Speeches by Juss.

“I welcome the Minister’s statement. Last week, I met my constituent Mr Anwar Hussain, who lives with his wife and five children in a two-bedroom house. Doctors have told him that his eight-year-old autistic daughter needs her own bedroom. Mr Hussain tells me that he has been on emergency banding for a larger house with…”

“Dementia is the leading cause of death in the United Kingdom. In my constituency of Wolverhampton West, it is estimated that nearly 30% of dementia cases are undiagnosed. Will the Leader of the House make time for a debate to give dementia the political priority it deserves, so that there is earlier diagnosis, with tim…”

“If appointed, do you believe that there are any areas where you might need to acquire new skills and knowledge? If so, how do you think you will go about acquiring them?”

“Good afternoon. I am Warinder Juss. I am a solicitor, and a member of the executive council of the GMB trade union and of various APPGs.”

“I think you have probably already answered this question, but, specifically, how do you think your work experience to date demonstrates the knowledge that you need about citizens’ rights?”

“Thank you.”

“Like my hon. Friend, I have grown up enjoying fireworks in the garden, especially with my children. Does she agree that the solution may be to reduce the noise levels from 120 dB to 90 dB, as is the case in New Zealand, to better enforce the rules relating to the times during which fireworks can be let off, and to incr…”

“The Conservatives have always claimed to be the party of law and order, but they took police officers off the streets. Knife and youth crime, antisocial behaviour and local drug activity are some of the most common complaints in my constituency. I welcome the Labour Government’s urgent action to recruit more neighbourh…”

“15. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reform public services.”

“I thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for bringing the debate to the House. I want to talk about Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist and blogger from Dumbarton in Scotland. He is not a constituent of mine, but very soon after I was elected as the MP for Wolverhampton Wes…”

“Under the Conservative party, too much taxpayers’ money was wasted on projects and schemes that simply did not work. Does the Minister agree with me that in order to improve healthcare services, including mental health services, educational opportunities and social services, as well as transport provision and public sa…”

“Director, can I please ask you a couple of questions about your research into disproportionality in your charging decisions? I have read the letter that you sent to the Chair of the Select Committee on 28 November, and I have to say that it was disturbing to read that the research published in February 2023 told you th…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate on International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Does she agree that a lot of the disabilities that we need to be aware of are hidden disabilities such as autism, depression and other mental conditions? We do not see those disabilities directly, but we need to be …”

“Director, having accepted that it must be unconscious bias that accounts for it, will you be providing extra training to your prosecutors on unconscious bias?”

“Good afternoon. I am Warinder Juss, the Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton West. I am a solicitor. I renewed my practising certificate but am not practising at the moment. I am a member of the central executive council of the GMB and a member of various APPGs. My wife is a senior Crown prosecutor working in the RAS…”

“Thank you, Director. I hope I will be able to deal with these questions quickly in light of the information you have already given me, so I won’t ask all the questions I intended to ask. Looking specifically at RASSO cases, those have increased quite considerably over the last few years. I know that you have recruited …”

“With the steps you are taking, will your efforts be in vain because of defence counsel not being available, or do you think you will still be able to make a significant impact by having sufficient prosecutors?”

“We have been talking about caseloads. You mentioned that a typical caseload for a RASSO prosecutor was 200 and obviously—”

“I beg your pardon. Yes, that’s right. Is 37 what you would recommend, or do you think it should be less than that?”

“RASSO cases by their very nature, for want of a better description, can be horrible cases, can’t they, because you are dealing with serious offences? I worked as a personal injury lawyer. For our own wellbeing, we had training on how to deal with such cases. What kind of support do you provide to RASSO lawyers as far a…”