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“Okay, so easier to draw in the private sector in those more developed countries, as well as the practicalities?”

“What is it then that blended finance should be doing further on that point? I would like to hear primarily from David on this.”

“So bedding in the ability to pay, as you said. Kate, how does Nithio ensure that its model is inclusive, brings people into the market and does not exclude remote or data poor populations?”

“It is good to see the opportunities as well as the risks of private involvement, but what about the role of the development bank specifically? You have said that it is involved in your funding, but how can it focus more in on supporting community led energy?”

“Understood, thank you. What opportunities does the Mission 300 initiative present for scaling community energy access?”

“Maybe briefly, David, on that as well?”

“Thank you.”

“To pick up on this briefly, if I am understanding Melita’s point correctly, earlier it was suggested that this research and development could take place around some of that grassroots community building work that has been talked about so much in this discussion. I will come back to David on this, given that you mention…”

“Does anyone else have any comments on this funding sustainability question?”

“To come on to the sustainability of funding in the sector, what strategies do you think are required to ensure that the impact continues after those investments have been made for the long term?”

“Can you just delve a bit deeper into why financing women specifically led to such positive economic outcomes?”

“Are you saying that was not entirely expected at the start of the programme?”

“I would like to hear about the spillover benefits. Emilie, is there anything you would like to add?”

“You have answered my next question. If I can put to the other two panellists: after the end of the Ayrton Fund in March 2026, Juliette, what kind of engagement would you like to see from the UK Government?”

“Anything to add, Ed?”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“As the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on critical minerals, I have an interest that I know you share, Madam Deputy Speaker, in critical minerals. I welcome the strategy’s recognition of the role that regional clusters, like that in Cornwall, can play. Given Cornwall’s resurgent critical minerals ecosystem, …”

“Very briefly, Anisa, you talked a bit about the earlier stages of a project and what happens during it. Can you enlighten us more on how you measure the ongoing impact of a project after its completion?”

“On that point—bearing in mind the complexity and immense scope of the data ask and having seen this first-hand from the development finance side—I can only imagine how complicated it gets when you are trying to cover so many different programmes. Given the burden this can place on the FCDO itself, on partner organisati…”

“Are you saying you have limitations as an economist?”