Speeches by Munt.

“Can I move to support for victims? Could you set out the interactions that a victim might expect to have with the CPS during the route through the criminal justice system?”

“Yes. This is at the other end of the time question. I am aware that you have recused yourself from all charging decisions relating to Grenfell Tower. I am not asking about that but I want to raise a particular situation. In May, the Met police said it would submit its remaining evidence to the CPS on the potential crim…”

“13. What steps he is taking to make all court transcripts free for victims.”

“Hello, Stephen. My name is Tessa Munt. I am the MP for Wells and Mendip Hills, which is in Somerset. Everything is on the register, but I will just highlight the fact that I am a director of WhistleblowersUK, which is a not-for-profit organisation, and the vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on penal affair…”

“Do you feel that in other situations other victims would have to endure exactly the same decade-long delay until somebody is able to prosecute?”

“I engage with people all day. I do not know whether that means it is very active.”

“How have the services for victims been transformed as a result of the victim transformation programme?”

“I am particularly keen that this matter is progressed at speed, because the fees for victims who want to get their transcripts are eye-watering. My constituent is a victim of domestic violence and her barrister needs transcripts of her hearing in the family court now to appeal against procedural irregularities and erro…”

“Does every victim have a victim liaison officer?”

“They get a much nicer letter.”

“Food security is national security, and I am glad that the Government recognised that earlier this year. It is critical national infrastructure. As the Government pursue their building of 1.5 million homes, with which I absolutely agree, can we make sure that the Minister’s Department talks to other Departments across …”

“My constituent Dean Collier chairs Priddy folk festival, a local volunteer-run community event that for 34 years has brought really good music to the village and raised money for the village facilities. For 20 years, campers and festival-goers used metered water in a tap on the village green. Bristol Water remove that …”

“So that might include ships that are registered in states outside, for want of a better term, the Gulf region.”

“Okay, thank you. Can I just check: does the legal basis extend to action to protect commercial shipping as well as military vessels?”

“Thank you.”

“The Government put out a statement in March, as the situation in the Gulf region developed, to say that the agreement for the US to use UK bases in collective self-defence of the region, to which you just referred, included “US defensive operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ship…”

“I want to ask about action against Iran. The Government published their legal position on the legality of defensive action in respect of Iranian attacks in the Gulf region. That legal position draws a distinction between offensive and defensive action. How do you differentiate between those two types of action and is t…”

“So that defensive action is contingent on a prior request for assistance.”

“So we should imply that there were requests.”

“Hello, Richard and Ellie. My name is Tessa Munt. I am the Member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills, in Somerset. Everything is on the register, but I draw your attention to the fact that I am a director of WhistleblowersUK, which is a not-for-profit company.”