Tory Philip Davies raises concerns about prisoners absconding from open prisons. David Cameron says he'll examine his proposal, but says the government's overhaul of the system has seen a 39% drop in the number of people who have breached their licence conditions.

David Cameron's first question comes from Labour's Roberta Blackman-Woods on young people's prospects. Why is he reducing opportunities for young people further by removing student maintenance grants, she asks. The PM says the government is increasing opportunities by boosting job creation - citing a decrease in youth unemployment. He adds that record numbers of young people are going to university - and says the EMA changes are the "right approach" - and used to be backed by Labour.

It's almost time for Prime Minister's Questions. What will Harriet Harman choose to go on with her six questions to David Cameron? The rise in unemployment, perhaps? Or will she take aim at the government's trade union reforms. And could the PM take the opportunity to attack Labour over it's divisions on welfare...

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Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb concedes that the "English votes for English laws" proposals would not have changed the end result of a result on fox hunting.

Yesterday the government scrapped a vote on relaxing the rules after the SNP withdrew its support; combined with opposition from some Tory MPs it looked likely that the measures would be rejected. 

But Mr Crabb says the plans - to be debated later - do give England MPs a veto over matters affecting England only - although under further questioning he accepts they will not have a final say on such legislation. (they also give English and Welsh MPs a veto over things covering only England and Wales)

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The SNP's Martyn Day asks the government to pledge that it will table amendments to the Scotland Bill in the House of Commons rather than in the House of Lords.

The SNP have been very vocal in their anger that the government has voted against opposition amendments to increase the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament in the Scotland Bill. Mr Day says that amendments passed in the House of Lords would anger the people of Scotland.

Scottish Secretary David Mundell says that the people of Scotland are angered by "stunts, soundbites and press releases" - referring to the SNPs stance on fox hunting. He says that the Scotland Bill is "a matter of substance" and should be treated accordingly.

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Shabana Mahmood says Labour supports "the principle" of the benefits cap being proposed by the government (set at £23,000 in London and £20,000 outside of the capital). Pressed further on the Opposition's position, the shadow Treasury minister says Labour will look at the proposal in detail.

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Is New Labour now a term of abuse in the party? No, says Shabana Mahmood. But she adds: "We've got to drop the labels of the past and focus on the future." which is winning the 2020 election.

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Turning to the conduct of the Labour leadership contest, Shabana Mahmood is asked who was responsible for calling Liz Kendall's supporters "New Labour Taliban". That didn't come from us, says Shabana Mahmood - who is chairing Yvette Cooper's campaign. Negative briefing like that is "inappropriate", she adds.

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Andrew Neil declares a big "hooraaaay" to it almost being the end of term (Parliament breaks up next week for the summer recess) - as Jo Coburn looks at the party leaders' "end of term reports".

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If strike ballots pass the 50% threshold then why should agency workers be allowed to come in to cover the strikes? Stephen Crabb says there would only be limited circumstances where this would be appropriate. But certain services need to keep running for benefit of society and economy, he adds. Frances O’Grady says the measure is "so provocative".

Shadow minister Shabana Mahmood says Labour is against the action the government is taking. Imposing an arbitrary threshold is wrong, she says - saying that such rules don't apply to MPs at elections. The government wants to "relive its greatest hits from the 80s", she adds.

TUC chief Frances O'Grady says strikes are "always the last resort" but adds that there is "strong public support" for the right to withdraw labour. She says the government is "loading the dice against blue collar" workers that it says it wants to champion.

Conservative minister Stephen Crabb, unsurprisingly, disagrees. He cites the cost of strikes to the economy and says people would be surprised that the thresholds being proposed aren't in place already. It's a reasonable set of measures that will enhance the legitimacy of strike action, he argues.

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BBC 2's Daily Politics programme is now under way.On today's panel are shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Shabana Mahmood, Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb and TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady.

Asked about the planned strike reforms, Ms O'Grady says the TUC will try to stop them from going ahead, saying they are "an unfair and unnecessary attack" on workers' rights. She says ministers are encouraging employers to break democratic strikes.

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Scotland questions are now under way in the House of Commons.

Topics being covered include implementing the Scottish rate of income tax, the recommendations of the Smith Commission, and the effects of benefits sanctions on social cohesion. 

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Martin Smith, national organiser for GMB union, is unhappy with the government's proposals to reform trade union strike laws. He claims it'll create discord rather than harmony, saying that allowing agency staff to cover strikes will mean that employers will "dig in and try and break the strikes rather than try to resolve disputes". He told the BBC:

Reacting to the the European Commission's proposals, Tory Eurosceptic MP John Redwood said it was an "absolute outrage" and a "clear violation" of the agreement David Cameron reached to ensure Britain does not contribute to any bailouts for eurozone members.

It was "a deliberate slap in the face for the UK" by the Commission, he said, saying it showed that Brussels could not be trusted. The UK should refuse to back down and contribute anything towards the fund, he argued.

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The debate on the government's English votes for English laws proposals is likely to go into the night as there is a motion proposed to extend the day's business in the Commons by three hours - pushing the end of the debate from 7pm to 10pm.

EU officials say the European Commission has formally proposed using the European Financial Stability Mechanism (EFSM) – a fund involving all 28 EU member states - to provide short-term financial support for Greece, BBC Europe correspondent Chris Morris reports.

Britain has been strongly opposed to the idea, with Chancellor George Osborne saying the government is "immovable" on the issue and will not contribute to eurozone bailouts.

An official told Chris Morris: "We have published our proposal for use of the EFSM for a 3-month loan of up to 7bn euros. We are working to find mutually acceptable solutions that can be agreed with the UK and other euro-outs to allay their concerns. We want to do this consensually."

A decision to use the EFSM needs a qualified majority of member states to vote in favour – so Britain could be outvoted if it seeks to block this proposal.