In full: Prime Minister's Questions

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1134 Welcome to our live coverage of Prime Minister's Questions in Parliament. David Cameron's weekly encounter with Ed Miliband across the despatch box is coming up at about 12:00 GMT.

What can we expect this week? Food safety could be pretty high on the menu amid the ongoing horsemeat scandal and yesterday's raids by the Food Standards Agency on an abattoir in Yorkshire and a meat-processing plant in Wales.

Amid Labour claims that the government had been slow to get to grips with the crisis, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is travelling to Brussels later to discuss latest developments with EU counterparts, while his deputy David Heath will meet retailers and suppliers in London.

What else could crop up? Ed Miliband may raise the issue of press regulation and the implementation of recommendations in the Leveson report. Labour says Conservative proposals for a new self-regulating body backed by Royal Charter do not go far enough.

On that subject, ministers will answer an urgent question on press regulation, from Labour's culture spokeswoman Harriet Harman, after PMQs finishes.

After President Obama said US troop numbers in Afghanistan would be halved in the next year, some MPs may want to ask about UK combat deployments - due to finish by the end of 2014.

And there may be a few humourous references to the Eastleigh by-election after Chris Huhne's resignation as its MP. The Conservatives and Lib Dems are going head-to-head to win the seat.

The prime minister may want to highlight comments by the Governor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King, who said he expected a "slow but steady recovery" in the economy. But Sir Mervyn also warned that living standards would continue to be squeezed for the foreseeable future.

Downing Street has just told journalists at the morning lobby briefing that it would be totally unacceptable if businesses in the UK were defrauding the public by passing off horsemeat as beef.

Conservative MP Neil Parish tells BBC Two's Daily Politics the horsemeat scandal was a "disaster waiting to happen for many years".

Labour's Emily Thornberry tells the BBC Owen Paterson has not been "taking the issue seriously" but admits that the last government, as well as the current one, should have tested for horse in the food chain more regularly.

Business minister Jo Swinson says she would still be happy to eat processed beef.

The privilege of asking the first question this week goes to Democratic Unionist MP William McCrea.

The BBC's Nick Robinson says Mr Miliband may use Mervyn King's comments to attack the government's economic record.

David Cameron is on his first feet on his Commons.

Asking the first question, Democratic Unionist MP William McCrea says the horsemeat scandal threatens "confidence in the food we eat" and criminal behaviour must be rooted out.

The prime minister says the horsemeat scandal is "appalling" and "completely unacceptable". He says a tougher inspection regime has been agreed and schools and prisons are doing their own checks.

Tory MP Rory Stewart asks the PM to join with him and celebrating Cumbria Day. David Cameron says he is glad to oblige, recalling a visit to a pub in the region.

Ed Miliband in on his feet. He asks whether living standards will be higher in 2015 than they were in 2010.

The prime minister says people on the minimum wage will be better off due to cuts in income tax bills.

Ed Miliband suggests that the PM has not answered the question and presses again on the same subject. He suggests figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility indicate people will be worse off as prices rise faster than wages.

David Cameron says inflation is lower than it was 2010. He says the government has had to take difficult decisions but this was due to the "mess" left by Labour.

Ed Miliband responds by saying declining living standards will be the big issue of the next two years. And he tries to link this to the cut in the top rate of tax, saying only "one group" will benefit from the government's plans.

The Labour leader says the government has cut tax credits and raised VAT.

Ed Miliband suggests the prime minister auctioned a portrait of himself at a Conservative Party fundraising ball for £100,000 last week - you could not make it up, he suggests. The claim brings both cheers and jeers in the house.

The leaders' exchanges on the economy come to an end.

We are now on to questions from backbenchers. Subjects such as benefits and the government's cap on social care costs are raised.

Labour MP Anas Sarwar jokes that, if tested, the PM's answers on the horsemeat scandal are likely to be judged as "100% bull". Mr Cameron says it is a good joke but the country needs to take the issue seriously and get a grip on events.

Tory MP Penny Mordaunt gets plenty of cheers from her own side by attacking the Lib Dem campaign in Eastleigh and pledges made by its candidate. The PM uses the question to praise the Tory candidate and urge his MPs to visit the constituency and back her.

Another question from the Conservative benches on social care. The PM says the planned £75,000 cap is a "major breakthrough" and a progressive move.

Labour MP and historian Tristram Hunt attacks library closures across the UK. The PM says he strongly supports libraries and urges people to volunteer to help keep them going.

A question from Lib Dem Stephen Williams on tax transparency in developing countries. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg is currently in Africa discussing the issue - described as a priority for the UK in its role as chair of the G8 this year.

Tory Andrea Leadsom suggests that Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband have been trying to take credit for the cut in the EU budget which was agreed last week. The PM uses the question to point out divisions in Labour's shadow cabinet about a referendum on Europe.

A question from Labour's Gareth Thomas on police numbers. The PM says spending in some areas has fallen but rates of crime are down and "visible policing" is up.

Tory MP Charlie Elphicke says the number of first-time buyers is at its highest for five years. The PM welcomes the news, saying intiatives are feeding their way through to the mortgage market.

Labour's Stephen Pound asks the PM whether he will personally benefit from the cut in the 50p tax rate - that is a familiar line of attack. The PM says he will pay all taxes he is required to and says the top rate will still be higher than it was in 13 years of Labour government.

The PM dismisses a question from the Labour side about energy efficiency, saying the MP's claims are completely wrong.

As Lib Dem Julian Huppert MP gets up to answer a question, there is growing noise in the Chamber and Speaker John Bercow intervenes. He says it is impolite for MPs to treat a fellow member with a collective "groan".

The session is nearing its end. The PM uses a question from Tory Richard Harrington to praise the Big Society.

Asked whether he is still eating processed beef, Mr Cameron says he is following the advice of the Food Standards Authority and he says they believe "there is nothing unsafe on our shelves".

The prime minister brings the session to an end by saying everyone must learn the lessons of the care scandal at Stafford Hospital.

The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson says that while Mr Cameron may have appeared to handle Ed Miliband's questions, the issue of declining living standards was a "powerful theme" for the opposition.

Nick Robinson says there is "real anxiety" in Labour ranks that at a time of such economic weakness, the party's public approval in terms of economic competence is not higher.

BBC political editor Nick Robinson says there is a real challenge for George Osborne not to look "impotent" in the face of economic events as he prepares for next month's Budget.

That concludes our coverage of Prime Minister's Questions for this week. To keep up with the discussion on press standards and other developments in the House of Commons, please go to the BBC's Democracy Live. The next PMQs session will be in a fortnight's time, as MPs will be taking a short break next week.