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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe family of my constituent who fled Sudan have been stuck in Egypt for more than two months awaiting a spousal visa. Four of the group of five have UK passports. Can the…03 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The issues of high energy prices and swimming pools were raised earlier. I am advised by operators in Cambridge that they face really hard decisions soon. The Minister said…15 Jun 2023HANSARD East West Rail: Bedford to CambridgeIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Mark, and I congratulate the hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller) on securing the debate. We have had many…13 Jun 2023HANSARD East West Rail: Bedford to CambridgeI served on the Transport Committee with the Minister for a number of years, and I appreciate that these issues are not straightforward or simple, but the hon. Lady is absolutely…13 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Principals of sixth-form colleges across the country, such as Yolanda Botham at the excellent Long Road College in Cambridge, are warning that the Government’s continuing…12 Jun 2023HANSARDGreat British RailwaysIt is hugely frustrating that we still do not have an integrated system. Does the Secretary of State agree with me and others about the importance of projects such as the Ely area…08 Jun 2023HANSARDFood Prices in SupermarketsFood inflation is running at almost 2%, lower-standard imported eggs are on supermarket shelves because our producers are being undercut, and today record immigration numbers are…25 May 2023HANSARD Agricultural TenanciesI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. I also thank Baroness Rock and all those involved in the tenancy working group, because theirs is an excellent report. The…24 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn a few months’ time, there will be extra checks on food coming into the UK from Europe. That will require extra cold store capacity; it is being built, but the Cold Chain…23 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe UK life sciences sector excelled during the covid crisis, and we applauded it for that, but since then the picture has been less rosy. The number of clinical trials being…18 May 2023HANSARDPublic Bodies and VATThe right hon. Gentleman is making an important and useful speech. Does he agree that the VAT trap has sometimes been used as a way to lure institutions out of the maintained…17 May 2023HANSARDTax System: FairnessLast week, energy companies announced record profits—some £60 million a day from North sea oil and gas. Today, the Daily Mirror reports that last month 2 million people were…09 May 2023HANSARDTax System: Fairness8. What recent steps he has taken to ensure fairness in the application of the tax system.09 May 2023HANSARDScience and Technology Sector: International CompetitivenessThe life sciences sector is very exercised by the unintended but very high levy being paid to the Government for branded medicines in the NHS. The risk is that investment and jobs…03 May 2023HANSARD Branded Medicines Voluntary Scheme and the Life Sciences Visionrose—03 May 2023HANSARD Branded Medicines Voluntary Scheme and the Life Sciences VisionIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Sharma. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newton Abbot (Anne Marie Morris) not only on securing the debate, but on setting out…03 May 2023HANSARD Branded Medicines Voluntary Scheme and the Life Sciences VisionThe Minister is giving a very thorough reply. I wonder whether he will acknowledge—I have not heard him concede this point—that the 26.7% factor is a real problem that needs to be…03 May 2023HANSARD Branded Medicines Voluntary Scheme and the Life Sciences VisionThis is my final intervention, I promise —I am grateful. I think I heard the Minister say that the scheme was working as intended. There is not much transparency in this process,…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsOver recess, I was invited to visit one of the major supermarkets in my constituency to discuss food waste. What struck me most was the experience of shop workers on the…19 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Efficiency Measures: Installation6. How many and what proportion of homes had energy efficiency measures installed in (a) 2010 and (b) 2022.18 Apr 2023