Peers are debating private members' bills
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Labour MP Helen Goodman says the PM promised no school would see a cut in its budget - but, she says, schools are facing cuts, including those in her constituency which are seeing cuts of up to £1,000 a child.
Theresa May says the government is making extra money available for schools, including some of the worst funded in the country.
Prime Minister's Questions
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PMQs gets underway and Labour MP Helen Goodman has the first question.
Theresa May begins by marking Armed Forces Week, and Reserves Day - and she pays tribute to those who serve.
Cabinet Office Questions
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Image source, HoCCabinet Office questions is under way. Minister Chloe Smith is defending the government's pilot of voter ID saying they have been "encouraged" by feedback on what she calls a "successful test".
In the recent local elections voters in Bromley, Woking, Gosport, Watford and Swindon were asked for identification before voting. Early estimates suggested that 4,000 people were turned away from polling stations.
When challenged that voter ID requirements provide challenges to the poor and people from minorities voting, she calls the measures "reasonable and proportionate".
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
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The chief constable tells the committee that he would be happy for the policing board to be restored in the absence of a Northern Ireland Assembly or an Executive.
Chair of the committee, Dr Murrison thanks the PSNI chiefs and tells them he will raise the points made with the secretary of state. He ends the session.
Analysis
Mark D'Arcy
Parliamentary Correspondent
Image source, HOCTheresa May was not amused by Jeremy Corbyn's needling during PMQs two weeks ago...
Normally in PMQs the main objective for the prime minister is to slap down the leader of the Opposition; maybe this time her target will be the warring members of her own cabinet.
It’s hard to see how Jeremy Corbyn will be able to resist targeting the outpouring of cabinet discord, with senior ministers trading barbs, putdowns and spending demands.
It provides plenty of angles of attack – and he will remember the flash of fury that crossed the PM’s face, when he taunted her with Boris Johnson’s leaked comments about the Brexit negotiations and how Donald Trump would do better.
The central issue here is the PM's own authority.
The current epidemic of cabinet freelancing is seen at Westminster as a showing she has lost her grip – hence the need for a resounding smack of firm government.
Loyalist Conservative MPs sense her difficulties, so expect a stream of supportive questions from the likes of Julian Knight, James Morris and Bim Afolami, highlighting good news from their constituencies.
But other questioners may pose a more serious threat – Labour’s Luke Pollard is a Plymouth MP and could well zero in on the government’s woes over defence spending, while continuing his campaign to get the new Navy frigates based in his home city.
Watch out for Labour's Mary Creagh, who may target cabinet attitudes towards businesses worried about Brexit.
And Plaid’s Ben Lake plans to go on what he says are broken Conservative manifesto promises to Wales, and he might work in the sudden resignation of the Conservative Leader on the Welsh Assembly, Andrew RT Davies.
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Image source, HoCNigel Mills ask if the PSNI Chief is happy with the proposals for the Historical Investigation Unit for Northern Ireland.
Mr Hamilton says the architecture is "sensible", though there are some "conflicting" aspirations. He adds there will be a "massive" demand on policing as they will retain the information relating to legacy issues.
He says it is a good thing that will give "closure for families".
The Conservative MP asks about a statute of limitations.
The chief constable replies that is a "political discussion" but he adds as a police officer, no one should be "above the law".
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Business in the House of Commons gets underway at 11:30am with questions to ministers from the Cabinet Office.
Outsourcing of public services, voter ID and the size of the House of Lords are all on the agenda.
At midday Theresa May faces Jeremy Corbyn over the dispatch box at Prime Minister's Questions.
Following that, shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon will ask an urgent question on privately financed prisons.
The main business of the day is second reading of the Offensive Weapons Bill, which tightens age restrictions on purchasing knives and corrosive liquids online and bans possession of a number of weapons.
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Image source, HoCChief constable George Hamilton is asked about three border police stations - the sale of which was recently halted.
Mr Hamilton says the stations are a "drain on resources" and a "liability".
He adds that they would create a "vulnerability" if they were staffed, and the stations are not helping to deliver a better policing service.
He tells the committee that the halting of their sale is a "pure" Brexit decision over "clarity".
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Image source, HoCIndependent unionist MP Lady Sylvia Hermon asks if the chief constable is confident Theresa May is aware of issues relating to the border.
In reply George Hamilton says there are many issues to be addressed while "clock is ticking", and they are not getting the "attention they require".
He adds that getting decisions implemented in time will be "challenging", and decisions need to come in the "next month or so".
Lady Hermon asks when he last met the prime minister - he replies it was last October. She replies that is "extraordinary" given the UK is nine months away from Brexit.
She asks if the Brexit Secretary is aware Northern Ireland could be the "soft underbelly" of the UK for international terrorism.
The constable says it's "a road in" and that exists currently, but the "difference" is European cooperation. Mr Hamilton says a "legislative" basis is needed to operate within the law.
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Image source, HoCIan Paisley asks if the Northen Ireland Office is "not taking control here?"
George Hamilton replies that the reach of senior officials does not seem to reach Northern Ireland and stops at the GB ports.
He adds that the land border will need some form of "compliance checking" and resource will be needed.
The DUP MP asks how many officers the chief constable has in the force.
He replies PSNI has just over 6,600 officers and adds that every month that goes by, the number by which the service can increase its headcount lessens.
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Image source, HoCThe committee asks the chief constable about the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the service.
George Hamilton says that finding the body who is taking responsibility for coordinating Brexit and the border is "a bit of a conundrum".
As result, the PSNI have made "reasonable assumptions" without moving into the "political space".
Chief Constable Hamilton says that terrorist groups will seek to "exploit variances" at the border.
He adds that there are consequences of leaving the EU that "everybody said would be sorted" but are looking "fragmented".
The PSNI chief thinks that Brexit could cause communities to feel their sense of identity is "under threat" and could raise "tensions".
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The committee chair, Dr Andrew Murrison, gets questioning underway by asking about the effect of a suspended assembly and as result no policing board.
The chief constable says that he can only appoint temporary positions to senior management of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and that currently six out of nine chief officers will be temporary appointments within weeks.
The policing board is responsible for substantive appointments - George Hamilton says it creates a "vulnerability".
He adds that police misconduct is also the remit of the policing board.
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Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
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The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is taking evidence from George Hamilton, Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, on preparedness for Brexit and how day-to-day policing has been affected by the absence of the devolved institutions.
Mr Hamilton has raised concerns over the consequences of the UK no longer being a part of the European Arrest Warrant, and the cancellation of plans to sell three former police stations close to the border.
The committee will seek an update on the PSNI’s planning for post-Brexit policing, additional challenges the force will face post-Brexit, and what cross-border policing and intelligence mechanisms which exist at present will need to replaced.
The committee will also examine what plans have been developed to respond to these challenges and how much this response might cost.
The chief constable will also be asked for his view on the government’s proposal for a Historical Investigations Unit, a new body to consolidate the investigation of outstanding troubles-related cases, and wider legacy issues.
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What happened?
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Boris Johnson was back in the UK for Foreign Office questions after his trip to Afghanistan.
The foreign secretary was repeatedly asked to condemn US President Donald Trump, and the US policy of separating immigrant families. The SNP's Peter Grant called Mr Trump a "serial child abuser".
Mr Johnson was also asked whether the US president's state visit, scheduled for next month, should go ahead.
Mr Johnson said: "He remains the head of state of our most important economic, military and security ally."
Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry asked Mr Johnson "why he joked that a man like that should be in charge of our Brexit negotiations".
Mr Johnson replied that "we're not afraid to say it when our views differ".
The Commons returns at 11:30am tomorrow with Cabinet Office questions and then PMQs at midday.
That's where we are going to leave our coverage of today's events in the Commons.
We'll be back for more tomorrow, with PMQs on the agenda at noon.