Speeches by Cox.

“For clarity, with regard to the education programmes that you are describing that are not fit for purpose, who is designing and delivering them?”

“A particular obsession of mine is the mixed economy of justice and its failings. It seems to be delivering at some level, but absolutely failing in others. What is your experience of delivering contracted services, if you are contracted, or commissioning them, if you commission them?”

“I would like to say thank you for that, but I’m not sure I mean it. Thank you.”

“Thinking about how to improve on the current model, is data sharing between agencies one of the things that could be improved?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) for securing the debate. In November 2024 I had the pleasure of joining partners from Essex county council, Colchester city council, Latimer, Clarion Housing and Homes England, as well a…”

“It was good to hear yesterday from the all-party parliamentary group on special educational needs and disabilities about the importance of early intervention. We heard from the Lancashire and South Cumbria integrated care board, which showcased its really interesting work. On the back of that, I reached out to my ICB i…”

“I thank the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Marie Goldman) for securing this debate. As she said, Essex county council is one of the worst-performing local authorities in the country for delivering on EHCPs. It is vital that we hear from the frontline—from parents, teachers, educators and assessors. I recently held a round…”

“It was a pleasure to serve on the Bill Committee and to have the opportunity to hear from representatives of military charities and armed forces families organisations, as well as from the current Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces. I have also had the chance to discuss the Bill and the proposed amendmen…”

“I welcome the announcements the Home Secretary has made today. Disclosing abuse is a very difficult thing to do. Many victims speak out, but too often their words are not heard, they are not taken seriously or they fall between multiple agencies. Will the Secretary of State investigate how we can assist victims to disc…”

“Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.”

“For example, how might that manifest itself in terms of dealing with contentious issues such as immigration and terrorism? Might we see a different approach or different language around this?”

“Would you support the revising of the wording of the oath that you take in this position, to make the rule of law more accessible as a term? There has been some discussion of revising the oaths that you take.”

“Thank you for coming in today. How would you both define the rule of law for the general public—for our constituents?”

“I am Pam Cox, and my interests are as declared on the register.”

“This is the last one from me: how would you suggest we as a Committee, in five years’ time, assess your success in upholding and strengthening the rule of law?”

“You are saying you think there is no change needed to the current arrangements.”

“We are moving to assisted dying—a change of tack. The House recently debated the assisted dying Bill. A question that arose in and around that debate concerned the matter of legal assistance available to MPs who sponsor private Members’ Bills. Do you think that we need a process to make legal advice more readily availa…”

“My hon. Friend has highlighted the landmark nature of this Bill. Many of the most historically significant measures for improving child welfare and wellbeing have enjoyed cross-party support, and I am thinking here of the Children Act 1908, the—”

“In terms of the scope of the review, we are interested in the fact that remand is not included. Given that remand plays such an important part in prison capacity, and that so many prisoners are currently held on remand, are the Government planning any future work on remand specifically?”

“The outcome of the sentencing review may lead to significant changes in the future demand for prison places, as we have just discussed. How is it possible to set out a 10-year prison capacity strategy before that review is complete?”