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do the math. that would be over $2 million per employee who did that. just in terms of those metrics, each person we have is returning over $2 million. but that's just the beginning of it. that's just a way to see it starkly. everywhere throughout the agency , we are overseeing the stock markets, the exchanges, writing the rules for wall street, looking at those financial statements for the public companies, and the bang for the for thejust tremendous american people for the agency. >> mary jo white, chairman of the securities and exchange commission. we are of time. thank you very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> for free transcript or to give us your comments, views it us -- visit us at qanda.org.
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these are also available as podcasts. >> next, british prime minister david cameron taking questions from members of the house of commons. then, a discussion about the republican party efforts to win latino voters. after that, and other chance to a with sec chairman mary joe white. on the next "washington cook on" nancy anti-poverty programs. a bloomberg news reporters looking at the health cost to lay on affordable care act programs. in discussing government funding to help states with the education of students with special needs. as always, we will take your
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lacks the head of the internet corporation for assigned names on "the communicators," on c-span 2. >> wednesday, prime minister david cameron talked about the situation in ukraine and relations with russia and the european union. he said the u.k. will withdraw from preparations for the g8 summit scheduled for june in sochi russia. the prime minister told members that russia should be condemned by the whole world adding that the uk's national interest is that the rule of law is upheld. this is about 35 minutes. >> order. questions for the prime minister. sir peter bone. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues -- mr.
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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. >> peter bone. >> mr. speaker, -- [inaudible] 2000 new jobs. local conservative councils, north telegraph, the listening campaign and my listening campaign have all supported this proposal. in nine years in parliament i have never known of the development that has so much public support. could be prime minister is his best effort to ensure that the outcome of the public inquiry is announced as soon as possible? >> i know my honorable friend campaigned vigorously for his constituents and for local businesses and for job creating developments like this one. as i'm sure he is aware i'm not able to get involved in specific planning decisions i understand the decision on this application will be made as it's possible and that was all the secretary
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of state taking to account all the representations including from the honorable gentleman that he receives. >> mr. ed miliband. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, the loss of a country has been watching events in ukraine with great concern to does the prime minister agree that russians actions in surrounding ukraine military sites violating ukraine's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity are completely without any justification? does he further agreed these actions deserve to be condemned unreservedly across the international community? >> first of all i agree with the right honorable gym that what russia has done is completely unacceptable. we should be clear about our national interest and our aim in all of this. our national interest is that we have a strong interest in a world where the rule of law is upheld, where territorial integrity is suspected, stability is a vital part of our long-term economic plan and we should be clear our aim is to deter further russian military
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action and to de-escalate the situation and he's completely right to say that the action by the russian government should be condemned by the whole world. >> mr. speaker, i'm sure we agree there needs to be continued pressure on the russian government and i will come to that issue but all members will welcome the talks that are going on as we speed between u.s. secretary of state john kerry and foreign minister lavrov. given the fertility of the situation on the ground, does the prime minister agreed one important outcome from these talks would be if they lead to direct high level talks between russia and ukraine? >> in order to de-escalate the situation the most important thing that should be arranged is a forum for discussions in which the russians and ukrainians can speak to each other. there have been some contacts between russia ministers and ukrainian ministers. this morning their meetings taking place in paris covering other issues as well but there has been some progress in putting together a contact group, an idea i proposed to the
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prime minister back in january to start having a group of countries around russia and ukraine to encourage such dialogue to take place. that's the single most important thing that could help to de-escalate the situation. >> mr. speaker, clearly we all up for a good outcome from those talks by the eu also has a crucial role to play. does he agree the eu at the leaders of some of tomorrow must show it is up for the task of dealing with the biggest security crisis on this continent since kosovo? given the issues raised by the uk's opposition from the document, can he tell us what uk will be -- including keeping open the prospect of trade sanctions? >> first of all it is important that the european union shows the unity of purpose and a clear voice tomorrow at the leaders meeting. what i think we need to do is first of all the absolute clear that the status quo we're faced with today where russian troops are outside their bases in the crimea is acceptable.
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as i said, costs and consequences need to follow from the. that is why, for instance, with suspended preparations for the g8 meeting. indeed, it is hard to see in these current circumstances how we g8 meeting can properly go ahead. wwe have withdrawn royal visits in minister visits to the sochi paralympic games. othere are further steps we should consider even as we look at the current status quote, but we also need to consider what extra steps, what extra as i put it political, economic and diplomatic steps to take to discourage russia. >> i completely share his view about the g8 and the other matters that he mentioned. let me raise one of issue within. when he was leader of the opposition in 2008, prior to the invasion of georgy said this, -- shopping on a week in the russian armies can march into
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the countries are russian shoppers carry on because he agree with me that we do not see the required action from russia we should look at asset freezes and troubled restrictions on individuals so that russia is clear about a consequence of his actions of? >> as i have put it women look at the diplomatic economic and political steps we can take nothing should be off the table. we've already taken some important steps in terms of ukrainian corrupt oligarchs in making sure that their assets are properly dealt with, including here in the uk if that's the case. he should rule out other things for the future but as i try to explain today i think there are those steps we need to take in respect of the current unacceptable situation and didn't agree with our euroean partners and our american partners, and i'll be speaking to president obama this afternoon, and meeting with angela merkel the for the european council tomorrow, agree with what further steps should be taken as well. >> i'm sure he will push for as broad agreement as possible at the eu council and we welcome
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that. let me ask you about the ukraine government and support for them. is a great part of the way forward is providing them with that support, while making clear to them that the government needs to be inclusive and protect the rights of the russian speaking population within the ukraine? does he agree there' there is nn for russia to believe that strengthening ties to ukraine and the eu needs to be at the expense of russian? >> i think it is important to write audible chairman says they should not be seen as a tug-of-war between the european union and russia. we should be in favor of the ukrainian people being able to choose their own future. in my view this has been as much about the ukrainian people wanting to lean towards a better relationship with the european union as much about that as wanting to get rid of the him calling -- appalling level of corruption that had to put up with in their government. i think that is the key thing. i think it's welcomed the foreign secretary and right that he was the first international
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leader to go to kiev and meet with ukrainian leaders. he made two important points. one is they must make sure they have an inclusive set of institutions and rules and laws in the ukraine, and did not discriminate against minorities or russian speakers but also we stand ready as members of the european union, as leading players in the international monetary fund to help the ukraine and in its hour of need. there are all sorts of steps the new ukrainian government to make in order to make it possible but if they can do that then wishede should stand by them in their hour of need. >> i welcome that, let me say this finally. all of us recognize this is a delicate and dangerous moment of international security. it is a combination of diplomacy, result in international community, and support for the ukraine government and ukrainian self-determination that is the best hope for securing and into this crisis. i can assure the prime minister the government will have our
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full support. >> i'm very grateful of what the right honorable showman has said this morning. just as we need to see tomorrow a voice of unity and clarity from the countries of the european union, not always easy to get -- 20 different nations around the table but it's also very welcome there is such a clear and unified voice went out from this house. to say to the russian government what you've done is wrong, what you've done should not be allowed to stand and still be costs and consequences not only for what has been done already but for the costs and consequences if you take this further. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last week a judge sentenced a man nine years in prison for causing the death by dangerous driving of two teenage girls. given that about his exact -- is for you for life does the trick agree it's high time we look again at the maximum sentence by looking at death by dangerous driving? >> can i congratulate my friend
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on her happy news of the weekend, and assure members across the house will want to join in on that. >> here, here. >> the point about death and dangerous driving is an issue that was raised prior to questions last week and as i said then i think it's important that the lord chancellor and his department are carefully about what more we can do to make sure we send the clearest possible message about the acceptability of this crime. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last july the prime minister rightly promised legislation banning internet race convicts who can explain to parents why classic scene of his criminal justice in courts bill doesn't ban simulated child abuse are staged rape online? >> the honorable lady has a long track record of arguing about these issues and i think it was very welcome that we made the announcement today and raise and that is being carried through. i look very carefully at the measures that she is raising an issue she is raising out. i think we do have a good record about putting in place stronger
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internet filters, about working with the industry to make sure that searches for unacceptable terms can be made and for separate legislators like banning rape porn. >> in 2009 there were 610 -- [inaudible] out of work. last month that number -- [inaudible] creating opportunities for young people fo who never again see te massive waste of young talent -- [shouting] >> i think but are no friend is right to raise national apprenticeship week to it is a really important moment to advertise businesses, large and small the advantage is of taking
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on apprentices. what we will see during this parliament is to million of partnerships start. that is what we are aiming for. 1.6 million have already taken place. as he says unemployment in his own constituency has fallen as has the claimant count and we want to see many more apprentices and what is a small from coming for taking on the first apprentice. >> in 2006 a seven year old and a little brother died of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a faulty boiler at their home. their father and his partner narrowly escaped with their lives. after seven agonizing years at the inquest is about to begin. the legal aid agency has refused the family funding to be legally represented at the inquest and on friday thomas cook tried to prevent the inquest from even taking place. will the prime minister meet with me and the parents fear why it is imperative that the parents are legally represented at this inquest so the full
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facts are learned surrounding their children to death so that no other british family suffers a similar tragedy when they take their children on holiday? >> i do remember this, absolutely tragic case and its appalling it is taken so long for the inquest to take place. when you've lost a job you want to know the answers and why it happened and what it could have been prevented. and that lessons will be learned for the future so i'm very content to arrange the meetings that she talks about to help in this case and to make sure the foreign office who do i think an excellent job at helping people when they're dealing with issues overseas is doing all they can to help her constituents. >> unemployment has dropped from 3.4% -- [shouting] and equally important the youth unemployment has dropped 6.3% to 4.4% since 2010. with the prime minister agree with me that chancellors
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long-term economic plan is working? and following the recent success of the jobs fair we join me in thanking braintree district council, jobs district council, job center plus an eight night for all the hard work they're doing and encouraging local businesses to hire young people. [shouting] >> my honorable friend has a very strong track record of campaigning and fighting for these issues. he cofounded the million jobs campaign and let's recognize the fact we've created a million new jobs, more than a million under this government. one of the things my friend was pushing for was the under 21 should not have to pay national insurance contributions when they are employed and that something brought in in the autumn state what you think it will make a huge difference. the braintree youth jobs there is also made a difference locally. i know the party opposite seemed to have grown as soon as unemployment falling. but the fact is it is falling across the country and that's a very welcome sign that are long-term economic plan is
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working. >> thank you, mr. speaker. does the prime minister sure my astonishment, decision announced yesterday that "the express" which covers train services across the whole of the north of england is to lose one in eight of its trains which are to be transferred to a different realm for the greater comfort and convenience of commuters in the south of england? isn't that your constituency? [shouting] >> is he aware -- is he aware that services -- already amongst
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the most overcrowded in the country? and witty -- [shouting] >> order. the right honorable gentleman will be heard. however, long it takes. the quicker people remember their manners, the better. the right honorable gentleman. spinning i jus just a tip membes opposite, try to does maybe a laughing matter to them. it is certainly not a laughing matter to people in the north of england. >> here, here. >> could he bear in mind that this decision has been made without the agreement of the company but -- [inaudible] >> prime minister. [shouting] >> order. border. i was there to the right honorable gentleman that the question was friendly too long. the prime minister. >> i will look very carefully at
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the point the right honorable gentleman raises. what i would say of course with the announced plans to electrified the railway line which i think will make a big difference and also we are going ahead with the northern hub that will also make a difference and so these are big, big steps forward. i hope he won't find it too cheeky if i point out that the lines that both he and i use of course is also received a lot of extra investment under this government and he now enjoys a double track line we makes his journey from my constituency into london. [laughter] [shouting] >> thank you. not me? >> not you. [laughter] spent another time if the honorable gentleman is lucky. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my thanks to the prime minister for all the effort in securing
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-- [inaudible] can ask -- [inaudible] >> it was a huge pleasure with the honorable gentleman to visit and see the quality of the apprenticeships that ea systems is offering a bill in the typhoon aircraft and actually superb aircraft. i can give you my assurance that i will go on banging the drum for british exports, including defense exports. we had a very good progress with the order which will secure and shape our jobs in his constituency. and, frankly, i was criticized by the party opposite for taking defense contractors on trade missions overseas. they don't think it's appropriate i think it is appropriate. i think we should be standing up for defense industry and defensive jobs. >> will the prime minister ended
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speculation over the future of the hunting act by confirming that he doesn't intend to use a statutory to repay or remember the act live removing the limits on the number of dogs that can be used? >> well, this will quite probably be a matter for the house of commons, as he will know what has happened is a group of welsh and other members of parliament have looked at a particular problem of pest control in upland areas of whales and other parts of the country. they are making a proposal. the proposal will be properly examined by the department and and and the house of commons will be able to decide. >> thank you, mr. speaker. further to my honorable friend's question and during national apprenticeships week, we should so but the fact that in the last year half a million people, nearly doubled, nearly doubled the number who start in 2009-10. we shouldn't -- with the prime
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minister agree with me when you to do more to incentivize schools to promote apprenticeships and assume more still to get employed to come forward, particularly for young people? >> my friend speaks about this with great commitment because of his chairmanship of the education select committee. the point in i've discussed which is very important as we need to make sure we're giving the clearest possible information to our young people in schools about the choices they can make. i think the academic part has been well set out and well understood, including all of britain's teachers big we needed understood what opportunities are for vacation will education -- vocational education because you have to turn long-term. you can carry out a degree turning and learning at the same time. >> this year is the eu third year attacking foodways. given the absolute scandal of
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40% of the food being wasted in this country and huge number of people we know happen to good food banks because they can't afford to feed themselves and their families, with the prime minister throw his weight in the initiative and support efforts to reduce foodways do for this country? >> i think it's important to tackle the issue of food waste in a number of important debates have been held in this house and in westminster hall about this issue. i think the most important thing in terms of helping people with their weekly budgeted to make sure we keep growing the economy, hitting people back to work, creating jobs and also to keep peoples pakistan to get more of their own money to spend as they choose. >> thank you, mr. speaker. over the last few months in somerset we've had a deluge of film cameras which is now receding to a barely to go but the floods are still with us. this week we will have reduced the local strategy. that shows that long-term local management of the rivers cannot
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be met within the constraints of local government finance. will he commit to me that whatever needs to be changed will be changed and give us a sustainable management for the future? >> i would commend all of the somerset mps for working together extremely well, bringinbringtogether all the los including ea, local council, farmers and others to try and come up with a ride a long-term solution for the people of somerset. i agree with them the cameras and the press have now departed but it's important we don't take our eye off the important issue of during the somerset levels. i'm getting reports another for choosing the report from him and other colleagues about what needs to be done. >> thank you, mr. speaker. we have known for months that our aid in the department are in trouble but now almost 30,000 this is have been -- outside a hospital. does the primus network at not having got a grip on this issue a bit more quickly?
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>> the point i would make to the honorable lady is that we have met the a&e targets more time this winter than when the shadow health secretary was sitting in the cabinet with responsibility for the nhs. i would commend what are doctors and nurses and a&e department of done because they are coping with around 120 million more a&e attendances every year than when we came to power and 2010 but i think they've done magnificent work and are doing it on the basis of having not only many thousand more doctors that i can tell the house we now have in the nhs 2000 more nurses than 2010. that is more nurses in our nhs than anytime than -- [shouting] and that's a record this government can be proud of. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the village of barrow has to than 300 houses.
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the local authority have given permission for just over 100 new houses there. but the planning inspector has overturned the refusal of the local authority and will oppose 504 more houses into that village against the wishes of the local mp, the local authority, and the local people. will my right honorable friend look again at the workings of the planning inspector to ensure that from now on the planning inspector puts the wishes of local people at the heart of the localism act as he intended to? >> i will look very carefully at the specific incident that the honorable member brings to the house. the point i would make is this. that under the localism act, local authorities are able to produce a local plan and give had agreed which will give local people greater control over what is built and where and in the meantime things are judged against the national planning
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policy framework which does have protections for green belt. it does insist on going ahead with brownfield development and it does take into account pre-existing local plants. if that means -- if that needs to be clarified, clarify it we will. >> first, the government held northern counselors to stop the caps in the hopes of a handout. then the high court ruled government cuts in european funding for livable and chest it was legal. what does all this essay about government? >> i think what i would say to the honorable lady is, of course liverpool, the city she represents, has huge needs in terms of funding and i believe the funding that it gets reflects those needs but if you look at the spending in liverpool, for 2014, it is 2595 pounds per dwelling. now the needs of her constituency are much greater than the needs of my
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constituency, but that is a full 700 pounds more per dwelling that is spent in my constituency. i don't believe that the people of liverpool are being shortchanged. they are properly funded for the services that they need. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. last year i met a surgeon elites the outstanding cancer team turkey explained it is one of the fastest growing cancers in the west but also one of the hardest to treat. surgery is grueling, incredibly painful and many people are unaware that the consistent heartburn and difficulty swallowing can be symptoms of a softer deal cancer. will he commit to raising much-needed awareness of this terrible disease and assure the nhs has resources to diagnose are no? >> i think my friend is right to raise the issue of about how we increase awareness of cancer.
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because that has an important effect in terms of early diagnosis. nhs england is currently running a pilot in the northeast and north congress to raise awareness as part of its be clear on cancer campaign. we are committing more than 459 pounds of additional funding to support his early diagnosis but i think the absolute key is making sure more people have the cancer discovered from trips to the gp and from their own inspections and self-awareness rather than finding out these things in emergency often when it is too late. >> thank you, mr. speaker. there's almost a 1 million young people unemployed here at the uk. more than a million people -- in my constituency people are 11 pounds worse off. how is the prime minister have the audacity to suggest his party is a working party? [shouting] >> let me give them the figures
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for the northeast since the last election. there are 24,000 more people and work in the northeast since last election. there are 40,000 more private-sector jobs since the last election. unemployment has fallen -- tee shot and because he does want to hear the answer on long-term economic plan. he can talk about -- >> order. the honorabl honorable gentlemad be shouted biggest asked the question. let him hear the answer. >> he should be asked about the massive expansion of providing jobs and northeast but he could be talk about the new train factory that will be built in the northeast. all of this shows the plan is working and, frankly, more important than these figures is the fact that every single job means another family with a payback wa with stability, withe security, with a piece up on this government is all about. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker.
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[inaudible] will my honorable friend agree with me that early while you're learning as greatly -- building which is vital to our economic plan to? >> i would certainly agree with the honorable friend that the big companies in britain, they are taking on apprentices in larger and larger numbers and that usually welcome. i think the challenge for us now is to encourage the small and medium-sized enterprises a britain to take on apprentices. we need to make it simpler and we've done that. we need to make sure it pays and we've done that. we need to advertise to promote to these companies what a great job of petitions can do for them and for the country. [inaudible] youth unemployment, published in house of commons.
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it shows -- [inaudible] >> of course there is still too many people unemployed in our country but the fact is there are 1.6 million new private-sector jobs, 1.3 million more people in work. big cuts in unemployed, big reduction in the claimant count and also have the mine few people rely on out of work benefits. that's would want to do and, frankly, we haven't forgotten the record of the labour party. unemployment rose by nearly half a million. female unemployed rose by 24%, and use unemployed went up by 45%. instead of giving lectures they should be making an apology.
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>> thank you, mr. speaker. in recognizing british success at the oscars, with the prime minister join me in saying congratulation for me university where over 50 graduates help with the design effect of that amazing british film gravity? doesn't that prove that we lead the way and additional need is a great person -- destination? and does amazing party conferences as well. [laughter] >> well as ever he is right about all of those things. the university does have excellent courses that have helped to build up the british postproduction and facilities industry which is now so busy helping to create these blockbuster films. it's very good news to see that not only are we winning oscars for british films but i joined the british studios are full of the bursting point making movies and also the facilities industry and the post production industry is now leading the world.
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we need to go on back in this industry. that's what my chancellor has been making steps with things like helping the gaming, the computer games industry, also helping high end of television and continuing to back the very important film tax credits that it works so very well. >> thank you, mr. speaker. recently east coast and in service and private companies, thousands of pounds in wages. does the prime minister agree that the best way to protect patient staffing nhs resources is to extend federal information to private companies bidding for nhs contracts, and stop the invasion of -- [inaudible] >> obviously i will look carefully at the individual case that he raises but what i would say is this government is putting 12.7 billion pounds into the nhs and i don't believe that we should rule out saying that other organizations cannot help to deliv

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