Speeches by Naish.

“Practically then for those children, what form does that protection take?”

“Before I switch across, I will ask you about direct cash assistance. Is that something that you are involved with, Katy? What do you see is working well and what are some of the challenges associated with that?”

“Tinebeb, do you share that view? Where would you see cash working or maybe not working as effectively with these communities?”

“ActionAid obviously does development work and humanitarian work. How is your time split between the two? Does that change depending on the types of groups that you are working with?”

“To follow up on that, we do not yet have clarity from the Government as to where the cuts will fall. We have heard them talk about essentially—although they have not used these words exactly—protecting aid spend to Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, but that of course leaves countries like yours that are not being talked about i…”

“Katy, we want to turn our attention specifically to children. I think 30% of the world’s population are children, but 40% of all forcibly displaced people are children. That has been growing over time. How do you ensure that you meet the growing need of displaced children to continue to receive an appropriate education…”

“What other broader services or support mechanisms are required for those children for them to be able to access those life skills as effectively as possible? Counselling might be an example. What other things need to be done to make sure that these children are able to access the broader skills and education offer?”

“Before I switch across, I will ask you about direct cash assistance. Is that something that you are involved with, Katy? What do you see is working well and what are some of the challenges associated with that?”

“Tinebeb, do you share that view? Where would you see cash working or maybe not working as effectively with these communities?”

“To follow up on that, we do not yet have clarity from the Government as to where the cuts will fall. We have heard them talk about essentially—although they have not used these words exactly—protecting aid spend to Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, but that of course leaves countries like yours that are not being talked about i…”

“ActionAid obviously does development work and humanitarian work. How is your time split between the two? Does that change depending on the types of groups that you are working with?”

“I want to come back to the embassy. I have been contacted by several constituents on this matter. At 700,000 square feet, it would be China’s largest embassy in Europe. As we know from the incident at the Manchester consulate in 2022, such an embassy would be contributing to the transnational repression that Hongkonger…”

“I spoke to dozens of people on the doorstep over the weekend who welcomed the significant steps that the Prime Minister has taken to protect Europe’s borders and genuinely valued his leadership on this extremely important matter, so I thank him on behalf of my constituents. He will be aware that over the past week, Rus…”

“Just this morning, the CBI has said that Britain’s net zero economy is booming. The sector is growing three times faster than the overall UK economy, the average salary in the net zero sector is £5,600 higher than the national average and productivity in the sector is nearly 40% higher than in the wider economy. Does m…”

“Although I welcome banking hubs, I am increasingly concerned that banks see them as an excuse to accelerate the closure of core services. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that pressure needs to be applied, first and foremost, to the banks to keep branches open on the high street, and that banking hubs should remain as an …”

“I thank the Minister for speaking so clearly on this important issue. On the intervention I made earlier about empty classrooms, we are seeing in Nottinghamshire that there is not the demand for nursery places that there desperately is in other parts of the country. Does the Department have any appetite to think about …”

“As my hon. Friend knows, I represent the nearby constituency of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, where the average waiting time for neurodevelopmental assessments is 54 weeks. That is actually an improvement from a year ago, when it was 68 weeks. Does my hon. Friend agree that a lot of what she is describing is systemic,…”

“My hon. Friend referenced a very high percentage—I think 40%. In Nottinghamshire, each month over the past 12 months we have seen a 50% increase in SEND diagnoses in comparison to the year before. Does he agree that more research must be done to understand the relative growth in special educational needs, so we can get…”

“This Government have made a very clear and welcome commitment to turn 3,000 spare classrooms into nurseries. Does my hon. Friend agree that where demand for nursery support is lower, we could look at alternative ways of using those classrooms to enhance SEND provision at a local level?”

“I am not sure who wants to take this one. The FCDO has also started to use different types of financial products as well, so use of financial guarantees, for example. I think it is also using more British investment partnerships. What are your views on those other avenues for delivering support for different parts of t…”