>> and now live to london for british ministers question time. each week the house of commons is in session we bring you prime minister david cameron taking questions from members of the house of commons live wednesday mornings here in c-span2. we invite your participation via

twitter using the hashtag pmqs. prior to question that members are finishing up other business. and now live to the floor of the british house of commons. >> couldn't i just remind the honorable lady the first amendment which will be going up in october but it is up to post bush to make sure they pay the wages that they seek want to do. it's also important to remember as a result of the policies of this government we have reduced the amount of taxation that they are paying. that's the right thing to do. take low-paying people out of taxation. >> order your questions to the prime minister. >> number one, mr. speaker.

[shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> the great british -- the operation of litter the world over -- [shouting] will my right honorable friend agree that this they can create even more jobs if ledbetter -- [inaudible] >> first of all let me stop by welcoming -- start by welcoming my honorable friend. he is right to say that we have had something of a jobs boost in this country with more than 2 million more people in work. in his constituency, for example, the claimant count has fallen by 40% since 2010.

our manifesto made clear we will push forward with plans for crossrail 2 and we're working with transport for london under detailed business case and let me take this opportunity to bring everyone involved in crossrail one. the secretary of transport and i were in those tunnels a week ago. that phase is complete. [laughter] at last, 26 miles across london it is a feat of great engineering and it's going to be brilliant for our economy. >> harriet harman. [shouting] >> last night the house agreed there should be an eu referendum but -- [shouting] [inaudible] but it's got to be in the right way and it's got to be fair. firstly the issue of who can vote. why won't you let 16 and 17-year-olds -- [shouting] this is about the future of our

country. look what they did in the scottish referendum. it is their future too. >> well, first of all can i think the honorable lady at all those labour mps who joined us in the lobby last night? after five years of opposing a referendum to watch them all, it was, it was the biggest mass conversion since that chinese general baptized his genitals with a hose pipe it was very impressive. on this issue, i believe this how should vote on that issue. the conservative manifesto is clear in my position is clear. i think we should stick with the current franchise, 18. but the house of commons can vote. >> can i just in his initial response to my question that he won the election but he is the prime minister. he doesn't --

[shouting] he doesn't -- [shouting] he doesn't need to do ranting and sneering and -- [laughter] he can just answer the question. and, frankly, he should show a bit more class. [shouting] so he and i, he and i -- [shouting] he and i both want to see a yes vote. he and i both want to see a yes vote, but it's essential this referendum is there an seem to be fair. so why are they changing the law to exempt the government from the rules which are there to ensure the government doesn't inappropriately use of public funds, or the government machine in the short campaign? will be think again about this?

>> i think the honorable lady this right. it was an excellent debate last night and a lot of important issues were brought up and they can be discussed when we had the committee stage of the bill. let me answer directly the issue of -- i think all the concerns raised can be addressed. there are two reasons for looking very carefully at this and for taking the proposals that we put forward. first of all as the europe minister said because it is so pervasive i don't want us to beginbein a situation where in the four weeks before a referendum government ministers are not able to talk about the european budget mixed it with the european court judgment respond to european council and all the rest of the. that does seem to be a very real danger and that is what the european minister said last night. the second issue i would race and to think this is a bigger issue which is when the negotiation is complete and the government has a clear view, i don't want us to be neutral on this issue. i want is to speak clearly and, frankly, on this issue. and, frankly when it came to

the scottish referendum, i actually felt in the last few weeks before the referendum, actually uk government was often being advised it couldn't take the view on the future of the uk. and i think that was a ridiculous situation which is why we have put forward to change the rules. but it's an important question she basically to be debated in the house by supposition as i see it. >> the problem is it's not a change in the rules. it's a blanket exemption and we must have a legal framework on the face of the. we cannot be left just to rely on ministry to restrict. now, the commission has said the referendumreferendum should not be on the same as any other election, and we strongly agree with it. this is an important constitutional issue that should be considered on its own. we'll begin to that there will be a separate voting day for the referendum? >> again the right ugly as

raising an an important issue of process and procedure. they should be debated and discussed in this house. i'll tell you exactly my view into second. my view is my view is that the timing of the referendum should be determined by the timing of the renegotiation, where the renegotiation is complete we set a date for the referendum. i don't myself think it should be determined by the timing of that elections. it was quite possible to have for instance, other elections on the same day. i think people are capable of making those two decisions. but as i said the timing of the referendum should be determined by the timing of the renegotiation. >> talking about the timing of the referendum apropos the negotiations to protect the women that it should be the same as other elections and he mentioned the aid the referendum and i think we would agree with the electoral commission that it wasn't right it was so lax on the same day.

but, mr. speaker, we will have the opportunity to look further at these issues in the g7 statement that is coming next to i would like turn to issue which is important to many families across the country. before the election the prime minister promised his tax return care policy would be launched this autumn. is he on track to meet that promise? >> it's a very important principle we are introducing which is is a family spend up to 10,000 pounds on childcare they should be able to get 2000 pounds back. this is a government for working people tell people what the cost of childcare. not only are we doing that and the chancellor will set out the timing of the introduction in his budget, but we are also doubling to 30 hours the number of hours that people will get if you three and for your old. this government is determined to

actually working people. >> it doesn't help working people to make promises and then not meet them. let me ask him about another election promise. we know that childcare providers already have to increase their fee for parents who pay for additional hours about the 15 hours they get free. given the free entitlements is going up to 30 hours, how can he guarantee that families will genuinely benefit from this and won't just end up being hit by increased these ulcers because what's going to happen is first of all we ever review of the fees that are being paid by the government to childcare providers because i want this to be quality childcare. second of all we have increase from 15 to 30 hours will be a real benefit to working families. and third of all we've got this new tax relief coming and so if you spend up to 10000 pounds you get 2000 pounds back. what this will mean is that

families under this government will have far greater choice on childcare, far greater resources on childcare and they rather like the honorable lady who said the other day a greater number of people feel really we are not in government. i suspect their parents will feel the same way. >> he just can't help himself can he? go right ahead and gloat. but why shouldn't he just answer the question about childcare? [shouting] we know, and perhaps we can have an answer rather than a coding session for the next question. we know, we know often grandparents help out. most parents say they just couldn't manage without the grandparents. but increasingly those grandparents are not retired. that are themselves working. so will the prime minister agreed to look at how we can help grandparents get flexible at work like allowing them to

share parental leave? >> i am sorely happy to look at that because of the right to request flexible working something this government has championed an answer if the right honorable lady thinks i'm gloating. [laughter] it must be the first time someone has ever been accused of gloating while gloating the leader of the opposition. i mean for instance, she said the other day -- [laughter] [shouting] she said people tend to like the later in the field, but feel is economically competent. i think she's been talking a lot of sense and i will be quoting her as often as i possibly can. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. i was pleased to the announcement it would be a review of business rate. this is something that is come across loud and clear.

my businesses want assistance. can ask will get the chancellor to get a move on his quest it's so important across the country and good for business. >> the chance to win part of loud and clear my audible friends instructions. [laughter] we do want to get on with his review of business rates, and like all members in this house i have listened and she would have listened to the complaints by stores who feel they're sometimes unfair competition with edited retailers who don't pay the same sort of business rates. i would give this one. business rates to raise a large a lot of revenue and revenue is necessary and it's not going to be possible to come up with a review that will satisfy everybody. >> into very much mr. speaker to as the uk remains in the top 10 among the most unequal societies in the world, helping people on low incomes receive a living wage can be transformational for them and their families.

with the prime minister take the opportunity to praise all employers to deliver the living wage? >> i'm very happy to praise all those employers who deliver the living wage, it is long been because of the position. i'm proud to say as prime minister at how this isn't gloating, number 10 is a minimum wage employer too. >> as i should point out to the right honorable gentleman, is this house a living wage employer as well. >> however, the scottish government is the only government in the uk as a whole that isn't an accredited a living wage employer. with the prime minister tell us when he will assure that all uk governments departments all agencies and all employees will receive the living wage? >> we do want to make progress. the scottish government has the advantages of the additional funding it's been getting under this government, and i do notice, i do notice that

consensus in the scottish national body is rather broken down over fiscal autonomy. because of course if they can't fool fiscal it upon me that bobby wouldn't be able to afford to be a living wage employer. i've been following these things close to the new member of parliament has called the policy economic suicide. the new member of parliament has called for fiscal autonomy a disaster. it seems to be the scottish national party's new approaches to demand something they don't want anything to complain when they don't get it. >> thank you, mr. speaker. on saturday the fourth of july on saturday the fourth of july a far right -- planning a demonstration come and every with a larger jewish population. would my right honorable friend agree with me and join me in

calling on the police to use all other powers to combat this anti-semitic a demonstration? >> i think my honorable friend speaks for the whole house and i can tell in the home secretary's recently written to the metropolitan police commissioner about the specific demonstration and set out there were any criminal offenses are committed and were individuals have dems should anti-semitic hostility they should face the full force of the law. we do have freedom of speech and freedom of assembly and our country that people should not feel free to extend to harassment or threatening behavior. that is not permitted and that should be prosecuted. >> here, here. >> and you can be i am still wondering if the prime minister actually answered the question during question time? is he -- [shouting] if he does come can you explain why my city of bradford continue to be neglected?

>> well, first of all on behalf of the whole house can i welcome the honorable lady to replace? she replaces someone who had i think the unique distinction of always begin with immense power but always being completely wrong. [laughter] and i'm sure that she will take a different approach. what i would say to her about bradford is that bradford should be part of this northern powerhouse because the concept is linking up the great cities of the north of england and making the most of them in terms of neglecting bradford i would say quite the opposite. if you look at the spending power per dwelling that are local authority has come it's actually almost 2300 pounds. that is almost 300 pounds more than the average for england. >> thank you, mr. speaker. [shouting] >> the long-term economic plan --

[shouting] -- working in researcher which has -- in england and unemployment in my constituency is down 62% since 2010 does the prime minister agree that the further redoubling of the line would add additional economic benefits to my constituents and all those along the route? >> first of all connect and graduate my honorable friend for winning his constituency, and tennessee is cut off a tremendous start lineup of imaging the long-term economic plan but also mentioning the railway line that was straight through the middle of my constituency which i want to see the further redoubling of. is already my new best friend. [laughter] people know that we've got the industry experts trying plan for 20 something. there will be new and updated trains run for every part of the great western franchise but

where he is right a further investment in redoubling the railway between oxford and worchester is desoto texas service and more reliable services to both his constituents and my constituents would like. >> as the backbencher the prime minister campaigned on -- away \mr.{-|}\mister i'm sure he is aware of the highly successful program of universal gbs screening which proves the very case that he used to me. will they encourage ministers to rule gbs specific testing as a routine offer to all pregnant women across all our health service is? >> can't say how grateful i am to jump in the racing is because it was to constituents who came to my surgery who raised this issue with me which got me interested in the whole area in the first place. we've made some big breakthroughs that national service does do much more in

terms of screening and in terms of action to oppose potentially having defection of group to be stressed but there are difficulties in terms of national programs because of the whole issue of antimicrobial resistance and the use of antibiotics but i'm very happy to take this opportunity to go back and look what's been achieved so far, what more can be done it to write to the honorable gentleman. >> in my constituency where the average wage is part of the national average cutting the taxes of those paid in having to stand on their own two feet is the most effective poverty tackling measure the. katrin to explain how conservatives will reward hard work and benefit those aren't the minimum wage not only implement it across the country? >> first of all can i welcome my honorable friend to this place and praise him for his maiden speech which nothing moves all those who heard it or have subsequently read it.

he is right that the best way to tackle poverty is to get people into work and didn't make sure there's a decent minimum wage that rises over time into to cut people's taxes by taking those earning minimum wage out of income tax. our plan to raise the personal allowance to 12005 pounds. i want to see real progress. but all the while we have to recognize that the ups and foundation is a growing economy that is producing jobs is getting into work that is a great way to combat poverty. >> candi prime minister reassure me that press reports that he's going to be cutting funding support to household energy efficiency programs are wrong and that instead he is committed to maintain support for programs to ensure that the most vulnerable in our society have warm homes to live in? >> we made some very big progress in the last parliament in terms of foam insulation

programs and in terms of supporting solar panels. the queen of almost 1 million homes in the uk with those. we want to carry on with these programs and make sure they get value for money. i hope it won't be seen as gloating to welcome you back because he's quite a rare bird which is later in p. in the south of england. >> -- a labour mp in the south of england. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in my constituency -- [shouting] -- one of the issues that is costly raised on the doorstep is economic migration within the eu. the government has already taken steps and for action reducing consensus with -- [inaudible] but could you tell me what further steps have been taken to

tackle economic migration from outside the eu? >> can i welcome the honorable lady to replace do i have to say that her election result was one i was dreaming of and i am very, very grateful for. but i think she is right to raise this issue. in the past it has been too easy for some businesses to bring in workers from overseas rather than to take the long-term decision to train our workforce are at home. we need to do more to change that and that means reducing the demand for migrant labour and that is part of our plan. so i can tell the house today the home secretary has written to the migration advisory committee asking for and report back on how to significantly reduce work-related migration from outside europe. they will advise a restricting our work visas to genuine skill shortages and specialist tom a look at putting a time limit on how long a sector can claim to the skills shortage is because frankly, they should be dealing with the. we are going to look at the new skills levy on businesses to recruit foreign workers so we

can boost the funding uk apprenticeships and also look at raising salary thresholds to stop the businesses using or workers to undercut wages to all of these steps combined with the measures were taken within the european union can help bring migration under control but more to the point make sure that hard-working british people to get the skills, get the training can find the jobs that will help them to build a better life. >> thank you, mr. speaker. six employees -- supported by much who does actually uk to make a plea to the prime minister to help access -- that we need to to stop them losing their mobility. will the prime minister make time this season and will he tell the house that we have chosen -- apposite answer that they so desperately need is? >> first evocative think the

honorable lady are raising this because it is a terrible disease at a hugely admire the courage shown by the sufferers and their families the unfortunate i won't be able to hold a meeting this afternoon because i have to go from the statement after prime minister's questions straight to an eu summit in brussels. but i do remember archie hill who is one of the group back in january, an amazing and will come incredibly brave. the situation is nhs england has completed a transmission on how it is prioritize its investments into the specialist services including for drugs for rare conditions. a decision can be expected in the near future and i recognize the vital it is to get those affected and their families a decision as soon as possible. >> thank you colleagues come and thank you, speaker on monday we attended the formal opening of the magna carta in lincoln. [inaudible]

having himself a visited link and come with the prime minister like to join me in recommend to other members and their constituents should visit lincoln to see for themselves both our original magna carta and our majestic cathedral? >> i think think the honorable friend is right to take this opportunity. it is the year from the 800th anniversary of the signing of the magna carta to advertise the fact that there is an original copy in the great city of lincoln and they begin to see that and see all the other advantages that lincoln has to offer. but it's also not just a point about british history here. there are some countries and so many people around the world that don't have the rule of law but don't have protections against arbitrary arrest and so the document signed 800 years ago is important not just in britain but important that we promote its values around the world. >> most working people aspired

to decent sustainable jobs. indeed thousand my constituents work at nissan or in the automobile supply chain in east durham. so when will the prime minister published the treasuries cash -- to the cost of the bridge becoming a withdrawal from the eu? >> first of all let me praise that many hard-working constituents he has working in the nissan factory in the northeast. nissan is now producing more cars in the northeast than the whole of the italian car industry are it is a example of a manufacturing renewal that's taking place in this country. i want the widest possible debate about britain's future in europe and i would encourage all organizations to bring forward ideas and facts and figures so this debate can be enforced the let's remember it's going to a decision made by the british people. >> thank you, mr. speaker.

if northern leg of her is to obtain maximum benefit of the northern powerhouse initiative further improvements to connections are required. one such improvement would be a direct rail service to london kings cross -- [inaudible] which has been with them for over a year. could my right honorable friend can do all he can to ensure that an early decision is made? >> i think my honorable friend is right to raise this, the import of direct connectivity between his constituency and london. we are investing a lease 6.4 billion in this parliament for that reason that i can reassure my honorable friend we are -- the transport sector and as we will be retained the direct connection something he's been campaigning for him to look very closely at what he said today.

>> at the time of the bloomberg speech the prime minister promised he would seek the repatriation of power for brussels. how he said muscleback to the member states. they specifically promise would be returned to britain. why is he not even asking for this any more? >> first evocative welcome to honorable gentleman back to this place. his mates in history because as a party of what one is banished to the back bench rebellion which is -- [laughter] -- something to be a market what i set out in terms of the renegotiation is a whole series of things that needs to change, making sure we deal with the problem of ever closer union vacation we do with the issue of of competitiveness which he is does impinge on some of the issues under what was called the social chapter that i've never been acceptable to the united kingdom. making sure the chance of obesity more detail on this this evening, to have a better balance and -- countries in the euro, then those there out of

the over all these areas in our negotiation and more are very important. >> we have just heard from the honorable member from easing 10 the ridiculous scaremongering we can get used to come if we would leave the eu -- sound that can be prime minister confirmed that last year the uk had -- [shouting] can be prime minister confirm that last year the uk had a 56 billion-pound trade deficit with the european union? and can he tell us with any of his discussion with angela merkel she's indicated that if we were to leave the eu she will want to stop saving bmw mercedes, free of carries into the uk? >> my honorable friend makes his case with his characteristic feature and clarity. the only issue that i would add into this is of course britain's relationship with europe is not just about a trading relationship. it is happening is over once the rule of the single market action

are. and it's about that we're going to have to discuss and think about over the coming months before the european referendum is what is the difference between a trading relationship and actually having a say over the way the market works. >> mr. speaker under the prime minister, british productivity has plummeted 30% nine germany, the u.s. and france. why this gap since 1992 and another tory government? but in the northeast thanks to our manufacturing and technical press we have the highest productivity growth in the country. so isn't it time he gave us the powers we need to build an economy that matches our values without -- [inaudible] >> first of all i think i believe it is right to raise this issue. there's a huge challenge in terms of raising productivity and the productive potential of

united kingdom to i would be the first to say we had a success at getting 2 million more people in work. we've had this excessive bank an affidavit in getting the economy growing, but the challenge for for the years ahead as increased levels of productivity in britain. how we are going to do that i would argue go to that by reforming planning, by encouraging entrepreneurship but making sure we invest in success, in science figures of the things that we been doing as part of a lot of economic plan mostly opposed by the party opposite. >> thank you, mr. speaker. any move to legalize assisted suicide is viewed with the utmost tension by disability groups and others who feared that if it could pressurize the vulnerable into making decisions that are not in their best interest. would be prime minister inform the house of his view on this issue? >> on this issue i agree very much with my honorable friend, which is i don't support the assisted dying proposals that have come out over the other place. i don't support euthanasia.

i know that our imperfections and problems with the current law, but i think these can be dealt with without having a new law that actually brings in euthanasia and as she says i think the problem is that pressure that it's been put on frail, elderly people to take a decision that actually they might not want to go ahead with. >> the prime minister we aware of the decision to -- [inaudible] this love devastating impact upon steel workers and their families. can i ask the prime minister again to defend -- reengage with meaningful consultation with trade unions and stop them from playing fast and loose with her own employees pensions of? >> of course i hope the parties will return to the negotiating table to find a solution as quickly as possible but ultimately this is a matter for the trade unions and i would urge them to do as i said.

>> thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. speaker. prime minister, we need to come to you every city, town, village and, indeed, region and if it's from the growing economy. can be prime minister kindly explain how the letters in the queens speech will bring this about? but take a relation to my area the southwest, even more particularly. [inaudible] which i would like to make the gateway to the southwest. >> what i would say to my honorable friend after congratulate her on her magnificent election victory is that i think the are some very important infrastructure proposals that need to go ahead. for instance, the 8358 which the party opposite much to counsel during the election campaign making sure that expressway to the southwest is built including a tunnel under stonehenge i think we should for the whole of the southwest is to make sure we

deliver on our promises on high-speed broadband this is as important to being connected to the road or the rail network and would really have to make sure we get to those final businesses and homes in what is he high-speed broadband. >> wind is the prime minister hunting the button to boris? [laughter] >> we benefit hoosier from having boris is wisdom now back in this house. [shouting] about tom i'm interested in seeing this at the moment at which or his passes the to another conservative mayor of london. [shouting] [inaudible] and my friend tell to me have been education act will benefit --

[inaudible] >> what we should be doing is where schools did you outstanding, first of all really singling them out and praising him because we to see many more children taught in good or outstanding schools. where we need to focus is on those schools that are either fairly or coasting. what the education bill in the greatest speech will do is make sure we get a few more quickly. if you've got children at a state school as i have come one extra turn in a failing school is a term that is wasted and we shouldn't let the bureaucracy get in a way of taking over failing schools and turning them around. >> thank you, mr. speaker. must we see high court rules consider delays in setting disabled people for benefits that were unlawful? given this will the prime minister personally take charge to ensure that these delays to happen again and? >> first of all let me welcome

the audible judgment on his election and his arrival in this place. is right to raise this issue. some of the delays have been unacceptably long for people to get their new benefits particularly when we're transitioning from disability allowance for personal independence payment. those delays are come again and i gave him a assurance that will keep on this and make sure that delays come down still further. >> order. statements. the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. with permission i'd like to make a statement on the g7 in germany earlier this week. i went to the summit with two clear aims, to advance our economic security and to protect our national security. thank you of course are interlinked because you cannot have one without the other. and at the summit i believe we made some progress on both. first on economic security we reached important agreement on trade, global poverty, green growth alliance corruption. on trade i was determined to progress the eu's trade deal with other g7 countries which

together could be worth around 20 billion pounds to our economy every year. to g7 agreed to step up efforts on the eu japan deal and to accelerate immediately all work on the eu-u.s. trade deal. it's over 700 days since we launched negotiations at the g8 comment every day without a deal is causing the global economy 630 million pounds. so the agreement talks about finalizing the outline of an agreement by the end of this year. mr. speaker, we want all countries to grow including the poorest, not just for their benefit but also because we all benefit from the white increase in global growth. we should never forget what has been called the bottom billion. we agreed the importance of setting ambitious goals at the u.n. in september. that can eradicate extreme poverty in our world by 2030 and we also reaffirmed our previous commitments on paid. britain is keeping its promises to the force in the world and i encourage directly others to do the same.

turning to green growth there were important agreements about the global deal we hope to reach in paris at the end of the year. it needs targets to keep the goal of limiting growth, lifting global warming to two degrees within reach. in its binding rules with real transparency ethic accountability countries have to follow through on their commitments and it needs a long-term goal for emissions cuts at the upper and of the ipcc recommendations. so businesses have the confidence to invest in low carbon technology. we also reaffirm our strong commitment to mobilize the kind of thing is that we for developing nations and making sure they signed up to an agreement. track to do is a new element i added to this g7 and it was fighting corruption. we met just after the feast of scandal but the point i made was the corruption is not just writing institution that is final for football, but also setting apart a summit of the problems we face around the world today. cutting corruption by just 10%

to benefit the global economy by $380 billion every year and corruption doesn't just threaten our prosperity and divides our security, too. so it is somehow was determined we should do more to confront this issue. in britain we passed the bribery act with a 40 strong team of criminal investigators to enforce it. we ventured all i 28 country aid programs include anticorruption measures but we need the full support of our international partners. we may progress from reaffirmed our commitment to the issues of attacks and transparency that i first put on the table two years ago. we will work with the oecd and the g20 to finalize an initial plan to stop companies from artificially shifting their profits across borders to avoid taxes, the g7 will push for targeted monitoring process to ensure its implementation. over 90 countries have agreed to share their tax information automatically by the end of 2018 and the g7 urged others to follow suit so more people pay the tax that is due.

written has become the first major country in the world to establish a public central registry -- britain -- of who owns companies. other countries have to follow with the implementation of the own national action plan a key step in countering money like and corruption. we agreed lives would get special focus to corruption in the run up to the u.n. culminating with an anticorruption summit. mr. speaker, to international security for our number of issues discussed beginning with isil. with a three-pronged strategy. inand iraq first were helping to train iraqi security forces so they can defeat isil on the ground. we train over 1200 kurdish troops and after some announce we will now deploy an additional 125 military personnel to expand this training effort right across iraq. second i met prime minister abadi and reiterate our support for his efforts to build an inclusive government to bring the country together against the

common enemy that is this a big third we need to do more to tackle the causes of visitors through the and mr. speaker, that means defeating the poisonous ideology of extremism at home and abroad. mr. speaker, in syria there is no greater recruiting sergeant for isil than president assad war against his own people so the g7 call for genuine u.s.-led political transition as the only way to bring piece and defeat terrorism in syria. in libya there's a danger of isil terrorist exploiting uncovered spaces to establish a new base from which to plot attacks against european countries. while criminal gangs are exploiting an opencourt ultimately be the new gateway to europe, or people smuggling so we agreed to give our full backing to the u.n. led effort you put in place a nation unity government in libya and we agreed a conference approach going after the games that are trafficking people go stabilizing the countries from which these people are coming and continued to play our full part in humanitarian whiskey mission. britain is doing its part in all

these things. mr. speaker, we are also stepping up our efforts to support nigeria. i met their president during the summit and discussed with president obama how we can best help nigeria to tackle corruption and to win the fight against local romper ganache yesterday council has agreed this would be a specific priority. were setting up a new crosscutting unit dedicated to this task and will be offering significant help including training the nigerian army to of in its work to defeat boko haram. mr. speaker, turning to global health playing our part in fighting disease overseas is not just a moral obligation, it's the single most effective way of preventing diseases affecting people here in the uk. the following the ebola outbreak it was right that the g7 devoted significant time to the best to try to prevent a future global pandemic. after the summit i announced we would create a new 20 million pounds develop and

fund focused on breakthrough medicines. we are leading i example in promoting greater transparency over clinical trials in forming our own crack team of medics that can deploy rapidly to tackle infection outbreaks anywhere in the world learning lesson of the slow response to ebola chiefly by the w.h.o. finally, mr. speaker, this was of course the second you're going to we met with the g7 rather than the g8. president obama's some of the choice facing president putin. you can either continue to wreck his country they come and continued russia's isolation, or he can recognize that russia's greatness does not depend on violating the character integrity and sovereignty of other countries. the g7 was clear and unambiguous about his position, diplomats efforts must -- existing sanctions must remain in place until the minsk agreements are fully automated. we expect russia to stop the transport of support and use its influence on them to bring

violence to an end. we were clear that we and i quote stand ready to take further restrictive measures in order to increase costs on russia should its actions are required. fully implementing minsk also means action from ukraine so it's vital president portion of the government has the support new development necessary medical and economic reforms the uk is helping to i could governments fund and will continue to do what more we can do. we should never forget that ukrainians are the victims and not the aggressors. follow the general election with our economy grow, deficit on and on about tumbling book and see britain is back. we're working for trade deals them fighting corruption completing the battle against poverty, disease and climate change fighting isil, saving lives in the mediterranean and were standing firm with sanctions i gets russia's actions in ukraine. on every front were playing a leading role in advancing prosperity and security around the world. and it is a delivering both the economic security and the

national security of which are owned future depends. and document this statement to the house. >> harriet harman. >> i think the prime minister for his statement. i welcomed the conclusion of the summit, including reaffirmation of the g7 h. commitment of the commitment to fighting corruption and the fighting disease overseas and i particularly welcome the support for nigeria. mr. speaker as he says this is the second g7 summit where russia has been excluded. it's right that there should be consequences for what they're doing into ukraine, and russia should continue to be excluded until president putin changes course. and sanctions against russia should remain until the minsk agreements are fully implemented. visa sanctions will expire at the end of july. he said they should be rolled over. he said in a statement at the g7 stands ready to take further restrictive measures. so as to the level of sanctions will they be arguing at the next eu council for them to be strengthened? at the summit the prime minister

acknowledged that sanctions are also having an impact on those who are imposing different sorts right of the g7 there's a great that more must be done to support those eu member states who are being particularly effected or can he tell the house what this could mean in practice? he referred in a statement to the fight against isil and we have seen the horrors of what they're doing in mosul. it is worrying to see the disasters in recent particularly into ramadi. a strong and united approach of tackling isil continued the vital. we back the uk contribution towards the effort and broken to extra 125 military trainers being sent to iraq at the request of the iraqi premise to do as he said in his statement the iraqi government must be supported in their efforts to push the isil's advance and restore stability and security across the country. so is there a need for further accelerating the recruitment training and equipment of iraqi

forces? an inclusive enduring political settlement is a vital. so can ask the prime minister if this is continue to press the iraqi government to do more to reach out to sunni tribes who are key to this? the summit also reached important conclusion on the global economy and climate change. and discussion on ttip can the prime minister confirm whether the south pacific assurances from president obama that our nhs will be protected? on climate change can be prime minister clarified whether the g7's commitment to a global goal of greenhouse gas emissions reduction will fight on climate change act be legally binding? but, mr. speaker, most of the press coverage around the g7 son was not about the global economy, climate change are isil but it was once again about the tories rallying on europe. and this was coming this is entirely of the prime minister's

own doing. on sunday he spent the flight to germany boasting to journalists that he would sack in a cabinet minister who didn't toe the line on the referendum. on monday, a loyal minister was dispatched to the today program to drive home the prime minister's top line. but later that very day the prime minister sounded the retreat. the traveling press has apparently misheard. not so much collective responsibility for the cabinet but collected mishearing by the traveling press. sometimes happens on a flight, your ears get a block. [laughter] but the prime minister graciously and kindly said to them, if you are not certain about something i said, then ask. can i say how grateful i am for the new approach? [laughter] there are things that people are still uncertain about, so can ask him what are his reform proposals and his red line?

and can he say to me now whether whenwe finish negotiating and he comes back arguing for a yes vote, will be sack ministers who don't agree with in? or does he agree with the mayor of london who says ministers can vote who they want? what about the work and pensions secretary? with the quiet man be here to stay or will he be allowed to turn up the volume? [laughter] mr. speaker, yet again and other international summit vital to our national interest having did in the usual way. a tory prime minister fighting with his own party on europe. >> can i think the honorable lady. i enjoyed the last bit the that was back to the old punch and judy there's only one problem which is the premise that all this happened with journalists on the plane and not being able to hear, i can ask if there were no journalists on the plane.

next action that want to get the details straight. but let me go back to the beginning of her statement. on rush i'm very grateful for her backing for the sanctions. she asked about fashion the aim will be a full rollover of the sanctions, more sanctions would be produce i believe in russia to further aggressive action. we hope that doesn't happen but russia needs to know there were because were that to happen. insurance of helping other eu states, i think we need to be cautious. the fact is put in place of sanctions damages all european countries in different ways. britain itself faces some damage from the. but our argument should be not that we can individually compensate individual eu states but more that it is in all our collective and individual interests that the rules-based system of our world continues to work and that russia doesn't violate that picks i think we should make that argument first before looking at whether there separate measure we can take.

and i thank her for her support of our campaign against isil in iraq. she's right. this is being driven by the iraqi government and the long-term answer to the problems in iraq and syria arbeit inclusive government that can represent all of their people. i'm grateful for support for x. 125 personal that we sent to chat with and argue iraq needs to do more of to reach out to the sunni tribes and indeed to train more of the ticket forces. she's right on both of those grants. that needs to happen on the issue of ttip come the argument i would make is the nhs is protected. there is no way that a ttip agreement can lead to changes in our nhs. i would make this suggestion to the labour party. instead of raising the profile of a threat that doesn't exist it will be better if the whole of the uk political system could come together and push the americans instead of trying to

seek false reassurances can push the americans to go for the putting more on the table so this trade deal really benefits working people here in britain. that i think is the argument that we need to make. she asked the question about the climate change agreement. argued is it should be legally binding and that was what we are pressing for the link in the communiqué is progress and i think american is inching into these arguments but, of course, we would like them to go further. i think we have dealt with all the european stuff. in prime minister's questions but i would make this point. we should lift our eyes to the horizon and recognize frankly she says it's back to usual service of the 1990s but let me say, there's something very different and this government compared with the government of the 1990s upgrade labour pursuing organs of persuasion as we made the historic decision to let the people decide when it comes to europe. >> mr. speaker, i'm pleased to hear from the prime minister

that at the time of the g7 to consider the humanitarian tragedy in the mediterranean were huge numbers of people are drowning trying to play conditions and own countries. i agree with him that the long-term solution is evolved aid in the countries of which they. but was there discussion of an international diplomatic effort? and giving technical support to the government of the failed state in libya which remains a lawless space through which huge numbers of people will continue to go unless and until some sort of stability is restored to the country? >> my right honorable friend this absolute identified a core part of the problem that needs to solve and solve quite urgently and it is have a government of national unity in libya. because of course we can offer and to offer technical assistance for the security training of libya. we can offer those things that but until there's a government in place they don't really join

up and make comprehensive strategy. what we talked about was make sure foreign ministers and others were doing everything they can to support special representative and his work to form the government. once that is something we can pour in the assistance to help them to do with the criminal gangs and to secure their borders. >> may i begin by thanking the prime minister for advancement of the statement are as much in the communiqué to be committed. as the first paragraph states that we're committed to the balance of freedom and democracy to the universal, to the rule of law and respect of human rights fostering piece and security. we will be supporting human rights protecting the human rights act in the weeks and months ahead. also in the communiqué our progress on the global economy at the need for growth and on women's entrepreneurship, two areas that are vital throughout the world. on specifics come on tax and anticorruption measures, i'm

sure the prime minister would like to confirm that every cooperation has been given to swiss and uk, and you and legal authorities in relation to train 11. on the issue of trade to communicate welcomes progress in the trans-atlantic trade investment partnership ttip of the prime minister will be aware concerns about the potential adverse impact on public service provisions that such as national service. what safeguards did the transfer has educated coverage requirement to protect nhs? we ever from the dispatch box there's no reason for concern but if there is a reason for concern i see a good prospect for those safeguards to be included in any ttip final deal. why did he not secure that on the face of the treaty? on foreign policy there is i agree with the g7 conclusions in relation to territorial integrity in ukraine and the rule of russia and the need to maintain sanctions against the russian state. however, i would wish to warn of

the rest of the situation in eastern ukraine becoming a frozen conflict. anybody with what is what is happening in eastern europe since the fall of the iron curtain will be aware of what's happened from -- and of course, bosnia-herzegovina and while the immediacy of the situation is action there also needs to be immediate and long-term perspective for normalization. me i welcome the provisions regarding maritime border and maritime security? this is relevant to the pacific of course. is also relevant in our northern european neighborhood. and then i encourage uk government to actually take this seriously for a change? they didn't even rate us to -- hopefully it will be included in the forthcoming and of course, the uk has not a single maritime control aircraft. and, finally, me i welcome the inclusion of my -- migration and

refugees in g7's conclusions. i asked the prime minister about this last week. has yet any time to reflect on the appalling uk record and giving refuge to those fleeing the war in syria and elsewhere? does he know not agree should be working with this international college foremost amongst them and the european union for us all to take a fair share of those requiring refuge? >> let me thank the honorable gentleman for his response and take all of his points in turn. on maritime security i think is right to raise the issue of the high north and the arctic should be carefully looked at and i will make sure that happens but i don't agree with him with a record of refugees to i think was an excellent record, with the second largest bilateral donor. we do have a program for resettling, particularly bubble families but if he thinks the

answer to a refugee crisis of tens of millions of people as a result of that program i think is completely wrong. the answers got to be stabilizing the country and allowing those people to return. i think he's right about frozen conflict. one of the reasons we should take the problems of russian aggression in the ukraine so seriously is to be clear. we are not going to tolerate the situations that happened in georgia and elsewhere where frozen conflicts have been created. and i think it's important we make such a strong stand over sanctions rather than what happened with the georgia with the introduction can be moved on. on ttip am what i would say to them is acting as i said to labour, i think there's a real wasted opportunity in raising these false fears about potential privatization of the nhs coming out of ttip. in the english nhs it is the commissions of services will make decisions and fate invest over and over again in a national health service. in scotland as he knows the only person who can privatize the nhs

in scotland is the scottish government. instead of raising false fears of what we should be doing is putting on the table bold proposals for opening up american markets so for instance, the scottish knitwear manufacture i visited recently come that suffers from massive terrorism was built to sail into the u.s. he should spend his time looking after those businesses and those jobs and fighting for them. on the issue of tax evasion and tax avoidance in collaborating with the current 11 investigation i'm sure we can give them reassurance but i will check carefully. finally, i would just say to him look i believe in human rights and i think the best way to safeguard human rights is to have a british bill of rights. why not have the decisions made in british courts rather than in stratford court but that's the position of the government. >> mr. john baron. >> further discussions about russia and isil the prime minister will be aware that during russia's annexation of

the crimea, they did not have one in house climate expert at the height of the arab spring -- retired reform. has the time now not come to greater investment in order to ensure and help navigate this increasingly uncertain world speak with i can reassure my honorable friend they are hiring more russian speakers. ..