Came to Northern Ireland and were enormously impressed at the movement and progress weve made in Northern Ireland. Border. Question for the Prime Minister. Question number one, mr. Speaker. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, mr. Speaker, before answering the honorable gentlemans question onto the whole house will wish to join in paying tribute to kingsman David Robert Shaw, First Battalion duke of lancasters regiment. He died in the Queen Elizabeth hospital birmingham last wednesday as result of wounds he sustained in afghanistan. He gave his life for the safety of the british people and is incredibly brave contribution must never be forgotten. Our condolences are with his loved ones. Mr. Speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the south i shall have further such meetings later today. Im sure the whole house and the whole country would want to associate of those with the Prime Ministers comments. On monday, mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister stated that the task for our generation was the struggle against terrorism. On tuesday, his government sacked 5600 troops. Why is it, is this such kept into what the Prime Minister said and what the Prime Minister does . I think the honorable gentleman as an important question and i do not deny for one second that weve had to take difficult decisions about defense spending in our country. But let me make this point. At 33 billion pounds a year we have the fourth largest Defense Budget anywhere in the world, and i think it is her important that we make sure we have the right scale and shape of our forces and they have the right capabilities. That is what in the defense review we are investing in drones, special forces, investing more in key and intelligence capabilities making sure that we also have the aircraft we need to make sure we have highly mobile armed forces. I am incredibly proud of what our armed forces do, and because we are balancing their budgets to will be better equipped for the future. Sixtyeight years ago this sunday than not see concentration and extermination camps auschwitz was liberated. As we mark Holocaust Memorial day, will the Prime Minister commit to ensuring that young people in this country always have the opportunity to learn about what took place during the darkest periods in our shared history . Will the commend the work of the Holocaust Educational trust . I think my honorable friend speaks for the whole house and a developed country and raising his find final issue and praising the Holocaust Education trust. Absolutely Brilliant Organization that make sure young people from schools across our country get the opportunity to go and see the places where the terrible events of the holocaust took place. I had privileges we could meeting with a survivor whose story was truly heroic and truly heartbreaking. But who in her 90s is still making these arguments in making this case so that future generations will and. We should also learn not just about the european holocaust but what has happened recently in rwanda, in bosnia, in cambodia and elsewhere that tragically there is far too much prejudice in our world. Ed miliband. [shouting] mr. Speaker, can i join the Prime Minister in thing to be to kingsman David Robert Shaw of First Battalion the duke of lancasters regiment. Each of the utmost courage and bravery and the condolences of the whole house go to his family and friends. Here, here. Can the Prime Minister guaranteed if he gets his in out referendum he will be campaigning to stay in . Yes, i want britain to be part of a reformed and successful European Union. This argument, this entire argument is about what is in the National Interest of britain. [shouting] we want a European Union that is more open, more flexible, more competitive, not just good for britain but good for europe, to. I dont think that was quite a complete answer to my question, mr. Speaker. Lets see if we can press them a bit further about how he is going to vote. Is he saying, is he saying that if he doesnt achieve his negotiating strategy he will recommend a parttime cancer the parttime chancellor cant hang on for a minute. Is he saying if he doesnt achieve his negotiation strategy he will recommend britain lead the European Union . First of all is very welcome, its accepting the premise the conservatives will win the next election. [cheers and applause] and interestingly, an interest in not raising the fact the unemployment figures are down once again today. Employment is up why 90,000 this quarter, and the rate of job growth last year was the fastest since 1989. But i answered his question very clearly. I want to see a strong britain in a reformed europe. We have a very clear plan. We want to reset the relationship. We will hold of that referendum that we were recommend that we settlement to the british people. The question now is for him. Has he got a clue what he would do . Ed miliband. Mr. Speaker, mr. Speaker, he [shouting] the clues in the title Prime Ministers question, he is supposed to be answering the questions. [shouting] he has had six months, you said six months to think about this. Its not too much to ask. The right honorable member who is not your would say unequivocally that he would vote yes in a referendum. The children secretary who is hiding away down there, he has briefed he wants us to leave the European Union. I am just asking the Prime Minister a straight question. In the referendum, can you guarantee actual vote yes in our referenda in . Yes, i support britains membership of a reformed European Union. You dont only, only the leader of the opposition, would go into negotiation expecting to fail. We go into negotiation knowing whats best for britain. But let me put it to him again. We now have a very clear approach, renegotiation and then our referenda. What is his answer . Let me tell him. Hes meant to lead the opposition and you cant fight something with nothing. Mr. Speaker, i say first of all the reason the people are behind them are cheering is because not because they want to vote yes in out referendum. Its because they want to vote no. That is the reality for the Prime Minister. Now look, he still hasnt answered the question. He still hasnt answered the question. [shouting] lets put it another way and give him another chance. We know from his speech this morning that he wants to go off and negotiate the fairness and flexibility and a motherhood and apple pie in europe. Can he name one thing, just one thing, that if he doesnt get he will recommend leaving the European Union . I dont want britain to leave the European Union. I want britain to reform the European Union. We have set out the whole areas where we want to go speak members are shedding their heads off. They must desist. Lets hear the answers. The Prime Minister spin weve been very clear about what we want to see changed. Their whole series of areas social and legislation, employment legislation, environmental legislation were europe has gone far too far. We need to properly safeguard the single market. We also want to make sure that ever close the union doesnt apply to the United Kingdom. These are the things that we are fighting for. Let me put it to him again. We want a renegotiation and then out referendum. What does he want . What doesnt he know . Ed miliband. So, mr. Speaker, four hours since the big speech, he cant answer the most basic question of all. Whether he is for yes, whether he is for yes or whether he is for no. And why can he answer, mr. Speaker . Why cant he say unequivocally that he will vote yes in a referendum . Because he is frightened because of the people behind him. And the only thing thats changed is a few months ago when he said he was against and in out referendum is not the situation in europe, but a situation in the tory party. Why doesnt he admit this . He is being driven to it not by the National Interest but being dragged to it by his party. [shouting] the most basic question of all is the one of referendum . I do. Does he . Ed miliband. No, we dont want and in out referendum. [shouting] my position is precisely the same as his position when we voted together, yeah, when we voted together, we voted together in october 2011 against and in out referendum. My position hasnt changed. Its his position that is change, mr. Speaker. And here is the truth. Six months of planning a speech on of referendum come he cant even tell us whether its a yes or a no. Spent order. I apologize that i said a moment ago members shouldnt shout their heads off for Prime Minister. Neither should member shot their heads off for the leader of the opposition. They must order. These questions must and they will be heard. Mr. Ed miliband. Mr. Speaker, hes going to put britain three years of uncertainty and take a huge gamble with our economy. He is running scared. Is given into his party and he cant deliver for britain and. I have politely to say to the right honorable gentleman, his whole argument about there being uncertainty is undermined by the fact that he cannot answer whether he wants a referendum or not. Can i give him a little bit of advice . He needs to go away, get the policy, come back and tell us what it is. Meantime, our approach is what the british people want. Its right for business. Its right for our economy, and we will fight for it in the years ahead. Mr. Caplan barwell. Mr. Speaker, around the world 170 million people, children under the age of five are so malnourished it has affected the physical and possibly their cognitive development. The world has enough feared for it when. We must launch a major paint against malnutrition for children. My honorable friend is not so the right to raise this issue, particularly as we share the g8 this year and because some of the leading ngos like save the children have quite rightly launched this campaign today. Above all what britain will be doing is meeting the commitment we made to not a commitment that we made that we kept wes many of the countries have broken their promises. We will be using that money to make sure we focus on issues of malnutrition, undernutrition and stunting. It is not acceptable in 2013 there are so many millions of families in the world that go hungry every day and every nig night. Mr. Speaker, the british Automotive Industry is a well classed success story. 82 of the cars we produce we export. Key is inward investment indeed inward investment is continuing membership of the european uni union. Has the Prime Minister heard the growing voices of concern being expressed within the industry over the prolonged uncertainty these will create . And does he began to recognize the damage he might do to our economy and a Sector Employment hundreds of thousands of british workers . First of all let me say that i agree with the honorable gentleman that its very welcome that for the First Time Since the 1970s britain is once again under this government a net exporter of cars. That is something to celebrate. I so we dont agree with him about what he says about business. This morning, you see, the institute of directors, the director general of the cbi, the chamber of commerce, the federation of Small Businesses all coming out and sing this is the right approach, lets get a good deal for britain. Lets reform europe and make a more open and competitive and lets put the choice to the british people in a referendum. Duncan haynes spent i welcome his answer for ending hunger. That he recognizes the importance of the root causes of hunger, the land grab, the use of land for fire fuel and the, make sure investment in these countries is transparent . Will he use the g8 for these causes . Causes . I think much on your friend is right to races and i think because britain is meeting its promise, its promises in terms of the money for aid, we are best placed to make the argument about what i called the golden thread that are all the things that help move countries from poverty to wealth to making sure theres a proper root of law, democratic systems, a free press, property rights. We will be making the argument in the g8. We need Greater Transparency about land ownership, Greater Transparency but companies and Greater Transparency about tax. These are all arguments britain will be pushing in the year ahead. Can the Prime Minister confirm he is the first government for 30 years not to offer hardpressed consumers a governmentfunded Energy Efficiency scheme following the closure of last week . The ecoscheme which is many times the size of the warm front scheme him a warm front helped 80,000 pounds a year, ecocould help up to 230,000 families a year. So its a bigger potential at a better scheme. What assessment has the Prime Minister made of unemployment in my constituency . In particular what assessment has he made having more women in work ever before . The point the honorable gentleman makes is absolutely right. There are now more people employed in the private sector than ever before and are also more women employed in our country than ever before. When you look at the unemployment figures that have come out today, what is remarkable is that employment is up in almost every region and unemployment is down in almost every region. Theres a huge amount more to do but clearly over 500,000 new jobs in the private sector last year, the fastest job creation rate since 1989, this i think shows we are on the right track. Mark intricate. Mr. Speaker, does the Prime Minister believed that the council, [inaudible] should receive 12 cut in local government funding . Will the Prime Minister look at this again and have a more fair deal . I want to say to the honorable gentleman is of course local government right across the board is facing a difficult funding settlement. I dont hide from that but the figures are as follows. The area per head in his constituency is 501 pounds, whereas in my constituent its 320 pounds. Now, i completely accept that needs are greater in different parts of the country and that is why figures are different. But i think the figures speak for themselves. May i congratulate my right honorable friend on a landmark speech . Demonstrating leadership of our country and leadership on europe. But can invite mike right honorable friend to agree with me on this issue, that it isnt simply the United Kingdom which is seeking to renegotiate the trees, that is a serious imperative on those members of the eurozone who want to introduce this disaster single currency policy into europe which is cause economic chaos, they are the ones in need of figuring, not just us. I thank mike right honorable friend for what he says. The point he makes is correct that there is a big change taking place in europe because of the reforms necessary to deal with the single currency. That is why treaty changed and changing europe is coming. Theres also already a big debate in britain about our role in europe. And i think politicians have a choice. You either want to walk towards adam schiff that choice and get a good deal for britain and make changes that will benefit all of your, or you stick your head in the sand as the Party Opposite sex and hope the whole thing will go away. Why isnt the Prime Minister but he thinks his five year [laughter] spin is a very easy answer, which is the scottish nationalist in my view misguided me, wants to leave the United Kingdom as it is. I will be arguing at a think right across the house, we will be arguing that scotland should stay in the United Kingdom. What i want to see in europe is a changed your. Then we asked the people. Despite his busy morning im sure the Prime Minister will have seen todays report from the department of community and local government highlighting a huge savings that could be made from turning around the countrys most troubled families such as the children equating to 32000 per family. May i ask him what hes doing to ensure that these lessons are put to good use by local authorities across the country . I think my honorable friend is making an important point i dont understand why people are trying to shut down what should be a cross Party Initiative to try and deal with the most troubled families in our country. There is one council that actually spent up to 20 of its budget on just 3 of its families. This is a problem affecting all local authorities right across the country and i very much commend the approach the communities secretary is taking to bring together local councils and work out how we can help these families solve their problems and thus reduce a major impact on taxpayers as well. The governments welfare bill will plunged 200,000 extra children into poverty, a