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SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson asks about the peace process and democratic process in Northern Ireland.

What will the consequences be if no agreement can be found? he asks.

Theresa May says the situation is being treated with the utmost seriousness. 

She says the legislation states that if within seven days, there is no nomination for a deputy first minister, an election is necessary.

If there is no Northern Ireland Assembly or executive in place before invoking Article 50, the prime minister will be unable to discuss the issues properly, Mr Robertson says.

Will she postpone invoking Article 50, or "will she plough on regardless"? he asks

Theresa May says she wants to hear views from all parts of the United Kingdom.

She says wants to see a resolution to the crisis but says she "is also clear" that ministers and executives are still in place to ensure that the views of Northern Ireland are taken into account.

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Conservative and Chair of the Womens and Equalities Committee Maria Miller tells MPs that cyber bullying, sexting and revenge porn are part of life today for teenagers and constitutes a mental health crisis.

Theresa May says better training for health staff and teachers in schools is important.

She notes that half of all mental health problems start before the age of 14. 

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Jeremy Corbyn notes the prime minister wants a shared society.

He says there is already a shared society with more people sharing hospital trolleys and waiting areas in A&E.

"Our NHS is in crisis, the PM is in denial," he says.

He urges her to cancel the corporate tax cuts and spend the money "where it is needed".

Theresa May accuses Labour of having spent the corporation tax money "more than eight times over".

The NHS does not need a "cheque that bounces", she says.  

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Jeremy Corbyn moves on to mental health telling MPs that last night the BBC "revealed an 89% increase" in the number of young people with mental health issues going to A&E departments. 

He asks if the prime minister agrees that the £1.25bn committed to child and adolescent mental health should have been ring-fenced not raided.

Theresa May says there has been an increase in people accessing mental health services but adds that A&E have seen numbers "stabilising, not going up".

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Jeremy Corbyn accuses the prime minister of being in denial.

He describes the situation of 22 month-old who was treated on two chairs in A&E.

Is this acceptable? he asks.

Theresa May accepts that "there have a small number" of "unacceptable practices" and adds that it is important to investigate such incidents.

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If she won't listen to the Red Cross who will she listen to? asks Jeremy Corbyn.

The prime minister acknowledges the pressures on the NHS, saying the government has put extra funding in, and there are more people being treated every day.

"It's not just a question of targets in relation to the health service," she says, pointing out that Jeremy Hunt's recently made a continued commitment to the four hour target.

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Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn quotes the Red Cross who described the situation as a humanitarian crisis.

He asks if she agrees with the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt that the best way to solve the crisis of the four hour wait is to "fiddle the figures".

Prime Minister Theresa May replies that there are pressures on the NHS.

She argues that to use the description of the NHS as being humanitarian crisis as "irresponsible and overblown".

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SNP MP Chris Law is the first MP to ask the prime minister a question in 2017.

It's been six months since the referendum, he says - and he says the Scottish government is the only government to publish a plan.

Has the PM read it yet, he asks - and when is she going to publish her own plan.

Theresa May says in "a matter of weeks" she'll be setting out details of Brexit. 

She says she wants to remind Mr Law that the SNP wants Scotland to leave the UK - and therefore the European Union.

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Conservative Philip Davies raises concern about the £1bn spent on consultants by the Department for International Development.

He calls for "common sense" and says the money could be "better spent at home". 

Priti Patel replies that "like all Conservatives" she wants "every penny" of taxpayers money to be well spent.

She adds that her department is currently reviewing spending on consultants. 

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Labour peer Lord Soley asks if it is possible that the EU may impose a similar "tens of thousands" limit on the movement of UK nationals around the EU.

David Jones says it is possible and this will be "all part of the negotiation".

Lord Soley challenges the ministers that they do not have any evidence of "the impact on British citizens" over controls on freedom of movement.

Mr Jones agrees that the EU is likely to "mirror" whatever the UK decides to do, but that he is not going to set out the negotiating position.

Mr Jones undertakes to write to the committee with any research or data the Department for Exiting the EU has on the potential impact on UK citizens.

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Conservative Craig Williams asks if the UK is on course to hit the target of committing £510m to support Syrians.

International Development Secretary Priti Patel replies that the UK has surpassed the pledge. 

Labour's Alison McGovern accuses her of speaking about Aleppo "in the past tense". She tells MPs that the siege is ongoing and urges the government to introduce more and harder sanctions on Russia.

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It's the first PMQs of 2017 coming up shortly - and it is expected to focus on the NHS. 

But remember, there's an Opposition Day debate on the NHS and social care later today too - and a committee hearing, with the Public Accounts Committee, who'll be questioning NHS chief executive Simon Stevens, at 2.30pm. We'll be covering both events here on the live page.

So who's asking Theresa May questions today?

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Conservative peer Lord Ribeiro asks why students are counted in the immigration figures.  

If they were removed, he says, the government could achieve its target "at a stroke".

Mr Goodwill says the numbers of students who stay on to work after study have to be counted. He says the figures may not be robust enough, as students may also have done a few months of part-time work during their period of study.

He doesn't agree that taking students out of the migration count altogether would not have much of an impact on the net migration figures, and that the government would be accused of "fiddling the figures".

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Labour's Louise Haigh asks about the demolition of buildings in the Palestinian territories.

International Development Minister Rory Stewart says that such demolitions are "illegal under international law" and "undermine the viability" of a two state solution.

The SNP's Tommy Sheppard tells MPs that one of the buildings demolished was a community facility funded by money from "his own department".

He suggests that the government sends Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the bill.

Rory Stewart says the building was funded by the EU who have not yet asked for compensation.

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Lord Cormack asks the witnesses if they "regret being tied to a number of tens of thousands" regarding immigration.

"No," says Robert Goodwill emphatically.  He believes it is a realistic target that the government can achieve.

He says the government will be negotiating in the UK's "best interests", combining both a reduction in immigration without damaging the UK economy.

Lord Cormack returns to Lord O'Neil's question on how the government intends to control EU immigration when it has not controlled non-EU immigration.

Mr Goodwill says the majority of non-EU migrants are entering the UK to study, while EU migrants are largely coming to take up jobs.