take it this government will leave no stone unturned to get a good solution for british steel at scunthorpe for british steel at scu nthorpe and elsewhere. good solution for british steel at scunthorpe and elsewhere. the north—east children and young people will be off school today, they may well be watching this spectacle but forgive me for not encouraging them to have faith in the prime minister's bluster and warm words because the factors that are no—deal brexit put at risk our 63% of exports to the eu and therefore theirfamiliesjobs. exports to the eu and therefore their families jobs. i hope that the children in her constituency, that she describes, will be able to learn from watching these proceedings that they will get more funding for their schools! 4000 people in primary schools! 4000 people in primary schools! 5000 per pupil in secondary schools! 5000 per pupil in secondary schools! that will be welcome news for them all. the vast majority of people in my constituency who voted to leave welcome the determination of the promised to deliver brexit. beyond that, we welcome extra poli

a very large number of my constituents work at scunthorpe, and can the secretary of state assure me thatour international market, which is often manipulated by governments, notably by the chinese, will he assure me that in this case, to quote sir keithjoseph, "the market is not enough"? and will there be an activist — and extreme interventionism, i dare say — approach by this government to ensure that there is a buyer? it's disheartening to hear that this process continues to drag on with no idea of how long it will take for a deal to conclude. this uk government must at last stand up for the steel industry and deliver a sector deal. i am in no way agitating for his removal, but can he assure this house that if he is replaced in post in the next 24 hours, he will urge any successor not to turn their back on implementing a proper industrial strategy? because now is certainly not the time for a return to the thatcherite economics that frankly saw the destruction of so many great industries in this country. and i do hope that this is not my last exchange with the secretary, butjust in case,

if i might remind him, it is not just rails in this country that are built by british steel in scunthorpeo the advantage of the house and the pessimists of the opposition to know that the tgv in france runs on rails made in scunthorpe as well. >> the prime minister recently appalled and offended many people when he criticised investigating historical child abuse as "spaffing money up the wall." what does he have to say to those who have suffered at the hands of predatory paedophiles, especially those who are still seeking justice, and will he now apologise? >> this country is proud of its record as a world leader in fighting child sexual abuse, and under this government we will continue to lengthen that lead. >> i hope the prime minister agrees that having a general election might be something that the leader of the opposition wants but it is not what the country needs and it will not resolve the brexit deadlock. will he bring back any brexit plan, put it to this house and then put it to the people, because that is the way we can finally break the brexit deadlock, unite the country, move

it may are built by british steel in scunthorpe. the prime minister recently appalled and offended many people when he criticised investigating historic child abuse as "spaffing money op the wall". what does he have to say to those who were victims of predatory paedophiles, especially those who are seeking justice, and will he now apologise? mr speaker, this country is proud of its record is a world leader in fighting child sexual abuse, and under this government, we will continue to lengthen that lead will stop i i hope the prime minister agrees that having a general election might be something that the leader of the opposition wants, but it is not something the countries, and it will not resolve the brexit deadlock. will he bring back any brexit plan and put into this house, then put it to the people, because that is the way that we can finally break the brexit deadlock and unite the country, move on and get on to fixing the real problem is that britain faces, not least improving social mobility and achieving equality of opportuni