Speeches by Naish.

“I am conscious of time. Foreign Secretary, I think you spoke to the equivalent Committee in the Lords in May. You referenced hosting or potentially hosting a global conference on foreign aid and the future approach to that.”

“The Committee recently published its report on international humanitarian law, “Protection not permission”. I appreciate that you are very busy, Foreign Secretary, but have you found time to look at that report?”

“Reflecting on some of what you have said, Foreign Secretary—and I do not think any of us would doubt your passion to resolve these issues—we went up to Scotland on the day that the foreign aid changes were announced and met a Palestinian aid worker employed by Oxfam. She told us that, when it comes to FCDO diplomacy, t…”

“The International Court of Justice issued its advisory opinion in July 2024—12 months ago now. I think a lot of people are wondering why the Government are taking so long to respond to that advisory opinion. Are you able to elaborate on that, 12 months on?”

“I thank the Minister for her statement, and I note especially the new concierge service within the Office for Investment that will both court international development and act as a one-stop shop to promote the UK. What regional dimension might be considered within that for places such as the east midlands—the region fo…”

“Chair, I will come in on that. I thank Minister Dalton for her honesty there. You have mentioned the word “mainstreaming” three times so far.”

“What does a renewed relationship with the World Health Organisation look like in the context of the funding cuts, that partnership working moving forwards? You talk very highly about the World Health Organisation, but what does that look like practically?”

“I understand the sentiment and why it is happening, but our previous witness from the World Health Organisation said that we have “a global health financing emergency” that is on top of “chronic underinvestment in health already” and it is on top of the high cost of debt that a lot of the countries that we are talking …”

“Pandemic risk reduction: where are our remaining risks? Where are the weaknesses that we still have? You have mentioned a number of things that we are doing, Minister Dalton, but where do you still see problems and potential issues for the UK?”

“I want to come back to the debt point from earlier, which is that if you could tackle that, that would suddenly enable countries. Is that same strategic partnership working being done on the debt front as much as it is on the healthcare system side, or could it be if we know that that might help?”

“What alternative financing models are being explored? Are you aware of alternative models?”

“It was mentioned at the end of our last session, and I am sure the World Health Organisation will welcome our commitment to continuing those areas. Overall how would you describe our influence over the choices that the World Health Organisation is making? You mentioned, Anna, a number of the things that we would like t…”

“What does a renewed relationship with the World Health Organisation look like in the context of the funding cuts, that partnership working moving forwards? You talk very highly about the World Health Organisation, but what does that look like practically?”

“Chair, I will come in on that. I thank Minister Dalton for her honesty there. You have mentioned the word “mainstreaming” three times so far.”

“I understand the sentiment and why it is happening, but our previous witness from the World Health Organisation said that we have “a global health financing emergency” that is on top of “chronic underinvestment in health already” and it is on top of the high cost of debt that a lot of the countries that we are talking …”

“Pandemic risk reduction: where are our remaining risks? Where are the weaknesses that we still have? You have mentioned a number of things that we are doing, Minister Dalton, but where do you still see problems and potential issues for the UK?”

“I want to come back to the debt point from earlier, which is that if you could tackle that, that would suddenly enable countries. Is that same strategic partnership working being done on the debt front as much as it is on the healthcare system side, or could it be if we know that that might help?”

“What alternative financing models are being explored? Are you aware of alternative models?”

“It was mentioned at the end of our last session, and I am sure the World Health Organisation will welcome our commitment to continuing those areas. Overall how would you describe our influence over the choices that the World Health Organisation is making? You mentioned, Anna, a number of the things that we would like t…”

“16. What steps her Department is taking to restore the Legal Aid Agency's digital services.”