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Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, Meg Hillier, says schools are being forced to make massive reductions in teaching time as a result of central government funding cuts.

She asks what is the prime minister's message to the parents whose children are now facing half a day less of teaching a week.

The PM pays tribute to teachers and headteachers across the country, and says more students are now in good schools across the country.

She says the department is working with schools to allow "teachers to do what they do best - which is carry on teaching".

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John Hayes says the PM appreciates the "plight" of the poorest but is aware the children's funeral fund has been frozen at £700 since 2003. He asks Mrs May to meet with him to help "heal the broken hearted".

Theresa May says it is an "important and sensitive" issue and asks the Conservative MP to raise the issue with the Chancellor.

Mark D'Arcy's analysis:

John Hayes has been campaigning on funeral povery for some months – highlighting the treatment of families who see their relatives buried in a council-run paupers’ funeral.

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Conservative Damian Green asks what commitment the PM will make to ensuring as many children as possible grow up in a household with working parents.

Theresa May says the example working parents give to households is important, and that the level of children being brought up in workless households at its lowest.

She says three quarters of children move out of poverty when their parents go into full time work so this is an important issue which she is addressing.

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Labour's Rupa Huq says the PM campaigned against Heathrow expansion for years, but has since changed her mind and voted in favour of it.

She asks if she will allow the public to also change their mind in light of a change of circumstances - and give them the chance to vote on whether to accept the terms of the final Brexit deal.

The public gave the overwhelming view that they wanted to leave the EU, Theresa May says.

She says it is now "up to politicians to show our faith in the British people and deliver on the Brexit vote".

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Conservative MP Henry Smith tells the House that it is blood cancer awareness month and that he is "delighted" that the NHS will be introducing immune therapy to under 25s.

He asks will there be a continued focus on prevention and awareness.

The prime minister replies this will be an issue the government will "press on" with and that she is pleased with yesterday's decision.

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The SNP's Chris Law asks if, after the agreement of a third runway at Heathrow, the prime minister will commit to a new direct air service to Dundee.

Theresa May says she hopes that the government decision to enable a third runway at Heathrow to go ahead will provide better internal air connections in the UK.

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As one former Home Secretary to another, Amber Rudd gives the PM an opportunity to highlight an area of progress in the Brexit talks – security cooperation.

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Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd asks for reassurance that there will still be the highest level of security arrangements with the EU when the UK leaves, stressing its importance.

The PM says Ms Rudd is right to raise the issue and that the white paper sets out an ambitious view of the future security relationship.

She adds that Michel Barnier has recognised the progress made in the negotiations in terms of security arrangements, and insists that the safety and security of both British and EU citizens is a top priority.

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Conservative Eddie Hughes asks the PM if she can assure him that local NHS funding will be increased.

Theresa May says she is committed to providing the local NHS with the funding they need, and reminds Mr Hughes that the government have recently committed over £3.9bn to the NHS.

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SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford says the Chequers plan is even more unpopular than the poll tax, and asks why the PM is gambling with Scotland's future by pursuing it.

Theresa May says the only people gambling with Scotland's future are the SNP with their calls for independence.

In his second question, Mr Blackford says the Chequers plan has been widely criticised and "is as dead as a dodo". He says remaining in the Customs Union is the only option that works.

The prime minister defends the Chequers plan, arguing EU negotiator Michel Barnier's position is "unacceptable" and no British prime minister would consider it. She says she is negotiating for the good of the whole of the United Kingdom.

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Jeremy Corbyn says that "no deal is a bad deal" and that the Chequers' proposal is "dead".

He asks when the PM will publish a real plan that is in contact with reality and her Cabinet - "two very separate concepts".

Theresa May replies the government has published a plan that will deliver on the vote of British people, end free movement, end the Common Fisheries Policy, end the jurisdiction of the European court of Justice and ensure no borders for Northern Ireland.

She adds that she is building a "stronger fairer country" and asks what he is doing, saying the opposition leader should be "ashamed of anti-Semitism".

Mark D'Arcy
Parliamentary Correspondent

These exchanges are increasingly ritualistic: Conservative backbencher Maggie Throup tees up an anti-Semitism question for Jeremy Corbyn; he brushes it aside and goes straight for Brexit, quoting a series of cabinet views about the outcome of a no-deal Brexit.

He gets the usual boiler plate answer about working foir a good deal and not having a second referendum.

I’m not sure much has been added to the sum of human knowledge.

But watch the carefully impassive faces on the government Front Bench – Philip Hammond on the PM’s right hand, the Business Secretary Greg Clark a few seats down, all locked into botox-like immobility.

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Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn says the TUC says a no deal Brexit would be devastating for working people and that President Macron has ruled out the PM's Chequers proposals.

He asks if the PM can tell the House if she believes a deal will be reached by the agreed date of October, reminding her that the deadline is October 2018.

Theresa May says "we are working for a good deal to the timetable that was set. We will be leaving the EU on the 29th March 2019.

"I'll tell him what will be bad for this country, it would be signing up to a deal at any cost which is the position of the Labour Party."

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Jeremy Corbyn says the majority of people might have voted to leave, but they expected negotiations to be handled more competently.

He says the PM did not answer his question properly, and is met with laughter when he says she "cannot keep dancing round all the issues".

He raises mentions Panasonic, which he says is "dancing off out of the country". He asks how many other companies have said they will leave the UK

The PM responds, saying business has shown confidence in the economy, listing a variety of investments recently.

"What we're doing is negotiating a Brexit deal that will deliver for this country."

She says Mr Corbyn can't even agree with himself on his position.

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Jeremy Corbyn tells MPs that the PM says no deal is better than a bad deal, the Chancellor says no deal would be catastrophic and the Brexit secretary says there are countervailing opportunities to a no deal Brexit.

Theresa May replies that whatever the outcome the government is working to make a "global Britain" and a "brighter future". She asks the opposition leader to rule out a second referendum.