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HANSARD Dental Training College: East AngliaI commend my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for raising this issue and highlighting the huge pressures that the dental service in his area and mine is experiencing on the…11 Oct 2022HANSARDResearch and Development8. What fiscal steps he is taking to support research and development.11 Oct 2022HANSARDResearch and DevelopmentI thank the Chancellor and his team for making the Treasury a growth Department. Do they agree that innovation-led growth is particularly important if we want to drive up…11 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanI thank the Chancellor for putting growth at the heart of his mission at the Treasury and for challenging Treasury orthodoxy, and making that the priority. I thank him in…23 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenOn behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk, I send our deepest condolences to all the royal family, Her late Majesty’s many friends and the royal household. I also echo the comments…09 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI had looked forward to being in the box, but as they say, them’s the breaks. I take the opportunity to thank the Secretary of State, my private office and the team in the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDFusion EnergyThe widely reported breakthroughs in fusion energy by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority team at Harwell this year signal UK leadership in a new era of industrial-scale…07 Jun 2022HANSARDFusion EnergyI congratulate my hon. Friend on being such an advocate for her patch. I completely agree that the location of the spherical tokamak plant is critical to our future fusion…07 Jun 2022HANSARDFusion EnergyThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I congratulate him on his enlightened stance: he is supportive of the UK and the Scottish nuclear industry—a position we all rather…07 Jun 2022HANSARDIncubator and Accelerator HubsIncubators and accelerators across the country play a vital role in helping our high-growth start-ups and scale- ups. That is why we continue to fund the strength in places fund,…07 Jun 2022HANSARDIncubator and Accelerator HubsThe hon. Lady makes an important point about social enterprises being mainstreamed in the business community. She may have seen the recent report by the all-party parliamentary…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMilton Keynes has been slowly becoming a globally recognised innovation hub on the Oxford-Cambridge arc, particularly on autonomous vehicles and with the connected places…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to meet the hon. Lady. We have allocated £8 billion over the next three years for life science and medical research across the Medical Research Council, the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe insect protein industry is becoming increasingly important, given the need to nearly double global food supply in the next 20 or 30 years. I would be delighted to meet the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady makes an important point. We made a major announcement on MND research and will shortly be setting out our fully funded broader dementia and mental health missions.…07 Jun 2022HANSARDPotential for a Hydrogen VillageIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell. I thank the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders) and congratulate him on securing this debate.…24 May 2022HANSARDEnding BEIS ODA Spending in ChinaAs one of the world’s fastest growing economies, China plays a critical role in addressing many of the world’s most urgent challenges such as tackling climate change and…17 May 2022HANSARDUK Diagnostics Industry and Covid-19 RecoveryThe hon. Lady, not for the first time, makes an important point. As I am not a Minister in the Department of Health and Social Care, I had better defer to them on where they are…10 May 2022HANSARDUK Diagnostics Industry and Covid-19 RecoveryThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. Sadly, I was not a Minister at the time—I would love to have been—but I do not think it is a state secret to say that there were…10 May 2022HANSARDUK Diagnostics Industry and Covid-19 RecoveryI have until half-past? I will not detain the House unnecessarily, but that means that I do not need to rush quite so much. If we cast our minds back to January and February 2020,…10 May 2022