Speeches by Munt.

“I am alarmed that you have to think about it.”

“I want to raise quickly one particular matter relating to the youth justice system. If a young person comes into the youth justice system for something that has happened, and they go past their 18th birthday and find themselves being dealt with as an adult, is there a way of reversing that? It seems unfair, if the dela…”

“Thank you very much indeed.”

“There is a 2024 budget commitment to “recruit thousands more prison and probation staff”. How many thousands, and by when?”

“Sometimes, small actions can help. A number of my constituents were incredibly concerned that premises owned by my local council were occupied by a company that they perceived to have been administratively involved in supplying parts for the arms business. The council has now relinquished its interest in that building.…”

“I am reassured in part, but I would be delighted if we can look further at walrus. I do not understand why we would not protect the walrus and the warthog. Closing off the trade in the four species that the Minister mentioned might enhance people’s desire to hunt the walrus and the warthog, so I do not understand the l…”

“And the warthogs?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I wonder if I might reiterate the request in respect of the walrus: I understand that it is protected by the Seal Products Regulations 2010, but I want to be clear about the loopholes in that legislation. Could the Government monitor the online and physical tr…”

“None the less, I ask the Minister to recognise that warthogs are declining in number and are on the red list. I am happy to discuss the issue with her later, but I want to ensure that we watch our warthogs.”

“And the warthogs?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I wonder if I might reiterate the request in respect of the walrus: I understand that it is protected by the Seal Products Regulations 2010, but I want to be clear about the loopholes in that legislation. Could the Government monitor the online and physical tr…”

“None the less, I ask the Minister to recognise that warthogs are declining in number and are on the red list. I am happy to discuss the issue with her later, but I want to ensure that we watch our warthogs.”

“I am reassured in part, but I would be delighted if we can look further at walrus. I do not understand why we would not protect the walrus and the warthog. Closing off the trade in the four species that the Minister mentioned might enhance people’s desire to hunt the walrus and the warthog, so I do not understand the l…”

“As chair, you need the ability to understand and oversee compliance with expenditure controls. Can you identify your historical experience with that order of work, and demonstrate your capabilities in that area?”

“Thank you.”

“You set up a committee to do that. Did you sit on that committee?”

“The essential criteria require you to have the “ability to gain the confidence of and build relationships with” quite a range of stakeholders, in both the UK and Europe, “particularly with Ministers and parliamentarians”. Can you explain a little about how you meet that criterion?”

“I am the Member for Wells and Mendip Hills, and am one of the vice-chairs of the APPG on whistleblowing and a director of WhistleblowersUK.”

“Rachel was a village postmistress in my constituency, and her life was smashed to pieces by the Horizon scandal. Her claim was decided by a body of professionals put together to work these things out. It was submitted, and the Post Office had 40 days to respond. On the 38th day, the Post Office asked two questions, whi…”

“T3. Last week, the Government released their latest departmental lobbying transparency data. The data was two months late and relates to the last months of the previous Government, namely April to June 2024. The public will learn who the new Government met during their first weeks in power only at the end of December, …”