About 40 minutes. I welcome everybody to Prime Ministers questions. Easter speaker, i like to start by congratulating the performance at the world cup. We are all incredibly proud of them. I know we will you will all enjoy me in sending condolences, a testament to his bravery that he died in the line of duty and a terrible reminder of the work they do every day to keep us safe. This morning i had a meeting with ministerial colleagues and others. I shall have further such meetings later today. The labour party used to claim that it represents workingclass people. 4500 pounds per year, does the Prime Minister agree with me that is unacceptable for londoners to face the unacceptable task and do everything he can to help working people. Mr. Speaker, it is disappointing that charging hardworking people 12 pounds 50, adding to the burden of the cost of living. While we focus on helping hardworking families. Can i join the Prime Minister , think we all speak for the whole house we speak on that subject. I would also like to extend the warmest of him to our new labor member. Hes already made history for the labour party but overturning the largest tory majority ever. I would also welcome the honorable members from oxbridge and south raichlen. Mr. Speaker, the root of single well Primary School collapsed, thankfully happened on the weekend and no children were injured. Everyone knew the problem existed in other schools. Yet the Prime Minister decided to half the budget for school Mountain School maintenance just a couple of years later. This he agree that he should be thanked for doing a good job . Mr. Speaker, i know how concerned parents, children and teachers are but i want to start pressuring them the government is doing everything it can to minimize the disruptions to childrens education. We make no apologies for acting decidedly in the face of new information. Of the 22,000 schools in england, the vast majority wont be affected. In fact, into thirds of inspections, it is not actually present. Each of the schools will have a dedicated caseworker and extra funding to fix the problem. In the majority of cases, children will attend school as normal and the mitigation typically takes just days or weeks to complete. We will do everything we can to help support teachers and get children back to Normal School life as quickly as possible. Mr. Speaker, Wood Green Academy was on the list in 2010. They scrapped it, and now children there are in a public school. The head of the national accuses him of taking one approach. He cut 869 Million Pounds, on monday he said it is utterly wrong to blame him. So why does literally everyone else say it is his fault . Mr. Speaker, the question has evolved over time and it is something that successive governments have dealt with daily back to 1994, mr. Speaker. At some point the government has rightly decided and swiftly acted. He talked about School Budgets talked about what i have done, but let me just walk him through the facts of actually what that review did. Funding for School Maintenance and rebuilding will average 2. 6 billion pounds a year over this parliament, representing a 20 increase of the year before. Indeed, mr. Speaker, far from cutting budgets as he alleges, the amount spent last year was the highest in a decade. Mr. Speaker, that Spending Review maintains the tory building program, delivering 500 jobs over a decade and is completely consistent with what happen previously. It is worth pointing out that during the parliamentary debate on that Spending Review, the labour party did not raise the issue one single time. Before he jumps on the next political bandwagon, he should get his facts straight. Mr. Speaker, Carmel College in darlington was on the building list in 2010. They scrapped it, and now children there are in a crumbling school. On the one hand, we have them saying it is nothing to do with it. On the others we have the facts. Theres a simple way to clear this up. Why doesnt he commit to publish the request for the department of education for the School Rebuilding program, and the risk he was warned of before he turned them down. The honorable gentlemen has brought up twice the School Rebuilding program. He has now brought it up twice. Lets just look at that and look at the facts surrounding that. They reviewed that Program Later on, and what did they find . They found the rebuilding Program Actually excluded 80 of schools. What did they find . That it was a third more expensive than it needed to be, needlessly wasting resources that shouldve gone to schools. The worst bit is that that program could now be talking about the physical conditions, that program only advocated allocated funds solely on the basis of ideology with no regard whatsoever to the physical condition of schools. Mr. Speaker, thats why the independent case review described that program is timeconsuming and expensive. Just like the labor market. That is what is going to happen. Another school was on the labor building list in 2010. They scrapped it, and now children there are in a crumbling school. The truth is, this is the inevitable result of her teen years of cutting corners, its a sort of thing you expect from cowboy builders, saying everyone else is wrong, everyone else is to blame, pretending they have done a good job. The difference is that in this case, the cowboys are running the country. Isnt he ashamed that after 13 years of tory government, children are stuck in their classrooms i understand people are excited to be back in school. Mr. Speaker, this is exactly the kind of political opportunism that we have come to expect from the captain over here. Before today he has never once raised this issue with me. It wasnt even worthy of a single we are going to have a calm or question time going forward. Mr. Speaker, before today he never once raised the issue with me. It wasnt even worthy of a single mention of his socalled landmark policy on education. He talks about 13 years. See what happens, now it is 90 . Today they are 75 more likely to go to university and we now have the best readers in the western world, mr. Speaker. Thats what 13 years of education reform get you, all of which are posed by the party opposite. Mr. Speaker, let us continue. A Catholic School was on the labor building list in 2010. Now children there are in a crumbling school. I think ive heard enough. Know that this is the last time. Mr. Speaker, if you can believed it, in april this year, the education secretary signed a contract to refurbish its got her personal stamp of approval. It cost 34 Million Pounds. Can he explain to parents whose children are at school this week, why he thinks a blank check for his tory Ministers Office is better use of taxpayers money than stopping schools collapsing . Mr. Speaker, what i think apparently is we have acted decisively to ensure the safety of children. As we have laid out and communicated extensively. I would also point out that while the department of education started this program 18 months ago in spring of last year, as far as i can tell, they still dont know, and again, he brought up this issue of funding. Again, lets look back to what happened in that Spending Review. I increased the Capital Budget by 25 to a record 7 billion pounds. The amount we spent on children with special Education Needs and disabilities, improving the conditions and set the course for perpupil funding to be the highest ever. Crucially, investing 5 billion pounds to help our pupils recover their lost earnings from lost learning from covid. We wanted pupils learning, he wanted longer lockdowns. I think he just doesnt get that it is all fine out there. Mr. Speaker, the six schools in a sick from labors building list in 2010, they scrapped them, and now children there are in crumbling schools. The reason he cut the budgets is quitejust like he thought his ts were for other families to pay, he thinks his school tax are for other families to endure. Let me tell you everything you need to know. He is happy to spend millions of taxpayer money sprucing up tory offices, but he wont lift a finger on it comes to protecting other peoples schools, other peoples safety and other peoples children. P. M. Sunak i know he comes here with his prepared script but he hasnt listened to a single factor a single fact. About the record amount of fundings going to schools. About the incredible reforms to education impacting the most disadvantaged children in our society. A record we are rightly proud of. Of course he can name the schools, that is because we are publishing that information, mr. Speaker. Something we are still waiting for from the government in wales. Mr. Speaker, of course he wants to try to score political points on something we are dealing with in the right way. I know he has not mentioned a single other thing that has happened since we last met, mr. Speaker. He talks about hardworking families across britain, but what has happened . Energy bills, down. . Inflation . Down. What happened to echo down, mr. Speaker. And when it comes to economic growth, our has gone up. He tried time and time again to talk down the british economy, but people werent listening, thankfully. His entire economic narrative has been demolished and the conservatives are getting on delivering for britain. [indiscernible] people are disappointed to see that someone no stranger to labor republican script that the Prime Minister agreed that labor has demonstrated yet again that they always run out of other peoples money . P. M. Sunak my honorable friend is exactly right. We started by hearing how labor in london are charging hardworking people. Now we are hearing how labor in birmingham are failing hardworking people. Losing control of taxpayers money and driving their finances into the ground. They bankrupted birmingham, we cant let them bank bankrupt britain london. The public need not remind you that today marks a year since the Prime Ministers predecessor speaking departure. There were there was talk things would get better. Food prices are higher. Mortgage rates are higher. Economic growth is stagnant. Prime minister, when is he going to get our pence back safe and do something about it . P. M. Sunak with the gentleman failed to point out is that the amount of time from him and his colleagues and somehow we were a laggard when it comes to growth. What he didnt do was correct the record. Now that the figures have been published which demonstrate in fact we had the fastest recovery out of any european economy after covid. Mr. Speaker, you would be forgiven for thinking the Prime Minister thinks everything is all right. But lets look at the package. When it comes to energy bills as planned their plan is to do nothing. And it comes to mortgage bills, his plan is to do nothing. When it comes to student bills, his plan is to do nothing. So when the secretary of state for education said earlier this week that everyone was doing nothing, she was referring to the Prime Minister, was intrigued . Wasnt she . P. M. Sunak when it comes to energy bills, what we have done is pay for around half the typical family plus energy bill. 1500 pounds benefiting families in scotland. Mortgage covers the Mortgage Market and absorbs a typical mortgage owner can save hundreds of pounds a month when i comes to their mortgage refinancing. When he talked about energy, thankfully to the actions of this government, we are supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs in the scottish oil and gas industry. Securing this country plus Energy Energy supply comes them something he opposes. I will always do the right thing for scotland and it is about time the empty does the same. I was delighted when the Prime Minister said that on his watch we would not lose twice the farmland to solar applications. Instead, rightly arguing for solar to be installed on rooftops. Yet my contents my constituencies sees a constant flow of applications for solar plants on food producing land. Can i ask my right honorable friend, when will his pledge become reality . P. M. Sunak my honorable friend makes an excellent point. Is one of the cheapest forms of electricity generation. It is wise that we see more of it. But we need to protect our Agricultural Land so that they can produce food. That is why, thanks to our changes, the planning situation flippantly with a clear preference for we want to encourage solar and will be updating the house with further information in due course. The Prime Minister stated he was proud of his scheme. I wonder, is he proud of the 400 million input on the National Debt and the inflation it has caused . Is he proud of the jobs lost due to lockdowns . Is he proud of the nhs . The one Million People now mediate donating Mental Health support. Is he proud of the excess affecting every one of our constituents . With the give an undertaking for the British Public, the solemn undertaking that they will never be ever again. P. M. Sunak there is a formal inquiry regarding covid which will examine all the decisions that were made including lockdown and to the impacts of the. With regards to the furlough scheme, i am proud that in times of extreme anxiety in the country, facing an unprecedented situation from of this government put its arms around the British Public and protected 10 million jobs. As the report showed last week, those actions combined with all of the things we did to support the economy insured that we had the fastest recovery through the pandemic as any european nation. Thank you mr. Speaker. As a nation of animal lovers, the conservative governments record on Animal Welfare is a source of great pride. Too many abuses remain. To the smuggling of puppies and pregnant dogs and dogs with their ears cropped, illegal exports to europe for slaughter. These issues are personal to me and my constituents. Can the Prime Minister reassure the house that Animal Welfare is a key government priority and that he will bring forward the necessary legislation to tackle these issues as soon as possible . P. M. Sunak i think my honorable friend for raising this issue, but also his work and expertise in the area. I am proud that thanks to the actions the previous government had taken in terms of cat microchipping and raising maximum sentences for animal cruelty, we are now the highest ranked nation when it comes to animal protection. But we are determined to go further and to go further and deliver on our manifesto commitment individually during the remainder of this parliament. Thank you. The Prime Minister has said, accountability and protect the can the prime how he was found to breach the contract . [indiscernible] p. M. Sunak if the honorable lady reads the full transcript and the full findings, she will find an explanation of what happened. A minor inadvertent breach, given that at the time i was not aware of the policy being discussed. I am not the only person across who has had the same thing happened to them. Can i interest the Prime Minister and proposals from the Carbon Competitiveness Commission which i chair which would deliver net zero cheaply and without the industrializing economy. It will help manufacturers facing imports from countries with lower energy costs, make exports more competitive everywhere, and cut fuel duty here at home. It has a strong backing from heavy industry come across party support. With the Prime Minister consider adding his name to this as well . P. M. Sunak i am grateful to my honorable friend and the commission for carbon competitiveness for the reforms he has worked on. The government is absolutely committed to putting in place the necessary policies for u. K. Industries to date have a nice p. M. Sunak a range of potential options we are in the process of considering and will issue a formal response in due time. Every year, billions of work rights go into our rivers and oceans and clog our sewers. I have been campaigning for years to ban plastics and the government has finally promised to ban plastics in wet wipes, but that was five months ago and there has been nothing since. Will the Prime Minister, today, finally give a date for when the band will come into force and make a difference to our environment or is this another broken promise from his zombie government . P. M. Sunak in the plan that was published in april, we did confirm our intentions to ban wet wipes containing plastics. Subject to come as is proper, to public consultation. That consultations will be launched in the coming months and i know our ministers will keep the house updated on process. Small notes. Has my right honorable friend considered the incongruity and the fact that a u. K. Dinghy manufacturer tried selling to the eu market has to abide by customs, codes . In similar but none of this applies, seemingly, when these huge supersized dangerous dinghies are taken in from turkey turkiye across the border into greece. Is he as confused as i am that he used double standards on the matter . P. M. Sunak my friend is right, we must do all we can to stop the boats and tackle illegal migration. We know that the export of small boats across parts of the continent is a vital element of the smuggling tactics. That is why specifically we are setting up joint operations with turkiye. I raised this with the pr