Speeches by Russell.

“Were you given any indication why?”

“Good afternoon. I am the MP for Congleton. I am a member of USDAW and Community trade unions. My interests are on the register. I am also co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on access to justice.”

“On the statistics for employment when you leave prison, Rosie Brown referred to a percentage. Do you know what the percentages are by gender? Is there a significant difference?”

“I want to take the opportunity to raise that I visited Cheshire women’s probation team, which is co-located with My Cheshire Without Abuse. They do fantastic work for women, particularly those who have experienced domestic abuse in various forms. Is that co-location common? Is that exceptional? You were talking about t…”

“Is it that the women’s representative has not been replaced or will not be replaced?”

“The Children’s Commissioner spoke to a group of 15 and 16-year-olds in 2024 and found that three quarters of them had been sent a beheading video. It is possible that a great number of children are protecting us from what they see online, instead of us protecting them. Can I emphasise strongly the importance of speakin…”

“I have similar stories of incredibly long waiting lists, my local ICB closing waiting lists and my constituents’ general difficulty in accessing support. Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government have already had a two-part report with recommendations on dealing with ADHD, and that there is plenty in there that cou…”

“I support the hon. Gentleman’s point about the importance of equestrian representation in these structures. In my constituency, there is a major equestrian centre at Somerford. We also have many horse riders throughout the area, and there have been multiple accidents. We really need to take action on this issue, and I …”

“Northern Powerhouse Rail will be great for economic growth across the north and that will very much benefit my constituency. My constituency is geographically located in such a way that it should be great for travel to London, Liverpool and Manchester. Sadly, at the moment it is usually terrible for travelling to any o…”

“It has been the gold standard in the employment tribunal system for a very long time that there is a judge and one member who is drawn from a traditionally employer background and one who is drawn from a traditionally trade union background. They are both lay, but there is absolutely considered to be good-quality decis…”

“Leveson recommended that the Crown court bench division should be constituted as a judge sitting alongside two magistrates. The Government’s position is that the new Crown court bench division will be a single judge only. Leveson said that magistrates would “bring local community values and a measure of local accountab…”

“Ms Karmy-Jones, have you appeared in the employment tribunal?”

“Hello. I am Sarah Russell and my interests are as declared. I am a solicitor with a current practising certificate, specialising in employment law, although I do not currently practice. I am chair of the all-party parliamentary group on access to justice and a member of the USDAW and Community trade unions.”

“Surely, you could take out the identification of the court-level stuff, aggregate it all together, and then that would be inherently more anonymising.”

“It has been the gold standard in the employment tribunal system for a very long time that there is a judge and one member who is drawn from a traditionally employer background and one who is drawn from a traditionally trade union background. They are both lay, but there is absolutely considered to be good-quality decis…”

“I would beg to disagree, but I will hand over to my colleague.”

“Ms Karmy-Jones, have you appeared in the employment tribunal?”

“I absolutely agree with that point, but defendants from ethnic and religious minority backgrounds should not have their entitlement to a fair trial sacrificed because they are also from groups that happen to be disproportionately more likely to experience crime. They must be protected in both respects, not one or the o…”

“With the greatest respect, judges currently have to give reasons for their sentencing decisions. None the less, we see disproportionality in sentencing decisions, which would suggest that having to give reasons alone is not going to solve this problem. David Lammy found in his review that the best thing for solving thi…”

“Hello. I am Sarah Russell and my interests are as declared. I am a solicitor with a current practising certificate, specialising in employment law, although I do not currently practice. I am chair of the all-party parliamentary group on access to justice and a member of the USDAW and Community trade unions.”