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Paul Howell, freshly installed as Sedgefield's new Conservative MP, brings up HS2 again. He asks for a "positive" decision on the matter to improve connectivity in his region.

The PM says he can assure his colleague there will be an announcement "very shortly" - his voice seems to have a note of reassurance too...

You'll remember the cost of HS2 has risen enormously and the government is currently deciding whether or not to go ahead with it.

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Labour's Meg Hillier says the shortage of GPs in the UK has "reached crisis point".

She claims Boris Johnson's promises for the future do "nothing to allay the fears" of people trying to get appointments now.

The MP asks: "People in training is all very well, but what is he going to do now?"

Mr Johnson says she is "right to raise the point", before repeating his pledge to recruit 6,000 more GPs. In fact, he tells the House, the number of MPs is "already going up".

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The DUP's Gregory Campbell asks the PM about his party's ongoing campaign "pressing for a pension for innocent victims of Northern Ireland" violence.

He calls on Boris Johnson to "give an absolute assurance" it will not include "those perpetrators injured by their own actions".

Mr Johnson says he has "every sympathy" for the victims of injury in Northern Ireland.

But he says the government has a "consistently clear principle" that those who sustained injuries through no fault of their own must be included.

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Tory MP Kevin Hollinrake causes quite a stir in the Commons when he brings up the hot topic of trains.

He says the government "needs to increase capacity in and between the North, the Midlands, the South and Scotland".

But the MP claims the government can only do that by investing in the Midlands Engine, the Northern Powerhouse and carrying on with HS2.

MPs from all sides of the House moan or cheer showing the divisions over the massive rail project.

Boris Johnson says the government is looking at investing into the North and Midlands.

But he won't reveal the final decision on HS2, saying MPs can "expect an announcement very shortly".

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Ian Blackford comes back at the PM, insisting "nobody is suggesting" a border at Berwick if Scotland took control over its own immigration system.

"It shows the PM doesn't have a clue," he adds.

The SNP's Westminster leader argues that the Scottish government's proposal will "grow our economy and protect public services" and urges the PM to deliver "a tailored migration policy for Scotland".

"We will have a points-based system that will deliver the immigration this country needs," replies the prime minister.

"The way to boost the population in Scotland is not to have a government that taxes the population," he adds.

He also says the Scottish Parliament hasn't had a debate on education for two years.

"What are they debating today? Whether or not to fly the EU flag. They should get on with the day job."

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Next up is the SNP's leader in Westminster, Ian Blackford, who gets two questions. He starts with a plea to the EU that they "leave a light on for Scotland" after Brexit on Friday.

He says that during the EU referendum, cabinet minister Michael Gove insisted it would be for the people to Scotland to decide their own immigration rules.

As a result, his party put forward a plan for a Scotland-only visa this week.

"Before the ink was even dry these proposals were rejected without consideration," says Mr Blackford.

"Can he tell the House on what points he disagrees?"

Boris Johnson says the idea of having a Scottish-only visa "with a border at Berwick" is "absolutely fanciful ".

And he says whatever the SNP's plans state, "there may be doubt if he explains who is going to pay for it".

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Just nipping back a second to something we didn't quite catch. At the very beginning of PMQs, Conservative MP Bill Wiggin asked the prime minister how he would convince the United States that the government's decision yesterday on Huawei was a safe one.

The decision to grant the Chinese telecoms firm a limited role in the UK's 5G network was made in the face of opposition from the US.

In reply, Boris Johnson said it was vital the security relationship with the United States was not compromised.

But he also said the British people required the "best technology available".

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Coming to his last question Mr Corbyn says "Britain is at a crossroads - the question is what direction it takes."

He accuses the government of being prepared to "sacrifice our values" for "short-term deals with Donald Trump".

"As foreign secretary, he embarrassed our country, as PM he shows every sign of being prepared to sell it off," he tells the House.

Mr Johnson hits back, arguing that Mr Corbyn would "isolate this country" and "would deprive us of our most crucial allies".

"We are going to take this country forward, outwards into the world," he adds.

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In his penultimate question, the Labour leader focuses on human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia.

Jeremy Corbyn repeats a report from Human Rights Watch, saying authorities in the country have stepped up action against peaceful dissidents, including a large scale crackdown on women's rights.

He asks the PM: "When he heads to Riyadh later this year, will he make it clear any future trade arrangement will be dependent on human rights law and its record, particularly on women?"

Boris Johnson says: "Of course we raise human rights in Saudi", adding that Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab did so "the other day".

He continues: "We will continue to do that ever more vigorously, ever more energetically."

The Spectator's political editor senses movement on this issue...

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Mr Corbyn argues that there is no support anywhere in the Palestinian world for Donald Trump's peace plan.

The UK should tell the US "you are wrong," he says, adding that there needs to be a two-state solution.

He then turns to the Saudi Arabian intervention in Yemen which he says has led to "needless deaths".

He urges the PM to tell the US to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia.

Boris Johnson replies that the operation in Yemen is supported by the UN and says Mr Corbyn should be supporting the activity of the British UN negotiator in the region.

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Next up is from Jeremy Corbyn a question on the proposed peace deal for Israel and Palestine put forward by Donald Trump yesterday.

Jeremy Corbyn says it is "not a peace plan", and asks for the PM to "make it clear the British government stands for a genuine, internationally-backed peace plan" rather than the US president's proposals.

Boris Johnson says the Middle East crisis is a "problem that has bedeviled the world for decades".

He says "no peace plan is perfect", but the one from President Trump "has the merit of a two-state solution".

Mr Johnson adds: "I urge him, rather than being characteristically negative to reach out" and urge the Palestinians to engage.

A short time ago, the two leaders remembered broadcaster Nicolas Parsons, who died on Tuesday aged 96.

Our political correspondent is watching...

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Jeremy Corbyn comes back again at the prime minister on the government's record on climate change. He says agencies have helped to finance oil and gas projects that will emit 69 million tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere a year.

He warns that the government will only meet its zero carbon target by 2099 if it continues as it is now.

Can we afford to wait another 79 years, he asks.

The PM accuses Mr Corbyn of being "pessimistic", insisting the government has reduced CO2 emissions by 42% while protecting the economy.

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Jeremy Corbyn's first question to the PM is on the environment.

The Labour leader says the decisions the UK takes after it leaves the EU on Friday "will shape our future role" on the world stage.

He says the COP26 meeting on the climate emergency in Glasgow this year will be an "important test".

But he asks whether the government is dedicated to tackling climate change, adding: "Does the PM think we should be financing millions of pounds on gas and oil?"

Boris Johnson says it is important the UK continues to campaign against emissions and points out that the UK is campaigning for the end of coal mining around the world.

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The first question comes from the SNP's Carol Monaghan, who criticises the government on its record on taking in unaccompanied refugee children and asks the prime minister to devolve immigration to the regions so Scotland can continue to be "a beacon of hope" for the most vulnerable.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says she does a "disservice to the country's reputation", pointing to the many children who have been taken in by the UK.

Read more on the issue of child refugees and the controversy surrounding the so-called Dubs amendment here.