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HANSARDManufacturing: Support for InnovationThe hon. Member is absolutely right that we are committed to growing that supply chain for the gigafactory revolution in the north-east, the midlands and all around the country.…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy SupportAs my colleagues have already pointed out, the Government are supporting households and businesses during the winter through a series of measures including the energy price…29 Nov 2022HANSARDManufacturing: Support for InnovationThe hon. Member raises an important point. We are committed to using our Brexit freedoms both on procurement and regulation to support UK industries. I will raise that issue with…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy SupportIn a word, yes. All of us in the Business Department are focused on the point that my hon. Friend raises—namely, the pressure on businesses from the energy price spike this…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy SupportEven better than that, I can make sure that the energy Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham Stuart), meets the hon. Gentleman. We are…29 Nov 2022HANSARDBEIS Capital SpendingAs the Department for science, research and innovation, with the historic uplift in public R&D announced in the comprehensive spending review 2021 and the autumn statement 2022,…29 Nov 2022HANSARDBEIS Capital SpendingMy hon. Friend has put his powerful point on record. I can assure him that the Department is actively working with the Treasury to make sure that those sorts of schemes are…29 Nov 2022HANSARDBEIS Capital SpendingUnlike the Scottish nationalists, we are committed to the private-public partnership that drives investment in our nuclear industry, and Sizewell C is a major commitment. The…29 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn a word, no. I will tell the hon. Lady exactly where the £484 million that we announced last Monday—I think the Opposition supported it—is coming from. It is coming from Her…29 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an important point: maths is one of the underpinning disciplines of all our science and technology leadership. That is why we have increased funding through…29 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Earth ObservationThe Government are announcing today a package of up to £200 million funding to invest in the UK Earth observation sector, to protect the future of UK talent and industry in earth…23 Nov 2022HANSARDEU Programmes: Announcement of £484 Million Immediate Investment for the UK R&D and Fusion SectorsThe Government are announcing today a package of up to £484 million funding to invest in the UK R&D sector and to secure the UK fusion sector’s commercial leadership and…21 Nov 2022HANSARD Terminal Illness (Support and Rights) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to respond immediately to the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham). I congratulate him, and thank him for bringing…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Terminal Illness (Support and Rights) BillI am grateful, and in return I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this matter. I look forward to our being able to make some progress, whether or not in the form of this Bill. I…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Terminal Illness (Support and Rights) BillMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point on behalf of the hospice sector, and Mountbatten hospice in particular. The hospice sector is key through its provision of not only care,…18 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point about the challenge. We have done a lot—let me share that with him.15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureLet me finish this point. Thirdly, the tightening of the global energy markets has hit many energy-intensive industries hard. We have announced £25 billion of support for the next…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureIt is a great pleasure to serve in this debate and to have my first outing at the Dispatch Box as the returned Minister for science research, innovation and technology at the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureI will make some progress in my opening remarks and then I will give way to the hon. Gentleman. In my specific role and portfolio, my job is to support the industries of tomorrow.…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureI will come to steel, shipbuilding and automotive shortly. I had not mentioned the hon. Gentleman’s rail point because I was highlighting the industries of tomorrow.15 Nov 2022