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A steady stream of questions is coming to the PM from the backbenchers on subjects ranging from Sunday trading and school standards to carbon capture and storage. Tory MP Richard Benyon then asks about the EU fisheries policy, saying "our seas and those who exploit them are better off in a reformed EU". The PM agrees with the former fishing minister saying that changes his government has negotiated in the past five years mean the EU works better for fishermen and farmers and the EU must remain open to produce caught in UK sovereign waters. 

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Commons Speaker John Bercow calls Eurosceptic Bernard Jenkin to ask a question, but there is no response. "Where is the fellow," he asks as it is apparent that Mr Jenkin is not present.

In his place, Mr Bercow calls another Eurosceptic David Davis, who asks why HMRC figures on migrants job details are not being released. 

The PM jokes that this is the first example he's seen of a "single transferable question" - a reference to the two MPs' similar views on exiting the EU. 

Labour's Neil Coyle prefaces his question- which is his first intervention at PMQs - by saying he hopes his suit and tie combination lives up to David Cameron's mother's expectations - a reference to last week's banter over attire. The MP goes on to ask about knife crime in his Southwark constituency - something that the PM agrees needs to be cracked down on with full force. 

Tory MP Alberto Costa asks about fostering. The PM says councils are under an obligation to support children who remain with their foster parents after 18. Half of those have done so in the past year, he adds. 

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The SNP's Angus Robertson asks the first of his two questions. He cites a number of benefits that he believes come from EU membership, including to workers rights, the environment and other areas. He urges the PM to "concentrate on the positive benefits of EU membership and reject Project Fear". The PM insist he is making positive arguments and points out that they are both post-war children and whatever frustrations he has with the EU, EU countries now resolve differences around a table rather than fighting each other on the battlefield. 

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The PM concludes the leaders' exchanges by making a stout defence of the government's record on education, the availability of more school places, and a focus on academic rigour and discipline. Again he insists this is only possible because of a sound economy.

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The Labour leader tries to press his point home arguing that the NAO and Ofsted acknowledge there is a shortage of school places and that 7 out of 10 headteachers have had to use agency teachers - the agency supply bill has risen to £1bn as part of what he says has become "agency Britain".

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The Labour leader moves on to the pressure on primary and secondary school places. Jeremy Corbyn says class sizes are growing and there is a crisis in teacher morale. He cites one teacher, called Tom, who is concerned about the recruitment and retention of staff. The PM responds by saying there are 13,000 more teachers than in 2010, saying that there are more school places because of the "sound finances and the right values". 

David Cameron makes his first joke of the day. He raises the appointment of Yanis Varoufakis as Labour's new economic adviser. He says the former Greek finance minister left his economy in ruins and the appointment was a case of "acropolis now" for the opposition.

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Mr Corbyn raises a National Audit Office report about limits on the entitlement to early years childcare. David Cameron says the only reason that the government has been able to extend the hours of free childcare is because of the sound economy. 

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The Labour leader says the plan for tax relief on childcare was announced in 2013 but won't come in until 2017. He moves on to ask why a third of parents of infants won't benefit from the extension of childcare subsidies to 30 hours. The PM says he is delighted that the Labour leader is giving him an opportunity to talk about government policy, pointing out that the tax relief was held up by a court decision. 

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn gets to his feet to cheers - including what sound like some ironic ones from the Conservative benches. His first question is about childcare and what he says is a "hold-up" to an extension of free support. The PM defends the policy and says a pilot scheme is coming into force.

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David Cameron is on his feet. The first question is from the SNP's Patricia Gibson about the recently agreed Scottish fiscal framework and its spending implications. The PM says "only the SNP can maintain a grievance once a settlement has been put in place", urging them to get on with government. 

The BBC's deputy political editor, James Landale, says he will be surprised if the Labour leader raises Europe. He may choose something "left of field" such as state pension age or child poverty.