Speeches by Naish.

“What more do you think the Government need to do to ensure that women and young girls can be agents of change within their own countries? You have given examples of women who have made it to that position. What more can we do to try to facilitate that from the UK?”

“I will come back to Fawzia. What barriers have you or others faced when seeking access to security and justice? Where have you seen and felt those barriers? We have talked about funding and a few other things there, but what is the real impact of that?”

“Is that an actual barrier to justice, or is that just a general indication that support for women and girls has slid? Do you see it as an actual barrier to—”

“Fiona, the same question: how do you think the Government can make sure that more women and girls overseas are agents of change within their very difficult circumstances?”

“That is great. Thank you. I will just jump into the room. On the point about how programmes could better support women who have experienced violence or sexual violence, Stephanie, do you want to jump in?”

“I will come back to Hanin. You talked a little bit there and you might want to go into a bit more detail about the work that you have been doing specifically to help protect women and girls. I am interested in building on that. How do you think programmes could better support women and girls who have experienced sexual…”

“That is great. Thank you. I will just jump into the room. On the point about how programmes could better support women who have experienced violence or sexual violence, Stephanie, do you want to jump in?”

“I will come back to Hanin. You talked a little bit there and you might want to go into a bit more detail about the work that you have been doing specifically to help protect women and girls. I am interested in building on that. How do you think programmes could better support women and girls who have experienced sexual…”

“Is that an actual barrier to justice, or is that just a general indication that support for women and girls has slid? Do you see it as an actual barrier to—”

“I am happy for either of you to answer this first. How do you think the UK should adapt its approach, if at all, to women, peace and security given the emerging transnational threats to the agenda?”

“What more do you think the Government need to do to ensure that women and young girls can be agents of change within their own countries? You have given examples of women who have made it to that position. What more can we do to try to facilitate that from the UK?”

“Fiona, the same question: how do you think the Government can make sure that more women and girls overseas are agents of change within their very difficult circumstances?”

“Broaden the horizons a little bit.”

“As chair of the APPG for fusion energy, it is not 10 years away, I can tell you that much.”

“This is more related to the previous question. It is great that there is a commitment to Sudan, but there are a lot of displaced people who are moving into periphery countries. What is the commitment to recognising that in the support for surrounding geographies?”

“I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I am very aware of her background in local government. Does she agree that the local level is where we see democracy work? We see excellent representation by councillors and an opportunity to have local debate through neighbourhood plans or other mechanisms. Does she agree that we…”

“The Minister describes something that I am extremely passionate about, as he knows, but it is a very top-down approach. I wonder whether we simultaneously need a bottom-up approach that engages with communities via local authorities in order to look at what land is available and how it could be used. Is that not someth…”

“Having worked in the energy industry, I continue to be a strong proponent of local area energy plans, because they would empower communities to make decisions about their own energy needs and how much energy they want to export. At the moment the process feels very reactive and is based on private and landowner interes…”

“On the point about accountability, the hon. Member may be aware that at the end of August, the leader of Nottinghamshire county council banned the Nottingham Post and Nottinghamshire Live from speaking to him and his organisation with immediate effect. That included a ban on the local democracy reporting service. Does …”

“My hon. Friend has referenced training. One of the biggest single asks from my constituents in Rushcliffe is for autism-specific training for school staff, yet most teachers report that very little specialist training takes place. Does he agree that there ought to be a standardised national professional development fra…”