Asked about the duty of care towards aid workers, highlighting that while contracts do not specify a direct duty of care, there is a moral obligation given their role as UK representatives.

Highlighted full contingency plans' necessity for Ukraine and monthly updates on aid disbursal to Afghanistan. Raised concerns over bureaucratic hurdles holding up $1 billion committed through the Afghanistan reconstruction trust fund, urging a dedicated Minister for aid.

As a fellow member of the Committee, I hope it has been made crystal clear to the Government what needs to be done. The report not least gives further credence to what we already know, which is that this Government have seriously and regrettably let down the people of Afghanistan. During oral evidence, the Committee heard that Afghan women were suffering disproportionately throughout the crisis, and the report recommends that the UK Government seek 'to ensure that the rights of women and girls are respected by the Taliban', yet this week we learned from the FCDO’s own equalities impact assessment that the scale of reductions to specific gender interventions will impact efforts to advance gender equality, with a reduction of 75% for violence against women and girls bilateral programming being just one example. Is that not a stark illustration that these cuts need to be reversed immediately and that there needs to be a Secretary of State for international development, or at the very least a Minister dedicated to the role, to ensure that the needs of the most vulnerable in our societies are properly represented and advocated for by this Government?