Speeches by Russell.

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. On that point, does my hon. Friend agree with my concerns about new clause 2, which, although genuinely meant and intended, is in danger of being read, together with new clause 1, to indicate that it should not be discussed with children at all, even if they raised it first, because of …”

“I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. On that point, I have particular concerns—”

“I agree with hon. Friend. That is disgraceful, and I am very pleased that the relaunched solar taskforce is focusing on developing resilient and sustainable supply chains, free from forced labour. It is important that we work with our farmers and growers across the country. British farmers own about 70% of our total so…”

“The Conservatives appear to have forgotten quite a number of things, and I think it might be a good time to remind them. Former Justice Secretary Chris Grayling’s disastrous partial privatisation of the Probation Service was overturned in 2019 after the number of serious offences—including rape and murder—committed by …”

“Does the hon. Lady accept that pilots already seem to manage to fly throughout our nation and many others, despite there being widespread solar panels in, for instance, Spain, where there is more sunshine? It seems unlikely that they will be unable to manage in her constituency.”

“Does the right hon. Gentleman recognise that the Conservatives’ failure to have proper national strategies for development means that we do not have enough prison places to lock up all of our criminals, and that not having sufficient solar energy will do the same?”

“The climate crisis grows more urgent, and our children’s future is under threat. Solar energy will play a crucial role in the mission to produce secure, affordable energy in this country. Since the general election, the Government have consented to more solar power projects than were consented to over the entirety of t…”

“You mentioned boroughs. What is the situation like outside of London?”

“I wonder about two aspects of the data. First, do you know if there is any accurate national measure of how many victim survivors are seeking spaces in refuges but cannot get them? Secondly, to what extent is children's access to services measured and do we have accurate figures for the number of children who are impac…”

“My experience of two different local authorities is that the re-contracting process appears to be extremely problematic. What is your perception of the solution to that problem? I am interested in whether or not you think competitive commissioning is the right model fundamentally or if there might be a better one avail…”

“What do you think the Government should be doing to iron out those inconsistencies?”

“You have mentioned various different commissioning models, primarily driven by local government. Ultimately, the money that is spent by local government comes via the taxation system and through central Government. There are obviously multiple different departments spending Ministry of Justice money, Home Office money …”

“I think most people would be quite shocked. We all find the idea of the 8 o’clock scramble for a GP appointment pretty unacceptable but the idea that whether or not women get a refuge bed happens to be about whose independent domestic violence advocate happens to ring first or that you are being put in a position where…”

“Do we have a good understanding of the number of women, nationally, who are seeking services but potentially not receiving services and, in particular, are being turned away from refuges for want of a bed? Secondly, do we know whether or not children are receiving the services they need and how many might not be gettin…”

“Does the hon. Gentleman see that there is some irony in his asking why our current Minister has not responded to a 2020 consultation, when his Government, which was in power for another four years, did not do so?”

“If we create a right to be made aware of the scheme and a claimant can demonstrate that they were not made aware of it, could we amend the rules for exceptional cases reviews so that that automatically counts as an exception?”

“It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Northfield (Laurence Turner) for securing this debate. There is an interesting paradox at the heart of this scheme. The fundamental eligibility requirements are that “You must apply as soon as it is reasonab…”

“Will the right hon. Member give way?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) for securing this important debate. My constituents are being treated as a cash cow. There are managing agents causing a problem across my entire constituency, and I have casework in Alsager, Congleto…”

“I have the pre-sentence report guidance in front of me. It says: “When considering a community or custodial sentence, the court must request and consider a pre-sentence report (PSR) before forming an opinion of the sentence, unless it considers that it is unnecessary”. It then goes on to describe various circumstances …”