minister's question time live from the british house of commons. every wednesday when parliament is in session prime minister david cameron takes questions from the members of the house of commons. prior to question time the house is wrapping up other business. this is live coverage on c-span2. >> of plan of action and a statement to the house when they come back. >> i could speak on this, finally curious that we need you following up on the comments he made in the debate, very slight working relationship with the government and the loss of workers' fees. >> order. questions for the prime minister. question number one, speaker. >> thank you. this morning i had meetings -- before i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to our

duties, later today. >> people using general hospital today are asking for reassurance given the brief -- this is not the time for hasty reaction or recrimination. will the prime minister commit the resources and support of the challenge to ensure the hospital deliver high-quality care across all its departments? >> what i said about the report, it is a good report and even those hospitals face the challenges that have been investigated have been many instances have excellent care. in terms of resources this government is putting the money in, 12.7 billion pounds over this parliament and help those hospitals that are challenged to make sure they provide the best they can.

>> richard harrington. >> you will be delighted as i am that unemployment, unemployment once again. and since the end of 2009, i hope the finalist would agree with me, a good example of government politics and small-business working because they are the ones who provide thousands that were shown -- two weeks ago. >> unemployment figures today, a very large call today, 20,000 in the last month and it is encouraging signs in terms of employment growth and some of that is because of apprentice ships. in this parliament which we can be proud of.

and across the house. >> mr. speaker, the vast majority of doctors and nurses perform to i standard. everybody in the country will be confirmed that some hospitals are letting people down. frequent examples of inadequate numbers of nursing staff. tell the house what he is doing to ensure adequate numbers of nurses in the health service. >> let me agree with him that it is an excellent report and it is right when you have a problem of high mortality rates, relatively in some hospitals in his right to hold an investigation, get to the truth and deal with that. there are measures we must take and we are putting 12.7 billion pounds in to the nhtsa and over the course of last year seen an

extra 900 nurses that backs up the 8,000 staff. >> the reality is there are 4,000 fewer nurses one of the issues in the report was about nursing staff, also in the report about benchmarks to the number of nursing staff, even though there are 4,000 nurses conlan and helping or hindering these problems. makes the wink between 11 hospitals put in to special measures, my actually be interested because eight of the 11 hospitals identified have more nurses today than they had in 2010. for instance, if you take the

hospitals that was just mentioned, on the list of 11 hospitals, there are extra nurses working there than there were three years ago. when it comes to clinical staff ten of the 11 hospitals have higher numbers. and did not support mandate nursing numbers. and the right number of nurses and doctors and care assistants and one of the purposes of these reports was to make sure hospodar better run. >> the reality is the reform of diverting money for patient care across the health service is falling. let me turn to one of the biggest health problems the country faces, the planned legislation on cigarette packaging but after lincoln

crosby, working for big tobacco and philip morris. of we supposed to believe the current citizens. doesn't want of proper conversation about health service and hadn't done his homework. may we ask about packaging of cigarettes? let me be clear about this. the decision not to go ahead for the time being is made by me and the health secretary. if you don't agree with that decision, before making it. it is the same decision that will last government, and former health secretary of state wrote to the minister explaining why he wasn't going ahead and he said this, the hon. member said this, no studies of shown introducing plain packaging of

tobacco and needs strong -- to go ahead. let me summarize, if the writer hon. gentleman's attack on me, we are not doing things we wanted to do but questioning. the prime minister doesn't know his facts. from february of 2010, and cigarette packaging. and here is the difference, my hon. friend moved to that position in 2010, had to be in

favor of cigarette packaging. and can he now answer the question, has he ever had a conversation for lincoln crosby and cigarette packaging. and never been beyond anything but if he is for lobbying scandals why doesn't he tried to effect that his policies, they even bought and paid for his leadership. they could do something about it. the whole of the country will have heard the same weasel words, can the night, he can't deny a conversation about this issue. even by the standards of this crime ministers this is a disgraceful episode. is unknown hon. member described it as a day of shame for this

country. mr. speaker, he is the prime minister of hedge funds and he knows it. can he see there is a devastating conflict of interest between having your key adviser raking it in from big tobacco and advising you not to go ahead with packaging? all of this on a day when this government is doing something they never did for 30 years and that is publishing a lobbying bill. and just remember why we need a lobbying bill. we had former labor ministers who describe themselves as cavs for higher, ministers giving passports for favors, a prime minister questioned by the police, they are under no position to offer anyone standards in public life. isn't it remarkable on the day

-- rise in employment, he has nothing to say and isn't this the reason? last year he said this. next year unemployment will get worse, not better under his policies. isn't it time to withdraw it and admit you were wrong? >> the reality, the reality that he cannot miss it is against the advice of every major public health organization he has caved in to big tobacco. that is the reality about this prime minister and he knows it and it is all over again. he is of prime minister who doesn't think the rules apply to him. now big tobacco and downing street, always stands up to the wrong people. the reason it is in crisis is he can't talk about the big issues. we are getting to the end of the political session when the

deficit is down, unemployment is falling, crime is down, welfare is capped, carter is back in jordan. every day this country is getting stronger and every day he is getting weaker. >> thank you mr. speaker. it is fantastic in nature, roaming the streets and doing everything we can. asking the prime minister, in order to help them stop falling into a victim in the first place and on death row will look for a minister -- check the report and the published report.

>> let me say i think the hon. lady has a strong and noble campaign on this issue that she cares a huge amount about. what we are able to do is introduce something -- >> the question has been asked. let's hear the answer. >> what we will introduce is something the last government never did which is should be illegal to sell alcohol below the price, that is something in all the binge drinking problems we had under labor they never managed to do. >> in february i asked the prime minister if the form of the complaint should pay for bed room tax. he promised to look into the case. the family watched the prime minister but didn't receive a reply. why didn't the prime minister keep his word?

>> i do reply, a reply to hon. members, correspondence right across the house and i always will what i would say in terms of this subsidy, we put in place fair rules where it doesn't affect pensions and doesn't affect people who need to have that room but perhaps when i do right back there is one thing i won't be able to answer which is we still don't know whether the party opposite are going to replace it because they won't give us an answer. >> thank you, mr. speaker. when labor members on their united beach towels -- can the crime minister assure me that his government has weak leadership, will not put into law the welfare benefits to the right? >> my hon. friend makes a point.

there was a rare piece of candor from the labor party. they now have of welfare reform they are in favor of. they want to make welfare a human right. that is the policy of labor party, they oppose the welfare cap and the reforms to housing benefits, they oppose getting the deficit down and now they want to make it a human right to give people benefits. >> campbell. >> will the prime minister -- will the prime minister -- >> order. >> thank you. will the prime minister join me in wishing a speedy recovery to the right hon. member who was injured when seeking to resolve problems during the recent unexpected disturbances and also join with many, and the united states of america, after considerable effort and good will that will be required to of

a tour of the standing prohibiting issues played by violent opposition for too long? >> everyone was concerned to hear the news about the hon. member being knocked unconscious that the protests that were taking place in his constituency. everyone wishes him well and i gather he is improving. we look forward to welcoming him back to this house. he is very important that we see responsibility on all sides in northern ireland and take steps in terms of making sure these marches go ahead in a way that respects the fact that communities must be good neighbors to each other. that is required in northern ireland and the secretary of state will help in any way she can. >> number 4. >> overall, thousand five hundred four national offenders were removed from the u.k. and 2012 that the animal removal rate remained consistent since then.

the number of foreign nationals in prison is too high and why is lower than the election we can do more which is why the justice secretary is working to secure compulsory prisoner transfer agreements with those countries with the highest populations of foreign offenders and the government will make it clear in the immigration bill this autumn that for national vendors will be deported except exceptional circumstances but celebrate the removal of one foreign prisoner to return to jordan to be congratulated on hard work. >> now that my right hon. friend and the secretary of the imported something the previous government completely fail to do, will he do all he can to send foreign nationals in prison in our country and back to prison in their own country saving british taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds as a result? >> i agree with my hon. friend about this issue and the fact it requires real drive from the center of this government which

is why we tell the national security council meeting on this, why we are trying to sign compulsory chris kirk transfer agreements with countries like albania and nigeria and make sure all ministers raise these issues in all their meetings with other countries where there are 4 national ministers to be returned to and we shouldn't allow any steps including in some cases helping countries like jamaica with their own prison regime so is easier to return people, major priority for the government and i want us to do better. >> the prime minister claims he did not know he worked for big tobacco. and is why the prime minister was not appearing the effect of one. and to his advisor is actually work for. >> role of crosby's to advisor how-to defeat a divided and

useless labor party. hy have to set on the basis of this i am not sure it is necessary. >> in my world -- >> order. we must hear the question for mr. david. >> in my constituency patients have to wait 36 weeks collecting treatment and next door a constituency structure 18 weeks. what lessons did the prime minister believe the government can learn? managing whales -- >> a very clear lesson which is don't vote and labor. you can see what is happening, they cut the budget by 8% and as a result of that you can now see in wales they haven't met a single target since 2009.

meanwhile in england increasing spending on the and h s,ing at the health secretary the fact is the secretary is the man who said it would be irresponsible to increase spending and i gotta summer to for layer of the labor party. if you want to do better you need to move the two people next to you and do it fast. >> mr finn should be heard. paul flynn. >> will the prime minister study the precise meaning of the word question and the precise meaning of the word answer and the need for a link between the two? a record number of unanswered questions and record number of free prepared party political

jibes at question time. and spectacles that change him, make a start by giving me an answer today to this question. >> that one is uncomplicated so we will probably hear that and think of it himself. this government is more transparent than any of its predecessors about the information we publish, public spending data, more transferred than the last government. >> unemployment continues to go down. does the prime minister agree that today's jobs figures prove this government economic policy has not led to quote make the disappearance of 1 million jobs which was a forecast made by the leader of the opposition? >> i do think it is extraordinary on the day of unemployment the leader of the

opposition had nothing to say. in fact, i have done a bit of checking, hasn't passed a full set of questions about the economy since february because he knows how politics are working, britain's economy is bending and he is right. the forecast was made, the forecast was made that we would not make up for public sector jobs with jobs in the private sector. they are shouting good news about unemployment. what you want to know about more jobs and our economy making progress. >> too much shouting on both sides not on one side but the sides and that is the reality. >> how many of the parties ask the prime minister? >> that was definitely a standout. no doubt about that one.

let me explain to the hon. lady. an important distinction. >> let's calm down and hear the answer. >> the top rated tax under this government is higher in every year than in any year under the previous government. let me explain this point. the way it works in her party is the trade unions give labor money and that buys a policy, buys the candidate, it even by is the leader. i am not surprised what they ending up with. >> an early advantage of a welfare tax for the next three months, falling at twice the rate of the rest of the country and with use unemployment and a low level of 2 things -- early 2009.

>> i join paying tribute to people who found jobs. the welfare cap is not only right because it would be wrong to earn more than the typical family but it has also been working because the figures are showing how many people seeing a welfare cat coming down the road are getting out and looking for work and finding jobs and that is good news for them and the economy. >> being asked to provide a report for the government on unemployment regulation if he had not been a major donor to the conservative party? >> as a member, someone who get 6,000 pounds in the party. i think the report was an excellent record in terms of encouraging enterprise, encouraging jobs, encouraging wealth creation. let me explain one more time there is a big difference. if you our trade union and give money to the labor party you can

pick the candidates and vote for some, you can pick the leader and vote for him, you can pick the policies and vote for the. i was elected by one member 1-vote system. he was elected by trade unions. >> mr andrew george. >> of course any government should be able to introduce a reasonable cap on high claims for tax payer funded benefits but if we are all in it together why is the government resisting the introduction of a cat sometimes hundreds of thousands of pounds, in some in individual cases over a million pounds of tax payer funded benefits to the very largest and wealthiest landowners in this country through the farm support system? this government has done a huge amount in terms of tax reform to make sure people pay the taxes that they owe and of course we

always look at the common agricultural policy to make sure they are fair. mr. speaker, in order to save a little bit of time, i was a member -- as an engineering apprentice. and spend there used more productively. mr. speaker, on the 20 sixth of june in response to a question from my hon. friend, would be happy to publish the talk, the reason he hasn't done so was because he is ashamed of the fact his party has had --

>> we ought to remember the donation of mr. mills who gave $1.6 million to the labor party, got it right about taxes. when we get an answer to how you're going to pay the money back and answer his question. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister will agree with the cbo and me and broad support for h s p we will remember last november an undertaking that people who were disrupted by this project would be fairly and generously compensated. is he aware that they have not rerun the basic consultation and it was not easier for two or three months, to speed up this process before constituents and of the people whose lives are affected are totally ruined by

this. >> absolutely right to raise this. we will set out further consultation later this year as we previously announced, we are committed to a generous and fair compensation scheme to. matters related to compensation of very important which is why we have to consider them carefully and make sure we get the decisions right but we will be happy to meet and discuss the constituents's concerns. >> ellen goodman. >> thank you. the prime minister has certainly been helping companies with their exports. perhaps he could tell the house whether the reason he took -- faring with him was because he donated 300,000 pounds. >> let us remember which government was going to make sure jersey and all the others hate taxes and i will tell you

very directly why i went to kazakhstan. it is a company that employs tens of thousands of people in this country and is investing billions into the north sea. it is a major british energy company and i am tired of the fact the we fly the flag of british energy companies taking them to kazakhstan. i will be taking them to india and china and malaysia. we are not encouraged about business, industry, enterprise and jobs. merkel,

as you examined >> we often discuss the single currency. i think is important that whenever one's personal views about single currency and i never want britain to join it, we have to respect those countries that are in a single currency and want to make it work. i believe there's an opportunity for britain, at the same time doing that to argue that the european union itself needs to change. we need to make this organization ones that members of the single currency can be comfortable in and members who are not in single currency can be comfortable in and i think angela merkel understands that. also think the prime minister from italy will be meeting

straight after this session. he understands that as well. .. parents in my constituency and indeed my honorable friend will pay for the additional security measures those found in other schools out of their own pocket after the last