Our thoughts are with them and their families , and id like and their families, and id like to pay tribute to figen murray, who joins us in the gallery for her courage and her bravery of her courage and her bravery of her campaigning in her son martins memory. And i look forward to meeting her later today , too. Mr speaker, can today, too. Mr speaker, can i also add my personal welcome back to parliament to my friend and colleague, the honourable member for south thanet. No one who watched his interview last night could have failed to have beenin night could have failed to have been in awe of his incredible resilience. Mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this house. I shall have further such meetings later today, jenkinson thank you, mr speaken i speaken i too welcome the honourable member for south thanet back to his to the house and wish him well in his duties. Can i also associate my remarks with the Prime Minister the association of dental groups, in their may 2022 report, identified my constituency , wellingborough, as constituency, wellingborough, as one of englands dental deserts. I welcome the Prime Ministers grand scheme to send dental vans to constituencies like mine. But just months on, hes having to u turn because there arent enough vans. Why cant the minister address this issue. 7 minister address this issue . Seriously here, Prime Minister . Mr speaker, thats not right. Actually, thanks to our dental Recovery Plan , were delivering Recovery Plan, were delivering 2. 5 million more dental appointments. Theres a new patient premium, new provision for remote communities, and actually , we know that the plan actually, we know that the plan is now delivering because since it was announced in january, over 500 more dental practices are now accepting new patients. And i would also just point out to the honourable lady that compared to the Party Opposites plan , what we are doing is plan, what we are doing is producing more than twice the number of extra appointments to get people the treatment they need. Elliot colburn. Q mr speaker, todays news on inflation is not just good for news consumers in carshalton and wallington, but also for Capital Projects like the investment into saint helier hospital and to build a Second Hospital in my constituency protecting a e and maternity locally. Given that good news on the economy , will the prime the economy, will the Prime Minister recommit today to working with the nhs . In my area to build that Second Hospital, improve saint helier hospital and agree that you can only underpin a strong nhs with a strong economy. Prime minister well, mr speaken Prime Minister well, mr speaker, we are investing in Better Health care right across our country and im delighted to see that epsom and saint helier university nhs trust was recently allocated over £6 million to upgrade the a e and will benefit from a new specialist Emergency Care hospital in sutton as part of the programme. But as my honourable friend said, that is only possible because of the difficult decisions we have taken to bring inflation back to normal and grow the economy. Normal and grow the economy. Todays figures show that the plan is working, mr speaker, and i am sure the whole house, including perhaps the leader of the opposition, will welcome the news that inflation is now back to normal. We dont jump to the leader of the opposition, keir starmer. Of the opposition, keir starmer. Today. Today. I want to begin by saying a few words to the honourable member for south. Firstly, thank you for meeting me privately this morning with your wife and daughter so i could personally convey my best wishes to all of you. Secondly , on some occasions secondly, on some occasions and there are not many, this house genuinely comes together as one and we do so today to pay tribute to your courage and determination in not only coming through an awful ordeal, but by being here today with us in this chamber. And thirdly, i want to acknowledge your deep sense of service. I think politics is about service and resuming your dufies about service and resuming your duties as an mp. Being here today shows us its an example for all of us of your deep sense of service, and we thank you for it. I also welcome figen murray, it. I also welcome figen murray, who is up in the gallery. She lost her son martin, seven years ago today in the Manchester Arena attacks. And we remember everybody who was lost in that awful attack. Shes campaigning for martyns law, which we must make a reality as soon as possible. Mr speaker, the infected blood scandal reflects a profound failure across almost every part of the british state. On monday, in our apologies and yesterday on the question of compensation, this house was united. But too many times weve heard similar sentiments from that despatch box. And from this one there are many hard yards to go. So does the Prime Minister go. So does the Prime Minister agree with me that we will only now make Real Progress if we finally tackle the lack of openness, transparent and candour that sir Brian Langstaff identified as having prolonged the victims suffering for decades. The victims suffering for decades. Minister. Decades. Minister. Yes. Mr speaker, the inquiry was established to get to the truth and provide answers, and this weeks report represented a hugely significant moment for the community. This was an appalling scandal and i think the whole house is grateful to the whole house is grateful to the diligent work of all those who have supported sir Brian Langstaff and the inquirys work , and i also pay tribute to the bravery of every individual who has come forward and told their story in their fight for justice. Their voices have now finally been heard and i agree with the honourable gentleman, we will listen to them and ensure that nothing like this can ever happen in our country again. Again. Keir starmer. Keir starmer. Thank you, mr speaker. Keir starmer. Thank you, mr speaker. The thank you, mr speaker. The infected blood scandal is shocking. Truly shocking. But its not unique. The story is familiar. Concerns raised but ignored, reports written but not acted on, victims and their families campaigning for years just to be heard. So i want to focus in, if i may, on the duty of candour or lack of it, which has been a failing in scandal after scandal, injustice after injustice. From grenfell to injustice. From grenfell to horizon, hillsborough and now infected blood. And ive read the government has called for evidence about the duty of candourin evidence about the duty of candour in health, but i cant think of a single example where that duty of candour should not apply to all Public Servants across the board , and i dont across the board, and i dont think its possible for any of us to stand at these despatch boxes. And honestly say never again unless we address it. So does the Prime Minister agree that the time has now come for the duty of candour to be clearly enshrined in law across the board . The board . Yes. Mr speaker, i am of course, aware of the recommendation made by sir Brian Langstaff in the final report of the inquiry in relation to dufies the inquiry in relation to duties of candour and accountability. And indeed my honourable friend had previously introduced a duty of candour into the health service. It is important that the government takes time to fully digest the gravity of the findings of the report. The wrongs which have been committed are devastating and life altering for so many, ensuring that nothing like this ever happens again is a priority. And of course, we are sympathetic to that. And going through this, going through the recommendations in detail at the moment before providing a comprehensive response. But of course, given the situation and the gravity of the findings , the gravity of the findings, its a recommendation that there is an enormous amount of sympathy for keir starmer. Sympathy for keir starmer. Thank you. I understand the Prime Minister wants to look at the recommendations in detail and to come back to them in due course, but we cant look away on this duty of candour. So. So can i at least, at least, at least ask the Prime Minister to expand. Joined the call for expand. Joined the call for evidence on the duty of candour beyond health. And we do owe that to the victims of hillsborough and horizon, to and work across the house to establish a far reaching and binding duty of candour just as quickly as possible. Mr mr speaker, mr speaker, i mr speaker, i think mr speaker, i think the honourable gentleman will remember on monday i said very specifically that the patterns and behaviour that we had seen in this appalling tragedy have been replicated in others. And i mentioned hillsborough specifically. So im very aware that there are structural and behavioural cultural problems that we do need to fix. The duty of candour is something that, as i said , the principle and there i said, the principle and there is enormous amount of support for the principle of and sympathy for, he will understand. We are digesting the full contents of the report, but of course we want to right the wrongs of the past and, crucially, ensure that nothing like this happens ever again. Mr thank you, mr speaker. In his report, sir brian identified individual failures. A number of them even cover ups. But alongside that, he also found equally important and harder to reach institutional and cultural failings, including in the nhs , failings, including in the nhs, a defensive attitude which refused to acknowledge problems, the silencing of those who raised concerns and a total failure of leadership when faced with the truth. Now the nhs does a remarkable job every day, but thatis a remarkable job every day, but that is in defensible. Does the Prime Minister agree that the very culture of the nhs needs to change . Yes. Mr speaker , and again, yes. Mr speaker, and again, i think in response specifically to the question from my honourable friend the member for bromsgrove, we discussed this on monday and the nhs, of course, provides life saving care to so many people every single day for which we are enormously grateful. But it is absolutely clear , as the report makes clear, as the report makes crystal clear, that there were significant failings. The nhs failed, it failed. People it let them down. Its right that they are held accountable for that and learn the lessons now. They clearly have been improvements and changes in medical practice since that time, but going forward, we need to go through the full recommendations of sir bnan the full recommendations of sir Brian Langstaff report and hold the nhs to account for bringing through the changes that are necessary. Yes, we need reform, we need change and ive seen first hand how important reform is during my time running the crown prosecution service, but i also saw how hard it. I also saw how hard it is, particularly on cultural issues. It requires brave decisions and difficult decisions. Now, 11 years ago, decisions. Now, 11 years ago, the health secretary, the chancellor and as health secretary, the now chancellor said the era of gagging nhs staff from raising their worries about patient care must come to an end. But 11 years on and ten an end. But 11 years on and ten months on from the lucy letby case, there are still clear examples of nhs managers still gagging staff and then being moved on instead of being moved out. So will the prime moved on instead of being moved out. So will the Prime Minister now commit to ensuring that those who do gag and silence whistleblowers will no longer be able to work in the nhs . Able to work in the nhs . Prime minister mr speaker, of course , the behaviour that the course, the behaviour that the honourable gentleman describes is wrong and i believe already is wrong and i believe already is illegal under our laws. But we will make sure that people do have the ability to raise concerns. And one thing that concerns. And one thing that i know has given many of those who have been impacted by this scandal some reassurance, is the appointment of sir Robert Francis to be chair of the inquiry, who obviously is someone who not just has a wealth of experience dealing with this particular set of issues, but has a long track record of working with the nhs as well on the issues that the honourable gentleman raises. Keir starmer, sir brians report is a victory for all those campaigners and victims who fought so hard for this moment, including the right hon. Member for hull north. But its also one of profound pain, anger and sadness for so many. Now there is a chance for us to make Real Progress on this issue, and we must do that with victims in mind. Now, given the degree of Cross Party Consensus that weve already seen on apologies and compensation , and apologies and compensation, and given the governments promise to ensure compensation by the end of the year, will he also now promise to deliver on all the recommendations in the same timeframe by the end of the year . Yeah. Prime minister mr speaker, of course, we want to deliver on the recommendations as quickly as practically possible. And indeed, our expectation is that we can do that before the end of the year. But sir roberts appointment, as i said, will bring a wealth of experience, and it was crucial that the chair had the knowledge and the expertise and familiarity with the issues here. His support for delivering the scheme and making sure that compensation can be paid by the end of the year, i think will be invaluable, he talked about the community and over the next few weeks, sir robert will seek views from the infected blood community, specifically on the proposed scheme, to make sure that the scheme will best serve those it is intended for and our shared priority is delivering compensation to all those infected and affected with absolutely minimum delay and begin bringing justice to all of those impacted. Those impacted. Rupa. Rupa. Thank you, mr speaker. Thank you, mr speaker. Mr speaker, in 1997, the pubuc mr speaker, in 1997, the public voted in what they were told would be a sort of continuity conservative government. The same policies just with different faces. Instead, what they got was record immigration, constitutional vandalism and a broken economy. Does the Prime Minister agree that with the economy now roaring back to life under a conservative government, the last thing we need is a return to the failed labour recipe of high taxes, open borders and employment laws that destroy jobs. Well, mr destroy jobs. Well, mr mr speaker, my mr speaker, my honourable friend gives a superb and passionate economic diagnosis, and hes right. Inflation is now back to normal andindeed inflation is now back to normal and indeed lower than france, germany, the United States at its lowest level in years. Our economy is growing faster, wages are rising. And thats why we need to stick to the plan that is working. Mr speaker , and hes is working. Mr speaker, and hes right to point out the risks of what the labour party proposed 70 new laws, 70 new laws. Theyve caved in to their union paymasters. And what does that paymasters. And what does that mean . It means it will cost jobs and damage our economic recovery. Rempe leader Stephen Flynn. Rempe leader Stephen Flynn. Rempe leader Stephen Flynn. Thank you, mr speaker. Thank you, mr speaker. And can i begin by also welcoming the member from south thanet back to the chamber . He isindeed thanet back to the chamber . He is indeed an inspiration to all of us. Mr speaker, speculation is rife. So i think the public deserve a clear answer to a simple question. Does the Prime Minister intend to call a summer general election , or is he general election, or is he feared a mid beds . Mr speaker . As i have said mr speaker . As i have said repeatedly to him. There is repeatedly to him. There is there is the speaker. Spoiler alert there is going to be a general election in the second half of this year. And at that moment, the british people will, in fact, see the truth about the honourable gentleman opposite me, because that will be the choice at the next election. Mr speaken choice at the next election. Mr speaker, a party that is not able to say to the country what they would do, a party that would put at risk our hard earned economic stability, or the conservatives that are delivering a secure future for our United Kingdom . Our United Kingdom . Mr speaker, he continues to play mr speaker, he continues to play games with the public. But whilst he does that, lets get back to some serious m atters. Matters. Because i was taking i was taken aback this week when a former Prime Minister spoke some sense. Alas, it was indeed David Cameron because what he said was that in relation to graduate route visas, if any restrictions are implemented, it will lead to job losses. It will lead to University Closures , it will University Closures, it will lead to a reduction in research and university scotlands outlines £5 billion of economic value at risk. So can i outlines £5 billion of economic value at risk. So can i ask outlines £5 billion of economic value at risk. So can i ask the value at risk. So can i ask the Prime Minister, does he agree with the foreign secretary . Yes, the foreign secretary also said that the levels of legal migration to this country are too high, mr speaker, and thats what i bel