Speeches by Rushworth.

“It is not a good time to work in international development on either side of the pond, is it? You have already alluded to the fact that it is not going to be easy for a lot of these people to be re-employed because they are genuinely experts in their field. Do you have a sense from the staff you are working with of how…”

“What grade are they?”

“I would be surprised if that is the case, because I know how keen the Government are to solve the asylum crisis, and I am sure they would want to look at push factors as well as pull factors within the strategy.”

“The organogram that you have seen gets rid of atrocity prevention?”

“You just mentioned that you have seen organograms—we haven’t. How were you able to acquire those, and would you share them with us? You probably heard the previous session, and we are confused as to what the strategy is.”

“Presumably there is an internal document that they could share with us that explains the logic of what they are doing and how they feel that they can still deliver?”

“Could we ask the Minister?”

“Has anything been said around the strategy and where they see possible waste or efficiency savings?”

“The missing thing for the Committee is understanding the business case. Is this simply driven by a need to get headcount down—essentially the bottom line is that we need to save money, come what may, and get rid of staff in the most painless way possible—or has there been at least some analysis of where they think ther…”

“It is not a good time to work in international development on either side of the pond, is it? You have already alluded to the fact that it is not going to be easy for a lot of these people to be re-employed because they are genuinely experts in their field. Do you have a sense from the staff you are working with of how…”

“What grade are they?”

“Will they?”

“I was delighted to see the prominence given to County Durham in the strategy, as Weardale, which I represent, has the highest density of lithium currently known in the UK. Will the Minister support me in working with the businesses in Weardale that are trying to extract lithium? Does he agree that we should not look on…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury) for leading this debate and for his powerful and courageous speech. We have come a long way in 12 months. Twelve months ago, as the co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on men and boys’ issues, it was my privilege to lead the debate on Internat…”

“I welcome the new powers relating to buses, and the new funding for them that the Government are giving, but the problem is that what this Labour Government are giving, our Reform local authority is taking. It has announced plans to cancel the 35A out of Coundon, and the 104, which connects Canney Hill with Binchester …”

“20. What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services.”

“4. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.”

“I am proud to represent a community with a lot of veterans, many of whom served in Northern Ireland. Who is the Secretary of State engaging with to ensure that the protections for our veterans in the legislation are as strong and effective as possible?”

“It is a quarter of a century since the UN adopted Security Council resolution 1325. My question is what has changed since then with regard to the ability of women and girls to participate effectively in decision making. It is ok if they all answer that one, Chair? It is a pretty fundamental question.”

“In summary, you are saying that at grassroots level, there is a potential increase in participation, but not at high level. Is that uniform across the board, or would you say that we have done better in certain conflicts or settings than in others?”