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HANSARDMotor Neurone DiseaseI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for drawing attention to the work of the Mark Sommerville Foundation in this important area. Government funders are investing in MND research to…26 Mar 2025HANSARDMotor Neurone DiseaseThe Government are doing and have done a great deal. We have continued to support this work through both UKRI and the NIHR, and a large amount of funding has gone into clinical…26 Mar 2025HANSARDMotor Neurone DiseaseWe work closely with the Department of Health and Social Care to support research into this terrible disease. UK Research and Innovation invested £10 million in MND research in…26 Mar 2025HANSARDBioNTech UK: Financial AssistanceI thank the Opposition and Liberal Democrat spokespeople. The funding we have discussed today will unlock around £1 billion to further boost the UK’s life sciences sector and, in…24 Mar 2025HANSARDBioNTech UK: Financial AssistanceI beg to move, That this House authorises the Secretary of State to undertake to pay, and to pay by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act…24 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Pornography Review: Baroness Bertin ReportI am repeating the following written ministerial statement made today in the other place by the Minister for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety, my noble Friend Baroness…27 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationThe Government are confident that the duties to tackle illegal content and, where relevant, protect children from harmful content will have a meaningful impact on the small but…26 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationThe point I was trying to make was that Ofcom is spending time ensuring that it gets the codes right and can implement them as soon as possible, without being delayed by any…26 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the right hon. and learned Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Sir Jeremy Wright) for securing this debate…26 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationI expect any consultation will have to go through the Secretary of State, and I am sure it will be debated and will come to the House for discussion, but I will happily provide my…26 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationOfcom has had to spend a long time consulting on the codes to ensure that they are as proofed against judicial review as possible. Any re-consultation or review of the codes will…26 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationI was about to come to the point that the right hon. and learned Member raised about the digital regulation Committee. I have had a brief conversation with him about that, and…26 Feb 2025HANSARDAccess to Digital Services: North-eastNo one anywhere in the UK should have difficulty using Government services, and the Government are committed to ensuring that our online and digital services are as accessible as…12 Feb 2025HANSARDAI Growth ZonesAs detailed in the “AI Opportunities Action Plan”, artificial intelligence growth zones will help to secure the UK’s position as a global leader in AI, ensuring that benefits are…12 Feb 2025HANSARDAccess to Digital Services: North-eastIt is right that not only do we need to have good online access to services, but businesses need to be able to connect to those services, and that is why the Government are…12 Feb 2025HANSARDAccess to Digital Services: North-eastI absolutely agree with the hon. Member. Businesses across the country should be able to connect, especially in this day and age. If the business in her constituency continues to…12 Feb 2025HANSARDAI Growth ZonesI thank my hon. Friend for strongly advocating for her constituency in Medway to become an AI growth zone. She will well know that the “AI Opportunities Action Plan” outlines the…12 Feb 2025HANSARDAI Growth ZonesThe right hon. and learned Member will know that there is an ongoing consultation looking at clarifying the copyright and AI issues. There will be a speech this afternoon on the…12 Feb 2025HANSARDAccess to Digital Services: North-eastThe hon. Member will have seen the AI opportunities action plan, which sets out our aspiration for this country, including the opportunities for small businesses. The fusion of AI…12 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025Although I thank the hon. Member for his contribution, I am sure that he will appreciate that this issue has been looked into and discussed in debates and with officials. With…04 Feb 2025