House will be with the honorable member. I am sure you will want to join me in wishing her a speedy recovery. Meetingsing i had in addition to my duties in in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. Catherine west i associate myself with those kind remarks on behalf of my honorable friend the member for bolton , southeast. My constituents are reeling from the 9 contraction of the economy since march this year. Unemployment has skyrocketed and joblessness in haringey is the highest in the capital. Unfortunately, we are at the same time facing the idea that there could be a congestion tax forced on an extra 4 million londoners by this government. These londoners are already facing the double whammy of covid and financial ruin. Will the Prime Minister please immediately stop the imposition of this dreadful plan . I look forward to his answer. Pm johnson i must respectfully inform the honorable lady that the current mayor of london had effectively bankrupted tfl before coronavirus had even hit and left a massive black hole in its finances. Any need to make up that deficit is entirely down to him. It is entirely his responsibility. Any expansion of the congestion charge or any other measure taken to improve the finances of tfl are entirely the responsibility of the bankrupt current labour mayor of london. Ility. Any expansion of the congestion charge or any other measure taken to approve the finances of tso are the responsibility of the bankrupt current bankrupt mayor of london. People the length and breadth of the country faced many sacrifices to fight the threat of covid19. Infection rates are increasing fast. Can my right honorable friend tell my constituency how long we are expected to stay there and what help for local businesses and crucially what comes up . I hope to reassure my honorable friend, less than half the england average, the way forward but it doesnt end the same way for everyone to follow the guidance of the new restrictions but also washing hands, wearing face covering, keeping distance. Rate admiral i think the Prime Minister for his remarks about the honorable member. Prime minister, the area that goes into tier 3 restrictions get out of those restrictions . Mister speaker, the simplest and most effective way for areas to get out of those restrictions is to get the are down to one or below and im pleased to say some areas are having considerable effect with the measures they are taking. If the infection rates are in a tier 3 area have not come below one, will it be possible in any circumstances for that area to come out tier 3 if it is below one . Obviously the are is one of the measures we look at and will make a decision based on a number of things including the are but also rates of infection, rates of admission at the hospital and other data but the most important thing is areas that go into tier 3, and the right thing for them to do the right thing for their constituents. When they are able to make progress they will come out of tier 3. The measures put in place are reviewed every 28 days. I am now confused by the Prime Ministers answer. If not the are rate under one, what is it . Millions of people want to know the answer to that question. They really need to know. On friday the chief scientific officer said tier 3 on its own to get the are rate below one. The same day the Prime Minister said there was only a chance of getting infection rates down. This gets to the heart of the issue because the widespread fear is the tier 3 is the worst of all worlds, brings significant economic harm without getting the virus officially under control to exit tier 3 so instead of being a solution tier 3 is a gateway to weeks and weeks or months of agony from which there is no likely exit. Prime minister not see the problem if there isnt a clear exit . I made it absolutely clear part of the country going into tier 3 is only 28 days, we will review after 28 days and areas that have gone into tier 3 i believe are already making progress and areas where there are restrictions in place are showing signs of progress. We are pursuing a regional approach, a sensible approach for the country, that is what the epidemiology supports and the chief medical officer supported last night and i want to thank local leadership in london and elsewhere for what they are doing and it is a bit incoherent of the right honorable gentlemen to attack local lockdowns when he wants to plunge the whole country back into a damaging lockdown for weeks on end and he has no clue about how to get the country out of that, does he . There will be a review every 28 days but if the are comes below one the infection rate is still going up but the numbers are going up, the admissions are going up, members of the hospital are going up indefinitely. Is the Prime Minister seriously saying he would take a tier 3 area out of tier 3 with the are at above one . I dont think so. Let me spell out what this means. On friday thousands of people in Greater Manchester, taxi drivers, hospitality workers, selfemployed and freelancers will either be out of work or face significant pay cuts. That is the reality in manchester. Their mortgage wont be lower. Their heating bills wont be lower, this could last for months. Why cant the Prime Minister and the chancellor understand this . Stop bargaining with peoples lives, stop provide the support that is needed in manchester. Im proud this government has given Greater Manchester 1. 1 billion pounds in support for business, 200 billion pounds in funding, 15 Million Pounds to tackle infections, 20 million protest and trade, 22 million for local response we announced yesterday and the mayor of Greater Manchester was offered a further 16 Million Pounds which he turned down with no encouragement or support from the right honorable gentlemen. I can tell the house that cash will be distributed and i want to thank the right honorable colleague of the house from bolton northeast, and so on and hazel road for the support they have given. The Prime Minister consulting which what isnt working, 43 Million Pounds to bridges that were never built but cant find 5 Million Pounds for the people of Greater Manchester. I think the Prime Minister has crossed the rubicon, the way he treated Greater Manchester and the take it or leave it way these local deals are being done. It is corrosive. The public trust, region against region, mayor against mayor, council against counsel, asking them to trade away their businesses and jobs. We need a one nation approach, replace the endless local battles with clear National Criteria and proper support for jobs. Labors motion would do that. Why wont the Prime Minister support it . I am proud to support the one nation conservative support we have given to the entire country, 200 Million Pounds in support of jobs across the whole of the country already, 9. 9 billion pounds for the job support scheme and this government has cut the deferred business rate, no other country in europe where so much support has been given to the population to get through the crisis and we will continue to do that but the height of absurdity that he stands up and attack the economic consequences of measures we are obliged to take across some parts of the country when he turned the lights out with a full national lockdown. That was his policy last week anyway, wasnt it . Is that still his policy . Is that what he wants to do . The Prime Minister produced maps across the country so the infection rate in all ages across all regions particularly showing regions, the equivalent of tier 2 restrictions for weeks if not months moving into tier 3. As they are moving into tier 3, if tier 2 works they should be going to tier 1 so tier 2 goes to tier 3, 23 has no end, no confidence in the are rate coming below one and i do not believe the tier 3 regional cloud of those restrictions unless our is below one across numbers so we now have by the way cornwall is the only place where the infection rate today is less than Greater Manchester when it went into local restrictions so the idea that we are somehow immune is wrong. So carry on with the Prime Ministers approach which will be to weeks and weeks, months and months in all your constituencies for millions of people in tier 2 and 3 with no exit, put in place a 2 or 3 week time limit subject to break the cycle, brings virus back under control, wales, Northern Ireland and scotland have chosen that part. With half turns starting this friday this may be the last opportunity for the Prime Minister to put in place an effective circuit break. The Prime Minister was too slow in the first phase of this pandemic, too slow again. We cannot repeat this mistake. Will react in the Public Interest to take the opportunity to put in place a circuit break this friday . We will do whatever it takes to get this country through the crisis with or without the support of the right honorable gentlemen. I may say i have explained why the policy is the right one for the country because it would involve closing schools, shattering businesses, although psychological, emotional damage lockdowns of that kind bring. You cant say how many Circuit Breakers would be necessary or how long they would go on or how much damage they would do to the uk economy and peoples mental health. We on the other hand want a common sense approach which is a local and regional, keeping our economy moving because that is the way to get the whole of our country through this crisis to gather, so its is under tier 3 restrictions. Lets head to cheshire with edward simpson. Thank you very much. After recent positive progress covid19 has disproportionately and adversely affected occupation levels in female school and physical activity. To reverse this will my right honorable friend lend his support to the first developed of the first ever womens and Girls FootballNational Center of excellence in my constituency, 70 Million Pound project he previously expressed enthusiasm for, help build female grassroots support . I think my honorable friends was i welcome cheshires commitment for a new worldclass facility for women and girls and propose opening the center in winston. The leader of the smc, ian blackburn. My thoughts are on the recovery. Next week the pandemic is worsening, the tory government will move mass redundancies across the United Kingdom, meanwhile the Prime Minister is complaining, he cant get by 150,000 pounds but i ask the Prime Minister if he finds life such a struggle how does he expect many workers to get by with this furlough to sink in . Mister speaker, i am proud of what weve done to support low incomes, this government raised the living wage by record amounts, increased universal credit by 1000 pounds a year and he makes the point about furloughs and as he knows, combined with universal credit, the job support we will get this country through this crisis and we will continue to support people of low incomes throughout the period. Ian blackford i am afraid the Prime Minister just simply doesnt get it. Yesterday, we saw his total disregard for the people of Greater Manchester, a tory attitude that people in scotland are all too familiar with. Millions of families are struggling to get by and this tory government want to cut their incomes in the middle of a pandemic. It is clear that the Prime Minister has made a deliberate decision to let unemployment soar, just like thatcher did in the 1980s. Time is running out. With one week left, will the Prime Minister finally uturn on his cuts to the furlough scheme and invest in our communities . Or will he leave millions of people on the scrap heap . Pm johnson i really must reject what the right honorable gentleman has just said, because it bears no relation to the facts or the reality of what the government are doing to support people throughout the country. It is not just the £200 billion investment in jobs and livelihoods we are also engaged , in and will continue to deliver a colossal investment in education, health, housing and infrastructure that will deliver jobs and growth throughout this United Kingdom for a generation. Andrea jenkyns i congratulate the Prime Minister and his negotiating team on their strong stance in the negotiations with the eu. And ask the Prime Minister whether he agrees with me that the eus position on fishing and the European Court of justice demonstrates that it is not treating us as an independent state, they are not acting in good faith to deliver a Free Trade Agreement and that, in international law, the uk is therefore entitled to leave the Withdrawal Agreement and make its own arrangements regarding the uks internal market . Pm johnson mr. Speaker, whatever the effect of the Withdrawal Agreement, i can certainly ensure her that the uks internal market, which i think everybody on both sides of the house values, is protected and upheld and by the United Kingdom internal market bill, which is currently going through another place at the moment, and also, of course, protecting the good friday agreement. Ed davey mikey is severely disabled. He turned 18 last month, so he is one of the first to see his Child Trust Fund mature, but mikeys disabilities mean that he cannot manage his own finances, so he cannot access the savings. Government rules on Child Trust Funds mean that his parents cannot access them either without paying expensive legal fees. This is mikeys own money. He wants to use it to buy a specially adapted tricycle. So, will the Prime Minister look at the proposals that mikeys father has shown me to end this injustice for disabled young people and let mikey buy this trike . Pm johnson of course, mr. Speaker, i will do whatever i can to help in the particular case that he raises. I do not know whether the tricycle he mentions is eligible for a number of the schemes that i can immediately call to mind, but if he cares to write to me, i will of course answer immediately. Mr speaker we now head up to harrow for bob blackman to land his question. Bob blackman thank you, ground control. My right honorable friend will be well aware of the negotiations going on between the department for transport and the current mayor of london on a further bailout for transport for london. The current mayor is demanding an eyewatering £5. 65 billion to keep tfl running for the next 18 months, yet he refuses to accept any economies because that would offend his union paymasters. Can my rate honorable friend confirm, however that the , government have not required the current mayor of london to expand the congestion charge to the north and south circular roads . Pm johnson mr. Speaker, i can certainly confirm, as i said in my answer to the first question, is that the black hole in tfls finances of tfl, the bankruptcy of tfl, which, by the way, was left in Robust Financial Health it previous mayor certainly was. It certainly was. Is entirely the fault of the current labour mayor of london, with his grossly irresponsible demagogic fare policies, which, i may say, were never pursued by the previous mayor of london, and the fault lies entirely with him. I trust that my honorable friend will make that clear. Dr. Rupa huq mr. Speaker, Financial Support packages, tackling homelessness, rail nationalisation and honouring marcus rushford, there is plenty that this government have done on covid that i applaud, but with winter set to bite and no end to the virus in sight, may i ask the Prime Minister to reconsider the arbitrary end to many of his schemes, which were set months ago when we knew so little . Three million selfemployed were completely left out of all of these measures, a number of whom are now set to face destitution when the minimum income floor ends next month. And 3,272 kids in his own seat and 2,016 in mine are in the balance. Can he start by voting with us tonight and make sure that that gong does not mean nothing . Mr. Speaker Prime MinisterPrime Minister please. I want to get to the list. Weve got to help each other. Pm johnson the honorable lady is quite right to call attention to the difficulties facing many families right now because of the crisis that we have been in. The most important thingand i hope that this is common ground, is to keep kids in school if we possibly can. That would be vitiated by the series of lockdowns that are being proposed. I dont want to go down that route. What i want to do is to ensure that we continue to support families throughout the crisis so that they have the cash available to feed their kids as they need to do. Pm johnson i am delighted that kettering General Hospital is part of the biggest Hospital Building programme in a generati