Today marks 400 years since the sailing of the mayflower. This is the beginning of an Enduring Alliance between our two nations. Around 35 million americans trace their ancestry to a mayflower passenger. I shall have further meetings later today. Will the Prime Minister join me in thanking teachers, teaching assistants, and all support staff for the extraordinary work they are undertaking to bring our children back to schools, colleges, and nurseries in covid secure environments throughout . Will he update the house on implementation of the program as many of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children needs this help at the earliest opportunity . May i strongly echo his congratulations and his thanks to teachers. I believe passionately in the tutoring programs we are launching and we expect the first group of tutors to be supporting schools from november with provisions ramping up through the remainder of the autumn and spring term. Deputy leader. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Many people in the chamber today will think that. Actually, we mark the 80th anniversary. Our thanks to all those who fought for our country in the past. I want to start by reading the Prime Minister a message every fee i received. He was not able to go to work today and his children could not go to school because his family had to wait for their coronavirus test results despite the promise of results within 24 hours. He was able to do the right butg and work from home other people are not in this position. Many of them with the people getting us through this crisis. My for care workers i used to work alongside before i was elected to this house. Earnedme minister once per hour so can the Prime Ministers chalice the average hourly rate that you care workers make in the country . Congratulate the right honorable lady and her elevation and just say, she speaks of the constituents and i can tell her apparently, mr. Speaker, he has not had a negative test. He is not here. 89 of those who have tests get them the next day. We are working very fast to turn requestsl the test that we get. Most people looking at the record of this, the record of this country and delivering tests across the nation will see that it compares extremely well with any other european country. We conducted more tests than any other european country, and that delivere are able to tests, as i said, deliver results in 80 of the cases where we know the contact. She asked about care homes. We are launching the winter care home action plan. She is right to raise the issue of care homes and we are concerned about infection rates, but we will do everything we can to ensure care homes and their workers are protected. A final point. I am proud that it is this government that has instituted the National Living wage to ensure that every worker in this country, including care home workers, is paid substantially more thanks to the care and the work of the people of this country. Ok, the whole continent will be able to see that the Prime Minister does not know how much a care worker earns. That is my question. The shameful fact is that the average wage is more than eight pounds per hour. Workers earn less than the real living wage. On the first day in office, the pair minister said we will fix the crisis in social care once and for all with a clear plan that we have prepared. Infection isrevent going to run out, mr. Speaker, at the end of this month, so will the Prime Minister commit them the funding it needs to get through this looming winter crisis . Mr. Speaker, she is asking an important point. We are concerned about the rates of infection. Massively since we implemented the care home action plan. Tomorrow, we will be announcing further winter care home action plans and it will not surprise her to know that we want to see ruleshening up of the governing the movement of workers from one care home to another. Make sure we protect care homes from further infections and that is the right thing to do. I pay tribute to all the care home workers in this country for what they have done to help us bring down the disease and we will make sure, mr. Speaker, as we have done over the last few months, that they get the ppe that they need, that they get the guidance that they need, and they get the cash that they need. That is what this government is committed to doing. Ther. Speaker, i welcome Prime Ministers comments but i must say care workers are still not getting the ppe they need, still marketing the testing they need, so i urge the Prime Minister to get on top of this problem before the winter crisis hits. The Prime Minister has put his faith in operation moonshot. Meanwhile, on planet earth, availableo nhs tests for several high infection areas. Constituency. Wn in july, the government promised there would be weekly testing and they promised this in september. Can the Prime Minister confirm, yes or no, they have weekly tests . Yes to the best of my knowledge. Care homes in this country should get weekly tests for all staff members. It should be 28 days for those in the care homes. Mr. Speaker, shes right to express the frustration of people across this country about the massive demand there is for tasks. It has usually increased. Everybody can see a colossal spike in the number of people who want tests and who want to ascertain whether theyve got coronavirus and what we are trying to do is meet that demand at record speeds. In the last couple of weeks, we have increased the capacity of our testing systems. Areave four new labs we building in newport, newcastle, brent bridge, and we look to get our decision, up to 500,000 tests per day by the end of october. As i say, that is a huge number. I really do pay tribute to all of those. I would just repeat that we are testing more than any other european country. Nestor speaker, i heard what the Prime Minister has to say, but yesterday, the chief executive for england said we were promised weekly testing. That has not been delivered. Time and time again, he makes promises and then breaks those promises. In june, he told this house i can undertake to get all tests turned around in 24 hours by the end of june. That is six months to get this right. That Prime Minister still cannot deliver what he promises. The Health Secretary said it would take weeks to sort the situation out. We dont have weeks. The governments latest figures show there was an average of 62,000 people testing per day. Not 500,000. The Prime Minister said Testing Capacity was at 300,000. The average is 62,000 a day. How does the Prime Minister explained that . Mr. Speaker, we have delivered on, as i say, the most thoroughgoing testing regime in europe. From 200ve capacity up to 240,000 this week and just to repeat the statistics, we have 1000 people. 1. 9. 1. 89. In other words, we are delivering exactly what we said we would do. The britishening is people quite understandably are responding to that system with a huge surge in demand and its very important that everybody follows the guidance about when they should be getting the test. The guidance by Public Health england, being sent to schools, and from the nhs. Speaker, once again, i see the Prime Minister said it is somebody elses fault, the public. Thatovernments own figures they failed on. It will probably be for the nearest test. Speaker, i want to start to move onto another very serious issue. Stories wehe tragic have heard of relatives dying alone and care homes and people not being about to say goodbye to their loved ones, we have also heard from others who have had to give birth without the support of their partners or their family. The Health Secretary said the new guidance has been issued but even under that new guidance, many birth patterns will not be ,llowed to join at that moment leaving women in during ,ifficult labors or even worse traumatic and devastating miscarriages, alone, without support. Will the Prime Minister agreed to meet with me and my honorable friend and work with us to ensure that no woman is forced to give birth without the support that they need . She is absolutely right to raise the issue. Members across the house will share her feelings entirely. I totally agree that both partners should be able to attend the birth. That is why we change the guidance in the way that we did. Of course, im happy to encourage cooperation. My right honorable friend in the health department. I perfectly understand the point that she makes and she is entirely right. Ministersme the prime comments. I can that was a yes, mr. Speaker. I will follow it up, but thank you for those comments. Mr. Speaker, infection arises. The testing system is collapsing. When you are the Prime Minister, he cannot keep trying to blame other people for your own incompetence. We have the highest death toll in europe and we are on course for one of the worst recessions in the developed world. This winter, we are staring down witharrel of a second wave no plan for the looming crisis. People cannot say goodbye to their loved ones. Grandparents cannot see their grandchildren and get the tests that they need, and what was the top priority for the covid war this weekend . I suppose, mr. Speaker, its good news for people like the Prime Ministers friend, who paid for a getaway to a caribbean island. Own two. So happen to Prime Minister, is this really your top priority . Oppositione labor has been consistently carping from the sidelines, raising issues that are tangential if not scare stories about what is going on, we are getting on with delivering for the british public. Contested any of my statistics about the extent to which this country is testing more than any other european country. She has not disputed our program. We are getting on. We are getting on with delivering on the priorities of the british people. Delivering on making our country safer, bringing forward measures to stop the Early Release of violent offenders, i hope she will support. Strengthening our union, mr. Speaker. Building more homes across this country, more affordable homes. Recruitingition to more doctors, nurses, building more hospitals. Doubt that we are facing some of the most difficult dynamics any modern government has had to face, but every day, we are helping to solve them to the common sense of the british people. Are keeping on with delivering our program, getting our fightivering against coronavirus. Ofis with the common sense the british people that we will succeed and come back better and stronger than ever before. Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is giving that issue both, but i know that the southwest has often been overlooked. Can the Prime Minister reassure this house and members from across the southwest that we will turbocharge opportunity and provide what we need in the southwest to meet with a delegation from the southwest to discuss the opportunities before us . Precisely because we believe ofhis decision that i share that. We are allocating considerable sums to the maintenance and improvement of School States in his constituency. It will benefit from just some of this funding. As per his request, i will consult my diary, mr. Speaker. Thank you, mr. Speaker. This Prime Minister wrote, and i quote, devolution is causing all the strains his supporters predicted. And in allowing the scots to make their own laws, rising on english taxpayers. It is simply unjust. Ask the Prime Minister two specific questions that need two specific answers. Does he still think the devolution in scotland is unjust, and secondly, does he believe in decisionmaking powers . Education, infrastructure, Economic Development should be held. With Scotlands Parliament or with westminster. Speaker, therer. Has been a massive devolution of powers to scotland and the scottish people have the inortunity to vote for more 2014, as he will recall, a once in a generation event, and they chose to reject that. I recall. He said it was a once in a generation event as well. They now have the opportunity, mr. Speaker, to vote to support the further devolution of powers in the total market bill. Heope you will join us will join us. My goodness, what nonsense. I never once talked about a once in a generation, and the Prime Ministers should withdraw that. As usual, mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is all over the place. He does not remember what he has written. He does not understand his own brexit deal. He does not even know what is in the internal market bill. Bill allows this the tory government to bypass Scotlands Parliament. On it. E decisions education, infrastructure, Economic Development, mr. Speaker, a paragraph. What they are saying behind closed doors. He cannot govern. They want him away before the next election. Mr. Speaker, scotlands legacy will be in being a decent state. The paymasters legacy will be leading the u. K. To break International Law and break this union. Not quite clear whether he is in favor of the union or not. I take it from his hostility that he will support the union. So do i. Is tost thing he can do support the internal market bill. More than 70 areas. In the the last recent coronavirus crisis, 5. 4 billion was transferred to scotland. Of theud to say 70 testing that has taken place in scotland has been supported by the u. K. Government. That, if he is a convert to the union, that is one of the reasons he should back it. Thank you mr. Speaker. Please allow me to push back. The Prime Minister has done a stellar job in fending off economic depression across the united kingdom, including in scotland. My worry turns to a psychological depression. Better restrictions have forced more businesses to shut. While jobs were saved through furlough, more needs to be done. When the time is right, can i invite the Prime Minister to innd the streets and send the pennies of the exchequer . Yes, indeed, mr. Speaker. We will do that and i am bolton will say receive, in addition to the 40 for jobs. Unds, a plan he will spend on that. The new leaders. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Partnershipthe shows three quarters of families with disabled children have their care support stopped during the lockdown. The coronavirus act is partly to blame as it relaxed the duties to assess and meet the needs of disabled people. The patron of the disability law service, i have seen legal advice that suggests his government broke international actand how the coronavirus reduce the rights of disabled people. Is asked tois house renew the coronavirus act, will he meet with me to discuss how we can protect the rights to care of disabled people . Speaker, let me congratulate him on securing the leadership of his party. Im not aware that particular allegation. I would be only too happy to write to him very shortly to clarify. Nigel mills. We were withdrawn after we did not have the power to resist it. Could depend minister insurer while covid restrictions remain in place in the interest of Public Health . I think my honorable friend from this prudent question. I believe it illuminates a question council is asking themselves and i wish to affirm very strongly that they do have in power to stop such events the interest of Public Health and they have taken the right decision. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Said the bill would breach the obligations under International Law. The general for scotland said the secretary of state was wrong. The secretary of state says the general was wrong to say he was wrong. Its of course possible that they are both right in saying that the other is wrong, but surely, an important matter such as this requires clarity, and for that reason, what the Prime Minister now undertakes to publish the advice hes had from all his law officers so that the house can meet make an informed decision on legality come monday. You ask substantially the same question last week. Attorney generals dont normally publish some advice. Course, this bill is intended to uphold the economic, political, territorial integrity of the united kingdom, and i believe it should be supported by every member of this house. My righteaker, honorable friend has always highlighted the importance of gigabit connectivity. Inrastructure has been vital keeping us connected throughout the pandemic. Could we update the house on the governments progress towards the rollout of broadband across the country and in particular, whether the government funding has connected hardtoreach areas . Yes, i can, mr. Speaker. We are going to the north area. Overe gearing up to invest 30 million. 70,000 premises in her constituency dont have good enough conductivity. Thank you you, mr. Speaker. It is forecast we give up six parcels every minute this winter. Will the Prime Minister commit to measures to tackle this humanitarian disaster which is happening in all our communities and commit to an additional 250 million in local welfare and assistance schemes to invest in the u. K. Has requested by the Childrens Trust . Meet withwill he organizations as a matter of agency to discuss u. K. Law . I think the honorable gentlemen. With the government is doing is the extrasupporting needs occasioned by the coronavirus, supporting crude meals for young people who need it. A massive program. Lifting up universal credit to support the neediest in our society. Chancellor will employ the maximum creativity to putting arms around the british people as we go forward through