Speeches by Harding.

“I want to talk about the ambition. This is something that we spoke to the officials about. The rhetoric does not seem to match the fiscal rules adoption, but we will leave fiscal rules to one side for a moment. Given that there has been a UK aid cut, how will you meet your ambitions to reset the UK in the development s…”

“I wanted to come back to your point. If I may push it, have the UK laid out any consequences or planned any consequences to UNWRA being unable to operate anymore in three weeks’ time? Similarly, is the Minister or are the Government having any bilateral conversations with other countries about this?”

“Thank you for your forbearance, Madam Deputy Speaker. I apologise for my hasty entry into the Chamber, which does not detract from the high importance that the Liberal Democrats and I attach to this Bill. I am pleased to welcome the Bill back to the House on Third Reading and, having listened to hon. Members over the p…”

“Can I ask a follow-up question? Diving into the detail of you moving money to Syria, as you said, where did that money come from? Also, as you are seeing more and more conflicts—there are 120 armed conflicts in the world at the moment—are you finding that you are putting more money into that space?”

“More than 24,000 homes in my constituency have an energy performance certificate banding of D or worse, which means 50,000 tonnes of avoidable carbon dioxide emissions and higher energy bills for my constituents. However, the rate of insulation upgrades is too slow for us to meet the Government’s goal of universal band…”

“Collaboratively, then, the value of the World Service to humanitarian aid in the world is valued by the FCDO.”

“Have the cuts to the World Service language services impacted its ability to reach those in crisis in countries such as those that we have talked of?”

“Does the World Service collaborate with other international organisations and NGOs to support humanitarian efforts?”

“Baroness Chapman, on the contribution of the World Service to humanitarian impact, does the World Service’s reporting on conflict zones affect the local population’s access to lifesaving information and aid, such as in Gaza and Sudan?”

“While I understand that tension, do you not think that not having the BBC at the table in these soft power summits means that they lose their voice in a way in which they can promote UK soft power? Given what you have rightly said—that investment into that by other countries means that they have influence—do we not und…”

“Collaboratively, then, the value of the World Service to humanitarian aid in the world is valued by the FCDO.”

“Have the cuts to the World Service language services impacted its ability to reach those in crisis in countries such as those that we have talked of?”

“Does the World Service collaborate with other international organisations and NGOs to support humanitarian efforts?”

“Baroness Chapman, on the contribution of the World Service to humanitarian impact, does the World Service’s reporting on conflict zones affect the local population’s access to lifesaving information and aid, such as in Gaza and Sudan?”

“While I understand that tension, do you not think that not having the BBC at the table in these soft power summits means that they lose their voice in a way in which they can promote UK soft power? Given what you have rightly said—that investment into that by other countries means that they have influence—do we not und…”

“Can I ask a follow-up question? Diving into the detail of you moving money to Syria, as you said, where did that money come from? Also, as you are seeing more and more conflicts—there are 120 armed conflicts in the world at the moment—are you finding that you are putting more money into that space?”

“I support my hon. Friend and pay tribute to her work. I agree with her. Let me turn to the second petition, on immediately revoking all arms export licences to Israel. I fully support that proposal, which my party has been calling on the UK Government to implement since April. Tougher controls on UK arms exports are vi…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I am pleased to be here to discuss these two important petitions, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for opening the debate. The Liberal Democrats have been calling for an immediate bilateral ceasefire since November 202…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I would like the Minister to note that Members have spoken about their unease at the fact that workers in the United Kingdom are making such parts. As the right hon. Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne) pointed out, the UK Government have made a c…”

“You are doing a very good job at ignoring all the noise outside and concentrating on us, so I want to congratulate you on that. You have talked a lot about what you would do strategically and the outputs that you want to see. Is there anything about the way that ICAI operates that you would consider changing in your te…”