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SNP MP Angus MacNeil says the handling of Brexit has been "dither, delay and duck".

He says shellfish producers in Scotland are worried about getting their produce to Europe after Brexit.

Theresa May says fishermen are welcoming the proposals put forward by Environment Secretary Michael Gove and the government is taking the UK out of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy, which she accuses the SNP of supporting.

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Conservative Owen Paterson says that French President Emmanuel Macron has demanded that his cabinet ministers are subjected to a performance review. He asks if Mrs May will submit cabinet ministers to similar standards on implementing Brexit.

Mrs May says that the government is working to ensure the UK is out of EU agencies and will bring control of the UK's borders.

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ZImbabwe will have its first elections since Robert Mugabe was ousted, Labour MP Kate Hoey tells MPs.

She says there are concerns this will not be a free and fair election - and she asks the prime minister to ensure the government looks at the elections closely.

Theresa May commends the work Ms Hoey does as chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Zimbabwe, and she says the people of Zimbabwe deserve free and fair elections.

The government will be watching, she says - and the UK stands ready to support the country.

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Sir Oliver Heald’s question about the future of the rail operator Govia Thameslink reflects the heat Tory backbenchers in commuterland (where there are many marginal seats) are taking from their voters. This kind of question could become a regular PMQs fixture.

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Labour's Chi Onwurah says that the prime minister refuses to endorse tidal lagoons and environmental engineering projects like carbon capture, as well as not ruling out a no deal Brexit. She asks what can be done to ensure that the UK's "engineering future is as glorious as our engineering past".

Mrs May says there is "every hope" as the government is giving commitments through its modern industrial strategy.

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Conservative Sir Oliver Heald says despite government investment into the rail line from Cambridge into King's Cross, his constituents have endured an "appalling" service.

He calls for Govia Thameslink to be stripped of the franchise and for a new operator to be brought in if the service is not improved.

Theresa May says it's not acceptable for passengers to endure the disruption they have. The priority is to ensure the interim timetable works, she says; but if services don't improve, the Department of Transport will look at this and, she threatens, "nothing is off the table".

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Labour's Julie Cooper says that nursery schools are inspected and hire qualified teachers as schools do. She says that nurseries are financially struggling, which is threatening the early years education of young children.

Mrs May says that the government recognises the importance of nursery education.

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That stinging letter from the Comptroller and Auditor General to the Work and Pension Secretary, correcting her statements on the implementation of the new super-benefit, Universal Credit, is an irresistable target for labour, and Marsha De Cordova obliges.

She skirts delicately around the parliamentary convention against accusing an MP of lying... And the PM says that Esther McVey will correct the record, shortly. That could be a unpleasant interlude for her.

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The work and pensions secretary has been accused of misleading Parliament - lying - about universal credit.

Sir Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, has written an open letter to Ms McVey in which he says she has made false statements to the House.

Particularly damaging is his suggestion that staff at Ms McVey's own department agree with his assessment.

And, he says, she has refused to see him since he raised concerns in a previous letter.

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Labour's Marsha de Cordova says that the NAO has taken an "unprecedented step" in criticising what Esther McVey said to Parliament.

She says that the ministerial code is clear on misleading Parliament in this way, and that she should offer her resignation.

Mrs May says that Esther McVey will be correcting the record after PMQs.

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A lively reception for the SNP’s Ian Blackford – but it quietens down somewhat when he raises the Electoral Commission’s report on Vote.Leave during the EU referendum... And then the heckling rises as he complains about opaque donations to Scottish Conservatives.

It’s a rather involved line of questioning and gets a very straight-batted answer. But I bet we hear more of this.

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Labour's Roberta Blackman-Woods says that the US President is locking up migrant children and damaging environment policies.

She asks Mrs May to condemn him rather than inviting him "for tea" in the UK.

Mrs May says there is no better way to challenge him than to "sit down and talk with him about it".

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Conservative MP Gillian Keegan says that domestic abuse is an act of brutality "often hidden in plain sight".

She highlights an employers' initiative on domestic abuse, helping people to spot the signs. She asks for support from the PM, and asks for businesses to sign up.

Theresa May says it's an important issue and she welcomes the employers' initiative.

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Jeremy Corbyn highlighted a real concern for many people, but with the government’s contortions over Brexit, that line of questioning on buses still seems like a missed opportunity.

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The SNP's Westminster Leader Ian Blackford congratulates England on progressing to the next stage of the World Cup.

He asks if the Prime Minister agrees that absolute transparency must be given to elections, in the light of the revelations over Vote Leave breaking electoral law.

Mrs May says she will not comment on a leaked report. She adds that the government will consider the report when it is released.

Mr Blackford says that the Conservatives are "systematically shielding their donations from public scrutiny". He accuses Scottish MSPs of receiving donations from a trust which has no information over who is behind it. He asks what checks the Scottish Tories had before accepting donations.

Mrs May says that all donations to the Scottish Conservative Party are accepted in accordance with the law, and are declared to the Electoral Commission.