Speeches by Gilbert.

“Is there any indication that that is going to be supported by the men around the table?”

“Given the risk and fear for the women involved, how are we going to meaningfully engage them in the peace process going forward? With the personal risks to them, what are the Government’s plans to enable that to happen? We know that women must be involved, and we will have more likelihood of lasting peace if they are i…”

“Minister, given the worsening situation, what is the Government’s ambition to drive home more support to women and girls in the current war zones? Has there been a change of direction?”

“Are the structures that you suggested, such as the models in Ireland and the US, the kind of thing that you think would work?”

“Bashair, you have mentioned the diaspora a couple of times. How do you think the UK Government could engage the diaspora more effectively with organisations across the UK to ensure that they are meaningfully integrated into the UK’s response to the crisis in Sudan?”

“That is one of our big concerns.”

“How could the FCDO better measure the impact of programming on gender-related challenges?”

“Is there any indication that that is going to be supported by the men around the table?”

“Given the risk and fear for the women involved, how are we going to meaningfully engage them in the peace process going forward? With the personal risks to them, what are the Government’s plans to enable that to happen? We know that women must be involved, and we will have more likelihood of lasting peace if they are i…”

“Minister, given the worsening situation, what is the Government’s ambition to drive home more support to women and girls in the current war zones? Has there been a change of direction?”

“Are the structures that you suggested, such as the models in Ireland and the US, the kind of thing that you think would work?”

“Bashair, you have mentioned the diaspora a couple of times. How do you think the UK Government could engage the diaspora more effectively with organisations across the UK to ensure that they are meaningfully integrated into the UK’s response to the crisis in Sudan?”

“Thank you all for what you are doing to give voice to women’s desperate circumstances. To pick up on a point, and a lot of this has already been covered, you have all spoken about examples of where women, peace and security programmes have championed local voices and them being the most important parts of your work. I …”

“Other than finances, what do you think the international community could do to help to bolster these projects to ensure that local women and girls have those voices and have access to justice?”

“The Independent has reported concerns about possible reductions in the preventing sexual violence in conflict initiative following the UK ODA cuts. What impact do you think those UK aid cuts could have on the efforts to prevent sexual violence in conflict?”

“Other than finances, what do you think the international community could do to help to bolster these projects to ensure that local women and girls have those voices and have access to justice?”

“The Independent has reported concerns about possible reductions in the preventing sexual violence in conflict initiative following the UK ODA cuts. What impact do you think those UK aid cuts could have on the efforts to prevent sexual violence in conflict?”

“Thank you all for what you are doing to give voice to women’s desperate circumstances. To pick up on a point, and a lot of this has already been covered, you have all spoken about examples of where women, peace and security programmes have championed local voices and them being the most important parts of your work. I …”

“T7. While the Leader of the Opposition is rubbishing contracts for difference and calling for them to be scrapped, the Government are getting on with the job of increasing renewable energy, generating energy security and delivering jobs across the country. Will the Minister reaffirm his support for contracts for differ…”

“From this plan to the next one, what do you think we could do differently to improve the outcomes for the next national plan?”