the people of wales must determine the future. as for my view, for someone who spends a lot of time and wells, there is a debate about powers for the assembly. but there's also a debate for people in wales wanting to know how we will make progress on housing, health care, schools, jobs, the real issues as well as the institutional ones. >> mr. speaker [unintelligible] man also paid tribute to the emergency services and to all of those who are recuperating from that tragedy. the national counnil states that nobody should have to travel more than 45 minutes to receive a regular therapy treatment. last december, [unintelligible] will the prime minister agree to be with me and ensure that he also makes a commitment? >> we really must have shorter questions. >> thank you, mr. speaker. he will note that, in the coalition agreement, we are protecting n.h. assspending. there will be real -- will protect nhs spending. there will be real changes and nhs spending. i am very happy to ensure that there is a meeting between the health secretary

and what was spent time in south wales and with the military -- anyone who has spent time in south wales and with the military knows that there is a case for this establishment, but he understands that we have had to have a proper strategic defense review. we have not have one since 1998, and everything has to be included in the review. but i would say that if he feels so strongly about this, given that he was in the last government, there was the opportunity to give the project the go-ahead, and they did not do it. >> thank you, mr. speaker. now we know that the last governnt spent 1 billion pounds on advertising, es the prime minister -- is the prime minister surprised that there is no money left? >> we are not surprised, because of the lesson we got from the former chief secretary. i am glad he has apologized about the letter, but he has not apologized for the legacy. my old friend makes a good point. in addition, we have discovered a 320 million pounds being spent on hotels, 1.5 billion on consultants, and one that did amaze me -- one department spent over 140 pounds per person on cu

. >> a 25% cut in public spending in wales, together with a hike in vat, will hit wales especially hardes the prime minister now accept that he and his liberal friends have let wales down? >> i do not accept that at all. the worst thing for wales would be to continue with the budget deficit and rising debt, and to see our economy slide down. the choice in terms of the budget is the road to recovery from this party, or the road to ruin offered by the labour party. >> john thurso. >> is the prime minister aware of the interesting progress in the european project for fusion research, of the opportunity for a materials testing facility to come to the united kingdom, and of the suitability of dounreay to deliver that work? will the government support such an application? >> my honorable friend speaks with great knowledge about scientific issues. it is important that we lead in such areas. his constituency, with dounreay, obviously has a huge technical edge, so i shall take his representations seriously. >> pamela nash. >> i am sure that the prime minister is aware of the send my friend to sc

athan in south wales, which would save lives in our armed forces and provide 5,000 jobs in south wales>> i am grateful for the honorable gentleman's question. everyone who has spent time in south wales with the military knows that there is an incredibly strong case for the st. athan defense training establishment. i have heard that case on all the visits that i have made, but he will understand that we must have a proper strategic defense review. we have not had one since 1998, and everything has to be included in that review. i would just say to him, as he feels so strongly about this, that he was in the last government, and that there was an opportunity to give that project the go-ahead before the election, but they did not do it. >> hear hear. >> now that we know that the last government spent £1 billion on advertising and "invested" £12,000 in golf balls, is the prime minister surprised that there is no money left? [laughter] >> we are not really surprised, not least because of the letter that we got from the former chief secretary to the treasury. i am glad to see that he has apol

it will be a matter for people in wales to deci. they must teine the future.as for myview seone spends a lot of tim in wales d has great res foreoe as i always find, s, at last debateboutows for the assely a there's debate wantg ho we'll make progress on housing, hlth care, on schools, on jobs. theeal ises as well as just thinstitutiol ones. >> tim farren. >> mr.peer, my apologies. i go with the remarks the prime nister made in e dadful shtings in cumbria last year and the emergen services and all thosrecoveri from the palling matter the national councilefor strategy state noby shod- theyuld hao trouto ceive regular ther treatment. last december we see commitment from our calealth trust tt ishere would b a new council ut for south keland in kendall. will the prime nister agree t meet with me andealth mpaigns and health officia on to try to ensure that he also makes a cmitmen -- he makes a commitment -- >> pme minister, we really must havshorter questions. >> thank you, mr. spear. rst of all, he will n that in the coation agreement, i'm glad toemin everyone, we

and what was spent time in south wales and with the military -- anyone who has spent time in south wales and with the military knows that there is a case for this establishment, but he understands that we have had to have a proper strategic defense review. we have not have one since 1998, and everything has to be included in the review. but i would say that if he feels so strongly about this, given that he was in the last government, there was the opportunity to give the project the go-ahead, and they did not do it. >> thank you, mr. speaker. now we know that the last government spent 1 billion pounds on advertising, does the prime minister -- is the prime minister surprised that there is no money left? >> we are not surprised, because of the lesson we got from the former chief secretary. i am glad he has apologized about the letter, but he has not apologized for the legacy. my old friend makes a good point. in addition, we have discovered a 320 million pounds being spent on hotels, 1.5 billion on consultants, and one that did amaze me -- one department spent over 140 pounds per person o

he won last week in wales. he is the first european to win the championship in 40 years. >> this cannot be real. i don't think this will ever sink in. is a special feeling. a special golf course. this golf course is just awesome. >> nice. he celebrated with his father. no celebrating again for the orioles who lost another game, this one on father's day in san diego. the fathers were allowed to bring out their children. the orioles jumped out to early lead. double clutches. jones makes him pay. that came with the bases loaded. matt wieters has been struggling. this may have been the highlight for the weekend. bases loaded double. nick markakis, adam jones scored. 4-0 orioles. watch this play. luke scott navigating the camberwell. help the man, please. he is ok -- luke scott navigating the camera well. the san diego padres beat the orioles. wimbledon start state. the u.s. place wednesday in the world cup against algiers. >> 6:28. so much ahead in our next half- hour. >> one community group is hoping to change a v

arguing that the internet promotes democracy were jimmy wales founder of wikipedia and mike a sifrip founder of the personal democracy forum internet site. arguing that the internet poses a threat to democracy were farhad manjoo, a slate magazine columnist and author of true enough: living in a post fact society. and andrew keen, a silicon valley entrepreneur and author of the cult of the amateur. newshour economics correspondent paul solman was the moderator. >> reporter: does the internet encourage people who would not otherwise find each other no matter how kooky their ideas might be to do so to be reinforced in those ideas and make them more as opposed to less narrow minded? >> the mistake is to separate the internet from the general culture. there's clearly a general culture problem with the echo chamber. there's clearly more and more of a failure in america of people of different political persuasions to respectfully and creatively talk about issues. that's both in mainstream media and on the internet. i think the internet is a reflection of an increasingly fragmented world, an

generates local economic growth, and promotes job creations in all parts of the country including walesblish a white paper on how we intend to deal with these issues later in the summer, followed by consultation paper on rebalancing the economy of northern ireland. and as a step toward rebalancing our economy, we are announcing support for those regions more dependent on the public sector. first, even when money is short, we will commit to these important regional transport rogers -- the upgrade of the tyne and wear matter, the extension of the manchester metrolink, the redevelopment of birmingham new street station, and improvements to the rail lines between chef flop -- to sheffield and between liverpool and leeds. we will create all large regional growth fund to provide finance for regional capital projects over the next two years. we will announce the details shortly but priority will be given to projects that have the greatest impact on innovation and jobs. third, we will shortly announce a new tax scheme to help create new businesses in those regions where the private sector is no

waleed emphasized all these areas, we still it is important to have our end-game ability to put these guys behind bars, hit them with rico charges, and do our best to dismantle the leadership of these organizations. as we have been implementing the strategy, for the last couple of years we have found that we need a lot of extra specialized knowledge. there is a lot that our prosecutors and agents -- as highly trained as they art -- they do not have the skills to investigate these types of crimes. whether it is complicated international financial translations -- chance actions are held cyber crime operates -- financial transactions or some help cyber crime operates. al intellectual property theft rings work, how they distribute their products, how they get it, how they get it out to the customers, and how they get that money back to the people who put all of this together. as we move toward this area of organized crime, we discovered we had a big overlap with a priority of the department of justice which is, how do we attack the growing problem of intellectual property theft. andrea an

green waled on his retirement he served for 30 years, earning him such titles as professor emeritus. he was one of five in the organization's 27-year history to receive this honor, awarded to those who exhibit an exemplary record of service. under his leadership, clarion's enrollment reached record levels and the university saw marked improvement as academic, community and business programs. he serves on the boards of numerous community organizations, attesting to a sincere dedication to the welfare and advancement of clarion. she a true example of steadfast effort and deserves to be praised and honored. i'm sure he'll continue to serve his community. congratulations, i wish you success and fulfillment in your retirement. i look forward to working with clarion university's 16th president, dr. karen whitney. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i was detained when my colleagues were on the floor of the house paying tribute