washington journal beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on monday. join the discussion. ♪ session, top of the the prime minister condemned the terrorist attacks in brussels. this is about 40 minutes. is 70,000 scholars with the corporation. he says he opposes that. >> order. the >> questions to the prime minister. thank you, mr. speaker. nature and has made a belfast prison officer died last week as a result of injuries from a bomb placed under his vehicle. investigation is underway and one man charged with the connection to the attack. we should offer condolences to the families and friends.

mr. speaker, let me briefly update the house on the terrorist attacks yesterday in brussels. details still emerge but our understanding is 34 people were killed and many other injured. in istanbul on the 19th of march. one british national. we faced a common terror threat and i'm sure the whole house will join me in expressing our full solidarity with the people of belgium following this terrible attacks. i spoke to belgium prime minister yesterday to pass on our lives. by police and agencies are doing everything they can to support the investigation. in this country we've increased patrol importers screening. the secretary will be making a statement later said in that office that were taken. mr.'s acre, britain and belgium share the same values of liberty and democracy. the terrorists want to destroy everything our two countries and

for, but we will never let them. >> this morning i had meetings with others in from a duty and hospital have are their meetings later today. the >> and the public reaction. this appointment to uniting for hope, not hate. >> my honorable friend is absolutely right to say that. these people packed their explosive with nails in order to kill as many innocent people, women and children as they possibly could and should unite in their condemnation understand that the people and government of belgian and all countries being afflicted by this appalling terrorist in this way. >> mr. corbyn. thank you, mr. speaker. what the speaker just said what the solidarity of the people of

belgium and the victims of the horrific attacks taken place in brussels in the last few days. we pay tribute to families and friends and enormous respect to the emergency services about the nominations for the use work they've done in we must defend our outrages and refuse to this cycle of violence and hatred. take pride in our society with races and create them are not allowed those who seek to divide us to succeed. my right honorable friend will be responding on behalf of the labour party and will be making at 12:30. ambassador in the prime minister, mr. speaker and sending my deepest this to his wife sharon and his three daughters. northern ireland had a profound choice to follow the path of peace when they widely adopted the good friday agreement. the actions of a nonrepresentative viewership not

be about to change the course of the overwhelming majority of people in northern ireland. >> mr. speaker. on a different subject altogether, last week i got a letter from adrian. he wrote to me and i live in constant fear of my benefits being reassessed onto the streets. at the prime minister to reduce and apologize who went through such anguish and upset during the first independent >> lemay think the rental gentleman for what he said about the terrorist attack in belgium and what he said about northern ireland and the fact we have achieved so much peace and process and not viable part of our united kingdom. turning to the issue at disability, as they sit in the house on monday, when you are

faced with having to take very many difficult decisions including many spending reductions as we were after the government in 2010, you do not always fit every decision right. i'm the first to accept that and on every occasion. as we do so, we'll continue to increase spending on disability benefit with 46 billion pounds by the end of this parliament compared to 42 billion pounds when i became prime minister. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, government features published this morning so the number of with disabilities is now up by 39% and 2010. 300,000 more disabled people are living in absolute poverty. that is why people are very worried. there has been disarray in the cabinet over the last few days. so can the prime minister now

absolutely categorically ruled out any further cuts to welfare spending in the lifetime of this parliament? simply yes or no? >> let me respond to all the points you just made. first of all, you talked about the number of people in poverty. we have seen poverty fall over this parliament. the second thing he referred to is a regrettable rise in homelessness with figures out today. homelessness is still 58% below the peak that is reached and labor. they talked about the number of disabled people and this is a government committed to supporting the disabled, but just worth making the point. there's 293,000 disabled people and we have to continuously set out in our manifesto to close at disability cap. after the question about further welfare reductions, let me repeat the statement any welfare

secretary made and happy to make again. i doubt with these issues on monday. i gave the answer even though he hasn't given the question. the ones we set out in our manifesto. >> mr. speaker, my question was about the poverty of people and which the prime minister did not answer. in his failure to explain how he would fill the hole in his budget act by the change of heart, the chance to reset, and i quote, we can absorb such changes. if it is so easy to absorb changes of this nature, why does the chance or in the prime minister reverend ousted in the first place? will he now listen and learn and withdraw the 30-pound per week had to disable claimants which is government.

>> the changes have been through both houses of parliament and it is important to note that employment for the most disabled as a support group or rip a 650 pounds a year under this government. we've increased the high rate attendance allows that the increase of violence because we believe a strong economy should support the most disabled people in our country and that's exactly what we've legislated to do. if the right honorable gentleman wants to get onto discussing black holes, i say bring on the argument because we inherited an 11% budget deficit in the labour party and under this team of ministers, we have cut the deficit by two thirds since we became the government. from labor, always had this more proposals for more spending,

welfare, taxes, debt, all the things that got us into the biggest mess with the biggest black hole in the first place. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, if it does a fine and dandy, the question has to be asked why did the members find it necessary to resign the secretary complaining that the caspian announce more to fix arbitrary fiscal targets. he said they were distinctly political rather than in the national economic interest. in the initial announcement, he proposed cut and then changed his mind. if the honorable member write what he says this is a political issue rather than one made in the interest of people in this country? >> i believe after seven or eight years of economic growth, it is right to be targeting a surplus because a responsible government puts aside money for a rainy day.

i don't want to be part of a government that doesn't have the courage to pay off our debt and wave it for our children and grandchildren. and that is the truth. [shouting] with compassion for the party opposite being put off the difficult decisions in asking our children to pay the debt we were prepared to pay ourselves. i don't know why the shadow leader of the house is shouting at you. we've got a very interesting document today. we've got a spreadsheet of which mp is on which side. the honorable lady shouting. no, no. she is neutral. now on the other hand the chief weight it's been a bit quiet. [shouting]

>> mr. speaker, there are five categories. we've got full support. [shouting] we've got full support. i think you can include me in that. [shouting] the chief whip is being a bit quiet because she is in hostile. i thought i had problems. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, if i could invite the prime minister to return to reality. the reality is he has presided over a budget that unraveled in two days and now contains a 4.4 million black hole in it. he may wish to consult the chancellor on yet another change of heart on this matter.

could he now consult the chancellor and tell the country who is going to pay for this black hole? is it going to be cuts or tax rises? where were the cuts followed take place? 4.4 billion has to be found from him where -- somewhere. >> suddenly the king of fiscal wreck youtube speaks. he may have noticed the budget last night and the budget that cut the deficit in every year as the parliament. it is a budget that delivers a surplus by the end of this parliament and none of that is going to change. he talks about the budget. the hostile -- hostile shout, that's right. you have to be quiet a vague. -- i think. [shouting]

>> i want to know, hands up who's for support plus? [laughter] sub 10 i will tell you what this budget to. it took a million people income tax. more money for schools, it helps the poorest people in our country safe. it cut taxes for school businesses and the self-employed. it made our country stronger in her budget fairer. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, the truth is there was a budget that fell apart in two days. many people with disabilities went to the most unbelievable levels of strength after the announcement was made. there are many people who still go through stress in our society. [shouting] >> i'm not sure, mr. speaker,

those numbers shouting so loud in the moment have any idea what it is like to try and balance the budget at home when you've got enough money coming in and the children made clothes. >> order, order. too much shouting on both sides of the house. stop it. the public are bored stiff by. the honorable gentleman will have been in there that no shouting for members of any grouping. that's the message. >> budget has to mean something for everybody in our society however poor and however precarious their lives actually are. this budget -- this budget downgraded growth, downgraded wage growth, downgraded investments. the chancellor said monday target, thelma deficit target is the official figures have shown. the fiscal world is quite simply failing. the treasury select committee

couldn't find any credible economist to back state. can the prime minister find anybody that backs the budget and policy that is a budget with a big hole in it and downgrades every single forecast before the budget was made? >> is just a bit late because a large majority is on every single vote. let me remind him that government spending more of the disabled in any year under the last government. we are spending more of the most disabled including the most disabled children in our country. we got more disabled people into her never happen under labor and what we see with this budget is the background of an economy growing comment employment at a record high, investment that is rising, businesses creating jobs in britain that is the envy of other european economies. it's because without a strong

economy that were able to provide support. that is what you can see, britain getting stronger in the labour party threat to the economic security in this country. thank you, mr. speaker. i'm sure the prime minister is appalled as i am that anti-semitism on the rise. does my right honorable friend agree with me that all organizations, public and private to protect anti-semitism >> i completely agree with my honorable friend, it's an absolute cancer in our society and we should note that when it grows, it is the signal of the worst thing is happening to ethnic groups in different groups all over our country. there is sadly a growth of anti-semitism in our country and we see it in terms of attacks on jewish people and jewish students and it absolutely has to be stamped out. whatever organization

responsible for, make sure that happens. i have to say we do see support for segregation and anti-semitism as part of the labour party. you should sort it out. [shouting] >> order. the stipulation across the chamber. order is way below the level and the dignity of cd are members of the front bench on either side. terribly tedious. cut it out. >> mr. speaker, when terrorists attacked brussels or paris or london or glasgow, we are as one in our condo nation that these atrocities as the equally condemn the killing of the kurds, syrians and iraqis by

daish. we were hard to protect the face of the ongoing terrorist threat. but the prime minister confirm that absolutely everything is being done to help the belgian authorities and the people of belgium and the weight of the brussels attacks. >> i can certainly could not. and the conversation at the belgian prime minister admitted number of offers by releasing an telogen assistance we can get particularly a high-end expert and technical capabilities. there are already some intelligence offices embedded with the belgian authorities. clearly the belgians are coping with an unprecedented situation in their country. we stand ready to do anything more than we can and we are also clearly examining all the capabilities we have here to see what more we can do to safeguard our own country. >> the defining characteristic of a democratic society is our trust in our institution and

democratic oversight by parliamentarians that does the work so hard to keep us safe. we have the oversight with police. we have over seven security services. we don't yet have that with u.k. special forces and intelligence and security committee for the defense select committee. but the prime minister addressed this? >> i'm afraid that just part company with the right honorable gentleman on this one. we have put in place some of the most extensive oversight arrangements. they do a remarkable job and of course the police locally and nationally. i think the work or special forces do is absolutely vital for our country. they are subject to international law as everyone else our country. i do not propose to change the arrangement under which these incredibly brave man work. thank you, mr. speaker. in england, this government

delivers better levels in getting in universities and labor. but my right honorable friend agree with me that they have no right to criticize their education policy when their own education minister and wales as apology for the failure? >> my honorable friend makes an important point. what we have seen in england should praise the teachers who work so hard to deliver these results. the results of reprint standards in our school and accountability for results. one with the cap whales, we don't see those things in place. i urge the welsh assembly government and people when they have a choice of this coming election to make sure they vote for parties that could education reform, standards, rigor and accountability first. thank you, mr. speaker.

in 1992, but with a plank was carried 85,000 tons of crude which then spilled into the sea and onto her legs. because economic and environmental devastation. since the report has answered, we've had conversations against that way again. the agency now wants to take that after september. pull the prime minister looked again at will he give an undertaking to the people in 2014 in that way again. >> the right honorable gentleman makes a very important point. my understanding is the one tug that has been the off the coast of scotland has played an

important role in the past. the cost is between two to 3 million pounds a year. it's currently use sparingly. look at the right way to deliver the future. alternative actions will take time to develop and implement which is why we've announced this'll be funded until the 30th of september 2016 and will have to make a decision into court. but keep in in touch with those developments. >> milling. thank you, mr. speaker. we believe we are doing the right data. that is it's absolutely right [shouting] that they are returned to the local community with the vic tons of crime. the commissioner matthew alice is calling our community to apply to his commissioners proceeds of crime funds. they agreed this our acts like

concerns >> i think my honorable friend makes an important point. they have been improperly as a means of bringing our police to account. the home affairs select committee and all parties reported recently that they provide greater clarity of leadership for policing and are increasingly recognized by the public is accountable for the strategic direction of their police force. it's an important reform in the neighboring port ideas like pros is a crime in the way you suggest, they should be rewarded at the ballot box. the thank you, mr. speaker. the government ministers and advisers after the prime minister's express full confidence in them is expensive. so can i ask the prime minister, does he still have full confidence in the chant there? >> of course. i'll tell you why. he's the one working as part of a team that is deliver the

fastest growing economy. 2.4 million more people in the station and is zero, which is growing an economy getting stronger. the thank you, mr. speaker. the house of commons library confirms that this year are not constitution to the e.u. will increase by over 2.6 billion pounds. i think it is actually 2,627,000,000 pounds. prime minister, should that money be spent supporting people in bulgaria or romania or should it be spent in this country supporting our vulnerable and disabled people? >> net contribution to the e.u. accounts for just over 1 penny and every pounds that is paid in taxes. and so as we enter this vital debate, we have to work out whether we believe that sort of investment, 1 penny out of every

pound as for the jobs and investment in growth for security and safety and solidarity we get through working with our partners. i will be on the side saying that i think he's clearly going to be on the site that it isn't. we should have a polite and reasonable debate. but i would say in what i'm sure he will welcome as we have limited our contributions to the e.u. budget because we set an overall budget which has fallen over the next six years. the reason why our contributions very is part of it is generated determine the success of your economy. return of the questions i've just been asking, because it's been growing faster than others in europe, we make a slightly larger contribution than we otherwise would be. thank you, mr. speaker. my constituency suffered not only the death of her spouse, but the unexplained circumstances of a 12 year battle with the rudy's and women's suffrage. the u.k. coroner has now ruled

that the murder. so with the prime minister were foreign secretary meet with the family and do what can be done for an appropriate investigation to resolve the question that remains? >> i'm not aware of the case the honorable lady mentions, but it is important her could to check its proper resolution of the semantic and foreign ministers to discuss it. >> tomlinson. >> mr. speaker, jpmorgan chase, some speaker called the mush and many other local businesses supporting the inaugural office and jobs here. i know the prime minister would be one that welcomed at the athens to be free on the 15th of april and when born. i know the prime minister will warmly welcome the news that unemployment and make tissue as he is down by more than 2%. but will he ensure we are not complacent and we secured the site and infrastructure needed

to get good quality jobs across the southwest? >> my honorable friend is absolutely right. one of the reasons we managed to get our unemployment rate down to 5% had received 2.1 million more into work is because leasing businesses recover and using apprenticeships taking place in history tissue and see as part of the 3 million target we have in this parliament. >> hatcher grady. thank you, mr. speaker. a lot condemns the law condemns the lobbying clause in the agreement. how can the prime minister promote transparency, democracy overseas here in the u.k. >> i was answered very simply that i will save taxpayers money in charity money going to good causes rather than lobbying ministers and mps and spending money here.

not that they should be spending the money on. it is worth making the point that we are one day away from what would have been separation bad for scotland. how that happened, there would be money for charity. there wouldn't be money for anything. >> patrick stevens said. thank you, mr. speaker. props on the heart of many community. for the prime minister join me in welcoming the successive budget. join me for a two d. in the crown hotel before he can support this vital economy. >> i think my honorable friend for his kind invitation. we have seen budget after budget the government support in the pub industry is such an important part of our economy particularly rural communities. i can make one announced that which is subject to the usual conditions extending the 10th

and 11th of june this year to mark the queen's 90th birth day. thank you, mr. speaker. if you compare my constituency to the can to truancy of the chair, more than double the disabled claim on the average weekly wage of 20% last rather reasons the prime minister and chancellor never understood and never had the concession to realize they were so obviously wrong when everybody else said. will he apologize to my constituents of the witnessed over the past week? >> obviously they remain challenges in his decision. the claimant count is done by 16 but end in the last year alone. the claimant count has fallen by 50% since 2010 and specifically mentioned that song by 12% in the last year.

that has been delivered because they've got a strong economy. businesses want to invest in our country. we are supporting apprenticeships and making sure the growth is developing for people. in just two weeks time the national living wage for comment giving the poorest people in our country a 900-pound a year pay rise. and that will be tax-free because we are lifting the tax threshold in our country. >> my right honorable friend the prime minister aware of remarks by russia, circa about front this morning that we should put aside our differences. the terror should not be allowed to run the show. would you agree with me that we will be stronger and work together, but to do that we have to have a better understanding of russian security? >> what i would say it's of course we want to work with everyone we can to combat terrorism. but when it comes particularly to what is happening in syria, it is vitally important to

russian stopping the attacks and do not restart attacks against moderate sunnis, moderate syrian opposition which clearly have to form a part of the country. you cannot in the end defeat terrorism simply three uses of guns and missiles. to defeat terrorism through government and good working democracies because enough way people can see their own interest being represented by the countries in which they live. thank you, mr. speaker. the former secretary described the cuts of the independent payment is divisive, unfair and against the national interest. they can -- can the prime minister explain how on earth he allowed this to happen in the first place? >> it's good to have an intervention from someone who is neutral, but not hostile. i'm sure he keeps going, she could join with the rest of us.

should be very welcome. it is increase spending on disability benefits. 293,000 more disabled people to work in the last two years. 2.4 million more people in work. that is how she's bringing the country together. a growing economy delivering a fairer society. [shouting]. >> my right honorable friend saw the recent oecd report on literacy in england. based on 2012, the ranks are teenagers at 23 developed countries the basic math and reading. and the famous 13 years -- [inaudible] [shouting] >> order, order, order. the honorable lady is trying to answer a question. that goes for every other

member. >> does in the show rigorous curriculum and more autonomy with schools you can see are vital to turn around for the next generation? >> my honorable friend makes an important point which is worthwhile benchmarking your education system against other advanced countries. what we've seen in recent years as the competition is very tough. when you look at the country is succeeding, whether the republic of korea or finland, they have well-paid teachers. they have proper accountability systems. they have rigor in terms of discipline and that's exactly what we're introducing in our country with the new curriculum coming in right now. >> thank you peered thank you, mr. speaker. the women of this country are tired of waiting, waiting for an end to maternity discrimination and waiting for a fair deal.

in 2016, can i ask the prime minister how much longer? >> the honorable lady is actually right to raise these issues than it is good that the pay gap is now at historic lows. it is almost evaporated for under 40 evaporated for her and her 40s, but there's more to be done in the public sect or in the private sector to bring that about. on the issues of pensions, what was introduced as a pension system which will benefit any, many women and years to come because we've got a single pension for prices, earnings for 2.5%. we are only able to do that because we reach the pension age saving over the long-term something like half a trillion pounds. the difficult decision but the right one because we cannot pensioners in the eye and know we are getting dignity and security in our old age. thank you, mr. speaker. 260,000 new apprenticeships have

been created since the election. if we are going to meet the 3 million to which the prime minister refers, that the whole public sector needs to go the path. for the prime minister ensure that as part of the public sector investment training and young people have the skills the country needs. >> my honorable friend is right to raise this. it is a very stretching target getting traits in this parliament. we have to see those large companies that have really put their shoulder to the wheel on this agenda to continue to do so. there were two sectors we need to do better. one of the public sector where we need more organizations to get behind apprenticeships and also need to make it simple and attractive for small businesses to start training again. that is absolutely what my right honorable friend is doing with the skills agenda and we all need to work very hard to deliver this by the end.

>> its united kingdom chose to leave the european union in june, does the prime minister believed the e.u. institutions will respond? >> at the very difficult question to answer. i think if we were to vote to leave, i don't think we should be naïve about believing that other countries would automatically cut of some sort of sweetheart deal. i think if you just take one industry as an example, take farming. our farmers now know they have duty-free, quota free, tax free access to a market of 500 million people. were we to leave, can we really guarantee that french farmers are italian farmers for spanish farmers wouldn't put pressure on their government to give us a less good deal? i don't think we can announce one of the many reasons we are

safer in a reformed european union. of his

>> i absolutely give him my backing on that. my team of ministers met yesterday to discuss all the things we could do to get behind the steel industry at this time. it is a difficult situation. but the areas where we have taken action already, we will continue to look at the we can do. so we can secure the energy costs. we have done a huge amount in terms of public procurement, which i think will make a big difference to the steel indu stries. more, andthings and making sure tartar and others

understand how valuable this industry is of the u.k. and within the limits we have come at the government must to be supportive and helpful. >> order. >> you have been watching my ministers questions from the british house of commons. question time airs live on c-span2 every wednesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern and sunday nights 9:00 eastern on c-span. watch anytime at www.c-span.org where you can find video.

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