Speeches by Munt.

“I was talking earlier about access to healthcare and wellbeing services and I want to continue on that same thing. I am going to ask you both how often prisoners are unable to access health and wellbeing services and what the common reasons might be for preventing that access in some way.”

“Of course.”

“I understand that. Thank you very much indeed.”

“I might invite you to put the three or four names forward to the Chair in writing after this meeting.”

“Can I just ask a quick follow-up? Give me an example of where it is done properly.”

“I thank the hon. Lady very much for introducing this debate, because it is so important. I could not agree more that screening is incredibly important, but we also need to make sure that modern radiotherapy treatment is available for those whose breast cancer has been detected. NHS England has degraded the availability…”

“My constituent Anthony’s husband’s emergency and urgent care was compromised because hospital staff could not access his medical records, even though he had been treated by specialists in the same hospital. Can we have a debate on ensuring that patient records can be accessed swiftly by clinicians across hospital trust…”

“My constituent Phill is one of the 916 people in the special category mechanism who were suddenly and inexplicably excluded from the Government’s infected blood compensation scheme when it was published in February this year, even though the Government’s expert group had said in August last year that they should be com…”

“17. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the third report of the Justice Committee of Session 2022-23 on IPP sentences, HC 266, published on 22 September 2022.”

“It is 12 and a half years since IPP sentences were described as “not defensible” and were abolished for offenders, but 2,852 people remain incarcerated under these sentences—just 74 fewer than in June 2022. When the Justice Committee reported in 2022, its key recommendation was that the Government legislate to enable a…”

“I welcome the Lord Chancellor’s statement and the work that David Gauke has done to inform everything that is happening today. As a member of the Justice Committee, I look forward to seeing him before us shortly. I seek clarity on what the Lord Chancellor referred to as the “so-called medication to manage problematic s…”

“This week is National Epilepsy Week. Epilepsy is more than just seizures; it affects every area of somebody’s life. With more than 630,000 people suffering in the UK, every single MP in this House will have someone with this condition in their constituency. In the light of this being National Epilepsy Week, can we have…”

“I am grateful for the Minister’s statement, but I too would like to identify the gaping hole in the compensation scheme that relates to the special category mechanism. I point out that some of my constituents are in very poor health and their lives may be limited time-wise, yet they will end up with less compensation t…”

“That is fine, but Elisabeth’s point is a good one, isn’t it? If you have part of the jail shut down for something, do everything, or at least do the minimum of everything that you might want to do.”

“Have you done the same comparison between a state advert and a private estate advert? How does it look different? I go back to my question about the churn of prison officers and their having no idea about the demands and pressures of working in a jail. I have to say that I am not surprised; I am staggered. Have you com…”

“I am the Member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills. Everything is declared on the register, but I would just point out that I am a director of a non-profitmaking organisation, WhistleblowersUK.”

“Elisabeth, I wonder if you would briefly summarise the findings of your report “The impact of a crumbling prison estate on prisoners” from last November, please.”

“Adrian, you said in your evidence that “many local IMBs report prisoners are so accustomed to appalling conditions that they lack motivation to submit” a complaint of any sort. You gave some numbers, which I thought were stunningly low. Are there barriers to that? You explained that one has to go through the prison com…”

“The University of Worcester told us that, according to recent case law, prisons continue to fall below the standard under international law. How many prisons in England and Wales are regularly not compliant with international human rights obligations? Do we know that? I am very happy for you to come back to us later.”

“My final question is addressed to all of you. The National Audit Office highlights that the maintenance backlog has doubled over the last four years, reaching £1.8 billion. What do you think the Department should be prioritising in its efforts to reduce the backlog? We understand that the Department believes it should …”