Speeches by Naish.

“I want to put on the record that Nottingham Rugby took out a £900,000 covid-19 loan. Before the pandemic, it was receiving somewhere between £500,000 and £750,000 a year in a grant from the RFU, but that is now down to around £150,000, so that £900,000 covid-19 loan is simply not payable. Does the hon. Gentleman recogn…”

“Nottingham Rugby is based in my constituency. It plays in what was formerly known as the Championship and is now known as the Champ. The reality is that funding for the Championship, which is the second tier of rugby in England, has fallen sharply in recent years and my local club is genuinely struggling to stay afloat…”

“I will support the Government tonight, because it is clear that decisive action is needed to tackle the backlog that so many Members have described, but does my hon. Friend agree that if the Government are genuinely confident about the package of reforms that they are presenting, it would be fair and proportionate to a…”

“On that point, my local authority is currently sitting on £50 million of developer funds that it was paid, but those funds are not being spent in the local community because there is not the total money needed to invest in health, infrastructure, schools and other things. Does the hon. Member agree that that is somethi…”

“The Minister will know the health centre I am about to mention. It is in East Leake in my constituency of Rushcliffe, and it has been talked about for over 20 years. It has clinical rooms that are out of action because there has not been the appropriate investment. The hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Luke Taylor) rep…”

“I am based on the outskirts of Nottingham, and already this year we have had three critical incidents at Queen’s medical centre, which is the main hospital in the city. They have all been based around A&E, and they were all the exact situation that the hon. Member describes. A&E has capacity for 350 patients, b…”

“Zahid, you talked earlier about climate finance and said that as an organisation you had been accessing it for many years. Can you describe the type of UK climate finance that you have been accessing, the process by which you secured that money and how that process worked?”

“You have obviously been successful in a number of instances where you have received money from the FCDO. In comparison, how often are you applying to programmes that you are not successful for?”

“Can I put the same question to Dishon in terms of your organisation and your access to finance through the UK? Has your experience been similar, with open calls for applications, or have you had other routes to UK finance?”

“Zahid, you talked earlier about climate finance and said that as an organisation you had been accessing it for many years. Can you describe the type of UK climate finance that you have been accessing, the process by which you secured that money and how that process worked?”

“You have obviously been successful in a number of instances where you have received money from the FCDO. In comparison, how often are you applying to programmes that you are not successful for?”

“Can I put the same question to Dishon in terms of your organisation and your access to finance through the UK? Has your experience been similar, with open calls for applications, or have you had other routes to UK finance?”

“I had 40 constituents with me this morning, and they were very concerned about the creation of a regional vacuum, specifically in places like Lebanon and Yemen. What steps is the UK taking to prepare for targeted stabilisation and humanitarian efforts in the countries that will be most exposed if the Iranian regime cha…”

“There is a lot to welcome in this legislation that we are debating this evening. In my view, extending the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds is a statement of confidence in the next generation and a practical step towards a more inclusive democracy. As I have told my constituents, my support for 16 and 17-year-olds getting t…”

“I would like to add to that list of issues that need to be tackled. Does my hon. Friend agree that, given the role that the media play in our politics, the Government have a responsibility to think long and hard about what we do in that space?”

“I am so proud to have the University of Nottingham campus in my constituency. I believe that higher education in the UK is one of our greatest assets and also one of our greatest exports, and we must remember that, despite all the concerns about the student loan system. The student loan system is not a good system. It …”

“Rosalind, the Foreign Secretary has claimed that the Government has found no evidence of UK-made weapons entering Sudan. Do you think that is a credible claim?”

“When the Government claims that they have one of the tightest regimes in the world, you would dispute that?”

“The Foreign Secretary would dispute that. She recently said at the Munich security conference that she instructed staff to look at all 2,000 licences to really understand it. But you still do not think that is enough?”

“What would you like to see the UK doing to get to the bottom of that claim? I will come to Rosalind next for her views.”