Speeches by Juss.

“I remember visiting a prison, and a couple of the prisoners told me they were recalled because they missed the train and then their probation appointment. In your experience, have such things been happening?”

“I want to reiterate what the hon. Member has said. In my experience, the younger the person the more politically engaged they appear to be. I spend so much time going into schools, and I find that younger people are more concerned about the environment than anyone else. I have more emails and letters from schoolchildre…”

“Can I ask a couple of very quick questions on caseloads? In your regions, what is the average caseload of a probation officer, and what should the target be?”

“You have all said that the change in law, where the recall period will be 56 days, is a step in the right direction. Would you like any further support to stop the number of recalls?”

“As I said earlier, it is my firm belief that if we get rehabilitation and resettlement right, we reduce the risk of reoffending. You gave some statistics earlier about the characteristics of people who end up in prison. Do you feel that your job may be made more difficult because the education services, for example, th…”

“Martin, do you think the recall framework is too risk-averse? It is very easy just to say, “You have broken a licence condition. Back into prison you go for public protection.””

“Is the hon. Member aware that the evidence submitted by the Electoral Reform Society says that research has shown that the younger people are engaged in voting, the more likely they are to carry on voting later in their lives? What he has said about there being no evidence is not correct.”

“Can I ask you about the Probation Service in general? It has gone through considerable resourcing pressures, which hopefully will be eased by the recent investment the Government have announced. But I was taken aback by a letter I read in The Guardian yesterday. A chap had spent five and a half years in custody. He cam…”

“I would like to ask you some questions on recall now. Most recall takes place because of relatively minor or technical breaches, such as non-compliance with licence conditions, rather than actual reoffending. In your experience, does the current recall framework have a negative impact on your efforts towards achieving …”

“As I said earlier, it is my firm belief that if we get rehabilitation and resettlement right, we reduce the risk of reoffending. You gave some statistics earlier about the characteristics of people who end up in prison. Do you feel that your job may be made more difficult because the education services, for example, th…”

“I would like to ask you some questions on recall now. Most recall takes place because of relatively minor or technical breaches, such as non-compliance with licence conditions, rather than actual reoffending. In your experience, does the current recall framework have a negative impact on your efforts towards achieving …”

“Good afternoon. I am Warinder Juss, the Member of Parliament in Wolverhampton West. I am a solicitor with a practising certificate, but I do not practise at the moment. I am a member of various APPGs, and I am an executive council member of the GMB trade union.”

“I want to follow up on getting the balance right between public protection and rehabilitation and resettlement. If you get rehabilitation and resettlement right, lessening the risk of reoffending then follows. You were in the room when I spoke about the letter in yesterday’s Guardian, and Linda said in the previous ses…”

“Good afternoon. I am Warinder Juss, the Member of Parliament in Wolverhampton West. I am a solicitor with a practising certificate, but I do not practise at the moment. I am a member of various APPGs, and I am an executive council member of the GMB trade union.”

“Can I ask you about the Probation Service in general? It has gone through considerable resourcing pressures, which hopefully will be eased by the recent investment the Government have announced. But I was taken aback by a letter I read in The Guardian yesterday. A chap had spent five and a half years in custody. He cam…”

“Martin, do you think the recall framework is too risk-averse? It is very easy just to say, “You have broken a licence condition. Back into prison you go for public protection.””

“Can I ask a couple of very quick questions on caseloads? In your regions, what is the average caseload of a probation officer, and what should the target be?”

“I remember visiting a prison, and a couple of the prisoners told me they were recalled because they missed the train and then their probation appointment. In your experience, have such things been happening?”

“You have all said that the change in law, where the recall period will be 56 days, is a step in the right direction. Would you like any further support to stop the number of recalls?”

“I want to follow up on getting the balance right between public protection and rehabilitation and resettlement. If you get rehabilitation and resettlement right, lessening the risk of reoffending then follows. You were in the room when I spoke about the letter in yesterday’s Guardian, and Linda said in the previous ses…”