PMQs

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I am concerned about my constituent who had to pull out 18 of his own teeth because he could not access a dentist. Despite repeated promises from the Prime Minister, Norwich and Norfolk remain dental deserts. Does the PM agree that only a change in government will improve this situation?

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My constituent Gordon is undergoing cancer treatment at Mount Vernon Hospital. Due to Sadiq Khan's new low emission zone, Gordon faces a £12.50 daily charge or must buy a compliant vehicle. Does the PM agree that Labour's London Mayor is stretching household budgets further?

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The PM corrected misleading claims about employment last week and lost 1,000 Tory councillor jobs this time. Can he provide a further update on these inaccuracies?

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After losing a thousand seats and multiple political contests, who does the PM think he has a mandate from?

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With people wanting the Government to focus on the cost of living and the Prime Minister having no answers, is he planning to ignore last week's message or announce a council tax bill freeze?

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To quote a more electorally successful predecessor, 'nothing has changed.' The Prime Minister is still blaming others and refusing to act on the cost of living. Why won't he do what a Labour Government would and freeze council tax bills?

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I am concerned about the government's refusal to prioritize freezing bills over protecting oil and gas profits. I questioned why the Prime Minister insists on safeguarding his precious non-dom tax status rather than scrapping it to train more doctors and nurses, despite previous statements by Alistair Darling highlighting a £2 billion shortfall in funding.

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This is the result of a tired government fronted by a Prime Minister who boasts he has never had a working-class friend. He smiles through the cost of living crisis while waiting lists grow and crime, house building, and schools are neglected. How does he think the Tories can provide solutions when they have been told they are part of the problem?

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Saturday marks Surrey Day, celebrating the county's high streets with events like those in Guildford. However, concerns about empty shops arise from high rents and business rates making it tough for independent retailers to compete. Does my right hon. Friend agree that this Government must do everything possible to support our high streets as part of economic growth?

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If the Prime Minister was to pull out placards saying 'Save our Non-Doms' from his Land Rover's boot, would he expect arrest? This highlights a debate over protesters' rights versus public disruption control.

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Nurses, doctors, firefighters, and republicans all have fundamental rights to protest in a democracy. Is the Prime Minister saying that future protests can only occur on his terms?

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Welcoming the Australian PM to meet apprentices, see the submarine programme, and affirm AUKUS commitment which will deliver thousands of jobs in my constituency and keep our nation safe. This is an international effort needing whole-of-Government approach. Will my right hon. Friend visit Barrow to see the programme and discuss leveraging opportunities for generations?

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Last week, many lifelong Conservatives voted for the Liberal Democrats because of the Government's failure to hold water companies accountable for dumping raw sewage. Last year, executives received £15 million bonuses despite damaging our natural environment. Three have turned down their bonuses but should not have been entitled in the first place. Will PM ban sewage bonuses so dumping stops?

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I highlighted the success of Mansfield's local election results for Conservative councillors and expressed pride in the team. However, constituents expect the Government to deliver on key promises to support growth and investment in the east Midlands region, which historically has received less funding than other areas. Will the Prime Minister reaffirm his commitment and reassure my constituents that he will back their economic development?

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I referenced the PM's statement that his daughter is a climate change advocate in their household. The Rosebank oil field development would release more emissions than 28 of the world's poorest countries combined and costs taxpayers £4 billion to transfer funds to a Norwegian company. It does not contribute to energy security as most of the oil will be exported. Will he give this project approval if it undermines climate goals?

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In June, the Government promised to present a horticulture strategy to boost British horticultural production. Supply chain difficulties highlighted earlier in spring underscored its importance. However, there has recently been speculation about abandoning this strategy. Can the Prime Minister reassure us that the Government remains committed to expanding this crucial industry?

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Has the Prime Minister or any of his Ministers provided assurances to BP, Equinor, or other companies regarding contracts for the Teesworks industrial development site?

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Our farmers provide food and support our countryside. However, there is concern that new schemes under DEFRA's Agricultural Transition Plan may not be ready for farmers to access, creating a shortfall from the Basic Payment Scheme. Will my right hon. Friend urge his colleagues in DEFRA to roll out remaining Sustainable Farming Incentive standards quickly? Can he also consider double-stacking SFI and Countryside Stewardship payments to ensure Oxfordshire's farmers get needed support?

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Stirling's Forthside site has a promising potential development but is stuck due to disputes about land decontamination costs. I will work with anyone to get it unblocked and moving forward. Will the Prime Minister meet me and Stirling Council representatives to resolve this issue?

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My right hon. Friend and I share a profound optimism regarding technology's potential to revolutionise public services and private sectors. However, we both acknowledge the inherent risks of artificial intelligence. While there are unrealistic calls to pause all AI research, it is crucial for us to work with our international allies so that emerging global norms reflect our values. Does he agree?

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Following on from the Prime Minister's earlier answer, as he knows, an eat out to help out scheme was introduced in August 2020. It increased demand for eating in restaurants by some 216% compared with 2019. With figures now showing that over 17,500 retail chain stores closed in 2020 alone, affecting nearly 35,000 employees, has the Prime Minister considered a similar scheme for bricks and mortar retail—bricks versus clicks, if you like—as part of a wider plan to regenerate local high streets and town centres?

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My right hon. Friend recently scored a very rare own goal by backing Stockton Town football club in a northern premier league east play-off final, which eventually saw Long Eaton United win on penalties. In the interests of good sportsmanship, will he congratulate Ian Deakin and his team on their resounding victory, wish Long Eaton United luck and every success in the league for next season, and join me at Grange Park to cheer them on?

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The Prime Minister may well have seen the astonishing sight of a former Scottish Government Minister standing up in the Scottish Parliament Chamber and tearing up—literally, ripping into pieces—the Scottish Government's highly protected marine area proposal. The proposal is deeply controversial all over Scotland, and has even been compared with the second highland clearances. Is now not the time for the UK Government to step in and work with the devolved— Mr Speaker, I will not be silenced, because this matters deeply to my constituents. Is it not time for the UK Government to step in and work with the devolved Administrations, to come up with a conservation scheme that works and is acceptable to our fishing communities all around the UK?

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The United Kingdom has a strong, deep, multidimensional relationship with Pakistan. There are over 1.5 million British Pakistanis here and many of them are dual nationals, as am I. The Prime Minister will have seen the scenes coming from Pakistan—the civil unrest where people have lost their lives due to the detention of Prime Minister Imran Khan. There are real concerns about the circumstances of his detention and the right to a fair trial. In the past, the United Kingdom has sent observers to hearings around the world to ensure that natural justice is done. Has the Prime Minister considered that? If not, will he consider it?

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A little boy has gone to school today in shoes that do not fit him, because his parents cannot afford new ones. A little girl had water on her cornflakes because her mum had no money for milk. Those are real stories from Faith in Families, a charity in my constituency that deals with poverty every day. Poverty that is causing prolonged shame and leading to a mental health crisis. Faith in Families is worried about these kids. I am worried about these kids. If the Prime Minister is worried about these kids, what is he going to do about it?

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Earlier, the Leader of the Opposition sought to draw attention to council tax rates and increases, offering some crocodile tears in the process. I draw to the Prime Minister's attention that, whereas we have seen a 43% increase in council tax rates since 2010 in England, the increase in Wales has been a staggering 67%. Therefore, is it not the case that we should be looking at what Labour does rather than what Labour says?

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Over the last two years, the Drax power station in Yorkshire has burned an average of nearly 20,000 tonnes of trees every single day, releasing an equivalent amount of carbon into the atmosphere. During that time, while our constituents have struggled with their heating bills, the private company running Drax has received £1.5 million of subsidy through the Government's energy policy every single day. That is set to continue until 2027. Will the Prime Minister step in and review this grotesque distortion of energy policy, which incentivises deforestation while making no contribution to tackling the climate emergency?

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Plastic pollution is a scourge of modern-day society. My Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill—a ten-minute rule Bill—seeks to ensure that microfibre, microplastic filters are fitted in all commercial and domestic washing machines, and France, among other countries, has already passed such legislation. Will the Prime Minister, who has already done an enormous amount to tackle plastic pollution, organise a meeting between me and the stakeholders—particularly washing machine manufacturers—and the Secretary of State to discuss this very important issue?

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The ditching of the Government's pledge to recruit 6,000 more GPs is yet another example of the Tories' overpromising and underdelivering. With teacher recruitment targets missed and housing pledges shelved, why does the Prime Minister think that the only target he has actually met was the loss of 1,000 Tory councillors last week?

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It is through Lincolnshire's roads that foodstuffs grown in our fine county are transported across the nation, but the highways authority struggles to fund the roads because of the skewed funding formula devised by a previous Labour Government. So many of our public services suffer in the same way, policing included. Will the Prime Minister agree to review the local government and police funding formulas as a matter of urgency so that Lincolnshire can have a fair deal?

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A total of 13,450 prepayment meter vouchers with a value of over more than £887,000 have gone unclaimed in my constituency, while £16.5 million is unclaimed across Scotland. The Prime Minister's energy bills support scheme is failing if money that could be helping our vulnerable constituents is resting in his Government's account. I recall that he is not very familiar with the way in which prepayment meters work, but what will he do to ensure that every single penny goes out of the Government's coffers and into the meters of those who really need it?

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It is very interesting that the Leader of the Opposition talks about keeping council tax low, when the Labour party voted to increase Morecambe Town Council expenditure from £200,000 historically to £2 million. On that basis, I would like to meet the Prime Minister to see if we can find Government time to discuss a cap on parish councils to stop them from this sort of abhorrent behaviour.

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Dozens of Sudanese doctors, who have been working in the NHS, were stranded and not allowed to return here. Last week, the Minister for Development and Africa, the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell), told us here that the Prime Minister took the decision to get them back. Why had such a straightforward decision not been made much earlier by the Home Secretary or the Foreign Secretary? Is it because the Prime Minister is an obsessive micromanager? Or is it that his Ministers are just not up to the job? Which one is it, Prime Minister?

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Since 2010, violent crime has dropped by 38% and neighbourhood crime has dropped by over 50%, but one crime that has gone up is fraud. Many of us have dealt with constituents who have struggled with fraud. What is the Prime Minister going to do about it?

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On Friday, a young man with brilliant potential, Renell Charles, who was 16, was brutally murdered on his way out of school in Walthamstow, in my constituency. Yesterday, a 16-year-old boy was charged with his murder. Renell's family are heartbroken—