Speeches by Macdonald.

“It was a pleasure to serve on the Bill Committee. May I take up the point about timelines in the new clause? The Minister has said that the reports must be made before the end of a period of 12 months, but, as other Members have said, there is a great deal of concern about what may happen. Does he expect this to take a…”

“Norfolk and Waveney integrated care board is consulting once again on closing Norwich’s walk-in centre. It asked the same question two years ago and the city and Norfolk said, “No, we want to save our walk-in centre.” Does the Minister agree on the importance of walk-in centres, and in the context of devolution, how wi…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker) and the hon. Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) for securing this debate. Like many Members here today, I have received complaints from constituents, but I am mainly here because of Janice,…”

“I totally agree with the hon. Member on the challenge of pavement parking, particularly around the times of the school run. There was a consultation on the issue in 2020, and I hope the Minister will be responding to it. May I ask why the Conservative Government did not respond to the consultation and take action on so…”

“Thank you very much for your evidence—I know Mónica too, because I chair the all-party group on the United Nations. You have set out some of the impacts that the cuts would have on women and girls, including those who are displaced. What do you think will happen to those women and girls? Do you think it will have a big…”

“Picking up on the last conversation that we had with Colin, which do you think represents better value for money—programming aimed at preventing displacement, or deconfliction and stabilisation programming after displacement?”

“May I ask a follow-up question? Regarding the cuts to aid and development, we have been here before; we saw cuts under the last Government. Is there any evidence or modelling from UNDP that shows a correlation—maybe not a causation—between cutting some of that aid and increased migration, of whatever type, to countries…”

“Achim, on the trip that we recently made to Geneva, we heard a UNDP statistic that the more than 59 million people internally displaced at the end of 2021 resulted in an economic cost of more than $21 billion, which is a very powerful figure. Given that it is a UNDP statistic, we were hoping that you could explain that…”

“We have talked about Afghanistan; are there particular geographies where you are particularly concerned about the impact on women and girls? Mónica Ferro: We tried to put together a list of the projects and the countries that would be more severely impacted by the cuts. Let me take a step back. The volume of the US fun…”

“Thank you for setting that out so powerfully. Arafat, could you outline a little more how the UNHCR supports women and girls in Afghanistan? I am also conscious that Pakistan, from 1 April, has deported a lot more Afghans back to Afghanistan—I think it is hundreds and thousands. Given the cuts that you are facing and t…”

“Thank you very much for your evidence—I know Mónica too, because I chair the all-party group on the United Nations. You have set out some of the impacts that the cuts would have on women and girls, including those who are displaced. What do you think will happen to those women and girls? Do you think it will have a big…”

“Thank you for setting that out so powerfully. Arafat, could you outline a little more how the UNHCR supports women and girls in Afghanistan? I am also conscious that Pakistan, from 1 April, has deported a lot more Afghans back to Afghanistan—I think it is hundreds and thousands. Given the cuts that you are facing and t…”

“We have talked about Afghanistan; are there particular geographies where you are particularly concerned about the impact on women and girls? Mónica Ferro: We tried to put together a list of the projects and the countries that would be more severely impacted by the cuts. Let me take a step back. The volume of the US fun…”

“Picking up on the last conversation that we had with Colin, which do you think represents better value for money—programming aimed at preventing displacement, or deconfliction and stabilisation programming after displacement?”

“May I ask a follow-up question? Regarding the cuts to aid and development, we have been here before; we saw cuts under the last Government. Is there any evidence or modelling from UNDP that shows a correlation—maybe not a causation—between cutting some of that aid and increased migration, of whatever type, to countries…”

“Achim, on the trip that we recently made to Geneva, we heard a UNDP statistic that the more than 59 million people internally displaced at the end of 2021 resulted in an economic cost of more than $21 billion, which is a very powerful figure. Given that it is a UNDP statistic, we were hoping that you could explain that…”

“I welcome the £17 million of Government funding for Norwich’s Labour-led city council to improve energy efficiency in homes, which will help tackle fuel poverty and provide much more comfort. Will the Secretary of State welcome Norwich Labour’s leadership on this issue and set out how we will provide more funding to lo…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for making such a powerful speech. This morning I met Nutmeg, a lovely beagle. Does my hon. Friend recognise that a large proportion of the dogs who undergo medical scientific procedures are beagles—I believe 3,565 out of 3,770? Does she also agree that, if the Government will not commit right no…”

“Play spaces should be accessible to all regardless of ability or disability, but that is not always the case. Young people in my county of Norfolk are leading the charge to change that through the “MAP Right to Play” campaign. Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating the young people of Norfolk for pushin…”

“My constituent, Mr Alan Kirkham, has been badly affected by the infected blood scandal. He was infected with hepatitis C from a blood transfusion in 1983. I met Alan recently, and he has been campaigning for justice for years. Will the Minister welcome and pay tribute to the work of campaigners like Alan? Can he provid…”