is in session prime minister david cameron takes questions from members of the house of commons. prior to question time the house is wrapping up other business. this is live coverage on c-spa c-span2. >> what we've done is point chair of the authority a very distinguished figure now to andrew who exercises his task with great rigor, which we welcome. >> order. questions to the prime minister. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings with ministerial of others and i shall further such meetings later today. i would also be making an announcement about the new minister to join a government. at the end of the year stephen green, former chair and chief

executive, will be standing down as trade minister after doing a superb job refocusing the governments efforts in key export markets. i can't announce today that in livingston for the past five years chief executive of bt, one of britain's most successful businesses, will take on this vital role. i believe he will bring huge talent to a vital national effort. >> thank you, mr. speaker. with the prime minister agree there are many, many people in excellent school benefiting from outstanding teaching from inspirational teachers, not all of them have necessarily been -- [inaudible]? >> i think my honorable friend makes an important point. there are many good teachers in our schools who haven't been through the formal processes. i met this week we'v with anothw policy from the party opposite. banning all such teachers from such schools. as ever, although i've been busy, mr. speaker, i that a careful look at this policy and i note that the our teachers, people who teach, including

those on the benches of parliament opposite. the honorable member, a renowned historian teaches in his local comprehensive school. he will be banned and, of course, there is a former member who enjoys doing that as well. i think this policy, another shambles come as another example of brotherly love. >> ed miliband. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, following the parliamentary commission on banking and the prime minister confirm that he supports this important recommendation on bonuses and criminal penalties and that he will use the banking bill to implement a them? >> yes, i do support both those measures. obviously, we need to take time to read this excellent report, and i commend my honorable friend, the member, for the excellent job he has done. but penalizing including criminal penalties against bankers who gave responsibility i say yes, and also making sure

that banks who are in receipt of taxpayers money that you can claw back i say yes, too. >> on the specific issue of criminal penalties on glad he supports the proposal but will they just confirm for the house this important issue that the government will put down the appropriate amendment to the banking bill which is currently going through parliament to make sure it gets on the vote as soon as possible? >> we will be using that bill to take these important steps. the key thing is we have that opportunity. first of all because we said there should be a parliamentary inquiry that could be done rapidly rather than a public inquiry that he supported, if we have done that we would just about be getting going with the inquiry. instead of that we have a good inquiry, could result and we can have strong legislation, too. >> just to be clear about this, if the government put down it for criminal penalties, we will and the banking bill.

now, the prime minister praises, praises the parliamentary commission on banking. but let's turn to one of his recommendations from last year's report. but it said the commission legislate for a general power to break up the bank, high risk casino banking from high street banks. we think it's right. the commission think it's right that the gum is so forward using it though, -- trying to give advice to the prime minister. we -- we -- [shouting] we think it's right passionate we think it's right, the commission thinks is right that the government has so far refused to implement that recommendation. why isn't the government doing it? >> first of all i would rather listen to my chancellor than listen to his neighbor, the shadow chancellor. [laughter] [shouting] we remember his advice. 125% mortgages for northern

rail, that's fine. a knighthood for fred goodwin, that's fine. the biggest banking bust in british history, that's fine. he wants the city minister when all of this went wrong. and it's this government that is click of the most but as i say we wouldn't have these results without this inquiry commissioned by this government. we wouldn't be able to legislate if we didn't have the excellent banking bill provided by this government. and the terms of this question, we are putting a ring fence around retail banks, something in 13 years of the labour government although they were both in the treasury they never got around to. [shouting] >> i do say we are really not going to take advice from the guy -- from the guy who is the advisor on black wednesday in 1992. [shouting] and he had no answer to the question about retail and investment banking. now, maybe you can do better on

this issue. on the issue of bonuses, on issue of -- [shouting] on the issue of bonuses, on the issue of bonuses on the banks, mr. speaker, last week bonuses in business and financial services this april where 64% higher than a year ago. why does the prime minister think that is? >> bank bonuses are about a fifth of what they were when he was sitting in the treasury. they have been going down not up. if he wants to discuss this issue of banking, perhaps you would reflect on the fact that the of the city minister that labour had in the time of office had this to say today. the government of which i was a member certainly has to take some culpability for the fact the regulatory oversight of the bank was not as effective as it should be. [shouting] he says to do otherwise would be to pull the wool over the eyes of the electorate. perhaps the next time it gets to

that dispatch box you will apologize for the mess they ma made. >> is asked how he's asking questions and preparing for opposition, after speaker. now let's talk about what people were saying in 2008. because we all remember the speeches, don't we, mr. speaker? a conservative economic strategy march 2008, david cameron, and i quote, as a free marketer by conviction he will not surprise you do your me say that a significant part of the problem the last decade has been too much regulation. [shouting] there you have it. there you have it, mr. speaker. he was wanting less regulation. and let's just go back to the question about bonuses because the reality is that bonuses are up 64% in april in the city, and why?

because he's got a top rate of income tax from 50 to 45 p. so people took their bonuses in april. i got a massive tax cut as a result. when the prime minister gets up to respond, will he confirm that 64% figure and that people are getting a massive tax cut as a result of his decision? >> burst of albany given the figures. in 2012-13 city bonuses will be 85% lower than they were in 2007-eight when those two were advising are working in the last government with the responsibility for regulating the city. and it doesn't matter what he says come he cannot get over the fact that they presided over the boom and bust, the collapse of the bank. we remember what they said in 2008. no more boom and bust. they said a golden age for the city. that is what they said.

they cannot hide their dreadful record and they ought to start with an apology. >> the whole house will have noted he cannot denying the figures i read out to him but he doesn't even know the facts. bonuses are up so people can take advantage of his massive tax cut. here's the truth. for all his tough call, the reality is he is dragged his feet on banking reform. business lending is still falling. onus is a rising. one ordinary families are suffering, he's getting a massive tax cut to the bankers. [shouting] >> just another display of extraordinary weakness. they had 13 years to sort out this problem. they did absolutely nothing. it is this government that introduced the banking bill, this government that is introduced the ring fence. this government is by the bank of england in charge of recruiting credit in our economy. instead what we ought to be getting from him is an apology

and a thank you for clearing up the mess they made. [shouting] >> sir edward lee. >> may i say to the prime minister occasionally one should be grateful, so -- [laughter] may i warmly commend him for being the first conservative prime minister ever to commit to a referendum on europe, and for leading a government that is done more than any other government to tackle welfare dependency, to reduce immigration and to bring in academies. thereby showing that -- popular and ride all the same time. [shouting] >> can i thank my honorable friend for his question, and can i on behalf of everyone in the house congratulate him on his richly deserved night it. >> here, here. >> yes, sir. dden is how so many decades and

he also served in the vital role of overseeing the public accounts committee which is such important work in our parliamentary system. i am grateful what he says about the referendum and i would urge all college to come to the house on july 5 and vote for this bi bill. >> thank you, mr. speaker. is the prime minister proud of the fact that on his watch 300,000 more children have been pushed into absolute poverty stick with what i'm proud of is well protected and enforced in our country by increasing the child tax credit. but the most important thing we can do to tackle poverty is to get more people into work. that are now more people in work in our country than at any time in our history, and in his own area in the west midlands the number of people employed is up to 66,000 since the election. it is worth remembering the last governments record because even during the boom years private sector employment in the west midlands, even in the boom years

it went down. >> i'm sure the prime minister will want to join every member of the house and wishing all british players as luck for the wimbledon champ and should. does he back -- [inaudible] over 60,000 schools and put a number in my constituency to help find homegrown and home trained chimp is? >> i think my on warfarin is actually write to raise this. for the let's gradually and he for his excellent victory over the weekend, and wish them well and other british players well for the wimbledon tournament. i think we should command them for the work they're doing to try to make tennis much more of a mass participation sport. i see in the schoolroom our children go where tennis is being taught and play. it's the got a long way to go and the tennis association has to satisfy all england and all

the funding bodies that they're doing everything they can to make this a mass participation sport. >> wind, according to the "sunday times," just 1000 of richest citizens have increased their wealth since the financial crash by 190 billion pounds whilst everyone else on average has been forced to take a 6% real-time cut in income, isn't his policy of enriching the perpetrators and punishing the victims the very opposite of a one nation nation's? >> first of all the riches in a country will pay a higher percentage of income tax under this government than they did other the last government. he sat in the government, he had the opportunity to do something about it all the time he was a minister the top rate of tax is actually lower than it is going to be under this government. >> mr. speaker, does my right honorable friend of greek that we are obliged to give specific

piece of infrastructure that phishing agreements or payments and compensation for any blight caused like rail freight exchange? >> i thing on warfarin makes a very important point, and that's why section 106 agreements exist. i think we do need to keep this area under active review, particularly for instance, with a few for our going to handle fracking and shale gas whereas i think we might need an even more simple and it is more direct mechanism to make sure that communities feel the real benefit of things that benefit the economy overall. >> thank you, mr. speaker. on monday the melbourne report showed a proportion of students in state schools is now lower than a decade ago. meanwhile, another report, secretly considering -- [inaudible] previous graduate. after 9000-pound tuition fees, does the prime minister think such another breach is more likely to encourage students from less wealthy -- with the

background or to discourage them? >> i will make two points. this is an important question. first is the number of children from disadvantaged backgrounds going to universities is high than it has ever been so that is a good step forward. the second thing, if we want to get children from this is his backgrounds and universities we should be supporting things like the academies program and free schools. we saw in labour's announcement this week they are now saying they support free schools. that's great. the trouble is they went on to say they're not going to allow any more of them. then they said this, quite extraordinary they said this, what we will have is a new program, really good teachers like peter hyman school in east london. they want more schools lik like that. is not a, the shadow education secretary but there's only one problem. that school is a free school. [shouting] what a complete shambles.

>> [inaudible] >> thank you, mr. speaker. cannot ask the prime minister what discussions he is held with the colleagues to amend the priorities -- [inaudible] and the need to protect farmland? >> i do have conversations about this issue with the secretary of state for farming and food and rural affairs. as i announced in the house last week he will soon be bringing forward the proposal to make sure that the insurance scheme, the protected households in danger of flooding is renewed. we also need to make sure that we protect farmland in the way the honorable lady says, not least because with global populations rising the demand for food production is going to increase and we should make sure with a good level of food security in this country. >> mr. speaker, the last letter, took 1 million children out of poverty. figures show one in six in this country now live in poverty.

in my constituency one in three is living in poverty compared to one in 10 in his constituency. what's he going to do about this? >> i have to say to the honorable gentleman the problem with the last governments legacy is because you left a massive debt burden at a massive deficit, this government has had to take action to deal with it. now as i said the best way to get -- >> order. we will concentrate on the policies of the government, not -- order, order. move on. mr. graham brady. >> what ever the long-term benefits for the lightspeed of the project is causing serious worry for tens of thousands of homeowners along the road. will my right honorable friend give urgent attention and consideration to the possibility of a property bond to remove the? >> i know my friend is concerned about this issue and i know that

it's right he stands up for his constituents and other mps have discussed this issue within. first of all i think we should remain to make this day just to because it will connect our cities and being -- and bring benefits to the north of england as it is built. but we should look at the compensation schemes available and what our consulting and listen to the idea of the property bond. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in his statement following the appalling murder of rigby a month ago the prime minister announced the setting up of the government task force on tackling extremism and said we will also look at new ways to support communities as they come together to take united stand against all forms of extremism. communities have been working hard to do that. can the prime minister tell us what progress has been made by the task force and specifically what new ways he envisions merging into committee such as our? >> can i commend the government

for all the action is taken his own community, and i saw myself visiting how strongly that committee's come together to decry what happened, but to build a stronger future. the task force has met and the first pay percentages have been commission. one particular idea we're looking at is something i heard while i was with him which is where, for instance, communities want to come together and try to drive extremist groups out of particular mosques or islamic centers. they often need help including help with legal advice to do that. so that's one of the specific ideas but the action of this task force should cover the whole waterfront from everything we do right across our communities. >> mr. william hague. >> -- william cash. given the need to improve recognition of the role of women in the developing world, especially in the context of health, education, water and sanitation, business and all other matters which affect

initiation in this country, will my right honorable friend take a positive interest in my gender inequality the which is coming for today and will he admit his are supported by a very wide range of people including water aid, great initiative and others'? >> well, i will study my honorable friends bill closely. it's not the bill that everyone -- >> lets you a bit more about the bill. i think the primers a will tell us. >> i will study the bill, not the bill we expecting to produce but i think it sounds like an absolute excellent idea. about the future of development, i wanted to make sure the gender equality was put right up there in the replacement for the millennium development goals and it is there and i think is bill might be able to have extra ideas for how to bring this to light. >> thank you, mr. speaker.

in 2010, the prime minister proudly faces and i quote we actually made sure that neither the budget nor -- [inaudible] would result in any increase in child poverty. but in his first full year as prime minister the number of children in absolute poverty rose by 3000 is still rising. will they now admit that he was wrong and his policies are to blame? >> we did make a specific decision in a spending ground to increase the child tax credit to protect the poorest families in our country. but we had an inheritance from the last government of such appalling levels of debt that it has been difficult and painful to deal with. but let me repeat the point that the best way to get people out of poverty is to see them play in the growth. in the northwest the part of the country she represents, employment has risen by 6000 this quarter. it's risen by 50,000 since the election, and unemployment is down 20,000 since the election. those are all life chances, jobs and chances to get on the it

would have under the last labour government. >> could i, mr. speaker, got a welcome my right of a french leadership at the g8 to prevent the horrors of syria turning into a regional humanitarian catastrophe and could i urge him to pursue further the support for lebanon and jordan, to very fragile neighboring states, and especially to go further with the support when providing for lebanese army which is the only cost -- the potential state rising forced? >> first of all, i think and for what he said about the g8. we did make some good progress on syria, particularly on supporting terms of you mentoring a were $1.5 billion extra was pledged for what is, $1.5 billion extra for what is the worst you mentoring crises we've seen in recent days but

he's right we need to support the neighboring states and we should pay tribute to the lebanese army. which plays a very important role and we do indeed find its activity in terms of some of the border places. >> in response to my honorable friend, and, indeed, several times in this question time the prime minister has said that is what tackling property is to get people into work. in principle i agree with them but we explain this, why is it that two-thirds of the children in poverty today come from families where there is at least one adult in work, and why is that figure rising? >> the point i would make to the honorable gentleman is that work is the best answer for taking people out of poverty. yes, of course we should continue to pay child benefit, which we do. of course, we should continue with tax credits that we do, and to be one of the decisions we made when it came to office wants to stop the nonsense of tax credits going to people including members of the house

of commons earning 50,000 pounds or more a year. so we are focusing to help on the people in the most and just we have seen in the west midlands an extra 66,000 people in work. >> thank you, mr. speaker. a few weeks ago nine pediatricians wrote to me in a care quality commission expressing series of safety concerns of maternity services which has been downgraded. since then, prime minister, their managers have acted in an intimidating manner but with the prime minister informing that reprisals would not be made against these doctors and their managers implement the safety concerns of? >> as we've discussed before in this house there should always be safeguards of people who whistleblower interview with the tell the truth about problems in our nhs, and also i would just make the point that we've completely overhauled the cqc from what was at the report now today proves it, a totally dysfunctional organization that we inherited. >> thank you, mr. speaker.

in a few weeks time thousands of young people across the country, including many for my constituents will be graduated from universities and looking forward to getting there first step on the career letter. unfortunately, for many of them the only option will be a long-term unpaid internship that requires them to work for free. with the prime minister therefore make sure that the national minimum wage regulation are rigorously enforced by h.r. into to put it into the exploitation of our young people of? >> i think the honorable lady is doing some important work in this area and it is a difficult area to get right because i think we all know from her own experiences that some short-term internships unpaid work experience can be very valuable for people taking part. but on the other hand, what we shouldn't have is employing unpaid interns instead of workers to avoid the national minimum wage. that is the ballots we have to get right and i commend her for the important work she is doing. >> thank you, mr. speaker.

the accident children's heart unit at southampton joe is the best in the country outside of london. yet the recent decision by the secretary of state means more uncertainty for patients and their families in my constituency. what assurances can the prime minister give us for the future of this unit? >> what i would say to my honorable friend is i don't think the sector as they really had any choice but to re- begin this whole process of looking at safe and sustainable in children's hospitals including southampton, which is when hospitals that serves my constituency. so i quite understand people's frustration about the time this is taking but most important of all is to major we get the decision right. >> the government -- [inaudible] that being the case will he join me in trying to get her own

house in order and called on the parliament to authorities to stop -- [inaudible] >> well, and i'm grateful for the honorable lady i'm glad she got a question asked after the dazzling t-shirt she was wearing last week failed to catch mr. speaker's eye. i'm afraid i don't agree with the. i think it's very important that we can read all newspapers on the parliamentary, including the sunday's paper. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i welcome the prime minister's leadership i'm getting the g8 to a great a deal on tackling aggressive corporate tax avoidance. will my right honorable friend confirmed he will not be offering a corporate tax avoidance of service, and does the party opposite? of? >> i think my honorable friend makes an important point, which is at the g8 we see real

progress on tax transparency, cracking down on tax evasion, and aggressive tax avoidance. but isn't it a sad thing that while we were doing that the party opposite is still offering tax avoidance advice to donors and they haven't pay back the 700,000 pounds of tax that they owe. let me just remind the leader of the labour party what he said. if everyone approaches the tax repairs at some these companies, we would have the health service, we wouldn't have an education system. so he's got to put his hand in his pocket and give the money back. >> thank you, mr. speaker. prime minister, i wrote to you on the eighth of may i have not yet received a reply. kind of ask you now, have you any discussions with lincoln crosby about the standard package of cigarettes or the minimum -- the unit of alcohol, yes or no? >> i can tell you, mr. speaker, that lincoln crosby has never lobbied me on anything but the

only opinions that i'm interested in our how we destroyed the credibility of the labour party. [shouting] which he has considerable expertise. i have to say he is not doing as good a job as the party opposite. [laughter] >> thank you, thank you, mr. speaker. last year the prime minister successfully intervened in the case of newly born baby lexi may who is now eventually been confirmed as the daughter of private daniel wade who died in active service in afghanistan. his fiancée and then on the counter today. this whole situation, mr. speaker, would not have arisen if the m.o.d. bertini kept -- in a for those soldiers on active duty. are we making any progress on this? >> my friend does make an important point. is quite right to stood up for his constituents in the way that he did. what i would like to do is to convene a meeting with m.o.d.

ministers i can get back to them with the very best answer but actually can take to stop these problems happen in the future. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the number of families living in temporary accommodation, homeless families living in temporary accommodations rose by 5000 in the last year. can the prime minister explain why? >> what we need to do is build more houses in our country and that is exactly what this government is doing. we are building more social houses. we are building more private houses. and we are reforming housing benefits so we can better use the money. the question now is with a party opposite, they spent weeks and weeks complaining about the removal of the spare room subsidy. i don't know whether anyone else has noticed, they don't ask questions about it anymore. could that possibly be because they haven't got a clue about whether they would restore it? >> thank you, mr. speaker.