as short-term holl housing used as short—term holl alets, what steps would the prime minister take to better balance the benefit of tourism with the additional costs to our communities? mr speaker, tourism is vital to our economy, and particularly in cities like york, places can already choose to introduce a voluntary levy on overnight stays, our focus to introduce a voluntary levy on overnight stays, ourfocus is supporting industry including by providing a 40% leaf for retail hospitality and leisure properties and perm meantly lower than rates from next april. margaret from stockton is furious, stockton�*s labour council are axing her weekly bin collection, scrapping free high street parking and closing her local recycling centre all while employing people on is £00,000

salary rshe is more nervous. they have created a new interim role for the managing director's best mate on 900 quid a day, it has never been approved by the council, it has never been advertised as job, margaret is right to be angry isn't she prime minister? mr margaret is right to be angry isn't she prime minister?— margaret is right to be angry isn't she prime minister? mr speaker, i am sure margaret — she prime minister? mr speaker, i am sure margaret would _ she prime minister? mr speaker, i am sure margaret would be _ she prime minister? mr speaker, i am sure margaret would be very _ sure margaret would be very pleased to see the incredible investment thatis to see the incredible investment that is going into the area, 4,000 jobs that is growing the economy. state of our local councils was left damaged after the last government, she knows that, everybody knows that. to its credit, in its first budget, this labour government transferred the pension scheme investment reserve fund benefiting 4000 former miners in my constituency. however, almost 700 british cold staff

superannuation scheme members in my constituency were excluded. will the prime minister correct this injustice and ensure that many who are now elderly and in poor health are now elderly and in poor health are treated equally to their co—workers. are treated equally to their co-workers._ are treated equally to their co-workers. . ., ~ ., , co-workers. can i thank him for his dedicated campaigning _ co-workers. can i thank him for his dedicated campaigning on - co-workers. can i thank him for his dedicated campaigning on this - co-workers. can i thank him for his i dedicated campaigning on this issue? i'm proud this government overturned a historic injustice boosting the pensions of many former mine workers. we are working to consider the proposal and i'm sure the industry minister keeps him fully updated. industry minister keeps him fully u dated. . ~ industry minister keeps him fully udated. ., ~ ,, ~ industry minister keeps him fully udated. ., ~ ~ .,~ ~y updated. thank you, mr speaker. my constituents — updated. thank you, mr speaker. my constituents on _ updated. thank you, mr speaker. my constituents on the _ updated. thank you, mr speaker. my constituents on the isle _ updated. thank you, mr speaker. my constituents on the isle of _ updated. thank you, mr speaker. my constituents on the isle of wight - constituents on the isle of wight are entirely reliant on foreign owned, debt—laden unregulated ferry companies for essential travel, but in the uk public transport is regulated and subsidised like buses, trains scottish ferries. does the by minister agree with me this isle of

wight anomaly must come to an end? and will the government intervene in order to protect passengers from excessive ferry prices and bad services. i excessive ferry prices and bad services. ., ~ excessive ferry prices and bad services. . ~ ., ., , services. i thank him for raising this, and services. i thank him for raising this. and he _ services. i thank him for raising this, and he is— services. i thank him for raising this, and he is right, _ services. i thank him for raising this, and he is right, ferry- this, and he is right, ferry services for his constituents have not been good enough and i know that both he and my honourable friend the member for isle of wight west share a commitment to ensuring their constituents receive a better service. the maritime minister has met the variant of a operators, the leader of the council and other stakeholders. there will be further meetings and i will make sure he is fully informed by the minister of progress. fully informed by the minister of rouress. ., ~' fully informed by the minister of rouress. ., ~ ,, ~ fully informed by the minister of rouress. ., ~ ~ progress. thank you, mr speaker. this ear progress. thank you, mr speaker. this year marks _ progress. thank you, mr speaker. this year marks the _ progress. thank you, mr speaker. this year marks the 850th - this year marks the 850th anniversary of my home city of glasgow. 0ne anniversary of my home city of glasgow. one of the key aims of the celebration is to speed up ambitions around the city council's grand

challenge of tackling poverty and increasing prosperity and opportunity, themes that chime clearly with this government's agenda too. will the prime minister join with me in congratulating glasgow on this milestone and does he agree with me that people really do make glasgow? i he agree with me that people really do make glasgow?— do make glasgow? i thank her for raising this- _ do make glasgow? i thank her for raising this. glasgow _ do make glasgow? i thank her for raising this. glasgow is _ do make glasgow? i thank her for raising this. glasgow is a - do make glasgow? i thank her for raising this. glasgow is a great. raising this. glasgow is a great city and i'm happy to join with her in congratulating the people of glasgow on the 850th anniversary. they have made and will continue to make a huge contribution to this country. make a huge contribution to this count . ., ~ make a huge contribution to this count . ., ,, ,, make a huge contribution to this count . . ~' ,, ~ make a huge contribution to this count . ., ~ country. thank you, mr speaker. today marks _ country. thank you, mr speaker. today marks 467 _ country. thank you, mr speaker. today marks 467 days _ country. thank you, mr speaker. today marks 467 days in - country. thank you, mr speaker. | today marks 467 days in captivity for one of the over 100 hostages hamas still cruelly hold. he is my age and has his whole life ahead of him. ifelt the raw pain of age and has his whole life ahead of him. i felt the raw pain of his family when his mother, a british citizen, shared her story with me.

can the prime minister assured me he is doing everything in his power to ensure all the hostages are returned so that he can be at home where he belongs with his mum and girlfriend? i thank him for raising this case. it is appalling that hamas continued to detain him and other hostages including emily damari and i know he has spent time with the families, and it is nothing short of torture what they are going through. we will do everything in our power to ensure we make progress in bringing these hostages home, and i'm sure i speak for everybody in the house that we will do everything to try and make sure we get those hostages home. final question.— final question. thank you, mr speaker- _ final question. thank you, mr speaker- my _ final question. thank you, mr speaker. my constituent - final question. thank you, mr i speaker. my constituent richard final question. thank you, mr - speaker. my constituent richard lee has waited over 43 years for answers about the disappearance of his daughter could treat from a military

base in germany in 1981. she was just two years old. the royal military police, mod and successive governments have failed to get answers he deserves, throwing up barriers to justice. will the answers he deserves, throwing up barriers tojustice. will the prime minister agreed to meet with richard and myself to finally give this hartlepool veteran away forward to uncover the truth about the disappearance of his daughter? i disappearance of his daughter? i thank him for raising this deeply distressing case, and my thoughts and sympathies are with richard lee and sympathies are with richard lee and his family. they continue to appealfor new evidence and his family. they continue to appeal for new evidence in this case and i will make sure he has a meeting to discuss progress. that comletes meeting to discuss progress. that completes prime _ meeting to discuss progress. trust completes prime minister's questions.— completes prime minister's questions. . , , , ., questions. that brings us to the end of this week's _ questions. that brings us to the end of this week's pmqs. _

we will speak to our political correspondent who is in the commons, in the lobbyjust outside the commons for the very latest. but before we do, i will bring you breaking news regarding the murder of a 14—year—old boy last week in south—east london. this is an image of the 14—year—old who was stabbed on a bus in woolwich last week. well met police are saying two teenaged boys have been arrested on suspicion of the murder. a 15—year—old and a 16—year—old have been arrested on suspicion of this murder of the 14—year—old who was stabbed on a double—decker bus in south—east london last week. this is just breaking from the metropolitan police. we know that the victim's mother spoke to bbc news last week

and she was describing how much her 14—year—old son loved music, football, and how also he had a challenging upbringing and that he had been groomed from the age of six by gangs and how she was worried about him. just that breaking news from the metropolitan police that two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of his murder. of course, much more on that when we get it. let'sjust course, much more on that when we get it. let's just go back to... course, much more on that when we get it. let'sjust go back to... and we are also monitoring the bafta nominations. don't leave us, because we will be talking about pmqs, but if you want to watch the nominations live, that is also available to you. but back 2pm khieus, henry was watching it for us. henry, it was a feisty start, to be predicted, the economy very much in the foreground and also tulip siddiq's resignation. there were four different topics

that i thought kemi badenoch might asking advance, the economy, the resignation of tulip siddiq, what is going on with the chagos islands and the latest developments in northern ireland and what the implications may be for gerry adams. as it transpires, kemi badenoch over the course of six questions did all four topics and she mentioned a couple of other things into the bargain as well. it gave it a slightly odd field and it was certainly very combative on both of their parts. both leaders will feel they gave as good as they got. but we did not get that thing where the prime minister was forced to really zero in on a particular issue and face a really clear interrogation on just that issue. it was much broader and much more scatter—gun, but nonetheless kemi badenoch will feel she held the prime minister to account for himself. ~ ., prime minister to account for himself. ~ . . ., , , ., himself. what did particularly stand out for ou himself. what did particularly stand out for you given _ himself. what did particularly stand out for you given that _ himself. what did particularly stand out for you given that there - himself. what did particularly stand out for you given that there were i himself. what did particularly stand j out for you given that there were so many various topics? ultimately, she

did go in hard when it came to tulip siddiq. she did go in hard when it came to tulip siddiu. ,, g , .,, ., siddiq. she did. just as a reminder, tulip siddiq — siddiq. she did. just as a reminder, tulip siddiq was _ siddiq. she did. just as a reminder, tulip siddiq was until _ siddiq. she did. just as a reminder, tulip siddiq was until yesterday - tulip siddiq was until yesterday afternoon the economic secretary to the treasury. she is also an old political friend of keir starmer, the treasury. she is also an old politicalfriend of keir starmer, a man who does not have many friends in politics, but they have been neighbouring constituencies in north london since they were both elected to parliament london since they were b