Live webchat with David Cameron - this Thursday 19th, 1.45 pm

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Hello all - David Cameron is coming on to Mumsnet to answer your questions this Thursday at 1.45-2.45. Please post advance questions here if you can't make it on Thursday. (And please read our Webchat guidelines above before posting ie only one question each). Many thanks.

Please can you tell me whether you are going to scrap all of the provisions re: safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and the vetting and barring authority?

Same as Peachy-interested to know the future plans for DLA and carers allowance

What will your party do that will fundamentally change the NHS and health provision in the UK ?

No messing about with headline grabbers about numbers of doctors and nurses please (cos we all know that theres an awful lot of other staff in hospitals without whom you can have all the doctors you like and nothing more can be done, and thats quite apart from equipment).

I'm thinking of things like - recentralisation of the NHS so that it is run like the big business it is, and with the purchasing power it has, rather than lots of companies without a coherent policy

All doctors becoming part of the common pay spine, rather than GP's working for themselves etc

Adherence to NICE guidelines on technology and prescribing - removal of the publicity knee jerk fiasco, and removal of postcode lotteries on provision - which also relates to my first point

Proper, long term, planning of facilities, so that hospitals aren't built which are already too small by the time they are built. Population expansion isn't rocket science y'know, and nor is the effect of our aging population

David - you live in a small market town some of the time; what are you going to do about the drink fuelled anti social behaviour on Friday and Satruday nights?

Also - what do you think of the rise of out of court disposals as highligted last week - where do cuts in HmCS and police funding affect justice?

What do you plan to do with child benefit? I heard you would scrap it for those earning over £15k.
The average wage in the UK is £23,244. I agree that bankers earning £100k probably don't need the money but those of us earning the average or a little bit over (because we've worked hard and earned a promotion) still need the extra money - not much of an incentive to do well and try and earn a good wage if we lose our child benefit as a result??

but tbh they never answer my questions unless utterly trivial ones when last time when he PRETENDED not to have listened to Abba for a long time while really desperate to shout out

""Take a chance on me" it's that one i love, the "takeachance takeachance" backing bit"

SO i will add this one - guilty pleasure - what naff song or book do you really like.

amen

David
Are you going to give the go ahead for nuclear power stations before we have a real energy crisis here? And, what do you think of onshore wind farms, considering the usual nimby reactions to them in most rural (Conservative) constituencies.

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david
What tv shows have you got on your sky plus atm - and what does MRS C deleted when you arent looking?

ALWAYS a tricky matrimonial sitation ime

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Mr Cameron - not really a question (I've used mine up), more a request: if you like society but are a bit unsure about human rights could you take a few minutes to read Poverty, inequality and human rights published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Among other things it outlines how grass-roots organisations (in other countries) have used human rights to organise themselves and make changes to lift themselves out of poverty. It also outlines how consitutional protection and legislation on human rights have impacted on poverty. It's a good - and useful - read

I second CMOTdibbler's question about the NHS

David,

Would a future Conservative Government change the current loophole in the law which allows one local authority to build houses on land in another authority? I ask this question in the context of Bedfordshire's plans to build vast numbers of houses on green belt land to the East of Luton in Hertfordshire .

Those of us actively campaigning against this have had assurances from local Conservative councillors and Peter Lilley MP that a future Tory Government would close this loophole, but it would be nice to hear this from the horse's mouth.

Does it concern you that half the enfranchised people in this country are so disillusioned with politics that they won't bother to vote in the next election? What are you planning to do to reverse this trend?

David,

A question about EMA and associated benefits..

A friend of mine chooses not to work, her husband earns £15,000 pa, they have no mortgage and over £50,000 in savings. Their 16 year old receives £30 a week EMA, their 13 year old gets his busfares paid.

My husband and I both work, our combined income is £31,000, we have a £100,000 mortgage and savings are an unknown concept. Our sons receive nothing.

Bearing in mind this information and the fact that we are not alone in our situation, when you are elected will your government do anything to make the means tested system of benefits more fair for all?

What was it like in the Bullingdon Club, who threw the potted plant in the restaurant window and what preparation does Eton/the Bullingdon give you for running for PM?

catinhat2 - yes, that was most unexpected and good news (imo), but they are only one of 5 Beds councils (I think) who are voting on this. It is likely that the others (further away from the area affected) will vote in favour of the plan.

A local developer has this week announced plans to build 1000 homes in the area too (originally planned 5000 then withdrew the plans).

Hello David,

What are your thoughts on improving funding/prioritizing social care in light of recent tragic cases, ie baby p, that have highlighted huge issues in the system and in view of the fact that we have an ageing population?

What will you do about the huge gaps in funding, the staff shortages and the general issues with bureacracy in the system that make it very difficult for social workers to do their jobs and the low status that social care workers in general have?

And also, Which is your favourite Killers song?

Ta

Ask him if he knows where the knitted character has been this week.

Please take a look at this thread - or send an adviser to take a look

and tell us what YOUR policy will be on the question of proper parental choice on start dates for summer born children.

Given that ALL the available scientific evidence indicates a lasting educational disadvantage for summer borns, and almost all parents on here who express a preference would actually like a proper choice about deciding whether their child is ready to start school, and given that Scotland seems to manage to offer a choice, what are the obstacles to giving a real choice to parents?

Not the nonsense about delaying the start but rejoining the same cohort; but instead having the option of starting a year later if a child is born late in the school year.

Hello David
What is your take on Special Education provision?
Specifically inclusion V special school provision, where would you government investment be.

How would you support Special School & how would you ensure inclusion inM/S schools is effective.
At the moment teacher in m/s schools are not trained to teach many of the SN pupils & again it falls to the parents to take the lead & fight to get all the extra provision provided in sn schools (physio.ot/salt etc) provided in the m/s schools.

Sorry that was less of a Q & more of a moan, as a parent of a child with CP & Autism would be interested to hear your views.

Hello David
I am a waivering voter. I have always voted Labour but not so sure this time.

One of the things that worries me about voting Tory is inheritance tax policy. I can clearly see I could benefit substantially.

But I just don't understand it: we are in a financial mess and taxing the dead seems such a painless & victimless way to raise revenue.

What is the thinking behind the policy? Is it really wise?

Thanks you