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time with david cameron. this is about 35 minutes. >> questions to the prime minister. of >> i have had meetings and will have further such meetings. >> there is a strong uptick in schools, but is he aware of the enormous differences in funding that puts those schools at the bottom? i welcome the government's moving to the formula, but in the meantime, we look at the serious situation with regard to those schools. >> my hon. friend is quite right. we need to sort out the problem before looking at a funding

problem. i believe it is flawed, and that is why we are reforming it. we will happily discuss how we can deal with the problem. the growing evidence is academy schools are not just good for people who go to those schools but actually raising the standards in those areas they are raising the standards of all schools of the same time. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister told us unemployment would fall in each year of this parliament. today unemployment rose for the sixth month in row. does he think it has anything to do with his government? >> the government takes absolute responsibility for everything that happens in our economy, and i take responsibility for that. any increase in unemployment is

difficult, and it can lead to real difficulty for the family, and that is why we are taking so much action to try to help people get back to work. if you look at the figures today, the increase in unemployment is hugely and welcome. there is an increase in people employed. that shows we need more private sector employment rate of we need to move further on that agenda. it is also noteworthy to note there is a small decrease in long term unemployment, and that shows that the schemes we are introducing are beginning to have an effect, but we need to go further. there is not 1 ounce of complacency in this government. we will do everything we can to get this government back to work. >> when he goes about rising employment, it shows how out of

touch he is. in some parts of london, 100 people are chasing three vacancies. that is a situation we are facing. can he confirm under his policies, far from things getting better over the coming year, he expects things to get worse and unemployment to rise to 2.8 million? >> forecasts are no longer set out by the government. they are set out by the independent office of budget responsibility, and these forecasts are not fixed by ministers. they are set out by independent economists. the government's responsibility is to help get people into work. that is why we have a work program that is helping 3 million people. that is why we are going to get subsidized private sector jobs for young people. that is why we have work experience for 250,000 young

people, and half of those are off benefits within two months. that is 20 times better value than the future jobs fun. there is no posting about anything. what we have is growth in the private sector, contraction in the public sector, and we need to get our economy moving, and the key is having low interest rates. >> the reason the figures matter is a show the next year unemployment will get worse, not better, and nothing he can say can deny that. the long list of policies will make no difference. let's talk about young people. in the last year, can he confirm we have 147,000 young people out of work for more than six months, double what it was a year ago, an increase of 102%?

why has he allowed it to happen? >> over the last year, unemployment amongst young people measured by an independent labor organization is up by 7%. that is far too high. this is far too high. what we need to do is help those young people into work, and that is what those programs are doing. there is a fundamental difference between the way this government measures unemployment and the way the last government did. this is important, because his government counted young people who were on job-seekers allowance as unemployed. this government says until you get a permanent job and we will measure you as unemployed. that is straight forward and what we never got from them. >> and really is back to the

1980 costs. a tory government -- a tory government claiming unemployment on the figures. no wonder he rehired lord young. on long term use unemployment, he is wrong on the facts. long-term use unemployment would have that scarring effect on young people desperate for work, a lot of work for more than six months. that has doubled in the last who few years. can he confirm that central banks are up by 102% in the last year? >> i will explain the figures. if you look at the number of young people who have been out of work for longer than 12 months, that number has gone down. far more needs to be done, but

that is what the work program is all about. there is a context to all of this. if we want to get unemployment down, we have to keep interest rates down. we have a reminder of what happens if you do not have a plan to get on top of your debt and get your economy moving. that is what he does not understand. what we have as a government that is clear about its plan and an opposition that has no idea. last year he marched against the cuts. now he tells us he excepts the caps, -- accepts the cuts and now he tells us he wants to spend more and borrow more. he cannot even do a u-turn properly. >> mr. speaker, he is simply -- >> try to calm down. ed miliband.

praxair know he does not want to talk about the young people out of work in this country because he is embarrassed by his record on what is happening, but he owes it to them to tell the facts about what is happening to them. i come back to this point. the prime minister said long term unemployment among young people is going down. it is not going down. it is going up. he mentions the work program. we introduced a work program in june. what happened to long-term use unemployment since he introduced his work program? >> let me give you the figures exactly. there are far too many young people who are long-term unemployed. there are 246,000 young people unemployed for over a year, but that is now 11,000 on the last quarter. that is not enough. we want to do more, but it is because we have got the work

program, because we have the use project, because we have the 250,000 people going into work experience, we are making a difference. why doesn't he come up with something constructive instead of knocking everybody down? >> i'll tell him what he should do. he should change course. it's his policy. [shouting] yeah, yeah, yeah. because, because why, he does why, why is unemployed rising? why is unemployment rising? because he is cutting too fast and too far. [shouting] it's his record. however, much he twists and turns, it's his record. that's why unemployment is going up. and what we have, mr. speaker, what we have is women's unemployment the highest since the last time there was a tory government. youth unemployment the highest since the last time there was a tory government, and unemployment higher than the

last time there was a tory government. isn't the truth that defining characteristic of this government is that it stands aside and does nothing as thousands of people find themselves unemployed? [shouting] >> mr. speaker, to be fair, he does change course every day. [laughter] he's an expert in changing courses. labors shadow chancellor said two days ago my starting point is we're going to have to keep all the cuts. that is what he said. and then labour's deputy leader said yesterday we're not excepting the governments cut. were totally opposed to tem and we're fighting them. he is flip-flopping on a daily basis. no wonder labors, found of labors biness forum had this to say at a time when the nation needs strong political leadership, labour offers nothing. the pro-business pragmatic approach to wealth and enterprise have all gone. instead there is a vision and a leadership vacuum.

what total customer of what stance opposite. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my right honorable friend will be aware that a recent raise the case of malay constituency martin pratt with the armed forces there's a. also you'll be aware of the excellent fighting report written by my honorable friend dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. now, due to the stigma, many veterans wait years before seeking appropriate health, and i hope my right honorable friend can tell the house what plans the government has any say so that those who did need help can seek at the appropriate moment. >> i think my honorable friend is entirely right to raise this issue. the mental scars that people who serve this country often receive can be every bit we see with the physical scars. is not something we've always accepted and understood properly. that's what i think the report by my honorable friend is so

important. as someone with real experience and understanding of this. we've accepted and implemented with almost all of its recommendation. we are introducing the enhance mental health assessments for service personnel, and the veterans information service we hope to get up and running in april of this year. >> ian mckinsey. >> thank you, mr. speaker. [inaudible] does the prime minister still think it's a great decision -- >> good, god. >> it is a tragic case and hearts should go to the people of lost loved ones. people from countries right across the world. i think we need to wake and see to see what exactly of what action was before jump to conclusions about any changes in

regulations or other things that need to be change. but if there are changes that need to be made, including the issue you raise is, of course we will make them. ms. and macintosh. >> the prime minister -- [inaudible] will be in the uncertainty for customers and industry alike by publishing a draft bill now so we can have proper parliamenta parliamentary? >> yes, i can say to my honorable friend that we will be publishing a draft order bill in the coming months. as she kno there are many important parts to this water bill. one partner does think stand out is a consummate and funding we have supplied to help cut water bills in the southwest of her country by 50 pounds from april 2013. this does address a historic unfairness were people in the southwest felt that they paid unfair charges to provide clean

beaches and on july would be able to make progress on this issue in david hamilton. >> thank you, mr. speaker. [inaudible] will the primacy consider introducing our legal liability into the bill so who is responsible banking crisis will be taken to task? after all, we are in this together. >> he makes an important point. the whole point about overhauling our fincial services regulation is it ges us the opportunity look about the rest of the world, see who has tougher penalties and work out whether we can introduce them to our system. that's what we'll be introducing this bill with a major overhaul of how the bank of england work and deal with the regulatory system that wasn't wking properly.

>> andrew george. >> a year ago the prime minister told me the reason for the new health bill was this country does european level of health spending that does not have european levels of success. now that we know that isn't the case with the prime minister please shelve the disruptive and disruptive bill which is struggling in other places? go back to the coalition agreement and build up from there? [shouting] >> great respect from honorable friend but i don't agree with him on this one. with the health bill, huge exercise was undertaken which the deputy premise and i both play quite a large role in, listen to health professionals, doctors, nurses, associate health professionals to understand what they most wanted to see in the nhs reform bill. that is what we are delivering. he says it is not the case that we haveutcomes that are less than some, i am afraid it is the

case but in some cases we could be doing a lot better. and argue just that the nhs simply needs money and not reform i don't believe is right. >> mr. speaker,in the northeast unemployment amongst women is rising at twice the rate of men. where does th prime minister think the women's place is come in home, in the workplace or in the job center? >> i want to see many more women have the opportunity to be in the workplace and actually what you have seen in the figures, of course thre's a disppointing increase in unemployment amongst women, but if you look since the elections or 59,000 more women in work toy than there were at the time of the last election. but i'm not satisfied with that. that is what we're boosting childcare for two year old, three year old and for your old to of women in to work. we are introducing through universal credit support for all women with child care to work, not just those who work over 16 hours, and, obviously, by

lifting overwhelming people out of tax, the majority of whom are women, that also helps with and into the workforce. that is what i want to see. >> thank you, mr. seaker. last week a couple were appalled that others are getting more benefits. does he think that is right or fair? >> i think my honorable friend makes an important point, and let me say this about the benefit cap. i think we owe it to people who work hard, who do the right thing, who pay their taxes to make sure there are some limits on welfare. what we're seeing with the benefit cap is that a family can get up to 26,000 pounds in benefited you have to earn 35,000 pounds in order to achieve that standard of living. so i do believe the benefit cap is there and that is what we're going to introduce one. >> david winnick. >> in the shame at all that the most vulnerable people in our society will undoubtedly be

financially penalized as result of the major -- is a new wonder -- is the same old story and the tory government party. [shouting] >> i don't accept what the honorable gentleman says that the whole point about employment and support allowance is there are two groups. there are those who cannot work, we need help in a support group, and many people go straight into that group and will be able to receive the benefit as long as they needed. and actually if you look at what we have said and look at the report by professor harrington, they're going to be more sufferers getting benefits and fewer people facing the face-to-face interviews. he shakes s head. he should look at the evidence before asking the question. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i was shocked to discover that main street television carries -- [inaudible]

at a time when this 1.45 trillion pounds fashion aware encouraging people to be modest and expectations. with the prime minister please take consumers, children and the vulnerable from this kind of activity by asking for our review of -- [shouting] >> order, order. order. question was too long. the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i think the honable lady does raise an important issue about gambling advertisement on television. i'm all in favor of deregulation and trying to allow businesses to succeed. gambling programs embedding advertising were not permitted into the last government allowed them in 2007. they are strictly regulated, but what i would say to the honorable lady, it's not just a question of regulation but i think it's also a question of responsibility for those

companies concern to anyone who enjoys watching a football match you do see advertisers on the television. i think this concept ask whether they are baving responsibly when they do that. >> does the subject of gambling, in hackney we have 19 bookies complete times the national average. will the prime minister listen to the debates that took place yesterday and take action this friday and instruct his ministers to support the private members of this house which will give local authorities more planning powers over bookies? >> i will certainly look at the debates as she mentions and look at the ideas with any. we're all for giving local authorities greater powers in these sorts of regard and i will look at this gesture and she makes. >> will the prime minister agreed with me that in this, th 13th year of the falklands war, the actions of the argentine government are wholly deplorable? and will he remind us that they lost the falklands war and that

it is up to the falklands ours to determine their own future and? >> i think first of all it is very important that we commemorate the falklands war on this year, the 30th anniversary, and we remember all of those who served and who also did the lives in the memo. we should never all of those people this year. the absolutely vital point is we are clear the future is a matter for the people themselves but as long as they want to remain part of the united kingdom, the part and the british they should be able to do so. that is absolutely key. i'm determined we should make sure that our defenses and everything else is an order which is why the national security council discussed this issue yesterday. but the key point is we support the falklands islands is right for self-determination. what the argentinians have been saying recently i would argue is far more like colonialism because these eople want to remain british and the argentinians wting to do something else.

>> mr. speaker, -- [laughter] >> we have seen a rise in unemployment today to over 3000. 16% increase in the past year. when does the prime minister expect unemployment to start falling? >> the forecast is set up by the office by the office for budget responsibility. it for them to make the focast, and they do expect unemployment to below or by the end of this prliament and at the start and for employment to be higher. the job of the gum is to try to do everything it can to help its constituents into work. by the work program, with the youth program, with the apprenticeship schemes. with work experience but a bubble keeping interest rates low so our economy can grow and we don't fall into the mistakes that others in europe have. >> order. closed questions. donald leslie. >> number 10, mr. speaker.

>> thank you, mr. speaker, the honorable lady raises an important issue about the working time directive and its effect on the nhs. look, nobody wants to go back to the time when union doctors were working 80 or 90 hours a week but i think we all see in her own constituencies that the working time dective have sometimes had a bad effect on the nhs, particularly on training programs, and that is why the government is discussing this issue with the royal colleges and others to make sure we he flexibility in this vitally important area. >> i think the premise of of force and to pick does he share widespread concern coming largest from the medical profession itself that while we wait for the process to reconsider -- it hasn't even been decided what it is that they're going to be discussing about the directive? we're seeing a critical undermining of duties? they are saying that. we're seeing an erosion of the future of the profession and dinner i say, patients care.

what steps can you take to stop at quickly? >> i think the honorable lady is right because this race has nothing to do with the single market. this has to do with how we run our health service and particulate as i said, is often training programs, oftn in rural areas where we don't have such margin ofospital. so what we can do to sort this out is the health and busess secretaries our business -- to give the nhs the flexibly i needs to deliver their best, safest service to patients and we were worked to bring that about. >> on the close question, mr. denis macshane. >> is the prime minister aware that every single medical problem in my constituency is related to weekend working by exhausted union doctors, far from this directive, being a problem? it is a solution to the fact that we've had far too many exhausted doctors in charge of

patients? >> i don't doubt that you i do doubt what the honorable gentleman center i can believe that every problem is down to that one problem. all i can say is the local hospital that serves my constituents was threatened with massive downgrading, partly because all the working time directive because they couldn't supply the training modules for union doctors. this is a classic example of the cart being put in front of the horse. we ought to be determined what hospitals we want and think about the training module. it was the directive that was getting in the way. >> mr. david rutledge. >> i welcome this weeks announcement between financials in hong kong and london which will help the city for. does the prime minister agree this highlights the operative of trade in asia and the importance of promoting this country's commitment to free trade and showing that this country is open for business? >> i think my onofre mixer by

the important point. clearl the markets in europe are going to be difficult. 50% of the we export goes to the e.u. and we're seeing a freezing effect across the european union but the rest of the world economy is growing and we need to get out there and sell to those markets. i'm pleased to say that exports to china were up by 20% last year. i think the arrangement my right honorable friend the chancellor's can do will make london one of the great trading centers i think is a one important breakthrough, we need many more like that. >> can the prime is to clarify what the coalitio government position is on inheritance tax? we received correspondence from the junior partner state income and ago, if tories were governing -- cutting inheritance tax remainders and received by the public spending even more. is that true? [laughter] >> the position on ineritance tax is covered in the coalition agreement.

[shoing] >> richard graham. >> last week on the serious -- syrian border, they refuse to cover fellows citizens. if things with her to get better, not worse, will the world and start selling arms to signal what evence does the prime mr. abbott countries shipping arms to that regime? >> i think the honorable gentleman makes an extremely important point. and i think britain nee to lead the way in making sure we tightened the sanctions, the travel bans, the asset freezes on syria. in terms of who is actually helping the syrian government to oppress their people, there is now growing evidence that iran is providing a huge amount of support and guidance in interceptions of some shipments by turkey which are particularly interesting in this regard. people should also know that hezbollah is also an organization that is standing up in supporting this wretched tyrant was getting so many of his own people.

>> the prime minisr will no doubt be aware of a reform of international aid agencies this morning saying how the crisis in the horn of africa was made worse by the delay of international countries responded. what will government do to try to ensure a speedy international response to? >> i think the honorable gentleman raises a very important point. i havstudied this report ever did my understanding is the british it ever was very swift at getting aid into the horn of africa and was really eating the pack both in terms of the extent of the response, the money committee, but also the speed at which it went into clearly the horn of africa is a very difficult place to deliver aid, not least because of the control shabang avenue, a terrorist organization or in large parts of somalia. but i will account out what he says in terms of west africa and make sure we learn any of able lessen. >> on the26th of october i ra t