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HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillIt is a real pleasure to respond to today’s debate, which has in many ways shown this virtual House at its best, united by cross-party consensus on the importance of science and…23 Mar 2021HANSARDHorizon EuropeEveryone who has had a coronavirus vaccine knows of the deep sense of gratitude to scientists. In facing the challenge of climate change, future pandemics and technological…23 Mar 2021HANSARDGigabit BroadbandOur Parliament, our businesses, our students, our economy and our social lives all depend on broadband. In 2019, the Prime Minister promised full fibre for all by 2025, and the…18 Mar 2021HANSARD Research and Development FundingIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship for the first time, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner), who called today’s…17 Mar 2021HANSARDHM Courts and Tribunals Service: BacklogJustice delayed is justice denied. That is no cliché; it is the lived reality for the many, many victims who have not had their day in court during this pandemic. The Minister has…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Levelling UpThis Government have devastated the finances of local authorities, such as Newcastle City Council, cutting their funding year after year, breaking their promise to pay their covid…16 Mar 2021HANSARDHM Courts and Tribunals Service: BacklogWhat progress he has made on tackling the backlog of cases in HM Courts and Tribunals Service.16 Mar 2021HANSARDMental Health Support for VeteransBut waiting times for face-to-face appointments under the veterans’ transition, intervention and liaison mental health service was 37 days in 2020 against the Government’s own…15 Mar 2021HANSARDMental Health Support for VeteransWhat steps he is taking to improve mental health support for veterans in the (a) north-east and (b) UK.15 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolThe Prime Minister is far keener to celebrate a yet-to-be-built bridge between Great Britain and Northern Ireland than to take responsibility for the barriers that he has put…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Cyber-troop Activity: UKI thank the Minister for her comments. I asked about the role of Ofcom with regard to cyber-troops and electoral disinformation and whether she sees a role for Ofcom and the NCSC…09 Mar 2021HANSARD Cyber-troop Activity: UKThank you, Sir Charles. I greatly appreciate that, but in any case I would like to start by saying what a pleasure it is to serve under your chairship, and what appropriate…09 Mar 2021HANSARD Cyber-troop Activity: UKI thank the Minister for her comments and the information she is giving. Before she moves on from the unit for disinformation, when I asked recently how many full-time employees…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS Staff PayEarlier this year, Baroness Harding defended giving £1,000 per day to private sector consultants on the failing test and trace programme. Now, the Minister says we cannot afford…08 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is the greatest crisis that this country has faced since the second world war, and the Chancellor offers us a partisan and peripatetic Budget—partisan because it seeks to shore…08 Mar 2021HANSARD Rough SleepingDuring the recent cold spell, it was heartbreaking to see rough sleepers in the heart of Newcastle in the snow. Newcastle City Council has a bed for every rough sleeper, but…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid Contracts: Judicial ReviewThe Government’s infatuation with private sector delivery of pandemic public services has led them to ignore basic procurement best practice, replacing value for money with…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI begin by thanking colleagues in the other place who have worked so hard to improve the Bill—and for longer than many would have expected, as the Government delayed the Bill…24 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Research and DevelopmentWe are all grateful to Britain’s world-leading scientists for blazing a trail of hope in this terrible pandemic, but how are Government protecting science’s future? Medical…09 Feb 2021HANSARDYemenYemen is the world’s gravest humanitarian emergency, with 80% of the Yemeni population reliant on humanitarian assistance and protection. If President Biden’s decision to end…08 Feb 2021