Speeches by Harding.

“I thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. I know that many colleagues, like me, are frustrated by the Government’s lack of action to secure progress of a two-state solution. The UK is rightly committed to the disarmament of Hamas and Hezbollah. Those terror groups cannot be allowed to continue destabilis…”

“A Downing Street spokesperson is currently saying that a further tranche of files relating to the appointment are to be published at a future date, which is different from what the Minister is saying at the Dispatch Box. Perhaps he could clarify.”

“Would the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Walton and Hersham football club in my constituency? They have secured promotion to the national league south for the first time in their history—an extraordinary fourth promotion in just six seasons. At a time of concern about young people’s mental health and onl…”

“New polling commissioned by the Online Safety Act Network shows that almost 80% of the public want comprehensive laws regulating social media platforms, because otherwise those platforms will continue to prioritise their business interests over users’ safety. The Government have been weak on that and had no new online …”

“Centrally managed programmes are being cut by 42% across the board. Has an equality impact assessment been done on the impact of this across the Nigeria programming?”

“On ODA allocations, at the same time that humanitarian need, displacement and the threat of insurgent groups are rising, international funding for Nigeria, including through UN agencies, is falling. Are you concerned that those problems will spiral out of control without significantly increased funding?”

“We are struggling to gather any detailed information about the integrated security fund programming across Nigeria and the Sahel. Can you give us a brief overview of it?”

“We are struggling to gather any detailed information about the integrated security fund programming across Nigeria and the Sahel. Can you give us a brief overview of it?”

“Centrally managed programmes are being cut by 42% across the board. Has an equality impact assessment been done on the impact of this across the Nigeria programming?”

“On the SPRiNG programme, which is FCDO funded, experts regularly raise the importance of localising responses to instability. The SPRiNG programme funding, however, goes almost entirely to a private sector contractor. Are you content that Tetra Tech works sufficiently closely with local organisations?”

“Has the Committee seen that?”

“Has the Committee seen that?”

“On ODA allocations, at the same time that humanitarian need, displacement and the threat of insurgent groups are rising, international funding for Nigeria, including through UN agencies, is falling. Are you concerned that those problems will spiral out of control without significantly increased funding?”

“On the SPRiNG programme, which is FCDO funded, experts regularly raise the importance of localising responses to instability. The SPRiNG programme funding, however, goes almost entirely to a private sector contractor. Are you content that Tetra Tech works sufficiently closely with local organisations?”

“How far did she have to travel?”

“Alongside what is happening on the west bank, in Lebanon, more than 1 million people have been forcibly displaced. The Guardian has reported that Israeli strikes on medical facilities in Nabatieh have killed health workers and ambulance crews; it notes that such incidents are becoming increasingly common. The UN is cle…”

“I want to ask one more question on gold. Most people in the UK are not aware that the gold around their neck comes from conflict zones. How difficult would a campaign such as blood diamonds be for conflict gold? Obviously, you cannot easily trace the country of origin, so how difficult would that be for a public campai…”

“Hélène, that is really helpful, thank you. Specifically in terms of gold, you say that the UK can leverage its influence. What does that look like in practice?”

“Are you aware of any programmes that are being cut by the UK?”

“Can I just clarify that? Are you saying that the gold goes via Dubai?”