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HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI am very grateful to the hon. Member for giving me the opportunity to explain why it is actually Government Members who have been misled. At the moment, the protections are…23 Oct 2020HANSARDCountryside ProtectionOur familiar countryside is as it is today because of protection and management, but, as we have heard, the Environment Bill that is needed to maintain that protection has gone…15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe national data strategy was unveiled recently, and I am sure the Leader of the House knows how important it is that we secure a data adequacy agreement with the European Union…15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is almost a month since fire engulfed the refugee camp at Moria on Lesbos, leaving 13,000 refugees homeless. Organisations such as Becky’s Bathhouse, which was established in…08 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodIn just 100 days, all food exports to the EU will require an export health certificate and an authorised vet to sign it off. Do we have enough vets to do that? I understand that…23 Sept 2020HANSARD ARM: Foreign AcquisitionEarlier this evening, BBC Look East reported that this was a debate worth waiting up for, so we surely must not disappoint. I am very grateful for the opportunity to raise an…21 Sept 2020HANSARD ARM: Foreign AcquisitionWill the Minister give way?21 Sept 2020HANSARD ARM: Foreign AcquisitionI am grateful to the Minister for taking a further intervention. I just want to clarify who the Government have been talking to. She said that there have been conversations with…21 Sept 2020HANSARD ARM: Foreign AcquisitionOnly of one other Member.21 Sept 2020HANSARD ARM: Foreign AcquisitionThe hon. Gentleman anticipates my arguments, because there can be little doubt that this home-grown tech star is a great national asset for the country. Back in 2016, alongside…21 Sept 2020HANSARD ARM: Foreign AcquisitionI thank my hon. Friend the Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee. He makes an important point that I will come on to, but I return to the Government’s…21 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are over 360,000 licensed taxi and private hire drivers in England, and the sector has been very hard hit. What assessment has the Secretary of State made of the impact on…17 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government will be aware of the significance of the sale of Cambridge-based Arm to American chip maker Nvidia. Will the Government intervene both to secure the headquartering…15 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy CommitteeI congratulate my hon. Friend. He was launching the report at the same time as DEFRA questions this morning, so will not have seen the Government Front-Bench response, which I…10 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsSigning an international treaty is not a game; it is a commitment. Catherine Barnard is professor of European law at the University of Cambridge, and she warns that we agreed to a…08 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational Trade: Covid-19One of our great trade and export success stories in the tech sector is Cambridge-based Arm, the tech giant that designs the chip that goes into almost every mobile phone in the…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Testing for GPsThat is all in the future, of course. I was talking to GPs in Cambridge last week, and they told me about the difficulty they have with getting tested before going into care…01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Testing for GPsWhat recent assessment he has made of the availability of covid-19 testing for GPs required to attend care homes.01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19Over the next few weeks, hundreds of thousands of students will be returning to universities, which is very, very welcome, but what we are seeing at the moment is each institution…01 Sept 2020HANSARDResearch and DevelopmentWhat steps he is taking to secure the future of UK research and development.21 Jul 2020