Speeches by Rushworth.

“Do you feel that local needs are always taken into account, or is it sometimes the case that those who are giving the funds from above still have a particular agenda that they expect you to work towards?”

“Could I just quickly ask about grassroots decision making? Obviously, a community is not entirely homogenous. There are still power dynamics at play in a community, so when you are using aid locally what is being done in your experience, for example, to ensure that women and youth are included in decision making about …”

“Like many in this House, I have campaigned and worked with Syrian friends in their struggle over much of the last decade, and I welcome the demise of Assad. The Secretary of State is absolutely correct that it is for the Syrian people to decide what happens next, although I greatly fear that the voices of many Syrian p…”

“Thank you. Let us work together. I am pleased that the Government are defending against floods and disease. I am pleased that we are committed to protecting standards in trade deals. I am pleased that we are committed to getting a veterinary agreement with the EU to cut red tape. I am pleased with the public sector pro…”

“A moment ago, we heard talk from the Liberal Democrat Benches of a family farm tax and land taxes. It now seems that the right hon. Lady is suggesting we take up Dan Neidle’s suggestion. Will she confirm whether that is the case?”

“I came here today to speak up for upland farmers in my constituency. Although I am not a farmer myself, I grew up within smelling distance of a dairy farm, and coming from a working background, I have earned a living working outdoors in all weathers as a gardener, so I know what it feels like to have mud on my boots an…”

“I will not take any interventions, but only because other colleagues want to get in. There are concerns, but I must say that when I met farmers in my constituency recently, they agreed with me that a bigger concern for them, as many colleagues have said, is profitability. The motion could have talked about economic sta…”

“I have huge respect for the hon. Gentleman, my constituency neighbour, but I have a question. I think the hon. Member for North Cornwall (Ben Maguire) suggested a working farm tax, and it was not clear to me whether the hon. Gentleman accepted or rejected that suggestion. We have heard Liberal Democrats talk in recent …”

“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for mentioning Weardale Lithium, which is in my constituency, as is Northern Lithium. The regulatory framework for companies trying to invest in lithium is not supportive, and they face waits of one or two years for planning approval from the Environment Agency. I will also say that …”

“Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that we had a choice today? We have come here to debate assisted dying, but we could have come here to build cross-party consensus on how finally, once and for all, to fix palliative care in this country. We could have come to look at a funding consensus, as that does need to be cros…”

“Alsanosi, I want to ask the same question but I am also interested to know about the current humanitarian access for aid and whether there are any blockages.”

“Alsanosi, I want to ask the same question but I am also interested to know about the current humanitarian access for aid and whether there are any blockages.”

“I want to ask about identity-based violence and to what extent in Sudan we are seeing violence that is distinctly identity-based as opposed to political. To what degree are there resistance and peace movements at a grassroots level that could be better supported?”

“I would appreciate also getting Will and Claire’s perspective on this as some of those larger NGOs working on the ground.”

“Just checking that I understand, what you are saying is that unlike some of the larger NGOs, as a local organisation you are able to reach and access areas freely but essentially you lack medical supplies—you greatly lack the resources that you would need—and people are dying due to a lack of basic medical supplies tha…”

“The first question is to Ms Filippo. Could you explain to us the current humanitarian situation on the ground?”

“I want to ask about identity-based violence and to what extent in Sudan we are seeing violence that is distinctly identity-based as opposed to political. To what degree are there resistance and peace movements at a grassroots level that could be better supported?”

“I would appreciate also getting Will and Claire’s perspective on this as some of those larger NGOs working on the ground.”

“Just checking that I understand, what you are saying is that unlike some of the larger NGOs, as a local organisation you are able to reach and access areas freely but essentially you lack medical supplies—you greatly lack the resources that you would need—and people are dying due to a lack of basic medical supplies tha…”

“The first question is to Ms Filippo. Could you explain to us the current humanitarian situation on the ground?”