. >> jane ellison: last month, edward lister, the conservative leader of wandsworth council for nearly 20 years, moves on to be the chief of staff to the mayor of london. will the prime minister join me in paying tribute to him? >> i think the right honorable lady. it gives me the opportunity not just to praise edward lister, who has done a terrific job over the past years, but also to pay tribute to the person who will be occupying that position, simon milton. it is possible to combine low taxes with the services of all the time you're trying to improve efficiencies. that is what counsel's up and down our country should be focusing on, particularly in a year when we have to make spending reductions. >> pamela nash: one of scottish manifestoe commitments is the first initiative, which will help thousands of first-time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder. what is the prime minister doing to help this generation of homebuyers? >> this is quite like the proposal that we made in the budget for first buy, which is to of tens of thousands of people to get on the property ladder by he

>> well, i thank the honorable lady and it gives me the opportunity to praise edward lister who has done a fantastic job and to pay tribute to simon milton who was occupying that position who i know is admired on all sides of the house with the work he did at westminster and the mayor's office. what has shown over many years is that it is possible to combine low taxes with good services if all the time you are trying to improve efficiencies. that is councils should have up and down the country when we have to make spending reductions. >> and with the commitments and the national which will help froevenz of first time buyers. what does the prime minister doing to help of home buyers who are on unemployment, student debt and advising them and cannot have a deposit for the house. >> the proposal in scotland stands quite like for the proposal in what we had in first pie which is to help tens of thousands of people to get on the property ladder by helping them with the deposit which many families find it extremely difficult to raise and there is a real worry in our country that we see the age