Speeches by Gilbert.

“Just to touch on a point, and again this is for all of you, how do you avoid creating dependency or crowding out the private initiatives, and what helps successful pilot projects grow into those solutions that make a big impact in the market?”

“As is the case for my hon. Friends the Members for Livingston (Gregor Poynton) and for Gloucester (Alex McIntyre), a number of my constituents are affected by the two-child cap, with the latest statistics showing that 330 households in my constituency are impacted. I absolutely agree with a number of charities that rem…”

“Young people from the Citadel youth centre in my constituency have been shortlisted for an Into Film award for their animation “Can we talk about Mental Health?”. The group will be here in London next week for the award ceremony, and I will be pleased to welcome them to Parliament. Will the Leader of the House join me …”

“UK flour millers, including ADM in my constituency, are already contributing to our food security. However, there are fears in the industry that trade deals could curtail that progress. Will the Minister outline the steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that the welcome trade deals struck by the Governme…”

“How much of the FCDO’s ODA budget is currently being delivered through the private contractors?”

“How transparent is the data available on the FCDO’s engagement with private contractors?”

“Is there a pattern in terms of the size of the donor?”

“So there is no obvious reason why it is patchy?”

“Okay, thank you.”

“Is there a pattern in terms of the size of the donor?”

“So there is no obvious reason why it is patchy?”

“Brendan, how has FCDO’s engagement with private contractors changed in recent years, particularly since the merger?”

“Do you think the FCDO fosters an openness to enable programme operators to be truthful about any potential negative outcomes in the programming?”

“I was just going to pick up on the point you were about to make, but on the point you made earlier, the problem is about the closures of programmes and the long-term reviewing of them.”

“Brendan, how has FCDO’s engagement with private contractors changed in recent years, particularly since the merger?”

“How much of the FCDO’s ODA budget is currently being delivered through the private contractors?”

“How transparent is the data available on the FCDO’s engagement with private contractors?”

“I was just going to pick up on the point you were about to make, but on the point you made earlier, the problem is about the closures of programmes and the long-term reviewing of them.”

“Do you think the FCDO fosters an openness to enable programme operators to be truthful about any potential negative outcomes in the programming?”

“I am going to turn to Mark. How effective are the FCDO’s current MEL projects at capturing the unintended or unexpected outcomes of programming?”