Speeches by Juss.

“I welcome the confirmation that the Government support international law and now want to see a safe and peaceful transition to a legitimate Government that reflects the will of the people in Venezuela, but does the Foreign Secretary at least agree that if Donald Trump’s unilateral action was in breach of international …”

“Any prisoner absconding is, of course, bad news and something that should not happen, but does the Minister agree that it is a symptom of the broken-down prison system that we inherited from the previous Government and something that we are now trying to sort out? Can she confirm that the rate of prisoners absconding i…”

“20. What steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.”

“Lord Chancellor, when it comes to providing support services for offenders and the issue of stopping the reoffending by women offenders, over 80% of criminal justice-involved women have themselves suffered abuse at some point in their lives, and have been either diagnosed with a mental condition or referred for one. A …”

“Justice delayed is justice denied is the harsh reality for the nearly 80,000 cases that are currently waiting to be heard in the Crown court. I am pleased that the Government are taking action to modernise our justice system and to be reassured that the sanctity of jury trials will be preserved. Considering that only 3…”

“Yes, thank you. Lord Chancellor, I have a question that follows on from the question that was raised by the MP for Congleton. She mentioned the six-year wait that women rape victims face. The charity Rape Crisis prepared a report last month, further to a previous report from 2023. It said that 17% of the backlog in the…”

“Good afternoon. I am Warinder Juss, the Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton West. I am a solicitor, but not practising; I am also a member of the GMB trade union executive council and of various APPGs.”

“Last month was National Care Leavers’ Month. I had the pleasure of attending a question time event in my constituency, where I was interviewed by some incredible young people, including care leavers from across Wolverhampton. Will the Leader of the House first please join me in congratulating those young people on putt…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North (Martin Rhodes) for securing the debate. I also thank the team at Fairtrade UK for their incredible work; it was a pleasure to attend their festive reception in Parliament yesterday afternoon. I have been a…”

“Currently, if a prisoner leaves custody and they do not have settled accommodation, they could be held to be in breach of their licence conditions and then they could be recalled again. Do you think that is right?”

“As a matter of principle, do you think it is right that somebody who has not been able to get settled accommodation is therefore held to be in breach of their licence conditions and gets recalled?”

“Those who are serving longer custodial sentences and those who have had longer custodial sentences, on release and three months after release, seem to have better prospects of having accommodation compared to others. Is there any explanation for that? Why should having served a longer custodial sentence—”

“Hello, good afternoon. I am Warinder Juss, Member of Parliament in Wolverhampton West. I am a solicitor, although not practising, and I am a member of the GMB trade union executive council as well as a member of various APPGs.”

“Prison leavers who are aged between 30 and 49 are more likely to be homeless or sleeping rough when they are released compared to other age groups. It is a question for all of you. Why do you think that is the case?”

“Do you think having more probation officers who have more time to spend with prisoners before they leave could affect the likelihood of them being homeless?”

“Are there any other views as to why they are more likely to be homeless?”

“The next question is probably quite a difficult one to answer. MOJ figures published in October reveal that those who are released from custody and are homeless or sleeping rough are more than twice as likely to reoffend. There is a direct correlation between being homeless and rough sleeping and reoffending. Beyond wh…”

“Beyond the 84-day period, what is the success rate for people finding suitable accommodation?”

“The Government are consulting on their proposals to implement digital ID, which is important for respecting democracy and hearing the concerns of our constituents. Does my hon. Friend agree that such a consultation needs to be detailed, comprehensive and given proper time, so that the views of our constituents can be p…”

“I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. Not only is that very good for our young people—they will have apprenticeships—but for our SMEs, as they will be able to offer those apprenticeships without the cost. Raising the minimum wage and the living wage will also help to increase the spending power of young people to contr…”