Speeches by Rushworth.

“Yes.”

“A question about localisation, firstly to you, Bethan. What advantages do you find in working with local organisations when helping displaced people?”

“Daphne, building on that, can you think of any examples where the information that local organisations can provide assists with the UK’s diplomatic and humanitarian response?”

“I have seen for myself the access beyond where the state can go, in work that I did before I was an MP. Would you say that using local organisations to provide access imposes additional risks to their safety?”

“When a larger international NGO is engaging local actors, who is responsible for their safety? Is it left to their own risk assessments and evaluations, or does the NGO play a more active role in evaluating that risk?”

“Could I pick up on a point that Beth Lewis made in her first response? Beth talked about the need to ensure that funding was more easily available for some of these local organisations. I presume that they may be on the frontline of the cuts that we are seeing many countries in the world introduce. Is that your experie…”

“I appreciate that.”

“You pre-empted my last question, which is whether you will let us know if you see examples, because it is so important that this Committee and the Government understand the human costs of our decisions.”

“I want to ask about the international legal framework, particularly to you, Hélène. We are looking for solutions, so is there anything that you think we should be promoting?”

“What are the obligations of assistance?”

“Does that include the clearance of landmines?”

“May I ask one more question?”

“Yes.”

“A lot of people who work for you on the ground are former soldiers, part of DDR programmes. It is rumoured that thousands of them have been put on notice due to cuts. Is that correct and what is the impact of that?”

“A question about localisation, firstly to you, Bethan. What advantages do you find in working with local organisations when helping displaced people?”

“I have seen for myself the access beyond where the state can go, in work that I did before I was an MP. Would you say that using local organisations to provide access imposes additional risks to their safety?”

“When a larger international NGO is engaging local actors, who is responsible for their safety? Is it left to their own risk assessments and evaluations, or does the NGO play a more active role in evaluating that risk?”

“Could I pick up on a point that Beth Lewis made in her first response? Beth talked about the need to ensure that funding was more easily available for some of these local organisations. I presume that they may be on the frontline of the cuts that we are seeing many countries in the world introduce. Is that your experie…”

“I appreciate that.”

“You pre-empted my last question, which is whether you will let us know if you see examples, because it is so important that this Committee and the Government understand the human costs of our decisions.”