Speeches by Naish.

“I don’t know whether I am officially allowed to ask this, Chair, but I want to ask each of you something: ultimately, do you think that aid and its future is ever a vote winner, or is it always a vote loser?”

“Is there any evidence that the diaspora communities in the UK should be thought about differently? Are there opportunities within those diaspora communities that may be less obvious with the more traditional UK population? How would you engage diaspora communities most effectively if you were the UK Government?”

“Thinking about younger people and education, is there any evidence, Luke, that campaigns within a school or education setting, or somewhere like King’s College, can shift perceptions of how effective aid has been or could be in the future?”

“Luke, you mentioned the word “self-interest”. Obviously you do broader polling as well, and immigration and small boats are top priorities for the public at the moment. To what extent are people recognising that aid has a role to play in managing some of those situations? Do you think that if aid is spent in that direc…”

“On that point, how accurate is the public’s perception of how much money is actually being spent on aid by the UK? Have either of you looked at that? Is it accurate or not?”

“Finian, is there anything you would like to add about what you think the UK or other developing countries could do to shift their behaviours but still have maximum impact?”

“From a UK perspective, or from a developing country’s perspective, how do you think their interaction would look and feel different in the future? What do you think would be the right approach from the United Kingdom?”

“Thank you. There were a couple of really clear points there. There is a lot of nodding going on from fellow panellists. Sapphire, would you like to add to that, or are there any additional points that you would like to make about what the UK and other countries can do to still have the biggest impact?”

“The UK’s approach to aid will obviously have to change, and other countries are making similar adjustments. How do you think that the UK and others can continue to have a large impact while also making appropriate changes?”

“Thank you, panellists, for your contributions today. If I may ask Chido first—clearly, our conversation today is about the future of UK aid—how do you think that the approach to development of countries like the UK should change in order to maintain a significant impact in the investments that they can continue to make…”

“I don’t know whether I am officially allowed to ask this, Chair, but I want to ask each of you something: ultimately, do you think that aid and its future is ever a vote winner, or is it always a vote loser?”

“Is there any evidence that the diaspora communities in the UK should be thought about differently? Are there opportunities within those diaspora communities that may be less obvious with the more traditional UK population? How would you engage diaspora communities most effectively if you were the UK Government?”

“Thinking about younger people and education, is there any evidence, Luke, that campaigns within a school or education setting, or somewhere like King’s College, can shift perceptions of how effective aid has been or could be in the future?”

“Luke, you mentioned the word “self-interest”. Obviously you do broader polling as well, and immigration and small boats are top priorities for the public at the moment. To what extent are people recognising that aid has a role to play in managing some of those situations? Do you think that if aid is spent in that direc…”

“On that point, how accurate is the public’s perception of how much money is actually being spent on aid by the UK? Have either of you looked at that? Is it accurate or not?”

“From a UK perspective, or from a developing country’s perspective, how do you think their interaction would look and feel different in the future? What do you think would be the right approach from the United Kingdom?”

“Finian, is there anything you would like to add about what you think the UK or other developing countries could do to shift their behaviours but still have maximum impact?”

“My hon. Friend is a real champion of these issues, so I thank her for her work. My constituency is home to the Radcliffe animal centre. It is the only RSPCA animal centre in Nottinghamshire, but what most people do not realise is that the centre is still funded individually—independently—not by the national society, an…”

“I have been to see the OPAL—outdoor play and learning—programme at Brookside primary school in East Leake in my constituency. The teachers there are finding that the outdoor play element means that they are spending more time successfully teaching in the classroom because there are fewer issues and disputes to resolve.…”

“The hon. Lady touched on the costs generated by animal centres, and earlier I mentioned the £800,000 running costs of the Radcliffe animal centre in my constituency. I put on record my thanks to David Carter of Gamston in my constituency, who has lit up his house every Christmas for a decade to raise money for the loca…”