Speeches by Juss.

“I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. It seems quite clear that the reason the licences have been revoked is to prevent aid from going through, which leads to the assumption, at least, that there might be a risk of genocide taking place. The UN genocide convention requires states “to prevent and to punish” genoc…”

“What the Palestinian people have endured is cruel, inhumane and completely unacceptable. We know that, last year, it was an Israeli Government blockade that led the United Nations and others to declare a famine in Gaza. We know that the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Netanyahu fo…”

“Last week, at a City of Wolverhampton council meeting in my constituency, when discussing the removal of face coverings under a public space protection order, a Reform councillor asked a hijab-wearing Labour cabinet member, Obaida Ahmed, whether the order extended to the removal of religious garments like burkas for th…”

“Does the hon. Member consider that part of the problem as to why dentists do not offer NHS appointments is because contracts have not been updated and perhaps they feel that when they do NHS work they are not properly paid?”

“The hon. Gentleman will know my constituency well, because he was previously the MP there, and that it is a largely urban area including a city centre. Even my constituents, however, have had serious problems with bills and birthday cards not arriving, and hospital appointments being missed because of the post being la…”

“I welcome the action that the Government are taking to reduce the court backlogs, especially for cases involving violence against women and girls. What consultation has taken place with victims organisations and charities regarding the plans to restrict jury trials? We must ensure that these victims are kept at the hea…”

“In my constituency, the Safer Wolverhampton Partnership works with keyholders such as the council, police, healthcare, housing and education providers. The Way Youth Zone also provides support, stability and a safe place for young people. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to adopt a co-ordinated and holistic appro…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I find myself declaring an interest, because I am an immigrant myself. I was born in east Africa. My parents moved to this country with my two elder brothers: we came to Wolverhampton, and I am very proud to call myself a Wulfrunian and to have the privilege of…”

“Does my hon. and learned Friend agree, as a fellow lawyer, that it is rather unusual to bring retrospective legislation into effect? There have been previous cases where legislation has been made retrospective, but that has been to punish crime. We are talking about ordinary, decent people who have come to this country…”

“Moving on to offenders who are supervised in the community, in your experience, how well does the Probation Service work with other stakeholders in the third sector? How well does the Probation Service work with the DWP, local businesses and prisons and what is the level of engagement between all the stakeholders? Are …”

“The regional employment council should make that difference.”

“If it was a reprimand, final warning or a caution?”

“I have one final quick question. Do employers have complete freedom to request whatever check that they want?”

“What impact do licence conditions have on those supervised in the community and their employment?”

“My next question is probably more related to Alex Clarke. Do you feel that women have particular requirements and therefore they need specific support to get employment in the community? What do you consider to be barriers for women? They may have family responsibilities or suffer from previous trauma. In relation to t…”

“The regional employment council should make that difference.”

“I have a couple of very quick questions. What is your view on the effectiveness of the Probation Service to provide employment support in the community? How well do you think that the third sector organisations work with the Probation Service? What is your view on the financial resources available for all of that to ha…”

“Finally from me, when the Sentencing Bill becomes operational, it is going to result in more offenders being supervised in the community. Do you think that the Probation Service and the other providers will be able to cope with the increased demand?”

“Can I ask you about purposeful activity? I was at an APPG yesterday on occupational health and safety and there was somebody from the POA who was talking about violence against prison officers. One thing that was mentioned was that if there was more purposeful activity that would help to relieve the number of attacks o…”

“Are the regional employment councils a great improvement?”