A czarprimeministerwascheered, but I thinkhewasaskingmetocommittothedeliveryoftheboardlandsgrowthdealwayHavethequantumBernard's andverysoonwe'regoingtohaveheadsofterms.
SpeakingonthesubjectoffthequantumfortheislandsteeltowhichtheSecretaryofStatehasalready a affair.
Well, heconfirmedthathewillpursuewithTreasury.
A basisisdifferentfromthecapitalfundingoffotherdealsbecauseotherwisethedealfortheislandwillneverbe a meaningfulone.
Thehonorablegentlemanraised a verygoodpoint.
I mean, previouspreviouslythesedealshavebeendoneonthebasisofpercapitaonwayrecognizedfortheislandsisaccusedgeographicalareapercapitawillbe a differentwouldbring a verylowoutcome.
SoweareindiscussionswithTreasuryaboutraisingthewaycometoquestiontheprimeminister 100 lowerMrSpake a questionNumberoneMr.
SpeakerPrimeMinister, This'llbig.
I shouldbeginbysayingthatwehavecoursecondemnedtheattackonIraqimilitarybaseshostingcoalitionforces.
Speaker, I knowthatthethoughtsofthehousearealsowithourfriendsinAustraliaastheytacklethebushfiresastheyarewiththefamiliesofthosekilledintheUkrainianaircrash.
Mr.
Speaker, Thismorning I hadmeetingswithministerialcolleaguesandothersinadditiontomydutiesinthishouse.
Furthermeetingslatertoday.
Mr.
SpeakerMotorneuronediseaseis a terribleterminalillness, with 1/3 ofpeopledyingwithin a yearonmorethanhalfwithintwoyearsofdiagnosis.
ThescrapsixmonthscampaignbytheMotorNeuroneDiseaseAssociation, whichisbasedinmyconstituencyofNorthamptonSouth, hasmanagedtobringtheimportantissueofpaymentstothosewithterminalillnessestothefore, and I welcomethatparttoworkandpensionsReviewoftheSpecialRulesforTerminalIllnessannouncedlastJuly.
Butcan I asktheprimeministertojoinmeinpressingthe d W.
P tocompleteitsreviewandtoscrapsixmonths.
Well, MrSpeaker, I liketopaytributetomyhonorablefriendandtheworkhe's doingforthosesufferingfromfrommotorneuronedisease, whichisindeed a a terribleillnessondhe.
I also I joinedtheprimeministerinsendingsympathiesandsupportThefriendsinAustralia, wherethefireshaveclaimedover 20 peoplealongwiththelossofhumanlifeforhundredsofmillionsofanimalshavealsobeendestroyedas a resultofthis.
Thisis a warningofwhatglobalwarmingdoestoallofus, andwe'vegottotakethisvery, veryseriouslythethreatofclimatechange.
And I joinedtheprimeministeralsointhoughtsgoingtothefriendsandfamilyofthosewhodiedsavvyintheUkrainianplanethatcrashedinTehranlastnight.
Mr.
Speaker, followinglastnight's attackontheUnitedStatesbasesinIraq, cantheprimeministerconfirmthatheopposesanyfurtherretaliationorescalationinviolencein a situationwheretheregionisinreallyriskofgoinginto a fullscalewar?
Well, MrSpeaker, ofcourse, I canconfirmthatandAikenpointouttotherightof a generaloftheUnitedKingdom's workingsolidlysincethecrisisbegantobringtogether, inparticularourEuropeanalliesintheirresponseandthehousewouldhavenotedthe E threedeclarationthatwasissuedbyFrance, GermanyandtheUnitedKingdom, inwhichwedrewparticularattentiontothebalefulroleplayedintheregionfor a verylongtimebyQassemSuleimani.
Thatwas a collectiveEuropeanview, butofyouthatdoesn't yetappearedtobesharedbytherighthonorablegentleman.
Speaker, ifwestandbyinternationallaw, as I'm surethegovernmentdoeson, wouldwantto, thensurelykillingsomebodyin a foreignterritoryisanillegalactandshouldbecondemnedassuch.
Ifwebelieveininternationallaw, thatshouldbethesolutiontotheproblemsintheworldonas a permanentandas a permanentmemberoftheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilcanas a permanentmemberoffthe U.
N.
SecurityCouncil.
CouldthegovernmentsaywhatrepresentationhavebeenmadetoensurethattheIranianofficialsthatwanttoattendtheSecurityCouncilinordertotrytobringabout a resolutiontotheverydangeroussituationintheregion, willbeallowedtoattendandintheeventofthe U.
S.
Administrationblockingthem?
WhatrepresentationwillhepersonallymaketoPresidentTrumptomakesurethe U.
N canoperateinthewaythatitshouldonmustbeabletooperate?
I thinktherighthonorablegentlemanisprobablywellawarethatthing.
TheUnitedStateshas a dutyunderinternationallawtoallowpeopletovisitthe U.
N andThatisindeedthepositionthattheUKsupports.
JermichaelIraqiparliamentpassed a resolutioncallingforforeigntroopstoleavetheircountry.
CantheprimeministerconfirmthattheBritishgovernmentwillrespectanydecisionmadeby a sovereignparliamentingovernmentinIraqthatmaymakesuch a requestinthefutureonwillrespectandwe'llrespectthesovereigntyofIraqas a nation.
TheUnitedStatesactionshaveundoubtedlyescalatedtheriskof a dangerousconflictinanalreadydestabilizedregion, puttingcivilians, UKtroopsandnationalsatriskonleavingtheIrannucleardealindangerofbeingdeadinthewater.
Well, MrSpeak, I waskindofwaitingforthelittleGreenMenthingtocomeoutoftheendofthetradedeal.
Thisisabsolutefiction, butwhat I willsayisthattheUKwillcontinuetoworkfordeescalationintheregion.
I thinkwe'rehaving a greatdealofsuccessinbringingtogether a EuropeanresponseoninbridgingthattheEuropeanresponsewithout, ofcourse, ofourAmericanfriendsonworkingbothwiththeIraniansandwiththeIraqistodialthisthingdone.
InthewakeoftheWinterbourneViewscandalalone, thereweresevensuchreportsaswestart a newdecadewithmyrighthonourablefriendstateHowmanypeoplearestilltrappedininappropriatecaresettingsandinstructtheDepartmentofHealthToeActonthoserecommendationsontheasksoffamiliesandcampaigners.
Sotheseveryvulnerablepeoplecangetthecaretheyneedanddeserve, I thinkmyrighthonorablefriendforthepassionatecampaignthatsheshewages.
I cantellthatthenumberiscurrentnumberis 2190 whichisPeytontheUnacceptable.
And I'm surethatheywillmeetherveryshortlyinBlackfoot.
Thankyou, MrSpeaker.
Can I welcomeyoutoyourplace?
WishyouallmembersandstaffaretogetyouAnd I associatemyselfwiththeremarksofthePrimeMinisterforourfriendsinAustraliaInthetragedyoftheUkrainianairlinecrashandMrSpeaker, wewanttosee a resumptionofdemocracyinIraq.
Wewanttoseethateternalpeaceandofcoursewesupportallmeasurestomakesurethatdiplomaticeffortscouldgetusto a betterplace.
Speaker, I thinktherealquestionis, whydoestheSNPkeepgoingonaboutbreakingupmostsuccessfulunioninhistorytodistract, todistractfromtheirabundantfailuresingovernment.
Inspiteofgettinganextraninebillion, theygetting £9 billion a yearfromtheUKexchequerwhich, ofcourse, theywouldloseiftheywerefinishingthebreakawayThere.
A strongsocietyneedsstrongfamiliesAfterlastweek's £165 millionboosttoextendthetroubledfamiliesprogram, willPrimeMinisteroutlinehowthegovernmentwilladditionally, fulfillourmanifestopledgetochampionfamilyhopesto, And, I quotefromourmanifesto, servevulnerablefamilieswithintensiveintegratedsupport.
TheyneedtocareforourChildrenwhy I paytributetomyhonorablefriendlittlethatshehasdonetocampaignforfamilies, anditwasthankstoher.
I havetosaytotheautorelated, I must I shareherrightrageand I dounderstandwhatshewhatsheissayingonDhe.
Wearedevelopingcontingencyplansfor a replacementforNorthernRail, butwhatwe'realsodoingandsheraisesthepoint.
We'realsolookingatthewholewaytheFranchisingsystemoperates, andshe'llhaveseenKeithWilliamsisarevery, veryvaluablereportonthatPaulHomes, Myrighthonourablefriendhasalwaysbeen a vocaladvocateoflocalism.
SowhatadvicecanyougivetomyconstituentswhoareconcernedaboutthelocalLibDemcounsel's unwantedhousingplanin a waywhichwouldleadtoevenmoreoverdevelopmentwithoutsecuringthevitalinfrastructurethateasilyneeds.
I haveseenherpointwithgreatconcern, MrSpeaker, becauseaswemoveto a a netzeroeconomytoruleby 2050 underthegroundbreakingconservativegovernment, itisvitalthatwetacklethatkindofemissions.
That's whywe'reestablishingOfficeforEnvironmentalProtectionand I willchair a newCabinetcommitteetodriveforwardaction.
OldclimatechangeacrossthewholeofThankyou, MrSpeaking a happyNewYeartoyouandallyourstuffandeveryoneinthehosts.
Yetdespitewinningthreeelectionsseekingtotestthatconsent, theplaneministerinsiststhattheSNPgovernmentdoesn't have a mandatetoholdanotherindependencereferendum.
I wanttoreiteratethatMorganneedstheEdenProjectwithmyrighthonorablefriend, ThePrimeMinisterliketocometomoreconsumemeandaboutgettingtheEdenProjectbackinmoreComeagaintomakemorecomethebestplaceonthefaceofthisearth, DavistospeakoftheEdenof.
I justheardfrommylittlefriend, theChancellorthathedoesindeed, MrSpeakeroftheHousewouldknowthattheEdenProjectisnowthankstothechancellorVerylikelytocometomarket.
Thankyou, MrSpeaker.
Morethantwoyears I havebeencampingapartfrommyconstituentsandhearthellon 4000 otherlowincomeroadchefworkersacrosstheUKwhohavewaitedmorethan 20 yearstoreceive, shareorsetmoneythatisrightfullytheirs.
In 2018 therewas a breakthroughwhenhmrcagaintorepaymillionsofpoundsandwrongfullypaytax.
However, understandthatthey'retryingnowtorecouptaxoneverypennypossiblefromthoselowincomeworkers.
Giventhatthetrustwassetupas a nontaxemployeeownershipscheme, DoestheprimeministerthinkitisfairthatHitcherMarcywouldseektorunroughshortoverthaton?
Yes, ofcourse, I make a generalpointthatwe'vedone a hugeamounttoraisetoe, raise a burdenofliftaboutoftaxationonthelowpaidandliftingthelivingwagebythebiggesteverincrease.
But I knowthatmywriterfriend, thechanceof a welcomeopportunitytodiscusstheparticularmatterraisesinperson.
Shelley's fatherintheperiod 2018 to 2019 overseascompaniesinvestinginNorthernIrelandcreatednearly 1500 newjobs.
Bothreportsdrewoninternationalevidenceandrecommended a changeinthelawtoallowvulnerableaddictstobeabletoconsumesubstancesinsecurefacilitiesundermedicalsupervision.
Now, I knowthisis a complexondhecontroversialarea, and I'm notexpectingtheprimeministermakepolicyinthehood, but I wanttoaskhim, Willheconsideron a pilotbasistheestablishmentoffoverdosepreventioncentersinordertogatherevidenceastowhetherthiscouldhelppreventdeathsinthiscountryasithasinothercountries?
I'm gratefultotheonRemember, becausehe's raising a veryimportantissuein a difficultproblem.
Withthelatestfiguresshowingthatalmost 1/4 of a tendenciesarewaitingfourhoursormoretobeseen.
I'm awarethatthegovernmenthasmadecommitmentstoinvestinthe N.
H s.
Sowouldtheprimeministeragreestomeet a delegationfromCoventrytodiscusstheprospectofopening a secondwalkincenterinthecitytoalleviatesomeofthepressureonouroverstretched A Anydepartment.
I thankherforraisingissuewithme, andif I can't doit, I'm suretheHealthsecretarycamp.
Well, youmakeit a toppriorityforhisgovernmenttoensurethatallschoolChildrenthroughoutthecountryaregiventheopportunitiestomaximizetheirtalents.
Yes, I can, MrSpeaker, andnotnotonly a reinvestingrecordsumsinprimaryandsecondaryeducation, butwe'realsosettingup a nationalskillsfundtohelpthosewhodon't knoweverythingthattheyarecandidatesforuniversity.
But I have a hugeamounttooffertheeconomyandeveryhelptheycouldgethavemassive, massivepotential, MrSpeaker, HappyNewYeartoYouandeveryoneelseinthechamberintheprimeministerdetailwhatstepshehastakenworkinginconcertwithGermanyandFranceinhelpingtorestoretheIrannucleardealsincehewasappointedprimeministerinJuly.
Well, I'm gratefultotheman.
Heraises a veryimportantpoint.
A Z knowsitCzarviewthatthe J.
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P L remainsthebestwayofpreventing a nuclearproliferationinIran.
Thebestwayofencouragingtherain's nottodevelop a nuclearweaponondhe.
Itis a shellthatiscurrentlybeingavoided, butitremains a shellintowhichwecanputsubstanceagain, MrSpeaker, Ininrecentmonths, theperformanceofWestMidlandsrailformyconstituentsandforconstituentsacrosstheregionhasbeenabsolutelywoeful.
WillheagreewithAndyStreet, theWestMidlandsman, thatiftheydonotshapeupbytheendofJanuary, thatthey, too, shouldhave a a newinspectionbythesecretaryoftransportandpotentiallyhave a franchisetakenaway?
Mr.
Speakerofthehouse, whohaveheardwhat I hadtosayalreadytothehonorableladyabouttheperformanceofvariousfranchiseholdersacrossourrailnetwork.
I think I think I think I'vegiventhisanswer a coupleoftimesalready.
ThepeopleofScotland, I hadthechancetodecide.
TheydecidedemphaticallyinfavorremainingintheintheUKonDDEthat I think I thinkthatdecisionthatdecisionshouldberespectedverymuchrespectwarmlywelcometheprimeministercommitcontinuedcommitmenttoinvestonthelevelupacrossourcountry.
Well, MrSpeaker, I thanktheoperaGeneralforhisquestioningandformaking a verygoodpoint, which I thinkthewholehousewouldagree.
I'm lostinadmirationforthebraveryofofStevenGallagheronindeedotherswhowenttotheassistanceofmembersofthepubliconthatdayandfought a verydeterminedterrorist.
And I obviouslyisnotforthegovernmenttodecidethesethings.
Onehadtosufferabusefromthewaywiththatmay I wishyou a veryhappynewyearofmany.
I'm notsaying I don't wanttouseupthetimeonthatbasis.
Topfigure.
I'm gratefultoLear.
It'd SallyLuca, whowasoriginallyfromCasaGo, had a BritishpassportonWaasbeforehewasarrestedandimprisonedatBelmarshresidentintheLondonboroughofHarold, wasrecentlyfounddeadinhiscell.
Whilsttheprisonserviceombudsmanappearstobeinvestigated, thereappeartohavebeandelaysaccordingtohisfamilyandgetting a postmortemtotakeplace.
I wonderwhatavenuesareavailabletomeas a memberofParliamentfromthecentreofLondonboroughofHarrowtoencouragethatautopsytotakeplaceas a matterofurgency.
Inmyname, onthoseofsomeofmycolleagues, I also a risetomoveAmendment 10 inthenameoffmyownnoblefriend, thememberforCentralAirShirtonsomeofmyothercolleaguesandalsotomoveamendments 28 29 onnewclothesat 43 inthenameofmyhonorablefriend, thememberforComeburnoldchemicalsite, MrChair, beheard a lotyesterdayfromthebenchesoppositeaboutthedesirefortheBritishpeopletogetonwithBrexit.
Andso I wouldliketobeginto D byremindingthebenchesoppositethatTheUnitedKingdomatpresentconsistsoffourconstituentpartsandtwooutofthosefourconstituentparts.
Andwhilst I acknowledgethattheprimeministerandhispartywon a majorityofseatsinEnglandand a respectthatoutcomeinEngland, I wouldaskthemonthebenchesoppositetopauseandconsiderthattheprimeministerdidnotwinthemajorityoftheseatsinwheels.
ThemajorityofseatsinNorthernIrelandandinScotland, wheretheConservativeandUnionistPartystudent a manifestooffdeliveringBrexitonpreventing a secondindependencereferendumtheywerereducedto a rumpoff.
Letusseriouslyconsiderthatitistheroleofoppositiontoscrutinizebillswhile I realiseinevitablybreaks.
Itwillnohappen, although I hopeandbelievethatScotlandwillfind a wayaroundthatforScotland.
Thatdoesn't meantoseethattherearen't verylegitimateconcernsaboutthewayinwhichthegovernmentareseekingtodeliverBrexiton I Willyesfactthat 16.5 millionpeoplevotedforpartieseithersupportingremainor a publicvoteonthedealvisits 14.5 millionfortheovenreadyBrexit.
We'vebeenpreparedandthereforethereisinfact a Democraticmandatetoputthisdealtothepeople.
I havetoseethat I thinkthatshiphassailedonthatbecauseoftheoutcomeofftheelectioninEngland, however, theshiphasnotsailedonScotland's constitutionalfuturebecause, likeitornot, theConservativePartywasreducedto a rumpofrepresentationinScotlandinthegeneralelectiononmypartywon 47 outofthe 59 seats, surely a matterofconcernin a democracywhichisnot a unitarysteepbutconsistsofseveralnationsthatnomatterhowmanyamendments I andmycolleaguesputforwardtothisbill, I'm probablyeveryotherBillinthesession.
Weareunlikelytoachieve a singleamendmentandratherthanthebringandjeeringwhichoccurredwhentheleaderofmygroup, therighthonorablememberforRossGuyLochArbourgotuptoaskhisquestionsthisafternoon.
I wouldsuggesttothoseoppositeiftheyreallybelieveinpreservingtheUnionofUnitedKingdom, theywantthemightwanttoshow a littlebitmorerespect, notnecessarilytomeormyrighthonorablefriend, buttothosewhosentusheretoabdicate.
EnjoyedyourpeopleinScotlandwantonwhetherthebenchesoppositelikeornot, majoritypeopleinScotlanddonotwanttoleavetheEuropeanUnionandthemajorityofpeopleinScotlandwant a secondopportunitytoLucasScotland's constitutionalfutureInthelightoffEngland's decisiontoleavetheEuropeanUnion.
I defyanyDemocrattoseethatthat's not a reasonablepositionon.
I wouldjustgentlysuggesttothebenchesoppositethatjeeringattherepresentativesofwatersinScotland.
Shootingusdownandrubbishingarelegitimateconcernsisnot a sustainableposition.
Forthenextfiveyears, I willyes, I thinktherightonwithladyforgivingway, I'm a unioniston.
Yet I shareherconcernthatthereis a needforthevoicesfromthevariousondiversepartsoftheUnitedKingdomtobeheardonsheisrighttosaythatitisunlikelythegovernmentwillacceptanyoftheamendmentsthatarebeingputforwardtodaythatrepresentverylegitimateconcerns, notleastonthepartofthoseofuswhorepresentNorthernon, actuallywhohavecometogetherin a ratherunprecedentedwayallthe 1,000,000 partiestobackmanyoftheseamendments.
So I dohopegoingforwardpostthewithdrawalagreementthattherewillbemoreconsultationamorediscussion, includingtherepresentativesofthevariouspartsofftheUnitedKingdom.
Iftheyreallysaythattheyare a unionistparty, thenthey'rerequiredtoengageproperlywiththerepresentativesofftheotherpartsoftheUnitedKingdom.
Nowthisbringsmetoemthetermsoftheamendments.
I wishtomovetoDeanjustbefore I getonto a theamendmentsNumber 38 ontheonesassociatedwiththat.
I justwanttoresagainwiththeTreasurybenchpoints I madeyesterdayaboutsweepingpirates, whichthegovernmentistakingtoitselfincauses 3 12 13 14 18 21 and 27 two.
Makeittotomakedelegatedlegislationmakingprovisionsfor a doseofdevolvedpolicy.
Now I knowthesecretaryofstate's triedtopublishmyinterventionsyesterday, butifhe's hadtimetobetheindependentreportofftheScottishParliamentInformationCenterovernight, hewillseethatthisisnotsomeSNPpartypoliticaldiatribe.
Butitis a matteroffactoncarefulanalysisoffthebillthatthegovernmentistakingtoitselftherightforBritishministersactingalonetomakedelegatedlegislationinrelationtodevolvedareascan.
ThisshowsthattheparagraphwhichtheSNPhavecomplainedaboutand a numberofoccasionsisactuallygoingtotakeplacenow.
Will, heacknowledged, fortherecordsthattheclausestowhich I'vereferreddogive U K governmentministersthepowertomakedelegatesoflegislationinrelationtodevolvedmattersandwill, heacknowledged, fortherecordsthatthatisanincursionintodevolvedpolicy, whichrightlycausesconcernnotjustfortheScottishNationalParty.
Butforallthosewhobelieveinthedevolvedsettlement, and I knowit's history.
But 22 yearsago, 75% ofthepeopleofScotlandvotedforthatdevolvedsettlement, andit's worthrememberingthatthebackgroundagainstwhichtheydidSaulwasyearsandyearsofScotlandvotinglabour.
Butgetting a conservativegovernment.
No, wehaveyearsandyearsofScotlandvotingSNP.
Butgetting a conservativegovernment.
Andi, I thinkit's quitereasonableifonelooksathistorytodraw a lessonfromthat, thatthereprobablywillbeanotherconstitutionalreferenduminScotlandsoonbecause a similartensionexistsastothetensionwhichexistedinthe 19 nineties.
So I lookforwardtoeatingfromthesecretaryofstatelateronto D, withanacknowledgementoffthepowerthatisbeingtakentotheBritishgovernmenthere.
Nooverall, MrCheer, I wouldseethatwhatthisbillis a boatisabouttheexecutivetakingasmuchpartofitselfaspossible, notjustfromtheScottishParliamentandtheWelshAssembly, butalsofromthisparliamentswinginguseofdelegatesoflegislation.
Andiinrelationtoclose 26 which I'llcometoin a momentfromthejudiciarynow.
Butwealsosee a continuedattackonrights, notjusttotheunderminingofyoucitizen's rights, asweheardyesterday, notjusttheunderminingofworkersrights, whichwillcometonatureto d butalsotherightsoffchildrefugees.
And I thinkit's fairtoseethatbusinessproposalinthispart, whichwerediscussingjustnow, whichhasexcitedthemostpubliccommenton.
I wishtomovetheamendmentsinthenameofmyhonorablefriend, thememberforcoverandoldunclesite, NewCloseat 43 Amendment 28 anAmendment 29 oratleasttoaddressthematthisstage, MrCheer, whetherornotthey'removed, isperhaps a matterforlaterbecauseMrChair, rightnowacrossEurope, therearethousandsofunaccompaniedChildrenlivinginthemostdesperatecircumstances.
Manyofhumorsecretedfromtheirfamiliesandlegalfamilyunionis a lifelinetotheseChildrenwhowouldotherrise, riskedtheirlivesanddinghiesorinthebackofLorriesinordertoreach a placeofsafetywiththeirfamily.
And 2000 and 18 acrosspartycoalitioninthishouseincludedprominentmembersofallparties, includingconservativeMunizPartyrecognizedthehumanityweneedforfamilyreuniontocontinueandsecured a legalcommitmentfromthethengovernmenttonegotiate a replacementforit.