The main points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 May, from 1200 BST:
The main points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 May, from 1200 BST:
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, standing in for Tony Blair who is in America, said MPs' thoughts were with the family of missing child Madelaine McCann.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, standing in for Tony Blair who is in America, said MPs' thoughts were with the family of missing child Madelaine McCann.
Richard Spring, for the Conservatives asked about the Millennium Dome, quoting Mr Prescott, who said at the time "if we can't get this right we can't do anything".
Richard Spring, for the Conservatives asked about the Millennium Dome, quoting Mr Prescott, who said at the time "if we can't get this right we can't do anything".
Mr Prescott said Labour had inherited a "terrible Tory mess" with the Dome but, he added, "98%" of the people who visited it liked it.
Mr Prescott said Labour had inherited a "terrible Tory mess" with the Dome but, he added, "98%" of the people who visited it liked it.
William Hague, standing in for Conservative leader David Cameron, agreed with what Mr Prescott had said about the McCann family.
William Hague, standing in for Conservative leader David Cameron, agreed with what Mr Prescott had said about the McCann family.
Mr Hague said Mr Prescott would be "missed" by the Tories and "wished him well in his retirement" after 37 yeas in the Commons.
Mr Hague said Mr Prescott would be "missed" by the Tories and "wished him well in his retirement" after 37 yeas in the Commons. He asked if the government would apologise for mistakes made over the computer system for junior doctors' jobs.
Mr Prescott said he was not leaving the Commons and said it was nice to hear he would be missed. He said he would not be "whingeing on the backbenches" when he retired from the frontbench "as I hear some of my colleagues doing from time to time".
Mr Prescott said he was not leaving the Commons and said it was nice to hear he would be missed. He said he would not be "whingeing on the backbenches" when he retired from the frontbench "as I hear some of my colleagues doing from time to time".
Mr Prescott hailed Labour's record on employment and help for pensioners, compared with the previous Tory government, adding "can I say I am the longest serving deputy prime minister" and had seen off five Tory counterparts.
Mr Hague said his question had been about junior doctors. He asked who was responsible in government for the "fiasco" of the online recruitment system.
After a pause, Mr Prescott said: "Tories". He said Labour had to increase the number of medical students when they came in.
Mr Hague said money was being wasted because junior doctors trained in the UK were having to seek work in Australia and elsewhere.
Mr Hague said it was "no good" Mr Prescott blaming someone else. He said another mistake was the "looming fiasco" on home information packs.
Mr Prescott said home information packs highlighted Tory hypocrisy, saying they would help the environment yet the Tories would be voting against them.
Mr Hague asked whether Chancellor Gordon Brown would be taking part in the home information packs debate later. "He is never around when there is bad news," said Mr Hague. He asked why Mr Brown would not listen to experts who said HIPs would harm the housing market.
Mr Prescott said the government was trying to help people with houses to buy and sell, in the face of "vested interests".
Mr Hague said it showed Mr Brown could not "be the change" people wanted and it was time for a general election.
