Prime Minister's Questions: 13 May 2020
Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast
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🗓️ 13 May 2020
⏱️ 33 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | We now come to questions to the Prime Minister. |
| 0:04.0 | I will call the Prime Minister to answer the engagement's questions. |
| 0:09.0 | Prime Minister Boris Johnson. |
| 0:11.0 | Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. |
| 0:16.0 | Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday was International Nurses Day and I know that the whole House would want to thank the nurses and also the care staff and key workers for their tireless work in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 0:34.6 | Mr. Speaker, sadly, 144 NHS workers and 131 social care workers' deaths have been reported |
| 0:44.6 | as involving COVID-19. |
| 0:46.8 | Our thoughts are with their families and friends. |
| 0:50.1 | And yesterday, Mr. Speaker, this house learned of the tragic death of Belli Mujinga. |
| 0:55.4 | The fact that she was abused for doing her job is utterly appalling. |
| 1:01.2 | My thoughts, and I'm sure the thoughts of the whole House, are with her family. |
| 1:07.7 | Mr. Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today. |
| 1:14.6 | We're now going across to Ruth Edwards. Ruth Edwards. |
| 1:18.6 | Thank you, Mr. Speaker. |
| 1:22.6 | Green investments generated the highest returns in the recovery from the 2008 financial crisis. |
| 1:29.3 | As we restart our economy, will my right honourable friend commit to prioritising investment |
| 1:35.3 | in low carbon infrastructure, such as the electric vehicle charge point network and renewable energy production, |
| 1:41.3 | which will also help the UK meet its net zero target by 2050. |
| 1:46.9 | Prime Minister. Yes, Mr Speaker. And to encourage the take-up of electric vehicles, |
| 1:52.7 | we are putting a further £1 billion into EV infrastructure across the country |
| 1:58.6 | to prevent range anxiety for those who use EVs. |
| 2:03.6 | I now call the leader of the opposition, Sir Kirstama. |
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