Speeches by Juss.

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

“Thank you for that. Mr Scott, we did hear earlier that the population in YOIs has decreased because of diversification, but it is understood that we still have children who are spending less than two hours outside their cells in an unlocked environment. In your view why has the reduction in the population not translate…”

“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?”

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

“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.”

“Is the hon. Member aware that the evidence submitted by the Electoral Reform Society says that research has shown that the younger people are engaged in voting, the more likely they are to carry on voting later in their lives? What he has said about there being no evidence is not correct.”

“You have all said that the change in law, where the recall period will be 56 days, is a step in the right direction. Would you like any further support to stop the number of recalls?”

“I am a member of the Justice Committee, and my biggest focus is rehabilitation and resettlement. I take the hon. Lady’s view that rehabilitation is extremely important, and that that is the way that we stop reoffending. But as someone who grew up suffering a lot of racist abuse—physical and verbal—I would be very affro…”

“I want to reiterate what the hon. Member has said. In my experience, the younger the person the more politically engaged they appear to be. I spend so much time going into schools, and I find that younger people are more concerned about the environment than anyone else. I have more emails and letters from schoolchildre…”

“It is misguided to compare the ability to vote with being a representative. There is a huge step between someone having the right to decide who should represent them and being that representative themselves. Many people well beyond the age of 18 would be able to vote for their representative, but would not necessarily …”

“I remember visiting a prison, and a couple of the prisoners told me they were recalled because they missed the train and then their probation appointment. In your experience, have such things been happening?”