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12:38
Richard Thomson (SNP) asks whether the prime minister will match in England the £ 500 bonus for health workers proposed in Scotland. And will you do it tax-free?
Johnson states that the Scottish government is free to do this duty free.
(Not so, or at least not in Johnson’s terms. My colleague Severin Carrell I went into this in some detail yesterday).
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12:34
Scott mann (Con) says leveling up shouldn’t be seen as just a north-south problem. There are pockets of deprivation in Cornwall, he says. Ask for guarantees that the shared prosperity fund will not be the same as the equalization fund.
Johnson says they will be different.
12:33
Wendy chamberlain (Lib Dem) asks about a voter with ME who cannot receive the personal independence payment (a disability payment).
Johnson says this is an important issue. Many people suffer from this, he says. He says he will arrange for Chamberlain to have a meeting with a minister.
12:32
Emma Lewell-Buck (Lab) says that next week will mark the first anniversary of Johnson’s election victory. Since then, there have been more than 70,000 Covid deaths and the debt has reached 2 trillion pounds. What are you proud of?
Johnson He says he would take this more seriously if Lewell-Buck had voted last night.
She points out that she voted; she was one of the Labor rebels who voted against the restrictions.
Johnson he says he is emphasizing the Labor Party.
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12:29
Liam Fox, The former secretary for international trade asks the government to apply a small business test, so that each proposed government measure is judged based on its impact on small businesses.
Johnson says the government already considers the impact of all measures on companies.
12:28
Alex Davies-Jones (Lab) requests an industry-specific support plan for the aviation industry.
Johnson He says the government is already doing a lot for this sector. Its problems are global, he says.
12:27
Johnson says it’s Saturday for small business on Saturday. Everyone should buy locally, he says.
12:27
Sir Mark Hendrick (Lab) asks when the PM will keep his promises, instead of behaving like a used car salesman.
Johnson He says, if Hendrick wants to keep the UK in the EU, he will be very disappointed.
12:26
Robin Millar (Con) asks if the vaccine news gives hope for a better 2021.
Johnson do you agree. He says it is a shame that Labor did not support the plan to open up the economy.
12:24
Liz Saville Roberts, Plaid Cymru leader in Westminster says funding for transport in Wales has been cut. Welsh taxpayers pay for transportation in English and HS2. They don’t get a full return, she says. She asks why HS2 is labeled as an England and Wales scheme when not a line of track passes through Wales.
Johnson says the Welsh Labor government spent £ 144 million on bypass plans which they later scrapped.
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12:22
Ian Blackford, the SNP leader in Westminster, says vaccine news is what people have been waiting for. But 3 million freelancers are still waiting for hope. He says he spoke to some people in this category aware of eight people who have committed suicide in the last 10 days. Will the prime minister consider the case for a support package again?
Johnson says he sympathizes with families. A great support package has already been included, he says.
Blackford says this is not good enough. These people need help. The prime minister has been missing in action, he says. Why can’t the government change its mind? These people have been ignored for nine months. ExcludedUK has not been offered a meeting with ministers.
Johnson says the government has not excluded anyone. The best way to help the self-employed is to get the economy moving again. Again he attacks Labor for not supporting him.
12:17
Imran Ahmad Khan (Con) asks the prime minister to set up the new infrastructure bank to go to Wakefield.
Johnson says the chancellor will consider this.
12:16
Starmer he says, when he abstains, he comes to the Commons to explain why. When Johnson does so, he escapes overseas, costing the taxpayer £ 20,000.
That’s a reference to Johnson going to Afghanistan when he was foreign secretary to avoid the embarrassment of the Heathrow third runway vote, which he had always opposed.
Johnson again criticizes Labor for abstaining. He abstained on legislation to protect veterans from prosecution. Captain Hindsight is turning into General Indecision. “He hesitates, we get on with the job,” he says.
12:14
Starmer he asks what the government is doing to protect the jobs and pensions of those affected by the Arcadia bankruptcy.
Johnson says the government wants to protect all jobs. It says the conduct of Arcadia directors is under review. And he says the government has a plan to protect the main streets.
He attacks Labor for abstaining in yesterday’s vote.
12:12
Starmer says it will pay tribute to all those involved in the vaccine project.
Does the government back Labor’s call for emergency legislation to address online disinformation against vaccines?
Johnson He says the government will publish a document on this shortly.
12:11
Starmer ask what is being done to get the vaccine into nursing homes.
Johnson says Starmer is right to pose this as a problem. This shot must be kept at -70 degrees, which creates practical problems. It says the government is working with the NHS to ensure it can be distributed “as quickly and as sensibly” as possible.
That’s why getting the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine is also important, he says.
He says Starmer should pay tribute to the government’s vaccine task force.
