Speeches by Munt.

“Thank you, Baroness Carr.”

“I want to ask about a middle stage before we get to full transcripts using AI. I am aware that, for example, in the employment tribunals in some cases there has been guidance that says that they should be open and people can now watch those cases. Is it not possible to release a recording? I know that some cases do not…”

“They don’t, no, but you can watch them.”

“Very often, it is victims who want precisely that information. It should be possible, since it is on Zoom or whatever the equivalent is, to release the information as a recorded file to the victim. Then the victim can choose whether they wish to have it transcribed themselves using AI or whatever. In terms of access—”

“I get the difficulties; I will leave it with you.”

“May I associate myself with the comments made by my hon. Friends the Members for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart) and for Frome and East Somerset (Anna Sabine), particularly in relation to things like rural crime, car racing, bike racing, threatening behaviour, burglary and shoplifting, and the frustration that people feel wit…”

“Residents in Somerset, and in North Somerset, my part of the world, recognise the £70 million that has been granted for new radiotherapy machines, as announced in the Budget, which will fund up to 30 machines. However, 70 machines will pass their sell-by date—their 10-year recommended life—by the end of this year. Will…”

“I want to ask specifically about probation and whether you have seen any returners. I know there was a horrific attrition rate back in 2013, or whenever it was. Have you had people back?”

“Eighteen months is quite a long time. I guess there are things you have seen that you might do differently. Is there any flexibility to change within those 18 months, or do you have to wait to the end before you change something?”

“Are you gathering stuff up on the way? Can you change the way you do things when the next one comes along? You have to wait the whole 18 months before you can change things, I presume.”

“Back to Charlie Taylor, I am afraid. He has issued four urgent notifications this year—three in the last three months. Are you expecting more? Is that going to become increasingly common? It sounds from some of the things you have said that it would not be a surprise if there were more. The second part of my question i…”

“Thank you. One of the concerns that is raised is self-inflicted deaths. Do you want to comment on that and how you see the ability to reduce the number of deaths in prisons?”

“Sorry, can you say that again?”

“Do you think the ACCT stuff is effective?”

“Thank you.”

“2. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the condition of NHS hospital equipment.”

“The probation service would get that automatically.”

“My declaration of interest shows that I am involved with an organisation called Whistleblowers UK, as a director. It is a not-for-profit company. I am also involved with the APPG on whistleblowing, as an officer.”

“We went to Snaresbrook and to Brixton last week. On both occasions there was reference from individual conversations about trauma-informed training. Does everybody get that now?”

“The Minister has very kindly agreed to meet me and my Somerset colleagues, including the instigator of this debate. The reducing rate of network expansion across Somerset is absolutely shocking. Connecting Devon and Somerset has been a monumental failure. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to make certain that the …”