Speeches by Daby.

“Good afternoon. I will direct my question to Deborah first. It is helpful for us as a Committee to understand the lived experience of climate change. I want to get a sense of how you have personally noticed the climate changing over the years.”

“Anything around transport? How is that affected?”

“Thank you so much for everything you have been saying, Deborah and Silvia. The next set of questions are around trying to understand how the climate crisis and climate shocks are affecting the indigenous population in terms of basic needs. Deborah, you have alluded to this before, but could you speak about how this is …”

“Thank you. Silvia?”

“How often are the hurricanes now, Deborah?”

“Good afternoon. I will direct my question to Deborah first. It is helpful for us as a Committee to understand the lived experience of climate change. I want to get a sense of how you have personally noticed the climate changing over the years.”

“Q12. Littering and fly-tipping are a blight on our communities. This is not just an issue for Lewisham, but an issue for towns and cities across our country and, indeed, in rural areas. No one wants to see a dirty mattress, or cans or bottles, left beside roads or against gates. It is awful. I welcome the Government’s …”

“I truly welcome the statement and the White Paper. I am pleased to see in the statement a consultation to end lifelong disclosure to ensure that a child or young person’s poor choices in their early life do not define their future prospects as an adult. My right hon. Friend will be aware of the work I have done with Fa…”

“Good afternoon, Minister. In 2024, the UK signed a strategic partnership with Nigeria. Could you say why that happened and what success would look like for that partnership?”

“Good afternoon, Minister. In 2024, the UK signed a strategic partnership with Nigeria. Could you say why that happened and what success would look like for that partnership?”

“You speak about the UK being an influencer in terms of holding to account this irresponsible sourcing and what causes conflict. Do you see any other countries that are influencers as well as the UK?”

“Any others?”

“Hélène, does the DRC benefit at all from the minerals?”

“Not at all?”

“Returning to the mines, in terms of the illegal extraction of gold and minerals from various small mines, it sounds like a very big operation. I want to get an understanding of how many troops are on the ground in terms of M23 and others, to get a sense of the scale of this type of operation. Hélène, are you aware—”

“Vianney, could you tell me the impact of the conflict in particular on women and girls?”

“You have answered my second point, Katy, which is about how women can be involved in peace building at a local and national level. You have gone into that, which is excellent. Vianney, would you like to respond to that as well in terms of peacekeeping, both at a local and national level and women’s influence in that ar…”

“You have answered my second point, Katy, which is about how women can be involved in peace building at a local and national level. You have gone into that, which is excellent. Vianney, would you like to respond to that as well in terms of peacekeeping, both at a local and national level and women’s influence in that ar…”

“Thank you, Hélène; that is all helpful and extremely interesting but also quite troubling to hear. I have a couple of questions. In terms of the gold mines themselves—it may be difficult to explain this—how many mineral mines are there in the area? Does the DRC benefit at all from any of the minerals?”

“Yes.”