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mr. speaker, this morning i had business. >> should you be allowed to benefit from what that company makes? with a benefit from a small part -- percentage? -- that means for people on minimum wage that

it >> does my right honorable friend agree? >> my honorable friend is perhaps right. over the last year, we have more -- seen more people at work in every region. the house might not have had time to see. the unemployment rate, and is now the lowest rate in nearly a decade at 5.1 percent. start, the latest

figures showing unemployment falling by another 99,000. the record number of people in work in history. 2.3 million people in work. i am sure that is something the whole house can welcome. >> thank you, mr. speaker. it is nice to get such a warm welcome. >> if you will allow me for one moment. can the prime minister tell the house where he and his election toifesto he put his plan abolish maintenance grants for all of his students? >> first of all, we will for thousands of

people. in our manifesto, we said we on caput the deficit and student numbers. we have done both. joy inthere is not much port towboat and other places. they want a governor repaired to support their industry. the conservative manifesto, there was no mention either. >> are you done? >> a dedicated prime minister [indiscernible] >> auditioning to be a statesman

jeremy corbyn. jeremy corbyn: as i was saying, the prime minister [indiscernible] this proposal would affect half a million students. student question from a who says, i am training to be a mathematics teacher. dance inw come out to excess of 50,000 pounds, roughly twice as much as much as my annual income will be. what i would say to liam is he is in a country with eight university system with more people going to get diversity then ever before. in addition, what i would say and i wish him well is he will

not a back one penny of his loans until he is earning 21,000 pounds. inwill not start paying back full until he is earning 37,000 pounds and our policy will put more money in the hands of people like liam. scrapping get the fees would cost 10 million pounds, going back to a situation where people went out, worked hard, and paid their taxes for and he leaped to go to the university. we are on capping. he wants to put a cap on it. pleased to say, mr. speaker, that to live it is practicing to be a math teacher which might help the prime minister because he said he is earning 25,000, which is more than 21,000. the prime ministers

it byment -- extending saying they would be increasing maintenance grants for students from less well-off backgrounds. they are now scrapping those. they used to boast about them. they increase. rags where is the sense in doing this. why are theyh a -- abolishing those maintenance grants. many minister: there are people who want to go to university, can go to university. before too much shouting from the party opposite, when they were in government, it was labor that introduced the fees. week old wes the are meant to be learning the lessons of the last election, i

the man who wrote , we in the times supplement clearly did not find a sustainable way forward. i would say, in all honesty to the labor party, when they were in government, they supported fees and loans. we made then, mistake they did. if you want to be on the side of university students, if you want to help them make the most of their lives, the system we have got is working. speaker, that is from the same a prime minister who is trying to help and give them access to higher education. group thatsk about a

is being targeted. student nurses. the repayment they will have to pay. a pay cut of 900 pounds for each nurse. why is he punishing them when we need these nurses? >> first of all there are 6700 more nurses than when i became minister. prime minister: let me just give a one statistic. two out of three people who want to become a nurse cannot become a nurse because of the system. the loans, nurses will get more money, we will train more, and we will bring fewer in from overseas. neighbor that is so shortsighted and anti-inspirational cannot find

it. >> the prime minister and i would probably agree we need to spend more and direct more resources to deal with the mental health crisis. there is someone who wants to help us get through this crisis. a woman named vicky from york. she has a real problem. she said she would not have been able to study for the following reasons, she was a single mom, needs support for child care costs and has debts from a previous degree. she said she would not take on additional debt. she is someone that we need as a mental health nurse. are losing her skills, her dedication, her aspiration to the community. >> two out of three vicki's who

are up to one to be nurses turned away so we're bringing in nurses from the other side of or world or ballgame in -- bulgaria or romania. the nhs once nurses. this government will fund train, so let's help them and to improve our health services. >> the problem is you are taxing them to fund themselves by paying back for their debts in the future. i do not think she is been very reassured from the prime ministers answers today. herself, and she said i would've struggled to undertake my nurse training given the proposed changes. the prime minister will be aware that nine out of 10 hospitals

currently have a nurse shortage. isn't what he is proposing for the nurse scheme going to exacerbate the crisis, make it worse for everybody, and make our nhs less effective than more effective? what is his answer to that point? >> i will give them a direct answer which as we will see 10,000 extra nurse degree places because of this policy. because we are effectively uncapping the numbers that can go into nursing. i have to say, mr. speaker, this week is all been a retreat of the labour party into the past. we assumed it was wanting to bring back secondary picketing, bring back flying pickets. we sit with the idea of stopping businesses paying evidence and the absurd idea that nuclear submarines should go to see without their missile. it's not just the leader come it's the whole labour party. they are a risk to our national security, a risk to our economic

security, our risk to our health service and to the secret of every family in our country [shouting] >> a the east midlands continue to be a powerhouse of jobs and growth, attracting investment from uk and beyond and we are rightly proud of the success of our local businesses. does my right honorable friend the lead that their continued ability to attract foreign investment would be helped or hindered? >> first of all let me say these lenses -- these midlands as a powerhouse and we seem employment go up by 17,000. but i think when businesses look at whether to invest in britain, whether they're overseas businesses or in the british businesses, they wanted to we will have good labour relations

and not a return to the 1970s of secondary strikes and flying pickets. i think it is extraordinary for a party that's been so long trying to cast off that image of being in favor of these appalling industrial practices has no elected a leader and is backing a leader who would take us right back to the 1970s. >> world attention on the conflict in the middle east is focus on syria and iraq, much less so on the catastrophe in yemen just cost thousands of people to lose their lives and millions to flee their homes. can the prime minister to the house with the uk government is doing to support piece in yemen? >> we are doing everything we can with all the people taking part in this conflict to encourage them to get round and negotiating table as they have done recently in order to bring about what's necessary in yemen which is a government that can

represent all of the people. you've got to make sure old sunni and shia are probably represent in that country and that's the only way we will meet our key national interest which is about the government in yemen that will drive the terrorists including al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula, aqap, out of yemen because they've been and are a direct threat to the citizens of britain. >> thousands of civilians have been killed in yemen including a large number by the saudi air force. they have done that using british built planes with pilots who are trained by british instructors who are dropping british made bombs and are coordinated by the saudis in the presence of british military advisers. isn't it time for the prime minister to admit that britain is effectively taking part in a war in yemen that is costing thousands of civilian life, and he has not sought parliamentary

approval? >> i think the right honorable gentleman started industries place but been seriously wandered off. it's in our interest, it's in our interest we battle the legitimate -- back the legitimate government of yemen and is right to do that. we extended arm control measures of any country anywhere in the world but just to be clear about our role, we are not a member of the saudi led coalition. british military personnel are not directly involved in the saudi led coalition's operations. personnel are not involved in carrying out strikes, directing or conducting operations in yemen or selecting targets and we are not involved in the saudi target decision-making process. but yes, do we provide training and advice that help in order to make sure that countries actually do oh baby norms of the mentoring law? yes, we do.

>> turn one. the recent floods in a northern england have caused untold misery to householders, farmers, livestock and also what we need is a long-term strategy for flats come at a know the prime minister has done a lot of work across the country, some river safety dredged, some rivers to be slowed down and we did manage our floodwaters and a better way. along with our long-term economic plan can we have a long-term plan on flood? >> we can and we did and that's what my right honorable friend, environment and agriculture secretaries are doing. we've got an unprecedented 60 a commitment of 3.2 billion pounds but as important is making sure we have a joined up approach, the dredging in some places, to building flood barriers and others to managing the water in our landscape including through farming practices in a holistic way so we usually -- using all the resources we have to reduce

the likelihood of floods. >> there's a concern about the recent patchwork approach to constitutional reform. we need a new packaging and one which sets up responsibility so that the process of devolution by consensus will be both more fair and more compatible. will the prime minister agree to meet with me and other members of the constitutional reform group to discuss the new union? >> very happy to meet with the honorable lady who has great expertise in this area. what i believe and i think where will be common interest is in what we can do as a government is find a devolution settlement that works for all of the default nation's united kingdom, including importantly for england as well. i think we've made very good

progress with the further devolution measures in scotland and in wales with the maintenance of december in northern ireland. if there are further measures we can take i am very happy to see them but i don't necessarily mean simply writing things down in one place will solve the problem i'm happy to meet with the honorable lady. [shouting] >> does my right honorable friend agreed that are nuclear deterrence only works against our nations enemies ever nuclear submarines are actually equipped with nuclear missiles? and that those -- who do not believe -- inspired by the beatles yellow submarine? while they may twist and shout, their current leader certainly needs help. [shouting] >> i congratulate the honorable friend on his ingenious question. if there's a comic element to

sending submarines to see without missiles, but, in fact, it is absolutely serious because the deterrent has been on a cross party basis and absolutely key part of our defense and making sure we've got the ultimate insurance policy which we support on the side and we should vote on in this house. and all i can see what comes to beatles songs i suspect the leader of the opposition prefers back in the ussr. [laughter] [shouting] >> thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. speaker. just under two weeks ago a 16 year old boy was murdered and a knife attack in my constituency. i'm sure the whole house will want to join me in sending our keep been sold to -- condolences to his friends and family. as the number of teenage deaths

reached its peak on what actually can take to make sure we don't return to the days when knife fight in london affecting particularly young people is merely a fact of life? >> the honorable gentleman, shall also want to be in spirit with family and friends of the young man who lost his life in this attack. there's nothing anyone can say here that will give them the comfort that they seek. what i would sa say is we have o toughen up a lot terms of knife crime offenses and the level of custodial sentence is people are getting for those crimes. i think the police have been a huge amount to try to crack down on knife crime and that's what over it is followed by something like 17% since 2010 but there still more terms of educating children and young people about the danger that carrying a knife. in so many cases they carry of the knife ends up being the victim of a knife attack. strong policing, tough penalties, we also need tougher education. >> does he agree with me that

encouraging people in this country to learn the english language has a unifying effect? it helps to create national identity and social cohesion and, therefore, should be promoted. >> my honorable friend is right. i think the most important thing in our country is we make sure that everybody can take advantage of the opportunities in our country to work, to take him at the university. it i is an opportunity country t there's no opportunity for people if you don't speak the language. that's why we will be targeting money at those people that often women who have been stuck at home sometimes by the men in the house and make sure they can get the english language skills that they need. let me make one other additional point because i think this is important. when i sat in a mosque this week when a young people said how important it is that the imams

speak english because if we have young people sometimes who speak english themselves but not arabic, they need someone to guide them away from isil and the poisonous rhetoric. so speaking english is important for all, imams included. >> over the year young people in south hampton have seen themselves frozen out a living wage and housing benefits, basically downgrading foreclosure. now we see the ending of grants for the junk people who want to go to university. what is at the prime minister is not against young people? >> i'll tell you what we're doing for young people. there are record numbers going to university, record numbers who are taking on different ships, record numbers in work. actually today the unemployment figures show a record low in the unemployment rate amongst those people have left school.

i say to the honorable gentleman one of the reasons why a labour mp and the south of england is because they talk about contract talk to opportunity in it. >> i would like to thank the prime minister for launching the fresh delivery board on monday evening at number 10. is a men and women who are experts in their sectors come together to deliver the 3 million apprentice starts by 2020. does he agree with me that it would be a great, when students log on to the website they are informed about the opportunity of degree apprenticeships as well as the more traditional degree? >> i think is make a very important point. two reasons. one is that if you become an apprentice that is no locking at the chance of doing a degree later in your career big indeed the opportunities for earning and learning are getting greater in a country. i think the second reason it's so important is in our schools

of course all our teacher are very well equipped to tell people about the great opportunities because that's the route they've taken, but we need to improve the information in our schools so that people can see the opportunity for apprenticeships come i in some cases been leading on two degrees. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my 24 your constituents is in urgent need of a stem cell donor. or families campaign matched is attracting global support and on saturday the center in my constituency will be running a drive to get as many people as possible on the bone marrow register. will the prime minister join me at this event on sunday and will he send a message of support to those working to keep laura allied? >> i certainly will join the honorable lady in supporting gore's campaign. i had that meeting with the bone marrow organizations in number 10 downing street to support their matching campaign and i'm

sure by raising it at question time in this way many others want to come to this event on saturday support lower in the wake she suggested. >> the prime minister is aware a number of colleagues and i await his response to our request made in november for a meeting regarding the eu renegotiations. to discuss the important of this parliament i ask himself if mr. to stop any unwanted taxes, regulations or directives which goes to the core of issues such as control of our borders from business regulation, et cetera. will he now meet with us prior to the next eu meeting speak was asked my friend can imagine him having meetings with colleagues about the european issue and i'm sure that i will be covering as many in our parliamentary party as possible. i've always felt with my previous partly made up his mind already and wants to leave the eu whatever the results. i don't want to take up any more of his time than necessary.

[laughter] >> the uk government is a cheerleader for china to be awarded to the kelo market economy status because once the city of london to become a major trading center for the chinese currency. is this not a classic case of once again westminster government putting the bankers of london before manufacturing workers -- [inaudible] >> i think the honorable gentleman is wrong both on content on an approach. the two issues are separate. to our market economies that europe still puts dumping tariffs on. we did that recently with america and we've done it in the past with russia. i think we should take these two issues separately, continued to pursue robust action against china which is exactly what we are doing based on the merits. but in terms of the close relationship with china, i want

to help those welsh this is including companies like airbus to break into chinese markets and make sure we get the best of the british jobs for british manufacturing, british exports. that's what we want in our relationship with china. >> speaking of airbus, mr. speaker, the region which straddles the border is one of the most dynamic and actual areas of the country. will my right honorable friend welcome the establishment of the group which has been formed to promote the economic success of the region and will he urges ministry with colleagues and the welsh government to cooperate with the group and its workings? >> first of all let me join my honorable friend in welcoming this new group. i think it is important when you look at the development of the welsh economy very much to think about north wales can benefit from growth in the northwest of her country and the links between the northwest and wales

which this group will be examining. clearly what happens will be a vital part of the process but i'm very happy to talk further with him. >> will the prime minister rewrite not just some half of the government speaking for the whole of the house i believe the unconditional unequivocal support of the british people for the people of auckland islands -- [shouting] -- falkland islands -- for the british held rights to self-determination and that will not be undermined in any way by some kind of accommodation or some type of negotiations in which the people of falkland islands they have enormous say? they should have right to determine their own future. [shouting] >> the honorable gentleman has put it better than i ever could. the people of the falkland islands have spoken as good as

they possibly could in a referendum and they want to maintain the status quo. as long as they want that, they have a guarantee for me. i find it quite extraordinary that the labour party now want to look at trying to change the status and give away -- [shouting] that will never happen as long as i am in downing street. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as a former cub scout leader and queens scout, i'm pleased to say, pleased to say that scouting is thriving. this year marks the century and a formation found at cub scouts across the uk. will my right honorable friend join me in congratulating the 150,000 young people who participate in cub scouting every week in the uk? congratulate or thank the leader to give up their time, to enable

young people so sense of danger? and call on more people to volunteer as leaders as part of the big society movement? >> actually a great with my honorable friend that scouts are a great part of the big society, and we provided him and other uniformed youth groups with over 10 million pounds of funding since i become prime minister took them to the actual work they do. i've had a letter recently from bear grylls, the chief scout himself from looking at what we can do to welcome this anniversary and give this fantastic organization a big boost. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister may be unaware or should be aware that sheffield forge masters announced a loss of 100 jobs in this crisis hit industry. many of those jobs will be in my constituency. we have lots of warm words,

pandering and crocodile tears from the prime minister and ministers in this chamber. about the tsunami of job losses across the steel industry. can he tell me when he is actually going to do something to actually support world-class companies? >> first of all we have taken action, including the action on energy bills which will save these industries 400 billion pounds in this parliament. the honorable gentleman chose to reject a bit of politics into this come well, let me inject some back. when the labour party were in power, what happened to employment in the steel industry? it was cut by 35,000, cut in half. where were the carveouts on the energy bill then? went with a special arrangements for taking votes in europe that we put in place? where were the rules for making sure that we by british stupid

when it comes to public procurement as well for ages to for the kerry program? and also if he's interested in sheffield forge masters he might want of a littl little work wits leader about something called the trident submarine. [shouting] >> thank you. thank you we don't yet know who will headline -- but we do know that asking stancu will not have anywhere to do their banking assist world famous down is to lose all three of its remaining banks within 12 weeks of each other. will my right honorable friend join in encouraging those banks to think again and otherwise to make sure that they meet their responsibilities under the banking rules? >> i will make sure that happened and i will arrange my friend have a meeting with the treasury minister to discuss this issue. we're seeing huge challenges partly because of the growth of internet banking but it is important in market towns like

is, the ones i represent, we continue to have a physical presence on the high street. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister may be a what a tragic case of julie pearson, a young scottish woman who died in november and was allegedly beaten and raped before her death. i met with him at alcohol house can join with me and offering our condolences. they are struggling to get answers. will the prime minister meet with me and look at this case so the family can get the answers they want and ultimately get justice for julie? >> first of all i'm not aware directly of this case but i will certainly take it up on her behalf with the israeli authorities because it support our constituents get answers. perhaps i could rant for the meeting so they can discuss it. we have good relations with israel and we should use of those

question time is like every wednesday at 7:00 eastern, airing again on sunday night. you can watch anytime online c-span.org. next, more from the british parliament with members considering a petition that would bar donald trump from entering the united kingdom. by trumpollowed himself campaigning in iowa. later, john kasich holds a town hall event in new hampshire. on monday, british parliament debated whether to bar donald trump from entering the united kingdom. the debate resulted from a petition that received more than half a million signatures in

support. members debated the topic for three hours without an official vote at the end, because only the home office has the authority to ban somebody from entering the country, not parliament. >> the first petition has been signed by more people than any other in parliament. 573,000gned by signatures. it calls to block donald trump from u.k. entry. the second petition is to