Speeches by Munt.

“My name is Tessa Munt and I am the Member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills in Somerset. Everything is on the register but I point out that I am a director and vice-chair of WhistleblowersUK, a not-for-profit organisation. I am also the vice-chair of the APPG on penal affairs.”

“Do you have a view on why, when there is clearly a need, legal advice does not move in that direction to meet that need?”

“My questions are probably addressed to Nimrod and Liz. What are the most urgent areas of unmet legal need in England and Wales, and what needs to be addressed?”

“Top job.”

“We have had judges using duff cases that just don’t exist, haven’t we? A bit of rigour is needed in all this. You have answered everything that I wanted to ask.”

“My papers tell me that you are the world expert on this stuff; that is very nice and good, and thank you for seeing us. Have you had the opportunity to speak to Ministers about stuff in which you specialise and about this in particular?”

“I just looked it up, and it says the gov.uk website is not kitemarked. That is quite interesting. It says it is for physical products and specific service quality standards, which I would have thought was what that was, but it is clearly adrift somewhere. On current technological developments, and to try to get you to …”

“Thank you.”

“What should the Government do to embed that support more fully? There are health justice partnerships and various other bits and pieces. What do the Government need to do? Go on—fire away.”

“I live in a very rural area.”

“There are people in the community such as health workers, and some groups—dare I say MPs—who might be trusted and certainly seen as a point of contact for members of the public. I certainly know that my team is crucial in identifying what is underneath the original complaint that comes into our office or the concern th…”

“What should be done?”

“Is there anything we can do to improve that capability?”

“How does the average citizen identify their problem as being a legal one, and what are the barriers that prevent people from accurately diagnosing their problems as legal ones?”

“Do you feel there are changes if you look at marginalised groups or the demographics of people who access your services?”

“Do you have a view on why, when there is clearly a need, legal advice does not move in that direction to meet that need?”

“My questions are probably addressed to Nimrod and Liz. What are the most urgent areas of unmet legal need in England and Wales, and what needs to be addressed?”

“My papers tell me that you are the world expert on this stuff; that is very nice and good, and thank you for seeing us. Have you had the opportunity to speak to Ministers about stuff in which you specialise and about this in particular?”

“My name is Tessa Munt and I am the Member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills in Somerset. Everything is on the register but I point out that I am a director and vice-chair of WhistleblowersUK, a not-for-profit organisation. I am also the vice-chair of the APPG on penal affairs.”

“Top job.”