"I am extremely pleased to speak in this debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) on introducing the Bill. His speech was very good, and it was lovely to listen to him. I also congratulate the hon. Member for Halifax (Holly Lynch) on working with her colleagues …..." Kelly Tolhurst - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman has been to my constituency many times. I am keen to see what happens to the definition of “emergency worker.”..." Kelly Tolhurst - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I was just going on to say that in Rochester I am blessed to have some amazing PCSOs. These individuals go well above and beyond their job description in how they deal with the community. One particular officer, who is part of …..." Kelly Tolhurst - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for his comments today and for his support with regard to our concerns about HMP Rochester and the Medway Secure Training Centre. I also thank him for his very speedy meeting with me and the governor of HMP Rochester earlier this year. The Minister will know …..." Kelly Tolhurst - View Speech
"I would like first to thank the hon. Member for Bradford South (Judith Cummins) for securing this debate in Westminster Hall today. As hon. Members will know, the Medway Secure Training Centre is in my constituency, and for me it was heart-breaking and horrifying to witness the “Panorama” programme and …..." Kelly Tolhurst - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention; she makes a valid point. My concern is about the support given to those particular officers. Unless someone has been in that environment and worked with some of these young people, it is very difficult to understand some of the pressures—it might …..." Kelly Tolhurst - View Speech
"Absolutely. We must value the work that people in these centres do; in fact, it can be one of the most rewarding things that anyone can do.
As someone who had worked in commerce, my experience of working with young people who had such terrible backgrounds and were facing such …..." Kelly Tolhurst - View Speech
"Speaking from experience, I absolutely believe that institutions are the right place for some young people. For example, it may not necessarily be easy for them to be in a family. It is absolutely right that we have institutions where adults can be mentors, there to look after those young …..." Kelly Tolhurst - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. Personally, I still think it is a matter of the individual young person’s needs. There is no system that fits all. I am not so sure that the issue is ratios; it is about the particular care plans around those particular children …..." Kelly Tolhurst - View Speech
"Does the hon. Lady agree that some of the young people who arrive at these institutions are there only for short periods, depending on the challenges that they have had before arriving at the centre, and that we should perhaps consider what happened to them before they arrived at the …..." Kelly Tolhurst - View Speech