Speeches by Gilbert.

“This question is to all of you. I will start with Ed and work our way along. How do you determine where aid has the greatest impact in a model?”

“Thank you. Was there anything that you wanted to add to the same question?”

“This question is to all of you. I will start with Ed and work our way along. How do you determine where aid has the greatest impact in a model?”

“Thank you. Was there anything that you wanted to add to the same question?”

“Kate, can I stay with you for a minute and ask you to reflect on your time with Power Africa? What would your main takeaways be if you were to be informing the UK’s approach on energy access?”

“Just to touch on a point, and again this is for all of you, how do you avoid creating dependency or crowding out the private initiatives, and what helps successful pilot projects grow into those solutions that make a big impact in the market?”

“Thanks. This is to everyone, and I will come to Melita first. UK support for energy initiatives has a strong focus on research and innovation. Is that the best use of development aid in terms of how we use that money?”

“Yes.”

“Thank you. David, do you feel the same?”

“Thank you. Kate, did you have anything to add?”

“Kate, can I stay with you for a minute and ask you to reflect on your time with Power Africa? What would your main takeaways be if you were to be informing the UK’s approach on energy access?”

“Thanks. Again, in your time with Power Africa, how important was the community engagement within that programme?”

“Thank you, and the same question to you, Kate?”

“Focusing on research and innovation; do you think it is an effective and equitable use of development aid?”

“A final question from me to follow up on that: how could UK aid better support community energy initiatives internationally without imposing UK centric models that may not fit local realities? I come to Melita first.”

“As is the case for my hon. Friends the Members for Livingston (Gregor Poynton) and for Gloucester (Alex McIntyre), a number of my constituents are affected by the two-child cap, with the latest statistics showing that 330 households in my constituency are impacted. I absolutely agree with a number of charities that rem…”

“Young people from the Citadel youth centre in my constituency have been shortlisted for an Into Film award for their animation “Can we talk about Mental Health?”. The group will be here in London next week for the award ceremony, and I will be pleased to welcome them to Parliament. Will the Leader of the House join me …”

“UK flour millers, including ADM in my constituency, are already contributing to our food security. However, there are fears in the industry that trade deals could curtail that progress. Will the Minister outline the steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that the welcome trade deals struck by the Governme…”

“Is there a pattern in terms of the size of the donor?”

“I am going to turn to Mark. How effective are the FCDO’s current MEL projects at capturing the unintended or unexpected outcomes of programming?”