Speeches by Munt.

“I would ask you to inform the Committee in writing, if you would. I would like to know that information about when the Government last decided that they were financially fit to take on work with the MOJ and others. I am particularly interested in the MOJ, and to have some understanding of when it was that the flags wen…”

“What do you think Charlie Taylor means when he says he cannot get the data? What conversations have you had with him? I am sure you would have picked up that comment last week. What do you imagine he means by not being able to get hold of the information he needs?”

“I thank the Prime Minister for everything he has done over the last few days—it has been admirable. Will he endeavour to ensure that we prioritise military spending on outcomes rather than, strictly, the amount of money that is spent? The rush to avoid criticism of underspending often means that cost-effectiveness can …”

“No, you are right. You are absolutely right.”

“Wouldn’t it? If I may ask a supplementary, I am intrigued as to how the local authority knows that somebody has popped up in its area with a need for care of the nature that you describe.”

“Can I just ask you to talk a little bit about netting? Certainly, we have done a prison visit where there has been stuff like tennis net. If you throw something burning into it, you get a whopping hole and in you go. On the boundary there is almost always metal-grid stuff. Why don’t we use something like that?”

“Charlie, I was just going to say that you called for urgent action to tackle the drones problem in relation to both drugs and weapons in prisons. What should the Government do to address this? Maybe it is not even the Government. Forgive me. Who needs to do something and what?”

“No, you are right. You are absolutely right.”

“Can I just come back in on the drones thing? The no-fly zone was introduced in January 2024, yet the number of sightings has gone up like that. Did it just not work?”

“Wouldn’t it? If I may ask a supplementary, I am intrigued as to how the local authority knows that somebody has popped up in its area with a need for care of the nature that you describe.”

“I am Tessa Munt. I am the member for Wells and Mendip Hills. I am not a solicitor.”

“I am Tessa Munt. I am the member for Wells and Mendip Hills. I am not a solicitor.”

“Can I just come back in on the drones thing? The no-fly zone was introduced in January 2024, yet the number of sightings has gone up like that. Did it just not work?”

“Charlie, I was just going to say that you called for urgent action to tackle the drones problem in relation to both drugs and weapons in prisons. What should the Government do to address this? Maybe it is not even the Government. Forgive me. Who needs to do something and what?”

“Can I just ask you to talk a little bit about netting? Certainly, we have done a prison visit where there has been stuff like tennis net. If you throw something burning into it, you get a whopping hole and in you go. On the boundary there is almost always metal-grid stuff. Why don’t we use something like that?”

“My experience has been that prisoners’ medical records, education records, training records or whatever take a very long time to catch up with prisoners when they move from place to place. How efficient is the transfer of medical information? Does it go with the prisoner? Do they hold their medical records when they le…”

“My experience has been that prisoners’ medical records, education records, training records or whatever take a very long time to catch up with prisoners when they move from place to place. How efficient is the transfer of medical information? Does it go with the prisoner? Do they hold their medical records when they le…”

“I want to ask one more question, which is about the transition from youth custody to adult custody. I know that to ease the adult estate there was a movement to the 19th birthday, from the 18th, but I wondered, as a practicality, what the impact is on young offenders of transitioning from youth to adult custody.”

“I am not clear in my own mind: is there a different regime for male and female young offenders?”

“Thank you. I know—I can feel the heat, Chair, but let me finish.”