will parliament. but that will depend on �* planning depend on their planning reforms. terms of the oxford vcambridge that 7 vcambridge that could to cambridge link, that could be that could get be something that could get going today, �* announced today, �*announced our next steps to deliver plan for eeee eeeee ee eee'eef eee eeee eef �* oxford, eeee eeeee ee eee'eee eee eeee eee �*oxford, cambridge del change, new oxford, cambridge del old trafford runway at we old trafford runway at heathrow. we are the runways are arguing the runways for investment, supporting invention further e further to e further to boeost growth. are going further to boost growth. �*speaker, this morning i had with e colleagues meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition my duties and others in addition to my duties in this house, i sure have further such a meeting �*today. mr such a meeting later today. mr

seaker, such a meeting later today. m speaker, april the state speaker, this april the state pension will increase by and pensign. will. increase by £4?!) eee �* the pensien. will. increase by £4?!) er!!! �* the course pensien will. increase by £4?!) anc! �*the course of this over the course of this parliament, by up over the course of this parliament, by up to £1900, benefiting millions pensioners, z: that means cutting state e e state pension e state pension will e state pension will do e state pension will do severe e the state pension will do severe harm will he confirm that harm and will he confirm that his government would protect the state and the triple lock? absolutely e ee e absolutelyclear,ee e absolutely clear, mr e absolutely clear, emr speea ker, bee e e be no means be noemeans testing of the they'll be no means testing of the under this labour state pension under this labour government. we are committed both to éggoq/ernment. we are committed both to lock and to the éggq/ernment. we are committed both to lock and to the principle the triple lock and to the principle that people should receive a pension on contribution at of their e e eoeftheieeralethee e e eoeftheieeralthand e e eoeftheeieeralth and he regardless of their wealth and he has a right to say that 12 million regardless of their wealth and he has a right receiving t 12 million regardless of their wealth and he has a right receiving £417 1illion regardless of their wealth and he has a right receiving £417 increase pensioners receiving £417 increase in april. when people like the m -m leader of the opposition say that they want means testing, that it a cart, the difference is that means a cart, the difference is that they can't pensions, we are increasing them —— testing,

increasing then} ,__, meansrrtesting. means a increasing then} ,__, meansrtestihg. means a cut. increasing then} —— meanetestinfi - means a cut. increasing then} —— meanstestinfi - means a cut. that means a cut. leader of the har that means a cut. leader of the _ harry paid - that means a cut. leader of the _ harry paid i kemil opposition, harry paid —— kemi | — harry paid -- kemi e. e the j e the hunt opportunity to commemoratefthe hdnt: ~ anniversary opportunity to commemoratefthehdnt ~ anniversary �*the opportunity to commemoratefthe hunt ~ anniversary �*the liberation of of anniversary of the liberation of outs the outlook is common. if not, the answer is no. morning he a series because politics wears a seriesoffbecause' potitics the many wears a seriesoffbecause' patitics the many are they were of the many are welcome, they were taken years of the many are welcome, they were ta ken years to of the many are welcome, they were taken years to deliver. mr speaker, when conservatives left of his, we when conservatives’ieft’of his. we fastest economic —— had the fastest economic growth —— like when left office does request the do it does request the government do growth now, they are destroying it. let's look at the employment bill.

the government's own figures say it will cost but it is £5 billion a year and clearly fails the premise great the drop it? it left a inheritors, e inheeritors, it e e inheritors, it was e inheeritors, it was set inheritors, it was set on fourth july fourthjuly which fourth july which why they standing there. what we are are standing there. whatwe are the ons said that we have got thee highest for e thee highest for19 e to the highest investment for 19 years. pwc, deep second best place ebeee ————,———— —— ————————— e be in rest e be in rest in the be|n ereeeeteiseee'eecjiiede eeebeeein reeset iii theeweilede,elieliefee to be in rest in the wild, imf the fastest—growing in wages eeee'eee eee eeeeeeeezeeeee'ee 'e wages up, eeee'eee eee eeeeeeeezeeeee'ee 'e wages up, �*there's more to europe, wages up, if there's more to do the woman planning new homes that regulation, building new homes that we need, supporting third runway at heathrow. there is no point we about labour, it is obvious complain about labour, it is obvious . because ijust lost complain about labour, it is obvious . because i just lost the ofe of businesses, we are not from them! taken lectures from them! mr seaker, taken lectures from them! m' speaker, he taken lectures from them! m speaker, he does not to talk speaker, he does not want to talk about bill he

about the employment bill because he does want to cut know about it. week, he the house, last week, he misled the house, you're not top of his own you're not on top of his own education his own education bill,... we cannot accuse the — his own education bill,... we cannot accuse the prime _ his own education bill,... we cannot accuse the prime minister— his own education bill,... we cannot accuse the prime minister of- accuse the prime minister of the house. choose words misleading the housevchooseswords ., you misleading the houses chooseswords - you would misleading the houses chooseswordsss you would prefer use. mr thatryou would prefer . a. thatryou would prefer teruse m thatryou would prefer to use. last he claimed to speaker, last week he claimed to have laid down an amendment he had not made. he does not �*what elm: em here or out there. last going on inrherreror out there. last i spoke to a woman running a in exeter, eeeiereieeee)e(ee'e(eei’e,eeseeieieeee ee eeeee taking on e taking on new she is of taking on newstaff, she is to keep �* head above struggling to keep our head above water, dreading what this government z: -—= siee not e e siee not aloene. the will do next. she is not alone. the federation of small says federation of small businesses says 90% of small employers are concerned about the employment bill. clauses one to make it harder for see eeee fee new you n . éeeeee ee young people e e young people eeforee young people for their eeeeijeetefiiseieseeee e ee eeeejdbetieiseiesehoteee e ee joeeb. tieis is not an e

2.2: :-—:: it is an eit is an unemployment e eit is an unemployment biell, e e etheese e ee these clauses, etheezée eiqz;;;[e;iiiie ee e e e etheezée leiqzgeeeqeei/iiieiiqe e e e e etheeee eleaeises, will he drop e ee ee given these clauses, will he drop his bill and show that he is not afieiltafiiss anti-growth? mr speaker, we believe in aaivin anti-growth? mr speaker, we believe in giving peeple _ anti-growth? mr speaker, we believe in giving people proper— anti-growth? mr speaker, we believe in giving people proper dignity - anti-growth? mr speaker, we believe in giving people proper dignity and i in giving people proper dignity and protection at we are protection at work. we are workers, they can vote ee eeetoneteeeeégzaeihseeee eee ee eeetoneteee s'g’ansfsiy eee certainly vote againstan§" " ' ' forworking protection for working people. and she says should be less. mr she says there should be less. mr speaker, we are driving growth on behalf of people. good work are e with rights are consistent with good businesses know that. on top of the building houses, planning reform, building houses, supporting aviation, the chancellor about the oxford cambridge spoke about the oxford cambridge growth corridor, redeveloping old trafford and manufacturing east midlands airport. we want to grow the economy. only policy has the ecsnemy; the enly'psiliitigsne has to the ecenemy; the enly'peliegehe has to shrink pension. elli! the esenemg} the enlfpeliefehebee i to shrink pension.fi the eeehemg} the ehlfpeliefehehee i to shrink pension.fi is to shrink pension. all his ideas are the - we _ is to shrink pension. all his ideas

are the - we - of. - is to shrink pension. all his ideas are the - we - of. he l are the ones we thought of. he needs to make sure we deliver for growth now as well as future. grow economy? we must get e economy? we must get more economy? we must get meore people sickness and welfare and into sici clausesd welfare and into sici clauses eightare and into sici clauses eight and and into sici clauses eight and and i of work. clauses eight andnineofthe bill take us on the unemployment bill take us on the opposite direction by increasing entitlements. government itself, estimates e ee e estimates that theesee government estimates that these changes business costs changes will increase business costs from million to £1 billion a in sick pay. that will mean year in sick pay. that will mean higher prices, fewerjobs, less e—ee-eeeeeeeee ewillehee e ewilleheegrabeeeee e will he grabethese measures from the bill? eee??? a .. . . workers awe m from the bill? eee??? a .. . . workers an? m for workerseand geedfore g rewth. is for workerseand geedforegrewth. is the same argument they made minimum wage and every e for e e for workers. says are �* ideas. are e �*ideas. she e are e �*ideas. she sayse in support of a third at is in support of a third runway at heathrow. her �*transport it would itwouldbeeeeee secretary says it would be the shadow

calamitous, the shadow business secretary is writing letters secretary is busy writing letters expansion and his opposing airport expansion and his back yard. the shadow chief own back yard. the shadow chief secretary says the oxford cambridge ideas flowed and he is against it. ideas flowedand he isagainst it. are mark we are the we are the mark we are the collection of builders, they are the collection of builders. they are the of blockers. collection otbuildersgthey . of blockers. . , collation of blockers. has own chants about _ collation of blockers. has own chants about an _ collation of blockers. has own chants about an airport - collation of blockers. has own chants about an airport in - collation of blockers. has own chants about an airport in his| chants about an airport in his own constituency. they are hypocrites. let's about the employment let's talk about the employment bill. part one of the bill means a could start a morning and take their eemployer a tribunal that afternoon. it is eee e�*ethiesebeilel e e e eee e�*ethiesebeilel i; e e ecalled no wonder this bill has been called adventure for lawyers. a n adve ntu re playground fo'r'tawyers. bill an adventure playground fo'r'tawyers. bill is terrible for business, an adventure playground fo'r'tawyers. itiill is terrible for business, an adventure playground fo'r'tawyers. it is is terrible for business, an adventure playground fo'r'tawyers. it is is ter employment|ess, an adventure playground fo'r'tawyers. it is is ter employment for., but it is great employment for lawyers. i know the minister e-= eeeeetheee agar" e ee ee e the legal profession, but he love the legal profession, but he needs to stop being a lawyer and start being a leader. this is another measure the bill that start being a leader. this is ano1 his... easure the bill that start being a leader. this is ano1 his... will'e the bill that start being a leader. this is ano1 his... will here :he bill that start being a leader. this is ano1 his... will here show ll that start being a leader. this is ano1 his... will here show some

tails his wilt refreshes? some and tails his wilt n’éreshofi some and drop tails his sent hiereishesi some and drop it? i fails his britt hiere'shee some and dro it? , ., leadership and drop it? i understand she like straight _ leadership and drop it? i understand she like straight talking, _ leadership and drop it? i understand she like straight talking, she - leadership and drop it? i understand she like straight talking, she is - she like straight talking, she is talking nonsense. she knows and anyone who understands anything about the bill will cannot eeel�*e eee e'ee “ii“ eee“ ieee! eeeeee in eee'je eee e'ee “3!“ eee“! ieee! eeeeee in the eeel'e eee e'ee “fl“ e�*ee“! eee! eeeeee in the morning eeee'e eee eeee “e'ee e�*ee“! eee! eeeeee in the morning and go to the gtazrétinzthe morning and go to the,, h, in gtazrétigzthe morning and go to the,, h, in afternoon. we gtazrétigzthe morning and go to the., h, in afternoon. we know tri'oonoi in the afternoon. we know is not a she is a leader, and if she this, 7 this, she is going to be the like this, she is going to be the next 5. he like this, she is going to be the next 5. ,, , like this, she is going to be the next 5. ., , ., like this, she is going to be the next 5. ,, , ,, t, , like this, she is going to be the nex is ., ,, , ,, t, , like this, she is going to be the nex is ., he ,, t, , like this, she is going to be the nex is .- he should listen to bill is doing. he should listen to who are terrified of business who are terrified of this the only he cares oui’ our lawyers, but it not on about our lawyers, but it is not on lawyers benefiting this or else benefits? it is not bill. or else benefits? it is not taxpayers, they will pay for even more welfare, it is not theywill they will not e they will not get e they will not get theeir workers, they will not get their first break, it is not yet more burdens. who benefits,

2= -: whobenefitsg ” e who benefits? it is the mr speaker? who benefits? it is the trade unions. the trade unions. part �* of the unemployment bill, part four of the unemployment—dithered they have not read it, it is four, theyheve nst reed it, it is biggest four, theyheue nst reed it, it is biggest expansion four, theyheus nst reed it, it is biggest expansion of four. theyhevs nst reed it, it is biggest expansion of trade four, theyheus nst reed it, it is biggest expansion of trade union the biggest expansion of trade union powers for a exactly, powers for a generation. exactly, thank you. the will that. rather than deregulatihg business or growthe, e business or growth, is for business or create growth, he is for business or create growth, he is for clause deregulating for the unions. clause 61 alone reduces the period 6] alone reduces the notice period strikes to one week. given the are catastrophic for growth, strikes are catastrophic for growth, well he drop part four of the bill? well he drop pert—four of the bill? is good for people, and well he drop pert—four of the bill? is good for the people, and well he drop pert—four of the bill? is good for the peopi she 1d it is good for the economy. she keep up, the cbi have should keep up, the cbi have welcomed our positive steps this morning. they called, morning. they are called, the chancellor has given a on e eeon the ee e on the economy, e on the economy, e e the eeee {hey they left, e e they left, the e e they left, the cbiee e they left, the csi said they left, the cbie said tieey

mess they left, the cbi said they celebrate the positive leadership, a to kick—start our clear vision to kick—start our economy. that is the difference. we ee growing fittings; e e growing the economy. they are growing the economy. they left it in a complete mess. the are growing the economy. they left it in a complete mess. =i the prime is that it in a complete mess. ese . the prime - is that he of the prime minister is that he that his government creates thinks that his government creates growth. he is wrong. business growth. he is wrong. business growth. our economy is built entrepreneurs, risk—takers iby entrepreneurs, risk-takers and hard work of working people. know that you cannot tax your they know that you cannot tax your way to growth. you cannot borrow your way grow. you cannot your ,7§§s§;€seeeseee e e youer way to grow. other legislate your wayto'growget�*ner serious about freeing countries ’a re serious about freeing from tape. countries ’a re serious about freeing is from tape. frflfecflf countries ’a re serious about freeing is doing tape. frflfecflf countries ’a re serious about freeing is doing tamerica, s'snt trump is doing it in america, argentina is taking a a regulation, even the eu is not going as as even the eu is not going as going as far as this left—wing government. this bill will put us at the bottom of the pack. thejobs this bill will put us at the bottom of the pack. the jobs tax, this bill will put us at the bottom of the pack. thejobs tax, the business tax, ee businesesetaexe,eit e business tax, it is no longer creators are fleeing e creators are fleeing britaein d roves. droves. the e edroveeseeteheechanceeelleoree e e e droves. the chancellor is tryin eeeeeeee trying to save her desperately trying'to save her she knows labour

reputation. she knows that labour could damage growth. this no manifestly fails prime manifestly fails the prime minister's on grotesque. if he will =z= not drop the unemployment bill. what their point of his test? not drop the unemployment bill. what their poiithe his test? they broke the economy, destroyed it, broke the health it, and presence and else you could e else you could mention, everything else you could mention, they failed front. they are no position to e e no position to e lectures anything. she accepts they on anything. sheaccepts they they are changing, they have failed, they are changing; they have absolutely nothing. is i learnt absolutely nothing. is the government has no action —= to tackle to teackle traders last week to tackle�*i’ogue traders installed home insulation who installed home insulation affecting my constituents. does the minister agree with me that prime minister agree with me that labour vote homes plan will tackle fuel poverty and bring down the bill for are part —: for change?

plan for change? the party opposite have not a plan for change? the party opposite have got a lot _ plan for change? the party opposite have got a lot i answer— plan for change? the party opposite have got a lot i answer for - plan for change? the party opposite have got a lot i answer for in - have got a lot to answer for in the filling system be left behind. we have taken action to consumers into letting their ensure consumers into letting their homes are down again. we investing e investing £31; e investing £31; billion e investing £31; billion toe homes homeese plan to upgrade 5 wagmhomes plan to upgrade smillion thank you, mr speaker. iflan i homes. thank you, mr speaker. can i . ,, this homes. thank you, mr speaker. (15w i this opportunity thank take this opportunity to thank the holocaust memorial day trust, all helesaustte�*lemeriel'eey trust. all �* work in helesaustte�*lemeriel'eey trust. all �*work in commemorating the helesaustte�*lemeriel'eey tru3e. all �*work in commemorating the 80th their work in commemorating the 80th —— and it celebration —— commemoration, and it was a privilege to meet holocaust survivors at when my idend iiriend ior horth i honourable friend for north devon, i recently visited a hospital in recentlyvisited a hospital in is there told us was a tickin . m it was a ticking time bomb. he explained that a hospital that size needs 12 operating theatres to meet demand, they have four. the government

last conservative government promised to was promised to rebuild it, it was a hollow promise, now north devon ee7e district hospital is one of nine across the country where their ee rebueield e e rebuild programme has been urgent rebuild programme has been postponed for over ten years. well postponed for over ten'years. well prime meet honourable the prime ministerrmeet honourable of his the prime ministerrneet honourable of his vote lives are being members of his vote lives are being harmed by this today to see if there is a way we can bring these urgent projects i is a way we can bring these urgent ro'ects ., , pro'ects forward? ez——7e;eeze about the pro'ects forward? ezeqeeze _ about the holocaust com ments a bout; therrllolocaust we met comments abouttherrllolocaust we met earlier this week. survivors we met earlier this week. was incredibly as it was incredibly moving as it always is i struck by that e that were e that were so e that were so many in the we we re we were at. we are not gathering we were at. we are not likely to so many in one place that again. we must never that an the we must neverg that an the question t neverg that an the question of swag forget. en the duestith’ef’ ” people across ferget. en the duestieh’ef’ ” people across the country hospitals, people across the country are right to angry and are right to feel angry and frustrated at the government's frustrated at the last government's plan, on hospitals. it plan, non—plan, on hospitals. it was not achievable, it was not funded, it was promises. under them,

would never have these hospitals would never have been built. funded plan backed the investment have been deliver them. we edeeliveereetehente.ewe will e e '.i’.i.”.’.1’hg...fh; will take e e on herbs and so on to advance on waiting lists and as he knows and i am more operations as he knows and i am more happy operations as he knows and i an�*; more happy to make that all our than happy to make sure that all our constituents and members can meet the relevant ministers. last constituents and members can meet the relevant ministers.— the relevant ministers. last week, the relevant ministers. last week, the prime minister _ the relevant ministers. last week, the prime minister told _ the relevant ministers. last week, the prime minister told me - the relevant ministers. last week, the prime minister told me it - the relevant ministers. last week, | the prime minister told me it would take three years for social —= = to be implemented, now thing) be implemented, now thing tieat implemented, now thing that urgentiented, now thing tieat urgent hospital iow has thing that urgent hospital will take more than a rebels will take more than a decade. we will coming back to this we will keep coming back to this issue. if i can turn to economic growth, the chancellor has now admitted that we to further admitted that we need to go further and faster in the pursuit of and faster inthe pursuit of growth and we agree. the m i niester e miniester knows e minister knows we miniester knows we believe that prime minister knows we believe that aside his eeeeea ny any eue unioen. our to any uk eu customs union. our country can go further and faster in

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