Speeches by Farnsworth.

“Thank you so much.”

“Can you see a pathway to the testing, trialling and scale?”

“My next question is to Dr Lisa Wintersteiger, and it relates to service delivery models. How are organisations that provide legal advice and low-cost legal representation innovating their service delivery models?”

“It is also a barrier to access to justice when there are backlogs.”

“The circumstance that you have just described clearly sounds to me like a barrier to access to justice, as well as a bit of a blocker for the efficiency of the court.”

“Dr Drake, you mentioned small claims litigation earlier, and I want to give you the opportunity to speak a little bit more about that, particularly in the context of the impact of regulation on access to justice. I am aware that you have previously argued that removing small claims track litigation as a reserved legal …”

“Good afternoon. My name is Linsey Farnsworth. I am the Member of Parliament for Amber Valley, and a former Crown prosecutor. I am the co-chair of the APPG on legal and constitutional affairs, a member of the access to justice APPG, and everything else is as per the register.”

“I commend the hon. Member for securing this important debate. In Amber Valley, recruitment and retention continue to be the main barriers to NHS dental access, despite £240,000 of additional funding that I have managed to secure from Derbyshire locally. Does the hon. Member agree that the Minister should set out how th…”

“On 2 October, as part of the UK delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, I voted in favour of a resolution on the “devastating humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. Paragraph 8 of the resolution referred to the UN Human Rights Council’s finding that genocide was taking place, which the hon. Gentl…”

“Dave, a driving instructor in Amber Valley, contacts me regularly about road safety—he is a passionate advocate. However, he is concerned about the consultation in the road safety strategy on a three-month or six-month minimum learning period. Does my hon. Friend agree with Dave that structured training and lesson time…”

“Driving instructors and cyclists in my constituency have contacted me because they are concerned that experienced drivers are not aware of the 2022 changes to the highway code. Does the hon. Member agree that a campaign for greater awareness among experienced drivers would be welcome?”

“I thank the Minister for this excellent plan. In 1989, my wonderful mother Margaret passed away from bowel cancer. She died about six weeks after she was diagnosed. She had not wanted to go to her GP because she did not want to be a burden on the already overstretched NHS. Will the Minister join me in encouraging anyon…”

“Sticking with the theme of cats, my office was recently alerted to a rather troubling incident involving a cat whose owner had been taken into hospital unexpectedly, and no one was able to access the flat. It took many days for the police to obtain a warrant, and meanwhile all the RSPCA was able to do was post ice and …”

“8. What steps she is taking to help improve the welfare of domestic animals.”

“I am glad to end business questions on a joyful note. Just before Christmas, I launched Amber Valley’s business awards, and encouraged people to nominate their favourite local businesses and to shop locally. After hundreds of nominations, the winners are now in: Basilia and 47 Degrees Coffee in Langley Mill; By Heather…”

“It is an indisputable fact that Amber Valley has the best pubs in the country. [Interruption.] It is true: they include the Moot Bar in Alfreton, Tom Said in Ripley and the Tip Inn in Loscoe, near Heanor. I welcome the Government support announced for pubs, including the £4.3 billion for businesses as covid-era busines…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for speaking so powerfully about our Committee’s report. He knows that I am a huge supporter of policies that seek to maximise opportunities to rehabilitate offenders and prisoners, so I welcome the Government’s positive response to recommendation 6 on purposeful activity. We know that purposeful…”

“Is it not the case, though, that there are already examples within the criminal courts system of exactly the two options that we are talking about? The two magistrates and a judge, as Mr Ford said, is exactly the set-up for appeals from the magistrates court in the Crown court. Also, there are excellent, if I may say s…”

“No, I had finished.”

“No, no, we are talking about different things here, I think—electing from the magistrates. At the moment, in a mode of trial hearing—as I am sure you know, but just in case anyone does not—the magistrates consider representations and decide whether their sentencing powers are sufficient. If they are sufficient and equi…”