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thed cameron spoke about uk's future membership in the eu . he also responded to questions about childcare in britain and the syrian cease-fire agreement. >> order. questions the prime minister. >> intended to take 7 billion pounds from scotland and will he , mr. speaker, take this

opportunity to explain why? what we have done is built a powerhouse parliament for scotland that will have more powers, more ability to set tax rates, more ability to determine benefits for its itizen. now it's time for the s&p to start talking about grievances and get on with government. they taken on presidencies. we have one more apprenticeship starts in 24 team. does my right honorable friend agree it's time for government to stick with the plans to live in our have the opportunity to take it on?

>> the president is right. we have this target word meant to be trained in this parliament. we will do our bit by funding those programs. we want to do its part by contributing to the apprenticeship levy. but we need small businesses like tsa and indeed the public that are to get fully involved in training apprentices to give young people the chance to earn the same time. >> jeremy corbin -- [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. three years since the government did not take policy of tax-free childcare. could the prime minister tell us what the holdup is? >> we are introducing the tax-free childcare along with the 13 hours of childcare of everyone with a three and 4-year-old with a billion pound commitment with the start of the 30 hours coming in the private

skiing this year. >> mr. speaker come the treasure website described it as a long-term plan. it was supposed to be announced to an 2013. it's apparently going to be introduced until next year. >> of the prime minister tell us why they took dirty hours per childcare for three and 4-year-old is not therefore one in three working parents who want their children to be cared for in preschool? >> first of all, on the tax relief and childcare, we lost a court case against the existing providers. the tax-free childcare will come in. for the 30 hours a sense that there'll be some schemes this year and full implementation next year which is in-line with what was that in our manifesto. he's helping me promote government policy.

when i became prime minister we only have 10 hours of childcare and it's gone up to 12 and 15 and now 30. these are all the things you can do if you have a strong economy with a sound plan connected in your deficit down, economies growing. we are able to talk about them. >> the national audit office report confirms that one third of families promised 30 hours free childcare now won't receive it. this is a broken promise. the report also warns that many childcare providers are not offering due to insufficient funding. there are 41003-year-olds missing out on free early education as a result of this. but they intervene and ensure those children get this urban life that they deserve?

>> we want all of these children to have the start they deserve. many read some of the things it says. to depart in a successfully and clement did the free childcare for three and 4-year-olds with almost universal take a pita which should be congratulated in the secretary of state had them a significant process with free entitlement. parents and children are benefiting from these entitlements. stakeholders are positive. all of these things we are able to do because we've got a strong and sound economy. what a contrast to the be if we listen to the gentleman. >> i regularly to subscribe. he was a great finance minister to left this economy in ruins. acropolis now.

>> mr. speaker, that is not much help to the 41,000 children who are not benefiting from a tear promised by the government. looking further on in the educational life of children, according to the governments own figures, half a million children in primary schools and classes over at anyone, 15,000 are in classes of over 40. we all know the importance of preschool and early years of education to give all of our children a decent guardian life. yet half a million are living in poverty and many are in oversize classes. isn't it time for a serious government intervention to sort this problem out? >> may bring them up-to-date on the figures. introducing these extra hours per childcare is a huge operation for childcare

providers. the report said only 15% of disadvantage to-year-olds were accessing the free child care offered. the latest information shows 70% of those. you mentioned the number of teachers in overcrowded classes. first of all, 13,100 more teachers than there were in 2010 because they've invested and teach first. and we have made sure that teaching is a worthwhile career. i want to answer him because there is 453 fewer schools that are all are over capacity compared to 2010. so that is progress. 36,500 fewer pupils in schools that are overcrowded. we protected education, protected the money and the schools, introduced the premiums come in the first the new and

recognized from the most poor backgrounds at our school system is growing. there are fewer overcrowded schools all because we got the strong economy and the right bodies in place. >> mr. speaker, the problem is class sizes are growing. the problem is the crisis of teacher shortages as well. i've been talking us ensure the prime ministers and others have. i have one whom i quote it had been teaching for 10 years and am currently head of the technology at a successful school with increasing numbers of teachers leaving the profession, with the government accept that there is a crisis effort for rent and also retention of teachers in this crucial profession? the inaccurate 13,000 more teachers in our schools then when i became prime minister. perhaps he can ask lameness. how is that going to help his

party's proposal to put the basic rates of tax starting in scotland. that will make classroom teachers, nursery teachers, all paying more tax. but we are doing is helping teachers by saying you could learn 11,000 pounds before you pay any income tax at all. i don't think recruiting teachers is simply about money. it's also having a good goal system which we have in place in our country. they won't help if we listen to labor about people's taxes. >> the prime minister, mr. speaker is in denial it appears. they all confirmed there is a shortage and a crisis of teachers. it is obviously fundamental to the chances of children. when 70% of teachers warned they are now having to use agencies start to stop their classrooms,

isn't it government intervene and look at the real cost of this, which is damage to children's education, but also 1.3 billion pounds spent last year on agency teachers. we have this agency working situation in the national health service and also education. are we moving into an area where weekend turned britain? >> we've got to look at the facts rather than top-down people working so hard to teach children in our schools. the fact that these teachers are better qualified than ever, 96.6% of teachers in state-funded schools have a degree or higher qualification. those are the facts. i would argue going into teaching and now teach first is the most for graduates come as something ever happen under a labor government. you've got to know that you've got a good school system with

more academies, more free schools, higher qualification, making sure with governor gray and discipline in our classroom, all of which is improved. all that is the possibility of a strong and growing economy to fund the schools. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. nicholas poe in my constituency is one of several closures this year. both of whose carbon emissions are higher than ours are building brand-new, mega stations and much of that which we are going to import. it's very hard, mr. speaker, for me to explain the logic of this to my constituents. could the prime minister has the context of next year's energy crisis. >> my honorable friend raises the question. there's big change because we want to see an increase in

renewable capacity and if room with the french president this week. he is right to security of supply must be our number one priority and that is why we announced to bring forward the capacity market to provide this extra boost to existing stations in this good and deep help itself. i would say to him and everyone across the house, all these decisions we take about energy health consequences of people. he mentioned cervone and german electricity prices are 40% higher than in the u.k. the level of subsidies makes up 30% of german bills. ours is less than half the level and redo have to think through these decisions for the consequences for energy consumers. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, we all hover right to be discriminated on the basis of orientation, for her

ethnicity. the paternity leave entitlements, workers at the right to paid holidays and a holidays and the breadth of work for no more than 48 hours each week, all of these are guaranteed through the european union. they are members of the european union. >> the point i made this in recent years what we've done, including under this government is added to the right people have, including maternity and paternity rights. the emphasis in europe now needs to be making sure that we expand our single market and make it more successful for businesses, recognizing social benefit matter as well, but principally they are a matter of the house. >> millions of u.k. citizens live elsewhere in the european union. european decisions about the

environment reduce carbon dioxide emissions. relations between member states have been softened and perfectly dialogue and agreement where it's truly a huge improvement on confrontations. will the prime minister concentrate on the positive argument for e.u. membership and protect the approach of projects here. >> by arguments about the stronger and the european union and better off than the reformed european union are all positive arguments. i would add that things like pollution crosses borders and make sense to work together. the fundamental point he makes, he had died are both poor store children. we should never forget when we sit around a table that 70 years ago this country is murdering each other on the continent of europe. for all the frustrations that

the situation, believe me there are many, we should never forget the fact that we talk, work together, resolve disputes around the table. >> thank you, mr.'s weaker. those who foster children have our faults of poor. last friday i visited the foster and bush since the establishment of 2003 of over 1250 children. would my right honorable friend join me in thanking the team and what he also agreed to look into how the currently complex funding arrangement could be considerably simplified to ease the transition of children into adulthood? >> my honorable friend makes an important point which was started to address in the last parliament because 182 girls were automatically eject did for a foster parent homes.

we all know his parents is very important to give people the support they need. that is why we changed the law of the last parliament said they are under a duty to support people who choose to remain with foster parents beyond the age of 18. we put in place what is called a stay put arrangement where providing 44 million pounds over three years and the first year of the rollout, almost half of those eligible have decided to do so. this is a real event that an arrangement. the thank you, mr. chairman. i do hope -- i do hope it meets my massive high x dictations. mr. speaker, in september last year, 16-year-old mohammed was stabbed to death in my constituency. his mother discovered last week he will not be prosecuted the man who was arrested for his

murder. 84% of old patsy no one held to account. the home office by the local police for that and i present resent the accusation. with the prime minister have the resources to investigate? >> the honorable gentleman is his first question to this incredibly important issue which is in our country. the good news is knifed cronus comedown 14% since 2010. he makes an important point about the level of executions. something like 11,000 prosecutions. the rate is similar as for other areas that clearly everything we can do to help the police and the prosecution service to increase the rate at restitution is worthwhile. we need to give the police the resources we need and we are to educate young people on the dangers of knife crime and make

sure those who commit these crimes are properly punished. >> whereas the fellow? [shouting] he is not here. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> way my tear from the right honorable gentleman. >> thank you, mr.'s weaker. for five or six people, migrants have hundreds of thousands tired and the immigration. this may be a germanic underestimate. we only know the truth of the matter is they really say that i'm at dave.

while the prime minister to release the statistics immediately so they can understand the truth about european union integration? >> i'm glad we've got the single transferable question. therefore my honorable friend. the reason why these numbers don't tally as of course you can get a national insurance number for a short-term visit and people who are here can apply for them. these numbers are quite complex. they have given greater information and i will make sure that continues to be the case. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the proposed changes to the trading are causing great concern to many retailers, shop workers, families, yet before the election, but prime minister has no plans to change the

trading laws. when did he change his mind or is assigned to scrap the great reddish compromise so that the election was out of the way? >> i thought i was right to bring forth these proposals because they are genuinely new proposals. good that we are devolving to local authorities to make this decision. secondly, crucially and i'm sure the numbers will be interested in mess that we will be introducing new protections not only for new workers on sunday as, but all workers on sundays. i think the house should prepare for this idea and not based because constituents are able to shop online all day every day including sunday. i'll be evidence shows this will be welcomed by customers, will create more jobs than i think we have nothing to be scared of moving into this new arrangement.

[shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. i visited the young enterprise trade when the local stop school, including the entrepreneurial skills. will my right honorable friend join me in wishing good luck to all of the teams and does he agree with me the initiatives such as this are a key transpiring the next generation of entrepreneurs? >> by honorable friend makes an important point that not enough was done to encourage and surprise a notch premiership. we know so many jobs in the future will come from start of business is an small businesses and rapidly growing startups. in our schools we should be promoting not only to teaching but through exercises including starting businesses for young people but by giving them solid growth. the >> yesterday five quarter energy

sees the trade. their goal was the instruction of gas for quality under the north sea. google has failed to provide support to secure foreign direct investment compared to its dcg secures supply, it would also provide the stock to grow our industry and all of that. will the prime minister looked into this appalling opportunity and urgently change course and develop a meaningful industrial energy structure their british industry workers and playing it so badly needs? >> i will certainly look at the kc raises because we back all energy projects that create jobs and growth in our country. we have the very act of industrial strategy for that. i know he's disappointed, but i was say that is an extra billion pound capital investment and even after that, there is no

sign yet that carbon capture and storage can be even close to competitive to nuclear power or offshore wind. look carefully at the kc mentions. >> prichard batman. >> a large proportion of the fish cockfight reddish vessels landed in the u.k. are exported to e.u. countries. a great many of our fishermen of the european countries in a reformed regime led by the british government. does my right honorable friend agree that those that exploit them in the communities they support are better off in a reformed european union. >> i agree with my honorable friend and pay tribute for the huge work he did to reform the common fisheries policy from what was a very poor policy to

one working much better for fishermen. when it comes to fishing and farming, the key issue is making sure europe's markets remained open that we demand and produce and its vital in the debate in the months ahead. >> misters weaker, more than 1,601,600 families, when workers are forced to leave the city due to the cost of hospitals discharged when your families have to close future benefit. can the prime minister specifically say why of the 2.5 high-value homes from public land without building a single home? >> that decisions made in your planning or for york city council and local plan. but i would say, one of the

things that we did in the last parliament specifically designed to help was to change the change of use provision so empty offices could be used to build flats and houses for >> you have been watching prime minister's questions. you can also watch any time online at c-span.org. >> monday on the communicators, we will examine the 1996 telecommunications act. the two will discuss whether the act is outdated and should be

rewritten. youtube like google and were part of the culture today. .e have a lot right nothing is perfect. one thing we did do, we moved our own country and the world from analog to digital. >> our goal was to take away the lines of demarcation that prevented competition. by unleashing the competitive forces, it created the investment that was needed to bring us to the world today. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. died sunday at her home in los angeles. she and her husband entered the white house in 1981. she was well known for taking on the issues of drug abuse among teenagers with her just say no

campaign. she was 94 years old. in 2014, she was featured in our series "first ladies." >> my hope is that the women of the future will feel truly free to follow whatever paths. i think they thought the white house was so glamorous and your lifewas so glamorous, your was so glamorous.

parties, meeting people, you know, and i have to tell you, i never worked harder in my life. asnancy reagan served longtime political partner and caretaker for president ronald reagan. she was active in key staff decisions and policymaking and in campaigning. she made drug use her signature campaign. good evening and welcome to "first ladies." introduced our two guests. comanaging editor and co-anchor of news hour. she covered the reagan white house for nbc.

he has been covering national politics since 1984. this a little bit differently. we looked at hundreds of hours of video about the reagan presidency and decided to close with -- start with the closing chapter. we thought it symbolized the partnership that you both covered. let's talk about their relationship.

hard to believe it was 10 years ago. especiallyat that, in the 20th century, many of the first ladies were political partners with their husbands. was this a special political partnership? >> it was. the partnership we see on -- it ishere heartbreaking. every night, it was like losing him again.

start in thish town. over the 10ybody years he had alzheimer's and she took care of him. >> she called it the longest goodbye. reagan1994 when ronald wrote that letter, announcing to the world that he had alzheimer's. no one knew what it meant. there was no way of knowing how long he would live. he would live another 10 years. but out of public view. she was with him. closeness was with him right until the end. >> the christening of the uss

ronald reagan happened in 2001. nancy came out to newport news. there were parties afterwards. he is agitated when i am not in the house. she really was his caretaker. susan >> let's talk a little bit : about what the partnership meant in terms of national politics. he was hired by ge around 1955,

somewhere in there, and from that moment on, and when the friends they made decided that ronald reagan would be a great candidate for governor, and went on to be elected governor, that she was the person -- people i talked to call her the personnel director. she made sure that the people around her husband had his best interest at heart. susan: we are going to show a brief clip from "role of a lifetime" the cbs documentary, and she talks about what she brings to the relationship in terms of looking out for him. >> the first lady is another means to keep the president from being isolated.