Speeches by Harding.

“My hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Charlie Maynard) has alluded to Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are still imprisoned in Tehran. Craig Foreman is on day 61 of his hunger strike, and Lindsay Foreman is on day 50 of her hunger strike. They clearly need to be released immediately and returned to the UK. I understand t…”

“Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating all the young people, particularly in my constituency, who have completed GCSEs, A-levels, BTECs, T-levels and degrees, and all the brilliant teachers who got them there, and will he wish them all the best for the summer holidays and a well-deserved rest? The brill…”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“My mother, who is 94 and fit and healthy, fell and fractured her collarbone. She went in and was medically discharged on the same day, but because there was no care support for her, she was then in hospital for a week, bed blocking. Because of the quality of care she received, when she came out she ended up with a very…”

“I want to return to country relationships. What is your assessment of the US Administration’s approach towards Afghanistan? A question to both of you, briefly.”

“Dr Oyewale, in your assessment, where is there scope for greater collaboration between humanitarian agencies or streamlining operations?”

“In your assessment, where is there scope for greater collaboration between humanitarian agencies or streamlining of operations?”

“I want to return to country relationships. What is your assessment of the US Administration’s approach towards Afghanistan? A question to both of you, briefly.”

“I read something about the BBC World Service going further in Sudan at the moment, but using WhatsApp. I don’t know whether that is transferable to Afghanistan, but it seemed to me to be an innovative way of doing what you are doing. Are you doing that in Afghanistan as well?”

“My understanding is that there was some tolerance of female micro-businesses in some areas in Afghanistan, but it very much depended on who the civic leader in the area was and whether they would turn a blind eye to it. Is that also your assessment?”

“In your assessment, where is there scope for greater collaboration between humanitarian agencies or streamlining of operations?”

“I want to push you a little bit further on the engagement with the UK Government. Their policy is of “limited and pragmatic” engagement. Can you just spell out what you think that should mean?”

“My understanding is that there was some tolerance of female micro-businesses in some areas in Afghanistan, but it very much depended on who the civic leader in the area was and whether they would turn a blind eye to it. Is that also your assessment?”

“I read something about the BBC World Service going further in Sudan at the moment, but using WhatsApp. I don’t know whether that is transferable to Afghanistan, but it seemed to me to be an innovative way of doing what you are doing. Are you doing that in Afghanistan as well?”

“The hon. Member is 100% right, and I will come to that slightly later in my speech. We hear a lot from the Government about migration. Each 1% increase in food insecurity in a population compels 1.9% more people to migrate. They are escaping war, too. The largest single group of unaccompanied minors in small boats has …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) for securing this debate, because we rarely talk about this subject in the Chamber. The Government do not seem to want to talk about aid and development very much…”

“Dr Oyewale, in your assessment, where is there scope for greater collaboration between humanitarian agencies or streamlining operations?”

“I want to push you a little bit further on the engagement with the UK Government. Their policy is of “limited and pragmatic” engagement. Can you just spell out what you think that should mean?”

“I want to push you a little bit further on the engagement with the UK Government. Their policy is of “limited and pragmatic” engagement. Can you just spell out what you think that should mean?”

“I want to return to country relationships. What is your assessment of the US Administration’s approach towards Afghanistan? A question to both of you, briefly.”