Speeches by Munt.

“That sort of leads to my next question. We might have seen evidence of a moderate level of chaos around data, and digitisation, as you say, might not be a complete thing or it might be slightly over the horizon for some areas of the system. Where would the priority be for you, in terms of capturing data? Clearly, there…”

“I had a number of questions I wanted to ask, and you have answered most of them, but I wondered, in the light of your comments before Sir Ashley’s questions, what your preferred metrics for measurement would be, or is it the adaptation of the metric you have? Is there any other way you would prefer?”

“I am the Member for Wells and Mendip Hills, in Somerset. Everything is declared in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. However, I am also a member of WhistleblowersUK, as a director, and I am part of its APPG. I think I am vice-chair.”

“May I associate myself with the comments made by my hon. Friends the Members for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart) and for Frome and East Somerset (Anna Sabine), particularly in relation to things like rural crime, car racing, bike racing, threatening behaviour, burglary and shoplifting, and the frustration that people feel wit…”

“Do you think the ACCT stuff is effective?”

“Eighteen months is quite a long time. I guess there are things you have seen that you might do differently. Is there any flexibility to change within those 18 months, or do you have to wait to the end before you change something?”

“I want to ask specifically about probation and whether you have seen any returners. I know there was a horrific attrition rate back in 2013, or whenever it was. Have you had people back?”

“The probation service would get that automatically.”

“We went to Snaresbrook and to Brixton last week. On both occasions there was reference from individual conversations about trauma-informed training. Does everybody get that now?”

“My declaration of interest shows that I am involved with an organisation called Whistleblowers UK, as a director. It is a not-for-profit company. I am also involved with the APPG on whistleblowing, as an officer.”

“Residents in Somerset, and in North Somerset, my part of the world, recognise the £70 million that has been granted for new radiotherapy machines, as announced in the Budget, which will fund up to 30 machines. However, 70 machines will pass their sell-by date—their 10-year recommended life—by the end of this year. Will…”

“2. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the condition of NHS hospital equipment.”

“Thank you.”

“Sorry, can you say that again?”

“Thank you. One of the concerns that is raised is self-inflicted deaths. Do you want to comment on that and how you see the ability to reduce the number of deaths in prisons?”

“Back to Charlie Taylor, I am afraid. He has issued four urgent notifications this year—three in the last three months. Are you expecting more? Is that going to become increasingly common? It sounds from some of the things you have said that it would not be a surprise if there were more. The second part of my question i…”

“Are you gathering stuff up on the way? Can you change the way you do things when the next one comes along? You have to wait the whole 18 months before you can change things, I presume.”

“I thank the Minister greatly. I join my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Dr Chambers)—is the Minister actually the king of mobile signal as well? If he is, there is a cracking need to get on with making sure that areas like mine, like his, have got a decent mobile signal.”

“The Minister has very kindly agreed to meet me and my Somerset colleagues, including the instigator of this debate. The reducing rate of network expansion across Somerset is absolutely shocking. Connecting Devon and Somerset has been a monumental failure. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to make certain that the …”

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