Speeches by Harding.

“Do you think that the impact of cuts to USAID and also British assistance will impact your security or the security of aid workers, in that the efficiency savings will be such that they will want them to go into the programme rather than the security of aid workers?”

“Thank you. Anna, is there anything you wanted to add to that? Anna Tazita Samuel: The cutting of funding from USAID and UK aid has affected us a lot, especially national organisations. One thing, right now: as we are struggling, as I talk to you now, my staff are in the field trying to explain our position that we are …”

“I want to ask a question of everyone and I will start with Ms Ross. In your experience, how responsive are the donors and INGOs that you work with to the security and welfare needs of organisations?”

“Let me come back to you. If you could just come in, Mr Novakovic.”

“Do you have any examples of good practice where that is done well?”

“I am going to push you and turn the question on its head. You have already alluded to what I am going to ask you, but whose responsibility is it to ensure that aid workers are protected and aided in recovery when things go wrong?”

“Today’s legislation contains welcome provisions to address some of the behaviours that plague my constituents, which were allowed to flourish under the previous Conservative Government. My constituents will welcome a serious and renewed focus on combating shoplifting and antisocial behaviour, because the Conservatives …”

“The reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that at least 1,000 Alawites have been killed over the past few days are deeply concerning. This escalation in violence undermines Syria’s fragile transition from dictatorial rule under Assad, and it harms efforts to encourage religious and sectarian tolerance. A…”

“I am very pleased to speak in support of the safer phones Bill. I speak as the mother of four teenagers who goes into battle nearly every day on screen time, as a governor for eight years at a local school who has seen the damage that screens can do to young people’s mental health, and as a Member of Parliament who mig…”

“This month marks 10 years since the passing of the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015, which committed this country to spending 0.7% of our national income on international development. It was a proud moment that represented the culmination of almost half a century of effort and…”

“What message does the Minister think the Government send about their commitment to international aid in Gaza—and, indeed, anywhere else—by not only cutting it to 0.3%, which is its lowest level this century, but removing the ability of this House to scrutinise that cut or any remaining spend by moving ministerial respo…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I thank the Father of the House, the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), for bringing this critically important debate. Late last year, I also visited the occupied territories and the west bank, and I share his and other hon. Members’ stren…”

“3. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in employer national insurance contributions on economic growth.”

“My constituent Alison runs Stepping Stones nursery school, which has been operating in my constituency for 30 years, offering wraparound care to busy families. The increase in employers’ national insurance contributions alone will cost it £16,000 a year and it is still struggling with an increase in utility costs, whil…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Lewell-Buck. I thank the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont), who secured this debate, and I thank those who signed today’s petition. I would like to point out, as other Members have done, the unintended consequences of this policy, whi…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the right hon. and learned Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Sir Jeremy Wright) for organising this important debate and for his continued work scrutinising this legislation. The Online Safety Act was a landmark step towards making the internet a …”

“Can the Minister explain what she meant when she said that Ofcom had to ensure that the codes were as judicial review-proofed as possible? Surely Ofcom’s approach should be to ensure that the codes protect vulnerable users, rather than be judicial review-proofed.”

“Thank you very much, Chair. I am here to speak to an application on behalf of the International Development Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee for an estimates day debate on the spending of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Both Committees are travelling on visits this week, so the Chairs are u…”

“The former United States Defence Secretary Jim Mattis once said: “If you don’t fund the State Department fully, then I need to buy more ammunition ultimately.” Can the Prime Minister not see that funding this uplift through official development assistance is short-sighted and a strategic and moral mistake, because prev…”

“Yes. I do not think this will go away.”