it looks like a pizza box, it is small and it is going to be attached to everything. traffic lights, streetlights, sides of building, but we really need and this is important, we need an infrastructure that rethinks how we site. announcer: watch the communicators at a history on c-span2. this past week at the british house of commons, prime minister theresa may was asked about the u.k. role in pay increases for public filter employee --public-sector employees.

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country. >> in the last two days, iraqi security forces have made againstant progress isol in iraq. with the prime minister agree that the u.k. and the united states needs to work with the to ensurernment reconstruction and places like mosul and to make sure it can withstand the poisonous ideology of isol. >> to keep the streets of britain safe, we should continue syria.ck is in iraq and raf has conducted over 1400 strikes. friend makes the

very important point that it is not just about the military action that takes place, it is about how we ensure there is sustainable reconstruction afterwards. we are providing over 159 pounds and anotherian aid 30 million to help iraq stabilize the liberated areas. we must work together to ensure the hateful ideology of toremism is not allowed poison the minds of people. >> own want to start by wishing everyone a very happy pride month. aware the survey taken by pride in london said half of lgbt people in london

have experience hate crime in the past 12 months. birthday, i want to the prime minister say more about nhs staff and their pay. after your flip-flopping and floundering, we felt we got some clarity from downing street at last. in a rare moment of agreement between number 10 and 11 was seen but we see that firefighters are going to be up 3% next year. will the public sector pay cuts remain for all other public service until 2020? >> i wish everybody who's going to take part in pride london on saturday an excellent day. i'm sure he will be a very good vacation. can i also say that i and all members of this house.tv work that you have done -- house

done,the work you have including those in the national health service and others. people feel why strongly about the issue of their pay. if i can just call for the information of the house, perhaps i can send out what the situation is. three parts of the public sector getting pay raises in march. the government has accepted the recommendations. the firefighters award is not a matter that is determined by .overnment area i it is subject to a pay review body. there are outstanding pay review body reports.

the government will consider those reports very carefully and will respond to them. but why we do that, we will always recognizes the need to ensure we take those decisions against the decision to live within our means. >> the public sector pay cuts cause real hardship. i talked to a teacher who said quote i have been teaching for 10 years, i have seen my workflow increase. i have seen more people leave the profession than start.

no pay increase in seven years. the only thing holding the education system together is the dedication to struggle on for students and staff and this dedication is starting to run out. pay cutare doing by a is exploiting the goodwill of public servants who need a pay raise. leader of the opposition refers to the numbers of teachers and nurses we have working in the public sector. we have more nurses in our hospitals than we had in 2010. we have more teachers in our schools. let me remind the gentleman why is important to restrain public spending, because we inherited the biggest deficit.

[jeering] order! that you'rearlier in a very hyper condition, i recommend you do some kind of soothing predicament. we had acted to bring that deficit down. 75 percent.wn by we've seen the economy grow and record numbers of people in employment. we have always recognized the need to balance the need to be fair to public-sector workers to protect the jobs in the public sector and to be fair to those who pay for. that is the balance we need to strike. we need to assess of that balance.

>> we've had seven years of tax cuts for the rich and tax breaks for big corporations and last aar, mr. speaker, there was 1,700 nurses and and in the the nhs first month of this year, 3064 had left the profession altogether. not a great birthday present for the nhs. last week the chancellor said we all value public services and the people who provide them to us. the government modded it on economic record by saying we have a robust economy. the prime minister found one million pounds to keep her own job so why can't you find the same amount of money to keep nurses and teachers in their jobs?

>> order. >> the right and honorable gentleman talk about the number of nurses, i think he was talking about the number of nurses registered in the united kingdom. there are about 6000 registered, about half of them work in the nhs in england. wetrary to what he says, have 13,000 more nurses working today -- i understand that it has been hard for people who have been working hard and making --rifices, let me remind the right and

honorable did summon what happens when you do not deal with the deficit. it is not a theoretical issue. in greece, where they have not dealt with the deficit -- [pandemonium] >> what did we see? icending on the health servc cut by 36 percent. that does not help patients. >> i hope the prime minister is proud of her record of helping the public sector. nurses have to use the stamps to buy food. mr. speaker, it is not just in , across theector economy wages are rising by 2.1%

while inflation is nearly 3%. already earnkers less than a living wage. what does the prime minister say that tells us about seven years of a conservative government and what was done to the living standards of those people on whom we all rely to get our public service, our health services? >> prime minister. >> i will tell him what happened over the last seven years, record numbers of people in employment, nearly 3 million more people in work. we have seen the introduction of a national living wage, never has that been done by a conservative government and we llion people taken out of paying income tax the change in the

personal allowance which is the equivalent of 1000 pounds a year to taxpayers including nurses. you only get the good economy with a conservative. >> order. >> mr. speaker. the prime minister simply does not get it. and jeers] >> there is mr.speaker -- >> we have plenty of time. people should try to calm himself or give a moment thought of whether they would like to be viewed by their constituents shrinking their heads off. mr. speaker, there is a

locate epidemic in this country -- low pay epidemic in this country and it has a terrible effect on young people. those in their 20's learned 12,500 pounds less a year than the generation who went before them. the first generation to be worse off than the last. more likely to the seventh with debt,-- settled with less likely to own their own home. other than misery, what does the prime minister offer for the young people of this country? >> yes. echo those my colleague. youngwe offer mor jobs and anre opportunity to own their own

home. it isn't fair to refuse to make tough decisions and to load debt n andr childrena d grandchildren. it is not fair to think of our economy because that means -- economy.ankrupt our peopleot fair to tell they can have all the public spending they want without paying for it. eans higher taxes and everyone pays the price of labor. >> when we talk of tough choices, we know who suffers, the most vulnerable. speaker, are mr. more likely to have worse

physical health. students who work hard at university graduating with 57,000 pounds worth of debt that will stay with them until they retire. country where only wages have not recovered since the global financial crisis. more people are using food banks. 4 million children living in poverty. record property, young people who see no prospect of owning their own home and 6 million earning less than the living wage. locate, the low pay estimate is is athe low pay epidemic threat to our economic stability. instead of offering platitudes, offer real help and real support for those in work who deserve better and deserve to be given

better optimism rather than greater inequality. >> prime minister. >> we now see a portion of people where poverty is a record low. i will reiterate the help we had given to people of floodplain -- pay.lople of low we have cut taxes, taken people out of paying income tax. cut taxes for those who are basic rate tax payers. we are doing what is important for the country, bringing an economy providing jobs for people. the best route for our economy is being in work. i know the right and honorable gentleman has taken to calling himself a government in waiting,

well, we all know what that jobs, waiting to destroy waiting to bankrupt our country, we will never let this happen. >> order. >> i understand the house is excited about hearing the right and honorable member vicky morgan. >> i know the prime minister and her ministers are committed to better mental health care for everyone. -- i founded an eating disorder service. 1.4 billion more is going to mental health services. how can the prime minister ensure that money is going to be frontlines.

>> i will commit to my right and honorable friend in the work she has done and i'm happy to join her in paying tribute to the work of the service in leicester. thank you incredibly important work and we must do more to transform the mental health services we provide for young people. we are putting more money into mental health and it will reach our spending on mental health, a record of 1.6 billion. that funding, we do need to make sure it makes its way through. one example is the work we are doing to make sure teachers and staff are trained to better identify and better deal with mental health problems in children. i thought that when i visited a school in bristol. really improving the quality of services for young people with need of mental health. >> as we meet here today, the

funeral is taking place in st. peter's church for the former leader of the scottish national party, that can 74-19 87. i'm sure everyone would like to join with me in commemorating andcontribution of the late dearly missed friend and colleague gordon wilson. the u.k. government has not allowed any measures to address rising inflation and slowing wage growth. as workers face more than a decade of lost wage growth and in 70 years,orst if the prime minister think she is -- >> i am sure all members of this house wishes to both offer our condolences to the friends and of our late colleague and

he recognized the role he played in politics in the united kingdom including in this house. i say as i said to the leader of the opposition, what is important is we ensure we have an economy that is increasing the number of jobs because of the best route out of poverty is people to be in work. by cuttingp people taxes. that is exactly what we have done for people who are lowercase. introducing the national living wage. >> it is the forecast of a rise in work poverty that is of the consensus, the monthly increase of people who are young in poverty. has risen by00

39.3 percent. workers have paid the price. in 2021will make left and they did in 2008. 2021 than theys in did in 2008. >> i would think the honorable gentleman would understand what quantitative easing does to make sure the economy is open to people. coming what steps the government has taken to ensure taxpayer money is used to promote global security? >> i am proud that the government has committed to honoring our international commitments on aisde.

this money is saving lives and building a more prosperous world. we need to make sure the money we're spending is being spent properly and efficiently. i can assure our international development secretary is driving efficiency in the aid budget. driving values money from different suppliers as well. 2011, anep up in independent a watchdog, it is important we are committed to this money. it is important it was spent well. how can a constituent pay $300 which cannot be refunded because she refused to pay 12 months rent. poundsndable fees of 650 to secure a different property.

when will the prime minister act and put an end to these ripoff the and stop them from capitalizing on young people and others? >> the gentleman should look at speech, we make reference to what we are doing in this area. people recognize that we need to ensure everything we bring forth is going to work, we recognize that we are going to do something about it. forward an i brought amendment to the animal welfare act that would have extended the sentences for cruelty to animals from weeks two years. will my right and honorable friend look to see what can be done to ensure that people who are willfully cruel to animals are punished far more severely? >> thank you my friend for raising this issue. we all share a high regard for animal welfare.

there will be strict rules in place so we deal with people properly who are not looking after animals. anyone who does not provide an animal with welfare needs will be banned from owning animals. he is right that sentencing is an issue. that is why we are in discussion with the ministry of justice in relation to the sentencing process for animal welfare violations. service, having to explain to the cabinet --will be prime minister admit she is prioritizing her on police this redlines.absolutist is to negotiate the best possible deal for the united kingdom to ensure we have a comprehensive free-trade

agreement. that we have that deep and special partnership with the european union, that we ensure we are growing our economy. it is about trade deals we will do with countries around the rest of the world and it is about ensuring sound management from a conservative government. the valuable contributions that retired police officers made to maritime policing. does my friend believe that working with other agencies is essential and can make a positive contribution to beating crime in our harbors and help protect our borders? friendined my honorable in recognizing the contribution she has made in her constituency and she makes a very important point.

when i was undersecretary, i brought various agencies to look at this issue of how we deal with protecting our borders and i worked to make a real and positive contribution. as she will know, what matters is not just how we do that, but having the intention. crime is: to a record low since 2010. lowas fallen to a record since 2010. when i go and see those nurses in those hospitals who are overstretched, overworked, underpaid and have to use the foodbanks.ave to use listenhe take a plea and the payomething about

caps >> i set out the position when i spoke earlier. for nurses, there is the overall public sector pay increase but many nurses receive increments on top of that. typical band 5

>> that states compassionate care that we all want to think of it the doh is looking at the question of where to allocate these places. they are also looking at the possibility of medical schools and i'm sure as my honorable friend has always been a champion for his constituents, he will make an excellent case. >> dylan hayes. saturday, the staff joined us because they employer refuses to pay london living wage and ed theirageously sack representatives.

he made a profit of 18 million pounds. and to reinstate the local reps immediately. >> prime minister. about our relationship between employers and their employees. is thesay to her overall importance of the government --ing the right decisions excuse me, taking the right decisions that growing the jobs arend those created in the first place. >> i would like to take department minister. what i think we did rather well. i would like to ask if she agrees with me that it's shameful that the sky was government has to go leading to

that european commission for the foreign payment deadline extension. neededher proof were they are failing rural scotland. i would be interested to see -- here the answer, but the prime minister is not responsible for the scottish government. welcome my honorable friend to his place in this house? i enjoyed my visit during the election campaign. what he says is absolutely right. time and again in this chamber, we discussed nationalist demand more power for scotland. yet what do we see? they are failing to deliver on the powers they already have.

they are outperformed in every category by england, northern ireland, estonia, and poland. why our honorable friends says farmers are waiting months for their payment the s&p is not in the best interest of scotland. he persists in just deletingg and -- just and it seems -- reale dispute is causing damage to the southeast. my constituents have had a the services with provided or not provided the last 18 months. it simply cannot go on. will the prime minister like to meet my constituents and of the

house by the department of transport and the train operator will not meet with the unions at the same time in the same room together to negotiate a deal. >> prime minister. >> the honorable settlement that a matterze, this is that has been raised by a number of my colleagues in the house including my honorable friend, who raced it last week. disappointed. it's completely unnecessary. all it will do is cause more disruption and frustration. the recent report said the main course of destruction has -- disruption has been a union action. i urge the unions to call off these strikes and work with the operators and deliver the services messenger's need. customers need. my constituency will love to

hear that they are being answered by the fund. it could unlock a billion pounds and create jobs, particularly in rural areas. will the prime minister agree with me that this is the infrastructure spend we need to get our country brexit-ready. ? >> my honorable friend makes an important point and we are already a digital world leader and we are committed to making sure the country remains so. track to reach 95% by the end of the year, but we do what is it more commercial investment and that is why we launched this digital infrastructure investment fund we will be able to apply the match funding for products that was delivered to the doorstep.

we also announced a 100% business rate. this is important. we want to continue to be a world leader. we are making sure we will be. >> police officer numbers in wales dropped 10%. what justification is there for policing?o divulge >> we've been around this discussion before but let's adjust the central issue of what the honorable lady is talking about, which is about the budget and the number of police officers. we are protecting police budgets since 2015. that's acknowledged across the house. we have not just protected those

budgets, we are ensuring the police have the abilities they need to deal with new types of crime, trading a cybercrime unit, trading and agency, these are important steps to make sure the police can do their job and crime is at a record low. >> scotland? >> can i think the prime minister for introducing the exit built in the speech? we are facing significant challenges with our rural post office network at the moment and the transition for some of the post office branches from the some of those moves have been smooth and some of them haven't written can i ask you to take a look at it and see if there is any more to help ever constituents? >> is right we should recognize the role that was played in the communities by rural post offices. cam of what.ke

we've invested 2 billion pounds anda network of the 2018 the number is the most stable woulden for decades i urge the post office to make it .s easy as possible hillsboro and all the other disasters over the previous few decades put together. with the compelling evidence that the former right honorable member resented to parliament on april 26 of criminal cover-up of an industrial scale, with a prime minister do the right thing and order a public inquiry for the whole of the united kingdom? a the honorable lady raises

good issue. a lot of people have been affected by this tragedy. serious allegations have been made and i was a obviously the information brought forward to the house will be looked at by ministers of the department of health but if they have any further information, that should go to ministers so they can properly investigated we are provided more compensation than any previous government and we are provided extra funding for those affected blood tragedy last july. the department of health will look at any new evidence that forward. celebrating the party opposite has tried to weaponize it. for mere political campaign. with a premise or a short me

that services like the 999 service will be decided upon based on clinical decisions, not those of politicians that are trying to weaponize public ants?ce >> it's so important decisions are taken on a clinical exist by those who understand the need and requirements of people and in different areas. up and ay we have set just angling, which has a plan -- nhs england, which has a plan. it's important to allow clinicians to make the decision to they need to. might thinking of constituents at this incredibly difficult time. it remains int as the u.k., there is no further

treatment available and life support will be switched off. there are different views that other children, albeit with less severe forms of the condition, have benefited from. the chances of improvement are low, the doctors will be able to say within three months whether charlie is responding and whether the change is beneficial. if there is room for discussion within the court rulings, to allow charlie to lead and chester his care to doctors at columbia and he is sufficiently , what to ritzy treatment treatment, will the prime minister's support? >> i'm sure the thoughts of all members of the house are with the family and charlie at this exceptionally devote time. position toaginable for anyone to be in and i

appreciate any parent would want to do everything possible to explore every option for their seriously ill child. and no doctor would want to make such heartbreaking decisions. the honorable lady referred to the fact we have that court process here. we will always consider any new information coming forward with consideration for the well-being of an ill child. mr. speaker, when a premise or and i left our copperheads of school to go to university, we entered into a privileged elite. can might right honorable frank concerned that as a result of tuition fees introduced by nave up and improved by the coalition, more young people from working-class and poor

backgrounds than ever before because some people say -- are they right or are they wrong? >> i'm very happy to join my honorable friend and relation to this issue -- in relation to this issue. we went to university at a time when the number of people was significantly lower than it is today. i'm grateful to her for reminding the house at the labour party said they would not introduce tuition fees and when they got into government, introduced tuition fees. what we are seeing, what we are systemunder the current is more young people than ever going to university and crucially to address the point she raised, disadvantaged 18-year-olds are 40% more likely to go to university now that

they were in 2009. in 2009.hey were given the painful evidence before us that parts of the state still do not know how to treat the survivors of the catastrophe, will cheat now give me the date she will publish bishop jones' report? >> i have not seen the full report so i am unable to get a date when she will publish it. the reason why i asked her to undertake this work was because i was concerned about the way in which the bereaved family was treated far too many years. obviously we have seen the results of the prosecution decision last week. but this is why we have queen's speeche to introducing an independent

aggregate that can act on behalf of reached families in cases of public disaster because it's important we are able to have that support alongside them. too many families as we have seen in hillsboro, have to fight to get justice. i want to ensure they have help and support in doing it. >> given the government's record in increasing fuel duty, will she resist siren calls to raise the treaty because they hurt the lowest paid the most? will she also do whatever she can to make sure the price is properly projected at the pump so we had equipment that works for every motorist? friendmmend my honorable who has been championing this issue for all the years he has been in the house and the work he has done as a great campaigner has been recognized.

i am pleased we've been able to do what we have done in holding down the issue on field duty. me down a pathpt that i will not down. >> order. you been watching prime ministers questions at the house of commons. it's like every wednesday at 7:00 eastern on c-span two. it airs again sunday night at 9:00 on c-span. you can much anytime online at the span.org. -- c-span.org. >> back in the u.s., defense secretary james mattis met with his british counterpart. secretary mattis answered the