Speeches by Munt.

“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 …”

“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.”

“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?”

“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?”

“My observation is that surely it is for the Information Commissioner’s Office to decide whether the data breach is serious or not, and if the ICO does not have the information it cannot make that judgment. My question is this: when the contract was procured, was there a clause in the specification that prevented the re…”

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

“I direct the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in relation to whistleblowing. I am hopeful that the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister knows that during the passage of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, I was promised a meeting with him about whistleblowers; I look forward to th…”

“A young woman, Savannah Victora-May, is in a critical condition due to very severe ME, compounded by inadequate treatment in hospital, where she has been for 11 months, since March last year. One of the few and welcome commitments from the Government’s final delivery plan for ME was to explore whether a specialised ser…”

“I welcome the statement and the plan, and salute the Minister’s bravery; I wish her very good health. My constituents do not get a particularly good deal: when measured against the 62-day target, 47% meet the target for radiotherapy, 62% for drugs and 73% for surgery. However, looking at just the first treatment masks …”

“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Before I asked the Leader of the House my question this morning, I believe I should have declared that I am the new chair of the all-party parliamentary group on myalgic encephalomyelitis. I apologise to the House for omitting to say that—I was in a bit of a rush, because ever…”

“There is an 82-year-old man who has been in prison for 38 years. He was convicted of murder, and the trial judge in 1989 said that this was “not a violent process” and gave him a life sentence with a 15-year tariff, which expired over 22 years ago. He is repeatedly described as an exemplary prisoner. Because he has mai…”

“I welcome the Minister’s statement. He has said that the number of extra prison places created since July 2024 is 2,900, but can he say how many cells have been temporarily or permanently closed due to fire safety concerns and other maintenance issues? Can he also state what his Department anticipates will be the resul…”

“The ombudsman’s ruling in March recommended that some women should get a payout and an apology. Now the WASPI women in my constituency have another apology, but they have not received a penny in compensation for the maladministration found by the ombudsman. Why have the Government chosen to accept one half of the recom…”

“It has been raining hard in my constituency and across the west country generally. I pay tribute to Somerset council, North Somerset council, the internal drainage board and the Environment Agency for their work. The land, however, is saturated. If one were to put the water in Somerset and the little bit of North Somer…”

“The use of the toxic chemical paraquat was banned in the UK by the previous Labour Government in 2007. It is associated with the development of Parkinson’s and is deemed too dangerous for use on our own soil, but continues to be produced here and sent elsewhere, perpetuating harms that would not be tolerated at home. W…”