so - that is open questions. so far, that is open negotiation. they wanted to questions. so far, that is open n( the ation. they wanted to questions. so far, that is open n( the future they wanted to questions. so far, that is open n( the future th that anted to questions. so far, that is open n( the future th that deali to hear the future of that deal and the trump and what the trump administration's is, administration's view is, because it is strategically may iniilitai'yibaserfl 7niilitai'yibasierrthatm' important military base. that ,, base. military base. but prime minister's questions, it is up 7 —e—_7£ leader of the opposition to the leader of the opposition ,. take the where wa nts to. wants l to. i'm just the be back with you after this. will be back with you after this. monday. our hearts go out to his family and his loved ones. we redouble every step ensure that redouble every step to ensure that young people are kept safe. mr speaker, on monday i met in brussels to european leaders in brussels to discuss vitally important focus on security and defence in a volatile i'm ji'm determined to reduce

to trade, making easier to tratto making easier to trat to do iking easier to trat to do business sier to trat to do business and a better relationship with ggsuring a better relationshin'with' european egsuring a better reletionshin'with' european partners egsuring a better reletibnshib'with' european partners delivers for our european partners delivers for british people. mr speaker, this the british people. mr speaker, this morning i had metres with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house. i shall have further such meetings later today. i shall have further such meetings later today-— i shall have further such meetings latertoda. ., ~ later today. thank you, mr speaker. sadl , later today. thank you, mr speaker. sadly. suicide _ later today. thank you, mr speaker. sadly, suicide i the _ later today. thank you, mr speaker. sadly, suicide i the - killer i sadly, suicide is the biggest killer of young people under 35. andy, tim and mike are the darts iii? file??? eli; er??? “555? they 5525 lsaqlé55f5 5525 h“55 5535 they each lost their precious daughters, sophie, emily and their precious daughters, sophie, emilyand we met their precious daughters, sophie, emily and we met with the previous prime minister in downing street and suicide was street and suicide prevention was to the guidance for street and suicide prevention was to the last guidance for street and suicide prevention was to the last i guidance for street and suicide prevention was to the last i know nce for street and suicide prevention was to the last i know the for consultation last year. i know the has met the three prime minister has met the three

dads and supports their campaign but progress 55 ,:;’:j progress has 5 progress has stalled. 5 progress has stalled. pleavse, sadly progress has stalled. please, would the prime meet with would the prime minister meet with me and the three dads so we can get this over the line get save iver the line get save young 5 line get save young lives? aet save ouna lives? ., 72:2 z -:: him for steadfastly raising thank him for steadfastly raising this really issue, thie really imbertant'ieeee; ~ ~ ~ ~~ during children's mental critically during children's mental health week. i met the three health week. i have met the three dads walking. they are inspirational and their courage is extraordinary and their courage is extreefd—inery as father and their courage is extreerd—inery as father of young children don't know how are able to in the 7 in the way 5 in the way that do. campaign in the way that they do. i would able do i'm not sure i would be able to do so. so of course i can assure him e... siwill, e... . v. . sees. s . twill”? "théhégféfn’ ' " twill”? "théhégféfnlana" twill”? ”t'hgagggi’ngna push agenda, 5 agenda �*ereaaersl , trains at �*ereaaersl' trains at the 7 h” �*ereaaersl trains at the station 77” �*ereaaersl trains at the station m of trains at the station in my constituency were delayed or llii, in the past �*iz in the past ie and is in the past ie and is widespread lst ie and is widespread throughout. and

is widespread throughout. mr; $3,511; . “l ~ “i i e r :-":x.. : iiiz�*x�*: constituent sophie who walked into manchester recently told me that almost every day least one train is trainzis and peak—time train is cancelled. and the finally turns up it recently, she was is overcrowded. recently, she was stranded for �* constant stranded for hours after constant the train crew uvailable. can unavailable. can the prime ensure my constituent that minister ensure my constituent that this government is committed to "' "'"""'"'”” railways 7 7 ”77 ”w 77 "' v www” railways after 7 7 ”77 ”w 77 "' v www” railways after 14 7 7 ”77 ”w 77 building reliable railways after ia years? mr; building reliable railways after 14 ears? g ., ., , years? my honourable friend is right years? my honourable friend is rig hiuuhliht years? m honourable friend is rig hiuuhliht the years? m honourable friend is ri ht i highlight the i opposite fi years? m honourable friend is ri ht i highlight the i opposite left i to highlight the party opposite left roi railways in a terrible state. strikes cost millions of strikes cost the economy millions of pounds lost economy. we will pounds in lost economy. we will launch to relentlessly j relentlessly on j and focus relentlessly on passengers and down on delays in i'm pleased that cancellatiens. lnn pleeeecl else; m , ,, a”--- . ,. have the cancellatiens, lrn pleases! tleet— ——e , ~ ——————— — ,. have the largest investment in fleet to ever investment in its fleet to deliver 450 �* trains,

ever investment in its fleet to deliver450 �*trains, many ever investment in its fleet to deliver 450 �*trains, many more 7 ferries? reliable journeys for comfortable, reliable journeys for her mr comfortable, reliable “ourneys for her ~ ,, , ., ~' comfortable, reliable “ourneys for her i negotiates, comfortable, reliable journeys for her i negotiates, our comfortable, reliable journeys for her negotiates, our country sheh labour negotiates, our country, , yesterday, we the loses. yesterday, we heard the government offered £18 billion for mauritius to territory in government offered £18 billion for mauritius t islands. territory in government offered £18 billion for mauritius t islands. this ritory in government offered £18 billion for mauritiust islands. this is >ry in government offered £18 billion for mauritiust islands. this is money belbngs our children and that belongs to our children and �*children. this is an immoral so north london lawyers surrender, so north london lawyers boast of their dinner parties. can boast of their dinner parties. mr speaker, when �* negotiates, mr speaker, when labour negotiates, all lose. they don't we all lose. sometimes they don't even why did the energy withdraw riéosrerhmeht secretary withdraw government lawyers from defending the case the e coat nutters who obstruct rosebank�*s oil and gas to obstruct rosebank�*s oil and gas fields? mr to obstruct rosebank's oil and gas fields? ~ ., fields? mr speaker, let me deal with

the serious issue _ in - the serious issuershe raises in to the chagos case. this relation to the chagos case. this is a military base is vital our a military base that is vital to our national security. a �*years national security. a number of years ago the legal certainty of that base 5 throwh : 5 throwh into 5 5 throwh into doubt. mr speaker, was thrown into doubt. mr speaker, let me be clear i will pick my let me be clear and i will pick my words without legal cannot operate certainty, the base cannot operate in practical terms as it should. that is bad for our national and it is a gift to our some within ”w 7 w some within party adversaries. some within the party opposite know exactly what i am talking about. that is why, mr 5 that why i 5 that whythefi 5 that whythelast 7 negotiations government started negotiations about sovereignty about securing long—tern; j 5 long—tern; use 7 long—tern; use of 5 long—tern; use of the 5 long—tern; use of the base. 5 long—tern; use of the base. mr 5 the long—term use of the base. mr speaker, they were to do so. spgakere—thegewereerightete ale so why speakerstheuewereerightete ale so why the last government

that is why the last government conducted 11 of the 13 rounds of those negotiations. and, mr speaker, they were right do so. that is they were right to do so. that is why this government has completed pi’ocess process and we were right 5 process and we were right to process and we were right to do mr 5 mr speaker, 5 mr speaker, i 5 mrspeaker, i set 5 mr speaker, i set olit mm- will of be to but if leader of 7 7 77 777but7if 7 as; s the 95555555 525 5 e55 [5555f 55 555 is 5555555f 525 'f 555 [5555f 55 555 is properly e55'55�*555 5l'5 '5 555 [55555 55555 is properly briefed on national security implications, the national security implications, when she is asking questions, when she is asking these questions, which is perfectly to do, which is perfectly entitled to do, then she knows exactly i'm then she knows exactly what i'm talking in terms national talking about interms ofnational and talking about interms afnatianal and legal talking about interms ofnational and legal on security and legal certainty, if. on other security and legal certainty, if, on other hand, she is not properly on the j on the national j briefed on the national security implications, she is her implications, she is not doing her job, she is not concerned about '55 555 ”5 555 55553555 55:5: “5" 555” 5" ' ' security and 7 security and she security and she is national security and she is not fit to be prime minister. mr national security and she is not fit to be prime minister. io'be'prirne minister. can how to'be'prirne minister. can how can how can anyone believe... how can anyone that this man is 5 uk interests when he bend

knee tom , , gknee tom , who knee tom , who asks him? was so weak and was sofweak and woefully answer was so weak and so woefully it is no wonder he needs a voice = but he answer the " "i'agkéd'himf " miraskedfihimjwhyi i asked him. why energy not defendin our secretary was not defending our the energy and environment country? the energyand,£nvironn1ent,, is received secretary is received nearly £400,000 of it is money behind the court stop by behind the court ”5: stopey £8 nd the court ”5: stopey £8 billion court ”5: stopey £8 billion investment, 25 will stop an £8 billion investment, threaten thousands of and threaten thousands ofjobs and endanger energy security for all others. did the energy endanger energy security for all others to id the energy secretary endanger energy security for all others to defend nergy secretary endanger energy security for all others to defend uk gy secretary endanger energy security for all others to defend uk interests |ry refuse to defend uk interests because he is funded by billionaire begause he is funded by billionaire zealots? mr gag; ~.~' ..~.. ."'...~ fl, zealots? ~ to - very issue but i notice didn�*t didn't say she briefed you didn't say she was briefed about the chagos issue. this is important. mr speaker, when leader

the opposition i said to her that 55 555 55555555! 5555 5,5 555 5555 would 55 555 555555555! 5555 5,5 555 5555 would give 55555 555555555! 5555 5,5 555 5555 would give her a briefing on any i would give her a briefing on any national security issue if she it. 7 it. that 7 it. that is 7 it. that is very to for it. that is very important to the we run democracy. she the way we run our democracy. she not for a briefing on the has not asked for a briefing on the chagos islands. and that is because she is more interested chasing reform than in national security. in relation to oil and gas it will relation tcroil and gas it will be of our relation to'oil and gas it will be of our energy supply for many part of our energy supply for many years to come. we have been absolutely clear about that. but we are going through a transition. it absolutely clear about that. but we are going through a t that tion. it absolutely clear about that. but we are going through a t that transition is important because that transition to renewable energy will give us a lower energy security, take lower bills, energy security, take putin's foot of our throat and is for national mr this is weak speaker, this is a weak answer because he doesn't know what is on. last week, i asked about 5—§= bill, he didn�*t know the employment bill, he didn't know what on. we asked about what was going on. we asked about the education he didn't know was on. let me tell him what was going on. let me tell him what was going on. let me tell him what is going on. maybe he can lgiglat isgoingomfifi�*laybe be can some lgiglatisgoi'ng'ongfi�*laybe be can some questions. shell has

answer some questions. shell has answer some questions. shell has a one—year delay to rosebank cost £350 5 and the 'obs. the company has said a of 1000 jobs. the company has said a two—year delay will cost... ican i can see is to g�*zministers. at ,,,,,, ,,,,,,, g�*zministers. at as”; ,,,,,,, g�*zministers. at {fir}; ”5 , g�*zministers. at {fir}; of 5 , g�*zministers. at {fir}; effie} labour ministers. at a time of war in europe, threatened energy increased from security, increased competition from the us elsewhere, we be the us and elsewhere, we should be getting british oil gas out of 5 grgund. 5 5 grgund. does 5 5 grgund. does the 5 5 grgund. does the prime minister the guts to take on labour have the guts to take on labour donors and his and donors and his energy secretary and approve the license applications they agglgove the license a gi the ,, , �* when they resubmitted? she doesn't even to when they resubmitted? she doesn't even - to know — when they resubmitted? she doesn't even - to know what's _ when they resubmitted? she doesn't even - to know what's - on l even want to knowwbat�*s going on, she would otherwise she would have asked for relevant briefing. she knows the position she the 555555 55 e'sseibsnisg'sfie isn'dws the case that 555i5i55 eh e'eeebshitg'ehe ith'ewe the case that has 555i5i55 eh 5'5555555;"555 ith'ewe the case that has that the court case that has meant that the has got to be reviewed. a process has 5 a process has got there is a process that has got to be gone through in the proper way. she understands that but yet again is proving 5 is proving all 5 is proving all she 5 is proving all she do 5 is proving all she do is5 politi5cs

etfient eelitiee an 539}, etfient eelitiee an so} etfient eelitiee an 77 politics. mr speaker, i am speaking on behalf of— politics. mr speaker, i am speaking on behalf of the _ politics. mr speaker, i am speaking on behalf of the people _ politics. mr speaker, i am speaking on behalf of the people of - politics. mr speaker, i am speaking on behalf of the people of this - on behalf of the people of this country. when labour negotiates, our country. when labour negotiates, our country loses. when labour negotiates, �*country country loses. when labour negotiates, �* country loses. country loses. when labour negotiates, �*country loses. he is negotiates, our country loses. he is 77 about bringing growth and talking about bringing growth and investment. week, he £450 investment from million investment from astrazeneca that we negotiated, mr speaker, and have 5 5555ha5ve5d5elive5'5d5 5 5 5 5 5 have delivered growth which would have delivered growth immediately. that same day he also immediately, that same day he also the £8 billion lost the £8 billion oilfield investment that would have delivered year. , f ’,i 5: year. business is abandoning next year. business is abandoning the north sea of his the north sea because of his decisions. what he think decisions. what signal does he think he is sending to $5 decisions. what signal does he think he is sending to _ was a commercial she was a commercial she must was a commercial sh5e must understand nercial sh5e must understand that. al decision. she must understand that. but mr speaker, all she does is come here every week carping from the sidelines, talking our country down.

here every week carping from the sidi have, talking our country down. here every week carping from the sidi have got.king our country down. here every week carping from the sidi have got the] our country down. here every week carping from the sidi have got the highestintry down. here every week carping from the sidi have got the highest investment we have got the highest investment for19 we have got the highest investment for 19 years. pwc say the second fo:r19 years. pwcsay the second place to invest in the world. best place to invest in the world. growth, wages are up, is down, 5 is5down, ther5e is to reforming planning and do. reforming planning and regulation, building new homes, supporting the runway at supporting the third runway at what unites heathrow. what unites these championed by labour, opposed by the stop it is so to tories stop it is so hard to believe anything he says. is a tories stop it is so hard to believe anything he says- _ tories stop it is so hard to believe anything he says. this is a man who needed emergency _ anything he says. this is a man who needed emergency voice _ anything he says. this is a man who needed emergency voice coaching l anything he says. this is a man whol needed emergency voice coaching on eve. this government is so christmas eve. this government is so clueless it is borrowing £8 billion. is so clueless it is borrowing £8 that is not great. not project that is not great, not british and does not produce any its chairman, its own british and does not produce any it mr chairman, its own chairman, mr speaker, admitted it would take 20 years to create would take 20 yea rs' to create just

meanwhile, 200,000 jobs 1000 jobs. meanwhile, 200,000 jobs are 1000jobs. meanwhile, 200,000jobs are stake in our and gas are at stake in our oil and gas sector right now. does he think that 1000 jobs in 20 years's time are worth more than the jobs we worth more than the 200,000 jobs we have now? worth more than the 200,000 “obs we have now? �* ,, worth more than the 200,000 “obs we have now? �* , , ,, , �* have now? again, she clearly hasn't been briefed — have now? again, she clearly hasn't been briefed or— have now? again, she clearly hasn't been briefed or doesn't _ have now? again, she clearly hasn't been briefed or doesn't want - have now? again, she clearly hasn't been briefed or doesn't want to - have now? again, she clearly hasn't been briefed or doesn't want to be i been briefed or doesn't want to be brief. gb a owned brief. gb energy, a publicly owned energy company will drive energy company that will drive the move to renewables. that is not about the number ofjobs in hq, it about the thousands upon is about the thousands upon �*jobs will generate is about the thousands upon give �*jobs will generate is about the thousands upon give us �*jobs will generate is about the thousands upon give us energy will generate is about the thousands upon give us energy security, nerate to give us energy security, something we didn't have under the last government, take putin's boot of our throat, something we did have last government, take putin's boot of our the at, something we did have last government, take putin's boot of our the last something we did have last government, take putin's boot of our the last some they ne did have last government, take putin's boot of our the last some they lost id have last government, take putin's boot of our 1 of last some they lost id have last government, take putin's boot of our 1 of the some they lost id have last government, take putin's boot of our 1 of the some the we ;t id have last government, take putin's boot of our 1 of the some the we are have 51395er of the economy, we are it 995910 .~ ~ muff -�* it 995910 .~ ~ mu 77 - ~ it cedttolo -~~-~n,7~ it getting it back. ii ’ as he m getting it back. ii ’ as he i!!! [m getting it back. ii 5 as he i!!! m long as he likes, mr speaker, but we essie labour promised to bring know that labour promised to bring energy bills down by £300. instead, bills going up. he is freezing bills are going up. he is freezing pensioners whilst shovelling money to mauritius. the prime minister

isn't managing mr isn'tjust managing decline, mr speaker, he creating the 5z== has power to 5 these open these oil and gas licences. open these oil and gas fields, save britishjobs and bring 5 ' bills. my dogs 5 bills. whydoés he 5 bills.whydo;shefind 5 5 ' bills. my dogs hefind it 5 5 ' bills. why does hefind itso down bills. why does he find it so to do the right thing? she hard te de the rieght'thihg? ' ' " ' needs to look into how these are 5 are granted. i appreciate licenses are granted; taggreeiate their research seems to be that their research seems to be having no policy except cutting pensions having no on pensions and having no briefings on relevant issues. let's just remind ourselves, they — 52 555 the ourselves, they presided over the biggest drop in standards on ourselves, they presided over the biggest mortgages standards on ourselves, they presided over the biggest mortgages stithroughin ourselves, they presided over the biggest mortgages stl' through the record. mortgages went through the roof and left the £22 hole. and we learnt last black hole. and we learnt last weekend, mr speaker, that under the- government . million weekend, mr speaker, that under the, government . million was last government £35 million was lost benefit fraud and error. who was

on benefit fraud and error. who was at the treasury at the time you ask, if the - the might ask, if the speaker. the shadow business secretary the �*of �* of they want to leader of the position. they want to give lectures, no, thanks. eee etf eeeeeef tee fiefieefeele says member for clacton says that his party is, and i party is. and i quote. open to to anything when it comes to changing our nhs and open to an insurance based system. so honourable confirmed under a labour will be eeeryone. when need it, not worry 7 the nhs is the lifeblood of our country, that is why we invested £25 billion at the record amount.

making it fit for the future are making it fit for the future through our for change. what a through our plan for change. what a with reform, whose who can ffffffff ”ff who can afford pay should fffpay should pay pay should pay for ff f f pay should pay for our health to pay should pay for our health care. under labour, the will be f be free f be free at the point of use who needs it. w for anyone who needs it. leader of the liberal — for anyone who needs it. leader of the liberal _ said - for anyone who needs it. leader of| the liberal _ said davey. i associate myself with the can i associate myself with the remarks the prime minister about terrible fee�*efee ee eee e�*fee�*e'eeeeeeeeee f terrible �* of the the terrible murder of the 15—year—old in sheffield and say we 15—year—old in sheffiel