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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions: 26 April 2017

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.593 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2017

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, answered questions from MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday 26 April 2017.

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0:00.0

Wales for the first time.

0:03.0

Show us the money.

0:05.0

I'm disappointed at the comments from the honourable member who was at the meeting with me yesterday with the transport minister.

0:12.0

More importantly, he should highlight, for example, the huge investment in the new Berwyn prison in Wrexham,

0:17.0

which is creating jobs and has been seen as an example of how to do public

0:21.1

sector investments in Wales and the UK.

0:23.6

Order questions to the Prime Minister.

0:28.6

Closed question at Mr Michael Fabricant.

0:36.6

Question number one, sir.

0:38.3

The Prime Minister.

0:39.3

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

0:41.3

The economy in the West Midlands is performing well.

0:43.3

Businesses are continuing to invest, and since 2010, employment in the West Midlands has risen by 180,000.

0:50.3

That is because Conservatives in Government have safeguarded the economy. And as a result,

0:57.1

my honourable friend asked about public services. As a result, there are more doctors and more nurses

1:01.9

in his hospitals because you can only have strong public services when you have the strong and stable

1:07.3

leadership that delivers a strong economy. Michael Baphyton.

1:11.6

Mr. Speaker, I think what this nation needs is a strong and stable government.

1:19.6

But isn't it the case that thanks to devolution, we won't only just have, I hope, strong and

1:30.0

stable government after the general election, but in the West Midlands, strong and stable

1:36.8

leadership, if the right choice is made, after May the 4th.

1:41.5

Mr. Prime Minister! My Honourable Friend makes a very powerful point because on the 4th of May, people in the West Midlands

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