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administration he'll nominate robert f. kennedy swrr to lead the health and human services department. mr. kenny ll require a senate confirmation, has been outsin the past about his skepticism of vaccinean fluoride usage in publi water sources. e former presidential candidate withdrew from the race this summer to endorse mr. trump. during question time in the british house of commons, the prime minister mention head congratulated president-elect trump on his upcoming presidency. this is just under 40 minutes. >> mechanic, on monday i was honored to join president mack rp to mark arm usties day in paris. we paid tribute to the fallen of

the first world war and all subs again conflicts who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom we enjoy today. i also attended the summit that was on british energy security and the jobs of the future that should be with these shore, central issues of concern to people in this country. it is also islamaphobia awareness month and i reconfirm our commitment to stand against racism in all its forms. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. in the two weeks since the budget i've been contacted by federal g.p. and my constituencies including my own, i should say, with the yen union fears that the impact of the changes to national insurance employers contribution will strengthen their ability to

continue to offer the public the health standard they do at the moment. they are far from the oonly ones struggling, morally in the health and care seg ptment. could the gentleman tell me or perhaps he and the chancellor would like to co-to my district to talk to mimy constituents about how they're expected to call without extra support from the government. >> these are tough decisions that we took. we have put forward a budget. mr. speaker, with an extra 26.5 billion pounds from the n.h.s. that includes interest allowance and 600 million pounds to deal with adult care. we will ensure they have the resources we need and the funding arrangements between them will be set out in the

usual way. >> mr. speaker, members have raised their concerns with a range of damaging policies by the leader of the opposition both against critical investment for our n.h.s., say it's excessive and the minimum wage, and even backing horrible fracking. is the minister aware of any attempts to quhuf these dangerous positions that will cause untold damage to the community? >> millions of people have had a rise, and all of that helping working people. it's clear whose side we are on,

the working people of this country. now i haven't heard the leader of the opposition clarify why she opposes all these things but now is her chance. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister can plant as many questions as he'd like but at the end of the day i'm the one he has to face. i welcome him, mr. speaker. i welcome him back from, mr. speaker, i welcome the prime minister back from his trip to azerbaijan where he unilaterally made commitments to make life more expensive for everyone back home. >> someone suggesting reading, i think if you note they can plan -- >> mr. speaker, i can

pre-prepare mir questions but he needs to answer from his mine. he has made life more expensive with his unilateral commitments but speaking of making life more expensive, will the prime minister confirm he'll keep the cap on council tax? >> mr. speaker, she talks of -- i'm very proud of the fact that we're restoring leadership on climate. that will be measured in lower bills on energy independence and the jobs of the future. and she may have missed but on monday i was pleased to announce a huge order, a job in howe, but she's opposed to that sort of action, she should go there and say so. or on the question of council she knows what the arrangements

are. >> i think the house would have heard that the prime minister could neither confirm nor deny whether that the benefit. so how much extra does he think local authorities have to raise to cover the gap created by the budget? he told the members just now that he was covering social care. how much extra does he expect local authorities to raise? >> it's all very well to the knockabout but you're not listening to what i said three minute ago. that's fundamental failure for the leader of the opposition. i said 600 million pounds. i repeat, 600 million pounds. >> he has repeated that number because he's possibly not listened to the labour-run l.g.a. who said with no separate funding care provided will likely see increased cost which

will inkroos costs more and all the grants he is giving won't cover what is needed. it is clear they have not thought through the impact of the budget. this is the problem with having a copy and paste chancellor. did they not realize care home, children's nurseries, hosties -- hospices, even charities have to pay employees n.i.? >> we help put more money in political authority than they daid did in 14 years. it was absolutely catastrophic. we produced a budget which includes a tax on working people. invested in our school so every child can go as far as their talent will take them. if she's against those things, she should say so. [cheers and applause] >> mr. speaker, i'm not against

any of those things. none of us are against any of those things. but he has confirmed that he does not know what is going on. the prime minister, the prime minister probably does not realize that on monday, the military, communities, local governments and housing revealed councils will need to find an additional $2.4 billion in council taxes next year. i know he's been away but did the deputy prime minister who runs that department make him aware of the 2.4 million pound black hole. >> so she doesn't want any of the measures in the budget but wants all the benefits. so budget management is back after two weeks. two weeks in hospice. they've learned absolutely

nothing. it takes a difficult decision, $22 billion pound black hole, investing in the future of our country. they say they want all of that but don't know how they're going to pay for it. >> mr. speaker, even, even he has to admit that they fiddled the fiscal rule. the o.b.r. said they don't recognize where the additional growth is going to come from. the fact is, mr. speaker, the fact is the rights in employer's national insurance is going to be a disaster for small businesses around the country. mr. speaker, let me tell you about kelly. for over 20 year, kelly has run an after school club business supporting 500 children and families in her borough. in 2024, her national insurance cost was about 10,000 pounds. in april it will rise to 26,000 pounds. that is 150% increase in costs from the budget alone. what is the prime minister's message to kelly and the 500

family her small business supports if it goes under? >> i would say this to kelly. we inherited a very badly damaged -- we had a 22 billion fall and were not prepared to continue with that. we stabilized -- >> ms. lopez, i'm sure i can expect it from you. >> we are fixing the mess we were left. we're fixing the future of our country. i would say that the leader of the opposition took all the benefits from the budget with no way to say how to pay for it. same thing over and over again. >> just because you have nothing to offer except platitudes and the fact is that they do not know what they're doing. their ideological budget was designed to milk the private

sector and hope nobody would notice. now his cabinet ministers are cueing up for public sector bailouts to his tax mess. if he's going to bail out the mick seconder can he tell us this -- does he think it's appropriate as the ministry for housing has done to aprawf a four-day week for council that's not flexible working but is part-time work for hull-time pay. >> question based on what we're actually doing is usually better than fantasy questions made up. >> mr. speaker, what have they delivered in 14 year snts low gloat. stagnant economy. a disastrous budget. and now wea she wants to give me advice on running the country. no thank you very much.

>> thank you, mr. speaker. sounds like they need investment and support after 14 years of decline. can the prime minister confirm that his budget will provide that much-needed investment and further concern that unlike the previous government my local authority, the public services that my child relies on will be properly supported? >> can i begin by paying tribute to my honorable friend and his constituents. it takes ex-tirednary courage and resilience to try to rebill from the devastating loss early this year. we will ensure that the people of that area are supported now and in the years to come. the budget is designed to fix the crucial services his constituents rely on, including 1.3 billion pounds of new funding for local government.

an investment in the n.h.s. for the future that's the direction in which we're taking the country. >> thank you, mr. speaker. when it comes to fixing the crisis in the n.h.s. he's inherited, the prime minister rightly recognized the need to provide access to g.p.'s. g.p.'s in my constituency are widing -- writing to me to tell me how worried they are about the national snushes fight on patient care. listen carefully to what he said to my honorable friend. i hope he can think again. will he at least exempt g.p.'s, community pharmacists and other care providers from this tax rise? >> i hear the point he makes and understand the concern. we have made a huge investment in our n.h.s., the biggest ever investment in our n.m.s. for

many, many years. certainly almost all the people working are very, very pleased to see that investment in them and in their services. on the question of g.p., we will install resources but we need to make funding arrangements in the usual way late they are year. >> i have to say i think patients and g.p.'s listening will want more assurance and more quickly. if i may turn to the war in ukraine, mr. speaker. as senior adviser to president-elect drump, donald trump jr., shared a post on instagram that declares that president zelenskyy will soon, in the next few weeks, lose his allowance. the trump administration does withdraw support from our praif ukrainian allies will the u.k. and wreurp step up to feel the gap? will he seize frozen riggs assets, not just the interest but the assets underlying that,

so he can fund a huge boost to ukraine forces in their fight against pew tip's war machine? >> mr. speaker, as we knows, we have been strong in our support for ukraine in the face of russian aggression and i have been speaking to people in recent weeks with other leaders about how we put ukraine in the best and strongest possible position at this time. i'll continue those discussions, thank you. >> thank you, mr. speaker. child poverty is a national scandal. it increased by 50% around the previous government. does the prime minister agree we need to address this, ideally across party? and does he share concern that actions take within the budget, employment rights and more, not to mention the comment maternity pay which suggests they don't get what working families and their children need? >> my honorable friend is

absolutely right. under the party opposite we saw child poverty increase by 700,000. this was a budget that only invested in our n.h.s. and schools but also ensures that working people won't face a penny extra in their pay slips or at the petrol pump. because of tough decisions on tax, we have national insurance income tax just as we do for borking people. we gave the three million lowest paid, a pay-rise. >> prime minister, lebanon is in crisis. my constituents, cap katherine flanagan, is in despair. her 3-year-old son has been out of her care for two years. the belfast court ruled he

should be returned to his mother and they issued a bench warn for the arrest of his father. but when she fled dmessing violence in beirut she god no assistance if the colony. and she wants to see her son again and come back to the u.k. she has not received the assistance that she, or i, or our community expect. can i ask the prime minister to engage in that issue and ask the foreign secretary to assist my constituent in her earnest desire to see her 3-year-old son again. >> i thank the right honorable gentleman for raising this case and for all he's doing for katherine and david. it is, i know, a complex and

difficult situation but of course i will make sure that the relevant meetings are set up with the relevant ministers to ensure that he gets the answer he is needs on behalf of his constituents. >> my constituent city is the home of u.k. brewing and has the best pubs in the country. the prime minister is welcome to join me for a pint in sampling the very best beer in the world. as this government looks to report business rates and consult on the changes, will the prime minister commit to ensuring that pubs and hospitality have a seat at the table? >> mr. speaker, last time i went by my friend's constituency, i got to see the college, i look forward to testing his proposition that he has the best pubs in his constituency on some

future occasion. but pubs and breweries are such and important part of our culture and of our communities and that's why the budget delivers 85 million pounds targeted tax cuts for pubserer deucing the duty on a pint. we also delivered a 40% relief on business rates for next year of permanently lowering them for the year after. we're protecting small businesses by more than doubling the employer allowance. >> in the past week there have been reports of more schools facing closure as a direct consequence of the prime minister's ideologically driven decision to raise school fees this. will be a pattern up and town the country. people will be unemployed and people and parents are cast adrift. will the prime minister do the decent thing and abandon this policy and apologize?

>> i do understand the concerns of those that save to send their children to private school because they believe in aspiration and opportunity. what i would say is that every single parent deserves the opportunity, whichever school they send them to. we didn't have enough teachers in basic sums in our state's secondary schools. they were prepared to tolerate that, i'm not. >> mr. speaker. three million people across the country including an estimated 70,000 in wales will benefit from labour's budget measure on the minimum wage and national living wage. contrast that with the leader of the opposition who says minimum wage was hurting businesses. or the chancellor who called minimum wage a burden. does the prime minister agree with me that those comments underline that the tories have

no interest in protecting working people or boosting the income of the lowest paid? >> mr. speaker, the last labour government introduced the minimum wage in the face of opposition from the party opposite. i'm proud that this government is now increasing it by over 16%. that means an increase of over 2,500 pounds per year for a full-time worker age 18 to 20. whether it's our employment rights bill or the budget this is a government proudly on the side of britain's working people. >> thank you, mr. speaker. now that sue gray has remarkably turned down the opportunity to be the prime minister's special envoy to the nation, will the prime minister now finally admit it was an invented job on taxpayers' money for one of his cronies. if it wasn't, will he hire a new

sphwhawn. >> it wasn't. >> mr. speaker. thank you, mr. speaker. i represent loads of hardworking moms and dads. last week the leader of the opposition campaign chair rachel mcclean said it was not the right decision for the tories to expand child care provisions. will the prime minister confirm that this labour government believes in supporting working families and will work to get them the child care they need. >> let me be clear. this government is committed to making child care more affordable and accessible. the party opposite voted against making life easier for working families. they've learned absolutely nothing. we're committed to 1.8 billion

pounds to expand child care, creating 3,000 new school-based nurseries. i'm proud we're taking the country the right direction. >> mr. speaker, article 2 of the united nations genocide convention makes explicitly clear that genocide isn't about numbers but intent. and the intent of the israeli government and ibf has been clear. more than 45,000 innocent men, women and children killed. on the 28th of october the foreign secretary denied that a genocide was taking place and suggested the israeli army hadn't killed enough palestinians to be a genocide. he prime minister has never referred to the atrocities happening in gaza as a yen side. will the prime minister share his definition of genocide with this house and what further action he's prepared to take to save lives of desperate, starving, men, women and

children. >> it would be wise to start a question like that by reference to what happened inning on of last year. i'm well aware of the definition of diswren side. that's why i never described this or referred to it as genocide. >> mr. speaker, my constituent's daughter, britney, was murdered by her ebltion boyfriend in 2019 despite raising multiple alarms. her mother travels down to parliament this week to preng her case to the minister. does the minister agree that we need to shift the culture to believing and reacting fast to victims as one way to reduce violence against women and girls. >> what happened to bethany is appalling my thoughts and i'm sure those of the whole house is

with her families. we have committed to stop harming women and girls. i hope that's shared across the house. it starts with that central question of belief and confidence for every woman and young woman who comes forward. there are probably about nine who have never had the confidence to come forward. that starts with a belief and culture we put in place. i invite the whole house to join us on that mission to prevent harm to women and girls. >> i'm sure the prime minister and the whole house would wish to congratulate donald trump for his landslide victory last week.

within a couple of days we learned of a third assassination attempt, charges have been laid and behind it are iran's revolutionary guards. how -- has the time not come, prime minister, to prescribe what is obviously a terrorist organization and in doing so, not just do the right thing but maybe mend some fences between this government and the incoming presidency of donald trump's given how the cabinet have been so rude about him over the last few years. >> i'm glad to see you making a rare appearance back here. spent so much time in america recently, i half expected to see him as an immigration statistic. he may have -- i did congratulate the incoming president last week. we will work with -- the point

he makes is a serious point. we will work across the house and with our allies on it. obviously we keep them under review. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i welcome the prime minister's mention of islamaphobia awareness month. the definition of islamaphobia is one of the most widely accepted definitions on this issue. and i have been discussing the adoption of it with the deputy prime minister, minister fay, and the leader of the house. given recent cry riots and doubling of ice lamb phobic hate crimes over the last decade, can the prime minister outline the steps this government will take to tack until issue and commit to ensuring a clear and effect i have definition of islamaphobia?

>> i thank you for raising this important issue. whatever the hatred there's been a rise in the last 12 months or so, and i think the whole house will join in seeing we must meet any rise in hatred in whatever form it is, including islamaphobia, and we are working with others to take this forward and look forward to meeting with him on that. >> i was at the weekend speaking to those who still cannot understand why the prime minister chose to take away their winter fuel payment. one of them remembered from just two years ago that then-leader of the opposition saying, looking ahead to win iter is frightening. i have met pensioners who have no idea how they'll heat their home. she asked me to ask you, prime minister, whatever happened to that guy? >> mr. speaker, as he knows from previous answers we've taken tough decisions in this budget to deal with the situation that

we face. because of that, we stabilized the economy which means we can submit to the triple lock, because of the triple lock pensions will be better off. but i'll take no lectures from his party about running the comism their record in scotland is terrible. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i welcome the establishment of a civilian -- there's been unprecedented flooding affecting many of my constituents. there's rising concern and significant financial insecurity for many who face distress, trauma, and fear in their own homes. may i ask the prime minister what will the measures he's taking to improve flood river and support be available to my residents and my constituents? >> i do know the dreadful impact

flooding has had on her constituency including with the storm earlier this year. the last government left flood defenses in the worst condition on record. we are investing 2.4 billion pounds in flood resistance over the next two years and have launched the flood resilience task force to coordinate flood for our economy. rather than heckling they might take a look at that. >> residents of my constituency are facing a triple whammy of increased council of 50%, public services and a borrowing on a billion pounds worth of more than funding which is 1% above base. this 1% is 10 million pounds approximately per year going to the treasury that could be spent on frontline services. will the prime minister commit

to reducing that rate so the money can go where it belongs? >> i thank him for his question. the last couple have made life even more difficult for council needing exceptional financial support by charging a premium on borrowing. that was the wrong decision which had huge impact on vital services. we will be taking a different approach. we're delivering in real terms increase on government spending power that will benefit his constituents. >> mr. speaker. the leader of the opposition took time at her party's conference to say that a little bit of adversity in life is good for people. that approach clearly did not work for the two million people who are on the waiting list because of that tory government. can the prime minister commit to tackling the wait in the n.h.s.?

>> i think we've obviously recognized the devastating impact of mental health problems have on people's livelihoods. the report shows that waiting lists are far too long. there's a shocking decline in mental health in children under the last government. getting mental health the attention it needs, recruiting 8,500 workers much needed and of course reforming the mental health act which in my view is long overdue. >> thank you, mr. speaker. rivers are rare with a unique ecology. most of them are in the u.k. two in my constituency of northeast hamp shir. last year chalk stream rivers were hit with 14,000 hours of sewage discharges and the previous government did nothing despite call from my honorable friend the m.p. will the prime minister

introduce a special protection for our chalk stream rivers? >> i thank her for raising this. we are committed to protection and restoration of unique streams. she's right, the destruction of our waterways should never have been allowed. we have announced immediate action to end this disgraceful behavior. new powers with tougher penalties including fines for bringing charges against those who break the law. we also launched the water commission. thank you. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i welcome the prime minister's leadership on an international scale to smash the criminal gangs that smuggle people across borders. the government returned over 9,000 people with no right to be in the u.k. which is 20% more than the past year. will the prime minister confirm

he will continue this and smash the gangs that profit from this? >> yes. the last government lost control of our borders. and in the first six months of this year it rose 80% over the same time last year. since coming into office we returned 9,400 people with no right to be here. they talked about getting the flights up, we got the flights up. so that's why we're investing another 75 million pounds in th. we're absolutely determined to have a serious response to a conspiracy question, not a gimmick that achieves absolutely nothing. >> mr. speaker. every child should have access to a great education. i'm sure that's a priority for all across this house. i welcome the announcement of extra funding for children.

they announced the 3.3 billion in core spending and one billion for s.e.n. however the budget documents states they are both from the same pot announced twice, which is correct? >> it was made clear in the budget, putting that huge investment in to special educational needs, it's an issue that is of concern across this house because i think all members are recognizing the appalling record of the last couple. he raised from his own benches the appalling state. i'm proud of the money this government is putting in where the last government failed. >> there's not a week that goes by where my office isn't contacted by young people and their families who have been left behind. i welcome the fantastic news in the budget of additional funding

and subsequent announcements about increases but we know we need to do more. can the prime minister ensure my constituents that we won't shy away from the whole issue to give every young person the support they need in school. >> we won't shy away from that challenge. it's far too important for the children and the families and the communities involved. therefore we will not only put the nesyamun in but look at the reform needed alongside the investment and we will finally fix the problem another of the problems that we inherited from the law officer. >> thank you, mr. speaker. on the 29th of november, this house will be asked to consider second reading one of the most consequential pieces of legislation to this country's makeup. but i am genuinely approaching this with an open mind but with

many concerns. what concerns me is the short space of time on that day. could i ask you, prime minister, that before we get to the 29th of november that the government will make commitment that we have two days, 16 hours, of protected time on the floor of the house, government time that we can examine and debate in this house the report stage that many are concerned about, because otherwise, prime minister, people like myself may decline a second reading over fear we may not get to be able to debate the issues in full. >> i'm grateful to him for raiding this issue. it obviously is an important issue. and important vote. and i know that there are strongly held views on both sides of the debate across this house. and that's why it'll be a free vote. i think every member, every member needs to decide for themselves house they will vote, it's a free vote. i do think there's sufficient

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