Rex tillerson talked reporters in qatar. Lavrov speaksey to the nonproliferation conference and another chance to with sherman gillams. Announcer on wednesday, british Prime Minister theresa may talked about Social Security and Welfare Program known as the universal credit. This is about 45 minutes. Want to welcome my dutch cousin, thank you for being here. Questions to the Prime Minister. Mister mcveigh. Question number one. The Prime Minister. Mister speaker, i am sure members across the house will wish to join me in marking antislavery day. I am determined to bring it to an end. I have meetings with ministerial colleagues in addition, i will have further meetings later today. Can the Prime Minister reaffirm her governments commitment to the Northern Powerhouse . Could she set out specific schemes . The honorable lady has never been silenced and as far as i am concerned she never will be. The importance of the north will be heard. And could the Prime Minister set out the schemes to prioritize, would she agree with the in tune with the leader of the oppositions Political Correctness and marxism, north korea . We have a lot of questions to get to and i went to hear youve got to contain yourself, we have 32 questions Prime Minister. My right honorable friend referred to the voice of the north being heard and it has been heard by the conservative government. That is why it is a conservative government that remains committed to the Northern Powerhouse and conservative government putting in the investment in skills and infrastructure into the Northern Powerhouse and backing this across the north as i saw in the northwest, 60 Million Pounds for the north looking at the Northern Powerhouse rail putting that part of 13 million Infrastructure Investment going in. They recognize the importance for everyone across the whole country. Jeremy corbin. Thank you, mister speaker, i joined the Prime Minister and recognizing antislavery day recognizing safe trade is one of the most grotesque kinds and we must be resolved to drive out slavery in any form whatsoever. I hope the Prime Minister will join me, the solidarity of support for the people of somalia, horrific terrorist atrocity last weekend. I welcome todays fall in unemployment. But, mister speaker, but, mister speaker, the same figures show that real wages are lower today than they were ten years ago, most people in work are worse off. Does the Prime Minister really believe falling wages are a sign of a Strong Economy . Can i join the right honorable gentlemen expressing our concern at the terrible terrorist attacks that took place the killed 300 people and many hundreds were injured. Terrorism in somalia understands the stability of africa and we will work with the International Community to bring stability to somalia and that part of africa and part of that is dealing with terrorist threat they face. The right honorable gentlemen, i think, may be first in the house of commons today. It is the First Time Since i became Prime Minister the was welcomed unemployment. It is good news that more people are in work. It is good news the Unemployment Rate is at its lowest level in 40 years. That does mean more money being taken in wages by people to their families and asked about the cost of living and i tell you what he has done in relation to costofliving, 30 Million People have been given a tax cut worth of thousand pounds every year. We have given the low pay for the National Living wage the highest pay in 20 years and for those who take full entitlement, it is worth 5000 pounds per child per year to every family. That is what we are doing to help with costofliving. Mister speaker, i wonder if the Prime Minister could answer a question. A question i asked was about falling wages and this week, mister speaker, christine, a worker in a village shop, wrote to me saying i am worse off. I cannot afford to my car which i struggled to buy, on the road. I need my car to attend appointments, job hunt for a better position and take my son to activities. We dont have a luxurious lifestyle and dont want one, we just want to feel secure. When millions of workers are having to rely on the benefits system just to make ends meat, isnt that a sign not of a Strong Economy but a weak economy . I recognize people in this country find it difficult, i recognize that. That is why, that is why, that is why it is so important for the government to take steps to help people with the costofliving with costs they find themselves facing week in and week out. Why the measures i just listed for the right honorable gentlemen in taxcut and natural living wage, it is important for frozen fuel duty, we have insured some people with lowest pay, paying income tax altogether. We are going to introduce an energy price tax, all about helping people. It is all about helping people with the costofliving but you can only do that if you have a Strong Economy and you only get a Strong Economy with a conservative government. Jeremy corbin. People struggling to make ends meat, privatesector rental evictions up, wages down, universal credit in shambles. Is christine wrong or is she just an example what it is like living in modern britain . Mister speaker, last week i asked the Prime Minister to scrap the unfair charges on the universal credit helpline. Today she finally bowed to that pressure. But the fundamental problems of universal credit remain. The 6week ways, rising indebtedness, rent arrears and evictions. Will the Prime Minister pause universal credit and fix the problem before pressing ahead with the rollout . It is absolutely right. [cheers] she is an aspiring states woman, conduct yourself with due decorum. Calm. Again, maybe the honorable lady should take it up, the Prime Minister. I suggest listen to the whole sentence. We are going to change in relation to the telephone charge. This is i said last week, we were listening to a number of folks to be made. It was right to have done this now because theres a lot of evidence, i want people to know they can get their advice without being worried about it. The gentleman talk about universal credit. Why have we introduced universal credit . It is a simpler system that encourages people to get into the workplace. It is a system that is working, people getting into work and causing universal credit wont tell those people helped by growing to universal credit, getting into the workplace and bringing home more pay for their families. There is a long list of people urging the Prime Minister to pause universal credit including citizens advice bureau, the trust, john major and 2 dozen of her own back centuries. They can vote to pause universal credit. Public sector pay cut is causing real suffering and staff shortages. Last week secretary announced the nhs packet was scrapped but when asked if the nhs is going to get extra money to fund any agreed payraise he replied that is something i cant answer right now. This is right now. The Prime Minister is here right now. How about an answer right now . As i say to the right honorable gentlemen and the house in the past the way in which we vote the whole question of Public Sector pay is through the workers pay review bodies, they reported for this current year. They did that against what was set by government, the blanket of 1 in relation to Public Sector pay, for the 201819 year we have changed. What we have done is to ensure the respectability in the system for that period but perhaps i could explain Something Else to the right honorable gentlemen. All his years in parliament, theres one thing he failed to recognize. Government has no money of its own. Government gets money. [shouting] order you are becoming over excitable again, younger man, calm yourself, no need for excessive gesticulations. The Prime Ministers reply will be heard however long it takes. Government has no many of its own. It collects money in taxes from businesses and people to pay to spend on the nhs and the Services People need. If businesses arent growing, if people arent in where government doesnt have the money to spend on schools and hospitals and of course the only way you ensure those businesses are growing and those people are in jobs, the government has the money to spend on schools and hospitals and nhs pay, when a conservative government jeremy corbin. The primus has no problem finding 1 billion pounds, she needs to make it clear, mister speaker to the nhs workers what payraise is being offered, when they will receive it and what funding is being provided and what cuts she is proposing to make elsewhere in order to deal with that. Mister speaker, young people are in record levels of debt. This Week Financial Conduct Authority warned of, quote, a pronounced buildup of indebtedness among the Younger Age Group to fund essential living costs. Is in this yet another sign, not a Strong Economy but a weak economy . Prime minister. I have to say to the right honorable gentlemen, the deficit the labor government left us was unsustainable. Since then. [shouting] since then, we have indeed found money for the people of Northern Ireland. We also found as i was explaining earlier 20 billion pounds to give a taxcut of 30 Million People and 38 billion pounds, about helping ordinary working people. When it comes to students and young people, one we know is we shouldnt be racking up debt today like labor proposed but they have to pay off tomorrow. Jeremy corbin. Interesting she talks about what happened ten years ago. Her former friend George Osborne said earlier this week did gordon brown caused the subprime crisis in america . No. He went on to say broadly speaking the government did what was necessary in a very difficult situation. [shouting] under this Prime Minister, we have a weak economy. Uk growth is the worst among the 10 largest eu economies. We are the only major economy where wages are lower today than they were 10 years ago. Even without risks posed by this government on gold brexit negotiations. The home secretary keeps the two protagonist apart. We now have week growth, falling productivity, falling investment, falling wages. How does the Prime Minister have the nerve to come here and talk about a Strong Economy when figures show the exact opposite . I have to say to the right honorable gentlemen, the lapd says about the United Kingdom we have the most Efficient Health care system, fiscal sustainability has improved, steps have been taken to improve educational outcomes and jobs and earnings are good. That is what the oecd says about the Strong Economy of the conservative government. The way to get a weak economy is to borrow 500 billion pounds by the labour party, the way to get a weak economy is to ensure that you are promising spending after spending after spending, and people have to pay for that. The only way to get money for public services, the only way we can get tax cuts for the cost of living, get our debt down and deal with labors position the first way. Thank you, mister speaker, following the flaccid response, welcome announcement, help charges, to work hard and get on it. All welfare claims will be completely free to all claimants. It is useful to do that, the secretary announced we make the decision to change universal credit help line to a free phone number and tell my honorable friend by the end of the year, extending three phone numbers to all their phone lines, welcomed and helpful to all of those. Thank you, mister speaker. Will the Prime Minister what was unable to do in the chamber yesterday and rule out a no deal scenario and leaving the eu . What we are doing is working for the best possible deal the United Kingdom, but it would be irresponsible of government to not prepare for all possible scenarios. Can i point out what the secretary said yesterday, a no deal is unthinkable. I agree with the secretary. Brexit has contributed to a rise in inflation squeezing household budgets. Getting further in britain today. To the northeast of england, with the governmentfunded the analysis. Mister speaker, the commodity. Order order the speaker is gesticulating rather noisily. He should calm himself. Lets hear mister blackburn. Engaging the people in this country are going to pay and economic price. Mister speaker. The analysis from the government points out people in the northeast of england suffer from a hard brexit. What is the analysis . Order. When i say to the honorable gentlemen i know what i am doing, trying to help the honorable gentlemen but he must help himself. I honorable gentlemen has completed his question. No . A last sentence and it had better be very brief. What is the governments analysis of the impact of brexit on a no deal scenario . Can i say to the right honorable gentlemen, he once again stand up and talks about the scottish economy making reference to scotland, sorry that in his rather lengthy question he did not make any reference to the fact since 2010 a quarter of 1 million more people in scotland are in work as a result of the actions of the government. Now we hear backbenchers, the backbenchers must be heard. The Prime Minister pointed out in answer to the first question a powerhouse initiative has done a great deal to help the economy in northern areas, coastal communities are in need of further investment and support, we established a project toward private sector which includes expertise of members including a former chancellor and former head of the civil service. Good the Prime Minister give support to the initiative for a deal for all these things that might provide a model for other areas. I am grateful to my honorable friend for raising this. There are issues regeneration plans by the project board and i welcome a strong private publicsector approach and partnership being put forward and my honorable friend is playing an active role, with meetings from the Community Secretary and my honorable friend the powerhouse minister and encourage the board continue engagement with officials about details of the plan. At the general election both parties committed to an energy price. The government has published the bill for which i believe there is strong cross party support. Will the 14 million customers see the Energy Prices come down this winter and if not when will the Prime Minister get on to the legislation to ensure this is the last where customers can be ripped off . I welcome the fact the honorable lady says she and others will support the legislation. It is important we take action with Energy Prices, draft legislation for millions of households for customers and initially 2020, we will be able to extend on an annual basis, we sent an Important Message to the industry. I hope they make changes even before we get the legislation. The Prime Minister, expressing in the house yesterday including by ministers the implication for systems principle in hong kong as recent refusal of the authorities to disallow ben rogers, will the Prime Minister confirmed the government will work with the hong kong and the chinese authorities to ensure the democratic freedoms in the one country two systems principle our honored and preserved. My honorable friend is right the we want to ensure that principle of one country and two systems continues to operate on the specific issue she has raised, my right honorable friend informs me the Foreign Office has raised this issue in hong kong and continue to do so. I refer to registers of interest, people in my constituency devastated by an accident of job losses this week, clarity on a trading relationship with the eu was needed before the country could be in a position to consider future investments. Plenty to say to each other about brexit, but what about the 400 workers in the runup to christmas. We never went to see people in the position of losing their jobs and support people who do lose their Jobs Available to them through the gwb to get back into the labor market and back into work. We are in the process of a negotiation on brexit. We will need the European Union in march 2019 and we are negotiating the best deal for the United Kingdom. We indicated we want implementat