Speeches by Munt.

“I just looked it up, and it says the gov.uk website is not kitemarked. That is quite interesting. It says it is for physical products and specific service quality standards, which I would have thought was what that was, but it is clearly adrift somewhere. On current technological developments, and to try to get you to …”

“Thank you.”

“What should the Government do to embed that support more fully? There are health justice partnerships and various other bits and pieces. What do the Government need to do? Go on—fire away.”

“I live in a very rural area.”

“There are people in the community such as health workers, and some groups—dare I say MPs—who might be trusted and certainly seen as a point of contact for members of the public. I certainly know that my team is crucial in identifying what is underneath the original complaint that comes into our office or the concern th…”

“What should be done?”

“Is there anything we can do to improve that capability?”

“How does the average citizen identify their problem as being a legal one, and what are the barriers that prevent people from accurately diagnosing their problems as legal ones?”

“Do you have a view on why, when there is clearly a need, legal advice does not move in that direction to meet that need?”

“Do you feel there are changes if you look at marginalised groups or the demographics of people who access your services?”

“My questions are probably addressed to Nimrod and Liz. What are the most urgent areas of unmet legal need in England and Wales, and what needs to be addressed?”

“My papers tell me that you are the world expert on this stuff; that is very nice and good, and thank you for seeing us. Have you had the opportunity to speak to Ministers about stuff in which you specialise and about this in particular?”

“My name is Tessa Munt and I am the Member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills in Somerset. Everything is on the register but I point out that I am a director and vice-chair of WhistleblowersUK, a not-for-profit organisation. I am also the vice-chair of the APPG on penal affairs.”

“My observation is that surely it is for the Information Commissioner’s Office to decide whether the data breach is serious or not, and if the ICO does not have the information it cannot make that judgment. My question is this: when the contract was procured, was there a clause in the specification that prevented the re…”

“I direct the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in relation to whistleblowing. I am hopeful that the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister knows that during the passage of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, I was promised a meeting with him about whistleblowers; I look forward to th…”

“A young woman, Savannah Victora-May, is in a critical condition due to very severe ME, compounded by inadequate treatment in hospital, where she has been for 11 months, since March last year. One of the few and welcome commitments from the Government’s final delivery plan for ME was to explore whether a specialised ser…”

“I welcome the statement and the plan, and salute the Minister’s bravery; I wish her very good health. My constituents do not get a particularly good deal: when measured against the 62-day target, 47% meet the target for radiotherapy, 62% for drugs and 73% for surgery. However, looking at just the first treatment masks …”

“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Before I asked the Leader of the House my question this morning, I believe I should have declared that I am the new chair of the all-party parliamentary group on myalgic encephalomyelitis. I apologise to the House for omitting to say that—I was in a bit of a rush, because ever…”

“There is an 82-year-old man who has been in prison for 38 years. He was convicted of murder, and the trial judge in 1989 said that this was “not a violent process” and gave him a life sentence with a 15-year tariff, which expired over 22 years ago. He is repeatedly described as an exemplary prisoner. Because he has mai…”

“The use of the toxic chemical paraquat was banned in the UK by the previous Labour Government in 2007. It is associated with the development of Parkinson’s and is deemed too dangerous for use on our own soil, but continues to be produced here and sent elsewhere, perpetuating harms that would not be tolerated at home. W…”