Speeches by Juss.

“You previously answered a question of mine on recruitment when you said that you were able to extend the pool of applicants because you were able to offer remote working, but at the same time you have said that you would like a lot more commissioners, and you have not been up to the full quota anyway. Are you saying th…”

“It is linked to resources, so I can probably follow on to resources. I understand that during the period between 2005 and 2018 to 2019 you had a real-terms reduction in funding of up to 40%. How has that reduction affected the work of the commission? Do you feel that that impact is still being felt today?”

“Just quickly, I understand the point that most of the cases that you see would not be referred but you would still have to assess those cases. Out of the 30 referrals on average that you do refer to the Court of Appeal how many cases are you assessing on average every year? You did mention a figure of 30,000 earlier on…”

“Thank you.”

“So remote working has increased the pool from which you can select.”

“my interests are on the register. I am an executive council member of the GMB trade union and a member of various APPGs. I am a solicitor, but not practising at the moment.”

“You could have a rota system where certain members of the staff go in and others do not, but there will always be a physical presence in the office at least during regular periods.”

“I do appreciate the benefits of remote working, but there is a limit. At the moment, you have said that you do not go into the office more than once a month; sometimes it is once every two months. Do you not think that your staff would benefit if they could see the physical presence of leadership in the office, say, on…”

“The funding has been increased, has it not, for 2024-2025? That 40% real-terms reduction that I mentioned earlier has been reduced to about 15% now, has it not?”

“Like you say, everyone would say that they would want more money in what they are doing. The Henley report recommended that the Government increase the level of funding provided to the commission. If, say, as part of the spending review the commission’s budget were to be increased by an extra 25%, what do you think tha…”

“The other thing that I wanted to touch on was whether there was any tension for resources between the need to minimise delays in completing case reviews and undertaking investigations to ensure that miscarriages are not missed. Are you certain in your responses that funding does not have any impact on the decisions tha…”

“Okay. Would the funding have an impact on whether you decide to undertake DNA testing or perhaps commission an expert?”

“I recently received letters from year 4 children at SS Peter and Paul primary school expressing concern over the impact of climate change on their futures, mentioning the extreme weather and the destruction of our natural habitats for our wildlife. The UK’s 10 warmest years on record have all occurred since 2002, and 2…”

“My hon. Friend makes a valid point. I remember dealing with criminal injuries compensation claims when they were assessed in the same way as personal injury claims. When the tariff system was introduced, it was apparent to us that it was simply inadequate. The Government should commit to review the current two-year tim…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Northfield (Laurence Turner) on securing this important debate and on his moving and eloquent speech. The fact that he only received £1,000 compensation for the very significant injuries he sus…”

“4. What steps he is taking to establish international leadership on climate change.”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that it is totally inconsistent to have a time limit of three years for ordinary personal injury claims, but a time limit of only two years for Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority claims? There is a reason why there are time limits—memories fade and evidence becomes less reliable—but does…”

“T6. On a recent visit to Featherstone Prison near Wolverhampton, I came across a number of recalled prisoners who were there for minor technical breaches of their probation—sometimes for up to a year. Can the Secretary of State please outline what data is collected on the reasons for prison recalls and how that data th…”

“On the issue of early settlement, members of the Select Committee visited the Civil National Business Centre in Northampton. We were really impressed with the small claims mediation service and the number of settlements that were achieved further to that. What plans are there to expand that service and to integrate med…”

“We have already discussed fixed recoverable costs and early resolution of cases. Can I just ask a couple of questions on that? I understand that the rationale behind fixed recoverable costs is to reduce and bring certainty to costs. What impact has the expansion of the fixed recoverable costs regime had on access to ju…”