Speeches by Naish.

“Do you know what the determining factor was in you being able to continue with USAID funding?”

“Hi everybody. Thank you for joining us. My first question is to Mary. How well do you think that the Nigerian Government are adapting to the reduction in funding?”

“Andrew, I have a similar question for you. Women’s rights were touched on then, but thinking specifically about women’s rights and the impact on good governance and democracy, where are you seeing the funding cuts have an impact?”

“That is fascinating and excellent work by the sound of things. Evelyn, where are you aware of funding gaps across the aid sector as a result of the cuts from the US, UK and other developed nations?”

“Do you know what the determining factor was in you being able to continue with USAID funding?”

“Hi everybody. Thank you for joining us. My first question is to Mary. How well do you think that the Nigerian Government are adapting to the reduction in funding?”

“Although the new measures for farmers announced by the Chancellor have been welcomed by the industry, as Labour MPs we were advocating not for reduced revenue but for ensuring that the wrong farmers were not hit. Does my hon. Friend therefore share my view that Labour Members have fought hard for farmers and that our v…”

“Andrew, I have a similar question for you. Women’s rights were touched on then, but thinking specifically about women’s rights and the impact on good governance and democracy, where are you seeing the funding cuts have an impact?”

“I appreciate the announcement about the 250 new neighbourhood health centres, but I am concerned for my constituency—a more affluent constituency that has health centres that were built in the ’60s. They are genuinely falling apart and need significant investment to ensure that GPs can continue to deliver outstanding s…”

“T4. The Minister will be aware of the work of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and other organisations like it, which seek to strengthen democratic governance around the world. As has been clear today, however, malign actors all over the world seek to erode political systems that promote democracy. What is the …”

“That is fascinating and excellent work by the sound of things. Evelyn, where are you aware of funding gaps across the aid sector as a result of the cuts from the US, UK and other developed nations?”

“Will the Secretary of State give way?”

“Will the right hon. Lady give way?”

“The hon. Lady and I have had exchanges on this issue before. At the start of the year, the CEO of Centrica recognised that it was the lack of gas storage that was putting £100 on electricity bills and £100 extra on gas bills, and that was down to the decision, in 2017, of the Conservative Government not to invest in Ro…”

“I want to acknowledge my hon. Friend’s own leadership on this issue within the House. There are almost 200 former British Coal staff living in my constituency who will see a 41% uplift in their pension, and my hon. Friend has played a large part in that, so I thank him on behalf of the House. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear…”

“Emma, will the shifts achieve that saving for the FCDO, and is there the capacity in-house to deliver them?”

“Would you advocate a greater reduction in actual ODA spend if, in return, you managed to hold up the capacity of the FCDO? In the long run, do you think that is the better outcome?”

“Freddie, will the shifts save the FCDO money in the long term? Do you believe that the four essential shifts will actually lead to financial savings, which was obviously described earlier as one of the core motivations? Do you think the Department has the skills in-house to deliver those shifts today?”

“More broadly to the panel, what are the opportunities and risks of the four essential shifts?”

“Anna, I will come to you first. Time is ticking, so swift answers, if possible. We talked about the shift in approach. What opportunities do you think are presented by the four essential shifts?”