Speeches by Juss.

“I should have mentioned that I renewed my practising certificate this year, but I have not been working as a solicitor.”

“I was previously a solicitor, before becoming an MP. I am an executive council member of the GMB trade union and a member of various APPGs. I think that’s about it.”

“I am a member of the executive council of the GMB. I am also a solicitor, although I have not practised since being elected. I am a member of a number of APPGs.”

“We were told last week that many prisoners are not on drugs before they go into prison but when they are inside they start taking them. Have you made an assessment as to what part of that is due to prisons being overcrowded?”

“I want to ask a couple of questions on overcrowding. We know that our prisons are overcrowded, which was why we had the early release scheme. As has been mentioned earlier, we had a prison visit last week. For me, it was quite unpleasant to see two prisoners in a very small cell. How many prison cells do we have that a…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that in a constituency such as Wolverhampton West the provision of breakfast clubs for primary school children targets a number of issues? First, it gives children a nutritious meal so that they do not go to school hungry. Secondly, it allows them to socialise with other children before the sc…”

“11. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the extension of the household support fund in 2025-26 on low-income households.”

“I agree that the payment of winter fuel allowance should be means-tested, because many pensioners who receive the winter fuel allowance simply do not need it. However, there are pensioners who are not entitled to pension credit who will struggle to heat their homes. Can the Minister please confirm the extent to which t…”

“11. What steps her Department is taking to reduce the Crown court backlog.”

“Last week it was reported that the Crown court backlog is 71,000 cases, which could hit 100,000 unless radical action is taken. Some cases have not proceeded at all because of delays, includes those involving victims of serious offences such as rape, reinforcing that justice delayed is justice denied. I welcome the Cha…”

“The Chancellor’s Budget last week finally ended the Conservative party’s austerity. It is a Budget that fixes the foundations to deliver real change, by fixing the NHS, cutting hospital waiting lists, reforming public services and rebuilding our country. As the Chancellor said, this Budget is about “investment, investm…”

“I welcomed the Budget last week, in which the Chancellor confirmed the recruitment of 6,500 teachers. Will the Secretary of State please confirm how those extra teachers, including specialist teachers, will be recruited, and how issues such as workload, working conditions and support for the training and development of…”

“Our plan to build 1.5 million homes during this Parliament must include the building of affordable homes, which implies that we will build more council housing. What reassurance can the Secretary of State give to my constituents in Wolverhampton West that they will have access to good-quality affordable homes, particul…”

“23. What steps she is taking to build more affordable homes.”

“I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement to the House. We have been calling for a ceasefire for some time, but innocent civilians continue to die and to be maimed in Gaza. The situation has got worse, not better. Does the Foreign Secretary agree with me that now is the time for us to do more and go further?”

“It is a pleasure to contribute to this debate under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for West Suffolk (Nick Timothy) on securing the debate. I am not a follower of horseracing—I am a football fan and a season ticket holder at Wolverhampton Wanderers, who unfortunately are not doing too well…”

“Last night I met the University and College Union representative at the City of Wolverhampton college in my constituency. He raised concerns about the wages of teachers in further education being significantly less than those received by pre-16 education teachers, and about the general under-investment in further educa…”

“Keeping a prisoner in prison costs the taxpayer over £50,000 a year, whereas punishing the prisoner out of prison costs less than £5,000 a year. What is more, the prisoner is then far less likely to reoffend. Does the Secretary of State agree that taxpayers’ money would be better spent on having a much cheaper and bett…”

“Does the Secretary of State agree that failing to address the prisons capacity crisis and allowing the Crown court backlog to grow to unprecedented levels has meant that the entirety of our criminal justice system has been broken? I make particular reference to rape and serious sexual offences cases.”

“20. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of patient access to primary care services.”