Speeches by Harding.

“I have a question. I know that famine has been declared in one region but there are 40 more on the brink of famine. Can you give us any more information on that? You also talked about aid workers being killed and under threat. Do you have any figures on that or can you give us any more colour on that, please?”

“18. What steps her Department is taking with police forces to tackle violence against women and girls.”

“As the hon. Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles) pointed out, coercive control is a criminal offence but it is often overlooked, despite research suggesting that it is the third highest risk factor in domestic homicide. In my surgeries in Esher and Walton, victims have told me that there is not a sufficient understandin…”

“Last week I was in the west bank and saw for myself the incursions by settlers into the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Following recent comments from Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who described in explicit terms the active effort to annex the west bank into Israel, does the Minister agree tha…”

“Shall I turn to the CPA?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I thank the Minister for his kind reassurances to those of us serving on a Bill Committee for the first time. The Liberal Democrats are pleased to support the passage of this Bill, which recognises the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Internat…”

“The Liberal Democrats support the immunities and privileges given to the ICRC under the Bill, which support its unique mandate of neutrality. Its work is needed more than ever on the frontline of conflict—there are more than 120 ongoing armed conflicts in the world—not least in its understanding and witness to the exer…”

“The Bill provides for international organisation status to be conferred on the CPA. It has promoted and strengthened parliamentary democracy since its establishment in 1911, and it facilitates mutual dialogue and learning. The diversity of experience across the 53 Commonwealth countries provides numerous opportunities …”

“Yes, local colleagues.”

“You talked about colleagues who had been detained and killed. Can you give us an idea of how many colleagues you were working with in the hospital?”

“You said that the bulk of your bill was for staffing. Were those staff laid off? What happened to them in that time?”

“Thank you for coming in today. This is one for you, Sam. Can we go back to January 2024 and the effects of major countries’ withdrawal of funding following the allegations of staff conspiring with Hamas? What will be the long-term effects of that?”

“You have talked about the day-to-day reality, and children being targeted, and healthcare workers being killed, and about a sense of resignation that civilians think they will die. Can you give a sense of what they think about the international community—do they think at all about what we can do?”

“You also talked about ambulances being targeted. Did you feel safe?”

“Yes, local colleagues.”

“You talked about colleagues who had been detained and killed. Can you give us an idea of how many colleagues you were working with in the hospital?”

“You said that the bulk of your bill was for staffing. Were those staff laid off? What happened to them in that time?”

“Thank you for coming in today. This is one for you, Sam. Can we go back to January 2024 and the effects of major countries’ withdrawal of funding following the allegations of staff conspiring with Hamas? What will be the long-term effects of that?”

“You have talked about the day-to-day reality, and children being targeted, and healthcare workers being killed, and about a sense of resignation that civilians think they will die. Can you give a sense of what they think about the international community—do they think at all about what we can do?”

“You also talked about ambulances being targeted. Did you feel safe?”