Speeches by Juss.

“The Hughes report actually recommends that women affected by pelvic mesh should receive an initial interim payment of £25,000, followed by a main payment. Does the hon. Member agree that that interim payment would be of some comfort to the women she has mentioned, and mean that they could at least begin to try to get r…”

“7. What steps he is taking to tackle fly-tipping.”

“Although City of Wolverhampton council is to be congratulated on introducing a range of initiatives to tackle fly-tipping, including deploying drones, raising the fine for fly-tipping to £1,000 and rewarding those who identify culprits with gift cards, fly-tipping in my constituency of Wolverhampton West costs Wolverha…”

“It is obvious that saying that we strongly oppose hostilities and that we are appalled by Israel’s action is having absolutely no effect on Netanyahu, who said of the death of 400 Palestinians—most of whom were women and children—that it was “only the beginning”. It is not right that the ordinary people of Palestine sh…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank the hon. Member for Ceredigion Preseli (Ben Lake) for securing this important debate. I also declare my interest as a member of the Justice Committee. I read about Brian Buckle’s case this morning, and I want to express how sorry I am for what he went t…”

“I totally take on board the point about proportionality. That is important, but my concern is about access to justice. Looking at all the clients I have dealt with in the past, a lot of them just want justice. They want an acknowledgement of the fact that they have been wronged. They do not necessarily want huge amount…”

“I will make this really quick. We had a presentation at one of the previous Committee meetings on how lawyers can use AI to make their jobs really easy because AI would tell you the next step you need to undertake in your case. Do you foresee judges using such a facility in the future?”

“Just very quickly, Sir Geoffrey, you mentioned employment tribunal claims. You can get multi-party claims in ET claims as well, so have you had similar difficulties when there have been multi-party ET claims?”

“The recruitment crisis is with salaried district judges in London and the south-east. I live in Wolverhampton. It could be possible for someone like me to apply for a district judge’s job in London because traveling is not that bad. Would you agree with that? Is there anything proactive being done to encourage more sol…”

“Sir Geoffrey, you mentioned the White Book and described it as too long and cumbersome. I agree with you. I never enjoyed reading the White Book, even though I had to do it to do my job. You have suggested a foundational reform. What would that involve? What is that foundational reform going to be? Do you think that re…”

“Can I ask you about fixed recoverable costs? In more than 30 years of practising as a PI and clinical negligence lawyer, I absolutely agree with you: every single one of my clients wanted an early resolution and a quick settlement to their claim. You mentioned that legal aid is much less than it was before with the inc…”

“Hello, I am the MP for Wolverhampton West. Before becoming an MP, I specialised in personal injury and clinical negligence claims, working for Thompsons Solicitors. I hold a practising certificate, but I am not practising at the moment. I am a member of the GMB trade union and sit on the executive council, and I am a m…”

“I congratulate the hon. Gentleman, a Justice Committee colleague, on securing this debate. Victims of domestic violence are often women. Does he believe we would likely give domestic violence more attention if it were classified as domestic abuse? Does he think that might make a difference in giving more attention to d…”

“Last week I attended the community pub hero awards in Parliament and saw Terry Cole and Keith Fulwood from the Royal Oak pub in Chapel Ash in my constituency receive awards for best community fundraising hero and outstanding contribution for their voluntary work in supporting the NHS by delivering blood and medication …”

“Last week, at a Justice Committee hearing, it was confirmed that an effective probation service is essential to the rehabilitation of offenders and to prevent reoffending. However, over the years the service has been under immense strain owing to increased demand. What steps is the Secretary of State taking to ensure t…”

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“10. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to implement the plan for change mission entitled “Break Down Barriers to Opportunity”.”

“What specific steps are being taken to ensure that the plan for change will help those in my constituency of Wolverhampton West who have historically faced systemic barriers to opportunity, such as those with special educational needs, those from ethnic minority backgrounds, and those from a background of lower socioec…”

“Last year, only four in 10 knife possessions resulted in any formal criminal justice outcome. Does the Home Secretary agree that by increasing police powers to seize, retain and destroy knives that may be legally owned but may be used in committing a crime, we will reduce the number of people carrying knives?”

“The Leader of the House has already mentioned the Equality Act 2010. Back in 2013, Parliament legislated to require a Minister of the Crown to “amend this section so as to provide for caste to be an aspect of race”. However, five years later the Government announced that they would not implement that legislation, argui…”