on support that's required them on support that's required and to pay tribute to all those. responders on the. >> front line. the line is. >> front line. the line is. >> great, mr speaker. kick starting economic growth is the number one mission of this government. put more money in people's pockets and deliver on our plan for change. today, the chancellor announced our next steps to deliver the plan for change. a new oxford—cambridge corridor, redeveloping old trafford and supporting new runway at heathrow. we're removing the barriers to investment, supporting innovation and going further and faster to boost growth. mr speaken faster to boost growth. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in this house.i addition to my duties in this house. i shall have further such meetings later today. >> damien egan. >> damien egan. >> mr speaker, this april, the state pension will increase by £470 and over the course of this parliament by up to £9,900, benefiting millions of pensioners. does the prime minister agree? that means testing the state pension would do severe harm, and will he confirm that this government will always protect the state

pension and the triple lock? >> let me be absolutely clear, mr speaker. there will be no means testing of the state pension under this labour government. we are committed both to the triple lock and to the principle that people should receive pension based on their contribution, regardless of their wealth. and he is right to say 12 million pensioners are receiving £470 increase in april, when people like the leader of the opposition say they want means testing, that means a cut. the difference is they'd cut pensions, we're increasing them. >> leader of the opposition kemi badenoch. >> mr speaker. >> mr speaker. >> may i take this opportunity to solemnly commemorate. >> the. >> the. >> 80th anniversary. >> 80th anniversary. >> of the. >> of the. >> liberation of auschwitz? and we remember the 6 million jewish men, women and children who were murdered. the holocaust stands. >> as a unique. >> as a unique. >> evil in human history. mr speaken >> evil in human history. mr speaker, yesterday the prime minister set his growth test. he

said if a policy is good for growth, the answer is yes. if it's not, the answer is no. this morning, the chancellor embraced a series of conservative policies. although many are welcomed, they will take years to deliver that. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> when? when? mr speaker, when conservatives left office, we had the fastest economic growth in the g7. >> but what what is the government doing for growth now? it's destroying it. let's look at the employment bill. the government's own figures say it will cost business £5 billion a yeah will cost business £5 billion a year. it clearly fails the prime minister's growth test. will he drop it? >> mr >> mr speaker, >> mr speaker, i >> mr speaker, i think >> mr speaker, i think the proposition they left a golden inheritance was tested on the 4th of july, which is why they're standing there. but she asked what we're doing. the ons say we've got the highest

investment for 19 years. pwc second best place to invest in the world. imf upgrading growth predicted fastest growing major economy in europe. wages up, inflation down. mr speaker, there is more to do with reforming planning and regulation, building the new homes that we need, supporting a third runway at heathrow. and as she admitted to the cbi in november, there's no point me just complaining about labour, she said. it's obvious that we conservatives lost the confidence of business. we're not taking lectures from them. >> kemi badenoch peta answer. >> kemi badenoch peta answer. >> the question, mr speaker. he doesn't want to talk about the employment bill because he doesn't know about it. last week he misled. last week he misled the house. he was not on top of his own education. bill, listening to the. >> sorry, we. >> sorry, we. >> can't accuse the prime minister of misleading the house. no, no, no, no, we can't do it. i'm sure there's words that you would prefer to use.

>> he admitted it. mr speaker, last week he claimed to have laid down an amendment that he had not made. he doesn't know what is going on in here or out there. last week i spoke to a woman running a business in exeter. she is terrified of taking on new staff. she is struggling to keep her head above water, dreading what this government will do next. she's not alone. the federation of small businesses says 92% of small employers are concerned about the employment bill. clauses one through six make it harder for businesses to hire new employees, often young people looking for their first job. this isn't an employment bill. it's an unemployment bill. given these clauses, will he drop his bill and show that he is not, and show that he is not anti—growth? >> prime minister? >> prime minister? >> mr speaker, we believe in giving people proper dignity and protection at work. that's why we're proud of our record supporting workers. they

consistently vote against any protection for working people. and her consistent refrain is that there should be less. but, mr speaker, we are driving growth on behalf of working people. good work rights are consistent with growth, with good business knows that. and on top of the planning reform, the building, the houses, supporting aviation. the chancellor this morning spoke of the oxford—cambridge growth corridor redeveloping old trafford and manufacturing at east midlands airport. we want to grow the economy. the only policies she's got is to shrink pensions. >> kemi badenoch mr speaker, all his ideas are the ones that we thought of. he needs to make sure that we deliver for growth now, as well as the future. to grow our economy. we must get more people off sickness and welfare and into work. clauses eight and nine of the unemployment bill take us in the opposite direction by increasing

entitlements. government itself. his government itself estimates that these changes will increase business costs from £600 million to £1 billion a year in sick pay- to £1 billion a year in sick pay. that will mean higher prices, fewer jobs, less growth. will he drop these measures from the bill? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> prime minister. >> prime minister. >> no, mr speaker, i think they're good for workers and good for growth. they both. this is the same argument i made against the minimum wage and every protection for workers. and she says they're their ideas. mr speaker, she says she's in support of a third runway at heathrow. her shadow transport secretary says that it would be calamitous. the shadow business secretary is busy writing letters opposing airport expansion in his own backyard. shadow chief secretary says the oxford cambridge idea is flawed and he is against it. we're the coalition of builders. they're the coalition of blockers. >> kemi badenoch. >> kemi badenoch. >> mr speaker, he forgets his own chancellor blocked an

airport in her constituency. they are hypocrites. mr speaker, let's talk about this employment bill. part one of the bill means a new employee could start a job in the morning and take their employer to a tribunal in the morning and take their afternoon. it is no wonder that this bill has been called an adventure playground for lawyers. this bill is terrible for business, but it is great employment for lawyers. i know the prime minister loves the legal profession, but he needs to stop being a lawyer and start being a leader. this is this is another measure in the bill that fails his growth test. will he show some leadership and drop it? >> yes, sir. »- >> yes, sir. >> mr speaker, i understand she likes straight talking. she is talking absolute nonsense. she knows that anybody who understands anything about the bill or any employment law will know you can't start in the morning and go to the tribunal in the afternoon. now, mr speaken in the afternoon. now, mr speaker, we know she is not a lawyer. she is clearly not a leader. if she keeps on like

this, she is going to be the next lettuce. >> kemi badenoch. >> kemi badenoch. >> oh. >> oh. >> mr speaker, he does not know what his bill is doing. he should listen to business. who are terrified of this bill. the only workers he cares about are lawyers. but it is not just lawyers. but it is not just lawyers benefiting from this bill. who else benefits? it's not taxpayers. they will be paying not taxpayers. they will be paying for even more welfare. it's not young workers. they won't get their first break. it's definitely not businesses they are being hammered with yet more burdens. who benefits, mr speaker? >> it's. >> it's. >> the unemployed. >> the unemployed. >> who benefits. it's the trade unions. it's the trade unions. part four of the unemployment bill, part four. they haven't read it. part four of the unemployment bill is the biggest expansion of trade union powers for a generation. exactly. thank

you.the for a generation. exactly. thank you. the public will have heard them cheer rather than deregulating for business who create growth. he is deregulating for the unions. clause 61 alone reduces the nofice clause 61 alone reduces the notice period for strikes to just one week, given strikes are catastrophic for growth. will he drop part four of the bill? >> prime minister? >> prime minister? >> mr speaker, it's good for working people and it's good for the economy. and she should keep up.the the economy. and she should keep up. the cbi have welcomed our positive steps this morning. their quotes. the chancellor has just given a brilliant speech on the 1533 00:09:35,