Speeches by Ranger.

“That is really interesting. Thank you.”

“Moving on to looking at international students now, I would be really interested in your views on the UK Government’s immigration White Paper and the impacts that it will have on your universities. Alongside that, do you have any concerns about the ability that you may have to comply with the strengthened visa requirem…”

“I thank the Minister, the hon. Member for Gordon and Buchan (Harriet Cross) and the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) for their remarks—they are much appreciated. I thank all hon. Members who took part in the debate. It was great to hear their insightful and valuable contributions. They spoke about the experie…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the role of careers education in improving social mobility. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell, and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for providing time for this debate. The term “social mobility” is used widely and in many contexts, but it is worth …”

“Thank you all for coming today. We have moved on to what I wanted to ask about, very helpfully. You have touched on this already, but I would like a little more detail, if possible. Is the issue of wealthy individuals purchasing agricultural land to avoid inheritance tax creating a problem in Wales for farming?”

“Thank you all: that was very helpful.”

“This is a slight change of subject, but I want to look at skilled and seasonal labour in farming in Wales. Do farmers in Wales currently have sufficient access to both skilled and seasonal labour? Does the UK’s immigration and visa system support those needs?”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Minister for her remarks, the Government for their support for the Bill, all members of the Committee for their attendance, and officials in the House and in the Home Office for their assistance in getting the Bill to this point. I think we have covered it in sufficient detail. Thank you for …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I am pleased to bring the Licensing Hours Extensions Bill before the Committee. Section 172 of the Licensing Act 2003 enables the Secretary of State to make an order to relax licensing hours in licensed premises in England and Wales for occasions “of exceptio…”

“Thank you very much. That is interesting.”

“Thank you both for coming. I want to expand a bit on what you have already touched on. How are prisons in Wales performing when compared with equivalent prisons in the English estate? I will start with Ms Davies, please.”

“Interesting. Do you think there is an identifiable reason for what you have just said?”

“That is really interesting; thank you. I just want to look at the women’s offender population and women’s prisons. How does the performance of Eastwood Park and Styal, so the prisons in England where the majority of Welsh women offenders end up, compare with the rest of the women’s estate? I will start with Mr Taylor.”

“Thank you very much. The final part of this question is to Ms Davies. To what extent do the findings of the Welsh IMBs align with the findings produced by HMIP and, if there is a disparity, what might be the explanation for that?”

“Thank you all for coming today. What are the most significant challenges facing staff working in the Prison and Probation Service in Wales? I will start with Hugh McDyer.”

“You touched on some of the differences between Wales and England. Are there more areas where those challenges differ?”

“Su, do you see the challenges as different in Wales and England?”

“Hugh, is there a noticeable difference in the challenges in England and Wales, or are they pretty much the same across the board?”

“Finally, are the current recruitment practices equipping staff in prison and probation services in Wales with the necessary skills to meet the challenges that you have just outlined, or do we need to see changes in those?”

“Yes; that is a question we will come back to. Su McConnel, do you have anything to add on the recruitment side of things?”