tv British Prime Ministers Questions CSPAN January 27, 2016 7:00am-7:32am EST
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>> however, there many young people that have never been introduced to the program or have never had an opportunity say yes to ncs. make sure that every young person has the opportunity to understand the project and can sign for the program. >> ncs is a fantastic opportunity for young people and we have ambitious plans to make sure that every young borne wants to can benefit from ncs. >> mr., speaker. employment in scottland than any other uk nation --
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[inaudible] >> there are far less working for the scottish government. we are much better together. [shouting] >> what lessons can be learned led from my constituents who involves recruiting veterans and exservicemen? [shouting] >> i want to pay tribute. i think the role of veterans can play in shaping the future of young people and show what it is to serve your nation is an
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invaluable one and one we can learn from. >> the cabinet officer responsible for guidelines on government proposals. as the select committee on human rights discovered when we went to scottland earlier this month, there's a strong feeling about the human right fact. will he make sure that the people in scottland have their voice heard, would he give that guaranty? >> as the right honorable lady will know the consultations principles that we promulgated, have the effect that every government department should make sure that all consultations are proportionate and that we make due allowance for any time for which it would be difficult for people to respond so we get adequate consultation. >> questions to the prime minister?
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>> number one. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i know the whole house will want to join me in marking holocaust memorial. remember the darkest hour of humanity. last year on the 70th anniversary i said we will build a memorial in london to show the importance of britain's memory on holocaust. this will be built in victoria gardens as value of nations and will be something for our children to visit for generations to come. i'm grateful to all those who made this possible and have given this work profoundly deserves. mr. speaker, i had meetings with colleagues and others, i should have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker.
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we must never forget. the oil and gas industry on which many people in my constituent are dependent for their livelihood are facing serious challenges. the government has taken steps to address the situation but more is required if the industry to survive. would my honorable friend sure me that he recognizes the seriousness of the situation and would do all that he can to get the industry through difficult times? [shouting] >> my honorable friend is absolutely right to address this. i recognize the seriousness. this causes real difficulties for the north sea and we can see the effects in east. i'm determined that we build a bridge to the future to all
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those involved in the north sea. we are going to help the export, expertise, help the economy's diversify. we've announced 1.3 billion of support. we are implementing the review. we will be saying more about what we can do to help the vital industry on this vital time. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. on behalf of the opposition can i welcome the remarks about holocaust. we have to remember the deepest, darkest days of inhumanity that happens now and the genesides that have happened. i thank the prime minister for what he said.
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mr. speaker, independent experts suggest that had google is paying tax rate on uk profits of around 3%. does the prime minister dispute that figure? [shouting] >> well, let's be clear what we are talking about here. we are talking about tax that should have been collected under a labour government raised by a conservative government. that's what we are talking about. i do dispute the figures that he gives. it is done independently by hmrc but i'm absolutely clear that no government has done more than this one to crack down on tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance, no government and certainly not the last labour government. >> mr. speaker, my question actually was if the prime minister thinks an effective tax rate of 3% is right or wrong. he didn't answer it.
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while the prime minister only called it a step forward. the mayor of london described it and what exactly is the position on for 3% tax rate? >> more tax in future than they ever paid under labour. whether tax rate for google was zero percent. let me tell you what we have done, we have changed the tax laws so many times that we raised an extra 100 billion from business in the last parliament. when i came to power, banks didn't pay tax on profits, allowed under labour, investment companies could cut their tax bill by flipping the currency their accounts were in, allowed under labour, companies could
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fiddle accounting rules to make losses appear out of thin air. we've done more on tax evasion than tax avoidance than labour did. they are running to catch up but they don't have a leg to stand on. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, it was under labour government that the inquiries gone into google and in addition as a percentage of gdp corporation tax receipts are lower under this government than they were under previous government. i've got a question here, mr. speaker, from a gentleman called jeff. now you might well know, jeff actually speaks for millions of people. when he says to me -- [shouting] >> can you ask the prime
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minister if it's a working man of 30 years, whether there's a scheme which i can join that pays the same rates of taxes google and other large corporations. what does the prime minister say to jeff? >> his taxes are coming down on this government and google's taxes are going up under this government. let me say to the honorable gentleman. something he said was inaccurate. he said corporation tax receipts have gone down, they have gone up by 20% under the government because we have a strong economy with businesses making money, investing in our country and paying taxes. if like he he's angry about what happened to google under labour, there's a few people he should call, maybe you can start by calling tony blaire.
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i think he's morgan stanley. it's hard to keep up. those are the people for blame for google not paying their tax es. [shouting] >> the problem is, mr. speaker that the prime minister is the prime minister, is responsible for government and therefore responsible for tax collection. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, google made profits of 6 billion pounds on -- in the uk between 2005 and 2015 and is paying 130 billion pounds in tax for the whole of that decade. millions of people in this week are with tax returns, they have to send the form back. they do not get the option of 25 meetings with 17 ministers to
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decide what narrate of tax is. many people join and are returning online this week will say this, why is there one rule for big multinational companies and another for small businesses and self-employed workers. >> they are going to pay lower taxes under this government. he can if he wants criticize hrmc, hmrc is investigated by the audit office and when they did that they found that the settlements that they reached with companies is fair. that's how it works. the idea that those two right honorable gentlemen would stand up to anyone in this regard is laughable. look at the record last week. they met with the unions and they gave them flying tickets. they met with the argentinians.
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the only people they don't stand up is british hard working payers. [shouting] >> can i raise with him another unfair tax policy that does effect many people in this country this this morning the court of appeals rule that had the taxes -- i don't know why members of the opposite find this funny. [shouting] >> the ruling is because of
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impact of individuals including of disabled, victims of domestic violence and disabled children, would the prime minister now read the judgment and finally abandon this cruel and unjust policy which has now been ruled to be illegal? >> we look very carefully on the judgments on this occasion. our fundamental position is that it's unfair to subsidize spare rooms in the sector, that is a basic issue of fairness. isn't it interesting that the first pledge he makes is something that could cost as much as two and a half billion pounds in the next parliament. who is going to pay for that? well, jeff will pay for it. the people will pay for it. why is it that he always wants to see more welfare, higher taxes, more borrowing, all of the things that got us in the he is in the first place.
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[shouting] >> i ask the prime minister this, shortly before coming to the chamber, i became aware of the final reports of the united nations final reports on yemen and makes disturbing readings. i quote, documented that coalition forces have conducted air strikes targeting civilians and civilian objects in violation of humanitarian law including camps and refugees, civilian residential areas, medical facilities, schools and mosques, these are very disturbing reports. in the light of this, would the prime minister launch inquiry of the review to saudi arabia and suspend those arm sales until that review has been concluded? >> well, we have the strictest
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rules for arms exports almost any country anywhere in the world. let me remind me, we are not a remember of the coalition, not directly in the saudi-led coalitions, british personnel are not involved in carrying out strikes. i would look at this report as we look at other reports. arms exports are in control, terroristic tax plan in the yemen would have a direct effect on people in our country. i refuse to run a foreign policy by press release which is what he wants. i want a foreign policy that's in the interest of the british people. [shouting] >> including those that have donated tens of thousands of pounds to the shadow defense secretary. [shouting] >> undermine the ability to do their job. will the prime minister join me
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repeating -- [shouting] >> i absolutely agree with my honorable friend. we hold our personnel to our highest standard. it's quite clear an industry trying to profit from claims that have launched against brave servicemen and women. i'm determined to do everything we can to close the bogus industry down and take action against any legal firm that abuse fabricated claim. that's absolutely not acceptable. [shouting] >> i begin by comments to prime minister with relation with holocaust, in the private
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sector, public sector or by government? >> first of all, let me welcome what the honorable gentleman said about the holocaust. they work extremely hard around the clock but this day is particularly important and i would urge something you never forget or what you read or films you've seen or books that you've interrogated. in terms of wanting to end discrimination against woman in the private sector and politics n this place, yes, absolutely. >> i very much what the prime minister has to say on both accounts and he's aware of the mention inequality that's impacting on many woman and this parliament voted unanimously for the government and i quote immediately introduce
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transitional arrangement for those women affected. what is the prime minister going to do and help those women who were affected, those born in 1950's and could have had proper notice to plan finances and retirement? >> what i would say to the honorable gentleman, first of all the retirement age came in the basis of equality which was a judgment by the european court that we put in place in the 1990's to raise retirement age, we made the decision that no one should suffer an 18-month increase in retirement age, that's the decision that this house of commons took. in terms of ending discrimination in the pension system, i would say that the introduction of the tier pension of 155 pounds a week, one of the best waying -- ways and of
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course n this government triple-locked protected so they can get inflation of two and a half percent. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. our prison -- [inaudible] >> preventing young people, troubled young people from falling into the jaws of these dangerously screwed up extremists? >> my honorable friend is absolutely right. it's disturbing when people are in our care, when state is looking after them that on some occasions they have been radicalized because of what they heard in prison either from other prisoners or perhaps on occasions visiting and we need to sort the situation out. the justice secretary has put in place a review. i will look very carefully at the report that if they're
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radicalized bereradicallized. [shouting] >> 74 billion or to use -- [inaudible] >> for the year in the region of 9 billion tons. will the prime minister finally concede -- [shouting] >> will the prime minister -- >> i think we got the jest. order. that was a polite way of saying that the honorable woman had
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concluded the question. >> has cut the deficit in half from the record level that we inherited and will be down by two-thirds and meeting what we want to see in terms of debt. what a contrast i would say with the situation that scottland would be face if scottland had voted for independence in just six-week time. we've actually seen a collapse 94% of the oil revenues. now because we've got the broad shoulders of the united kingdom that collapse in the oil price and taxation won't affect people in scottland. had scottland been independent it would be a dark day, indeed. [shouting] >> recently i held a mental health forum in my kansas city to explore how we would improve mental health services. can i welcome the prime minister's recent announcement on increased funding for mental
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health services and would he agree with me that despite the fact that we have more work to do that his commitments are clear indication of desire to have a revolution in mental health services in britain and he delivered some commitments on that? [shouting] >> i'm very grateful to what my honorable said. there is further to go. this government is investing more in mental health. we introduced waiting times. young people suffering episodes of pycosis should be seen within two weeks. there's waiting time but the bigger culture change, not just in nhs but right across the public sector and private sector so mental health conditions are given the attention they deserve. >> thank you, mr. speaker. from this april a woman who works full time stands to lose thousands of pounds of credit if she becomes pregnant of her first child.
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when would this prime minister stop attacking working people? >> this year they can earn 11,000 pounds without paying any income tax. if they're on low wages, minimum wage they will get a 7% pay increase because of the national living wage. for the first time they'll be 30 hours of free child care for those people. that's what we are doing for hard-working people in our country. do we need to reform welfare, yes, we do. and if the honorable gentleman read the report into why his party lost the election, not the one they published, of course, the one we read over the weekend, it's by arguing for higher and higher welfare, the british public concludes that under labour there will be higher and higher taxes. >> thank you. [shouting] >> i warmly welcome the the prime minister's about creating
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monument for holocaust. that's the only way we can really preserve their memory. my honorable friends rightly alludeed to the education of allowing literally thousands of young people to visit, will he commit the government to conned funding the holocaust educational trust fund so many thousands more can see the horrors of the holocaust. >> it does excellent work. i think there's a real now t remaining holocaust survivorring are -- survivors are at their end of their lives, part of our memorial is vital, their description of what they went
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through, friends and family that they lost is so powerful and moving we must capture for generations to come. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in 2013 the energy and climate change select committee recommended extending retention of business rates to include new bills, nuclear excellence in my constituency and vital for our economic prosperity. given the government cuts to council, does the prime minister agree that we ought to truly build a northern power house, local authorities must retain all business rates in west cambridge. >> we are committed to the new nuclear industry, we are obviously making good progress but we need to see another big station go ahead. i look very carefully at what she says about business rate retention and business rates more broadly but the most important thick is to have a
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energy infrastructure that allows for the delivery of new nuclear power stations. that is the position on the side of the house. >> closed question, mr. martin bickers. >> number 11, mr. speaker. >> this government is absolutely committed and ensuring that everyone regardless of where they live in this country has access to high-quality public service and best opportunities. i'm happy to reaffirm to the house today. >> many coastal towns have poor educational standards. we have many high-performing academies that are trying to reverse that and making sure that they have access to sports,
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arts and culture at the highest level. the council are prepareing report, to deliver to our people. >> both failings schools and there are some actually in coastal areas of our country, one of them is making sure teachers and very talented leaders into those schools and that's what the national leaders of education service is all about. >> no british prime minister has had the honor to visit that part. i wonder when the prime minister
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which is considerable economic and to generate more employment than tourism. >> i visit the province. [shouting] >> the fastest-growing town. >> public service keeps with those developments and particularly to see more services at the local hospitals. does the prime minister agree with any chief executives that district hospitals such as st. grass play a role in the nhs. >> i know that there's new dedicated out-patient facility there which is welcome. what i say to my honorable
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friends and all members, if we are going to achieve the aggressive house building targets, there will be more built. we have to welcome that and make sure the infrastructure that goes with the necessary houses is provided. >> thank you, mr. speaker. not everybody is satisfied with the chancellor with what loose chains to cover tax liability. on monday the honorable man called on the government to make companies publish their tax return. we can see how they make journey to cash profit to tax bill. does the prime minister agree? >> i do want to wonder whether the right honorable lady raised this issue when she sat in the labour cabinet when google was paying zero tax. what we have is a situation where we make the rules in this house and hmrc has to enforce
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the rules. that's a system that we need to make work. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. as a cancer survivor rates continue to improve and given that this is cancer week, will my honorable friend join me in welcoming a new-state of the art center to open, bolton hospice, bolton ccg who are all making this happen? [shouting] >> i'm happy to join my honorable friend. everyone in this house knows a family who has been touched by cancer and many people have lost loved ones to cancer. good news that cancer survivor rates are improving. we need to make sure they improve across all cancer but not the best-known ones. it's not just an issue for the nhs, it's all of those big society bodies that want to
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campaign and act on helping cancer sufferers that have a big role to play. [shouting] >> i wrote to the prime minister asking him to join the scottish government and council and taking over, council submitted detail plan on the region for young people. will the prime minister give us the green light in the coming weeks? [shouting] >> the two governments working together can do even more. >> thank you, mr. speaker. could i thank the prime minister for meeting the president nasheed and legal team on saturday. will the prime minister commit to
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