Speeches by Slade.

“Can I just clarify the use of the word “should” rather than the word “must”? Where these bodies exist, they must have a right to be included; this is not just a “should”. I worry that the word “should” will allow a mayor or a larger authority to have the power over what is, as my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (And…”

“I am grateful to the Minister for letting me come back on this, because the missing link is not necessarily that it is a town and parish council structure; it is that 20% of the country has nothing, and there is nothing in place to ensure that those people have something. In the area that I represent, a huge cost has n…”

“I will come to some of those specific issues shortly. Our teams are incredible and work really hard, both here in Westminster and down in our constituencies, but that should not be necessary. People should not only get the help they need when their MP steps in.”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered reform of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for granting time for a debate on a topic that, as I can see from the number of Members present, regularly fills the inboxes of right hon. and hon. Members from across the H…”

“I have a taxi driver in my constituency who is stuck in a similar situation. This is not just about people who want to drive; it is about people who have to drive. As our population is ageing, the scale of this challenge is growing. Last year alone, medical licence reviews increased by 16% to more than 850,000. The nee…”

“I thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for his comments. I am afraid the DVLA is certainly in the top three worst departments, and I will come on to some specific cases shortly. When constituents come to my office, they are frustrated but also really anxious. They have followed DVLA guidance by declaring the…”

“I can see that the Minister agrees. However, section 88 applies only in limited circumstances. It does not cover cases in which a licence has been revoked, and it creates real uncertainty. It forces people to navigate legal and insurance risks without a sat-nav to assist them. I have a resident who was travelling to Po…”

“I congratulate the hon. Member for Dudley (Sonia Kumar) on securing this important debate and the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for introducing it. During the Easter recess, I was invited to meet the Dorset Younger Onset Parkinson’s group in Wimborne. Two of the people I met, Simon and Julia, had been diagnosed …”

“I thank the many Members who have spoken in today’s debate, and the shadow Minister and Minister for their comments. I am glad that the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee, the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman), is here, because I can thank him again for allowing this debate—I think that is about the fif…”

“Many across the House will have watched “Dirty Business” last month and been shocked not only by the behaviour of the water companies, but by the deliberate deregulation and defunding of the agencies that are there to protect our environment. When Storm Chandra devastated homes in my constituency, particularly those in…”

“Yes, we have done a piece of work on that.”

“Let me turn to children and young people being moved back into the community—obviously prior to 18 at the end of their sentence, or potentially if they stay with you until 18 and then go on if they have a very short overlap. When we were at Feltham, I was concerned to hear about some children who were being released wi…”

“Thank you. I know we are going to be coming back to talk about education in a little while, so I just want to go back to Ashley’s point about the fact that these children have all committed crimes, some of them very serious crimes. I know that there is a very small number of children—maybe a tiny number of children—who…”

“Before I go on to the community release, in terms of the digital record we know there is quite a seamless transition from YOI, in theory, into the adult population. Is it similar, does the data and other information seamlessly transfer or are there any learnings to be gained?”

“Is there anything different from the secure training centre?”

“You accept 15-plus. We all know some very famous cases where crimes happened at a very young age. Those children, how do you bring that together?”

“Talking to transition, obviously you have two options: transition to adult custody or transition and resettlement back into the community. Particularly thinking about the secure children’s homes, how do you prepare a 17-year-old who has been in your type of setting to transition into an adult prison, given that it is a…”

“In terms of broader mental health provision across those two types of setting, are they similar to what you would find in a YOI?”

“Can I just ask a quick question on that, which just struck me? If we had schools where the roll was falling, the funding would fall with it. How does your funding work? Is there a risk of reduced funding if you have reduced numbers in your establishments?”

“What about secure children’s homes?”