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HANSARDUniversities: Statutory Duty of CareMy hon. Friend is making a very important speech. A few years ago, I and colleagues on the all-party parliamentary university group looked at these issues. What we found was a…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Cambridge University Press & Assessment has long experience of conducting in-country English tests for those seeking to come to the UK, but it is concerned that the Home…05 Jan 2026HANSARD UK-EU Common Understanding NegotiationsI commend my right hon. Friend for his diligent and detailed work on this. It really is proper grown-up politics, as he said. The return of Erasmus will be widely welcomed in…17 Dec 2025HANSARDFood SecurityThe UK food system has shown remarkable resistance and flexibility in recent years, but seasoned industry voices are warning that we face new challenges from climatic risk and…04 Dec 2025HANSARDFood Security8. What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of cross-Government working on food security.04 Dec 2025HANSARDEly: Railway UpgradeThe hon. Member is making an important speech, and I strongly support what she is doing. Would she agree with me that the enthusiasm for East West Rail now makes the case for…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorI thought the hon. Gentleman might want to intervene.03 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorI beg to move, That this House has considered the Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor. It is, as ever, a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. It is also a pleasure…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorI am very grateful; the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) never disappoints. He is absolutely right that housing is important everywhere and is a key part of this project.…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorI was expecting an intervention from the hon. Gentleman because we have discussed this issue before. I absolutely disagree with him, not on some of the points of detail, but on…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorI thank my hon. Friend the Minister for his continuing support and interest, and I thank all colleagues for their contributions today. I think that there was sufficient interest…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorAbsolutely, although I am puzzled as to the relationship between Ox-Cam and Northern Ireland.03 Dec 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the Father of the House and his wide-ranging contribution. I think he is slightly more optimistic about the ability to achieve consensus across the…26 Nov 2025HANSARDProposed New Town: TempsfordThe plans for Tempsford vindicate those of us who have long argued for East West Rail and the plans for the area between Cambridge and Oxford, but can my hon. Friend assure me and…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Land Use Change: Food SecurityThe right hon. Lady is making an important speech, some of which I agree with and some of which I do not. She will understand, as we all do, that the current planning system does…18 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI support my right hon. Friend’s statement, and particularly her announcement about safe and legal routes. She will know that cities like Cambridge have a long tradition—going…17 Nov 2025HANSARDUniversities: Research and DevelopmentThe Business and Trade Committee recently visited the remarkable new Cavendish laboratory in Cambridge, and the key issue that came up was the balance between research funding…12 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipI spent time yesterday with journalists at BBC Radio Cambridgeshire admiring their dedication and professionalism, which stands in marked contrast to this shabby debacle that…11 Nov 2025HANSARDVideo Games: Consumer LawIs my hon. Friend aware of the Cambridge-based Ninja Theory’s work with neuroscientist Professor Paul Fletcher on the game “Hellblade”? It gives a really powerful insight into…03 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ14. Cambridge is one of the most intensive science and innovation clusters in the world, and that success is based on openness to talent. At the moment, in many American…29 Oct 2025