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every day to keep safe. >> the labour party is to clean the revisit working-class people. four and a half thousand pounds figure. unacceptable those and surrounding counties to help working people. [cheering] >> it's disappointing they allow that. turning hard-working people every time they start their car.

[chanting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. we all speak the whole. the warmestst welcome to the neighborhood. he's already made history for the largest majority ever. [chanting] some came through. mr. speaker, the single primary store collapsed in may, 2018. no children were injured. was deemed dangerous at last

collapse and everyone knew the problem existed yet the prime minister decided school maintenance, does he agree with his education secretary that he should be fine for doing a good job? >> mr. speaker, i know how concerned parents are but i want to start by ensuring we are doing everything we can and in the face of new information. 22000 in england and the majority will be affected. then two thirds, it's actually not present and they have been

infected so far a dedicated caseworker and providing funding and in the majority of cases children will attend school and mitigations that typically takes weeks to complete. we'll do everything we can to support and get children back as quickly as possible. >> this labor in 2010 described and no children are there. accuses him of taking this approach. 869 million rounds, a president who ran the department, he is personally responsible. monday he left saying wrong so

why does literally everyone else say his? >> mr. speaker, from the technical expert the government has rightly and quickly acted on that but he talked about what i had done that when we work through the facts. ...

>> that spending review, that spending review maintains -- mr. speaker, mr. speaker, that rebuilds the school program to limit 500 scores over a decade and pays completely assistance with what happened previously. it is worth pointing out during the parliamentary debate on that spending review, the labour party and him did not raise the issue one single time. but before he comes on the next political bandwagon he should get his facts straight. h [shouting] >> mr. speaker, carmel college in darlington was on the laborers building list in 2010. they scrap it and now children there are in a crumbling school. and and on the one hand, we have

them say it's nothing to do with him. on the other side we have the facts. there's a subway to clear this up. why doesn't he commit to publish the request from the department of education for the school rebuilding program, and what risk he was warned of before he turned them down? >> mr. speaker, the honorable gentleman has now brought up twice the labour school rebuilding program. he has not brought it up twice so let's look at that and the facts surrounding that.an we do know the truth about that program, mr. speaker, because they reviewed that program later on. what did they find? they found labour school rebuilding program excluded 80% of schools. next, what did they find? what didwh they find? that it was a third more expensive than it needed to be, needlessly wasting resources that should have gone to

schools. and try to mr. speaker, this s a worse thing. the worst bit is that program he's now type of the physical condition of schools, that program only allocated funds solely on the basis of ideology with no regard whatsoever to the physical condition of schools. mr. speaker, that's why the independent review described that program as time-consuming and expensive, just like the labour party.me [shouting] >> we don't want to shout office of early because that's what would happen. keir starmer. >> well that you do what more so let me continue. and of the school in county durham was on laborers building listol in 2010. they scrap it and now children there are in in a crumbling . the truth is this crisis is the inevitable result of 13 years of cutting corners, it's the sort

of thing you'd expect from cowboy builders saying that i'd what else is wrong, everyone else is to blame, pretend they have done excellent good job. before the ceiling falls in. the difference, mr. speaker, is that in this case the cowboys are running the country. [shouting] isn't he a shame that after 13 years of tory government, children are cowering on still supports stopping their classrooms from falling in? >> just seriously, i will calm down. i understand people are excited to be back in school but we expect better behavior. prime minister. >> well, mr. speaker, this is exactly the kind of political opportunism -- [shouting] exactly the kind of opportunism that we've come to expect from captain hindsight over here.

before, before today, before today he's never once raised this issue with me. it wasn'tt even worthy of a single -- >> it applies to the site as well. >> can i just say we're going to have a calm her question time going forward. prime minister. >> mr. speaker, before today he never once raised the issue with me in parliament. wasn't h even worthy of a single mention inev the so-called landmark speech on education this summer. and if we listen to him, our kids would've been all school and lockdown for longer. it's as simple as that. he talks about 13 13 years. let's see what happens. when we came into office two-thirds of schools were good and outstanding. now it's 90%, mr. speaker. more funding for the most -- today they are 75% more likely

to go to university, and as result of our reform we now have the best readers in the western world, mr. speaker. that's what 13 years of education reform it gets you. all of o which are opposed by te party opposite. [shouting]si >> he claims the amended detailed. but mr. speaker, let us continue. continue. holy family catholic school was on the labour building list in 2010. 2010. they scrap it and nowe children there are in a crumbling school. >> i i think i've heard enough. now that this is a last time. you are quiet for the rest of us. >> and mr. speaker, if you can believe it, in april this year the education secretary signed a contractr, to refurbish -- it's got her personal stamp of approval.

it cost, i can't quite believe this, 34 million pounds. can he explain to parents whose children are at school this week why he thinks a blank check for a tory ministers office is better use of taxpayers money than stopping schools collapsing? [shouting]g] speaker, what i thk apparently is we have acted decisively to ensure the safety of children. as we have laid out and communicated extensively. i would also point out that while the department of education started this program 18 months ago in spring of last year, as far as i can tell, they still don't know, and again, he brought up this issue of

funding. again, let's look back to what happened in that spending review. i increased the capital budget by 25% to a record 7 billion pounds. the amount we spent on children with special education needs and disabilities, improving the conditions and set the course for per-pupil funding to be the highest ever. crucially, investing 5 billion pounds to help our pupils recover their lost earnings from -- lost learning from covid. we wanted pupils learning, he wanted longer lockdowns. >> i think he just doesn't get that it is all fine out there. mr. speaker, the six schools in

a sick from labors building list in 2010, they scrapped them, and now children there are in crumbling schools. the reason he cut the budgets is quitejust like he thought his ts were for other families to pay, he thinks his school tax are for other families to endure. let me tell you everything you need to know. he is happy to spend millions of taxpayer money sprucing up tory offices, but he won't lift a finger on it comes to protecting other people's schools, other people's safety and other people's children. p.m. sunak: i know he comes here with his prepared script but he hasn't listened to a single factor a single fact. about the record amount of funding's going to schools.

about the incredible reforms to education impacting the most disadvantaged children in our society. a record we are rightly proud of. of course he can name the schools, that is because we are publishing that information, mr. speaker. something we are still waiting for from the government in wales. mr. speaker, of course he wants to try to score political points on something we are dealing with in the right way. i know he has not mentioned a single other thing that has happened since we last met, mr. speaker. he talks about hard-working families across britain, but what has happened? energy bills, down. ? inflation? down. what happened to -- echo down, mr. speaker. and when it comes to economic growth, our -- has gone up. he tried time and time again to

talk down the british economy, but people weren't listening, thankfully. his entire economic narrative has been demolished and the conservatives are getting on delivering for britain. [indiscernible] >> people -- are disappointed to see that -- someone -- no stranger to labor republican script that the prime minister agreed that labor has demonstrated yet again that they always run out of other people's money? p.m. sunak: my honorable friend is exactly right. we started by hearing how labor in london are charging hard-working people. now we are hearing how labor in birmingham are failing hard-working people.

losing control of taxpayer's money and driving their finances into the ground. they bankrupted birmingham, we can't let them bank -- bankrupt britain -- london. >> the public need not remind you that today marks a year since the prime minister's predecessor speaking departure. there were -- there was talk things would get better. food prices are higher. mortgage rates are higher. economic growth is stagnant. prime minister, when is he going to get our pence back safe and do something about it? p.m. sunak: with the gentleman failed to point out is that the amount of time -- from him and his colleagues and somehow we were a laggard when it comes to growth. what he didn't do was correct the record.

now that the figures have been published which demonstrate in fact we had the fastest recovery out of any european economy after covid. >> mr. speaker, you would be forgiven for thinking the prime minister thinks everything is all right. but let's look at the package. when it comes to energy bills as planned -- their plan is to do nothing. and it comes to mortgage bills, his plan is to do nothing. when it comes to student bills, his plan is to do nothing. so when the secretary of state for education said earlier this week that everyone was doing nothing, she was referring to the prime minister, was intrigued? -- wasn't she? p.m. sunak: when it comes to energy bills, what we have done is pay for around half the typical family plus energy bill. 1500 pounds benefiting families

in scotland. mortgage -- covers the mortgage market and absorbs -- a typical mortgage owner can save hundreds of pounds a month when i comes to their mortgage refinancing. when he talked about energy, thankfully to the actions of this government, we are supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs in the scottish oil and gas industry. securing this country plus energy -- energy supply comes them -- something he opposes. i will always do the right thing for scotland and it is about time the empty does the same. >> i was delighted when the prime minister said that on his watch we would not lose twice the farmland to solar applications. instead, rightly arguing for solar to be installed on rooftops. yet my contents -- my constituencies sees a constant flow of applications for solar plants on food producing land. can i ask my right honorable friend, when will his pledge become reality?

p.m. sunak: my honorable friend makes an excellent point. -- is one of the cheapest forms of electricity generation. it is wise that we see more of it. but we need to protect our agricultural land so that they can produce food. that is why, thanks to our changes, the planning situation -- flippantly with a clear preference for -- we want to encourage solar and -- will be updating the house with further information in due course. >> the prime minister stated he was proud of his -- scheme. i wonder, is he proud of the 400 million input on the national debt and the inflation it has caused? is he proud of the jobs lost due to lockdown's? is he proud of the nhs? the one million people now mediate -- donating mental

health support. is he proud of the excess -- affecting every one of our constituents? with the give an undertaking for the british public, the solemn undertaking that they will never be -- ever again. p.m. sunak: there is a formal inquiry regarding covid which will examine all the decisions that were made including lockdown and to the impacts of the. with regards to the furlough scheme, i am proud that in times of extreme anxiety in the country, facing an unprecedented situation from of this government put its arms around the british public and protected 10 million jobs. as the report showed last week, those actions combined with all of the things we did to support the economy insured that we had the fastest recovery through the pandemic as any european nation. >> thank you mr. speaker. as a nation of animal lovers, the conservative government's

record on animal welfare is a source of great pride. too many abuses remain. to the smuggling of puppies and pregnant dogs and dogs with their ears cropped, illegal exports to europe for slaughter. these issues are personal to me and my constituents. can the prime minister reassure the house that animal welfare is a key government priority and that he will bring forward the necessary legislation to tackle these issues as soon as possible? p.m. sunak: i think my honorable friend for raising this issue, but also his work and expertise in the area. i am proud that thanks to the actions the previous government had taken in terms of cat micro-chipping and raising maximum sentences for animal cruelty, we are now the highest ranked nation when it comes to animal protection. but we are determined to go

further and to go further and deliver on our manifesto commitment individually during the remainder of this parliament. >> thank you. the prime minister has said, accountability and protect the -- can the prime how he was found to breach the contract? [indiscernible] p.m. sunak: if the honorable lady reads the full transcript and the full findings, she will find an explanation of what happened. a minor inadvertent breach, given that at the time i was not aware of the policy being discussed. i am not the only person across -- who has had the same thing happened to them. >> can i interest the prime minister and proposals from the

carbon competitiveness commission which i chair which would deliver net zero cheaply and without the industrializing economy. it will help manufacturers facing imports from countries with lower energy costs, make exports more competitive everywhere, and cut fuel duty here at home. it has a strong backing from heavy industry come across party support. with the prime minister consider adding his name to this as well? p.m. sunak: i am grateful to my honorable friend and the commission for carbon competitiveness for the reforms he has worked on. the government is absolutely committed to putting in place the necessary policies for u.k. industries to date have a nice -- p.m. sunak: a range of potential options we are in the process of considering and will issue a formal response in due time. >> every year, billions of work

rights go into our rivers and oceans and clog our sewers. i have been campaigning for years to ban plastics and the government has finally promised to ban plastics in wet wipes, but that was five months ago and there has been nothing since. will the prime minister, today, finally give a date for when the band will come into force and make a difference to our environment or is this another broken promise from his zombie government? p.m. sunak: in the plan that was published in april, we did confirm our intentions to ban wet wipes containing plastics. subject to come as is proper, to public consultation. that consultations will be launched in the coming months and i know our ministers will keep the house updated on process. >> small notes. has my right honorable friend

considered the incongruity and the fact that a u.k. dinghy manufacturer tried selling to the eu market has to abide by customs, codes? in similar -- but none of this applies, seemingly, when these huge supersized dangerous dinghies are taken in from turkey -- turkiye across the border into greece. is he as confused as i am that he used double standards on the matter? p.m. sunak: my friend is right, we must do all we can to stop the boats and tackle illegal migration. we know that the export of small boats across parts of the continent is a vital element of the smuggling tactics. that is why specifically we are setting up joint operations with turkiye. i raised this with the president when we spoke, so we can tackle organized immigration, crime, and disrupt supply chains being

used for dangerous crossings. i will keep them updated on our program. >> thank you. two years ago in plymouth, we lost five people in the worst mass shooting the country has seen for a decade. the government has finally consulted on firearms reform, but as pressure from shooting groups, even the sensible measures but looks like they could be watered down. willow prime minister bow down to the shooting industry or will he stand with grieving families and those in plymouth who wants to see no other tragedy like this ever happen again with stronger gun laws? p.m. sunak: mr. speaker, i know how important this issue is, following the horrific shooting in his constituency. my thoughts are with the family of all those killed. firearms are subject to stringent controls, and controls are kept under review. we have taken action to improve information sharing between gps

and the police to make sure people are not given access to firearms without their medical being checked and the best guidance the police has been improving as to how people can apply for firearms. including checks on social media paid with regard to the matter from the home office is in the process of considering responses to that consultation and we will respond in due course. >> later today i am bringing forward a 10 minute rule bill to include the provision of automated external defibrillator's and all new housing developments with 10 dwellings or more. will my right honorable friend support this decision and ask his cabinet colleagues to engage with me to ensure these life-saving pieces of equipment can become commonplace where they can have the most impact close to people's homes? p.m. sunak: my honorable friend is right to highlight the importance of these lifesaving devices.

that is why the national planning policy framework -- decisions to promote public safety. but it is also way recently the government launched a 1,000,000 pound fund which will place 1000 new defibrillators across england to improve the quality of access. >> in 2019 -- free school approved for its first year, intake arriving the following year. that has happened every year since, but still no new building. i have no response to my question for a meeting with the secretary of state. with pupils being shunted around old buildings, talk of leveling up and addressing the gap will follow. with the prime minister and his education secretary get off their derrieres and solve this

problem? p.m. sunak: i am happy to ensure the gentleman get -- but more generally, about what the government is doing to support education with the recent announcement of new -- but also an education improvement area we are receiving extra funding and that is why we are seeing standards increase significantly and we are determined to keep going. >> is the prime minister aware of how issues have really affected schools in essex. we set a 150 schools impacted and he rightly said today the government is doing everything it can. can he try to commit later today to fully funding the capital revenue costs which are associated with getting children back into school? i would hope you would commit to meeting essex county council because they are pioneering some great reforms right now where they are looking to support

academy trusts. i think the government could get some good insights. [indiscernible] p.m. sunak: can i start by thanking my right honorable friend and pay tribute to her school leaders. i'm happy to give her the reassurances that new funding will be provided to schools to deal with this issue. but also, to ensure we can get through this as quickly as possible, her constituents and everyone are in the process of increasing the number of dedicated caseworkers from 50 to 18. 35 project directors on the ground. we have increased the number of survey firms by more than double so that we can rapidly over the next few weeks fully assess all the relevant schools and have mitigation plan in place. >> thank you, mr. speaker.

steelworkers in my constituency have watched in frustration as of the governments have pumped investments into decarbonization while successive tory governments have sat on their hands. so when will the prime minister conclude talks and can we guarantee there will be a matching level of investments with what other european governments are doing on decarbonization and we guarantee the conclusion will be based on series engagements, comprehensive and with the steel unions? >> mr. speaker, steel is absolutely vital to the uk. this is something that of course is of interest come something i've discussed extensively with my honorablese friends and becae industry supports jobs and economic growth. an conversation with companies like carter ongoing but they are understand the commercially sensitive that we do share the ambition of securing a decarbonized sustainable and competitive future for the industry in this country. and in the meantime with

supporting without energy exception which provides discounted energy bills and the industrial energy transformation fund whicher supports steel companies with their energy bills and transition for capital to a greener future. >> mark fletcher. >> thank you, mr. speaker. two weeks ago the government announcedgo the schools bid fora sixth form in my constituency has been successful. 52% of school leaders of 16 just old across the country go out to a sixth t form but in bowls over its 53% sewickley join me in thanking the red hill academy trust matthew hoh headteacher of the school and although self-help to bring a sixth form to bowls over? >> can i congratulate everyone involved with the successful biv for the new school under led the

bid and my honorable friend i know shares my desire to ensure world-class education at everything one of her young people across the country because that is the best way to provide them with the opportunity for a better life and history program will deliver that in his constituency and the others across the nation. >> mr. speaker, the northeast has been underfunded in terms of transport investment for decades. hs2 admit to be -- connectivity lately -- anywhere near. [inaudible] and a regional rail services still running on outdated infrastructure and rural stock. with all that come with the prime minister commit to funding to reopen the lane -- [inaudible] to take pressure off the main lane for movement of passenger and freight service in northeast of england? or is levelingt up just rhetor?

>> mr.ha speaker, what i would y to the gentleman, to give him a sense of our commitment what i can telling is in real terms since 2010 we have spent over a third more in central capital investment in northern transport every single year since 2010 compared to laborers last six years incumbent. that's what we're doing for northern transportation and specifically when it comes reopening and restoring railway lines, what was the first we did? from ashington tube life. >> i have a cheerful question i know my right honorable friend the prime minister will find impossible to resist because he will be aware of the work i've been doing with number ten uk ambassador of mental health dr. george to establish intervention in mental health hubs across country. we got the pilot which was lost some of between the treasurer department of health but i

wonder if you will be able to meetd with dr. george and mysef to discuss it further because these hubs like a massive difference for constituencies across the country because we all know the promises can't an inverse situation were children and young people had to get progressively worse before they get the treatment they need. i know he t know he will be supportive of this one, mr. speaker. >> well, mr. speaker, i know my honorable friend is rightly passionate to advocate for improved mental health for the young people come something andr we are doing and a proud of our record take increasing the number of mental health support teams that work with schools and expanding community services. i know dhs is looking at the role of support hubs might play in this plan that i'm very happy to meet my honorable friend pursley to discuss how a we can push this through. m >> thank you, mr. speaker. we heard far too much lately but miniscule posteriors and very little about posterity for the country. even in these dying days of the

lame-duck government. will the prime minister stop -- and subscribe to the program for the sake of vital british science, innovation and cancer research? >> mr. speaker, this is a government that is investing record sums information science and research and development. mr. speaker, we believe it is critical to a brighter economic future and spreading opportunity. our priority and preference is to associate the horizon but we do want to make sure that is on terms that are right both for the british taxpayer and british science and research. i can commit we've been extensively involved in discussions. i hope today we can conclude the successful it would reduce i be the first to stand up and congratulate the government. >> thank you very much, mr. spe. september is childhood cancer awareness month but it was two years since the death of my constituent stacey ferrell only ten years old. everything in the uk, balmoral

ten young people be diagnosed with cancer and two of those will note. survive. those that do face a lifetime of side effects from treatments that is not designed for small bodies. when will the prime minister published a childhood cancer actionil plan? >> mr. speaker, can i think my honorable friend for raising this issue and extend my sympathies to her constituent and family as she raised her chief wright to continue campaigning in thisai important area. i hope you understand i i cant preempt the content specifically of the strategy but i can tell her it will draw on previous work includingng submissions frm childhood cancer charities and stakeholders to our recento course of evidence. of course wece want to be found them to highlight and it is this an issue she specific race but i'mai sure we will write her to give her sense of timing. >> thank you, mr. speaker. every year the snp scottish government mitigates against the

cruelest of the westminster policies by spending 84 million pounds supporting hard-working families against the brutal bedroom tax and over 6.2 million pounds for the two childhood benefit account. astonishing we have -- the leader of thehe opposition is an enthusiastic support of these tory cruel welfare policies with you to could after you turn m the labour party. so given that the tories and labour our cheeks of the same offering novation, no hope, hope, does the prime minister agree that the only way to scottish -- >> order. let's think about language. let's be more temperate. let's make sure that this parliament -- can be the pride will shine through. we will so be not be using language. >> how could you change the offending -- ?

given the tories are made from two cheeks of the same bottom offering no change does a prime minister agree that the only way for scottish voters to rid themselves of these policies is to vote snp to leave westminster forever? >> mr. speaker, obviously not but it think the crux of the? was correctly to the leader of opposition by the need for ottawa to getdo in the of that t what i can say is we want the welfare system that is compassion and looks at the most vulnerable in our society while supporting those who can into work to do so because it's also fair from one else in british taxpayers probably that is the system we are achieving, mr. speaker, and right now we're providing thousands and thousands to help with energy bills and i think else for people in scotland and will continue to do so. >> that completes prime minister'sha questions.

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