of great concern to them
20:54But she is right to raise this
20:55We will bring this forward
20:56I just want to take the time to get it right
20:59And then put it before the House
21:01Stephen Flynn
21:02Thank you, Mr Speaker
21:03In his victory speech last year
21:06The Prime Minister promised to end the chaos
21:09Does he think that the public still believe him?
21:12Prime Minister
21:13Well, Mr Speaker
21:14We have delivered more in the first year of a Labour Government
21:16Than they have delivered in twenty years
21:19Let me give him one example
21:22We had waiting lists
21:23We said we would do two million extra appointments
21:25We have done four million for the NHS in England
21:28What a contrast, Mr Speaker
21:30Where they have been in charge for that twenty years
21:33Scotland's doctors now saying
21:35In the past week, I think, and this is their quote
21:37That the Scottish NHS is
21:39Dying before our very eyes
21:43They should be ashamed
21:45Their own Public Health Minister is admitting
21:47That the SNP failure is costing lives
21:51Scotland need new direction
21:53So it can bring waiting lists down in Scotland
21:55Just like we have done in England
21:57David Taylor
21:58Thank you, Mr Speaker
21:59Hemel Hempstead is a new town
22:01That was built by a Labour Government
22:03After the Second World War
22:04And provided decent housing to families like mine
22:08Yet, eighty years on
22:09The number one issue in my case work
22:11Is a shortage of housing
22:12I therefore welcome this Government's commitment
22:14To build thousands of new homes
22:17In my constituency
22:18We are looking at a Hemel Gardens Community Scheme
22:20That can provide eleven thousand of them
22:22Does the Prime Minister agree with me
22:24That this development needs to be a mix
22:27Of genuinely affordable houses to buy
22:29Council houses to rent
22:31And be accompanied by the right
22:32Health, education and road infrastructure
22:34The Prime Minister
22:35Well, I totally agree with him
22:37And it is projects like this
22:38That are essential to building
22:40The 1.5 million homes that we need
22:43Whilst at the same time
22:44Creating vibrant and strong communities
22:46Mr Speaker, in keeping with the Attlee legacy
22:49We are supporting 47 locally led garden communities
22:53To deliver tens of thousands more homes
22:55And, of course, delivering the biggest boost
22:58To social and affordable houses in a generation
23:01Mr Macleary
23:03On Monday afternoon this week
23:07A four-year-old girl was seriously injured
23:09After being hit by a car on Lewis Road
23:11Just off the A259 in Newhaven
23:13In my constituency
23:14I can report to the House
23:15That she is recovering well in hospital
23:17Residents in Newhaven, Seaford
23:19And nearby Sussex coastal towns
23:21Have been warning about how unsafe these roads are
23:24Indeed, the County Council submitted a fully costed plan
23:27For safety improvements on the A259
23:29To government
23:30But funding remains blocked
23:32So I am asking
23:34Or appealing to the Prime Minister directly
23:35Will he personally intervene
23:37To unblock the funding needed
23:38To make the A259
23:40And surrounding roads safer
23:42To ensure there is never a repeat
23:43Of an incident like this
23:44Prime Minister
23:45Well, I am very sorry to hear of the incident that he quotes
23:49And my sympathies with the family
23:51And I think I would send the best wishes to the whole house
23:53To the family and to the little girl
23:57He speaks about this A259
24:01I do hear a lot about this road
24:03Because it runs through the constituency of my honourable friend from Brighton, Kempdown and Peacehaven
24:09And I know it needs addressing
24:11And I know how strongly they have both been raising this and campaigning on it
24:15A decision is going to be set out shortly
24:17I think he has met the roads, Minister
24:19But I will make sure that he has kept fully updated of developments
24:23Olivia Bailey
24:24Thank you Mr Speaker
24:26I am proud to represent thousands of people working in the defence sector
24:30Ordinary people doing extraordinary jobs to keep our country safe
24:35And I was delighted that the defence secretary recently joined me in my constituency
24:39To mark this Government's £15 billion investment in the Atomic Weapons Establishment
24:44Does the Prime Minister agree with me that our commitment to defence sector investment
24:49Is vital not just for our national security
24:52But for jobs, opportunity and growth in constituencies like Reading West and Mid-Barkshire
24:57I pay tribute to her and she is a fantastic advocate for her constituents
25:04She is right to highlight the important work by the defence sector in her constituency
25:09And of course right across the United Kingdom
25:12We are investing £15 billion in our sovereign nuclear warhead programme
25:16That will support nearly 10,000 jobs, including many in her constituency
25:23And that is the defence dividend in action, a historic boost to defence spending
25:28Represented and reflected in good well-paid jobs across the United Kingdom
25:32Thank you Mr Speaker
25:34Given that the Government appears to be in listening mode
25:38Will the Prime Minister agree to scrap other measures that are pushing more people into poverty
25:45Such as the cruel two-child benefit cap
25:48And the harsh and totally unacceptable cuts to universal credit for ill and disabled people
25:54Which remain in yesterday's dog's breakfast of a bill
25:58Prime Minister
25:59Well Mr Speaker, I am generous but I do not think I am going to be listening to him or his party
26:04They were the ones that put an £80 billion unfunded tax commitment before the electorate of the last election
26:10And they are the ones that talk about change and clean power
26:15But every single time there is an infrastructure project or there is any change that is needed
26:20They block it, including their own constituencies
26:24Thank you Mr Speaker
26:26Whilst we all revere the football styles of the past
26:29Many are struggling with welfare issues, including organised financial fraud
26:34And head injuries linked to the onset of dementia
26:36May I give the Prime Minister this letter on player welfare from 303 former players
26:42Local champions like John Styles and international superstars including Kevin Keegan and Graham Souness have signed it
26:49Would he agree to request to meet a group of ex-players as cited in the recent letter to the Prime Minister
26:56From one of his heroes, Michael Thomas, who of course shone when he played for Arsenal and Liverpool
27:02Prime Minister
27:04Can I just start by congratulating Dawn Assall on her recent and richly deserved MBE for her work on behalf of former players
27:14I do remember Michael Thomas very well putting that goal in in injury time Mr Speaker in 1989 to take the lead
27:21It was a fantastic victory
27:23I have had the pleasure of meeting him and actually discussing with him the very campaign that she raises
27:28I will certainly meet him again, because athletes have brought us so much joy
27:32We should have proper support from their sporting bodies on health and welfare
27:36And we will ensure that they do
27:37Stefan Courot
27:38Thank you Mr Speaker
27:39And I refer members to my role as a serving county councillor
27:42Mr Speaker, July is good care month
27:44And Jane Austen told us the best place for convalescence by the sea is Chroma in my constituency
27:49However, thanks to Norfolk's Conservative County Council, Chroma risks losing its convalescence facility forever
27:59Reablement centres like Benjamin Court are exactly what the NHS needs and yet the Tories are shutting it down
28:04Will the Prime Minister ensure that the relevant Health Minister meets with me and concerned local campaigners
28:09to discuss what could be done to save Benjamin Court?
28:12The Prime Minister
28:14Well, I thank you for raising this important issue
28:16And decisions around services are matters for the Integrated Care Board
28:21And that means they are taken locally, obviously
28:24But I am glad that he has raised this
28:26Because we agree that the sector does need reform
28:29And unlike the party opposite, we are investing in the sector
28:32Four billion pounds of additional funding
28:34Alongside an independent commission into adult social care
28:37To improve the quality of care across the United Kingdom
28:40Including for his constituents
28:42Martin Rhodes
28:43Mr Speaker, figures from the British Transport Police
28:46Show a staggering 47% rise in violence and serious public order offences
28:51Against rail staff between 2021 and 2024
28:55This epidemic of violence was allowed to escalate under the previous Conservative Government
28:59Which failed to act while frontline workers were increasingly put at risk
29:02Does the Prime Minister agree that our transport workers deserve to do their jobs
29:06Without fear?
29:07And will he reaffirm this Labour Government's commitment
29:10To ensuring that train operating companies are held fully accountable
29:13For protecting those who keep our railways safe and moving?
29:17Prime Minister
29:18There are shocking statistics
29:20And rail staff work incredibly hard to keep our country running
29:24And keep people safe
29:25And the abuse and assault on staff is utterly unacceptable
29:29And we are taking measures to make sure they are safer
29:32We want to encourage, Mr Speaker, the use of body-worn cameras
29:35Which have been proven to reduce violence against staff by up to 47%
29:40And may I take this opportunity to thank our outstanding British Transport Police
29:45For everything that they do to support staff and passengers
29:49Thank you, Mr Speaker
29:50Thank you, Mr Speaker
29:52Thank you, Mr Speaker
29:53Mr Speaker, this time a year ago, farmers and many others across the party
29:56The country were about to go to the polls
29:58Perhaps about to vote Labour for the first time
30:00Because they took at the Prime Minister's own word
30:02But he and his party would never leave farmers in the background again
30:07Within weeks, however, that trust had been completely shattered by the family farm tax
30:12Farmers know how devastating that tax will be
30:14The industry know how devastating it will be
30:16We on these benches know how devastating it will be
30:18And more and more of his own back benches do too
30:21So, following the U-turn on the winter fuel payments
30:24And following the U-turn on grooming gangs
30:26And following the many, many U-turns on welfare payments yesterday
30:29Will the Prime Minister now tell farmers up and down the country
30:32When it will be their turn for a U-turn
30:34And that he will scrap the family farm tax?
30:36This time a year ago, the country was lining up to boot their man of office
30:41And long may they remain there
30:45Mr Speaker, we put in place the most significant funding for farmers in the Budget
30:50We have got a road map for farmers that we are working on
30:53And, of course, where they fail to actually spend the money
30:56We are spending it with farmers
30:58Thank you, Mr Speaker
31:01The nuclear industry provides over 29,000 jobs across the North West
31:05Including thousands in Birchwood Park in my constituency
31:08Which is a globally leading centre of nuclear innovation
31:12I welcome the Government's new modern industrial strategy
31:15Which will give businesses the confidence to invest
31:17After years of economic chaos under the last Government
31:20Can the PM outline how the industrial strategy will support the growth of the nuclear sector
31:26Which is vital for our energy security
31:28And creating thousands more high-paid, high-skilled and unionised jobs
31:33The Prime Minister, she is a champion of nuclear
31:36And I know how important it is to thousands of her constituents
31:39Mr Speaker, we are securing homegrown energy and driving bills down
31:43By unleashing a golden age of nuclear
31:45And that includes size well C, which we announced just two or three weeks ago
31:49Small modular reactors
31:51And that means jobs, investment and opportunities across the country
31:55Including in her constituency
31:57Victoria Collins
31:58Thank you, Mr Speaker
32:00The rush changes to the Welfare Bill not only left Parliament with whiplash
32:03But, more importantly, have left many vulnerable people living in limbo
32:07Like Chris or Emma in my constituency who were set to lose PIP
32:10That they rely on for work
32:12And Chris has already lost a vital carer
32:14Through all of this uncertainty
32:17It is not right that in a society
32:19Vulnerable people have to be worried about what the Government will do next
32:23Does the Prime Minister understand that this has eroded trust
32:27At a time when we need it most?
32:29The Prime Minister
32:31Mr Speaker, I think what would be better for building trust
32:34Is an accurate description of what we are doing
32:36But Stephen Tim's review is really important to look at this really important issue
32:42But we have to get on and reform
32:44We have a broken system
32:45That is not working for those that are using the system
32:48It is not working for the taxpayer
32:49It is not working for the economy
32:51We have to get on and reform it
32:52And we will do it in the way we set out yesterday
32:54Peter Dowd
32:55Thank you, Mr Speaker
32:57May I pay tribute to veterans of the Royal Naval Association Crosby branch
33:00Who are in the gallery today
33:03Mr Speaker, Gabe Santa, a 15-year-old, fell to his death from a multi-storey car park in Liverpool in 2020
33:11He is one of the many dying in such tragic circumstances, including in my constituency
33:17My multi-storey car park safety bill seeks to prevent such deaths
33:22Will the Government look carefully at its contents as part of a national suicide prevention strategy?
33:28The Prime Minister
33:30The answer is yes, we will look at the content of it
33:32And I am grateful to him for raising it
33:35I think across the House we have all got tragic experiences of suicide
33:40And our thoughts are with Gabe's family and with his friends
33:44We will conduct a call for evidence on part K of the building regulations about minimum guarding heights
33:50So that necessary protections are in place to prevent future tragedies
33:54We will also look at the contents of the bill
33:56The Prime Minister
34:00People across the Staffordshire Moorlands are extremely concerned by the number of solar farms and battery storage facilities that are having applications granted
34:08Can you please, Prime Minister, give them some reassurance that you will change the law
34:13And that we will see good agricultural land saved for producing food as it rightly should be?
34:18The Prime Minister
34:20It is right that we do both and do support agriculture
34:24But she says people across the country are concerned about solar
34:28They are also concerned about their bills coming down
34:30They went up under the last Government
34:32The only way to get them down is on renewables
34:34And that is what we are doing
34:36Final question, Jessica Borden
34:39Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker
34:42This morning in Westminster Hall, Centenary Action presented sashes handmade by a team of wonderful women working out of Newport's remake to every one of our 264 women MPs to mark today's 97th anniversary of the Equal Franchise Act
35:02Will the Prime Minister join me in welcoming this initiative, which celebrates the contribution women make in public life?
35:10And although we now have a record number of women MPs, does he agree we must ensure we continue to break down barriers for women on our way to achieving the mission of a gender equal parliament?
35:20Can I, through her, thank the women in her constituency for their hard work on this initiative
35:27And having 264 women MPs is a really significant progress in this House
35:33I am incredibly proud that at the last election we saw 100 new female Labour MPs elected
35:39Meaning the number of female MPs in the Labour Party is now at a record high
35:44And on the 97th anniversary of the Equal Franchise Act
35:48It should be a source of great pride to the House that we have a record number of female members
35:54I can please, Prime Minister's questions
35:56Let the front bench change over
35:58Thanks, President
36:05I think it will be Jade
36:17And I want to give it a finalene
36:19To be the finalene
36:22It's been Highway Team
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