Speeches by Naish.

“Realistic, yes. On the Green Climate Fund, we are hearing reports of an impending 50% cut to the UK’s contribution. Especially in light of what you have just said, what would the impact of that be on the frontline?”

“There always needs to be someone who is slightly less optimistic.”

“Do you think that the FCDO has prioritised these multilateral channels sufficiently when it comes to private finance for climate initiatives?”

“Do you have anything to add on the role that multilateral climate funds can play in mobilising that private finance?”

“We have talked a lot about the UK, but thinking about multilateral climate fund options, what role do you see them playing in financing climate initiatives moving forwards?”

“To take you back about 15 minutes, Dharshan, you talked about today’s flows being insufficient for us to meet the Paris agreement. I just wanted an articulation of how big you saw the gap being, how insufficient those flows are and what would need to happen to get to the point where we might be on track with that.”

“I am sure that my hon. Friend is aware that the Labour Rural Research Group recently did a report on rural poverty, which identified that on average someone living in a rural area is spending £39 more per week on transport costs. That was described as a rural penalty. Would he agree that there is also a coastal penalty…”

“I have had a look at the parliamentary record; Healthwatch has been mentioned over 100 times in the past five years. One key area of focus is its reporting and the insights it provides to Members of Parliament. Does the hon. Gentleman agree with me that whatever replaces Healthwatch must retain that research focus?”

“Is there a single global leader who does have this high on their radar?”

“I thank hon. Members for joining the debate. We have covered the whole country—from the south coast all the way up to parts of northern England and to Northern Ireland, which of course has slightly different legislative foundations—and I am really pleased there has been such strong representation. I thank the Minister …”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The consultation is being run for a reason. I encourage anyone watching the debate or emailing their MPs about it to go further and engage with the consultation, because I am sure that the Minister is looking forward to review those responses.”

“When do you think you will be being told?”

“I will quickly go to two areas: disability and gender mainstreaming. That decision has been taken, and I think that is happening in Nigeria. To what extent are you concerned that funding reductions will impact those two areas—gender and disability?”

“This question may be more for Cynthia. Thinking about displaced people, because obviously millions of people have been displaced within Nigeria as well, what work has been done to understand the impact of that and its potential to further undermine stability within the region?”

“I will quickly go to two areas: disability and gender mainstreaming. That decision has been taken, and I think that is happening in Nigeria. To what extent are you concerned that funding reductions will impact those two areas—gender and disability?”

“Are you saying, Minister, that we will not know the baseline from which to do a true equalities impact assessment across both local and central programming, because of the way work has historically been commissioned?”

“This question may be more for Cynthia. Thinking about displaced people, because obviously millions of people have been displaced within Nigeria as well, what work has been done to understand the impact of that and its potential to further undermine stability within the region?”

“Are you saying, Minister, that we will not know the baseline from which to do a true equalities impact assessment across both local and central programming, because of the way work has historically been commissioned?”

“Is there a single global leader who does have this high on their radar?”

“When do you think you will be being told?”