vote. who named it? kristen: i came up with the neighbor was hesitant about it because i didn't want people to get the impression that this is a book about how young people are narcissistic and self-centered. i would suggest that selfies are all about people wanted to share themselves with the world, to feel connected. they are disconnected from institutions, but they're connected to each other, sharing selfies is just one piece of that and it seems like a catchy name for this election. brian: i guess has been cursed and anderson. thank you very much. your book is called the selfie vote. thank you. ♪ announcer: for a free transcript sort to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. q&a programs are also available as podcasts. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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-- necessary precautions. this is just over 30 minute. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. we assess our defenses spending constantly. is figures published last month show we are meeting the 2% nato target this year. >> dr. julian lewis. >> as the prime minister and the chance to know quality is not the issue with our armed forces but quantity is. given that we used to spend regularly between four and 5% of gdp on defense when we last faced a threat on the continent and major terrorist campaign should we not be aiming as a 3% target rather than the bare nato minimum?

>> the point i'd make to my honorable friend, he's right we do face very severe threats in our world is the only way to strong defense is to have a strong economy that is absolutely key. we made some clear commitments about the size of our armed forces, about the successor to the submarine and also a vital equipment program where we have aircraft carriers in the other equipment vital to our armed services that are coming through. those things only possible because we closed the deficit in the mess we found when we became the government and we have a strong economy. >> harriet harman. >> ten years ago the 7/7 bombers cruelly took 52 precious lives. we remember them the families courage and injured and we defied the terrorist. mr. speaker last month the prime minister celebrated the magna carta which set out that those who govern must be constrained in their exercise

our power to protect those they govern. our human rights act is the very embodiment of those values. if he accepts their needs to be an effective check on executive power, even though at times to get uncomfortable for government, will he abandon his plan to water down the human rights of dan? >> first of all kept very much agree with the right honorable lady with what she said about 7/7, about the ten-year anniversary, about the bravery and the dignity of those families that lost their loved ones? she like i took part in the commemorations yesterday that that's overstating it a permanent reminder to the threat we face and the work we must do to face down the evil of these cameras and the narrative of extremism. the point she makes about the magna carta i would study demonstrates the human rights before the human rights act. [shouting] and the point i would make is our proposed reform is another british bill of rights so the more of these judgments are made

by british judges in british courts. >> harriet harman. >> but it's very important we are not hesitate and are compliant with international standards on this. otherwise it gives a strong signal to other countries and we want to undermine those standards but there have been mixed messages. last week senior government sources briefed the newspapers the prime minister's view was withdrawal from easy h.r. the european convention on human rights is not going to happen. but home secretary, the justice secretary the leader of the house have indicated that they want to lead. so can the prime minister make it absolutely clear that britain will be staying in the european convention on human rights? >> i think as i said before there's a danger of believing everything you read in the newspapernewspaper s. our intention is very clear to pass a british bill of rights which we believe is compatible with our membership of the council of europe. as i've said at the dispatch box before no one should be in any

doubt when it comes to issues like prisoner voting for things like that i am clear these issues should be decided in this house of commons. [shouting] and i think it's vital let's give more rights producing to recite in british court and let's recognize we had human rights in this country long before labour's human rights act act. >> it as he reassures us were staying in the european convention we might as well keep the human rights act which at least means we can go and get it in force in our court. mr. speaker 10 years ago beauty was awarded the 2012 olympics and paralympics. when he took office the prime minister promised these gains -- games within increase participation. as the number taken part in sports gone up or down since the olympics? >> participation in sport has

gone up since the olympics and it has been a success come and we should all remember what an excellent olympic games it was. we've also seen, we've also seen a real success in primary schools where we are seeing more activity in terms of p/e and the primary source for partnership are working very well. >> i don't know what it says in his briefing folder but he is completely wrong on that. since 2010 the number of people taking part in sport has gone down and children at school are doing less sport, too. does he agree that what we now need is a proper national strategy for sport participation so we don't miss the golden opportunity presented by the olympics, and opportunity his government is so far wondering? >> [shouting] >> we are sitting comfortably.

there are 1.4 million more people playing sport once a week and when we won the bid to host the olympic games. [shouting] the recent active people survey -- [shouting] >> order. mr. bryant, you are not an esteemed member of her majesty's -- [shouting] the prime minister. order. whether he is a sting or not he's a member of the shadow cabinet. [laughter] spooky might be esteemed by you mr. speaker, but some of us take a different view. as a result -- [shouting] [laughter] as a result of the p/e in schools, average time at primary level is increased to over two hours a week. 91% of schools have reported an increase in the quality of p/e teaching. 96% of schools have reported --

i know they don't like facts but when asked a factual question they should welcome a factual answer. [shouting] i've got all day mr. speaker. >> however long it takes the answer will be heard. [shouting] >> there's not much else on today mr. speaker, so -- [laughter] and more than eight in 10 schools are seeing a rise in the number of children to export in schools. the olympics was a success for britain. sports participation is gone. more is the happening in our school and we will build on that legacy. >> the fact we don't like is that sense of the olympics, participation in sports has gone down. among children and you should get up and solve that out. mr. speaker, into english manifesto, the conservative

party published he promised that before making changes to the constitution on english and spoke for english laws that he would have a quote consult the house of commons procedure committee, prior to seeking approval from the whole house to the proposed stenting order changes. windy they do this? >> -- when did he do this? >> there's plenty of time -- [shouting] i have to say to labour, lease we published an english manifesto. [shouting] now look i think it's a very simple choice a very simple choice for this house. ever wondered why don't we talk about the substance rather than the process? [shouting] post-devolution we have a

problem of unfairness, which is english mps have no say on scottish issues, get a scottish mps have a say on english issues. now that is the problem. we are proposing a very simple measure which is that legislation should be passed on english matters against the will of english mps. it's a very modest proposal. is she really saying the labour party is going to oppose that proposal? >> we agree there's a problem. [shouting] we agree we agree there's a problem and we agree there needs to be changed, but it's got to be done properly. [shouting] changes got to be done properly. and, indeed, he said at last week's prime ministers question, he actually said we will publish our proposal shortly and parliament were plenty of time to consider and vote on the. he can't have consulted the

procedure committee because it hasn't even been set up yet. [shouting] so the prime minister the prime minister should recognize the strength of feelings i think that there is about proper processes to get to this change. if you and all sides of the house, i think he should consult properly or actually he is breaking a promise he made in his manifesto. >> she talks about proper processes. we have published proposals. we are having a debate in parliament and to be a vote in parliament. i think the labour party frankly has got to get off the fence and tell us do you support does mars proposal or not? we are still waiting for an answer. >> question number two mr. speaker. >> i have meetings with cabinet colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this my duties in this house i shall have further such meetings later

today. >> does my right honorable friend agree with me that rural businesses in my constituency such as bmw temper whom he visited are benefiting from this government's long-term economic plan? and can i also ask the prime minister what more is government can do to further promote apprenticeships and create jobs in all sectors of this vital rural economy? >> first of all can i welcome my honorable friend to his place. i enjoyed my visit to his constituency and to that specific business. it is a business that is taken on a lot of employees at a lot of apprentices in recent years and the claimant count in his constituency is down by 54% since 2010. what more we can do is encourage companies like this one to invest in training in apprentices but that would be

such a key to our future and that is what we've got to make sure that we do. and that will only happen if we stick our long-term economic plan. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. this week this week we can write the worst atrocity in europe since the second world war, the genocide. in a genocidal act, 8372 unarmed voice and men were taken out of a sows to be united nations safe area and were murdered. will the prime minister commit to do everything in his power to ensure that this genocidal act is remembered and do everything that they can to get the international community to mark this as well? >> here, here. >> i absolutely agree with you right honorable, honorable gentleman about this issue. it was the largest act of genocide since the holocaust on the mainland of europe as he said 8300 people murdered. the first thing is to be clear, it was genocide in to say to

people who question that can they are genocide deniers. i'm very proud of that britain has a the second largest set of commemorations and events to mark the anniversary of the dreadful events. we've also been holding the pen at the u.n. in drafting a resolution trying to bring the world together to make sure it is remembered in the right way, and we should continue to do all we can to keep this at the front and center of european in world politics so people realize this was genocide and we must learn the lessons from it. [inaudible] >> suffered has continued since the genocide and since the end of the war. unemployment in boston is more than 40% amongst young people over 75% more than half of the

people of bosnia are considering leaving that country. will the prime minister do everything that he came together with european partners to support political and economic progress for bosnia-herzegovina into the people there real hope for a better future? >> i think the honorable gentleman is right and that's what met with the bosnian president this week to discuss some of those issues as well as talking about commemorating, remembering. i think what matters is making sure the institutions in bosnia work better and the politicians work better together in understanding their past and a shared future i think it's important we keep the door of access to the european union open but for that to happen the institutions need improvement. issues need to be properly dealt with, corruption and problems need to be addressed by there's no doubt in my mind that the path widget membership of the european union has helped in bosnia as they can help in the west -- the rest of the western balkans and is a fight we keep that door open.

>> a seven year old suffers from the shins mush or just a bigger every day he has waited for -- make a decision. a day that threatens his mobility. last week decisions delayed potentially for up to five months was a bitter public what action can my right honorable friend take to make sure that it makes a decision with the utmost speed of? >> what i was into my honorable friend who quite rightly raises these issues these are difficult decisions and we know how hard they offer patients and for the families. i think it's right that its expert clinicians at nhs england and not politicians who make these funding decisions based on the evidence available. and she knows they have yet made a final decision on these drugs. their patients and families and other experts can feed into the evidence gathered and consultation process. she asked we can do. two things one is somehow these drugs that cost over

400000 pounds per patient per year i think it's right to ask some pretty challenging questions other companies concerned and wished. the second thing is we must keep investing in our rare disease research come in genomics and making sure the nhs takes of these treatments rapid. that's the sort of health service would want to build. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i put it to an agenda in his manifesto for england which was only part of the uk where he won the election, the prime minister promised english sports for and which laws to consult -- before seeking approval from the whole house before standing order changes. we all know that has not been agreed to and it will not be until next week. can the prime minister please tell us why he is breaking his manifesto promise? >> would our consulting a hold of the house of commons and the whole of the house of commons will have a vote.

and i think when the house of commons comes to have it's about it may want to consider what the leader of the scottish national party setback in 2007. you might find this interesting. he said this to the event transfer in 2007. is a not completely inadequate is that english mps are not able to decide matters in scotland by scottish mps from the uk parties can vote on matters which only impact on england? that was the view. now, given that our modest proposal would actually restrict the snp from far fewer votes than their own self-denying ordinance does go i would think they should vote wholeheartedly with the government on this modest proposal. [shouting] >> thank you mr. speaker. as the prime minister knows my constituency covers for market towns, but -- years of labour

neglect. [shouting] what -- [shouting] >> order order. order. the honorable lady must be heard and she will be. >> the prime minister of market towns? >> let me welcome my honorable friend to her place. i do know her constituency well and spent a lot of time there with her before the election. what i would say is the author of the devolution is not limited to cities. bridges is open to towns counties and districts. i would say what we need to help our high street is a strong economy to press ahead with these local plant them to have deregulation of the class orders that sometimes prevent

development of taking place there and i would also argue in the case of market towns we should make parking easier and preferably free. >> the decision to indefinitely pause the electrification of the rail line means that my constituents face many more years of delayed train, granted journeys and less frequent services. on these are the characteristics prime minister of a northern powerhouse? >> isn't it typical of the labour party today that instead of trying to get behind the northern powerhouse in building a balance economy they -- no. he says that there's an indefinite pause. that is not the case. we will be pressing ahead with this investment. and i think it's right that the labour party should be supporting it. >> thank you, mr. speaker. will the prime minister lend his

support to plans to extend the life and north nottinghamshire so those people living in those communities can get access to transport and to employment and those people want to come can enjoy all the sherwood forest has to offer? >> no, i think the idea of the robin hood like this is a very positive want to it's something we want to support and we hope to make progress in the months ahead. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last friday was -- [inaudible] there was tears flowers as we remembered joe richard come age 19 his uncle and his grandfather. all soccer fans who were killed in tunisia. because i ask the prime minister if you could outline what steps he will take to ensure that the read families and those survivors can have help

immediately and for the future of? >> here, here. >> can i think the honorable lady for her question. question. i know thousand doses of the whole house go out to them of thethe familyof the honorable lady's constituents get an idea that they're for something is fitting and it was a very moving come hearing about that on television. as i announced last week i've asked the captain sector device on a ministerial committee to ensure work is properly coordinated to support all those who have been affected i was struck yesterday talking to the victims of the 7/7 bombings that they been supported across many years in many different ways covering all sorts of different issues in their own lives and also in the way they wanted to commemorate those terrible events in london. and i want to make sure we do it as well in the case of a tunisian atrocities and so that's exactly what the committee will be set up to do. >> cannot associate myself with the prime minister's remarks about the families of the

victims of tunisia, particularly the family of my constituents. mr. speaker, in the last three years unemployment has fallen faster than anywhere else in the country. >> here, here. >> will my right honorable friend encourage high-tech firms to be -- and remind the labour party that ed balls comments that our long-term economic plan would choke off the jobs and growth was just plain wrong? >> well, i'm delighted that it has disrupted a lease because of such an association with conservative prime minister's down figures. but i think the point he makes is a good one. people trying to say that the jobs were created are part-time and low-paid need to look at what's happening in places like the west midlands received a growth in manufacturing and

engineering to in jobs that have long-term successful careers attached to them, and we want more of that. >> thank you, mr. speaker. if the trend trade is committed to the northern powerhouse able to a central element of that is approved transport connectivity to key cities of manchester and leeds and this is now under threat. given the vague and evasive and take it earlier with prime minister not join me in welcoming than new campaign to get the electrification to the line back on track? >> i concern commit to that because i said a minute ago this is a pause, not to stop. we are absolutely committed to making sure this goes ahead. we also want to get rid of the pacer train that was there all those years under labour. >> i think the great crisis shows that when negotiating with the eu it is important to be clear about what you want and you should not accept their --

because they would approve it under pressure. >> i'm sure they're all sorts of things to learn from the greek experience, but i do fear for the future of that country. obviously, we want to see greece and the eurozone come to an agreement but we have to be prepared for all the eventualities and to make sure that what it is helping british toros or british businesses or british pensioners living in greece come we have taken all the plans of all the precautions that are necessary. my approach to negotiation i have to say is a little bit different to the greek approach. that is why i've been around to see every prime minister and president in europe to talk through what it is that britain wants to see in terms of change in europe and change for our membership in europe. i believe it will be successful. >> what does the prime minister have to say in response to news figures showing that are over 1 million out of two people in this country not getting the

basic help they need to get washed dressed often? >> we need to see continued improvement in social care and we need to continue to pensioners in our country and pension poverty is at an all time low in the country because of his party has kept its promises to upgrade the basic state pension to support the pensioners benefit and to make sure people of dignity and their old age. >> when my right honorable friend speaks -- will they make it plain he expects the board of calais will be kept open now and in the future? >> i think my honorable friend makes an important point. i had a good discussion with president hollander leslie. i think we've seen more action by the french police in terms of resting the ringleaders and trying to keep roads and ports open. as i said at the dispatch box before i think it's important to engage in finger-pointing with the french. we recognize it's a shared

problem. border patrols in calais work well for britain and to think and work well for france and we could -- and we should continue to work together on this problem spend my constituents are still waiting for universal critics to be rolled out to them. in fact, are still waiting for a timetable of the planned rollout but what about to hear about the late stage of the government welfare reforms. we finished the last one? >> i think i make no apology for taking universal credit at a deliberate pace. all of us, many of us many of us in this house can remember what happened when they were introduced tax credits in one go and the people coming to our constituency surgery with problem after problem. so it's quite right to do this at a deliberate pace but i can promise her, universal credit will be coming to bristol south soon. >> thank you, mr. speaker. every child deserves a best

start in life not least those who need adoption. can my friend set out how the 30 billion pounds of extra funding will help even more children find a loving home? >> welcome my honorable friend and is now imported as i think we get this right. we saw a big increase in adoption in the last parliament because of the changes that we made and what we are putting on the table in this parliament is extra money but also the proposal to create regional adoption agencies so that counties can actually and other adoption agencies can come together. what matters is finding a loving family for the child rather than ensuring it is in the precise geographical area where the child might be in care because a loving home is what matters above all. >> i'm told the prime minister -- [inaudible] will this be a case of english

hunting for english boxes? [laughter] >> there will be an opportunity that you as we're talking to an opportunity for the house of commons to debate an issue and and then have a book or i do whatever else came here for but i think that's quite a good idea. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, under the prime minister has plans to study the building great britain support earlier this year which put the cost of -- at 23 billion pounds a year. will he commit to focusing the welcome additional spending on a pretty troubled family program which invest in strong attachment for teenage parents and babies at this as the best way -- brought up in strong loving family's? >> i think my honorable friend was great experience in these matters make a very good point in that we are looking at how to proper parenting between mental and physical health and