PMQs

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Yesterday, the UK turned 100 years old. Neither the Prime Minister nor the Labour leader recognised the challenge posed by the Supreme Court ruling regarding the nature of the Union. Can the PM clarify whether he still believes the UK is a voluntary Union and explain how Scotland can choose to stay in it or not?

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Does my right hon Friend agree that departments, regulators and industry could do far more to prevent scams from happening in the first place? Will he meet me to discuss this?

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What changed that made the Prime Minister break his promise on housing targets? Does he expect us to believe Back Benchers cheered him on?

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Does the Prime Minister expect us to believe that his Back Benchers are cheering him on for scrapping housing targets? He did a deal with MPs and sold out home ownership aspirations. Was it worth it?

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Why did the Prime Minister rather cripple house building than work with Labour to pass housing targets?

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Is there no issue on which the Prime Minister will not give in to his Back Benchers? How did Baroness Mone end up with nearly £30 million of taxpayers' money?

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He should stop grandstanding, stop sitting on his hands, get round the table and resolve these issues. How much is he going to get back?

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The Prime Minister has obviously not heard what his Transport Secretary said about that legislation this morning... I want to raise something that is worrying parents across the country... can the Prime Minister take the opportunity to update the country on the measures being taken to keep children safe this winter?

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Does my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister agree that it is now time to consider a registration scheme, managed by local authorities, so that councils can properly manage this growing sector?

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What does he consider to be the greatest achievement of the Conservative party in Government since 2019: leaving the single market and customs union, ending freedom of movement, denying Scotland her democracy or getting the Labour party to agree with all the above?

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Does the Prime Minister consider that increasing energy bills for households in energy-rich Scotland by a further £500 will cause those poll numbers to rise or fall?

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Prime Minister, when are we going to get Eden Project North?

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What steps can the Prime Minister take to inject momentum into those negotiations? Can I encourage him to visit Northern Ireland as soon as possible—preferably before Christmas—to engage with local stakeholders?

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How will the Prime Minister ensure that businesses such as Fred Hallam will be supported in the coming months so that they may thrive?

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Will the Prime Minister meet me to discuss how investment in universal free school meals will benefit children and their families?

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Can the Prime Minister confirm that the Indo-Pacific remains a UK priority and that he will take a holistic approach within Government?

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Surely it cannot be right that a quarter of ATMs charge people to access their own money. Will the Prime Minister join dozens of his Back Benchers in backing my cross-party amendment?

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I very much welcome the Government's commitment to their hospital buildings programme. Can the Prime Minister clarify what criteria will be applied for the allocation of those new hospitals? Will it be done in line with the Prime Minister's personal commitment to a merit-based system of government? My hospital in Medway serves half a million people, is the busiest hospital A&E in Kent and we have some of the highest health inequalities in the country. Medway was one of the hardest-hit areas during covid-19. We need our fair-share allocation of resources in Medway.

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On Small Business Saturday, I was delighted to name Daisy Rose Coffee House as the City of Durham's small business of the year 2022 after a public vote in my inaugural award. Like so many small businesses, Daisy Rose Coffee House is the beating heart of the local community and the cornerstone of the high street. So many business owners I meet feel utterly ignored by the Government as they are clobbered by outdated business rates year after year. The Government must pick a side: are they going to continue to back the online giants, or will they join the Labour party in backing small business and scrap and replace the outdated business rates?

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Mr Speaker, can I thank you and colleagues across the House for your kindness and encouragement in recent weeks? I ask my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister this afternoon to recommit the Government he leads to our ambition of levelling up communities in every part of our great United Kingdom. To that end, I invite him to visit my Bournemouth West constituency to see the latest school rebuild, the multimillion-pound rebuild of Oak Academy, which will stand as a lasting tribute to opportunity for the people I have the privilege of serving in this House.

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I have raised this matter before, but despite meeting with a previous Prime Minister in 2020 the matter has not progressed. In 1984, I was a serving police officer in the Metropolitan Police when, on 17 April, WPC Yvonne Fletcher was shot in the back and killed while policing a political demonstration outside the Libyan Embassy. No one has ever been charged in connection with her murder. In November last year, delivering his judgment in a civil case, a senior High Court justice, Mr Justice Spencer, said: “I am satisfied that on the balance of probabilities the defendant”—Saleh Mabrouk—“is jointly liable for the shooting of WPC Yvonne Fletcher on the doctrine of common design.” Will the Prime Minister meet with me to see how this case may be taken forward, to finally bring those responsible for the murder of Yvonne to justice in a criminal court?

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Returning to the theme of communities being able to decide where to build, in Thurrock we embrace our obligations to deliver more new homes. At Arena Essex, we have an application to deliver 2,500 new homes ready to go; however, there is a standing objection to any development of over 300 homes from National Highways because of the impact on junction 30 of the M25. What advice will my right hon. Friend give to Thurrock Council on how it can deliver its housing obligations with that national constraint?

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Why can the Government not process asylum claims within six months, thereby saving £5.6 million a day on asylum seekers' accommodation, granting asylum to those who need it quickly, and stopping the abuse of the system, which currently has a backlog of 147,000 asylum claims?

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There have been more reported deaths and adverse reactions following mRNA vaccinations in 18 months than there have been following every conventional vaccine administered worldwide in the last 50 years. Given that mRNA vaccines are not recommended for pregnant women or those who are breastfeeding, would my right hon. Friend overturn the big pharma-funded Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's recent recommendation that those experimental vaccines be administered to children as young as six months of age?

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During covid, we all applauded our NHS nurses, who put their lives on the line to help millions of our constituents and loved ones. We know now that, at the same time, Tory spivs were helping themselves—using their connections and covid—to millions of pounds of public money. Why is the Prime Minister on the side of the spivs and not on the side of the nurses?

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Two weeks ago, more than 350 people attended a meeting in Skegness to discuss the use of five seafront hotels to house asylum seekers. They were united in their view that there was a long-term economic impact and pressure on public services. They told me loud and clear that they think, as the Prime Minister does, that hotels are the wrong place for asylum seekers. Does he agree that the Government urgently need to lay out a plan that moves beyond the use of hotels and puts asylum seekers in the right place for them and for coastal communities such as Skegness?

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Audit Wales has confirmed that the Welsh Labour Government responded well and got on with the job of delivering value for taxpayers' money. Can the Prime Minister tell the House what first attracted him to awarding billions of pounds-worth of covid contracts to Tory donors and supporters? What is he doing to claw back taxpayers' money?

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Josh MacAlister's independent review of children's social care has been with the Government since May. I understand that there has been some disappointment that the response to it will not be published before Christmas. Can the Prime Minister ensure that, given its important recommendations about some of the most vulnerable children in our society and the families and people who support them, there will be a strong and robust Government response as early in the new year as possible?

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Over 70% of Northern Ireland's international tourists arrive in Dublin and travel across the land border, and the UK Government's proposed electronic travel authorisation is likely to mean the north being struck off the itinerary of operators and many independent travellers. The last thing we need is a barrier to one of our biggest economic drivers, to say nothing of the impact on non-Irish and British people living in Ireland. Members from across the House have acknowledged that our border is not a normal one. Will the Prime Minister commit to scrapping this unworkable proposal?