Speeches by Juss.

“I welcome the White Paper. My right hon. Friend has acknowledged that 80% of prolific offenders first offend as children and that two thirds of children reoffend within a year after being released from custody, so does he agree that early and fast intervention is crucial to cut crime? Can he please also outline what sp…”

“At one of my recent surgeries, I met a constituent diagnosed with premature ovarian insufficiency, also known as early or premature menopause. This required her to take fertility preservation treatment and to go off work with stress. Her employers failed to provide reasonable adjustments, and she has now lost a lucrati…”

“What about contingency plans? If you do not manage to recruit 7,000 magistrates, have you given any thought to perhaps recruiting district judges to sit in the magistrates court?”

“I have some questions about the criminal courts. The measures in the Courts and Tribunals Bill are supposed to come into force by March 2028. What operational and workforce changes will need to be implemented for that?”

“I am just trying to understand what your definition of a high-risk offender is. My assumption is that it would be someone who is most likely to reoffend. Is that the same as your definition?”

“Good afternoon. I am Warinder Juss, Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton West. I am a solicitor, but am not practising at the moment. I am a member of the GMB executive council and various APPGs, as well as being an officer of the First Do No Harm APPG.”

“12. What steps she has taken to help support people with the cost of living in Wolverhampton West constituency.”

“I thank the Chancellor for her condolences. I was at the site of the tragedy on Sunday laying flowers. It is very upsetting for everyone in my constituency. One of my favourite places for lunch is the Pomegranate Café, together with the Central Community Shop, in my constituency. It is a community-based social enterpri…”

“I have a couple more quick questions. First, magistrates will be dealing with more complex cases, with increased sentencing powers. Are you thinking of giving them any extra training to deal with those complex cases? Secondly, I am concerned about the shortage of magistrates. Can anything more be done to recruit them? …”

“Once the measures in the Bill are in force, are you worried about some defendants not being eligible for legal aid and perhaps being unrepresented in court?”

“You need 7,000 more magistrates over the next three years, but in the last recruitment campaign in 2022, only 52% of the targeted recruitment happened. What are you doing differently this time that will enable you to get the 7,000 magistrates you need?”

“Sir Brian Leveson recommended increasing the income thresholds for legal aid in the magistrates courts, in the same way that has been done in the Crown court. Is that something you are thinking of taking forward?”

“The impact assessment that accompanied the Bill suggested that the number of sitting days for magistrates courts would increase by about 8,500. The caseload currently is nearly 380,000. With that increase, do you think that there is a risk of Crown court work being transferred to the magistrates court? How do you feel …”

“Can I follow up on Pam’s questions? I understand that 80% of people in prison are reoffenders, so it seems quite obvious that if you reduce reoffending, you will reduce the prison population. When we did the inquiry on drugs in prison, I remember asking a witness—I cannot remember their name—the main reason why we have…”

“On the eve of International Workers’ Memorial Day, this debate is highly appropriate. Does my hon. Friend agree that, as trade unionists and parliamentarians, we should commemorate that day tomorrow?”

“Good afternoon. I am Warinder Juss, Member of Parliament in Wolverhampton West. I am a solicitor with a practising certificate but I am not practising at the moment. I am a member of the GMB trade union executive council and a member of various APPGs.”

“With the STC, Mr Wragg, there is a statutory requirement to provide 30 hours of purposeful activity per week. Are you achieving that?”

“I think you mentioned earlier, Mr Scott, that you do not have an issue with recruitment and staff shortages?”

“Thank you for that. Ms Ashurst, secure children’s homes do perform better at delivering education than YOIs and the STC. Are you doing something different, which is the reason for that?”

“Thank you for that. I see this when I go into schools. We come across children who have SEND needs and very often because their needs are not met they are seen as misbehaving or showing defiance. Considering the high level of children we have in these institutions who suffer from some form of neurodiversity, would ther…”