Speeches by Slade.

“It is a really tricky issue, and the data on it is absolutely staggering—20% of the prison population consists of people who are on remand. Those people have not been convicted and may be innocent. I admit that a lot of them are not and it is important that when people are convicted of violent offences, or when people …”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Turner. I thank the hon. Member for North Warwickshire and Bedworth (Rachel Taylor) for such a passionate, incredible speech. Although she focused on adults, I would like to talk more about young people. I am not sure whether the recent outrage about the puberty block…”

“This links quite interestingly with probation, because I want to look at the other end, which is remand—he sighs.”

“I thank my neighbour for his intervention. Of course they are people; they are our friends, family and neighbours. Puberty blockers are of no use once someone reaches 16 or 17, as by that time the damage is done. The hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson) may pull a strange face at me but, frankly, for…”

“I have one more question, if that is okay. This is the third time I have asked you this, so you probably know exactly what it is, but I am going to talk about magistrates and the magistrates court. The question was asked earlier on this morning, but I am not sure that we got a particularly robust answer. It may be that…”

“Do you think that the money you are putting in is sufficient to make enough of a nudge to have a real impact on the backlog? If they are all incremental, tiny changes, what assessment has been done of how much change the collective will actually have?”

“Okay. Can I just make reference to something else that was talked about with the lawyers? My colleague was talking about the Bar, but you referenced defence lawyers. The Law Society told me today that it had an event where it introduced 120 new lawyers, of which just one was going to be a criminal lawyer. It does not m…”

“Some of this will be a little repetitive, but I think it is really important to get to the bottom of it. I am slightly confused by some of the answers you have given. First, I will go back to Sir Brian Leveson’s recommendations. As I mentioned at questions earlier, I met the Law Society today and it is deeply concerned…”

“I do not want to labour the point, but whether or not UK arms are being used by the UAE in Sudan is not relevant. It would be horrendous if they were, but the Minister has repeatedly said that they are not being used. Nevertheless, everyone seems to accept that UAE arms are being used, so I repeat the point made by my …”

“More than 34,000 residents of Dorset are over the age of 80 and therefore excluded from the RSV vaccine. They have been told that it is too dangerous for them to take, but they are now extremely worried because cases are going up. Will the Secretary of State sit back round with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Im…”

“Earlier this year, I attended an amazing event at the Dorset Museum called “In My Shoes” for care-experienced young people, who explained the importance of making care experience a protected characteristic, as we have done in many councils, including mine in Mid Dorset and North Poole. Will the Minister take the same s…”

“I am aware of Housing First. As a former council leader, it is something we talked about quite a lot, and it is in the report as well.”

“I think what you have said to me is that you are not sure whether the eligibility might need to be a bit more fluid. You have identified some people who might get to CAS3 and not be appropriate for CAS3. Do you think there needs to be any change in how people are assessed for CAS3? If they are CAS3 and it is, “Actually…”

“My final question is about moving between tiers. Is there sufficient in the system that allows a CAS3 provider to have that conversation with Housing First, or for NACRO to come in and say, “We’re providing this rehabilitation and it needs to go further”? We were out for a bit and may have missed it, but it does sound …”

“If funding were available, would it be something that you think CAS3 could extend to offer a broader runway?”

“You talked about there being a regional space and obviously 50% is single-user accommodation, which is great. Are all of the regions sufficiently provided for? Are there areas of the country where there is not enough CAS3, and what about people who might have higher support needs, whether they have disabilities, addict…”

“It was about people who have additional needs.”

“Post release is able to provide some of that rehabilitation work within CAS3. Is that right?”

“Hello. I am Vikki Slade, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole. My register of interests is on the website, but I have no relevant registered items.”

“Apologies for having to dash out and if you have covered any of this. Gary, can you give us a brief overview of CAS3 accommodation and how it varies, the approach to the Housing Network and, if relevant, how it differs for women?”