invested services. that is why we invested £25.6 billion over two years in the nhs. including additionalfunding nhs. including additional funding for gps nhs. including additionalfunding for gps and hospices and we are taking measures to ensure that funding is there to support our vital services. every week i visit constituents living in the most appalling overcrowded social housing, the nearest available property to buy would be £500,000, and it is out of the reach for these hard—working families, i really welcome our government's commitment to 1.5 million new homes, will the prime minister agree that we need clear targets for the number of social housing units so that families in hackney can live in dignity? i am crateful hackney can live in dignity? i am grateful to _ hackney can live in dignity? i am grateful to her— hackney can live in dignity? i am grateful to her for _ hackney can live in dignity? i am grateful to her for raising - grateful to her for raising this, and she describes an appalling situation when it comes to housing

and one that will be familiar to a number of mps and one that will be familiar to a number of mp5 on both sides of the house and that is why we will deliver the 1.5 million homes we need across the country, she is right and the budget announced 500 million into the affordable homes programme which is hugely important, 100 million of that going to the greater london authority. and we will also, mr greater london authority. and we willalso, mr speaker, reform the right to buy to deliver a fairer better value and more sustainable scheme where long—standing tenants can buy their own home. in cornwall, in the last ten years over £500 million has been handed to holiday homeowners, through various tax loopholes while local families have being evicted from their homes to make way for yet more holiday homes, as the housing crisis deepens and worsens, the six mps in cornwall are determined to reverse this situation, and to address these

issues before the end of this parliament. will the prime minister agree to meet us so we get the full—backing of government and deliver first rather than second home foster good of cornwall and the isles of scilly. isles of scilly. i thank him for raising this, we are committed to building those homes and that includes a500 new homes every year in cornwall. but i do recognise the point he make, which is that excessive concentration of short—term lets and second homes in places like cornwall can impact the availability and affordability of homes, that is why we will enable councils to charge a premium on the councils to charge a premium on the council tax bills of second homes, albiol leisures the furnish homes let regime and introduce a scheme for short—term lets but i am happy to ensure they get the meeting with the housing minister to discuss that further. thank you mr speaker, this government is committed to using the

criminaljustice government is committed to using the criminal justice system government is committed to using the criminaljustice system top tackle violence against women and girls, but when an abuser can use a child custody battle to continue their abuse as happened in the case of one of my constituents it is clear we need to raise it in the civil courts too. will the prime minister look at ending the absurd assumption that a domestic abuser�*s involvement in a child's life is advantageous to their well pair?— child's life is advantageous to their well pair? child's life is advantageous to theirwell air? , , . their well pair? yes, absolutely and he is right. — their well pair? yes, absolutely and he is right. mr— their well pair? yes, absolutely and he is right, mr speaker. _ their well pair? yes, absolutely and he is right, mr speaker. family - he is right, mr speaker. family courts must never be, a tool they can use to continue their appalling use and that is why we are expanding the number of pathfinder courts to provide support and protect the welfare of children, we are reviewing the presumption of parental involvement and we will set out our position in due course, i will ensure he meets the relevant minister to discuss this further. can i associate myself with the remarks of the liberal democrat

leader and others today. happy new year to everyone, but 2025 is already proving a challenge for many of my constituents, pensioner, families, small businesses, the hospitality industry, gps, social care as others have said. they know that the snp has failed to deliver for scotland. they hear when the prime minister says that the conservatives left the economy in a mess and they know that governments make difficult decision, but what they are asking me is when is this government going to do something positive for them, to overcome the negative impacts they are facing from the budget?— negative impacts they are facing from the budget? thank you for that re . uest, from the budget? thank you for that request. can — from the budget? thank you for that request. can i _ from the budget? thank you for that request, can i address _ from the budget? thank you for that request, can i address something i l request, can i address something i should have addressed which is to express our condolences about gianni, i apologise i overlooked that early on. she says about the legacy of the tories, and i am proud this labour government delivered the

largest budget settlement for scotland since devolution and that mean, mr speaker, in answerto scotland since devolution and that mean, mr speaker, in answer to a question 100,000 workers in scotland benefit from the increases from the national minimum and living wage each year, and estimated 3.2 million people in scotland will enbe fit from the extension of the cut in fuel duty, and it comes on top of the 125 million to set up great british energy in has been dene and reinforces the point, they have the powers but a terrible record, they left a terrible legacy, we are getting on with delivering for scotland. last scotla nd. last year scotland. last year this labour government delivered justice for members of my workers pension scheme. a5,000 members of the british coal scheme are keen to seen their 2.a billion investment return to them which could boost coalfield communities

like mine, will the prime minister meet to discuss what could be done for members up and down the i thank him for raising this issue, i was pleased the first increased payments to mineworkers scheme members were made at the end of november, i do understand the strong feeling on the british coal staff superannuation scheme which is why the men city for industry met the trustees last year and we will be working with the trustees to consider their proposals, once the new mineworkers pension scheme arrangements have been agreed. thank you mr speaker. first of all we had a chancellor who embellished her cv, then a transport secretary with a fraud conviction, and now we have an anti—corruption minister who is being investigated for corruption, i know the prime minister likes living in free accomodation, but does he think it is appropriate that his minister is being given free housing by the political allies of dubious foreign regimes? mr political allies of dubious foreign reuimes? ~ .,~ political allies of dubious foreign reuimes? ~ . , regimes? mr speaker, the city

minister has _ regimes? mr speaker, the city minister has acted _ regimes? mr speaker, the city i minister has acted appropriately regimes? mr speaker, the city - minister has acted appropriately by referring herself to the independent adviser, we brought in a new code to allow ministers to establish the facts, and i am not going to give a running commentary on that. the last couple of days, i wrote to the england and wails cricket board regarding the up coming game in the championship trophy against afghanistan on 26th february. i have met with the ecb and we are calling for the game to be boycotted, i thank everybody for the support i have had across this house and also the other place. i also would like to thank very much the prime ministerfor his to thank very much the prime minister for his intervention with the england, the international cricket council yesterday. but would he please agree to meet and talk to his counterpart in south africa, and

australia, that they boycott the games as well. mr speaker, there has been an appalling erosion of the rights of women and girls in afghanistan, and we all should condemn that suppression of freedoms in the strongest terms, and that is why we provided additional aid at least 50% of which will be going to women and girls, dcms are in touch with the international counter parts on this issue, i welcome the england and wales cricket board making strong reputations to the international cricket council on afghanistan's cricket council on afg hanistan�*s women's cricket council on afghanistan's women's cricket team. studio: we are going to leave prime minister's questions at that point. we can bring you any important developments later on, let me introduce our guest tos this part of politics like. if the bill is to become an act of parliament it will have to be

completely rewritten in committee. mr speaker, the prime minister has made much of his service as the public prosecutor. in that capacity, can he tell the house way during his time he declined to instigate a prosecution for rape and sexual abuse against mohamed al fayed? that case it never crossed my desk. right. that completes prime minister's questions. prime minister's questions concluding now over in the house of commons. it began with a clash between keir starmer and be rid of the opposition kemi badenoch, over grooming gangs, a very highly charged debate between the two

leaders. the conservatives are now calling for a public inquiry asking keir starmer if he knew the full extent of the scandal. he had also defended his record as prosecutor, he was director of public is during the period where many of the cases came to light. lots of points of contention between keir starmer and kemi badenoch on this issue. he accused the conservatives of not taking any action while in government but nowjumping on the bandwagon and slinging mud from the opposition benches instead. let's talk to opposition benches instead. let's tal