Speeches by Babarinde.

“Ditto, I am not a solicitor. I am Josh, Member of Parliament for Eastbourne.”

“We have spoken about drones. Drones are in the here and now as a form of technology that we have not been able to bust. At some point, based on some of the investment that has been discussed, we might be able to get on top of that. In the meantime, those who seek to smuggle drugs in prisons will have identified somethi…”

“To what extent could we be better harnessing that innovation? In my career before this, I used to support kids out of crime and into employment. One of the things that we tried to do was to harness their innovation but flip it for something more positive. Could work be done with folks who have been in prison and who ma…”

“Charlie, you mentioned staff corruption as a means by which this smuggling can be facilitated. How do levels of staff corruption on or around the prison estate compare with levels in airport security, et cetera? Is there a particular problem securing our prison estate or is this consistent across similar sectors?”

“I am interested, though, in one of the points that you made. I appreciate you are not an expert in airport security. It seems to me, though, to be something missing if we are not looking for weaknesses and strengths in other parallel systems that we could learn from. Has that piece of work been done, to your knowledge?”

“Understood. There are a bunch of hypotheses there, which we have discussed and which sound very credible, but it sounds like we have not tested those. That might be some work that needs to be done.”

“Thank you so much for your answers so far. In fact, you have covered a number of the things that I had some questions about. I would like to ask a little bit about training for prison staff, particularly prison officers, with a view to rooting out drugs within prisons. I know that the Unlocked graduate scheme has a foo…”

“We have spoken about drones. Drones are in the here and now as a form of technology that we have not been able to bust. At some point, based on some of the investment that has been discussed, we might be able to get on top of that. In the meantime, those who seek to smuggle drugs in prisons will have identified somethi…”

“To what extent could we be better harnessing that innovation? In my career before this, I used to support kids out of crime and into employment. One of the things that we tried to do was to harness their innovation but flip it for something more positive. Could work be done with folks who have been in prison and who ma…”

“Charlie, you mentioned staff corruption as a means by which this smuggling can be facilitated. How do levels of staff corruption on or around the prison estate compare with levels in airport security, et cetera? Is there a particular problem securing our prison estate or is this consistent across similar sectors?”

“I want to put on record—I am sure the members of the Committee would agree with me—that folks who work in our prisons and across our criminal justice system are good eggs in the main.”

“I am interested, though, in one of the points that you made. I appreciate you are not an expert in airport security. It seems to me, though, to be something missing if we are not looking for weaknesses and strengths in other parallel systems that we could learn from. Has that piece of work been done, to your knowledge?”

“Understood. There are a bunch of hypotheses there, which we have discussed and which sound very credible, but it sounds like we have not tested those. That might be some work that needs to be done.”

“Thank you so much for your answers so far. In fact, you have covered a number of the things that I had some questions about. I would like to ask a little bit about training for prison staff, particularly prison officers, with a view to rooting out drugs within prisons. I know that the Unlocked graduate scheme has a foo…”

“One of the best ways of tackling retail crime and associated antisocial behaviour among young people is through targeted preventive work with at-risk pupils in schools. An example is the guidance and welfare unit at Cavendish school in Eastbourne. That unit was set up by my former headteacher, Mr Fitzpatrick, who is in…”

“I rise in support of this Bill, which introduces important measures to modernise our arbitration framework. We Liberal Democrats welcome the approach that the Government have taken in refining the Bill’s provisions to ensure clarity and effectiveness. Clause 1 is a key part of this new Bill, and we are fond of the chan…”

“I thank everyone to whom the Minister rightly gave recognition, particularly the behind-the-scenes officials whose work we do not often see, but without whom such landmark legislation would not be possible. The Liberal Democrats welcome the Arbitration Bill, inasmuch as it represents a significant step forward in moder…”

“It is disgraceful that Eastbourne Conservative councillors have voted for the cancellation of local elections in my town and in Sussex this May, with no consultation, no democracy and no mandate from the people of Eastbourne. They have secured themselves an extra year to squat in County Hall, to press ahead with cuts t…”

“The £80 million swimming pool support fund to help make pools more energy-efficient is facing a significant underspend before it expires in a few months’ time. Will the Minister urgently meet Eastbourne borough council, Better, and me to discuss unlocking this national underspend to help fund solar panels and pool cove…”

“For 23 years, my constituent Timothy has attended Eastbourne’s Linden Court day centre for people with learning disabilities. Timothy’s mum, who is his sole carer, has spoken about how damaging it would be if Conservative-run East Sussex county council decided later this month to close the centre. Will the Minister joi…”