Speeches by Naish.

“What do you think the UK could be doing to help prevent some of the setbacks that you are describing?”

“Ms Park, you indicated you wanted to come in.”

“Do the other two on the call want to add anything to that?”

“In the short term, what specific challenges need to be overcome? You have described some cultural challenges; is that the biggest challenge from your perspective?”

“Ms Park, you indicated you wanted to come in.”

“Do either of you think that there is any political appetite to remove some of these barriers, or will those barriers just have to be overcome day by day, month by month, year by year?”

“So you need continued commitment. Taj, is there anything you want to add about what practical steps the UK could be taking?”

“Building on the point that Tracy was examining and thinking specifically about polio vaccinations, what can be done to overcome some of the cultural, political, geographical and other challenges that you are facing in Afghanistan? Ms Nader, do you want to come in first on that?”

“Do the other two on the call want to add anything to that?”

“Obviously the UK has withdrawn funding from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative; is that a major concern? You are shaking your head. It does not sound like that was in your top three things that you would like to see the UK doing.”

“Do either of you think that there is any political appetite to remove some of these barriers, or will those barriers just have to be overcome day by day, month by month, year by year?”

“Any further comments about tackling polio?”

“In the short term, what specific challenges need to be overcome? You have described some cultural challenges; is that the biggest challenge from your perspective?”

“In the short term, what specific challenges need to be overcome? You have described some cultural challenges; is that the biggest challenge from your perspective?”

“The right hon. Gentleman sits with me on the International Development Committee, so he will know as I do that, to date, the Committee has found that there is still no detail on how “poverty alleviation is prioritised and tracked” under the new model going from donor to investor. Does he agree that if poverty reduction…”

“Do the other two on the call want to add anything to that?”

“My hon. Friend mentioned multilaterals. I wanted to put on the record my concern, shared by a number of IDC members, that it will be much harder for us to influence the multilaterals when most of our money is going there, rather than to bilateral aid. Does my hon. Friend share my concern that we need to resource approp…”

“Do either of you think that there is any political appetite to remove some of these barriers, or will those barriers just have to be overcome day by day, month by month, year by year?”

“Obviously the UK has withdrawn funding from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative; is that a major concern? You are shaking your head. It does not sound like that was in your top three things that you would like to see the UK doing.”

“Any further comments about tackling polio?”