Minister . Stephen metcalf. The Prime Minister. Thank you, mister speaker. I am sure members will join me in marking Holocaust Memorial day this saturday and remembering all those who endured such appalling suffering in holocaust. I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house, i should have further such meeting later today and later traveled to switzerland to attend the World Economic forum. I might even bump into the shadow chancellor while i am there. Stephen metcalf. As you know, my right honorable friend will know, the successful launch of the Engineering Campaign aimed at changing the perception of engineering and inspiring the next generation of engineers. The Prime Minister is personally committed to this campaign so can i invite him to join me and 80,000 other people at the big bang best to reinforce the message that engineering is a great career and open to everyone regardless of background and gender. My right honorable friend makes an important point on the issue of engineering particularly for more women seeing engineering as a career, something i have promoted for many years now and engineers vital to our economy. And it isnt just about gender and ethnicity. Everybody having a chance to build a good career in engineering. And thank you, i join you in commemorating Holocaust Memorial day, many members will sign the book of remembrance, many attending the event tomorrow, we have to teach all generations that descendents of nazi is a holocaust must never be repeated anywhere on this planet. Does the Prime Minister agree with foreign secretary the National HealthService Needs an extra 5 billion pounds . I think the right honorable gentlemen as i recall was here in this chamber for the autumn budget, my right honorable friend, where he announced he will be putting 6 billion pounds more in the session. The only problem with that is it was 2. 8 billion, two weeks ago the Prime Minister told the house it was indeed the case that the nhs was better prepared than ever before. 68 senior doctors have written to the Prime Minister about what they describe as serious terms for the safety of our patients. They say patients being treated in core doors are dying prematurely, who should the public believe . It is right to be prepared for this. We saw 3400 being brought in in the winter period, we saw the use of the call system leading to significant reduction, the number of people going to hospital, the changes made an accident and emergency lining, helping to ensure people who do not need to go in hospital, overall, overall, we have seen 2. 8 million more people last year visiting accidents and emergencies and did so in 2010. Our nhs is indeed providing for patients. We were prepared for winter pressures and we would ensure as we have done every year under this conservative government that the nhs receive more funding. Since 2000 and we have lost 14,000, the Health Foundation and trust agree the nhs needs another 4 billion. In december, the month just gone, nhs england reported worst ever performances with more patients then ever awaiting four hours, now the uk statistics Authorities Say the numbers may be worse because the figures have been fiddled. Can the Prime Minister told the house when the figure is couch related in line with previous years will be published . Prime minister . The nhs is opening publishing a whole variety of things in relation to the targets that it has. We are putting more money into the nhs year in and year out and continuing to do that but if he wants to talk about figures and targets being lit, the latest figures show that in england, 497 people were waiting 12 hours but the latest figures also show under the labor government in wales, 3741 people were waiting. Mister speaker, the Prime Minister is responsible for the underfunding of the Welsh Government and despite that, the overall budget has grown by 5 in 201617. The problem of underfunding from a conservative government in westminster. 100 and patients have been forced to wait more than 30 minutes in the back of an ambulance and she is responsible yet still the Prime Minister refuses to give the nhs the money it needs. Can she tell us how many more patients will face lifethreatening weights in the back of ambulances this winter . To the right honorable gentlemen we want to ensure people are waiting for the only answer he ever comes up with the question of money and the question, this is no. The question is this, the question is this. Why are there some hospitals where the percentage of patients waiting 30 minutes is 0 and other hospitals where the percentage of patients waiting more than 30 minutes is considerably higher and if he wants to talk about funding we should look at what the labour party promised. It is all very well, there is shouting about the comparison of money but the last connection, the institute of physical studies said this, labor and the conservatives are pretty much on the same page, not much to choose between them in terms of money they put into the nhs. Labor government wouldnt be underfunding the nhs. Social care. Labor government would be committed as a human right. According to a whistleblower hang on. According to a whistleblower as many as 80 patients were harmed or died following significant ambulance delays over a 3week period this winter. This is a very serious situation and the Prime Minister must be aware of it. What investigation is the department of health carrying out into the use deeply alarming reports . Prime minister . When we hear reports of course they are very alarming and the department of health does make sure investigations do take place. That may be undertaken by the department of health or the Ambulance Trust or the hospitals, these issues are properly investigated as we dont want to see that happening, we want to see people properly care for and if there are lessons to be learned they will be learned because what we want to do is support the nhs, providing with funding, doctors, nurses, treatments, capabilities it needs in order to deliver the patients. That is why we are backing the nhs with more funding and ensuring they get the best treatments and survival rate for cancer higher than they have ever been before and ensuring we better joined of services across the nhs and social care so those who dont go to hospital are able to be cared for at home and why we are ensuring we are reducing waste in the nhs so take their money is spent as effectively on patient care. That is the plan for the nhs but puts patients first. Mister speaker, the Prime Minister must be aware of what is backed up in hospital carparks in the back of ambulances, ambulance drivers and paramedics desperate to deal with the next patient cant leave because the patients they are dealing with cant get into the a e department. It is reported a man froze to death waiting 16 hours for an ambulance. Last week a young gentleman called chris wrote to me, my friend, 93yearold father, waited four hours for an ambulance after 4 00. These are not isolated cases, these are common parlance all over the country. It needs money, it needs support and needs it now. The Prime Minister is in denial about the state of the nhs. Even the foreign secretary recognizes it. The Prime Minister isnt listening. People using the nhs can see from their own experience it has been starved of resources. People are dying unnecessarily in the back of ambulances and in hospital core doors. Gp numbers are down, nurses are leaving. The nhs is in crisis. Mister speaker, tori mps might not like it but i ask this question of the Prime Minister. When is she going to face up to the reality and take action to save the nhs from death by 1000 cuts . There is only one path that has been cut in its funding, the nhss wales under labor government. This is a government that is backing the nhs plan, putting more money into the nhs, recruiting more doctors and nurses, seeing new treatments come on board which ensure people are getting the best treatment they need because this is a government that recognizes priorities of the british people. Priorities to ensure nhs remains a worldclass health care system, the best Healthcare System in the world. Priorities to build the homes people need, to make sure the kids are in good schools, this is a government that is building a country that works for everyone and a country in which people could look to the future with optimism and hope. The british people need to be constant in the integrity of our voting system. What is my right honorable friend doing to follow eric pickles report securing the ballot to minimize voter fraud and whether it is for referendum, general elections . Prime minister. As he was on his feet congratulate them by Election Results from the labour party. And about strengthening the elect oral process and enhancing the confidence people have in our democratic processes and in five local authorities to identify the best way to identify nationality and they are going to be piloting measures to improve the integrity of the proxy process. Our democracy matters to have true confidence in it. Can i associate myself with the Prime Minister, and never forget. And i must work to eradicate the scourge from our society. Earlier this week the royal bank of scotland chief executive officer admitted and a leaked memo the closing 22 local branches is painful for customers, 13 pounds lose the last bank in scotland. Prime minister, i give you one other opportunity. As the majority shareholder, to meet the case to keep the branch open. And and that is how the established asset to biking standard that commits the banks for a second number of steps closing this branch. And reached an agreement with the banks that allows more customers never to use postal services. 99 of postal customers carry out their daytoday banking at the post office as a result of the new agreement. I say to the Prime Minister, your own responsibilities, causing these branches, replacing something that does not provide disability access, the royal bank of scotland appears to be in breach of the uk equality act. It is described outside the does the Prime Minister agree rbs has a legal responsibility to offer a quality of service to customers and will she hold rbs to account on this issue. All customers are able to Access Services they need. Customers who are disabled and customers who live in remote areas. This is a commercial decision taken by the royal bank of scotland. Banks are closing branches because what they see is being made of those branches but as the right honorable gentlemen has been talking about financials, they dont welcome the fact that trade figures for scotland show their biggest export market remains the rest of the united kingdom. Damien green. Thank you. It is a lot easier asking them answering. It is vital for longterm prosperity that the government to maintain infrastructure investment. With this in mind and as proposals for new bridges are fashionable can i ask the Prime Minister to commit the government to a very practical idea which is an early start on the Lower Crossing between kent and essex which would create 5000 jobs, relieve pressure on the Motorway Network and provide significant boost to the economy of the eastern side of england. My right honorable friend is right in drawing attention to the impact of infrastructure when it developed in part of the uk and i know that will unlock opportunities and Economic Growth for the region and offer better connections and better journey that is part of the biggest investment in englands road network in a generation. My right honorable friend knows announced preferred route related last year. It has raised some concerns in affected constituencies but can i assure him and other members there will be further opportunities for those who pull these proposals and those who do not to give their views and have their say but is absolutely right, new Infrastructure Development can make a huge impact not only on jobs during the development of that infrastructure but impact the economy locally and nationally. Customs union with the eu, keep it in good faith, complex and punitive rules of origin given the Prime Ministers name for a section with trade post brexit can she confirm whether or not it is her intention to pursue Customs Union with the eu . I have said on many occasions and i will repeat it, leaving the European Union means we will be leaving the single market, we will no longer be members of a single market, no longer members of the Customs Union, we want to sign and implement trade deals with other parts of the world with trade policy but in the negotiations we are looking forward to a comprehensive freetrade agreement between the uk and the European Union for the future we are looking for a trade agreement as soon as possible. Many members of the house, myself included expressed concern about National Defense that this government will always take the right longterm decision to protect National Security. Can my right honorable friend assure this approach will continue . You raised an important subject. And the ability review. And in 2015, to have the capabilities and investment in those capabilities we need in National Security and investment of those capabilities, i agree to highlevel findings of this review at National Security council. And to have the right capabilities, and needed on tax and modernizing defense and make sure the Defense Budget is being spent intelligently and efficiently and investing in the case to keep our nation safe. The defense secretary will update the house. It is a tragedy them in the past year, by 26 , the First National youth survey to look at their experiences, will the Prime Minister meet with me to discuss the root causes of Youth Violence and how to find solutions. This is an important issue to look at this issue, crimes that are measured by the crime survey shows a drop of over a third since 2010. We need to consider this the root cause of violence among young people and the nature of crime is changing. The home secretary will be happy to talk about Youth Violence. And to address low stock and funding confirms having done it. The previous afternoon from the police regarding the same person who could appear with less outside overnight in inhospitable weather conditions. Im speaking to the person who had the initial call to the Emergency Services and seen concerns to how it was handled including wife case came to light in only the last few days. I ask the Prime Minister to endorse the request ice made to the Ambulance Service and Suffolk Police to immediately instigate a full and independent inquiry to establish what happened and put in place measures to assure this tragic bend does not happen again. I share my honorable friends concerns about what happened here, the tragedy that happened here. We should recognize the Ambulance Services work hard and regularly go beyond the call of duty to ensure our safety but there have been concerns about the commission of services in england including this very worrying and tragic case, in response the leader of the opposition earlier we take these issues, these cases very seriously, and what is taken seriously. They received assurances, these are being investigated by the trust with serious instances in conjunction with its commissioners and also an issue my honorable friend holds to discuss with the chief executive of nhs england. 3 Million People in this Country Living homes that are unfit, with health and safety. Last week house gave a second reading to my fitness bill. And to act against the worst way to, grateful to have the support of government as well as the ventures and inevitably limited. Will she assure me she will do all she can to ensure this important and now consensual bill will make rapid progress and become law. Prime minister. The honorable rady raises an important point. We have seen a significant number of homes meeting the decent homes standard by the condition in which people are living is important and need the house to look at the issue she raised. Rudy harrison. Mister speaker. Internationally celebrated for nuclear excellence, this afternoon, showcased in fine food and drink. And myself and the Prime Minister, and is fair. Can i say to my honorable friend, im afraid my diary does not permit me to attend the event this afternoon but it is a test of the lincolnshire event recently and we are forecast to send me after the event. Sarah jones. This morning, thousands of us across the country heard my friend and former boss talk for the first time, diagnosed with a highgrade brain tumor. It was a joy to hear her utter