paid tribute to ian paisley. he also answered questions about the british airways strike and mental health care. >> christians for the -- question is for the prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i am sure the whole house will join me in remembering the life and achievement of sergeant steven campbell who died in afghanistan earlier this week. we pay tribute to his energetic, brave and dedicated service. his patriotism will be sorely missed and the thoughts of everyone in this house is with his family, friends and colleagues. . .

elected government? >> mr. speaker, i appreciate the importance that she and i appreciate the importance that the attached to the measures we have introduced. a child tax credit, which has helped 6 million families in this country. the pension credit, which is helping in this country. educational maintenance, half a

million children go to school. and we will not be unemployed. these are the measures that are being put forward by my right honourable friend, the chancellor. they could never have been put forward by the shadow chancellor. >> can i join the prime minister and paying tribute to sergeant steven campbell who died in helmand on monday. we are paying a high price. our troops and families need to know they have our support. this is likely to be the second blast process questions before the general election. the main event of the day. this provides an opportunity to clear up a number of different issues. i would like to, can i start with a simple one? it is budget day. it is budget day. there is a picket line outside the treasury.

will the prime minister confirm that on this occasion he would my people to cross it and go ito to work. >> let me first congratulate my right honourable about the good news. and let me secondly thank him for getting near to asking a question about the economy. of course everyone is going to work here. we will continue to work for a labor government. >> i am grateful to the prime minister for his congratulations. most people focusing on how you find the time for these things. i am very grateful nonetheless. very interesting from the prime minister. last week he would not give any support to british airwaves. the first quarter is concerned for them to go to work. one of the things in the spirit of clearing up a few issues to

one of the things the treasury are working on concerns the prime minister's disastrous decision to sell gold at rock-bottom prices. this cost the country 6 billion pounds. the treasury has now lost its four year battle against the commissioner to keep the information about this decision secret. will the prime minister now confirm that these documents will be published in full with no reactions before the general election? >> mr. speaker i am very happy for any document to be published on that matter. mr. speaker you have got to do a bit better than that. the last, let me just remind him that we have taken people out of unemployment and in to work. we have helped thousands of small businesses. we have been helping people against the loss of their homes.

the conservatives have got nothing to say about the present and the future. it is about time we started to think about the politics that work for the future. >> is the prime minister so relaxed about this information being published can tell us why he spent four years fighting it? >> mr. speaker it is a matter for the information commissioner and the treasury. mr. speaker, i am happy if the information commissioner wishes to publish documents. is he going to come forward with any serious policy of the future of this country? as he get anything serious to offer this country? as to get anything to say to the unemployed of this country or to mortgage holders or the businesses? the person who will be talking about the future is the chancellor. the shadow chancellor has nothing to offer.

>> the treasury always wanted this information published. once again this prime minister takes a whole country warbles. let's try another one. the information commissioner has also ordered the department for work and pensions to release information on the prime minister's disastrous reign on every pension fund in the country. the information commissioner has ruled in november this should be published. the department has appealed against it. now we hear they are not interested in these appeals. >> mr. speaker, we had a debate. if the initiative chancellor may allow, he was the subject of the debate in this house on these very issues, and he could not sustain his case. we made the right decision for british industry. we made the right decision. it is the conservative party that has let pensioners down.

we won't do so in future. i am happy to be judged. let's see. let's see. let's start with the leader of the opposition. will he tell us what happened over lord ashcroft? >> simple question. if he is happy with this to be published will he withdraw the appeal and have it published, years or no? >> we had this debate on pensions. we had this debate on pensions in this house of commons. the shadow chancellor, the shadow chancellor is trying to pursue the case against our policy to withdraw dividend tax credits. he could not even make a sensible argument on that at the time. we won this debate because our policy was the right policy and it continues to be so.

>> on the second last questions we have just and what we have all along from this prime minister, no answers, and this cover-ups, not giving information, not answering the question, dithering on important decisions. how much longer are we going to have to wait until we get rid of this used as pawns s bunch of m? tell us when the election is then. >> he has been wrong on every single issue about the economy. when the people look at what the conservative party they were wrong on north rock, the restructuring of the bank, help for the unemployed, help for mortgage hours, help for small businesses. when it comes to right or wrong, they were wrong on lord ashcroft. wrong, wrong, wrong, that is the

conservative party. >> order. must calm down. i'm sure they want to hear. >> thank you, mr. speaker. six days ago it was announced that the world's first mass-produced affordable zero emission car would be made in wierside securing thousands of highly skilled manufacturing jobs. and as the prime minister to ensure the investment which has been permitted providing the infrastructure, charging point, and support for the british motors to wants to switch to zero emission cars will be maintained and improved in the coming years to ensure that the u.k. will have its rightful place as our leader and the zero

carbon emissions. >> let me thank my right honourable friend for what he has done and what nissan has done. that will mean not only securing and creating jobs, 50,000 vehicles a year produced in the united kingdom. mr. speaker, i have to say that the one reason it was possible to make this investment was that there was support available from government for the development of the new technologies they are making. unfortunately the conservative and a policy would withdraw support. we are the party of jobs and building industry for the future. there are the party rty of unemployment. >> i would obviously like to add my own expression of sympathy and condolence to the family and friends of sergeant steven campbell from the third battalion rifles to tragically died this week after serving so selflessly and professionally in afghanistan. mr. speaker, despite all the news that has not been raised

yet today. that might be because when we put forth in a process they both dropped. when we tried to get people, when we tried to get people the right they both belonged to us. when we wanted to clean they both doctors. in the truth, mr. speaker, this parliament will go down as the most corrupt in living memory because they both lost. >> mr. speaker, we have proposed and will implement. and have also made it clear that anybody that goes before the business advisory committee are compelled to take the advice of the business advisory committee. future ministers will have to sign a contract in advance that is exactly what the will to. we have taken action to make the system. we cannot say anything other than the behavior of the members

of parliament to were dealt with was unacceptable. i believe that the action we are taking is necessary for the transparency that the public wants. >> he had 13 years to clean this up. a slick at his record. last summer recall elections. the conservatives didn't turn out. they were voted against. our attempts to construct lobbying. the conservatives didn't even come up. they basically want to keep things exactly the way they are

>> mr. speaker i made it absolutely clear that any action will be taken. that is why there will be a compulsory register some of lobbying. that is why every action that will be taken by government ministers will be. humility and all. >> the prime minister confirmed that unemployment in the united kingdom at 8 percent is far below the unemployment rate. will he assure the house that he will never adopt the policies of the conservative party that think unemployment is a price worth paying? >> mr. speaker, unemployment is never a price worth paying. i have decided this house that it is half today what it was in the recession of the 1990's. i also to say that unemployment

kept rising for five years after the recession ended in the 1980's. unemployment is now falling as a result of the the need to restore faith, could the prime minister call the house? no will be given a peerage? >> flatmate -- let me -- [laughter] -- let me. can i just say to the conservatives that the standard that will be applied in the future will be a lot higher than the standards that were applied to lord ashcroft? southworth pew -- proof -- southworth?

>> thank you very much, mr. speaker. the recommendations. will they make sure they're acting on to protect children at risk? >> there is no one who has done more to stand up for the needs and requirements of missing children than my honorable friends, and i think she'd deserves the gratitude to all -- from the whole house. than my honourable friend. i think she deserves the gratitude for the whole house. i did receive this week the report of the missing people taskforce. the government accepts all the reports recommendations which sets out a plan of action to improve how the agency will respond when the then people go missing and get the support that should be available to families. we are committed, and i thank them for the way she has prosecuted this issue in the time she has been in this house we are committed to taking these recommendations forward. >> which with the prime minister

rather be remembered for? bubbling council tax are destroying destroying people's >> mr. speaker, i would like to inform the prime minister -- i would like to inform the prime minister that there is now nine children centers embedded delivering high-quality, much-respected, and popular support to a wide range of families. does my right honourable friend agree that to cut back from the universal service so carefully built up over the past decade would be a tragic betrayal of the future generations? >> mr. speaker, we have achieved our target of three-and-a-half

thousand sure start children centers. they are now reaching 27 million the children under five and their families. i understand the view of the party opposite is they should be restored to their original which only covered a minority of children. i say the sure start children centers are now live vital part of every single community and nobody should tamper with the advancements that have been made in helping children under five. >> we have now had a week to think about it. will the prime minister now urge all the staff to go back to work this weekend? >> yes, mr. speaker. i have done so and i have done so consistently. mr. speaker, if the conservatives want to turn an industrial dispute into some political provocation they're going the right way about it.

i would say that any party that wishes to all the coverage of this country should want to see an investor dispute solvency arbitration and negotiation take place. that is the view of the trade union envoy who said it was the business of the conservatives to help people get back into work. >> mr. speaker, my constituent died last week at the age of 19 on the 29th of march he will act immediately to ban such legal rights. >> mr. speaker, i too am very concerned about what she has told me. i send my sincere condolences to jordan's family and friends. we are committed to preventing them people from, preventing

young people from starting to take drugs. the advice is clear that just because the substance is legal it does not make it safe. we are very concerned specifically about the harms of methadone, and the advisory council on the misuse of drugs is considering this and similar compounds an absolute priority. we will receive their advice on the 29th of march. subject to their advice we will take immediate action. >> mr. gregory campbell. >> mr. speaker, can the prime minister tell us when the more than 40,000 policyholders, including many in northern ireland who have withered many years for a satisfactory outcome be likely to be informed of a positive result given the thousands of them have passed away since the company began declining business ten years ago? >> i understand. the government expects that john

shattuck is undertaking this report to submit his about report in may of this year. we have undertaken to provide command we have undertaken to provide the response within 14 days. >> mr. stewart bell. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can the prime minister confirm following upon the announcement to develop the western and its development investment of 2.5 billion pounds we have further passed an order to manufacture the pipeline for an investment of 200 m illion pounds? >> this is indeed very good news. it is because of recent tax

changes we have been able support the development of remote deepwater fields. 200 million to tubes to manufacture the gas pipelines. that means jobs in the northeast, jobs in scotland, 2,000 jobs in the u.k. as a whole. it is because the government as been prepared to support of these the development. >> thank you, mr. speaker. if the prime minister would he kindly drop in on castle point and meet the wonderful people of concern who would thank him for deciding to be index the basic state pension but to earnings? will he get on and do it quickly? >> mr. speaker, i am grateful for his invitation to visit him. i am aware that he is a longstanding campaigner on these

issues. i do pay tribute to the work being carried out. it is right that after the turner report we made recommendations about linking pensions to earnings. i also thinks he recognize a lot of the work is done by local councils. i am afraid some conservative counsels are looking down the elderly. >> speaker, the economist professor has predicted the various measures currently in place. unemployment could rise toward 5 million. what effect does my right honourable friend think it would have if a policy as a matter a principal were adopted? >> mr. speaker, every major country has made the choice about whether to continue the support for the economy that is necessary to insure a recovery. every major country in europe,

america, all the major countries in asia have made that tries to support the economy so we can avoid rising unemployment and avoid unemployment getting to the levels of the 1980's and 1990's recession. there's only one party that seems to stand out against that. and is the he conservative part >> julien louis. >> high-quality in-patient care is one component of the health services supported by appropriate alternative to admission. the government paid for new horizons published in december 2009 set out a cross-government program of action to improve the mental well-being of people in england and drive up the quality of health care. >> mr. speaker, under blair's britain several first-class

state-of-the-art mental health have opened in or near my constituency. under brown's britain one of them has just closed. we are promised a shared dashboard of shared quality indicators. >> i know you will want to be fair also. the world health organization says that we have the best prevention of mental health care. obviously every time you want to do better since 2001 there has been a 50% increase in real terms investment in the of. it is wrong to say we are underfunding mental health. we are trying to do what we can and will continue to do what we can. he should be fair in recognizing that. >> mr. speaker, main house in birmingham has been providing a much value of residential therapeutic service for people

with a personality disorder since nationally commissioned over ten years ago. that service has just closed because when a national oppression in ended minister's intentions that commissioning should be picked up was not undertaken by the strategic house authority. when you look into what went wrong we should reopen the service as soon as possible. >> mr. speaker, i will be very happy to of black into it and ask the relevant master to be in contact act with us. >> fled with two children. she was involved in a violent and abusive relationship. her children have been snatched back under terrible circumstances. will the prime minister now take a personal interest in the case

and assist in getting his children back? >> i am grateful to the hon. member. he gave me advanced notice of this particular question he wished to ask. i am sorry to hear of the difficult situation. following an invocation in the 1988 abduction convention on 17th march he will know the high court of england and wales ordered. as the honourable gentleman will understand it is not for me to comment or intervene in the decision of the court, but i will ask my right honourable friend the justice secretary to look into this matter. >> thank you, speaker. eighty-two-year-old is supporting my campaign despite the $0.25 on state pensions

already which has remained at the same level since 1972 and replace it with an additional 25-pound on the popular winter fuel announced. will the prime minister have a word with his very good friend to make sure that this measure is included? >> mr. speaker, i do not want to anticipate all the news that you will receive in the budget in only a few minutes. i can say to him that we have made sure the last ten years that households over 60 have winter fuel payments every year. it is now at a record level of payment. of course the chancellor will comment on this in only a few events. >> the reverand ian paisley. >> i would like to say that this is the last time i will honor this house with the question and bother the prime minister with

the question. i am sure he is greatly relieved. .. in the north of ireland. i would like to ask the prime minister that in view of the situation that we have here and it's sadness and edsall road and bedard shatter that lies upon it -- andand its -- and