. >> it is time the house heard from john randle. [applause] >> can i draw my friends attention to the recent report by imperial college about the detrimental health effects of aircraft noise and could he make sure that when the governments decide, that health and environmental considerations are paramount? >> my honorable friend hasn't had the chance to speak from the back benches. i look forward to hearing other contributions from him. he brings a huge amount to this house. he is right to raise the issue of environmental noise. that will be included in the howard davis report and he will be making a speech about this issue soon. >> does the prime minister think that it is acceptable that since he came to the office, the number of people claiming jobseekers allowance for more than two years has increased by 390%? >> what has happened is the number of workers -- the number of households claiming benefits has gone down. if she looks at what is actually happening in the northwest, 18,000 more people in employment, 45,000 more people em