Speeches by Juss.

“Ofsted has said that there is a decade of declining quality in SEND support, but I think all three of you are saying that you are doing better in being able to have individual learning plans being followed in your establishments than is happening in the community.”

“What about Ms Ashurst and Mr Wragg; do you have any issue with staff shortages or not?”

“I will move on to neurodiversity in your establishments, which we touched upon in the beginning. We understand that many children come to your establishments when they have undiagnosed neurodiversity conditions. Are you able to take any steps in your respective establishments in order to identify those needs, and how a…”

“Mr Scott, we are told that inspection reports suggest that some children are not able to attend classes because they have a difficulty in mixing with other children. Have you experienced that?”

“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.”

“As regards the need to keep certain groups separate, you feel that you have done enough to make sure that they still get their hours of education?”

“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…”

“My right hon. Friend is putting forward a very persuasive argument. In Penn in my constituency, where I live, we have the Old Stag’s Head, a pub that closed down some time ago. Many efforts have been made to allow the community to purchase the pub, so that it can recreate the community value that it provided. Does she …”

“I have a quick question. We have a crisis in democracy at the moment in that there are not as many people going out to vote as there should be. Should we not be making it easier for people to vote, rather than more difficult?”

“Last week, I had the pleasure of holding a chess tournament at the Royal School Wolverhampton in my constituency, bringing together primary and secondary school pupils to socialise and compete for individual and team medals. I even managed to play a couple of games myself. Chess is invaluable to young people, helping t…”

“Will the hon. Member give way?”

“My colleague asked you about whether you have any experience of leading an organisation that might have been subjected to public criticism or political scrutiny. You were previously chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council. I understand that it has recently faced some criticism of how it carried out certain pr…”

“Is there any learning that can be applied from that to your new role as the Chair of the Legal Services Board, were you to be in that position? Is there any learning experience from the changes that took place with the King’s Counsel Complaints Committee?”

“Last November, the King’s Counsel Complaints Committee recommended that various changes be made to certain aspects of the selection competitions in the future. Can you tell us more about what progress has been made in implementing any changes?”

“If you could say more about potential conflicts of interest, and whether you see there being any potential for conflict.”

“We have mentioned your role as chair of the King’s Counsel Selection Panel. You said that you do not see a conflict of interest between that position and your role as Chair of the Legal Services Board. Could you expand a bit more on that? For example, how would you feel about advocating fundamental reform of the Bar an…”

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

“I would like to ask you some questions on recall now. Most recall takes place because of relatively minor or technical breaches, such as non-compliance with licence conditions, rather than actual reoffending. In your experience, does the current recall framework have a negative impact on your efforts towards achieving …”

“Can I ask you about the Probation Service in general? It has gone through considerable resourcing pressures, which hopefully will be eased by the recent investment the Government have announced. But I was taken aback by a letter I read in The Guardian yesterday. A chap had spent five and a half years in custody. He cam…”

“Can I ask a couple of very quick questions on caseloads? In your regions, what is the average caseload of a probation officer, and what should the target be?”