>> basildon has a special place in my heart. i did know all those statistics but it hasn't even more special place. i can tell them that the long-term use claimant count in his constituency is down by 42% in the last year. he spoke about what a good place britain is to do business but i'm pleased to say we are now sixth in the rankings in the world for the best place to set up and to run a business. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can i start by tackling the remarks the premise made about michael meacher. on behalf of his constituents and the much wider community, our condolences to his family. i spoke with him last i asked them how they would like michael to be remembered. they talked about it and send a very nice message which i've agreed out that it's quite brief but very poignant. this is what they said. in memory of michael. when i was young one of the things he quickly said to me was that people went into politics because the principles and wanted to change things to make the world better. but in order to get into power they wo