In kabul, but in dangerous places around the world. Minister promised to balance the books by 2015 but to cut the debt. The deficit has barely been touched. Our borrowing is greater in the last four years than it had been in the previous 13. Doesnt this country desperately need a labor government a la bour government . We have gotten the deficit down by one third because we and difficultgh decision after tough and difficult decision. They all have one thing in common. Each and every decision was opposed by the party opposite. Speaker, on monday morning at Norwich Research park , i thought i heard the sound of koo, which iscuc remarkable because we have not even reached christmas. Does the Prime Minister agree with me that this might be further evidence of the strength of a longterm economic plan . I was delighted to meet with my honorable friend at the Research Park to talk about the expansion of infrastructure in our country, particularly improvements were going to make to the a47, which will not just partnorge and the research , but i know how important that is to make sure that important part of our country benefits from our longterm economic plans. Ed miliband. Mr. Speaker, i join the Prime Minister in paying tribute to the British Embassy staff killed in the attack in kabul last week. It is a reminder of the danger that Embassy Staff and delivery personnel still in afghanistan face on a daily basis and our thoughts are with the family and friends of those who died. Therime in us or year, politician that makes big promises and then says, oh, sorry, i did not really mean. Have you recalled anytime he might have done that . Let me tell you the promises we kept. We promised to get the economy growing. It is the fastestgrowing. We promised to get unemployment down. We created 1. 8 million new jobs. We promised to make britain a great place to start a business. There are 760,000 more businesses in this country. This government is a government that has made its commitment, kept its commitment, and as a result, we have a plan that is working. Think of it, he might have broken a big promise quite recently. The tens ofdown to thousands. No ifs, ands, or buts. Contract. E say in his if we do not deliver our side of the bargain, vote us out in five years. When he said it, did he mean it . We have cut immigration from our side by 24 . With immigration, every single step we have taken was opposed. Y the labour party what did they do for 13 years in government . Theyput immigration of and delivered active policy. Thisrnment ,overnment made promises kept promises that turned the economy around from the mess left. Throw him out because he broke his promise. What he ought to be saying is that he made a solemn promise and he wrote it. Lets turn to another one of those big, solemn promises. This is what he said to the nurses conference just before the last election and i quote, are nottell you what we going to do. There will be no more of those pointless reorganizations that aim for change but instead bring chaos. When he said it, did he mean it . What we have done is seen more doctors, more patients treated. If we are on promises, i have a list of his promises. There we go. Promise hehe promised however long it takes. However long it takes. I have got all day and i am looking forward to what comes next. Promised detailed plans for a graduate tax. There is not. He promised an alternative spending review. Mised the list of Business People he had dinner with in 2011. Where is that one . He promised to stand up to unions on Public Sector pay. When has he ever done that . He promised he would not let the party and the labour they run it more than ever. Saying is ought to be that he made a solemn promise of no topdown organization of the nhs and he broke that promise. Listen to his promise on Living Standards. The 2010 conservative manifesto made this a promise. An economy where standards of living rises steadily. It,speaker, when he said did he mean it . People have had their taxes cut. Order. Both the questions and the answers must be heard. 26 Million People have had their taxes cut. 3 million of the poorest people have been taken out of income tax altogether. The minimum wage has been increased or the First Time Since the great recession. People who have been in work for a year are seeing a 4 increase in their pay. They bankrupted our economy. Boysow that mrs. Browns was a comedy. Mr. Browns boys was a tragedy. Speaker, he has obviously been to the david millis school of charm recently. What he ought to be saying is that he made a solemn promise to improve Living Standards and he has broken it. What about his biggest promise of all on the deficit . ,n october of 2010, he promised in five years time, we will have balanced the books. When he did it, did he mean it . We promised to cut the deficit. It is down by one third. In a moment or two, we will see the progress that has been made. Obviously, i cannot reveal what is in the report. That would not be proper. But i make this prediction the answers must be heard. He will be or two, looking as awkward as when he ate that bacon sandwich. Going to talk about if we are talking about predictions, let us remember his predictions. He said our policy would lead to the disappearance of a million jobs. Wrong. He said it was a Fantasy Private sector would create the jobs. Wrong. Is, they told us there would be a lost decade. They told us there would be a doubledip recession. They told us there would be one million more unemployed. They have been wrong on every single economic issue. Check he failed every set himself. The biggest thing about this crime minister is he has turned raking promises into an art form. As the election approaches, the thing the british people know about this Prime Minister is that when he says it, he does not mean it. Contrast. This is a Prime Minister and this is a government that has turned our economy around, sorted out our public finances and got the economy growing. No one in this country will ever forget that they are the people who broke the economy, bankrupted the nation, and still they sit there, completely hopeless and unelectable. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The city of yorkie is benefiting from the governments economic plan. They transformed infrastructure across yorkshire. With the Prime Minister agreed to meet with me in a delegation of local businesses to discuss you havepaigns, which seen given the high levels of congestion and a serious barrier to further Economic Growth for our city . I think my honorable friend is absolutely right. I know what a problem this road can be. Infrastructure investment does unlock growth. That is why we announced the biggest Roads Program in a generation, including 2. 3 Million Pounds for major roads in yorkshire and the northeast. I am happy to arrange a meeting with him and the honorable secretary to discuss this, but he will note that we do have substantial plans to upgrade the junction where traveling on the northern ring road gets to 864. We believe that makes a real difference. Does the Prime Minister devote Corporation Tax intended or has he decided to veto operation tax to scotland entirely . A we are implementing commission which should be implemented. The chancellor will set out our position in a moment or two. Lets be absolutely clear about the big differences there are between Northern Ireland and scotland. Northern ireland having a land border with the republic and, having had all the difficulties and troubles if shaking his head in that way shows how little scottish nationalists care about the rest of our ed kingdom order. Mr. Speaker. 56 years ago, Simon Wingfield plea fore the first improvements to the a303 in this house. Careful management of the economy. The Prime Minister was warmly wont welcomed to wiltshire this week. Will he now reassure the people that we will not have to wait another 56 years for it to be delivered . I can certainly make that commitment. I was one of a number of people who made his way to stonehenge this week to see how important this will be. It will be a tunnel of at least 1. 8 miles. It is part of an overall plan to create that expressway all the m5between the m3 and the and down to cornwall to make sure we improve this vital network. As for stonehenge, we will make sure this extraordinary monument also has the attention it deserves. 20yearold Sophie Lancaster was brutally murdered in 2007, kicked to death in a part by a group of males as part of the subculture of goth. She was a victim of hate crimes. The implications of this tragedy continue today. Will the Prime Minister meet with the foundation to see the excellent work they do and to ensure that there is a clear message that there is no are there are no exceptions to hate crimes . I remember the tragic case of the girl that he talks about and the way the appalling way in which she was treated and beaten. I am very happy to look at what meeting i can arrange to make sure that how we combat hate crime in all its forms is properly addressed in our country. Banks andek, 40 Building Societies issued a joint declaration to deal with multimillion dollar career fraud, where people are called posing as Bank Employees and asked to hand over bank cards and pin numbers. I have been working to build a scheme to protect the most Vulnerable Society from this crime. The ministers are too busy to discuss it. Will the Prime Minister help the vulnerable to do the same . I will certainly make sure that ministers, if necessary, need with him and the group he is talking about. It is important that we deal with all of these issues, wherever they come from. The 2010 conservative manifesto promised an economy where not just our standards of living, but everyones quality of life rises steadily. Why have rate wages grown by the smallest amount since records began . I must say how delighted i am that much after 4. 5 years, finally the labour party wants to debate the economy. I feel this is a golden day for us. It means that we can talk about the 1. 8 million jobs that have been created. It means we can talk about the fact that those in work for a year are seeing their pay go up by 4 . It means we can talk about how we have lifted the basic rate andshold to 10,500 pounds taken 3 Million People out of tax. All of these things are helping to make sure that millions more of our countrymen and women have the dignity and security of a job and the ability to provide for their families. That is what is happening in britain. The economy has been turned around from the disastrous situation left by the labour party. That is something the whole country can be proud of. Commend my right honorable friend, the debate which was kicked off in Westminster Hall this morning about the catastrophic decline of sea bass stocks across the whole of Northern Europe and how we heard that successive governments have been trying to persuade the eu for decades to address this problem . Will he undertake the entire weight of the government behind the collapse of sea bass stocks in order to address this . My honorable friend raises an important point about seabass stocks, but also about fish stocks more broadly. There have been some real improvements in the way fisher policies worked in the eu with a great deal of devolution. We need to keep pushing forward to make sure that our fish stocks can recover to make sure this is a sustainable industry. Will the Prime Minister please explain why the government has borrowed almost 4 billion pounds more this year compared to the last year . Retract his firm promise . The reason this government has had to borrow a lot of money is we inherited the biggest deficit in the world. Gdp whenas 11 of our we came to government could we have already cut it by one third. Twoill hear in a moment or how we are getting on. I would like to highlight something the shadow chancellor said this week. He said he would be tough on the deficit and tough on the causes of the deficit. He is one of the causes of the deficit. Have the firstever example of political mass of sadism masosadism. Order. Order. We all know what the Prime Minister meant. Thank you very much. Order. Order. I think he will scarcely be able to hear himself, let alone any one else. Let the gentleman be heard. You, mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Prime Minister. All of the help that he has inen to all of the mps securing our direct train service, which starts later this month. It is a vital boost for our turf inward tourism and inward business investment. Will he take advantage of us now being connected to london to the wonderful new university that we are creating in our beautiful town . I look forward to the opportunity of visiting shrewsbury if i can. Im in to say masochism. I am sorry, mr. Speaker. Normally, with the shadow chancellor, i say that he likes to dish it out but he cannot take it. On this one, he might like taking it as well, so there we are. It is magnificent what is happening in shrewsbury. If you look across the country, there have been improvements to 400 stations. The Prime Minister said his Economic Policy would eradicate the deficit in this parliament. After four years, it came down by one third. In the last few months, it has been going up. Think the big fall in wages since the last election is a big part of the cause and a policy that has fallen short on its central objective . After four years of never mentioning the deficit and opposing every spending cut we hoped to make, suddenly, there has been a damascuslike conversion. Suddenly, they are all interested in the deficit. Yes, we have had to make very difficult decisions, cutting some departments by as much as 20 . Every decision was opposed by the party opposite. The recent figures have shown that the people who have been in work over a year are seeing pay increases of 4 . We are helping everyone in work by cutting their taxes. In the end, the only way to sustainably raised Living Standards is to grow the economy, create jobs, and cut taxes. Great things were doing. Three things labor would never do. More people went to work than ever before in the history of our nation. Is the Prime Minister aware that unemployment has fallen by 37 . Longterm economic plan. Why would we ever return to where we were just five short years ago . You are right. In dover, the claimant count is down by 24 since the election. Across the southeast, the number of people employed is up by almost a almost 250,000. Record numbers of employment. Someone else who has that security and stability who can provide for their family. At the same time as this increase in employment, we have seen the pay gap between men and women reduced to the lowestever amount. We are seeing a strong and solid recovery. In ae chancellor expresses moment, there is no room for complacency. We have got to stick to the longterm economic plan. Dennis skinner. Is the Prime Minister proud of the fact that, in this parliament, this government has billion to the National Debt . Labour chancellors of the exchequer he cannot blame labour for that figure. I can. Yes we inherited the biggest deficit in britains peacetime history. You had the longest and deepest recession in a century. That is what we were delivered. Since then, we have turned the economy around. We have got to million rivest sector jobs. We have cut the deficit. 760,000 more businesses are operating in our country. We have the fastestgrowing economy of any g7 or major european country. That is an economic record that no labor Government Labour government could ever match. Academy, with volunteers, trains boxers, turning around the lives of many disruptive and troubled young people. Does the Prime Minister concern ofmy deep the decision of hmrc to insist on a jay carney and a draconian interpretation will result in this buildings closure . Entirely by an by volunteers. I know how hard my honorable friend works for his constituents. We will look carefully at this case. Unfortunately, zero rating of the Construction Services is very limited and does not apply to building used as sports clubs. But they are willing to discuss arrangements to pay the back and i will make sure the discussions take place very rapidly between my honorable friend and hmnrc. Cancer waits for no one. With fastgrowing cancers, time is of the asked essence. The cancer growth treatment target has been missed for months. Over 15,000 patients waiting more than two months to start treatment. Doesnt this prove that you cannot trust the tories with the nha . I share the honorable ladies concern about how rapid our Cancer Treatment must be viewed under this that, government, an extra 460,000 people per year are getting Cancer Treatment, are getting referrals. There are around seven key cancer targets and we are meeting all but one of them. I have to say to the honorable lady that it is quite a contrast with wales, where the labour party has been in control of the nhs over the last four years and they have not met a cancer target since 2008. It is no good shaking your head. It is her party who is in charge of the nhs in wales. They are letting down Cancer Patients day after