Speeches by Naish.

“It is worth reflecting on the fact that UK service personnel are obviously key to the defence of our country, and those cuts started during the time when the Liberal Democrats were in government. The hon. Member talked about his party regretting the actions of this Government. Does he regret the decision to start cutti…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her work as Chair of the International Development Committee, on which I sit. Earlier today, I had the privilege of meeting representatives from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to hear at first hand about its lifesaving work. Gavi has, of course, played a pivotal role in ensuring that millions of…”

“I want to come back to the embassy. I have been contacted by several constituents on this matter. At 700,000 square feet, it would be China’s largest embassy in Europe. As we know from the incident at the Manchester consulate in 2022, such an embassy would be contributing to the transnational repression that Hongkonger…”

“To follow up on that, we do not yet have clarity from the Government as to where the cuts will fall. We have heard them talk about essentially—although they have not used these words exactly—protecting aid spend to Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, but that of course leaves countries like yours that are not being talked about i…”

“ActionAid obviously does development work and humanitarian work. How is your time split between the two? Does that change depending on the types of groups that you are working with?”

“Tinebeb, do you share that view? Where would you see cash working or maybe not working as effectively with these communities?”

“Before I switch across, I will ask you about direct cash assistance. Is that something that you are involved with, Katy? What do you see is working well and what are some of the challenges associated with that?”

“Practically then for those children, what form does that protection take?”

“What other broader services or support mechanisms are required for those children for them to be able to access those life skills as effectively as possible? Counselling might be an example. What other things need to be done to make sure that these children are able to access the broader skills and education offer?”

“Katy, we want to turn our attention specifically to children. I think 30% of the world’s population are children, but 40% of all forcibly displaced people are children. That has been growing over time. How do you ensure that you meet the growing need of displaced children to continue to receive an appropriate education…”

“To follow up on that, we do not yet have clarity from the Government as to where the cuts will fall. We have heard them talk about essentially—although they have not used these words exactly—protecting aid spend to Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, but that of course leaves countries like yours that are not being talked about i…”

“ActionAid obviously does development work and humanitarian work. How is your time split between the two? Does that change depending on the types of groups that you are working with?”

“Tinebeb, do you share that view? Where would you see cash working or maybe not working as effectively with these communities?”

“Before I switch across, I will ask you about direct cash assistance. Is that something that you are involved with, Katy? What do you see is working well and what are some of the challenges associated with that?”

“Practically then for those children, what form does that protection take?”

“What other broader services or support mechanisms are required for those children for them to be able to access those life skills as effectively as possible? Counselling might be an example. What other things need to be done to make sure that these children are able to access the broader skills and education offer?”

“Katy, we want to turn our attention specifically to children. I think 30% of the world’s population are children, but 40% of all forcibly displaced people are children. That has been growing over time. How do you ensure that you meet the growing need of displaced children to continue to receive an appropriate education…”

“I spoke to dozens of people on the doorstep over the weekend who welcomed the significant steps that the Prime Minister has taken to protect Europe’s borders and genuinely valued his leadership on this extremely important matter, so I thank him on behalf of my constituents. He will be aware that over the past week, Rus…”

“Although I welcome banking hubs, I am increasingly concerned that banks see them as an excuse to accelerate the closure of core services. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that pressure needs to be applied, first and foremost, to the banks to keep branches open on the high street, and that banking hubs should remain as an …”

“Just this morning, the CBI has said that Britain’s net zero economy is booming. The sector is growing three times faster than the overall UK economy, the average salary in the net zero sector is £5,600 higher than the national average and productivity in the sector is nearly 40% higher than in the wider economy. Does m…”