Speeches by Munt.

“Briefly, the Liberal Democrats welcome the draft instrument, which brings the sheep carcase regulations in line with the existing beef and pig regulations. We want to ensure that sheep meat producers receive a fair price for their products, and to increase transparency and fairness for the sector, thus benefiting farme…”

“I could not agree with my hon. Friend more. His point is similar to the one made by my hon. Friend the Member for Yeovil (Adam Dance): the earlier we screen, the better we will be able to understand how people learn. In the long run, if life is not education, I do not know what it is—I am sure the Minister will have so…”

“Indeed, there is no consistent data collection. That is a problem not only in Northern Ireland, but in England and Wales, which the debate is primarily about. If someone is identified and diagnosed, it can be hard for them to access the right care and support due to fragmented care pathways. That is compounded by limit…”

“Indeed, I do agree. Our interaction with the NHS needs to be far better. I will come to that later. In December 2020, the then Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice took the important step of commissioning an independent review into neurodiversity in the criminal justice system. The review was led by the c…”

“I agree with the hon. Gentleman and will come to that in a moment. The impact of ADHD on rehabilitation and reoffending sits at the junction of many different interests. It seems likely that supporting people with ADHD could be a critical part of delivering the Government’s aim of rebuilding confidence in the criminal …”

“Will the tool be used for every entrant to the prison estate or is it for those who might be suspected of having some sort of neurodiversity?”

“On that point, we are clear that the money that goes into the probation system may not be enough to deal with the scale of the added pressures on the probation system. I think the Chair of the Justice Committee, the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Chiswick (Andy Slaughter), talked about contract management. The example…”

“Following the Leveson report, will there be capacity for more funding for his recommendations?”

“Will the Minister consider the fact that if someone wants to install a 20 mph limit in our towns and cities—such as Wells or Cheddar, which are plagued by speed trouble—the police advice is that drivers have to already be close to 20 mph for them to accept the need for a 20 mph limit? That strikes me as utterly bonkers…”

“We do not have bins in rural areas. There is nothing bar the speed cameras.”

“I thank my hon. Friend very much for bringing forward this debate. I point out in particular that one of my residents—a man called Chris, who is now a friend—lost his wife Lorraine. She was simply cycling back from her work at school and was hit by a driver. In order to ensure that nothing so dreadful happened again, C…”

“I am greatly pleased that this debate is taking place. In my constituency and within Somerset and North Somerset—the whole of Somerset—there are 8,463 miles of rivers, reans and streams which, from Somerset, would take us as far as Singapore. That level of water coverage presents a danger not only for those who swim an…”

“On 28 June 1986, my constituent developed symptoms of ME, and he has lived with those same symptoms for 40 years, and the NHS remains unable to offer any meaningful intervention. Those who have lived with ME for decades—some bed-bound and in darkness—feel that no one in authority notices or cares. In 2022, the then Hea…”

“Today, we mark five years since the start of the covid-19 pandemic. Just under 227,000 people in the UK died with covid-19 listed as a cause on their death certificate. Every one of those statistics is a mother, a father, a brother, a sister, a child, a neighbour or a friend. Thousands were separated from their loved o…”

“Do you hold the data, or does somebody hold the data? Who holds the data relating to the occasions on which a prisoner is unable to access healthcare services and the reasons for that? There is another part to that which I would like to understand: how often do prisoners ask for a second opinion and how often is that a…”

“My question is to you, Kate. Bearing in mind what we have just heard from your colleague, in your written evidence you said that services are commissioned by the principle of equivalence. Does this happen in practice?”

“I am the Member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills, and my interests are as declared. I am also a director of WhistleblowersUK, which is a not-for-profit organisation.”

“I am the Member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills, and my interests are as declared. I am also a director of WhistleblowersUK, which is a not-for-profit organisation.”

“How do you embed that in your service?”

“There was a prison doctor, sure enough, but he could not get what he knew he needed. He was a very bright young man. It did not do him any good being bright because he just could not get the healthcare he needed. That is something that makes me burn because it was a waste of a life. I would be interested if you were ab…”