We would still not have been able to deport the perpetrator later, had he been found because of the so called European Court of the so called European Court of human rights . When will we stop bending the knee to this so called European Court . A travesty of a court . Prime travesty of a court . Prime minister mr speaker, this was a horrific attack and my thoughts are with the victim and their families. Obviously, i cant comment on a live investigation, but speaking more broadly, clearly, i dont think it is right for dangerous foreign criminals to be able to stay in our country. And thats why our our country. And thats why our nationality and borders act made it clear that anyone who is convicted of a crime and gets a sentence of 12 months or more will not be granted asylum in the united kingdom. That is the common sense position that i believe is supported by the majority the british public, majority of the british public, but one that the labour party voted against time and time again. Leader of the opposition again. Leader of the opposition keir starmer. Thank you, mr speaker. Can i start by welcoming the new member for wellingborough and the new member for kingswood . I the new member for kingswood . I know they will both be powerful advocates for their constituents. On more sombre note, mr speaker , can i join with the speaker, can i join with the Prime Minister . I was glad to hear what he just had to say because i am sure the whole house will join me in sharing our disgust at the death of Alexei Navalny , who was the Alexei Navalny, who was the Prime Minister, said died because of his efforts to expose the corruption of the putin regime team. It is reminded that putin has stolen not just the wealth, but also the future and democracy of the russian people. Democracy of the russian people. Mr speaker , would the prime mr speaker, would the Prime Minister be prepared me to repeat the allegation made by his business secretary that the former chair of the post office. Former chair of the post office. This is lying when he says he was told to go slow on compensation for postmasters and limp to the next election. Are mr mr speaker, as the business secretary said on monday , she secretary said on monday, she asked Henry Staunton to step down after serious concerns were raised. She set out the reasons for this and the full background in the house. Earlier this week. In the house. Earlier this week. But importantly, we have also taken unprecedented steps to ensure that victims of the honzon ensure that victims of the horizon scandal do receive compensation as swiftly as possible and in full, making sure that victims receive justice and compensation remains our number one priority, and we will shortly bring forward legislation to address this matter to keir mather. Im not sure that takes us very much further forward. So let me let me press on, because on monday, the business secretary also confirmed categorically that the that the post office was. And ill quote this, in fairness to the Prime Minister at no point told to delay compensation payments by either an official or a minister from any Government Department and at no point was it suggested that a delay would be of benefit to the treasury. So thats monday , a note released by the monday, a note released by the former post office chair this morning appears appears to directly contradict that , and i directly contradict that, and i appreciate i appreciate the this really matters to the people whove been at the heart. I whove been at the heart. I appreciate that the business secretary has put the Prime Minister in a tricky position, but but will he commit to investigating this matter properly , including whether that properly, including whether that categorical statement was correct and why , rather than correct and why, rather than taking those accusations seriously, she accused a whistleblower of lying. Yes, whistleblower of lying. Yes, minister. So whistleblower of lying. Yes, minister. So mr speaker, it is worth bearing in mind that as the business secretary said on monday , she asked Henry Staunton monday, she asked Henry Staunton to step down after serious concerns were raised. But this is on a matter of substance. One of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nations history. Because people who were working hard, serving their communities, had their lives and reputations destroyed. Lives and reputations destroyed. And thats why we are working hard to ensure that they get justice and compensation. And thatis justice and compensation. And that is why we established, sir Gwyn Williams inquiry. It is why weve already paid out over £150 million of compensation to almost 3000 victims, and its why we will introduce new legislation shortly to exonerate those. We will make sure that we those. We will make sure that we do what is needed, that the truth does come to light. We right the wrongs of the past and, that victims get and, crucially, that victims get the justice that they deserve. The justice that they deserve. Mr speaker, i do hope the Prime Minister will instigate that investigation into what was said on monday because one of the features of this miscarriage is that where concerns have been raised, been to raised, theyve been pushed to oneyes. And this week, this week yes. And this week, this week , we also learned that a 2016 investigate nation into whether post Office Branch accounts could be altered was suddenly stopped before it was completed. Now had that investigation revealed that they could be altered , which we now know to be altered, which we now know to be the case . Yes. The livelihoods of those wrongly prosecuted could have been saved. And what could have been saved. And what did government ministers know about it at the time . Im about it at the time . Im minister, mr speaker, the leader of the opposition has picked one particular date, but it is worth beanng particular date, but it is worth bearing in mind that this scandal hang on, this scandal has unfolded over decades. Mr speaker. And it was actually following a landmark 2019 High Court Case that the previous government established a statutory inquiry led by sir wyn williams, which is uncovering exactly what went wrong. Mr speaker, and it is right that that inquiry is allowed to do its work. But also, mr speaker , following the also, mr speaker, following the High Court Case, the government established an independent adviser board established not one but three different compensation schemes. And as as compensation schemes. And as as of now, over two thirds of people have received full and final offers because what we are focussed on is making sure that the victims get the justice and the victims get the justice and the compensation that they deserve, mr speaker, this information about 2016 has just come to light. I think, this week, which is precisely why im asking about it. Consider considering the it. Consider considering the Prime Ministers foreign secretary was running the government in 2016, and one of the Prime Ministers Current Cabinet Office ministers was the post office minister. Has he thought to ask either of them what they knew in 2016 . No. Mr speaker , we did, we no. Mr speaker, we did, we did, we did. We did the right thing, which was to set up an independent statutory inquiry. Independent statutory inquiry. It would. That is the right way to resolve this issue. Its the to resolve this issue. Its the right way to get victims the truth and the answers that they demand. But truth and the answers that they demand. But this truth and the answers that they demand. But this government is demand. But this government is getting on, getting them the compensation they rightly compensation that they rightly deserve. Deserve. Mr speaker, as we all know, the horizon scandal left people isolated and their livelihoods lost their lives ruined. Some died without ever getting the justice that they deserved. Justice that they deserved. Fears of delay. Prime minister will cover up are causing them anguish. And yesterday chris head , once accused by the post head, once accused by the post office of owing more than £80,000. He said this this late yesterday there is a lack of transparency. We need to see the transparency. We need to see the respondence between the post office , the department and uk gi office, the department and uk gi because all of the time everything gets shrouded in secrecy. This is his words. Have some respect , please. Secrecy. This is his words. Have some respect, please. Hes a victim now. I appreciate the inquiry is ongoing, but as the Prime Minister knows and so do i. So does the whole house. That does not provide a reason why he cant draw a line under this. Cant draw a line under this. Give postmasters like chris the peace of mind they need and release all of the correspondence that he wants to see. Will he now do so . See. Will he now do so . Mr mr speaker , as i said, mr mr speaker, as i said, this is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our countrys history. Miscarriages of justice in our countrys history. I dont think its not one i dont think that the leader of the opposition ever raised with me over these exchanges over the past year, but we are working hard to get victims, not just the answer , victims, not just the answer, but the compensation they deserve. But we do now have deserve. But we do now have a statutory inquiry led by sir wyn williams, who has the powers to get access to all the documentation that he requires to speak to everybody that he needs to. That is the right and proper way to get the truth that the victims deserve. But in the the victims deserve. But in the meantime, we are not wasting a moment to get victims to compensation they deserve. And the legislation will will be before the shortly. Keir before the house shortly. Keir starmer in recent decades , there starmer in recent decades, there have been numerous scandals that have been numerous scandals that have left shaken public faith in our institutions and rebuilding that confidence will require those affected to see that politicians are being honest with them, and to believe it. Just like the postmaster , just like the postmaster, victims of the infected blood scandal all have been subject to an imaginable trauma during their search for justice. So an imaginable trauma during their search forjustice. So can their search for justice. So can their search for justice. So can the Prime Minister put their minds at ease and tell the house what undertakings he has made to ensure the government is not limping to election on payments that they are owed by the British State . Yes mr speaker, when it comes to the infected blood scandal, as ive said before, im acutely aware of the strength of feeling on this issue and the suffering of all those who were impacted by this dreadful scandal. Dreadful scandal. I gave evidence to the inquiry myself last year, and as i said then, i recognise that thousands have suffered for decades , as he knows there is an decades, as he knows there is an independent inquiry inquiry. The minister for the Cabinet Office, the minister for the Cabinet Office, because this is an incredibly complex issue as he well knows, updated parliament with the latest government position just before the christmas recess announced that the Cabinet Office was appointing an expert group of clinical legal and social care experts so it had the relevant expertise to make informed decisions. Responding to the decisions. Responding to the inquiries , recommendations on inquiries, recommendations on compensation when they come and confirm that the department for health will implement a fully bespoke Psychological Service for people infected and affected, we have also committed to providing an update to parliament on next steps through an oral statement within 25 sitting days of the publication of the final report. But ill end where i began. This is a deeply awful scandal, and we will do what we need to make it right. Right. We cant. They . Thank you. Speaker there is a plan for at least 2000 single young men who have come here illegally to soon be housed just three miles from the centre of lincoln, at raf scampton, in my right hon. Friends constituency of gainsborough. If home office gainsborough. If the home Office Ministers their way on top gainsborough. If the home office mithe ers their way on top gainsborough. If the home office mithe huge their way on top gainsborough. If the home office mithe huge and 1eir way on top gainsborough. If the home office mithe huge and risingay on top gainsborough. If the home office mithe huge and rising coststop gainsborough. If the home office mithe huge and rising costs and of the huge and rising costs and recent advice from Civil Servants office servants to home Office Ministers the plan, what ministers to can the plan, what reassurance can prime reassurance can the Prime Minister home secretary minister in his home secretary give scampton not give that scampton will not replicate the scandalous incidences occurred in incidences that occurred in cambridge, when 300 libyan trainees housed at raf trainees were housed at raf bassingbourn in 2014, Prime Minister mr speaker, my hon. Friend is right to raise the concerns of his constituents and i want to assure him that we want asylum accommodation to have as little impact as possible on the local community. I understand the home office has put in place a number of measures, including a specialist security provider on security provider working on site 24 over seven, cctv , and site 24 over seven, cctv, and they are working with the local police as well. But i know he agrees with me that the only way to fully stop problem and to fully stop this problem and ensure local communities ensure that local communities are not seeing the housing of illegal migrants, whether thats in large sites or in hotels, is to have a plan to stop the boats. Thats what this party and this government does, and its labour who are blocking us every of the stephen every step of the way. Stephen flynn , snp leader thank you, mr speaken may i begin by echoing the sentiments of the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition in relation to the heroic bravery of alexei nato. Bravery of alexei nato. We all must continue to be unhedin we all must continue to be united in our opposition to vladimir putin. Mr speaker, as it stands , some 60 of the it stands, some 60 of the buildings in gaza are either damaged or destroyed , and much damaged or destroyed, and much of the farmland is in ruin. Some 30,000 people are dead , 70,000 30,000 people are dead, 70,000 injured and 1. 4 Million People are currently sheltering in rafah awaiting an imminent israeli on slaught. Surely the Prime Minister must accept that that does not amount to self defence. Self defence. Vince dear Prime Minister, mr speaker , i share the concern of speaker, i share the concern of many members about the high rate of civilian casualties and indeed the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza. And that is why we have called consistently for an immediate humanitarian pause, which would allow for the safe release of hostages and more aid going into gaza so that we create the sustainable conditions for a long firm and endunng conditions for a long firm and enduring ceasefire. That is what our diplomatic efforts are focussed on. And that is what i impressed upon the israeli Prime Minister last week when i spoke to him, steven fletcher, mr speaker , tonight this will speaker, tonight this house will have the opportunity to join with majority of the with the majority of the International Community and say that enough is enough that the killing in gaza must stop and that the hostages must be released and the best way to do thatis released and the best way to do that is to send a clear and unhed that is to send a clear and united message that we back an immediate ceasefire should we, all of us, our respective of our political allegiance, can agree on that very issue . Yes. Yeah. For this stuff. Yes. Yeah. For this stuff. Yes. Yeah. For this stuff. Mr mr speaker, of course , we mr mr speaker, of course, we want to see the fighting in gaza end as soon as possible and never again allow hamas to carry out the appalling terrorist attacks that israel was subject to. But he talks about the un resolution, but just calling for an immediate full ceasefire. Now which collapses back into fighting within days or weeks, is not in anyones interest. Mr speaker , we must work towards speaker, we must work towards a permanent ceasefire and that is why the right approach is the approach that weve set out and the United States have set out in their resolution, which is for an immediate humanitarian pause to get hostages out and aid in so that we then can create the conditions for a sustainable ceasefire. And in the meantime, were doing everything we can to increase the amount of humanitarian aid that we bring into gaza, something that i discussed with the king of jordan last week, and will have more updates in and we will have more updates in the coming days of more airdrops into gaza, but also just in the last couple of days, have managed to deliver family tents into gaza, which are providing much needed shelter for very vulnerable people. Vulnerable people. Rob thank you, mr rob butler, thank you, mr speaker. Speaken key to the much needed regeneration of aylesbury are new roads to cut congestion new link roads to cut congestion money from the cancelled part of hs2 is meant to be paying towards them. Towards them.