Speeches by Anderson.

“I think we will ask about where you have got to on that in the future, when you have done that review.”

“Yes. Is there a live conversation with the MOD about that?”

“I am just wondering about the security development interface, which you mentioned. In the past, there has been a transfer of ODA money to the Home Office for asylum costs; have there been similar discussions about a budget transfer with the MOD, about increasing security costs that might not need to be paid for out of …”

“I mean those things that are not strictly military but are security related.”

“Could you go into how you are doing the restructuring and how that is mapping on to the ministerial aims of the Department? Will you explain about the migration and conflict directorate which, I understand from the press, is being cut. I do not have in front of me a map of how you are taking the number of directorates …”

“I want to follow on from the questions about staffing, and the risk of losing people with development expertise. It is widely reported that morale is very low among development experts because of the cuts. There is a risk of losing expertise on making bilateral payments—so the understanding of the organisations in-coun…”

“That could mean increasing expert staff—”

“It is estimated that about 4% of homes will be affected in my constituency. I have really looked into this matter, and the surcharge being added to their bills is a fair way of redistributing our tax. This surcharge applies to a very small number of people who are able to afford it. What do we get in return? A fairer s…”

“I thank the Chancellor for her Budget, and the whole Treasury team for the conversations I have had with them about aid, our high streets and child poverty. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin), although we absolutely do not agree on the significance of Brexit. Nei…”

“I join many others here in welcoming the recent progress on the war in Ukraine at the G20, in Geneva and most recently. Putin is continuing to circumvent sanctions via other countries. Will the coalition of the willing work with those other countries, as the Prime Minister has explained will happen, to ensure that that…”

“It is important that we are here together today, as four countries united in support for Ukraine, and we really are. Oleksandr, what more would you ask us to do, such as better, joined-up sanctions? Is there anything you think that the international community can do to join up better on those? Is there anything we can …”

“I thank my hon. Friend for introducing this debate. She has mentioned the number of people who signed the petition, which includes 715 people from my constituency. They will have given money to many of the UK aid agencies that are trying to get this aid in urgently. Does my hon. Friend agree that all the aid getting th…”

“The Minister is a passionate advocate for women’s health. Does she agree that the reason for this disease often being overlooked and for the stigma she has talked about is that women are five times more likely than men to get it? Will she support clear funding, accountability and deadlines within the welcome plan that …”

“The hon. Gentleman has talked about doing the right thing, but is not doing the right thing getting justice for over 1,000 families, including 200 veteran families, who have waited too long for answers about their loved ones? Putting victims at the heart of this process would be doing the right thing—getting on with le…”

“That is extremely worrying to hear, and I am sorry for all that you have endured. For a US citizen, or for our constituents here in the UK—perhaps this question is for Jon and for Nina—why do you think people should be concerned about foreign information manipulation and interference? What is the impact on the ordinary…”

“I will come on to talk more about the effect of this in the UK, but first, could you outline what the threats are? With Russia spending so much money on this, what is in it for them? What are they hoping to achieve? What is the problem with all of this? I can understand it, but maybe you can just outline it a bit more.…”

“That would be very helpful. You talked at the beginning about the 20 donors that have come together in a coalition. Is that in response to these cuts, bringing together other countries prepared to do that funding to bridge some of the gap? What will be the remaining gaps? You have highlighted eastern Europe as where yo…”

“Do you have any further breakdown of the $30 million of cuts? Which were the main countries that the UK was focusing its support on, in terms of media freedom?”

“That is very concerning. In your experience, who are the main actors responsible for the transnational repression of journalism in the UK, and what are their tactics?”

“How will the proposed cuts to the UK overseas development grants impact media freedoms globally? We have talked about the US cuts; what is your assessment of the UK reduction?”