Speeches by Slade.

“Okay. Can I just make reference to something else that was talked about with the lawyers? My colleague was talking about the Bar, but you referenced defence lawyers. The Law Society told me today that it had an event where it introduced 120 new lawyers, of which just one was going to be a criminal lawyer. It does not m…”

“Good afternoon. I am Vikki Slade, the MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole. My interests are as declared, but none is relevant; I am just here as a person who has been involved with the justice system—on the right side!”

“I do not want to labour the point, but whether or not UK arms are being used by the UAE in Sudan is not relevant. It would be horrendous if they were, but the Minister has repeatedly said that they are not being used. Nevertheless, everyone seems to accept that UAE arms are being used, so I repeat the point made by my …”

“More than 34,000 residents of Dorset are over the age of 80 and therefore excluded from the RSV vaccine. They have been told that it is too dangerous for them to take, but they are now extremely worried because cases are going up. Will the Secretary of State sit back round with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Im…”

“Earlier this year, I attended an amazing event at the Dorset Museum called “In My Shoes” for care-experienced young people, who explained the importance of making care experience a protected characteristic, as we have done in many councils, including mine in Mid Dorset and North Poole. Will the Minister take the same s…”

“You talked about there being a regional space and obviously 50% is single-user accommodation, which is great. Are all of the regions sufficiently provided for? Are there areas of the country where there is not enough CAS3, and what about people who might have higher support needs, whether they have disabilities, addict…”

“It was about people who have additional needs.”

“I think what you have said to me is that you are not sure whether the eligibility might need to be a bit more fluid. You have identified some people who might get to CAS3 and not be appropriate for CAS3. Do you think there needs to be any change in how people are assessed for CAS3? If they are CAS3 and it is, “Actually…”

“We know that 80% of offenders are reoffenders, but do you have any information about how many of those are homeless offenders? If CAS3 is being used for offenders who do not have a home to go to, and we are focusing on those, as we absolutely need to, is there a blind spot where people who are not being offered CAS are…”

“Post release is able to provide some of that rehabilitation work within CAS3. Is that right?”

“Hello. I am Vikki Slade, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole. My register of interests is on the website, but I have no relevant registered items.”

“Apologies for having to dash out and if you have covered any of this. Gary, can you give us a brief overview of CAS3 accommodation and how it varies, the approach to the Housing Network and, if relevant, how it differs for women?”

“If funding were available, would it be something that you think CAS3 could extend to offer a broader runway?”

“I am aware of Housing First. As a former council leader, it is something we talked about quite a lot, and it is in the report as well.”

“My final question is about moving between tiers. Is there sufficient in the system that allows a CAS3 provider to have that conversation with Housing First, or for NACRO to come in and say, “We’re providing this rehabilitation and it needs to go further”? We were out for a bit and may have missed it, but it does sound …”

“I have been assisting several constituents who are deaf and need the support of British Sign Language interpreters and face-to-face appointments. There are only five BSL interpreters available to cover the whole of Dorset, and as a result people are waiting extremely long periods not only to get appointments but to get…”

“The Minister knew from day one that local government reorganisation and the introduction of mayors were taking place simultaneously; she knew that throughout the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Committee, so it is simply not credible to make this announcement now. Areas with delayed mayoral elections …”

“I thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention—he has stolen my next line. John, who works at the BP depot at Wytch Farm, which is the largest onshore oil site in England in Poole harbour, told me that his pension has been eroded by 11%—he probably got the same letter as my right hon. Friend’s constituents. Even mod…”

“I welcome the overall thrust of the Bill. Measures such as the pension pot consolidations are long overdue and will make a real difference to savers, particularly small savers. Every new year, I try to tidy up the numerous tiny pensions from jobs I had in my 20s and 30s, but the pots are so small that the cost of a fin…”

“Juries are not the cause of the court backlog; if they were, we would not see similar extended delays in the magistrates courts, which have a record backlog of 361,000 cases. The cause is not just pupillages, but legal advisers in magistrates courts. Given that some of these cases with potentially longer sentences will…”