Speeches by Russell.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton) for securing this debate. As is well known, I worked as a solicitor prior to coming to this place, and I advised a significant number of clients on whistleblowing matters. Based on that experi…”

“You referred to something, possibly in a couple of different ways, and I want to clarify my understanding. You talked about how it would help sometimes if a case came back to the same panel more than once. Who owns the cases? You have referred repeatedly to delays, unavailable paperwork, or the paperwork not being of a…”

“I am Sarah Russell. My interests are as per the register. I am also a non-practising solicitor and a member of various trade unions.”

“The difference in cost between those things seems enormous. What is the reason for that? Across a three-day hearing, that is 60 grand or something. It is massive.”

“We have courtrooms sitting empty across the country. Is there not a way of making this more efficient? Is there an internal recharge mechanism?”

“Do you feel that the current version represents value for money?”

“It is extremely surprising that the right hon. Gentleman is taking this position, given that his party is generally associated with deregulation and removing bureaucracy. Does he not agree that the proposal he is describing would create additional bureaucracy around an independent organisation?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I thank the hon. Member for Wyre Forest (Mark Garnier) for securing this important debate. I am delighted to say that my constituency is part of the space economy, as it includes part of the Jodrell Bank site. Jodrell Bank is the home of the Lovell telescope—…”

“I thank the hon. Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) for securing this debate. Caring for a relative with dementia is one of the most tremendously difficult things that many people will ever have to do. I pay tribute to the many people in my constituency who are caring for a relative with dementia; it is incredibl…”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“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…”