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later, another chance to see q&a with david brooks. british prime minister david cameron answered questions wednesday for members of the house of commons. the prime minister and ed miliband on the killings of the jordanian pilot. he answered questions on uk's long-term economic plan, immigration, and the election. this is 35 minutes. organizations to help bring that about. >> order. questions to the prime minister. mr. phil wilson. >> question number one mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'm sure the whole house will join me in condemning the sickening murders in syria of japanese journalists and the

jordanian pilot. i'm sure the thoughts and prayers of all household with their families is very difficult time and we should also think of our own pilots and their families and all those who serve. i can assure the house that we will not stop until the murderous isolate extremists behind us and the poisonous ideology are eradicated. >> here, here. >> mr. 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. >> phil wilson. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i would like to associate myself with the comments that the prime minister has just made. mr. speaker, a constituent of mine common agency worker told me -- part of his wage is paid in expenses even when he's on holiday. 16-pound a week isn't deducted and he has to pay for those pace with. is this anyway to treat

hard-working people? >> well, first of all i would say the umbrella companies can sometimes bring these things about but the broader point is i want to people like that by cutting their taxes and taking them out of income tax altogether. now mr. speaker, we have taken 3 million of the lowest paid out of income tax altogether or quit our plan that people should be able to earn 12500 pounds before they start paying income tax. that will take another 1 million people out of income tax altogether. >> will the prime minister welcome the increase in students applying to university, especially from the poorest force background? will he confirm both universities and students would lose from the reduction in funding caused by a cut in these? how does a policy that only helps the rich graduates possibly be called progressive? >> my right honorable friend is

absolutely right, the coalition to university policy was a long-term policy that has resulted in a record number of students attending universities and also an increase in those from the poorest backgrounds going to university. it's good for our country good for students and good for universities. and what a contrast with the party opposite who, four years ago told us they were going to get rid of these tuition fees and four years later i've got absolutely nothing to say about it at all. when are they going to make up their mind? >> ed miliband. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, i joined the prime minister in condemning the appalling murders of the jordanian pilot and the japanese hostages by isil. these were sickening and despicable acts and simply reinforce our determination to defeat the evil organization.

>> here, here. >> mr. speaker, everyone pays stamp duty on stock market transaction except hedge funds costing hundreds of millions of pounds. why is the prime minister refusing to act on this? >> i have to say mr. speaker, for 13 years during many of which he was in the treasury they did absolutely nothing about it. but what this government has done is more than any previous government to make sure the individuals and companies pay their taxes properly. i have to say i'm delighted he's raised the economy on the morning -- his shadow chancellor could name one single business leader in back labour. [shouting] >> mr. speaker -- this is prime minister's question and he should try and answer the question. now, i asked him a very specific question.

i asked him a very specific question about why hedge funds are not paying stamp duty on stock market transactions. it's costing hundreds of millions of pounds. he is being funded to the tune of 47 million pounds by the hedge fund. [shouting] everyone knows that's what his refusing to act, but what is his explanation? >> let me just remind him when we came to office foreigners didn't they stamp duty on the properties they bought. foreigners didn't pay capital gains tax on the properties they bought. and because of his attacks rate, see the hedge fund managers were paying lower tax rates than the people who clean their offices. that's what we had to sort out so let me put it to him again. a day after his shadow chancellor was asked on television could he think of one single business leader and you know what he said? do you know what he said

mr. speaker? he said, build somebody. [laughter] mr. speaker build somebody is not a person. build somebody if labour's policy. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, mr. speaker, i will tell him what people on this site are doing. we are standing up her hard-working families and businesses while he's a friend of the tax of four years. now, i'm going to keep asking him a question until he answers but it's a very specific question about hedge fund avoiding stamp duty on their sheer transactions. it's costing hundreds of millions of pounds. these bankrolled by the hedge funds. he claims he wants to act on tax avoidance. why won't he act the? >> he's got a good summation for the budget. we can talk to the chance of

about it but he says what -- [shouting] he says what they're doing on his side of the house -- let me tell you what he's been doing on his side of the house. totwo former labour health secretaries completely condemn his health policy. all the league university vice chancellor's condemned condemn his university policy. he can't find one single business leader to back his economic policy. is it any wonder that the chuckle brothers have launched an official complaint and said they don't want to be compared to the two clowns opposite? [laughter] [shouting] >> i'm afraid, i'm afraid i'm going to keep asking the question until he has an answer. right, now let me explain it let me -- [shouting] you can help them, george. you are too far away. [shouting] let me explain to very specifically. let me explain it to them very simply. everybody pays stamp duty on

their sheer transactions -- >> i apologize for interrupting. the questions and the answers will be heard. this is a democratic chamber and no one but no one is going to be shouted down. the point is very simple and very obvious, and i hope everyone can grasp it. ed miliband. [shouting] >> everybody pays stamp duty on their sheer transaction but the hedge fund are protected. we have been calling for action on this. hundreds of millions of pounds. why won't the act of? >> we have acted on stamp duty but we will continue to act on stamp duty. but he sat for 13 years and the treasury and he never did anything about it. now, if he wants to make sure that the acts on tax avoidance and evasion, why doesn't he start with the labour's biggest

donor mr. john mills? yes. we all remember this. you gave his donation in shares in order to cut his tax bill. has he paid back the taxes yet? >> i'm really pleased -- i'm really pleased him i'm really pleased he wants to talk about donors. let's talk about his donors. 7 million -- >> order. the question will be heard. very simple point. i've had to make a second time. i will make it has been times as necessary. the right honorable gentleman will be heard. the right honorable member. >> 7 million pounds living in monaco 3 million pounds for michael hintze, company based in new jersey. and michael spencer who gave him a 4 million pounds and called in the libor scandal. same old tories.

now, now let's give them this chance, this chance. i know he doesn't do his homework. i know he doesn't do his homework. this chance. [shouting] the hedge funds are avoiding tax to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds. will be now promised from the dispatch box to act for the national health service? >> we had to labour for 13 years no action on stamp duty. foreigners not paying stamp duty, foreigners not paying capital gains tax, no bank levy. and he talks about tax -- and to roosevelt that he raises his money was for years a tax textile living in geneva. that's a we get. but isn't it any wonder he wants to find one particular issue to raise today? because he can talk about minimum wages because this policy is to cut them. he can't talk about energy prices because of policy is to

keep them up. he can't talk at universities because this policy is to trash them. he can't name a single business leader who supports labour. no wonder the person who wrote that things can only get better because it no longer applies to labour. [shouting] >> so basically, mr. speaker basically he has been found out. five chances to answer the question, no answer coming. [shouting] and let's close down that tax loophole so he can have more doctors, more nurses more care workers, more midwives. this isn't a difference. this is a prime minister who won't tackle tax avoidance for the simple reason that too many of his friends will get caught in the net. they are the party of the mayfair hedge funds and monaco tax of voters and under him you

always know it is one rule for those of us and another rule for everyone else. >> mr. speaker there's only one person has been found out this week and that is the leader of the labour party. his economic policy collapse. his health policies collapse. is university policy is collapsed. the most vital election in a generation is coming and people can see the choice. a labour party that is anti-enterprise, antibusiness that is falling apart under scrutiny. and a conservative party turn this country around. that is the choice. [shouting] >> mr. speaker mr. speaker this week this week, mr. speaker, we have seen that fear is spreading across this land amongst senior business people. will my right honorable friend

reassure me that he will stay the course of -- >> order. the honorable gentleman's question must be heard. if he wants to continue the last bit of it he can. >> here, here. >> try to will my right honorable friend reassured me that he will stay the course with this long-term economic plan? >> a. [shouting] >> we will stay the course because we can now see 1.75 million more people in work. the deficit down by half. the british economy growing faster than any major economy in western europe. and business and enterprise large and small saying we have the right plan and we should stick to that plan. that is what we will do. it's confidence of versus chaos. >> thank you, mr. speaker. they were elected by 15% of the public in the first elections cost 80 million pounds. i won't a prime minister scrap

these ridiculous police and crime commissioners and put the money instead into front-line policing that would keep our communities safe? >> she might want to ask why her former colleague alun michael stood for. i think it's bringing accountability to our police service because everybody knows there is now one person that they have to account to pick in the past people that do how to access their police authorities. they do now. >> thank you, mr. speaker. when my right honorable friend this is your church tomorrow he will be -- the number of businesses that investing and trading jobs bringing unemployment to my constituency down 55%.

[shouting] doesn't it show that all parts the northern economic powerhouse thanks to this government economic policy? >> i'm very much looking for to explain how our long-term economic plan will really benefit and continued to benefit yorkshire and northeast lincolnshire. he's right we have employment up by 114,000 since the election private sector implement is up by almost 200,000 at the shadow chancellor -- believe me, i will be there. i'm afraid to say i have a plan to increase unemployment in that constituency by one. to give them a bit more time turn over the single business -- [inaudible] [laughter] >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. the labour party was in power for 13 years and failed to deliver a single additional power to scotland that was

outlined. the conservatives and the lib dems have been in power for five years and like labour they're not proposing the real rule that was promised to does the prime minister and the leader of the labour party now understand why the voters of scotland are sick of the westminster parties and contrast that will always put scotland first? >> what i say this coalition government has actually taken part in a massive exercise of devolution to the scottish parliament and has already sent out a significant extra increase in power so that will take place whoever is in at the dispatch box after the election to connect to say yes we have at a westminster government here for the last five years. we have an smp government in scotland but as the new labour leader is comments pointed out under the suv, a and d. waiting times in scotland are now worse than they are in england.

a&e. up early it's all right to compare scotland and england but, of course, it's all right to compare england and wales. that is interesting, isn't it? is a fascinating political strategy for the scottish labour leader to say that life is always a better under the tories but i agree. [laughter] >> thank you mr. speaker. given given -- [inaudible] the prime minister claims for the coalition's long-term economic plan why, if allowed to govern alone, does he want to change it to bring in even deeper cuts? >> what i believe we need to do is to make sure that after seven years of economic growth, which is what we will have by 2018, we should start, we should be starting to pay down the deficit by running a surplus and i think that is something that every

business, every family in the country will understand. you need to fix the roof when "the sun" is shining. and as far as i can say it is only the conservative party that will offer that at the next election. >> thank you, mr. speaker. will the prime minister -- when the prime minister comes to my constituents, he said he would support efforts to secure a major international contract. billions of pounds of investment depend upon him keeping his word but delays in want of means that you'll it at risk or can ask the prime minister to do what he said he's going going to do to intervene to mantua can put hundreds of good skilled jobs to this country? >> i understand that ukti the department of energy and climate change and the foreign office have all been providing advice and support to his constituency and have met with them on a number of occasions. we want to promote all projects and can create jobs and benefit relations with international partners. so i will look to see if there's anything that can be done in the white house system that is

getting his way this company and i will write to the honorable gentleman. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. mohammad bashir constituent was arrested in december. despite numerous occasions he had a different name to them and they were wanted. they held in the prison cells for three days and they only confirmed they indeed had arrested the wrong person when he was transferred. will my right honorable friend look into this case and perhaps supply some answers to questions which mr. bashir is not getting? >> i understand this does sound a very concerning his but my understanding is west yorkshire police are investing the circumstances serenity arrest at the detention of mr. bashir but i can't get the house specifics of this case because it does involve ongoing legal action. i will discuss it with a home discuss it with the home secretary of the and, of course,

one option would be to mr. bush or to make a formal complaint to the independent police complaints commission but let me give you more information about that. >> i know the prime minister has followed closely the reason of people -- [inaudible] given his government commission to produce a strategy report and its being withheld from will he commit now to publishing the full report so we can all see his real plan for the nhs? >> i will look closely at the specific issue the honorable lady ask the action is continuing the safety of patients is our main priority. i know the university hospitals are working hard with the trust people of authority and of the parties involved in a safe and timely transition of services and i think all parties should work together to do that but i have to say it is not helped by

the leader of the opposition go to stanford and deliver let scaremongering and trying to frighten local people. he has said, and i quote he has said that he has said that stafford hospital is on the road closure. this is what he means by weaponizing the nhs. it is an absolutely disgraceful tactic. she knows it's not true. he knows it's not true but he doesn't have the gumption to say so. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i know the prime minister shares the gratitude expressed on all sides of the house for the sacrifices made by our health care professionals and armed forces, including my constituent lieutenant mark weiss, for risking their lives to help people of sierra leone combat the scourge of ebola. does my right honorable friend agree with me that a way should be found to recognize their

bravery? >> i think the honorable lady is absolutely right and ensure everyone would like me to put on my record praise for the incredibly brave people who worked in very difficult conditions including many of them over christmas. these of course are doctors and nurses from our images but also people from our armed forces civil service and ngos. they other people and they're helping to save thousands of lives in africa protecting the uk from the potentially disastrous consequences of the disease spreading but in recognition of the bravery of those from the uk i intend to recommend to her majesty, the queen a new metal to pay tribute to their effort. details will be out in due course. they should be in place by the some and i think it's the right thing to say these people are incredibly brave and we go them an immense debt of gratitude. >> here, here. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today's budget from the institute for fiscal studies but these shows median wages were 5% lower flat you than you were in 2008.

will the prime minister now admit families across the country are indeed facing a cost of living a crisis of? >> what the green budget today shows, and they think we should take this as an important reference, is the labour would lead to an extra 170 billion pounds of borrowing. that is the official figure and yesterday and another of his interventions the shadow chancellor who was busy yesterday he said these words on radio, trying to debt would be higher. the cat is out of the bag. it is official, labour would borrow, tax, spend more, but all the things that would put us back into the mess we got out of. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in recent weeks dover has suffered gridlock due to problems at the border in the channel tunnel. will the prime minister support finding a long-term solution to this problem national strategic priority considering using lower

levy funds to help pay for it to? >> my upper friend is right to raise this question adding up how hard he works for people in dover and across the area. i'm thinking that with my right honorable friend the rose minister, the member for south holland about this. and as a result we've ordered an urgent review to look at the contingency arrangements in the event of severe disruption at euro time as the channel port taking account of the recent congestion but it's important we learn the lessons from this incident and if this report comes up with the suggestion that obviously would look at them very, very carefully. >> mr. speaker in 2010 the prime minister said if we fail deliver on his promises, both houses should kick them out. [inaudible] >> mr. speaker he has broken his contract with the british people. if he's a man of his word he

should take that loss and go. [shouting] >> i can tell the commitments by me. i said we would turn the british economy around we have to turn the economy urban. around. i said we'd get the country back to work. 1.75 million more jobs. i said we'd get the deficit down down by a half. i said we protect the nhs and we have protected the nhs. i said i'd look after britain's pensions. we kept our promise. i can tell him what the competition will be at the next election. competence and a long-term plan on this site, chaos on the other side of. [shouting] [inaudible] >> desperate measures opened up the chinese market and kept it

open. mr. speaker, with the prime minister come and visit the facility see the the northern powerhouse and actions effect of a long-term economic plan with exports at its heart of? >> my friend is right to highlight this. one of the most important important manufacturing sectors in britain entity largest manufacturing sectors is the food sector. it's competitive. we need to do more to promote exports. the chinese market represents an enormous opportunity. a number of important trade missions have already been carried out but we are also pushing within europe for a free trade agreement with china. i think other countries including new zealand have shown the masses about the benefit that can bring to your country and britain will always be at the forefront of are doing for these trade agreements. [shouting] [laughter]

>> could be prime minister know of anyone who owns our works are uk registered company that uses a luxembourg -- [shouting] in order to avoid paying their fair share of tax in the uk speak as with well, i want to see more and more companies headquartered here in the united kingdom, and that's exactly under this government what is happening. we inherited a situation where company after company was leaving our shores because we've now got competitive tax rates and databases from the government, more and more businesses are coming here including in his constituency. >> greg mulholland. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last week a six year old for my constituency with a 10 euro from london came to see the prime minister to deliver personal letters to him about the nhs england failure to come up with a process to allow the nhs --

the drug they need. they are still dragging their heels. are the prime minister buenos taken an interest in the police intervened to come up with a solution to all these children can get the drugs that they need to? >> i will remember meeting the on will gentlemen and also the young boy who came with ducharme muscular dystrophy centric i've looked at this. the consultation is underway and will finish at the end of april. the nhs make a decision as good as possible whether or not to actually fund. i've discussed this and what do everything we can to help. >> thank you mr. speaker. mr. speaker in 2010 the government withdrew 8 million pounds from my constituency. [inaudible] the curriculum is being approached and dedicated and is more -- stomach what do i tell

my constituents -- [inaudible] all the evidence is that schools that have converted into academy status have seen their standards improve at a faster rate than maintain -- isn't it interesting, mr. speaker, that the party that started to promote academy has given up on that good reform as was the other reforms they've given up on? we put extra money in for school places. we are seeing improvements in school standards and we said any schools that are either inadequate or require improvement will need to be taken over by an academy if they don't have a proper plan or improvement. that is something i think all parents who want to see the chosen succeed at school will welcome. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my right honorable friend -- combating anti-semitism and this

government is generous in supporting security measures at stake faith school for cover there are 120 community buildings now at risk of terrorist attacks, the type we saw in paris. but will my right honorable friend commit to looking at counterterrorism funds to help maintain city measures of these community buildings? >> i think my honorable friend makes a very important point that i've met with a jewish leadership council and discussed this issue in the light of the paris attacks because he knows the school security grant which we introduced has made a little 2.3 million pounds of funding in the current you to protect security at jewish schools and it will be maintained next year big education secretary is also going to meet with the community security trust is easily can do more than a jewish independent schools. and mighty when you do everything we can to help this community feel safe and secure in our country. i would hate it for british jews to feel they didn't have a home in british safe secure, a vital part of our community.

>> it is now two years since meningitis b. vaccine was licensed across the eu. to achieve its effect of been able to prevent over 80% of meningitis b. it needs to be on the routine immunization schedule for the nhs to the prime minister founded hopeful in the house in november. can he give us some indication as to when it will be a conclusion to negotiations between the government? >> i'm afraid i can't give an update any further. the discussions are still under way. as he knows this would be a vital step forward because of the horrors of this disease but he also knows the art huge cost issues in making sure if we were to make sure this was made of able to so there are discussions with the drug company are final ongoing but if i can give an update in a letter i will do so. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the whole -- behind

a transponder project to create a new university specializing in engineering and technology and in particular the adequate technology defense secretary sectors. this is only possible because of the governments universities a policy and its decision to lift the cap on student numbers. we'll the prime minister look hard with the chancellor the potential to award some public capital funding to support the enormously worthwhile project of? >> i think my honorable friend is right that and capping university numbers removes the cap on aspiration and we want to the country were able to have the choice of an apprenticeship or university place. he is right that some areas of our country including -- have been underserved by university provisions and that's a we've got the extra 200 million of able in the higher education funding council for england to support stem capital investment but i know he is discussing this with the chancellor to see whether we could make available some of this funding for the scheme that he talks about but i

would say mr. speaker, how important it is we maintain a long-term plan for funding our universities. young people in britain want to note that we have the best universities in europe and they will continue to be that way and that's what the university vice chancellor subset of this week about how our plans are working and our cost of an plans are completely un-working and un-costed is so important. >> last night the prime minister was on television and he said he would crack down on firms to move abroad to avoid paying their tax. so my question is this, when the government launched a taxpayer -- loan guarantee scheme in 2012, why did the prime minister decide to allow companies based offshore in offshore tax havens to apply to this form state of? >> the national loan guarantees scheme was run by the banks and it was the banks that shows wha