Speeches by Taylor.

“I wanted to briefly draw a comparison with the Dutch Government, because I understand that they have a 10% cap on in-donor refugee costs. Would it help your Department to have more predictability over aid spending if that was brought in in the UK?”

“You have a great record on aid transparency. What can other Foreign Ministries learn from us?”

“We are delighted that the UK envoy for Sudan has been appointed, but we previously heard evidence in front of this Committee that there was a concern that they perhaps were not operating yet at pace. I just wondered about your reflections four months on from that person in being in post. What are your expectations for …”

“You have a great record on aid transparency. What can other Foreign Ministries learn from us?”

“I have a very quick question to follow up on the Shafik review. I just wondered if there was an expected publication date for that, and if there was a sneak preview or any further details you could give about where it is headed.”

“I wanted to briefly draw a comparison with the Dutch Government, because I understand that they have a 10% cap on in-donor refugee costs. Would it help your Department to have more predictability over aid spending if that was brought in in the UK?”

“1. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on prosecuting knife offences.”

“Merry Christmas, Mr Speaker. I have had reports of people carrying machetes in Livingstone Walk, an area in Grovehill, Hemel Hempstead, with the Dacorum local crime unit investigating one incident of alleged robbery at knifepoint. Knife crime is not our only issue in Hemel; we have the highest rate of antisocial behavi…”

“Merry Christmas to you and the team, Madam Deputy Speaker. As other hon. Members have done, I commend the Minister for the statement, and especially the funding announcements made today. I thank him for reminding my constituents and all our constituents of the urgent need to support Ukraine and for reminding us that ou…”

“I commend the Minister for her statement, and for the additional £50 million in aid. I am particularly grateful for the extra £120,000 that has been given to the OPCW to help rid Syria of chemical weapons, which, despite the denials and downplaying by some people, including Members of this House, were being used by Ass…”

“It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Phil Brickell). He has demonstrated why he will be such a valuable addition to the Foreign Affairs Committee, and I congratulate him on his election to it. I associate myself with his comments and those of other Members. We often find ourselves disag…”

“In my constituency of Hemel Hempstead, according to figures given to me by the local charity DENS, there has been a 1,000% increase in the number of people needing to use food banks over the past 10 years. Meanwhile, another institution, the Hemel Hempstead community fridge, sees queues an hour before it opens, in scen…”

“6. What steps she is taking to help reduce levels of poverty.”

“Violet, you are part of a farmer co-operative, is that right? Could you talk to us about that a bit, and the benefits that being part of a co-operative brings?”

“Could you tell us more about the co-operative? Is the co-operative good?”

“Violet, you are part of a farmer co-operative, is that right? Could you talk to us about that a bit, and the benefits that being part of a co-operative brings?”

“I am David Taylor. There are multiple Davids on this panel. I am the MP for Hemel Hempstead and prior to joining as a Member of Parliament, I worked for the Fairtrade Foundation, which works with a lot of smallholder farmers in Africa. You talked about the challenges of getting your produce to market. Do you both sell …”

“Could you tell us more about the co-operative? Is the co-operative good?”

“Violet, you are part of a farmer co-operative, is that right? Could you talk to us about that a bit, and the benefits that being part of a co-operative brings?”

“I am David Taylor. There are multiple Davids on this panel. I am the MP for Hemel Hempstead and prior to joining as a Member of Parliament, I worked for the Fairtrade Foundation, which works with a lot of smallholder farmers in Africa. You talked about the challenges of getting your produce to market. Do you both sell …”