Speeches by Daby.

“Hélène, does the DRC benefit at all from the minerals?”

“Returning to the mines, in terms of the illegal extraction of gold and minerals from various small mines, it sounds like a very big operation. I want to get an understanding of how many troops are on the ground in terms of M23 and others, to get a sense of the scale of this type of operation. Hélène, are you aware—”

“I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. I know he is aware that public confidence in politicians needs to drastically improve to retain the public’s trust. With that in mind, Reform has been accepting donations from millionaires in cryptocurrency, making it difficult to trace who actually funds it. Does the Prime…”

“Okay. That is the main thing in being able to maintain the service, making sure you have that expertise right at the top and all the way through the teams as well.”

“Did you say you will still have expertise in this? Is that what you have just said?”

“Secretary of State, can you confirm when country allocations of ODA will be made available?”

“One last point: it is absolutely right to work with the grassroots and with Governments but somewhere like South Sudan is not yet in that position to be self-sufficient. That is all I wanted to say.”

“Can I ask one more question, while I have you? We recently met with South Sudan and they were talking about a girls’ education programme, GESS. A letter has been written by the Committee about a 90% cut that is in line to take place from the UK. This will affect the education of a significant number of girls’ education…”

“I want to talk about the delivery of disability inclusion. We are aware that the position of Head of Disability Inclusion at FCDO has been abolished and we would like to know what the future of the disability inclusion team is.”

“How is transitioning from one to the next being monitored and followed through in the countries where this is already happening?”

“Yes.”

“Lovely. Can you provide any more detail on the total level of bilateral ODA designated for the African continent over the next three years?”

“Lovely. I am just going to move on to polio now. How will the Government continue to support global progress towards the eradication of polio?”

“Alongside many inside the House and outside it, I condemn the attack on the Jewish-run ambulance service in Golders Green. The attack was clearly antisemitic, and it is right that the authorities treat it as such. My constituency is a diverse and inclusive place where many people of all ages and faiths live side by sid…”

“I regularly meet lead stakeholders in my constituency who work passionately to keep children safe and reduce knife crime. What work are the Government doing with grassroots organisations to support them in their work to prevent knife crime?”

“Are you able to talk to those funders about what more could be achieved with that oversight and strategic approach?”

“Andrew, you said the funding has not allowed you to act strategically, and you mentioned the six months’ or year’s funding. What funding would enable you to act to work strategically, and what would “strategic” look like?”

“Finally, could you say why you think UK aid and assistance would be better delivered or potentially functioning with an embassy in place? What do you think the benefits of that would be?”

“Do you have any timescales in mind for this?”

“Finally, could you say why you think UK aid and assistance would be better delivered or potentially functioning with an embassy in place? What do you think the benefits of that would be?”