Speeches by Harding.

“(Urgent Question): To ask the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to make a statement on the Israel Defence Forces’ operations in Lebanon.”

“It has become routine for Donald Trump to declare a ceasefire when none exists, and in Lebanon the President’s claim that fighting has ceased is a dangerous fantasy. Under direction from the Israeli Security Cabinet, the IDF is expanding its illegal military operations in southern Lebanon. Israeli forces occupy more te…”

“May I associate myself with the Minister’s comments on the anniversary of Jo Cox’s murder and her friendship to the people of Syria? Once again, her spirit is very much alive, in that we have more in common than that which divides us. The Liberal Democrats recognise the power that lifting sanctions can have to enable t…”

“Accessibility is paramount. The costs that are pushed on to pharmacists mean that they cannot remain sustainable and that they resist opening pharmacies in smaller places, because it will take away business from them. Therefore, those pressures take away accessibility, which is needed.”

“Accessibility is paramount. The costs that are pushed on to pharmacists mean that they cannot remain sustainable and that they resist opening pharmacies in smaller places, because it will take away business from them. Therefore, those pressures take away accessibility, which is needed.”

“Boots closed its pharmacy in Thames Ditton in 2024. An application was put in for another one, but it was decided following a pharmaceutical needs assessment that the need was met by the chemist. However, elderly residents have a 20-minute-plus walk to get to the chemist, and the high street around it has pretty much c…”

“Boots closed its pharmacy in Thames Ditton in 2024. An application was put in for another one, but it was decided following a pharmaceutical needs assessment that the need was met by the chemist. However, elderly residents have a 20-minute-plus walk to get to the chemist, and the high street around it has pretty much c…”

“Would the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Walton and Hersham football club in my constituency? They have secured promotion to the national league south for the first time in their history—an extraordinary fourth promotion in just six seasons. At a time of concern about young people’s mental health and onl…”

“A Downing Street spokesperson is currently saying that a further tranche of files relating to the appointment are to be published at a future date, which is different from what the Minister is saying at the Dispatch Box. Perhaps he could clarify.”

“I thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. I know that many colleagues, like me, are frustrated by the Government’s lack of action to secure progress of a two-state solution. The UK is rightly committed to the disarmament of Hamas and Hezbollah. Those terror groups cannot be allowed to continue destabilis…”

“New polling commissioned by the Online Safety Act Network shows that almost 80% of the public want comprehensive laws regulating social media platforms, because otherwise those platforms will continue to prioritise their business interests over users’ safety. The Government have been weak on that and had no new online …”

“Centrally managed programmes are being cut by 42% across the board. Has an equality impact assessment been done on the impact of this across the Nigeria programming?”

“We are struggling to gather any detailed information about the integrated security fund programming across Nigeria and the Sahel. Can you give us a brief overview of it?”

“Has the Committee seen that?”

“On ODA allocations, at the same time that humanitarian need, displacement and the threat of insurgent groups are rising, international funding for Nigeria, including through UN agencies, is falling. Are you concerned that those problems will spiral out of control without significantly increased funding?”

“We are struggling to gather any detailed information about the integrated security fund programming across Nigeria and the Sahel. Can you give us a brief overview of it?”

“Centrally managed programmes are being cut by 42% across the board. Has an equality impact assessment been done on the impact of this across the Nigeria programming?”

“On ODA allocations, at the same time that humanitarian need, displacement and the threat of insurgent groups are rising, international funding for Nigeria, including through UN agencies, is falling. Are you concerned that those problems will spiral out of control without significantly increased funding?”

“Has the Committee seen that?”

“On the SPRiNG programme, which is FCDO funded, experts regularly raise the importance of localising responses to instability. The SPRiNG programme funding, however, goes almost entirely to a private sector contractor. Are you content that Tetra Tech works sufficiently closely with local organisations?”