Prime Minister's Questions: 2 March 2016

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🗓️ 2 March 2016

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The Prime Minister, David Cameron, answered questions from MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday 2 March.

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0:00.0	Order. Questions to the Prime Minister?
0:03.0	Yes!
0:04.0	Patricia Gibson!
0:08.0	Question number one, Mr. Speaker.
0:12.0	Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
0:15.0	This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this House I shall have further such
0:20.8	meetings later today.
0:22.8	Tricia Gibson.
0:24.0	Thank you, Prime Minister, for that answer.
0:27.0	Will the Prime Minister take this opportunity to confirm that the UK Government intended
0:32.5	to take £7 billion from Scotland over a decade through the fiscal framework.
0:38.4	And will he, Mr. Speaker, take this opportunity today to explain why this was the case?
0:48.3	Apologise!
0:50.3	Only the SMP can try and maintain a grievance after a settlement has been put in place.
0:57.0	What we have done is build a powerhouse parliament for Scotland that will have more powers, more ability to set tax rates, more ability to determine benefits for its citizens.
1:09.0	And I think now is time for the SMP to stop talking
1:13.1	about grievances and get on with government.
1:15.6	Yes, CMA Kennedy!
1:18.6	Yes, Mr. Speaker, the CSA group in my constituency has recently taken on six new apprentices. And across South Riverbough we've had more than 1,000 apprenticeship starts since 2014.
1:33.3	Does my right honourable friend agree that this is time for government to stick with the plan
1:37.3	so that even more companies have the opportunity to take on apprenticeship?
1:41.3	The friend is absolutely right. We have this very stretching target for 3 million apprentices to be trained in this Parliament.
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