himself. also flouting the rules himself. i know i can't, i, i want us to forget it all, but then that really hurts. >> yeah. and of course he he's been asked about it once in pubuc been asked about it once in public when he was at a briefing with the secretary—general of nato, and he swept it away. apparently he was very cross, but i'd be astonished if he's not if it doesn't come up at prime minister's questions, i'm not so sure that kemi badenoch should ask about it, because i think she should ask about why they're giving away the chagos islands for £18 billion, which we own. >> yeah, i mean, there's so much that she can go after, isn't there, as there is every single week at the moment, because so many things are going wrong. i don't know how she'll handle reform taking them over in the polls. she can't really say that ehhen polls. she can't really say that either, can she.7 >> either, can she? >> here we go. this is prime minister's questions. now . we're minister's questions. now. we're handing over now to. >> question number one. mr speaken >> prime minister. >> prime minister. >> thank you, mr speaker. i know the whole house will be appalled by the death of a young boy in sheffield on monday. our hearts go out to his family and his

loved ones. knife crime blights our communities, and we redouble every step to ensure that young people are kept safe. mr speaken people are kept safe. mr speaker, on monday i met other european leaders in brussels to discuss vitally important focus on security and defence in a volatile world. i am determined to reduce barriers to trade, making it easier for businesses to do business and ensuring a better relationship with our european partners delivers for the british people. 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. >> doctor neil hudson. >> doctor neil hudson. >> thank you, mr speaker. sadly, suicide is the biggest killer of young people under 35. andy erg, tim owen and mike palmer are the three dads walking. they each tragically lost their precious daughters , sophie, emily and daughters, sophie, emily and

beth to suicide and they have campaigned tirelessly for suicide prevention to be included in the school curriculum in an age appropriate way. we met with the previous prime minister in downing street, and suicide prevention was added to the curriculum guidance for consultation last yeah guidance for consultation last year. i know the prime minister has met the three dads and supports their campaign, but sadly progress has stalled. please would the prime minister meet with me and the three dads so that we can finally get this over the line and ultimately save young lives? minister. >> can i thank him for steadfastly raising this really important issue, particularly dunng important issue, particularly during children's mental health week? i have met the three dads walking. they're inspirational, their courage is extraordinary. and as the father of young children, i don't know how they're able to campaign in the way that they do. i'm not sure i would be able to do so. so of

course i can assure him that i will meet them again and push this agenda, really important agenda, forward. >> yasmin qureshi. >> yasmin qureshi. >> thank you, mr deputy. mr speaken >> thank you, mr deputy. mr speaker, 86% of trains at kearsley station in my constituency were delayed or cancelled in the past 12 weeks and this is widespread throughout the bolton south and walkden. my constituent sophie, who commutes from walkden to manchester, recently told me almost every day at least one peak time train is cancelled and when the train finally turns up, it's overcrowded. recently, she was stranded for hours after constant cancellations because the train crews were unavailable. can the prime minister ensure my constituents that this government is committed to building reliable railways? after 14 years of tory chaos? >> yes. >> yes. >> well, my honourable friend is right to highlight that the party opposite left our railways in a terrible state. two years

of strikes costing our economy £850 million in lost revenue. you can't grow the economy if you can't run the railways. we will launch great british railways to focus relentlessly on passengers and to clamp down on passengers and to clamp down on delays and cancellations. and i am pleased, mr speaker, that northern have announced the largest ever investment in its fleet to deliver 450 new trains many more comfortable, reliable journeys for her constituents. >> leader of the opposition kemi badenoch. >> mr speaker, when labour negotiates, our country loses. yesterday we heard the government offered £18 billion for mauritius to take our territory in the chagos islands. this is money that belongs to our children and their children. this is an immoral surrender. so north london lawyers can boast at their dinner parties. mr

speaken at their dinner parties. mr speaker, when labour negotiates, we all lose. sometimes they don't even bother. why did the energy secretary withdraw government lawyers from defending the case against the eco nutters who want to obstruct rosebank's oil and gas fields? >> prime minister? >> prime minister? >> mr speaker, let me deal with the serious issue she raises in relation to the chagos case. this is a military base that is vital to our national security and to national security. a number of years ago, the legal certainty of that base was thrown into doubt. and let me. let me. mr speaker, let me be clear, and i will pick my words carefully. without legal certainty, the base cannot operate in practical terms as it should. that is bad for our national security, and it is a gift to our adversaries that some within the party opposite

know exactly what i am talking about. that is why. mr speaker, thatis about. that is why. mr speaker, that is why the last government started negotiations about sovereignty and about securing the long term use of the base. mr speaker, they were right to do so. that is why the last government conducted 11 of the 13 rounds of those negotiations. and, mr speaker, they were right to do so. that is why this government has completed that process, and we were right to do so. mr speaker, i will set out the details when they are finalised and it will, of course, be presented to parliament. but if the leader of the opposition is properly briefed on the national security implications when she is asking these questions, which she is perfectly entitled to do, then she knows exactly what i'm talking about in terms of national security and legal certainty. if, on the other

hand, she is not properly briefed on the national security implications, she is not doing herjob, she is not concerned her job, she is not concerned about national security, and she is not fit to be prime minister. >> mr speaker, how can anyone believe? how can anyone believe that this man is defending uk interests when he bends the knee to anyone who asks him? his answer was so weak and so waffly, it is no wonder he needs a voice coach. but he didn't answer the question. i asked him why the energy secretary was not defending our country. the energy and environment secretary has received nearly £400,000 worth of donations from lizbet rousey. it's her money behind the court case that will stop an £8 billion investment, threatened thousands of jobs and endanger energy security for all of us. did the energy security energy secretary refuse to

defend uk interests because he is funded by billionaire eco zealots? >> yes. >> yes. >> prime minister. >> prime minister. >> well, mr speaker, i'll come to that very issue. but i noficed to that very issue. but i noticed she didn't say she was briefed about the chagos issue. this is important. mr mr speaken this is important. mr mr speaker. when she became leader of the opposition, i said to her that i would give her a briefing on any national security issue if she asked for it. that's very important to the way that we run our democracy. she has not asked for a briefing on the chagos case, and that's because she's more interested in chasing reform than in national security in relation to oil and gas. it will be part of our energy supply for many years to come. we have been absolutely clear about that, but we are going through a transition. it's important because that transition to renewable energy will give us lower bills. energy security. take putin's foot off our throat and it's good for the

national interest. >> jimmy barrow. >> jimmy barrow. >> mr speaker, this is a weak answer because he doesn't know what is going on. last week i asked about the employment bill. he didn't know what was going on. we asked about the education bill. he didn't know what was going on. let me tell him what is going on. maybe he can answer some questions. shell has said a one year delay to rosebank will cost £350 million, and the loss of 1000 jobs. equinor has said a two year delay to jackdaw will cost £800 million. the only benefit i can see is the £400,000 to labour ministers at a time of war in europe, threatened energy security, increased competition from the us and elsewhere. we should be getting british oil and gas out