i would expect nothing less from andrew lanzly. that is labour shadow health secretary. i couldn't put it better myself. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last week the government committed over 100 million pound investment which promises to bring new jobs and businesses to my area of lancaster. can the prime minister reassure me despite our economic difficulties this government will continue to invest in major capital scenes particularly northern areas like mine which is much affected by the previous labour government? >> well, my honorable friend makes a very good point and we have prioritized spending on capital infrastructure including the scheme that he talked about. it's very important as we go for growth in our country we put money into capital expenditure into our roads and railways and things that are actually going to help our economy to grow and that's exactly what we're doing in his constituency and many across the country. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister -- the prime minister insists that the financial crisis was caused by a lack of regulation but eve