Speeches by Gilbert.

“Okay, thank you.”

“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?”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“I am sure the whole House is behind the diplomatic efforts of the Prime Minister and the Government to avoid any further escalation of this conflict, and I thank my right hon. Friend for the reassurances he has given about not taking his eye off the horrors that continue to unfold in Gaza. Can he give a guarantee today…”

“I thank you, Mrs Hobhouse, and all Committee members, for your time today. I also thank all the officials who drafted the Bill and have supported me through the process thus far—I greatly appreciate it. If the Bill passes, it will help tens of thousands of voters in Scotland and Wales to exercise their democratic right…”

“It is my pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I was very happy about the unanimous support the Bill received on Second Reading, and look forward to examining it in detail today. The health of our democracy depends on ensuring that all electors are able to participate in the process to choose who repres…”

“I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 1, page 2, line 12, at end insert— “(4A) Regulations under this paragraph may, in connection with provision under sub-paragraph (1), include transitional provision under section 201(3) which makes provision for, or in connection with, the expiry of some or all devolved election prox…”

“You have already stated that women are not really taken into account in policymaking when it comes to energy, when you spoke about 3.2 million premature deaths and the clean cooking policy. With that in mind, what recommendations would you make to ensure that gender is at the core of policymaking so that no one is left…”

“Do any examples of good practice in that regard spring to mind?”

“You have already stated that women are not really taken into account in policymaking when it comes to energy, when you spoke about 3.2 million premature deaths and the clean cooking policy. With that in mind, what recommendations would you make to ensure that gender is at the core of policymaking so that no one is left…”

“Do any examples of good practice in that regard spring to mind?”

“These websites function as massive online brothels. They are the go-to place for traffickers to advertise their victims. I have said it before and I will say it again: pimping websites are making it as easy to order a room and to sexually exploit as it is to order a takeaway. I want to talk about the women who face the…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention; I will come back to that point later in my speech. Sweden was the first country to criminalise paying for sex while decriminalising victims of sexual exploitation. The more than two decades since the introduction of its 1999 Sex Purchase Act have provided evidence of its eff…”

“I agree. One piece of misinformation surrounding the actions that I have proposed is that outlawing pimping websites would simply displace trafficking to the dark web, making no impact on the scale of sexual exploitation. That claim lacks both logic and evidence. Advertising victims of sex trafficking on the dark web c…”

“I welcome the sanctions outlined by my hon. Friend today, and I thank him for all the work he has done. I know his commitment to the Palestinian people and the concerns he has, which he shares with us on a regular basis. Action has been required for some time. The up and coming UN conference on a two-state solution is …”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of tackling demand for prostitution and sex trafficking. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. There is a group of people who do not get talked about enough in Parliament. In fact, they are rarely mentioned in public at all. We seldom hear…”

“I will come to that later, and yes, I do agree with those comments. The most recent research into the scale of paying for sex found that 3.6% of men in the UK report having paid for sex in the previous five years. Men who are most likely to have paid for sex are single, aged from 25 to 34, in managerial or professional…”

“Mike, did you have any additional thoughts on that?”

“Just coming back to your point there, Nic, you said that the FCDO could possibly pick up some of that peacekeeping and long-term prevention work. How might it do that? In your experience, what would be some examples that you may have?”

“Finally, to Mike: are there any lessons for CSSF and ISF or elsewhere when it comes to future funding or opportunities on conflict prevention and resolution?”