Speeches by Law.

“Rosalind, if I am not mistaken, there is a multibillion-dollar gold trade between the UK and the UAE. Would that not be a good place for the UK to start exploring in terms of potential diplomatic pressure to resolve the conflict in Sudan?”

“This is a good point to pick up on that question. It is quite disgusting to hear the recurring point about incentives, amid all the chaos and horrors of this war—the fact that people are ultimately getting rich out of the war, or at the end of it. What steps are being taken, or could be taken, to curtail some of the il…”

“Rosalind, if I am not mistaken, there is a multibillion-dollar gold trade between the UK and the UAE. Would that not be a good place for the UK to start exploring in terms of potential diplomatic pressure to resolve the conflict in Sudan?”

“T6. In 2024, my constituent Wendy fractured three vertebrae from osteoporosis after being denied a DEXA scan. She spent three months in hospital and suffered lasting harm. Will the Minister review DEXA eligibility and expand local access to prevent future fractures and save the NHS costs?”

“This is a good point to pick up on that question. It is quite disgusting to hear the recurring point about incentives, amid all the chaos and horrors of this war—the fact that people are ultimately getting rich out of the war, or at the end of it. What steps are being taken, or could be taken, to curtail some of the il…”

“Coming to the bigger picture, does the current UN aid architecture, including the UN’s location in Port Sudan, lend itself to efficacy in this situation?”

“Coming to the bigger picture, does the current UN aid architecture, including the UN’s location in Port Sudan, lend itself to efficacy in this situation?”

“More broadly on staffing, are you saying that we should not be worried about staffing cuts and how that might impact on some of the technical expertise we can bring to the table, some of the convening, some of the capacity building requirements that we have heard so much about?”

“Minister, do the ongoing restructurings within FCDO throw a spanner in the works of delivering on the goals of the strategy at all?”

“Minister, do the ongoing restructurings within FCDO throw a spanner in the works of delivering on the goals of the strategy at all?”

“More broadly on staffing, are you saying that we should not be worried about staffing cuts and how that might impact on some of the technical expertise we can bring to the table, some of the convening, some of the capacity building requirements that we have heard so much about?”

“I welcome the news this morning of Imerys’s success in auction round 7. What steps is the Minister taking as part of the local power plan to ensure that local communities share the spoils of Cornwall’s great renewable energy potential?”

“Thank you. High Commissioner, are you confident that the funding will be sufficient to fund the bilateral elements of your programmes and give you sufficient visibility of multiyear spending decisions?”

“UnaMay, you started to get to this question already with your comment about institutions, but what developmental and environmental challenges are Jamaica facing in the long term? Can you briefly add anything to what you said earlier?”

“It would certainly be very interesting to review some of our climate resilience asks from the FCDO side on that industry. How can international partners, such as the FCDO, support Jamaica in effectively addressing a few of those challenges that you mentioned, UnaMay?”

“Okay, but would you say you are concerned, given some of the mood music around it?”

“Sorry, it was a bit of rhetorical question, I suppose.”

“UnaMay, you started to get to this question already with your comment about institutions, but what developmental and environmental challenges are Jamaica facing in the long term? Can you briefly add anything to what you said earlier?”

“And Dr Rodriguez, would you add anything to that?”

“Sorry, it was a bit of rhetorical question, I suppose.”