. >> harriet harman. >> can i join the prime minister of ranger mccormick of the royal irish regiment who died on sunday. his brave services in our armed services will beemembered. and i also join our prime minister in sending our warmest congratulations to prince william and kate middleton on their engagement? mr. speaker, would the prime minister tell the house how many fewer police officers there will be as a result of his 20% real terms cut in the police budget. >> well, it will be up to individual police forces. this is very important to try and make sure that they maximize the resources on the front line. what we said in the spending review is that it is possible to keep the high level of visibility and activity of police on our streets. that is the challenge to every police force in the country. and i think when you look across police forces and you see how many officers there are in h.r. and in i.t. and in back-office functions, i think we can succeed in this. >> harriet harman. >> but it's said that, of course, while there are efficiencies, beyond 12% cuts there will inevitab

and in back-office functions, i think we can succeed in this. >> harriet harman. >> but it's said that, of course, while there are efficiencies, beyond 12% cuts there will inevitably be cuts in front line police officers. and he's asking not for 12% but for 20% cut. as usual, the prime minister has ducked the question and he won't admit how many front line police he's cutting. he used to be very clear about protecting front line service. this is what he said on may the 2nd. any cabinet minister, if i win the election, who comes to me and says, here are my plans and they involve front line reductions, they will be sent straight back to their department to go away and think again. so what did he is to the home secretary? -- did he say to the home secretary? >> this is -- this is a question that's been asked of her own shadow home secretary. now the shadow chancellor. and this is what he said. he was asked -- he was asked -- easy. >> order, order. the prime minister's answers will be heard. order. order. what opposition members make of them is up to them but they will hear them. prime min

. >> the leader of the opposition, harriet harman. >> mr. speaker, i'd like to join the deputy prime minister in paying tribute to senior aircraftman scott hughes of no. 1 squadron royal air force regiment. we honor his memory and send condolences to his his family and remember all our service men and women on remembrance day and i would and also on the birth of the new baby. mr. speaker, in april of this year the deputy prime minister said that it was his aim to end university tuition fees. can he update the house on how his plan is progressing? [laughter] >> mr. speaker, i acknowledge -- of course, i acknowledge this is -- this is an extraordinarily difficult issue. [laughter] >> and i've been entirely open about the fact that we've not been able to deliver, we've not been able to deliver the policy that we held in opposition because of the financial situation, because of the compromises of the coalition government, we have had to put forward a difficulty. >> i want to hear the deputy prime minister's update. deputy prime minister. >> none

. >> also standing in for ed, is deputy leader harriet harman.is is live coverage on c-span2. >> officials it's a devolved matter. >> eu legislation administration -- eu legislation has within the eu a fundamental right to work. could the minister take what steps he's taken and what europeans ensure that the fishermen who have their respected that their right to work is enshrined.

this week on prime minister's questions, harriet harman it standing in for party leader ed miliband says prime minister david cameron broke a promise to protect public services that could be affected by budget cuts. the prime minister also talks about the progress of training afghan forces and tax credits for the british film industry. questions"ster's tonight on c-span. >> utah senator elect mike lee gave a keynote address on friday. he discusses the gop agenda in the next legislative session. this is just over 30 minutes. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentleman. i hope you are having a good couple of days here at our convention, the federalist society. it is my privilege this afternoon to introduce u.s. senator elect might leak from utah -- u.s. senator elect mike lee from utah. >> u.s. senator mike lee opens his online biography with a the following sentence, "mike acquired his love for the constitution early on by discussing everything from the due process clause to the second amendment around the dinner table." [laughter] this guy is serious. lest you believe that this is a near-rhe