Speeches by Naish.

“I welcome this £15 billion investment, which will tackle energy security issues and make sure that family finances are protected from fossil fuel price spikes. In my constituency, there is a fantastic organisation, co-founded by a lady named Jane, called Women in Retrofit, which focuses on getting more women and girls …”

“My constituents in Rushcliffe, notably in East Leake, have faced sewage spills for far too long, so I am pleased to be working with Severn Trent Water to ensure that new pumping stations and rising mains are installed in East Leake, Wysall and Willoughby-on-the-Wolds over the current price period. How will having a new…”

“Thank you. To what extent do you think that the success of this shift from grants to expertise is dependent on engagement with other Departments, or do you think it will be achievable in its own right?”

“Thank you, Minister, and thanks for coming. To what extent have there been conversations and discussions with other Government Departments about this shift from grants to expertise, and what do those conversations look like?”

“No problem. Minister, you mentioned the Delivery and Impact Board, which I think is the one you are saying has changed.”

“I think it is the same one. Will it meet in the future?”

“How often will it meet?”

“Mine is a specific question: have the multi-year ODA applications been published yet?”

“When will they be published? I think it has been several months.”

“I am sure we would like to see a copy so that we can understand.”

“So women and girls?”

“They are multi-year, but for how long?”

“You mentioned migration, which I was pleased to hear because I think we started to hear in December that this was emerging as a new priority. I think there was evidence that ODA was going to be used to effectively ask the Bangladeshis to curb migration. Is that correct? That is what The Independent reported.”

“Am I right in saying that ODA is not being tied to migration?”

“Or just part of it. In terms of the Foreign Secretary, you mentioned migration as being part of the new priorities. Can you explain what the shift is that maybe was not happening before?”

“Are those terms of reference in the public domain?”

“I thank the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister for their clarity today on the future of Greenland. Does the Foreign Secretary agree with me that, while recent comments from the United States have generated understandable concern, the correct response is not panic or escalation, but calm diplomacy grounded in the …”

“Does the Minister personally share any of my concerns that the proposed so-called mega-embassy risks becoming not only an excessively large diplomatic site, but a focal point for the intimidation and surveillance of Hongkongers and members of the Chinese, Uyghur and Tibetan diaspora—over 700,000 people in total—given t…”

“The world has been appalled by the scenes of bloodshed. Will the Minister outline what discussions the Government are having with our G7 colleagues and European colleagues to make sure we send out a united message of condemnation and a common demand for the rights of the Iranian people to be respected?”

“I am particularly concerned about teacher retention at a school in my constituency, St Peter’s in Ruddington, which was condemned just before Christmas following an emergency evacuation due to structural issues. I put on the record my sincere thanks to staff, parents, children and local organisations for their support.…”