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After noting the lack of sprinklers being fitted in new schools since 2010, Mr Corbyn asks what tests on cladding have been made at hospitals, private sector tower blocks and hotels, and when will the fire safety test results be made public?

"It is not a question of waiting for the tests," says Theresa May, action should be taken now.

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Jeremy Corbyn speaks about the "fear" people in tower blocks feel - and asks the PM if cladding with a combustible core was legal for high rise buildings like Grenfell Tower or not?

Mrs May says the cladding was "not compliant with fire regulations" but cannot say more because of the police investigation.

She says "we need to look more widely" at why material has been used over decades which is not compliant.

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Mrs May says there has been a "100% failure rate" in fire safety tests. Councils should not wait for the outcome of inquiries to take action, she says.

She lists action the government is taking - she says she expects to be able to name a judge "soon".

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Jeremy Corbyn begins with a tribute to Andy Burnham and other Labour MPs who campaigned for Hillsborough justice.

His first question is on Grenfell Tower. When will Mrs May appoint a judge to lead the public inquiry?

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Tory Sheryll Murray starts with a question on the alleged abuse and intimidation she got during the election campaign, which ranged from social media abuse to attacks on her home.

Theresa May deplores what has happened and notes it was particularly focused at female candidates and has "no place in politics".

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Theresa May begins the thirty minute session with an announcement on the charging of former police officers over Hillsborough.

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BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg says Labour will try to keep the momentum (no pun intended!) they generated during the general election going, with their vote on the public sector pay cap. Jeremy Corbyn is "campaigning in Parliament," she adds.

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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has confirmed to BBC 5 live that the government will press ahead with its plans to expand Heathrow airport.

There had been speculation that, following the general election, Heathrow expansion might be under threat. Plans for a third runway – which were approved last October – were not mentioned in last week’s Queen's Speech.

But speaking to 5 live’s Emma Barnett, in the government’s first public comment on the matter since the general election, Chris Grayling said that the government would still be seeking approval for a third runway in this parliament, and they hope to get to the outline planning permission stage early in 2018.

When challenged about the lack of an overall Conservative majority, Mr Grayling said that it would be possible to get support for expansion with the help of MPs from other parties:

“There is wide support for expanding Heathrow across the parties in Westminster. We're most of the way through the consultation process. We've now got to go through the period of parliamentary scrutiny. There is a set process in law which takes us through to the effectively the outline planning permission early next year. So yes.”

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Jenny Chapman says Jeremy Corbyn has certainly got his "mojo" working but suggests his reported comments at Glastonbury on scrapping nuclear weapons was not Labour policy.

"Our position on Trident is settled," she says.

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Shadow Brexit minister Jenny Chapman says there is a link between austerity and the Grenfell Tower tragedy, because "decisions were taken for financial reasons that led to that tower being as unsafe as it was".

But quizzed about some of the comments made by John McDonnell, who suggested it was "murder", she said he was "well known for using colourful language" but it was not the language she would have used.

"Some of the language used has gone too far," she added.

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Chris Grayling comes under pressure from Andrew Neil, who accuses the minister of using "our money" to bribe the DUP to prop up his government.

The transport secretary insists the government is "investing in infrastructure" across the country.

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Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire responds to a question from Labour's Kate Hollern about the requirement for "rigorous impartiality" set out in the Belfast Agreement, external, also known as the Good Friday Agreement.

Ms Hollern calls the deal "grubby, dangerous and desperate," and says the situation in Northern Ireland at the moment is fragile.

Mr Brokenshire says the government remains steadfast in its commitment to the Belfast Agreement and its successors, and will govern for all parts of the community and with the Irish government "as we have done for past seven years".

On the description of the deal, he says he does not recognise the characterisation, and says the deal was made to give stability to the UK government "for all parts of the country".

DUP Westminster leader Nigel Dodds stands to say his party is "absolutely committed" to getting the executive up and running again, and says MPs should be assured that their focus is on ensuring that money for infrastructure, education "and all the rest" is spent across Northern Ireland.

Mr Dodds says the DUP will work with the government on the principle that we want to strengthen the UK.