Speeches by Naish.

“Thank you, panellists, for your contributions today. If I may ask Chido first—clearly, our conversation today is about the future of UK aid—how do you think that the approach to development of countries like the UK should change in order to maintain a significant impact in the investments that they can continue to make…”

“The UK’s approach to aid will obviously have to change, and other countries are making similar adjustments. How do you think that the UK and others can continue to have a large impact while also making appropriate changes?”

“My hon. Friend is a real champion of these issues, so I thank her for her work. My constituency is home to the Radcliffe animal centre. It is the only RSPCA animal centre in Nottinghamshire, but what most people do not realise is that the centre is still funded individually—independently—not by the national society, an…”

“I have been to see the OPAL—outdoor play and learning—programme at Brookside primary school in East Leake in my constituency. The teachers there are finding that the outdoor play element means that they are spending more time successfully teaching in the classroom because there are fewer issues and disputes to resolve.…”

“The hon. Lady touched on the costs generated by animal centres, and earlier I mentioned the £800,000 running costs of the Radcliffe animal centre in my constituency. I put on record my thanks to David Carter of Gamston in my constituency, who has lit up his house every Christmas for a decade to raise money for the loca…”

“My constituents in Rushcliffe, notably in East Leake, have faced sewage spills for far too long, so I am pleased to be working with Severn Trent Water to ensure that new pumping stations and rising mains are installed in East Leake, Wysall and Willoughby-on-the-Wolds over the current price period. How will having a new…”

“I welcome this £15 billion investment, which will tackle energy security issues and make sure that family finances are protected from fossil fuel price spikes. In my constituency, there is a fantastic organisation, co-founded by a lady named Jane, called Women in Retrofit, which focuses on getting more women and girls …”

“I think it is the same one. Will it meet in the future?”

“How often will it meet?”

“Thank you, Minister, and thanks for coming. To what extent have there been conversations and discussions with other Government Departments about this shift from grants to expertise, and what do those conversations look like?”

“Are those terms of reference in the public domain?”

“I am sure we would like to see a copy so that we can understand.”

“No problem. Minister, you mentioned the Delivery and Impact Board, which I think is the one you are saying has changed.”

“Mine is a specific question: have the multi-year ODA applications been published yet?”

“When will they be published? I think it has been several months.”

“So women and girls?”

“Am I right in saying that ODA is not being tied to migration?”

“Or just part of it. In terms of the Foreign Secretary, you mentioned migration as being part of the new priorities. Can you explain what the shift is that maybe was not happening before?”

“You mentioned migration, which I was pleased to hear because I think we started to hear in December that this was emerging as a new priority. I think there was evidence that ODA was going to be used to effectively ask the Bangladeshis to curb migration. Is that correct? That is what The Independent reported.”

“Thank you. To what extent do you think that the success of this shift from grants to expertise is dependent on engagement with other Departments, or do you think it will be achievable in its own right?”