Speeches by Macdonald.

“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…”

“12. What recent progress he has made on establishing an infected blood compensation scheme.”

“I welcome the commitment of the Government—both past and present—to Ukraine. Just like this House, citizens in Norwich stand with the people of Ukraine. As the Secretary of State knows, £2.5 billion was promised for Ukraine after the sale of Chelsea football club by Roman Abramovich. As far as I understand it, that mon…”

“As the Minister will be aware, nutrient neutrality has had a big impact on Norfolk, holding up many homes and planning applications. The launch of the Norfolk nutrient mitigation fund has helped to make a difference, but we need more environmental solutions. Will the Minister update us on what else we will be doing to …”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bedford (Mohammad Yasin) for securing the debate. As we have heard, there is a crisis in higher education in this country. The crisis is writ large in an academic institution in my area, the University of East Anglia, which…”

“In that particular example, if those are cleared, are you quite confident that people would return?”

“When the last set of severe cuts was made under the Conservative Government, there was quite a lot of data that showed that the impact on women and girls was quite big and immediate. In the context of what we are seeing now—and you touched on it, Bethan, in terms of data—why do you think women’s and girls’ rights and t…”

“Bethan, could you also speak about the additional challenges that children face when it comes to displacement?”

“Jessica, the previous Government’s White Paper spoke about the importance of early action to prevent conflict and mass atrocities. Given where we are today, with cuts to ODA and the Integrated Security Fund in particular, are you confident that is still possible? If so, how will we do it?”

“Anywhere, yes. What works? Because we hear a lot about investing in early action and prevention, but what does it mean? If we were to say to the British taxpayer that this is why we should fund early action, what would you say?”

“Hélène, if the deconfliction work funded by the Integrated Security Fund is cut, what effect will that have on displacement into neighbouring countries and further afield?”

“Is there an example you can give us of where investment from the UK in particular, in terms of early action, has had a real impact?”

“My final question specifically for you is on arms and arms diversion. How important is it to prevent arms stockpile leakage to address displacement of people, and are we doing it well at all?”

“One partnership that I have come across is the temp partnership that Chobani, the yoghurt company, pioneered. It struck me that it seems to be dependent on one individual stepping up and galvanising something, rather than state actors and the UN system. Is that a fair takeaway? My main question is on the working. Have …”

“One of the things that has been speculated about with the cuts both here and in the US is that it might open space for other actors to come in—China, Russia and so on—impacting our influence elsewhere. There has been some reporting. I know there are regional dynamics around Myanmar, and we have been seeing that in acti…”

“Is there an example you can give us of where investment from the UK in particular, in terms of early action, has had a real impact?”

“Is that aid delivered in different ways from other donors? Does the way that China gives aid in an emergency like Myanmar, for example, differ in approach from how the US or UK might have delivered aid in the past?”

“Turning to the impact of the cuts on women, girls and children. First, can you explain the different challenges that are faced by displaced women and girls? Do you want to start, Bethan?”

“In that particular example, if those are cleared, are you quite confident that people would return?”

“Hélène, if the deconfliction work funded by the Integrated Security Fund is cut, what effect will that have on displacement into neighbouring countries and further afield?”