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live at 5:00 p.m. eastern. >> earlier today, the prime minister agree to form a new coalition government in response to the country's financial crisis. tonight on prime minister's question, british prime minister david cameron talks about the tourism crisis. you'll hear remarks from labour opposition leader on the government's economic policy. this is about 35 minutes. > mr. marcus jones. >> 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. >> with the average 60-year-old living 10 years longer than in the 1970's, public sector pension reform is essential. will the prime minister ensure that reform is fair for my

constituents, both in terms of taxpayers and public sector workers? >> my honorable friend makes an important point, and the chief secretary to the treasury will be making a full statement to the house. it seems to me to be absolutely vital that we do something that is fair to both taxpayers and public sector workers. the cost of our public sector pensions system is up by a third in the last decade. it is not fair to go on as we are, but the new arrangements must be fair to people who work hard in the public sector and on whom we all rely. i can tell the house that low and middle-income earners will actually get more from their public sector pensions, everyone will keep what they have built up so far, anyone within 10 years of retirement will see no change to their pension arrangements and, at the end of all this, people in the public sector will still get far better pensions than people in the private sector. i really think it is time that the party of the opposition was clear that it does not support strikes later this month.

[applause] [inaudible conversations] >> mr. speaker, mr. speaker, does the prime minister believe that growth of half a percent over last year and unemployment at a 17 year high points as a success or failure of his economic plan? >> obviously everybody wants the british economy to grow faster. that's what everybody wants. but i have to say to the hon. to chairman, yes to this figure which was better than many people expected, isn't it noticeable but he cannot even bring himself to welcome news like that? the key issue, i think we all have to address is this. there is a global storm in the world economy today. it is in our interest to help

others confront the coal storm that we have also got to keep the british economy stave. we will keep a safe if we add to our deficit, add to our debt and put into stricter risk. >> blame the labor government, and then he blends -- [inaudible conversations] first you when the labor government, then europe. yesterday he was apparently blaming his cabinet colleague for a lack of growth in our economy. the true that this prime minister is on things go wrong it's never anything to do with them. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] now, let's ask about another one of his flagship policies, the business growth fund launched nine months ago with the bank. can he tell us the number of businesses in the business growth fund and made investments to track. >> first of all, the problem --

the problem -- the problem -- the problem with prescript questions as he doesn't listen to the first answer. i didn't actually in my first answer bland the last liberal government, but if you like me to i can start right now. it was the last liberal government that left us the record debt, the record deficit, and it is this government that is having to deal with that. now, the s -- the business growth fund is one of the scheme to insure that banks are lending alongside the marlins game, which is actually seeing an increase in lending to small businesses. that is a record we can be proud of that something he did to achieve. >> mr. speaker, we all know by now with this prime minister that when he blusters like that he is either too embarrassed to answer or he doesn't know the answer. let me help him.

the business growth fund was announced nine months ago. it has five offices, 50 staff. how many investment, a grand total of two. and mr. speaker, it is becoming a passion with this prime minister. fanfare announcement and radio silence. he said in march and going to watch those banks like a hawk and make sure they deliver. so what is he going to do to get the business growth fund moving? he completely failed to regulate year after year. yes. yes. [inaudible conversations] >> order. order. order. the house is getting order. , yourself. the house is getting far too excited. it's only six minutes past. order. both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition must be heard. it's called democracy and free

expression. the prime minister. >> let me just give him the figures for what has actually happened under the bank lending schemes of this government. we have a hundred 90 billion of new credit this year up from hundred and 709 billion last year. that is a huge increase. 76 billion of this is for small and medium-sized enterprises up 15% of last year. we are seeing more bank lending under this commitment, but we're also seeing the bank will this of the people and the banker helping to pay to deal with the deficit that his government created. >> it totally helpless answer, one that his own scheme. the business growth fund does not a clue what has happened to their own scheme. now, mr. speaker, businesses are struggling, but one group in our economy is doing very well indeed. over the last year, over the last year when many people have

seen their wages frozen, director peres by 49%. the prime minister expressed concern about this last friday. the public wants to know what he's going to do about it. let me tell exactly what we are and will do. this government introduced the bank of the home more is in one year and they created. it is this government that is increasing fees. it is this demint that has had an agreement with switzerland and with liechtenstein to get ahold of people who put money overseas. it is this government that is actually lowering bank buses. where i agree with him is the arc bishop of canterbury it speaks for the whole country when he says that it is unacceptable and a time of difficulty with people at the top of our society are not showing signs of responsibility. it is this government that is consulting to make sure we get

transparency in terms of boardroom pay, proper accountability, more power for shareholders, all of those things we're doing. i have to ask him, so keen on this agenda, but did he do for the last 13 years? we produced the income-tax. gladly agree with something needs to be done. now, last conservative members, down. follow the prime ministers of vice. last march his fair pay review which he set up recommended that the government should require by january of 2012, january of next year with every top company should publish how much the highest earners get paid. now, that type of transparency, mr. speaker, is the least we should expect. can he confirm that this will

happen from january of 2012, yes or no? >> what you will note on like the last government that did absolutely nothing is we are consulting on a whole series of steps to bear responsibility to the board room. i have to tell you, we are of little bit -- we are a little bit wary about accepting lectures from a party that told us they were intensely relaxed about everyone getting filthy rich, a party that had a capital gains tax system so people in the city actually pay less tax than their cleanup. i know he has forgotten all these things. we remember them and have done something about it. mr. speaker, another report to government, another failure to act. the church this he said and will hutchins review and has done nothing about it. the recommendation is not calling to be implemented. mr. speaker, that is the truth about this prime minister. he says we're all in it together, but even as the top

1 percent get away with it while the other 99 percent see their living standards squeeze and to lose their jobs. that is what people are increasingly saying this is a prime minister totally out of touch with their lives. >> i have to say in the liberal party, their election campaign, we have a bit of nerve to come and lecture us on that. thirteen years to regulate the bank. they did nothing. thirteen years to deal with bank bonuses and it did nothing. now in opposition the message to business is give us the money into can run our election. >> thank you, mr. speaker. cost the rail industry 43 million pounds of of the last three years. even drafted and years to control the network. meanwhile homes and churches are being killed of their legs. in the past month one church has

had a hundred and 69 memorial plaques stolen for its metal. will the prime minister join me in saying no is the time to legislate to stop these stolen metals going to merchants. >> mar will friend makes an extremely important point. a half to said the best of metals particularly for more memorials is an absolutely sickening and disgusting crime. we're working with the association of chief police officers to put in place an action plan to deal with this that involves looking at the whole regulation of scrap metal dealers. we're determined to do that to put a stop to this appalling crime. >> people in my constituency right across the country are desperately worried about the increasing cost of gas and electricity and heating oil, how lucky their homes warm. what can the prime minister tell the country that he will do to help people and the situation. in particular will he reverse the cuts the winter fuel lines with its senior citizens?

this is good enough to say that he is following the plans of the opposition to read so many things differently. why is indeed going to do something different? >> well, we have covered the plans set up by the less government, and that the does the right thing to do. on the cold weather payments we have taken the increase that was meant for one year and maintained that so that there is a particularly : to people will get that help. the other steps we're taking is making sure that energy companies to people proper information about the los that they can get. proper reform of the energy market. again, something that the party opposite has solicited to talk about. >> public-sector pension reform should be achieved through negotiation and compromise. does the prime minister agree that is totally irresponsible and downright destructive. senior politician of any political party, strike action while negotiations are ongoing.

>> the thing my right hon. friend is entirely right. a very fair offer to hardworking public servants to say that this is a strong sector of benson reforms and would give you pensions that are still better than anything available in the private sector. frankly, to have the labor front bench silent on this issue with their education spokesman actually encouraging teachers to strike is the height of irresponsibility. >> my constituents have a sun who has been serving in our nation's armed forces in afghanistan. in common with the royal british legion their regard the premises decision to abolish to be a big share. can the prime minister tell us what he thinks he's right and the royal british legion is wrong? >> a very important issue, and have discussions about it, as i know my right hon. friend has as

well. the point about the royal british legion and this issue is that the current proposal for the chief's office to be established with actually involve something like 10 million pounds of spending that we think the money would be better spent on improving all services across the country. real listening very carefully to concerns expressed in both houses of parliament but this issue. what really matters is are we going to improve the performance that is what service families want. that is what i want, and that is what we will deliver. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> public-sector workers in my constituency worked extremely hard to deliver essential public services, and another my right hon. friend will agree with me that we value the services tremendously. can my premise reassure these services and of the government's reform become necessary reforms as they are, but ensure that these services are sustainable

and remain among the very, very best. >> second certainly do that. a very important point. supporting public-sector pension says, by a third of last decade, now spending something like 32 billion pounds. a major item of public spending, and we're taking taxes of people, including in the private sector who have listed pension to pay for that pension provision. i believe it is a fair scheme. for instance, a teacher retiree on a salary of 37,000 pounds of for a full career will retire on a pension of 25,000 pounds and future, more than the 19,000 house that there would currently get. this is a fair set of changes. the less well-off are protected. the low-paid won't have to pay the increased contribution, and frankly the whole house of commons should get behind it is said the plane was strike action. >> mr. speaker, when the promised a gusty 20 meeting week

tried to persuade his colleagues of the urgency of coming up with some detail, not at all clear, representative p.m. pence will need shoring up well for next summer. fez naturally exist the same urgency and otherwise apart from getting ahead. >> i think he is absolutely right for what he said about the urgency and necessity of its agenda. i think some progress was made of the european council meeting a week ago. for the first time they did accept the proper breakdown of crete debt which has to be part of the solution. also a proper recapitalization of europe's bank done to a credible test rather than the incredible tests that we have had in months,.

the final element which she refers to ride the which ceased to have more detail added and more substance added, and that is to make sure they're is a proper fire wall to stop contagion in the eurozone. beneath his seven greater. we can involve ourselves in greek domestic politics, but it has become even more urgent to put meat on the bones of these plans to show that we are removing one of the key obstacles to global growth which is the failure to create a proper print to deal with problems in the eurozone. >> according to the government's own protection birds population is set to increase from 602 million today to 72 million by 2027, two-thirds of this increase being driven by immigration. will the prime minister commit to stem this increase by breaking the almost automatic link between foreign nationals to come to work here being granted citizenship. >> we are committed to doing exactly that, and i think my hon. friend is right to raise

this issue. i think the proper immigration control and welfare reform are two sides of the same point, and this government is committed to controlling immigration properly in putting british people back to work. the to work together, and i can tell him, today we have announced illegal immigration that comes to the student group, more than 450 colleges will no longer be it will sponsor a new international students because there were not actually properly established to do that. these colleges could have brought in more than 11,000 students to study each year. that is one example of this government is living up to its promise to get it immigration. >> the prime minister agrees. but as the government for the tennant will bill. >> i do think it is right. a smoking ban. i have to admit as a former smoker and someone who believes

strongly as someone who did support, it has worked. i think the smoking ban is successful. a much more nervous about going into what people do in side of vehicle. i look carefully at what he said, but i think we have to have a serious think. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister will be aware of the of the report issued yesterday on green energy investment in scotland. does he agree with me that this report very ably demonstrates that the benefits of real energy are only the price delano potential of the large-scale investment made possible by the u.k. and agrees that a drawn-out independence referendum is seen as a distraction from that? >> my friend makes an important point. a major financial restitution wonder survey of the dangers of investing in scotland where there is uncertainty about the future of the constitution. i think it is very important we keep our unit can get together and stressed that when it comes

to vital industries like green technology the combination of a green investment bank sponsored by the united kingdom government and the many natural advantages there are install on can make this a great industry for people in scotland but with only do that if we keep our country together. >> dr. allen white hit. >> the prime minister says that his government will be the greatest ever, does he still take that statement seriously demand if he does willy personally intervene to sort out the appalling chaos and his resulting from this flashing a feeding tariffs and six weeks' time leading to substantial job losses, care less than the industry, and devastation for hundreds of community renewal projects. >> it is this government that set aside 3 billion pounds for green investment banks the much talked-about and never done. this government that has put in place a carbon press law, one of the first government anywhere in the world to do that. also put aside a billion pounds

for carbon capture a storage, so this is a very green government living atop promises. absolutely right. >> the prime minister join me in congratulating the staff and a foundation statement in my constituency, the former school. the impressive. and also, also the gold medalist who will be receiving the award as stays cool. >> the prime minister. very impressive list. i don't know what to put in the water, but i think you would all like to have some. i join my friend and he grabs a living. >> the agreement.

take a personal interest. >> the hon. lady makes an important point. the was the attempt has not always been successful and does not always captured that which is to be captured. also in the taken interest. i can write to the hon. lady and set out what we intend to do. following the prime minister's answer a moment ago and given the huge anchor denny give me a personal assurance that he is committed from the boardroom to the shareholders of our company? >> i do want to see that happen. the answer to this is much more transparency about the levels of pay and strengthening the hand of shareholders. something else we need to do which is to make sure that

non-executive directors and not the usual rotating list of men at each other's backs and increasing the level over the federation. i want to see more women in the boardrooms. >> order. order. order. the house must come down. what the prime minister has described as the biggest back to work programs as the 1930's. it doesn't create jobs. there are 6,500 people unemployed. 28,000 out of work benefits, and only a hundred and 50 vacancies. what is this work program going to do about that? >> the work program plays a key role in helping prepare people for work, and that is absolutely

vital. also brings employers and so that they can offer jobs to those people. i look specifically at this issue because i know when i visited his constituency within that of course there was a shortage of vacancies in the borough itself, but we have to encourage people who live in london to be prepared to travel more widely to look for work. that is absolutely vital and part of the work program should be and at addressing exactly that. >> speaker, i tend more primary and more road traffic accidents than those in urban areas and yet received less funding. this is typical across the beach where residents pay more and receive less. will the prime minister meet with me in a group of other across the house representing rural areas to get a fair deal for those in rural areas, particularly the rural poor. >> i am very happy to meet with

my right hon. friend and it is important we have a fair deal. obviously a very big differences particularly in the use of retain fire fighters, but i'm happy to meet him and discuss this issue. >> the opposition. the government business growth fund has and paste it in precisely to companies. the prime minister, is that enough? >> with this government is done has cut corporation tax for every business in the country. introduced enterprise zones to help employment, actually increase the number of apprenticeship spots to number 50,000 over the life of this parliament. they criticize the original growth fund. there was the original growth fund and the labor. that's the point. let me just remind them, we inherited an economy with the biggest budget deficit in europe, and it is this government is helping our economy to the international storm to make sure we remain safe.

>> this week marks national adoption week. agree that we must continue although we can to support children in the care system. encourage prescriptive adoptive parents to come forward. >> my right hon. friend makes it extremely important point. we really do need more parents to come forward as potential adopters and potential foster care's because they're is a huge buildup of children in the care system who will get that help unless people come forward, but i think it is important the government makes the pledge that we will make the process of adoption and fostering simpler. it has become too bureaucratic, too difficult, and as a result that is putting people off. i'm absolutely determined that we practice. this is a sense of national shame that while there are 3,660 children under the age of one in the care system, there were only

60 adoptions last year. we are publishing malformation on every single councils of the people can see how we're doing in terms of driving this vital agenda. >> called for the reopening of the defense review and says that britain is now pressing military equipment which might be final in the future. will the prime minister finally listened to the voices of the community and reopen his deeply flawed review. >> we had a defense review for seniors and now they want to in one go. absolutely typical of the opportunism of the party opposite. i think this is a day as facilities and libya are coming to an end that we should be praising our brave armed services and all that they have done. >> largely ignored by the previous government's.