Speeches by Mundell.

“It is positive about the overall sum, but two thirds does seem to be a very significant part to be in the final year of funding. Is that to meet your budgetary requirements? It cannot really be to make the fund as effective as possible.”

“Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called. As the debate is heavily subscribed, I am afraid that I will have to impose a two-minute speech limit from the start, and even that will not guarantee that everyone will be called.”

“Order. I think the Minister has made it clear that she is not taking interventions.”

“Thank you, Mr Smith, for keeping to time, which I am sure Rebecca Paul will do as well.”

“Does my right hon. Friend agree that in large rural constituencies such as mine, it is not just about constituents having to pay additional fuel duty at the pump, because they also pay it through everything they buy? Everything has to be transported into these rural areas, and there are services that they require. They…”

“Najat, do you want to add anything on each of those issues?”

“What is the scale of the casualties you are seeing? You mentioned farmers, but in other places children have been particularly badly affected by such incidents.”

“I should just place on the record that HALO is based in my constituency, near Thornhill, and the wider community is very supportive of its activities. Andrew, can you describe the challenges that contamination, guns and ammunition stockpiles present for rebuilding and recovery efforts in Syria?”

“You see that there is a role for the UK in strengthening wider governance and accountability mechanisms in Syria going forward.”

“What engagement, Minister, would you like to see from the UK Government and the FCDO on humanitarian issues going forward?”

“What are your ambitions for prioritising local and community-based organisations, especially groups led by women and displaced people, in how UK aid and development objectives are delivered in Syria?”

“Following on from that, what does long-term sustainable development supported by the UK Government look like in Syria?”

“Najat, do you want to add anything on each of those issues?”

“What is the scale of the casualties you are seeing? You mentioned farmers, but in other places children have been particularly badly affected by such incidents.”

“I should just place on the record that HALO is based in my constituency, near Thornhill, and the wider community is very supportive of its activities. Andrew, can you describe the challenges that contamination, guns and ammunition stockpiles present for rebuilding and recovery efforts in Syria?”

“You see that there is a role for the UK in strengthening wider governance and accountability mechanisms in Syria going forward.”

“What engagement, Minister, would you like to see from the UK Government and the FCDO on humanitarian issues going forward?”

“What are your ambitions for prioritising local and community-based organisations, especially groups led by women and displaced people, in how UK aid and development objectives are delivered in Syria?”

“Following on from that, what does long-term sustainable development supported by the UK Government look like in Syria?”

“Najat, do you want to add anything on each of those issues?”