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legislation. >> 97% of the people who are sued by patent trolls have to settle. they don't have the millions of dollars to defend themselves. 90 -- 97% settle and pay an average of 30 -- $300,000. when they pay that, they are locked up under a nondisclosure agreement, a contract that says they are never allowed to tell anybody what happened to them. >> we are excited to have legislation on the topic. we are excited to discuss the issues and see the best way to help entrepreneurs defend their product and run their businesses fair and square. these demand letters would put a company like ours under. >> we are concerned with currently, has to do with closing the door to those who create.

they need to be able to use the courts to enforce their property rights. that is a hurdle we will have to overcome. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> next, prime minister david cameron takes questions from the house of commons. then he updates the house on the g-7 summit. then, another chance to see q&a with dr. patrick o'gara. during this week's question time, david cameron answered questions about a future referendum on the u.k.'s membership in the european union. acting leader harriet harman says the prime minister should allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the referendum.

he addressed questions of the outcome of the g-7 summit trade issues and tax-free childcare. this is 35 minutes. >> order. questions to the prime minister. james very. -- james berry. >> thank you. this morning, i met with colleagues, and in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further meetings today. mr. speaker: sir james berry. >> the prime minister has earned the aberration of leaders the world over. would my right honorable friend agree that businesses should create more jobs if we had better trade?

david cameron: let me start by welcoming my honorable friend. he is right to say we have had something of a jobs boost in this country with more than 2 million more people in work. in his constituency, the claimant call fell -- claimant count fell by the 8%. we will push forward with plans for the crossrail and transport for london on a detailed business case. let me take this opportunity to praise everybody involved in the crossrail. the secretary of transport and i were in trouble a couple weeks ago. the tunneling phase is complete. it lasts for 26 miles. a feat of great engineering and will be great for our economy. >> last night, the house agreed that there should be a new referendum.

but it has to be in the right way and it has to be fair. first, the issue of who can vote. why won't you let 16 and 17-year-olds -- [shouting] this is about the future of our country. it is their future, too. david cameron: can i think the honorable lady and those labor mps who join us. after five years of opposing a referendum to watch them all trooping through, it was the biggest mass conversion since the chinese that -- general baptized his troops with a hose pipe. on the issue of 16 and 17-year-olds come i believe this house should vote on that issue. the conservative manifesto is

clear. my position is clear. i think we should stick with the current rent tries at 18. the house of commons can vote. >> in his initial response, he won the election. he is the prime minister. [shouting] he doesn't -- [shouting] he doesn't need to do ranting and sneering. he can just answer the question. frankly, he should show a bit more class. [shouting] he and i, he and i talking, he and i both want to see a yes vote. we both want to see a yes vote. it is essential this referendum is bear, and -- is fair.

why are they changing the law to exempt government from the rolls which are there to ensure that government does not inappropriately use public funds with a government machine in a short campaign? will he think again about this? david cameron: the honorable lady is right. there was a debate last night. a lot of important issues were brought up. they can be discussed we have the committee stage of the bill. let me answer directly this issue. the concerns that were raised can be addressed. there are two gang reasons for looking carefully at this and taking the proposals we have put forward. as the minister said because the european issue was so pervasive come i don't what is to be in a situation where, in the four weeks before a referendum, government ministers are not able to talk about the european budget, make statements about european court judgments respond to european council and the rest. that seems to me a real danger.

that is what the european minister sent. the second issue i would raise i think this is a bigger issue when in negotiation is complete and the government is clear, i do not want us to be neutral. i want us to speak frankly on this issue. when it came to the scottish referendum i felt, in the last few weeks before the referendum, actually the u.k. government was often being advised it could take a view on the future of the u.k.. i think that was a ridiculous situation, which is why we have put forward the change to the rolls. it is an important question she raises. it will be debated in the house. >> the problem is, it is not a change in the rules, it is a blanket exemption. we must have a legal framework on the fate of the bill. we cannot be left to rely on ministerial restraint. the electoral commission has said the referendum should not

the on the same day as any other election, and we strongly agree with that. this is an important constitutional issue that should be considered on its own. will you guarantee that there will be a separate voting day for the referendum? david cameron: the right honorable lady raises an important issue that should be debated and discussed in the house. i will tell you my view. my view is, the timing of the referendum should be determined by the timing of the renegotiation. when the renegotiation is complete, we set a date for the referendum. i don't myself think it should be determined by the timing of other elections. we were taught, it it was possible to have baby referendum and other elections on the same day. i think we are capable of making those decisions. the timing of the referendum

should be determined by the timing of the renegotiation. that is the difference. >> talking about the timing of the referendum as opposed to renegotiations, we are talking about whether it should be the same day as other elections. he mentioned the av referendum. it wasn't right that it was held on the same day. mr. speaker, we will have the opportunity to look further at these issues in the g7 statement coming next. i would like to turn to an issue which is important to many families across the country. before the election, the prime minister promised his tax free childcare policy would be launched this autumn. izzy on track to meet that promise? -- is he on track to meet that promise? david cameron: if families spend up to 10,000 pounds on childcare, they should be able to get 2000 pounds back. this is a government for working

people who wants to help people with a cost of childcare. not only are we doing that, and the timing of the introduction in the budget, but we are also doubling to 30 hours the number of hours that people will get for their three and four-year-olds. the government is determined to act for working people. >> it doesn't help working people to make promises and then not meet them. let me ask him about another election. we know childcare providers already have to increase their fees or parents who pay for additional hours above the 15 they get free. given free entitlement is going up to 30 hours, how can you guarantee that families will genuinely benefit from this and will not just end up being hit by increased these elsewhere? david cameron: what will happen, first, we have a review of the these being paid by the government to childcare

providers. i want this to be quality child care. second, we have the increased from 15-30 hours which will be a benefit to working families. third, we have a new tax rate coming in. a piece penned up to 10,000 pounds, you get 2000 back. what this will mean is that families under this government will have our greater choice on childcare and greater resources on childcare. and they, rather like the honorable lady who said the other day, a greater number of people feel relieved we are not in government. those parents was will feel the same way. >> he can't help himself. go right ahead and gloat. why can't he answer the question about trout. go -- perhaps we can have an answer instead of a gloating session. we know grandparents help out.

most parents say they just couldn't manage without the grandparents. increasingly those grandparents are not retired. they are themselves working. will the prime minister agree to look at how we can help grandparents get flexibility at work, like allowing them to share parental leave? david cameron: i am happy to look at that. the right to request flexible work is something this government has championed. i am sorry the honorable lady thinks i am gloating. it must be the first time several -- someone has ever been agreed -- has ever been accused of gloating while quoting the opposition. [shouting] she said the other day people like a leader who they feel is economically competent.

i think she has been talking a lot of sense. i will be calling her as often as i possibly can. -- quoting her as often as i possibly can. >> i was pleased to hear the announcement that there would be a review of business rates. this is something that has come across loud and clear. my businesses, through -- he could get the chancellor to move across the country for good business. david cameron: the chancellor will have heard loud and clear my honorable friend's instructions. we want to get on with his review of business rates. like all members in the house, i have listened and she would have listened to the lanes by high street stores who feel that they are some -- there is sometimes unfair competition with internet retailers who do not face the same business rates. but business rates do raise a large amount of revenue necessary to -- and it will not

be possible to come up with a review that will satisfy everybody. >> as the u.k. remains of the top 10 amongst the most unequal societies in the world, helping people on low incomes receive a living wage can be transformational for their families. will the prime minister praise all employers who deliver a living wage? david cameron: i'm happy to praise all employers are deliberate living wage. that is the conservative position set out in the manifesto. i am proud to say as prime minister i hope this is not gloating. >> as i should point out to the right honorable gentleman, is this house paid a living wage? david cameron: the scottish government is the only -- >> the scottish government is the only government that is not an accredited living wage. when will the prime minister

insure that all government departments and agencies and employees will receive a living wage? david cameron: we want to make progress. the scottish government has the advantages of additional funding. i do notice that consensus in the scottish national party is broken down over the fiscal economy. if they got forfeits on the economy, they would not be able to afford to be a living wage employer. i have been following this closely. the new member of parliament has called the policy economic suicide. the new lender of caramel -- member of parliament has called it a disaster. the scottish national party cost new approaches to demand something they don't want, then complain when they don't get it. >> thank you, mr. speaker.

on the fourth of july saturday, a far right neo-nazi group are planning a demonstration in an area with a large jewish population. will my right honorable friend agree with me and join with me in calling on the police to use all of their public power to combat this anti-semitic demonstration? david cameron: i think my honorable friend speaks for the whole house. the secretary written to the police commissioner about this demonstration and said, where criminal offenses are committed and house -- hostility has been expressed, they will face the full force of the law. we cap read them speech, the people should not feel way to extend to arrest and or threatening behavior. that is not remitted and should be prosecuted. -- not permitted and should be

prosecuted. >> i am wondering if the prime minister actually answer the question. is he, can he explain why my city, the northern powerhouse continues to be neglected in his regional plans? david cameron: on behalf of the whole house, can i welcome the honorable lady to her place. she replaces someone who had come i think him a unique distinction of all -- always speaking with power but always being completely wrong. i'm sure she will take a different approach. what i would say about bradford is that bradford should be part of this northern powerhouse. the concept is linking up the great cities of the north of england and making the most of them. in terms of neglecting bradford, i would say quite the opposite. if you look at the spending power per dwelling at her local authority has, it is almost 2000 300 pounds -- two 2300 pounds,

almost the average for england. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the long-term economic plan working in forfeiture [inaudible] unemployment is not -- in my constituency is down since 2010. will the prime minister agree that the cotswolds line economic benefits to my constituents along the route? david cameron: and i congratulate my friend for winning his constituency. he has got off to a tremendous start by not on -- not only mentioning the economic plan but

mentioning the railway line that goes through the middle of my constituency that i want to see the further we doubling him he is my new best friend. he will know that we have got the intercity express train between london and worcester. there will be new and updated trains. where he is right is, for their investment in redoubling the railway between oxford and worcester is necessary to deliver the extra services and more reliable services that his constituents and mine would like. >> as a backbencher, the prime minister campaigned on awareness. i'm sure he is aware of the highly successful program up north of universal screening which proves the case that he used to make. will he now encourage ministers to rule out gbs specific testing as a routine offer to all

pregnant women across all our health services? david cameron: thank you to the honorable gentleman for raising this. two consistence came to my surgery and raised this issue with me. we have made big breakthroughs. national service does more in terms of screening and action to help those who have the infection. but there are difficulties in terms of a national program because of the issue of antimicrobial resistance and the use of antibiotics. i am happy to take this opportunity to go back and look at what has been achieved of so far and what more can be done and to write the honorable gentleman. >> in my constituency, the average wage is lower than the national average. cutting the taxes of the lowest paid and helping them stand on their own two feet is the most effective poverty tackling

method there is. can the prime minister explain how conservatives will reward hard work and benefit those earning the minimum wage across the country? david cameron: can i welcome my honorable friend to this place and praise him for his speech which moved all those who heard it. he is right. the best way to tackle poverty is to get people into work, then make sure there is 80's and minimum wage that rises over time, then cut people's taxes by taking those earning minimum wage out of income tax. our plan to raise the personal allowance to 12 and a half thousand pounds will make a real difference. i want to see progress on the minimum wage at the same time. we have to recognize that the foundation is a growing economy that is producing jobs getting into work is the greatest way to combat poverty. mr. speaker: dr. alan whitehead. >> can the prime minister escher

that he will be cutting funding support to household energy efficiency programs, and instead he is committed to maintaining support for programs to ensure that the most vulnerable in our society have warm homes to live in? david cameron: we have made progress in the last parliament in terms of programs and supporting solar panels. i think we have a most a million homes in the u.k. with those. we want to carry on with ease programs and make sure they get value for money. i hope it will not be seen as gloating to welcome him back. he is a rare bird, the labour mp. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. in my constituency -- [shouting] one of the issues that is

constantly raised on the doorstep is economic migration from within the eu. the government has already taken steps in reducing things that draw migrants from the european union. can you tell me what steps have been taking to talk about economic migration from outside the eu? david cameron: can i welcome the honorable lady to her place. her election result was what i dreamed of. i am grateful. she is right to raise this issue. in the past, it has been too easy for some businesses to bring in workers from overseas rather than taking the long-term decision to train our work force at home. we need to change that. that means reducing the demand migrant labor, part of our plan. i can tell the house that the home secretary has written to the migration advisory committee , asking them to report on how to significantly reduce

work-related migration from outside europe. they will advise on restricting work visas to genuine skilled specialist. they will put a time limit on how long a sector can claim to have a shortage. we will look at a new skills levy on businesses who recruit foreign workers so we can boost the funding for apprenticeships and we will look at raising salary thresholds to undercut wages. all of these steps, combined with the measures that were taking, will bring migration under control and make sure that hard-working british people who get the skills and training can find the jobs that will help them build a better life. >> anchor, mr. speaker -- thank you, mr. speaker. in downing street this afternoon , i want to make a plea to the prime minister to help access to

a new drug that we need now to stop them losing their mobility. will the prime minister tell the house that these children can accept a positive answer that this will get -- that they so desperately need? david cameron: i think the right honorable lady for raising this. i admire the cover it -- the courage shown by sufferers and their families. unfortunately, i cannot hold that meeting right now. but i remember meeting archie hill part of the group. an amazing boy, very brave. we have completed a consultation on prioritizing drugs for rare conditions. a decision can be expected in the near future. i recognize how vital it is to give people a decision as soon as possible.

>> thank you colleagues and thank you mr. speaker. on monday, a showcase for the magna carta for its 800 years. with the prime minister like to join me in recommending that other members and their constituents should visit lincoln to see the original magna carta and our cathedral as well as the other attractions especially as they move towards a new -- david cameron: my honorable friend's right to take this opportunity, in this, they hundred anniversary of the signing of the magna carta. there is an original copy in the great city of lincoln. people can see that and all the other advantages lincoln has to offer. there is not just a point about british history here.

there are some many countries and people around the world who do not have the rule of law who do not have protections against arbitrary arrests. that document signed 800 years ago is important, not just in britain but important to promote values around the world. >> most working people aspired to decent sustainable jobs. indeed, thousand my constituents work at nissan or in the automobile supply chain in east durham. so when will the prime minister publish the treasury assessment of the cost of the bridge becoming a withdrawal from the eu? david cameron: first of all let me praise that many hard-working constituents he has working in the nissan factory in the northeast. nissan is now producing more cars in the northeast than the whole of the italian car industry. it is a example of a manufacturing renewal that's taking place in this country. i want the widest possible debate about britain's future in europe and i would encourage all

organizations to bring forward ideas and facts and figures so this debate can be enforced the -- but above all let's remember , it's going to a decision made by the british people. >> thank you, mr. speaker. if northern lincolnshire is to obtain maximum benefit of the northern powerhouse initiative further improvements to transport connections are required. one such improvement would be a direct rail service to london kings cross from the grimsby area, alliance rail has an application with the rail regulation which is being -- for over a year. could my honorable friend do all he can to ensure that an early decision is made? david cameron: i think my honorable friend is right to raise this, the import of direct connectivity between his constituency and london.

we are investing at least 6.4 billion pounds in lincolnshire in this parliament for that reason that i can reassure my honorable friend we are -- the transport sector announced we will maintain the connection between airports, something he has campaigned for. i will look closely at what he said today. >> at the time of the bloomberg speech the prime minister promised he would seek the repatriation of power for brussels. power he said must flow back to the member states. he specifically promised would be returned to britain. why is he not even asking for this any more? david cameron: i like to welcome the right honorable gentleman back. as a party of one, he is managed to have a back entry rebellion. -- a backbench rebellion. in terms of the renegotiation, a whole series of things that needs to change, making sure we deal with the problem of ever

closer union, the issue of competitiveness, which infringes on the issues on what is called a social chapter that is never been accepted in the united kingdom, making sure he is setting up more detail, that we have a better balance between those countries and the european union, and those that are out of it. all of these areas in our negotiation and more are very important. >> we have just heard from the honorable member from easing 10. the ridiculous scaremongering we can get used to come if we would leave the eu -- sound that can the prime minister confirm that last year, can the prime minister confirm that last year the u.k. had a 66 billion pound trade deficit with the european union? and can he tell us with any of his discussion with angela merkel, she's indicated that if we were to leave the eu she will want to stop trading bmw

mercedes and audis free of tariffs into the uk? david cameron: my honorable friend makes his case with his characteristic vigor and clarity. the only issue that i would add into this is of course britain's relationship with europe is not just about a trading relationship. it is having a say over the rules of the single market. it is that that we will have to discuss and think about over there is -- over these coming months before the referendum. the difference between a trading relationship and it actually having a say over the way the market works. >> mr. speaker, under the prime minister, british productivity has plummeted 30% behind germany, the u.s. and france. why this gap since 1992 and another tory government? but in the northeast thanks to our manufacturing and technical prowess we have the highest , productivity growth in the country. so isn't it time he gave us the powers we need to build an

economy that matches our values without -- [inaudible] david cameron: first of all i think the honorable lady is right to raise the issue. there's a huge challenge in terms of raising productivity and the productive potential of united kingdom. i would be the first to say we had a success at getting 2 million more people in work. we've had this excessive bank an -- we've had the success of paying down the deficit. the challenge for the years ahead is increased levels of productivity in britain. i would argue we would do that by reforming planning, arguing and -- aren't partnership investing in things. we have been doing this as part of a long-term economic plan. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i moved to legalize -- any move to legalize assisted suicide is viewed with the utmost tension by disability groups and others

who feared that if it could pressurize the vulnerable into making decisions that are not in their best interest. one to the prime minister inform the house of his view on this issue? david cameron: on this issue i agree very much with my honorable friend, which is i don't support the assisted dying proposals that have come out over the other place. i don't support euthanasia. i know there are imperfections with the current law but i think , these can be dealt with, sensitively without having a new , law that actually brings in euthanasia and as she says i think the problem is that pressure that is put on frail, elderly people to take a decision that actually they might not want to go ahead with. >> the prime minister be aware of the decisions of the british steel pension scale. this has had a devastating impact upon steel workers and their families. can i ask the prime minister again to do net --