this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11: more than one in ten nurses is leaving the nhs in england each year, and the number quitting the health service is higher than the number joining. i want to give my patients my best but i feel like i can't do that at the moment because we're just too short—staffed, too busy. the government is coming under pressure to clarify the future for employees and small businesses affected by the collapse of the services and construction giant carillion. police urge drivers to avoid some sections of the m71; motorway, after heavy snow forced some drivers to spend the night in their cars in parts of scotland. also, the bayeux tapestry could be leaving french shores for the first time in 950 years. the french president, emmanuel macron, is expected to confirm that the 70 metre—long tapestry will be loaned to britain for the first time. and 75 years after carrying out the daring dambusters raid — the raf‘s 617 squadron reforms to mark 100 years of the raf.

good morning. it's wednesday 17th january. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. more nurses left the nhs in england last year thanjoined. the statistics, given exclusively to the bbc, reveal that more than 33,000 gave up jobs with the service, that's 3000 more than signed up. the royal college of nursing says more must be done to support younger nurses at the start of their careers. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. she became a nurse to help people, excited at the prospect of making a difference but in the end, the job overwhelmed mary trevelyan.

i would end up in tears during a shift because there wasjust so much pressure and stress. a never—ending list of things to do, guilt over not having enough time to care for patients. stress led to depression and mary has had to leave thejob she loved. i want to be a great nurse and i want to give my patients my best but i feel i can't do that at the moment because we are just too short—staffed, too busy. there's far too many things for us to be doing. we have analysed the number of nurses working in the nhs in england. last year, more than 33,000 nurses walked away from their health service jobs. that's a 20% rise compared to four years ago and those leaving outnumbered those joining. and almost one in four of those leaving are relatively young, under 30.

all of this has potentially serious implications for a sustainable nursing profession. unless we can actually improve the number of nurses that are there to support the new nurses coming in, it becomes a continuous vicious cycle where people won't want to stay because they've not got the support the workplace. many nurses are thinking about or have already left the profession and that's just one reason why so many hospitals are struggling to recruit properly trained staff. yet the government tells us thousands more nurses are working in the nhs today than they were in 2010. in order to retain staff to keep them on the books, they need to give them new opportunities. and that's what nurses like sarah dalby are making the most of. she is now able to perform surgery thanks to specialist training,

developing new skills which have taken her a long way from the traditional nursing role. it is always nice to have an option to develop into another pathway or opportunity if that's what you want to do — it's not for everyone, because nursing is so varied and it's a privilege to be a nurse because patients are at their most vulnerable and it's certainly challenging at the moment but that doesn't take away from what we are doing as a career. mary has not turned her back on nursing altogether. like some of her friends, she is now thinking of working abroad but today's nhs is not for her and many other nurses appear to be reaching a similar conclusion. dominic hughes, bbc news. we can now cross to our health correspondent catherine burns, who is at birmingham children's hospital. it is worth going over the figures again, 33,000 left the nhs in england last year and over half were

under a0. why is this happening? i am joined by the chair of the council of the royal college of nursing. where we surprise ? nursing. where we surprise? law. where we shot? no. this is a huge and significant loss to the nhs and when services are under such demand and we need every nurse in the country to be working. why isn't happening? that is the number of reasons but we know from a survey of nurses last year is how worried they were about nursing shortages and how that impacted on their ability to give patient care and patient care is what nurses worry about most. they do not forget the patient,. what are

you kidding from your mercies? we are hearing about the pressure they are hearing about the pressure they are under —— what are you hearing from your nurses? it is about time too care and having time to be with the patient and offer the issuance and be there as a comfort to them and be there as a comfort to them and their families and and be there as a comfort to them and theirfamilies and one of and be there as a comfort to them and their families and one of the most critical times is to be with that person at the most critical times, nurses want to be with patients delivering care and when there is a shortage they are unable to do that because they are co nsta ntly to do that because they are constantly travelling and they lack the time —— constantly covering. what do you want to happen? can this be fixed? i think it is fixable, we

need to fill the a0,000 vacancies, that must be the priority. we need to retain the workforce we have got and that means showing them how valued they are. we value them and it is time to show them how valued they are. flexible working conditions to enable them to thrive. you said you do not want to put people off nursing as a clear view is your chance to sell nursing. people off nursing as a clear view is your chance to sell nursinglj have a nursing for many years, it is a wonderfuljob and can give you such a feeling of satisfaction just to give back to society and be a pa rt to give back to society and be a part of that. it's such a privilege. it's worth saying the government is increasing training places for nurses by 25% from this year but it

ta ke nurses by 25% from this year but it take to three years to train a nurse. apologies for the quality of the sound there in her report. snow and ice are causing serious problems on roads across scotland, northern ireland and northern england, with drivers stranded in long queues on the m7a motorway. mountain rescue teams are helping trapped motorists, and people in dumfries and galloway are being advised not to drive. snow has also caused problems in northern ireland, forcing schools to close and disrupting public transport. the heavy snowfall in southern scotla nd the heavy snowfall in southern scotland brought treacherous conditions for drivers overnight. emergency services were busy helping those stranded in their vehicles unable to drive any further. very little has been happening, we have barely moved. i am not that far away from motherwell still. very little movement. this morning traffic is

110w movement. this morning traffic is now moving, albeit slowly. here on the m7a which has been one of the worst affected roads in scotland. although scotland's transport minister is still warning drivers to avoid the motorway if possible as snow is continuing to fall. already today more school closures have been announced because of the weather. in the scottish borders all children 110w the scottish borders all children now have the day off. there is no sign of the snow disappearing any time soon. another weather front is heading fast to what sort of scotla nd heading fast to what sort of scotland and northern england, with forecasters predicting it will bring prolonged snowfall overnight. we can speak now kenneth anderson — who got back to his home in glasgow a few hours ago after being stuck throughout the night on the m7a motorway. thank you for talking to us, you

must be very relieved to be back home at last. incredibly relieved and incredibly tired. we appreciate you staying up to speak to us rather than being asleep! you were in the car with your fiance and your pet dog and tell us how you ended up in the situation? we had been south—east of london for my niece's christening and were travelling back up. we left about 11am and got back at 5:30am this morning, much later than anticipated. we got stuckjust north of moffat at about 8pm yesterday and we re of moffat at about 8pm yesterday and were there until after 3am. when you set out that you have a clear idea of the weather was going to be bad? we knew them was going to be poor and we made sure we stop up and had

the blankets and the front of the carand the blankets and the front of the car and made sure we stopped regularly for a full plate of petrol. we did not anticipate it getting quite as bad as it did. i was going to ask if you follow the advice we always get to stock up on bla nkets advice we always get to stock up on blankets and food and so forth. that's good, at least, i bet you we re ever that's good, at least, i bet you were ever so that's good, at least, i bet you were ever so glad you had done that. when did you realise you were going to be stuck there for the whole night? i remember complaining to my friends on facebook about 8:20pm we have not moved for a while and an hour later we had still not moved, trying to get on twitter and start finding out what is going on with these delays and then it was just a co nsta nt these delays and then it was just a constant cycle of checking twitter. were many other cars stuck around you as well? so many times. all you could see ahead of you was in the distance

tail—lights and behind you stretching forth into the void more headlights. the southbound was more empty because the blockade had been further up with heavy goods vehicle blocking the roads. so many cars on one side and none on the other. why were you able to get moving ain? why were you able to get moving again? as far as i can tell it was down to the good work of the emergency services who were able to get lots of the heavy goods vehicles out of the lanes of traffic, get one lane working and then it was a convoy north for the next two hours. i expect on your nextjourney you will check the forecast very closely indeed. go and get some rest, kenneth. thank you very much for joining us. some breaking news coming into us from the england and wales cricket board that decided ben stokes should be considered for selection while he

awaits trial for affray. he be considered for selection while he awaits trialfor affray. he is be considered for selection while he awaits trial for affray. he is due tojoin the awaits trial for affray. he is due to join the team next month. he awaits trial for affray. he is due tojoin the team next month. he has been charged by the cps over a bristol last year and having been unavailable since his initial arrest he is free now to resume his international career during the new zealand leg of the england tour. the statement says given the decision to charge him, his decision to contest the charge and the potential length of the trial it would not be reasonable proportion of four ben stokes to remain unavailable for another long period so unavailable for another long period so they have decided he should be available for selection while he awaits trial. the government will come under pressure in parliament today for clarity on the future of services and construction giant carillion following its collapse on monday. documents seen by the bbc show carillion, was left with just £29 million in cash, but owed more than £1.3 billion to its banks. the figures are from a witness

statement to the insolvency court made by the company's interim chief executive. the statement also details how repeated efforts to save the firm failed. the revelations will worry businesses owed money by carillion, which is one of the biggest public sector contractors in the uk. shares in another construction and support services company, interserve, have dropped sharply— following a report that it's being closely monitored by the government. an interserve spokesperson, said: our business presenter, ben thompson, is here. just bring us up—to—date with the state of play, how things are standing for any of those companies that have contracts as the result of dealings with carillion? i want to deal with the £29 million figure because that sounds like it could be a lot of money to have fought big business but they had

debts of £1.3 billion but it shows how dire financial straits the company was in. for those forms are relying on the government for a lifeline, particularly about private sector firms, small businesses that had sector firms, small businesses that ha d co nta ct sector firms, small businesses that had contact with carillion. we spoke toa number of had contact with carillion. we spoke to a number of them yesterday. they had a lifeline that was going to last a8 hours, which the bills would still be paid by the government and thatis still be paid by the government and that is due to expire today. we are led to believe there could be some flexibility in that deadline but lots of uncertainty and the simply do not know whether they will get paid after today and what happens next for their staff. each of the small businesses got involved because they thought the government is awarding contracts to carillion, thatis is awarding contracts to carillion, that is a vote of confidence in carillion. they feel very aggrieved they have been led down the garden

path by these contracts and now in a position where there are thousands of pounds and do not know if those bills will be paid. how did they end up in the situation was £29 million in cash but owed the banks1.3 was £29 million in cash but owed the banks 1.3 billion? what was going on by way of oversight, or and this huge gap and white walls and not picked up earlier? borrowing for businesses is nothing new, fought big infrastructure projects that cost a lot, that is nothing new but what is happening here is the banks said how much you owe us here is the banks said how much you owe us is going and going and they said we will continue to lend you money but we want stricter regulation over how you spend that money and prove you will pay us back. rbs is named as one of the banks named by one of the chief executives who said rbs was not

willing to learn that the extra money and that made the problem so much worse. that might lend it extra money. but rbs said until they have the assurance that money would be paid back they did not want to expose themselves to more risk than it already had. so by the end of the stirring £1.3 billion and carillion said we need more money and the bank said we need more money and the bank said we need more money and the bank said we are not willing to do it u nless said we are not willing to do it unless you can prove you can pay it back. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. will the government be able to offer more clarity to those businesses owed money by carillion? it is over to the official receiver to decide what happens to these private companies but although the official deadline is meant to expire today there is a broad consensus there will not be a cliff edge moment when maybe an online thousand private—sector employees of

carillion lose theirjobs and more likely —— 9000. even so, hugely uncertain times for many of these employees which is why the trade unions have been pressing greg clark and others took agreed to extend the guarantee from carillion's public sector employees to those who are employed by a companies because they argue it simply unfair if you are cleaning a school your job argue it simply unfair if you are cleaning a school yourjob is safe but if you are claiming a real with padded yourjob is not safe. they are looking at the government to extend that guarantee —— cleaning a railway carriage. we will hear from jeremy corbyn an attack on the culture of outsourcing. it has run through government for 25 years now, there has been a broad consensus there has been a broad consensus there is definite advantages to

bringing the private sector into running public services but that is now being questioned byjeremy corbyn and i am pretty certain that is what he will go on about at prime minister's questions. the headlines. more than one in ten nurses is leaving the nhs in england each year, and the number quitting the health service is higher than the number joining. police urge drivers to avoid some sections of the m7a motorway, after heavy snow forced some drivers to spend the night in their cars in parts of scotland. the government is coming under pressure to clarify the future for employees and small businesses affected by the collapse of the services and construction giant carillion. in sport, ben stokes has been cleared to play cricket for england again. he missed the ashes series because he faced police action for a incident outside a nightclub. he has since been charged with affray but

the ecb say he is likely to join up with england again for the new zealand series next month. there has been a good win for british number two kyle edelmann at the australian 0pen as he reached the third round —— kyle edelmann. eddiejones has signed a two—year extension to stay as england head coach. his contract was due to expire after the world cup next year injapan. i will be back with more just after half past. police in california have praised the bravery of the 17—year—old girl who escaped from the home where she and her 12 siblings were allegedly being held captive by their parents. david and louise turpin — whose children range in age from 2 to 29 — are due to appear in court later this week, charged with torture and child endangerment. 0ur north america correspondent, james cook, reports. in public, they looked like a big, happy family, devoutly christian. renewing their wedding

vows in las vegas, david and louise turpin played the part of proud parents. but in private, say police, the turpins had a dark secret. before dawn on sunday, a 17—year—old girl escaped from this house through a window. she had taken a deactivated mobile phone and used it to call the police. inside, officers found her 12 brothers and sisters, dirty and malnourished. three were shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks. the home was dark and foul smelling. neighbours said the turpins were originally from west virginia. the father was an engineer on a good salary but had twice declared bankruptcy. police say the siblings were so small that they were shocked to discover seven were adults, the eldest 29. they are now being treated in hospital. i can tell you they are very friendly. they are very cooperative. and i believe they are hopeful life will get betterfor them. as for david and louise turpin, they are now under arrest charged

with torture and child endangerment. doctors say they are determined to keep all 13 siblings out of the media spotlight. they are focused on feeding them to try to improve their physical condition, and on offering them psychological help as they try to come to terms with their ordeal inside this home. james cook, bbc news, perris in california. donald trump's doctor has given the president a clean bill of health, following his first medical check—up in office. the president also scored top marks in a mental test. his physician, ronny jackson, told journalists at the white house that mr trump is in excellent health. can you explain to me how a guy who eats mcdonald's and almost i coax and never exercises is in as good

shape as you say. some people just have great dunes. i the president if he had a better diets over the last 20 years he might live until he is 200. he just has incredible jeans, i assume. let's look at some of today's other developing stories. the high court is to hear a legal challenge against the home office, brought on behalf of women who were once involved in prostitution. prosecutors are considering the findings of a fresh inquest into the death of the toddler poppi worthington. earlier this week a coroner ruled that the 13—month—old was sexually assaulted by her father paul worthington before she died — an accusation he denies. the crown prosecution service has said it will look carefully at the judgement, along with cumbria police.

a conservative mp has apologised for a blog post he wrote in 2012 suggesting that unemployed people on benefits should have vasectomies if they couldn't afford to have more children. ben bradley, who's 28, was made conservative vice chairman for youth in theresa may's reshuffle last week. the home and away actress jessica falkholt has died from injuries she suffered in a car crash three weeks ago. the 29—year—old actress played hope morrison in the australian series. the accident in new south wales on boxing day had already killed her parents, sister and the other driver. hundreds of the most vulnerable victims of crime are being prevented from testifying against their attackers, because of a shortage of experts to help them give evidence. that's according to a report from the victims' commissioner, baroness newlove. she's calling for extra support and funding for registered intermediaries who give a voice in court to people who have problems communicating.

the government has appointed a minister for loneliness, as part of a project championed by the murdered mp, jo cox. tracey crouch, who's civil society minister, will take on the role, to find ways of combating the isolation felt by millions of people across the uk. a report investigating the scale of the problem and how to fund community groups will be published later this year. for a full summary of the news you can go to our website where you'll be able to get more details on all of those stories including more details on our top story — the warning by the royal college of nursing that the nhs is "haemorrhaging" nurses. lets get more on the snow situation and the problem on many roads. let's cross live now to our correspondent, catriona renton, whojoins us. what the situation now? it not much

fun but the road is open now. we saw conditions deteriorate as we drove down from glasgow and you can see the snow is still there but this is nothing compared to what people went through last night, one person phoned the bbc and said they were stuck in their carfor 16 hours. the worst affected parts in dumfries and galloway, where the mountain rescue tea m galloway, where the mountain rescue team got out to try and help people stuck. that is a really bad way for people to spend an evening. the scottish government say the conditions have been extremely challenging for people and nicola sturgeon said this is a horrible situation, to be stuck in your car overnight and they say they are sorry for anyone it has happened to. but all of the schools in the scottish borders are closed and others in other parts of the country

are closed as well. but at the moment we can see things are a lot better than they were. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. in a moment we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two — first we leave you with for a look at the weather. snow has been bringing disruption over the last $2a and is more come. especially across scotland and northern england. further south they are not so wintry but some in south west england and wales. it this evening and overnight we're worried about with this area of low pressure moving eastwards and bringing deals and heavy rain across england and wales and further snow in northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england. it's here we have an amberwarning for northern england. it's here we have an amber warning for the snow overnight and strong winds widely up to 50 mph and higherfor east overnight and strong winds widely up to 50 mph and higher for east anglia

and the risk of ice as temperatures get close to freezing and below. the snow and rain clears, wintry showers in the north and west and sunshine elsewhere. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: more than one in ten nurses is leaving the nhs in england each year and for the first time in five years the number quitting the health service is higher than the number that giant. —— that giant. snow is causing disruption across scotland and northern ireland with dozens of schools closed and homes without power. last night, some drivers on the m7a were forced to spend the night in their cars after heavy snow. unions are expected to hold further talks with the government about the collapse of the construction giant carillion, warning the clock is ticking for thousands of workers. the government has appointed the mp tracey crouch as minister for loneliness. it's part of a project championed by the murdered mp, jo cox. the conservative mp ben bradley has apologised for a blog he posted in 2012, in which he suggested unemployed people on benefits should

have a vasectomy if they couldn't afford more children. and the bayeux tapestry is set to come to britain. it will be the first time it has been displayed in the uk since it was made in the 11th century. in a moment... the catalan parliament is meeting for the first time since it was dissolved by the spanish government in response to its declaration of independence in october. we'll get the latest from our europe correspondent in barcelona let's get a look at the sport now. ben stokes has been cleared to play cricket for england again. the all—rounder missed the ashes series because he faced police action for an incident outside a nightlcub. 0ur sports news reporter ade adedoyin is here with more on this. how have the ecb come

to this decision? 0n on monday ben stokes and two other men were charged with affray following an incident at a bristol nightclub in the early hours of the 25th of september last year. after that it was confirmed that over the next a8 hours they would convene to determine whether he would be able to play for england, he hasn't played for them since september. he was included in the ashes squad but the ecb said he wouldn't be available for selection for the foreseeable future. he was allowed to play county cricket which he did in new zealand for canterbury. he was allowed to play in the indian premier league as well. we have said we fully respect the legal process and the player's decision to defend himself against the charge. they have agreed it would not be fair, reasonable or proportionate for ben stokes to remain unavailable for a further indeterminate period. he is

effectively available for selection for the tour of new zealand. when can we expect to see him back out in the middle? no firm date has been given and the legal process will play out. we don't know when he is due in court to face this charged at the magistrates' court along with these two men. as far as the tour is concerned, tuesday the 13th of february there is a t20 in new zealand followed by 550 over matches and the two test series. there is a possibility on the 13th of february he will be back playing for england. as far as he will be back playing for england. as faras him he will be back playing for england. as far as him playing on english soil, england have a test series against pakistan in may. depending on how the legal process plays out, he could be in action in may. the news as of today is that he is available for selection for england. thanks for updating us on a ben stokes. moving to tennis note. british number 2 kyle edmund is through to round 3 of the australian open. he barely gave denis istomin a chance with in the 6—2, 6—2, 6—a victory overnight. alex gulrajani reports. she'd is seldom found on the outside

courts in melbourne but maybe this is kyle edmund's moment to embrace the limelight. with a certain andy murray out injured, he gave an early indication he belongs in the latter stages of slams against denis istomin. he raced to take the first set inside half an hour, the pace too much for denis istomin to date. a medical time—out needed but it didn't help out. nothing could stop the british number two on his quest towards the third round. the second set wrapped up again in a quick fashion before the match and victory was sealed not long after. a quick work—out in the australian sun, great preparation for his next game on friday when the temperature and the pressure will step up. but what about this for a story — 15 year old qualifier marta kostyuk is the youngest player to reach the third round at a grand slam in more than 20 years. the world number 521 came past 0livia rogowska in straight sets

to face her fellow ukranian — the fourth seed elina svitolina in the last 32. england's rugby union head coach, eddie jones has signed a contract extension to stay in the role until 2021. but he won't go on beyond that. jones took overjust over two years ago, and has won 22 of his 23 tests in charge. his original deal was due to end after next year's rugby world cup injapan. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. more now on the news that one in ten nurses in england are leaving the profession every year. the government has issued a statement on the issue, saying that since may 2010 there have been 11,700 more nurses on hospital wards. a spokesperson for the department of health and social care said: joining us now from our

westminster studio is labour's shadow health secretary, jonathan ashworth. thank you forjoining us. for the first time in five years the number quitting the profession is higher than the number that joined. quitting the profession is higher than the number thatjoined. how would you'd turn this around? these are staggering figures and the issue we've got nurses who feel they have no option but to leave the profession they love because of the problems in the nhs. what would we do? we would get rid of this unfair pay gap which has meant nurses have seen 1a% of their wages lost in the last eight years, to train more nurses and bring back the bursary, this government got rid of the

bursary, which means those who do train to become a nurse will leave the profession with thousands upon thousands of pounds worth of debt. that puts people off. we also need to deal with the wider issues, the fa ct to deal with the wider issues, the fact that eight years of underfunding of our nhs, the loss of 1a,000 beds, there is real pressures on the front line. we are making conditions intolerable furnaces and wider clinicians on our front line which is why so many are leaving. it contributes to this year—round crisis we now have. the government is increasing number of nurses in training. 25% increase this year rising by 5000. the nhs is encouraging a return to practice scheme, to get nurses who have left the profession back in and set up the profession back in and set up the programme. these are all the right steps i presumably would agree? those steps are welcome but the government cut training places

in the last parliament and we are now seen the impact of those short—sighted cuts. if you impose a severe pay freeze on nurses and midwives and nhs staff over so many yea rs, midwives and nhs staff over so many years, it means the value of their wages falls and it is no surprise you end up with nurses feeling they have got no option but to leave the profession they love. there are stories in some parts of the country of nurses being forced to turn to food banks. can you imagine that? leaving your shift and picking up a food parcel and you'll be home to feed your family. we food parcel and you'll be home to feed yourfamily. we really food parcel and you'll be home to feed your family. we really should be doing more to support those who ca re be doing more to support those who care for our sick and elderly. and yet the cuts we have seen in the nhs are bidding huge pressures on our nhs staff, what we have seen today quite graphically if the pressure it means for nurses with so many leaving. how much of the problem is down to issues in social care? we know it is an ecosystem, the health

service, and we know there are big issues with social care, patients not being able to leave hospital when the arts fit to do so. the pressure that pits on wards, on a bed and a & pressure that pits on wards, on a bed anda&e pressure that pits on wards, on a bed and a & e units. if you were to break it down, where do you think the biggest problem in the system is? we are in such a crisis across the whole of the nhs and so many different elements are being cut back. there has been a £6 billion of cuts to social care, that is staggering. a00,000 elderly people are not getting the support the use to. many are trapped in hospitals and beds with nowhere to go. that puts pressure on the system. we have seen huge bed cuts across the last eight years in the nhs, at least 1a days lost. in the statement that you out from the government, this book about nurses on wards. we have seen cuts to district nursing, many

elderly people, not just cuts to district nursing, many elderly people, notjust elderly people, but often elderly people not getting the district nurse and support they need in the community. that puts wider pressure on our hospitals. these situations are not easy to solve. i know we are speaking about the nhs in england, but the nhs in wales which is run by labour has big problems as well. is it going to putting more money into the system whether it be in nurses wages, hospital budgets? money is one of the fundamental problems. the nhs is into its eighth year no of desperate underfunding. by its historic levels, it has never had such a tight squeeze as the one it's been having under this conservative government. we are celebrating 70 yea rs of government. we are celebrating 70 years of the nhs this year, it has been getting a 1% increase under this tory government. you are seeing that on the front line. funding of the fundamental issue, the labour

government would put in an extra £6 billion this year, but staffing across the nhs needs to be resolved as well. we've got 100,000 vacancies across the nhs, and breaks it means we are seeing a drop in a number of nurses coming here from the eu, and many hospital trusts are extremely worried about their ability to recruit from europe and beyond in the future. we must leave it there. thank you very much. more now on the carillion collapse, and the news that documents seen by the bbc show the company, was left with just £29 million in cash, but owed more than £1.3 billion to its banks. we can now cross to our north of england correspondentjudith moritz, who is at the royal liverpool hospital which is currently under construction and was one of carillion's largest projects. what is the situation there are? is work continuing or not? what i

understand, you can see the lights are on inside this new building, but there is very little meaningful work going on inside is the way it has been poked. the situation is, you have just heard about the pressures on the nhs. this is a very much—needed hospital in liverpool, it was supposed to be finished in march of last year. 6a6 beds, a0 of them in critical care and 18 operating theatre is designed to replace the old royal liverpool hospital which is still functioning. that is a0 years old and frankly it needs to be renewed. this is the building everyone has been waiting for, but because the project was delayed, carillion who were supposed to deliver at last march didn't meet that deadline. the bore the brunt of that deadline. the bore the brunt of that delay, the brunt of the costs of that, didn't receive the fees they were due to from the hospital company which is building this as a private finance initiative because they missed the deadline.

financially, this is a difficult situation because the building is up, but it is a set out inside which isn't complete. it's the electrics, the plastering and plumbing which needs to be completed. that is work which happens largely by subcontractors, smaller companies and operatives who are employed by carillion to do the work. the hospital trust has said they are very disappointed at what has happened. but they want to reassure and support those subcontractors and the workers here on site and they are seeing their work going forwards will be paid for. but the longer term issue of how that will happen is still in negotiation and conversation, including with the administrators looking at this site, the hospital company which still says it will open this projectjust can't say when. it is an issue about timescale and how the nuts and bolts

of the school back together having been disrupted. at the moment, there isn't meaningful work happening inside here, but the hope in the long term the hospital trust say is that we'll get back up to speed and eventually death hospital will open. thank you for that. —— eventually the hospital will open. the catalan parliament is meeting for the first time since it was dissolved by the spanish government after its declaration of independence in october. these were the early arrivals at parliament in barcelona this morning, ahead of its inaugural session. pro—independence groups — who retained their majority in regional elections in december — will dominate the board responsible for choosing a new president. many believe their choice will be this man, the former leader carles puidgemont. but, he faces arrest on sedition charges should he return from self—imposed exile in brussels. the bbc is outside the catalan parliament in barcelona.

let's speak to our correspondent, gavin lee, in barcelona. the leader of the pro—independence party in prison, carles puigdemont in exile, who could emerge as the next leader of the parliament? it appears at the moment it will be ca rles appears at the moment it will be carles puigdemont, even if he is 830 miles away in brussels. what is happening at the moment, parliament is behind me, a glimpse of the media attention there is, parliament has reconvened. after nearly three months it has been empty. the only person you see are the cleaners clearing away the cobwebs. suddenly there is a hive of activity, the mps are back in place. it is worth noting, the spanish government dissolved parliament, you have got ca rles dissolved parliament, you have got carles puigdemont in a self—imposed exile, some in prison, elections in december saw that there is no party overall in the elite party collective majority between the three parties which brings us today

to the parliament returnee. what will happen today and why there is so much interest, this incredible palace, is because the art using the parliamentary board dominated by the separatists and they will select ca rles separatists and they will select carles puigdemont. this is why the papers, the press here, some of the opposition mps call him the hologram president, how do you real? he can't come back because he faces arrest for sedition on rebellion charges. i spoke to his press spokesperson who said it is presently plausible in the 21st century, like donald trump in the us or emmanuel macron in france, the use social media a lot. a lot of people are scratching their heads. the spanish government have said if that happens people still keep a state of emergency. today is the first day politically we have seen how this crisis is playing out. they have ten working days to decide from today, will it be carles puigdemont that they put forward? lots to talk about there. thank you. a hologram president, what a

fascinating idea. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc newsroom live: more nurses left the nhs in england than were recruited last year. the government says there are more nurses working now than in 2010. police say conditions on the m7a motorway in scotland are challenging after heavy snowfall. the road has reopened after drivers were stranded overnight. the government is coming under pressure to clarify the future for employees and small businesses affected by the collapse of carillion. in the business news: the boss of the gmb union has described the government's response to the carillion crisis as "inadequate and inept". the construction giant went bust on monday putting thousands ofjobs at risk. the support for private sector firms that were working with carillion is due to end today. rival services and construction firm interserve says it

expects its performance for last year and this year to be in line with expectations after its shares slumped by more than 9% this morning. the firm says it's in contact with the government after reports suggested it could also be in financial difficulty. three—fifths of new cars should be electric by 2030 if the uk is to meet its greenhouse gas targets. the committee on climate change says homes also need to be built with better insulation. the uk has cut emissions sharply but the organisation says the uk will fall short of its ambitions unless ministers do more to turn pledges into reality. it's deadline day for private contractors who supplied construction firm carillion, which collapsed on monday. they were given a8 hours of support, where their bills would still be paid by the government, but that help is due to expire today. it means we're starting to get a clearer picture of how the company's demise impacts the private companies that did business with it,

including this firm in cambridge, where the boss fears it too will go bust because carillion owed them so much money. i've got people i need to pay. i, by law, i'm insolvent if i cannot meet my bills when they become due. that's the definition of it. so i'm now left with £1 million black coal in my accounts, black coal. we're very unlikely to survive this. so 90 people... i did have 90 people yesterday, i've got 80 people today. but it's highly unlikely that we'll be able to survive this. let's speak to make cherry, the boss and chief executive of the federation of small business. i don't know if you could cure that, but i wonder how typical that is of small business that had dealings with carillion that are seeing this is the end of the line until we know whether we will get any money paid back. unfortunately it is the

likelihood of many hundreds if not thousands of businesses, the owners and their families and their employees. as we understand, there will be some clarity coming out from the official liquidator later on today and from the banks. in all inevitability as we know in so many of these cases, unsecured creditors are at the bottom of the chain and are at the bottom of the chain and are unlikely to get anything out of carillion themselves. i think there are two important things that come very clearly out of this, we must ta ke very clearly out of this, we must take action to deal with these. firstly, the ongoing abuse within certain supply chains and particularly around the vexed issue of late payment. i wrote to the chairman of carillion lastjuly when the extended their payment terms out to 120 days. that was simply not a cce pta ble to 120 days. that was simply not acceptable and we have to see the inevitability of that action on monday when the announcement was made that they went into liquidation. clearly, companies like

carillion have seen the signatories to the payment code is more of a kick boxing exercise than something they stand by and agree to and adhere to. the second thing that clearly is around the question of moral contracts being spread far wider to small and medium—sized businesses, who often bring better value for the taxpayer to these contracts. that needs to be looked at as contracts. that needs to be looked atasa contracts. that needs to be looked at as a matter of urgency and i would hope the government would bring forward not put it back any further, the aspiration and the intent to make sure a third of all public sector contracts now do go to small and medium—sized businesses. is their anger in all of this that small businesses looking at the industry and saying the government is still awarding contracts to carillion, therefore it is a safe bet, therefore i should also get involved. there is anger on that basis, they thought they were

getting into bed with a company that was doing 0k getting into bed with a company that was doing ok but it was but. as we have seen, this is not something that has happened overnight. there is the perception that because the government was perhaps awarding ongoing contracts, it was more of a secured debt. unfortunately, as we have seen so many times before, that simply is not the case whether you are working in the public sector for public sector contracts or indeed in the private sector. it's good to talk to you, thanks very much. the chief executive there of the federation of small businesses. gte and is now subject to a takeover bid. it is one of the top suppliers to the world's car industry and aerospace. it makes things very aeroplanes. this morning a company

called melrose has tabled a takeover offer and says it is going to pay £7.5 billion if it gets its way. but gkn are urging the shareholders to reject that deal. that's all the business news. bayeux tapestry is set to be displayed for the first time in britain. the french president is due to confirm the loan when he meets theresa may at sandhurst tomorrow. it is not clear when or where the artwork will be displayed and tests will need to be carried out to ensure it can be moved without damage. doctor michael lewis from the british museum walks us through the story the tapestry tells. bayeux ta pestry the story the tapestry tells. bayeux tapestry has quite a long introduction, most people probably remember it for the battle of hastings, that is the end, as you would probably expect. it has a big

build—up and it starts in about 106a and shows edward the confessor directing harold to go on a mission, but it doesn't say what that is. somehow he gets captured in france and he gets handed over to william, duke of normandy, and he accompanies him ona duke of normandy, and he accompanies him on a campaign against a rebel leader. the ultimate thing which is insignificant, is that he makes a holy oath at the end of thatjourney and it is by this oath that william then says he is promising to help me find or get the english crown. doctor michael lewis from the british museum. theresa may will be answering questions from mp's in the commons shortly in the weekly session of prime minister's questions. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. carillion, the nhs, almost likely, almost certainly being mentioned today. i would be amazed ifjeremy

corbyn did not go on carillion. i would expect they have been preparing to go on carillion since monday when there was the announcement the company had collapsed. it absolutely plays to one of mr corbyn's political messages, mainly, people are fed up with what he calls the outsourcing dogma, his view that there is an appetite for change to bring those sort of services back into public hands, not just sort of services back into public hands, notjust carillion but he has linked it to the east coast main line which was bailed out and has spoke about how the nhs and the pressures on the nhs have been compounded by funds being siphoned off to the private sector. theresa may i am sure must be expecting those questions on a carillion. when she was leaving downing street, just have a lesson to the questions shouted at her. prime minister, why

we re shouted at her. prime minister, why were contracts awarded to carillion despite the warnings? no answers there. she would be able to do that in the house of commons, she will be under pressure on a number of different fronts to offer any clarity if she can about the position of those private sector workers employed by carillion. i think she will be under pressure to condemn the bonuses and very large salaries taken by some of the buses of carillion, and she will be under pressure to explain why the government was still handing out contracts and very large contracts in the form of the hs two contract to carillion even when the company was in difficulties. she will know all those questions are coming, she

will be heavily briefed and will have her answers worked out on that. this is likely to be a carillion, carillion and more carillion pmq ‘s. thank you. we will be back at the commons in a couple of minutes when pmq ‘s start, likely to be heavily focused on the colla pse likely to be heavily focused on the collapse of carillion. let's get a look at the weather now. good morning. hello. snow is very much in this forecast, for this afternoon it comes in the form of showers once again across scotland and northern ireland and some filtering down into northern england. further south, sheva filtering down into northern england. furthersouth, sheva is losing the wintry element but still some island. further east, the best of the sunshine year, the highest damages eight or nine celsius compared to 2—3 further north. this area of low pressure pushing easter words, bringing gales and heavy

rain. also more snow, initially for northern ireland and then into southern parts of scotland and northern england. we have an amber warning from the met office, you could see 3—8 centimetres of snow, it could bring destruction in places and ice is a risk. temperatures get to zero or below. these strong winds across east anglia through tomorrow morning, some disruption here, that clears away and the winds eased down. wintry showers across western and northern areas, sunshine as well. still feeling quite cold. goodbye. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at midday: the government says it's committed to keeping nurses in the nhs after new figures reveal the number quitting the health service is higher than the number joining in england. i want to give my patients my best but i feel like i can't do that

at the moment because we're just too short—staffed, too busy. police say conditions on the m7a motorway are "challenging" as snow causes disruption to travel in parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england. the government is coming under pressure to clarify the future for employees and small businesses affected by the collapse of carillion. and this is the scene live in the house of commons where prime minister's questions is about to get under way. good morning. it's wednesday 17th january. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. we are expecting prime minister's

questions to get underway in the house of commons. there is the live shot for you. norman smith was just saying to us he expects the collapse of carillion to dominate the session today. we know that more clocks are due to be held between the business secretary greg clark and union leaders following that collapse. that is a lot to go on, in terms of labour being on the attack against the government. one thing worth saying is i think there is pressure onjeremy corbyn to score at the score big time. this is a home match forjeremy corbyn and his side will be expecting a of goals because it plays to one who is mean political

beliefs, mainly things are better donein beliefs, mainly things are better done in the public sector and there should be no space for big mega private companies running public sectors. that underpins a lot of labour's policies underjeremy corbyn, taking back into public ownership of the railways, the water industry, bits and pieces of the energy market, royal mail. so i think he really has the nail this today. as for theresa may, she is of course under pressure and the government have been on the defensive over this but expect her to flag up the previous labour governments have been in cahoots with carillion as well, around one third of the government contracts carillion got and bear in mind the have a50, around one third were awarded by labour governments. i suspect theresa may will push back

and see the labour party has done exactly the same but of course the difference nowjeremy corbyn is pretty much breaking ranks with previous labour policy and does not buy into what his team called neoliberal economics and they reject the idea of bringing the private sector into public services can buy a large boost efficiency and attract more private sector and attract more capital and less risk to the taxpayer, they reject all that and asa taxpayer, they reject all that and as a matter of fundamental principle they think it should be the public sector running public services. i think this is a big moment for jeremy corbyn, when he really had to make his mark and position on this prime minister's questions and set out what is a core of jeremy corbyn. i'm quitea jeremy corbyn. i'm quite a difference between a

jeremy corbyn and previous labour leaders, even. the whole pfi project was expanded under tony blair and gordon brown because they saw it as a way of getting private sector money into building new schools and hospitals and their argument was they don't care who is building them, they just want them they don't care who is building them, theyjust want them belt, they do not care who is performing the operation, they just want do not care who is performing the operation, theyjust want it done. by operation, theyjust want it done. byjeremy corbyn say it's not that simple and services suffer and money gets pushed to one side because private companies obviously focus on profits and so some of the money that could go into improving and investing in public services inevitably gets siphoned off. it's a pretty fundamental ideological moment and also the moment when many people they will be watching, people who work for carillion work in the supply chain for carillion who are desperate for clarity about their future. we are slightly in limbo

about what will happen to many thousands of people because they do not know if they will have a job beyond today. let's see if we can find out as prime minister's questions gets underway. this morning i had meetings in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. the government must ta ke later today. the government must take responsibility for its role in the mess now left by carillion. thousands of staff face unemployment. sme suppliers face going bust. but i'm concerned for the 1a00 carillion apprentices, some of whom i've met locally. it's not good enough to pass the buck. wilbur prime minister guarantee today that eve ryo ne prime minister guarantee today that everyone of those apprentices will be able to complete their training and will be paid? well, can i say to the honourable lady that i recognise that of course this has been a difficult time for a number of people, concerned about theirjobs and public services and about their pensions. i want first of all, if i

may, mr speaker, to provide reassurance to all employees who are working on public services for carillion that they shall continue to turn up the works confident in the knowledge that they will be paid for the work that they are providing. 0f for the work that they are providing. of course, the government is not running carillion. the government is actually a customer of carillion. 0urfocus has been on ensuring that we are providing the public services that they are continuing to be provided and interrupted —— and interrupted, to reassure workers on those public services that they will get paid. to reassure pensioners, the support is there for them. yes, i'm coming onto there for them. yes, i'm coming onto the apprentices. but it is important that the government is undertaking its role to ensure that the services its role to ensure that the services it provides are continuing to be provided. and i can assure the honourable lady that we are aware of theissues honourable lady that we are aware of the issues around apprentices, and that's why the minister with

responsibility for that will be looking very carefully at what action he takes. simon hoare. what better way to start the year of engineering than to see manufacturing output at its highest level in a decade? and productivity on the up. can i invite my right honourable friend to commit and confirm her government to secure and support uk manufacturing and the important export it delivers? well, i'm very happy, i'm very happy to give my honourable friend that commitment from the government. and he's absolutely right. it's very, very pleasing to see the figures that the 0ns produced last week, which show that production has now grown for eight months, the longest strea k grown for eight months, the longest streak since 199a. manufacturing output is at its highest since february 2008. and earlier this

month we saw the productivity growth has had its best quarter since 2011. that shows that our economy remains strong, that we are continuing to deliver secure, better paid jobs, and we will continue to do that in supporting our manufacturing sector. jeremy corbyn. thank you, mr speaker. in the last six months, the government has awarded more than £2 billion worth of contracts to carillion. it did so even after the share price was in freefall, and the company had issued profit warnings. why did the government do that? company had issued profit warnings. why did the government do that7m might be helpful if ijust set out for the right honourable gentleman that a compa ny‘s for the right honourable gentleman that a company's profit warning means that it believes it will not make as much profit as it had expected to make. laughter if... if... the government did... if

it was the case, if it was the case that the government pulled out of contracts, or indeed private sector companies pulled out of contracts whenever a profit warning was issued, that would be the best way to ensure that companies failed and thejobs were to ensure that companies failed and the jobs were lost. it would also, for the government, raise real issues about providing continued, and interrupted public services. yes, we did, we did recognise that it was a severe profit warning. and that's why we took action in relation to the contracts that we issued. and we ensure that all but one of those contracts was a joint venture. what does that mean? it means that there was another company available to step in and take over

the contract. but i say the right honourable gentleman, this wasn't just an issue of the government issuing contracts. actually we see that the labour run welsh government issued a contract after a profit warning lastjuly. and only last week, in the public sector, a public sector body announced that carillion was their preferred bidder. 0nly last week. was that the government? no, that was labour run leeds city council. mr speaker, for the record, leeds have not signed a contract with carillion. it's the government here's been handing out contracts. it's the goverment‘s responsibility to ensure carillion is properly managed. between july, to ensure carillion is properly managed. betweenjuly, mr to ensure carillion is properly managed. between july, mr speaker, between july and the end

managed. between july, mr speaker, betweenjuly and the end of last year, the share price of carillion fell by 90%. three profit warnings we re fell by 90%. three profit warnings were issued. unbelievably, some contracts were awarded by the government even after the third profit warning. mr speaker, it looks like the government was handing carillion public contracts either to keep the company afloat, which clearly hasn't worked, or it was just deeply negligent of the crisis that was coming down the line. mr speaker, i'm very happy to once questions when the right honourable the woman asks one, but he didn't! —— when the right honourable gentleman. mr speaker, i ask the government if they have been negligent or not, and

they have been negligent or not, and they clearly have been very negligent. tory mps might shout, mr speaker, but the reality is, as of today, over 20,000 carillion workers are very today, over 20,000 carillion workers are very worried about their future. for many of them, the only recourse tonight is the phone a dwp hotline. the frailties were well—known. hedge fund is well betting against carillion since 2015. rbs banks, state owned, making provision against carillion last year. the government is supposed to protect public money through crown representatives, who was supposed to monitor these powerful corporations who get huge public contracts. so, white, and this is a question, that the prime minister needs to answer, and the question is this... why did the position of crown representative

to carillion remained vacant during the crucial period of august to november, when the profit warnings we re november, when the profit warnings were being issued, the share price was in freefall, and many people we re very was in freefall, and many people were very worried? i'm afraid i have to say to the right honourable gentleman, of course... and can i say to the shadow front secretary, i will indeed answer the question, but i know that she herself has praised carillion in the past for the work that they have done —— the shadow foreign secretary. cani can i say to the right honourable gentleman, yes, there is obviously now a crown representative who's been fully involved in the goverment‘s response. before the appointment of the crown representative, to replace the one that had previously been in place, the government chief commercial officer and the cabinet office director of markets and suppliers took over those responsibilities. it

was not the case that there was nobody from the government who was looking at these issues, that's a standard procedure, to ensure that there was oversight of carillion's contracts with the government during the appointment of the grand rapids and if. well, they clearly weren't looking very well! carillion went into liquidation with debts we now understand to be £1.29 billion. a pension deficit of £600 million. and, at the same time, this company was paying out ever—increasing shareholder dividends, whilst the excessive bonuses to directors, and, today, 8000 carillion workers on private sector contracts will no longer be paid. the chief executive is going to be paid, however, for another ten months. one rule for the super rich, another for everybody else. can the prime minister assure the house today that not a single penny more will go to the chief

executive or the directors of this company? can i first stage of a right honourable gentleman that obviously this is a situation that is changing as decisions are being taken, but my understanding is that there are a number of private sector contracts who have now come to an agreement, and facilities management contractors who have come to an agreement with the official receiver that means that their work is —— their workers will indeed continue to be paid. the official receiver is doing theirjob of working with those companies. he has raised the issue of bonuses. of course, people are concerned about this issue and want, and are rightly asking questions about it. that's why we are making sure that the official receiver's investigation into the business dealings of the company is fast tracked, that it looks into the conduct not just fast tracked, that it looks into the conduct notjust of current directors, but also of previous directors, but also of previous directors and their actions. and the official receiver does have the

powers to ensure that, in reviewing payments to executives, where those payments to executives, where those payments are lawful are justified he can take action to recover those payments. —— are unlawful or unjustified. it is important that the official receiver is able to do theirjob. it is also important, the goverment‘sjob is to theirjob. it is also important, the goverment‘s job is to continue the bright public services, and that is what we are doing. the right honourable gentleman said earlier, it was the goverment‘s job to ensure that carillion was properly managed. we are because the of carillion, not the manager of carillion, that is the important difference but we are the important difference but we are the customer of carillion. and it is also important that we have protected taxpayers from an unacceptable bailout of a private company. mr speaker, when carillion went into liquidation, many contractors were still unpaid. this company, carillion, were notorious late payers, taking 120 days to pay, placing a huge burden on small

companies. four times longer than the 30 days in the prompt payment code that carillion had indeed themselves signed up to. so, why did themselves signed up to. so, why did the government allow a major government contractor to get away with this? will she commit to label's policy that abiding by the prompt payment code should be a basic requirement for all future government contracts? of course, we look at the behaviour of companies that we contract with in relation to payments. this question of prompt payments. this question of prompt payment has been one that has been brought up in this house, i have to say, for as long as i have been in this house. and work is always being done on it. but the right honourable gentleman has raised an important point about the impact of carillion's liquidation on small companies. that's why this morning the business secretary and the city minister held a round table with the

banks to discuss credit lines to small and medium—sized enterprises, and to make clear that smes are not responsible for the collapse of carillion. the business secretary has also held further round tables today with representatives of small businesses. construction trade associations, and trade unions, workers unions, to make sure that we are on top of the potential effects on the wider supply train. it is right that we look at those very carefully a nd ta ke right that we look at those very carefully and take this action. and it is also right that we do put in place through the dwp support for any workers who do find themselves no longer employed as a result of this. jeremy corbyn. it's a bit late for one subcontractor, floor attack of £800,000 by carillion have already had to make some of their staff redundant by the collapse. —— florette tech. this is not an isolated case of government negligence and corporate failure. it isa negligence and corporate failure. it is a broken system. under this

government, this government, virgin and stagecoach, can spectacularly mismanaged the east coast main line and be let off a £2 billion payment. capita and a toss can continue to wreck the lives through damaging disability assessment of many people with disabilities, and win more government funded contracts. gas promised to provide security at the 0lympics, promised to provide security at the olympics, and fail to so, do and the army had to step in and save the day. these corporations, mr speaker, need to be shown the door. we need our public services provided by public employees with a public service ethos, and a strong public oversight. as the ruins of carillion lie around her, will the prime minister act to end this costly racket of the relationship between government and some of these companies?

imightfirst i might first to mind the right honourable gentleman that a third of the carillion contracts with that government were led by the labour government. what we want is to provide good quality public services, delivered at best value to the taxpayer. we're making sure in this case that public services continue to be provided, that the workers in those public services are supported and taxpayers are protected. but what labour oppose isn't just a role for private companies and public services but the private sector as a whole. the vast majority of people in this country in employment are employed by the private sector, but the shadow chancellor calls businesses are the real enemy. labour won the highest taxes in our peacetime history, labour policies would cause a run on the pound. this is a labour

party that has turned its back on investment, on growth, onjobs, a labour party that will always but politics before people. mr speaker, can i thank the prime minister for visiting cheam on saturday, where she heard from local residents about the poor services provided by the complacent lib dem council. people should not have to settle for second best so would she agree with me back to unlock sutton and london's potential on may the 3rd, by giving residents the opportunity to get great services and value for money by voting conservative? i was very happy to join my honourable friend on the

doorsteps in cheam and hearfrom people about the issues, about liberal democrat services in sutton and cheam, particularly around the rubbish bins. i believe they are now up rubbish bins. i believe they are now up to rubbish bins. i believe they are now 6p rubbish bins. i believe they are now er rubbish bins. i believe they are now up to 6p per household. i think they are trying to get to one bendtner every liberal democrat member of parliament. but he is absolutely right, the evidence is that conservatives deliver better services at less cost the council taxpayer. and well we are talking about customer council taxpayer, only last week labour's ben fryer minister announced that labour policy was to put council tax up on every average typical home by £320. people should know that a vote for labour is a vote to pay more. thank you, mr speaker. can the prime minister tell the house what official advice she has had on the impact on the uk economy from

leaving the eu single market and when she requested any such advice? i have to say to be honourable gentleman that of course as we go through the brexit negotiations, we are constantly looking at the impact that decisions that are taken will have on our economy. what we want to ensure is that we maintain good access, ensure is that we maintain good access , a ensure is that we maintain good access, a good conference of free trade agreement with the eu, while also, as leaving the eu, we will be able to ensure that we get good free trade agreements with other parts of the world. thank you, mr speaker. 19 months after the eu referendum and the prime minister has not a shred of economic analysis on the impact of economic analysis on the impact of leaving the single market. on monday, scottish government published its second analysis paper, revealing some horrifying facts. leaving the single market will cost

each scottish citizen up to £2300 a year. how many jobs each scottish citizen up to £2300 a year. how manyjobs have to be lost and how much of a hit will families ta ke and how much of a hit will families take before this prime minister recognises the folly of leaving the single market? he asks me for economic analysis. i will give him some economic analysis. we saw the figures this morning for gdp growth in scotland. in the third quarter, gdp in scotland group by 0.2%. in the rest of the uk it grew by 0.a%. 0ver the rest of the uk it grew by 0.a%. over the last year, gdp in scotland, underan snp over the last year, gdp in scotland, under an snp government in scotland, grew by 0.6%. in the united kingdom asa grew by 0.6%. in the united kingdom as a whole, it grew by 1.7%. my economic analysis, 1.7% is better than 0.6 percentage you are better

off with a conservative government than an snp won. will the prime minister look at the case of my late constituent and barnyard, who was badly injured by a shoplifter. she recently died, partly because of these injuries at the young age of 70. -- these injuries at the young age of 70. —— anne banyard. her claim has been delayed and her family worries that it will collapse completely. will she support me and the local paper in supporting this case and will to make clear that the rights of victims should be a part of our criminal policy? my honourable friend is right to put the case for the rights of victims that he is absolutely right that we should a lwa ys absolutely right that we should always remember victims. i'm very sorry to hear the case of his late constituent anne banyard and i know that the whole house will want to join me in offering condolences to herfamily in join me in offering condolences to her family in this tragic case. of course, as my honourable friend knows, the criminal compensation

authority administers the scheme and applies the rules dependably of government but i'm sure thejustice secretary will be happy to meet with my right honourable friend to discuss this case. at the internationally embarrassing news of the tory council leader from my neighbour in maidenhead and windsor and his disregard for the homeless around the royal wedding and the recent put—downs to the prime minister and our government by president trump, can the prime minister confirm whether she actually wants an invite to be extended for the royal wedding and a state visit to the very stable genius from the us who, by the way, seems to be copying all the buzzwords from his not so strong and sta ble buzzwords from his not so strong and stable —— from this not so strong and stable government? he knows that we have a special during relationship with the united states. an invitation to president trump for a state visit has been extended. i have to say to the honourable gentleman, i'm not responsible for invitations to the royal wedding to

ta ke invitations to the royal wedding to take place but he did reference the royal borough of windsor and maidenhead council. i just royal borough of windsor and maidenhead council. ijust think he should be aware that the royal borough has taken a number of actions to support vulnerable residents, including those who are homeless. the establishment of an emergency night shelter, open 365 days a year, a day service attached to that, providing support services to that, providing support services to vulnerable residents, a comprehensive seven day a week service for the homeless or those at risk of homelessness, and they applied the severe weather emergency protocol. they offered accommodation to, i think, protocol. they offered accommodation to, ithink, 32 protocol. they offered accommodation to, i think, 32 homeless people on the streets, of whom 21 took about accommodation and 11 did not. thank you, mr speaker. cancer can strike anyone no matter where they live in the uk. the sunrise appeal in cornwall raised £300 million since 2000 to fund equipment and buildings for cancer care. brussels by the nhs

could see radiotherapy services moved from cornwall to devon. this would see many constituents having to travel hundreds of miles to access treatment many times a week. these proposals are unacceptable to my constituents and the vast majority of people in cornwall. does the prime minister agree with me that travel time should be taken into account when making these decisions, and will she join into account when making these decisions, and will shejoin me in encouraging the people of cornwall to respond to the nhs consultation? my to respond to the nhs consultation? my honourable friend raises an important point and we do want to be sure that patients get the best cancer services. we want to see them getting access to treatment and ensuring that they get that on a timely fashion, of course. the length of time it takes them to travel to that treatment is an important issue. that's why we are establishing radiotherapy networks that will review any access issues and service provision on a regular basis and address any shortcomings in the area, and that is backed up by £130 million on new and upgraded radiotherapy machines. but he is absolutely right that these decisions should be taken primarily

ata decisions should be taken primarily at a local level and i would join him in encouraging the people of cornwall to respond to the consultation. mr speaker, last week my constituent carol's son had a mental health crisis. he was admitted to the nearest available psychiatric adult bed in west sussex, a a50 mile round trip from his home and family in manchester. the lack of mental health beds is a national crisis and scandal so when will the prime minister turn her warm words on mental health into action to solve the crisis?” warm words on mental health into action to solve the crisis? i can say to the honourable gentleman, obviously i am sorry to hear of the experience of his constituent. we are turning the words that we have put on in terms of a priority for mental health into action. is them over a slew? yes, that is why we are continuing to put an emphasis on this. we do see more people being able to access mental health services everyday. we've increased the number of people having access to therapies, we've increased the funding available for mental health.

there is more for us to do but we are putting more money in and taking more action on mental health than any previous government. sir desmond swayne. cheering order! order! the right honourable gentleman is extremely alert! order! and i want to hear what he is going to say. a question keeps me awake at night... laughter how will companies be encouraged to follow her lead in the way that iceland has done? i am very pleased to say that we have seen iceland this week making a commitment to be plastic free. we have seen other companies making commitments to ensure that any plastics they use are recyclable in a number of years and i'm very happy tojoin my honourable friend in saying that we

will be encouraging companies to follow iceland's lead. we will also be consulting on how the tax system or the introduction of charges could further reduce the amount of waste we create and we are launching a new plastics innovation fund, backed up by additionalfunding plastics innovation fund, backed up by additional funding that the government is investing in research and develop and, to ensure that we do really reduce the amount of plastic that is used and leave this land and environment in a better state than we found it. we can all learn about brevity, myself included, from the right honourable gentleman. david linden... a constituent of buying has profound mental health difficulties and was put on universal credit in 2016 and received a 276 day sanction. a judge ruled that that sanction was wrong and it has been overturned. will the prime minister agree to look into that case but above all, will she apologised to my constituent?

obviously, i am sorry to hear the case that the honourable gentleman has set out. i am very happy to ensure that that cases properly looked into. thank you, mr speaker. following transport for the north's announcement on northern powerhouse rail, will the prime minister confirm that given its commitment to invest in northern transport infrastructure and ensuring that the northern powerhouse materialises?” am happy to give a commitment to the northern powerhouse and given the great cities across the north —— giving very great cities of the north begins a search of a need to create that northern powerhouse. we are spending a record £13 billion to transform transport across unaltered top we have made transport for the north of a need to create that northern powerhouse. we are spending a record £13 billion to transform transport across unaltered top we have made transport for the north the first—ever subnational transport authority. they have published their strategic plan for consultation and i would hope that all members with an interest in this issue would

engage in that consultation and make sure their views and their constituents' views are heard. his holiness pope francis has this week condemned hostility to migrants in communities across europe. they must open themselves without prejudice to the rich diversity of immigrants. as a committed christian, would prime minister agree with francis that hostility to migrants is a sin? what i say to her is that this country has a fine record over notjust decades but centuries, of welcoming refugees and ensuring that people can come to this country and make their home in this country, and that is what we will continue to do. john worboys is likely to be one of the worst sex attack is our country has ever known and when he was in court

he denied his guilt and was continuing to deny it until 200 yea rs continuing to deny it until 200 years ago. he dismissed his crimes as banter and only last year was deemed too dangerous to be put into open release conditions. the short sentence he has served is an insult to his victims and shows a contempt forjustice. does the prime minister agree with me that the decision must now bejudiciary the agree with me that the decision must now be judiciary the —— judicially reviewed and that those cases should be broader when tried in court?|j be broader when tried in court?” thank him for raising this and this is a case that is rightly raising deep concern among the public but also all members across this house. as my honourable friend will know, the parole board is rightly independent of government and even insensitive cases such as this, we must ensure that independence is maintained and we don't prejudice decisions. but although they have decided to approve his release with stringent licensing decisions —— conditions, the justice stringent licensing decisions —— conditions, thejustice secretary has made clear she is taking legal

advice on the possibility of a judicially —— judicially review on mr dock it is right that we would conduct a review to look at options for change and this... public protection is our priority and i think often people are concerned when they see decisions of the pa role when they see decisions of the parole board being taken and they are not aware of the decisions behind that. there may be limits to what can be done but i figured it's right that we look into this case and question the issue of transparency. many thanks. by constituent informed me that she had been raped and beaten by her ex—partner, requiring an injunction. much to her horror, the bank would not close a joint account unless she attended with the perpetrator. when banks were left to their discretion, women's lies are being put at risk. will the prime minister ensure policy to protect survivors is included in a pending domestic violence spills? the

violence spills? honourable lady clearly raises a very the honourable lady clearly raises a very distressing case. we want to ensure that we give problems of bot to all of those —— we give proper support to those who have been subjected to be abuse of the kind that the honourable lady has been referred to. the home secretary will be issuing consultation on the proposed legislation which is an opportunity for issues such as this to be raised. thank you, mr speaker. a brutal attack occurred in my constituency over the weekend, a young woman tragically died. will the prime minister ex then to her sympathies to the family and pay tributes to the hard work of the emergency services who attended the scene? can i say to my honourable friend comey he told me about this very distressing case last night, and this is a horrific case. and i do extend my sympathies, and i'm sure the whole house extends their sympathies and condolences to her family and friends at this tragic

death that has occurred. i will also congratulate the emergency services on the action that they have taken. but also, i think, from the description my honourable friend gave to me last night, i think we should have some thought and care to all of those who were witnesses to this particular incident, through theirfault of their own this particular incident, through their fault of their own other than happening to be at a particular premises at liberty to the times or through no fault of their own. the prime minister will be aware that northern ireland has not have the government now for over a year. decisions need to be taken to protect our health service, education and local communities. does the prime minister agree that in the absence of a government being formed, it is imperative that her government takes the decision to appoint direct rule ministers as soon as possible so that a budget can be put forward to deal with this urgent problem? we are committed to

re—establishing fully functioning, inclusive devolved administration that works for everyone in northern ireland. i don't underestimate the challenges that remain involved here, but we still believe that a way forward can be found under the agreement can be reached. i would say it is imperative that the parties re—engage in intensive discussions aimed at resolving the outstanding issues so that the assembly can meet and an executive can be formed. we do recognise, however, that we have a responsibility to ensure political stability and good governance in northern ireland. as i say, our priority was on ensuring that we can work with bodies to re—establish the devolved government in northern ireland. but we recognise the need to ensure that northern ireland can continue to operate and that public services can continue to be provided. i thank her for her earlier response to my colleague from north cornwall. nhs england are

investing £130 million in the radiotherapy treatment for air and less common cancers. can she confirm and reassure my constituents that there is no need for existing good radiotherapy services in somerset to be moved in order to deliver this cancer treatment for our cancers? well, as i said in relation to the earlier question from my honourable friend —— for rare cancers. we recognise the importance of ensuring that people have access to these treatments, and we do recognise the issues that people sometimes face in relation to travelling to the centres where these services are available. this is primarily a decision to be taken at local level. asi decision to be taken at local level. as i did earlier, i would encourage people to take part in the consultation, to respond to the consultation, to respond to the consultation, so that local views can truly be heard and taken into account. my constituent, chris robinson, has the weight 52 weeks for her pain relief treatment, instead of the 18 weeks that a

properly funded nhs would deliver. how much longer will it take for the prime minister to sort things out? cani prime minister to sort things out? can i say to the honourable gentleman, that we are putting more money, as he knows, into the national health service, in the autumn budget the chancellor of the exchequer but a further £2.8 billion into the national health service. but if we are looking at the issues of treatment across the national health service, we have to be very clear that while labour's answer is a lwa ys clear that while labour's answer is always does, more money, this is about ensuring that all hospitals across the nhs are operating and acting in accordance with best practice. we have world—class hospitals in our nhs, we want to ensure they are all world—class.” understand london has been mentioned asa understand london has been mentioned as a potential host to the bayeux tapestry. given that visitors to london wish to see two site chucking at each other or already very well

catered for by the gallery in this chamber, can i ask the prime minister to put in a good word for battle abbey in east sussex, where viewers cannot just see battle abbey in east sussex, where viewers cannotjust see the tapestry —— can not just viewers cannotjust see the tapestry —— can notjust see the tapestry but can also see the views of the sussex countryside. i think it is very significant that the bayeux tapestry is going to be coming to the united kingdom and that people are going to be able to see this. i hear the bid that he has put in. i have to say to him that from a set of true position on the front bench my right honourable friend the home secretary and member for hastings also honourable friend the home secretary and memberfor hastings also put honourable friend the home secretary and member for hastings also put in and member for hastings also put in a bid for this particular issue and i'm sure we will be looking at very carefully to ensure that the maximum number of people can take benefit from seeing this tapestry. thank you, mr speaker. the prime minister pledged to consign slavery to the history books. on... the national audit office said that the home office has not set out how a reduction will be measured. the home

office does not set clear anti—slavery activity, the home office does not knowing what activity will be going on across government and does not monitor business compliance with the modern slavery act. is the prime minister satisfied with that analysis of her flagship policy, and what action will be government by taking? flagship policy, and what action will be government by taking7m flagship policy, and what action will be government by taking? it is this government that introduced the modern slavery act. it is this government that... it is this government that... it is this government that... it is this government that has improved the response to victims, the response from police in catching perpetrators. we see more cases being brought the prosecution than we have done before, we see more victim is willing and able to come forward and having the confidence to come forward. have we dealt with the problem? of course there are still problems out there. but we want to ensure, as my right honourable friend the international development secretary said earlier in international element questions, not just that we take action here in the united kingdom, that we work with countries where the women are doing.

members across this house have sung for syrians. last week in idlib, a clinic and a kindergarten that we support were bombed by syrian government destroyers. will the prime ministerjoin me in paying tribute to the bravery of the staff at the hands up foundation, who continued to work there, and also in reassuring ordinary syrians that in the seventh year of this terrible war that we haven't forgotten them by. well, can i say to my honourable friend, she has been a great champion for charities working in syria, and particularly for the singing for syrians. and i am very happy tojoin singing for syrians. and i am very happy to join her singing for syrians. and i am very happy tojoin her in praising the bravery of all of those working for the hands up foundation. and also others working for other charities

in the region, doing valuable and important work. we continue to make every effort to achieve our goals in syria. that is of course defeating the scourge of daesh. but also ensuring that we achieve a political settle m e nt ensuring that we achieve a political settlement that end the suffering and provides the ability for all syrians and the wider region. and we continue to provide significant humanitarian assistance, £2.a6 billion to date. can the prime minister tell me why the failed wakefield academy was allowed to ta ke wakefield academy was allowed to take over schools in bradford, even though there were concerns as far back as 2015 around them? can she give me assurances here today that the hundreds of thousands of pounds taken from schools in my constituency, one of the poorest in the country, will be returned immediately. we of course have a priority to ensure that children across the country receive a great education, whether they are in the north or the south. of course, seven

of our 12 opportunity areas in providing that support or in the north and midlands, the front line of our approach, tackling inequality in education outcomes. we are taking forward , in education outcomes. we are taking forward, he is concerned about northerners gauls, we are taking forward recommendations for the northern powerhouse schools strategy. we are putting record levels of funding into our schools, and have announced increased funding for our schools over the next two yea rs. for our schools over the next two years. i'm local charities will be holding a meeting to discuss how we can fight the problem of loneliness in our community. at a national level, what is the prime minister doing to implement the important recommendations of the jo cox commission on loneliness? my honourable friend has raised a very important issue, he is exactly right, but too many people, loneliness is the exact reality of their modern wife. we know it has an impact on mental and physical health. —— of their modern life. later today, i will be hosting a reception for thejo

later today, i will be hosting a reception for the jo cox foundation looking at this issue of loneliness in numberten looking at this issue of loneliness in number ten downing st. i think the work thatjo cox started that has been continued by my honourable friend is a memberfor south ribble, and the honourable lady for leeds west. it is very important, very important work. and i'm pleased to say that the government has appointed a minister for loneliness. i think this is an importance that forward , i think this is an importance that forward, of course there is more to do, but it shows that we recognise the importance of this issue, and i pay tribute to all of those in this house who have championed this issue. you universal credit was meant to remove benefit traps. the department for education wants to base eligibility for free school meals on income threshold, if a family gets a small pay rise, they immediately lose the benefit of the school meals and end up worse off. it isa

school meals and end up worse off. it is a far worse benefit trap than anything in the old benefit system. surely one department should not be torpedoing the aim of getting rid of benefit traps. the goverment‘s aims in this way. the right honourable gentleman knows that we believe that universal credit is a better system. it isa universal credit is a better system. it is a more simple system than the benefits it replaced and it encourages work —— people to get into the workplace. but once universal credit is fully rolled out, we will see 50,000 more children eligible for free school meals than under the old system. thank you, mr speaker. can i welcome the great speech that the prime minister gave last thursday on the environment? it is right that the prime minister and indeed this party supports companies that promote sustainable growth, but does the prime minister also agree with me that any commercial development must ta ke that any commercial development must take now into account the needs of the environment? can i say to my

honourable friend, i thank him for the comments he made about the speech. but what it was about was the 25 year environment plan that the 25 year environment plan that the guv —— the government has published. it is important to leave the environment in a better state than when we came into it. i also agree with him that all too often people see economic growth or protection of the environment as opposites, they are not. and it is absolutely possible for us to ensure that we are protecting our environment whilst producing that economic growth, not least because of the innovative technologies that we could be developing to ensure that we are protecting our environment. the people of wales have been taking back control since 1999. but the eu withdrawal bill will put our powers back under lock and key in westminster. my colleague, stefan langer is a, is today proposing a welsh continuity built to ensure that our powers are

at liberty. when this plaid cymru bill wins image team our assembly, will the prime minister support it and respect wales' serenity. her portrayal of what is happening in the eu withdrawal bill is simply wrong. we are working with the devolved administrations to ensure that we deal with the issues that have been raised around clause 11 and a question of powers that need to remain at uk level to ensure our internal market, but powers will be devolved and extra powers will be devolved and extra powers will be devolved to the devolved ministrations. we continue to work with the devolved administrations on this, and we will be bringing forward a two clause amendment in the house of lords, but we want to win sure that that meets the needs of the uk and the devolved ministrations. order. a lengthy session

ministrations. order. of prime minister's a lengthy session of prime minister's questions, dominated as predicted by the collapse of carillion. the first question to the prime minister was on what would happen to apprenticeships with carillion, and theresa may said she wa nted carillion, and theresa may said she wanted to remind people that the government was not running carillion, but was a customer but nonetheless focused on ensuring public services continued to be provided. jeremy corbyn asked why in the last six months the government awarded £2 billion worth of contracts awarded £2 billion worth of co ntra cts to awarded £2 billion worth of contracts to carillion and the prime minister replied if the government pulled out of contracts and profit warnings were issued, it would be one of the fastest ways of causing companies to collapse. the subject dominated pmqs for some time before moving to other subjects. on the subject of carillion, we have had this line from the insolvency service, which is saying more than

90% of carillion's private sector service customers have indicated they will provide funding to allow workers to continue to be paid. from the insolvency service, more than 90% of carillion's private sector service customers have indicated that they will provide funding to allow workers to continue to be paid. an important line coming from the insolvency service. new nhs figures show more nurses left the health service in england last year thanjoined. more than 33,000 nurses gave up theirjobs. it's the first time in five years there's been a net reduction in the number employed. so what is life like for staff working on the front line in the nhs? four nurses working in a range of areas from community care and paediatrics to cancer wards, gave us their perspective on their jobs by keeping video diaries. one of the things that became apparent to me very quickly is that the patients we look after today in

the community other types of patients that i was looking after in the wards when i first trained. the difference being that i am now looking after them in their living room, often on my own, where as before there was a team and hospital ward. progress and medical treatment and nursing interventions means people today are living much longer with multiple long—term conditions. all requiring a much more educated and skilled workforce. much of the work nurses carry out today is the type of work doctors were carrying out when i initially trained. we wa nt out when i initially trained. we want to make the journey for the patients much easier to bear with. sometimes they are told, we are afraid there is nothing more we can do. and so when they come out of that consultation, it's not easy for them. so we have to take them to the side. we have two rooms to speak to

the patients, and we can listen to them and re—explained things. it's challenging, but people who are here, they are here because they feel it's their calling. 1096 of nurses are male. nursing is not secondary to medicine at all. nursing and medicine are two separate professions. they both save lives, essentially. but there is still a deep—rooted stigma in british society which states nurses are british society which states nurses a re often british society which states nurses are often doctors' handmaidens. for me personally, nursing seemed more varied and more focused on people. when people think of a hospice, they automatically think of end of life ca re automatically think of end of life care or palliative care. that is pa rt of care or palliative care. that is part of what hospices do, but they

also do so much more around that. on my first day i was really surprised because it was actually one of the happiest places i have ever been to. children were running around. there was lots of laughter and a real sense of community and support between staff and parent. no one does it for the money, the power or the prestige. they do it because it's in their bones, they have this desire to care for the most vulnerable people, and they dedicate their lives to doing so. video diaries from four nurses. hundreds of drivers in scotland had to spend last night in their cars after getting stranded in heavy snow. mountain rescue teams were sent to help trapped motorists on the m7a in dumfries and galloway. but while traffic has been moving slowly this morning, police say conditions remain poor and are urging drives to avoid the motorway. richard galpin reports. the heavy snowfall in southern scotland brought treacherous

conditions for drivers overnight. emergency services were busy helping those stranded in their vehicles, unable to drive any further. very little has been happening, we have barely moved. i am not that far away from motherwell still. very little movement. but this morning traffic is now moving, albeit slowly here on the m7a, which has been one of the worst affected roads in scotland. although scotland's transport minister is still warning drivers to avoid the motorway if possible, as snow is continuing to fall. already today more school closures have been announced because of the weather. in the scottish borders region, all children now have the day off. there is no sign of the snow disappearing any time soon. another weather front is heading fast towards southern scotland

and northern england, with forecasters predicting it will bring prolonged snowfall overnight. ina in a moment, the news that one, but first a look at the weather forecast. do excuse that camera! severe disruption overnight because of the snow in northern ireland, northern england and scotland. drivers were stranded on the m7a. this was melrose. more snowy showers coming on the north—westerly wind but in northern ireland, scotland and northern england in the firing line for the most frequent showers. further south and east, not so many showers but more in the way of sunshine. expect more snow showers,

particularly across north and west scotla nd particularly across north and west scotland through the afternoon. the showers will eventually lose their wintry element but sleet and snow showers continuing across northern england. not much across england and wales. sunshine appearing. cloud increasing across wales and south—west england later in the afternoon with wind picking up. showers in devon and cornwall. but it is mild compared to other parts of the country, seven or eight celsius. looking to the west, an area of low pressure pushing east overnight, bringing gales in places. heavy rain across england and wales and more snow, particularly for northern ireland, scotland, and later in the night, potentially some disruptive snow across parts of northern england. coupled with that, strong winds, widely gusting to a0 and 50 mph. perhaps as much as 70 mph by the end of the night across east anglia. and also the risk of

ice as temperatures get close to freezing. the greatest risk across northern ireland and northern england. severe gales, heavy rain, snow and further ice, so disruption is possible tomorrow, keep an eye out on your bbc local radio. the rain clearing from eastern england tomorrow morning. the strongest wind going with it. behind it, showers across northern ireland and western scotland, stretching into northern england. some showers further south but not many. temperatures between three and nine celsius. 11th in the channel islands. we will do it all again on friday. showers across south—west england, still wintry across northern ireland and scotland, but not quite so many and certainly still on the cold side. labour accuses the government of negligence following the collapse of the construction giant carillion. there were angry exchanges in the commons, as it emerges the company owed more than £1 billion. as the ruins of carillion lie

around her, will the prime minister act to end this costly racket of the relationship between government and some of these companies? i might first of all remind the right honourable gentleman that a third of the carillion contracts with the government were let by the labour government. as the scale of carillion's debts become clear, we'll hear from businesses and have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime. more than one in ten nurses is leaving the nhs in england every year and more people are now leaving the profession thanjoining it. clearing a path through the winter weather. heavy snow causes traffic disruption in many parts of the uk.