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HANSARD Valedictory DebateRevelation.24 May 2024HANSARD Valedictory Debate“Do well, doubt not” is the motto of the Borough of Tunbridge Wells and was my theme when, 19 years ago in this Chamber, from the other side of the House, I made my maiden speech.…24 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI am grateful to the Government for signing new clause 62 which I and my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Dame Tracey Crouch) first tabled. We are both grateful…15 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI thank the Minister for her personal championing of this new clause. As she knows, the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee recommended it, and we benefited from a…15 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillI completely share my hon. Friend’s desire to pay tribute to the police officer who brought this gap in the law to our attention, to all his colleagues who had the painful duty of…15 May 2024HANSARDAI: RegulationThe Secretary of State knows that leading AI developers are expected imminently to release new, more sophisticated AI models. Can she confirm that our AI Safety Institute has had…17 Apr 2024HANSARDAntimicrobial ResistanceI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing this very important matter to the Chamber. Before he moves to the international lens, will he reflect on the contribution that…17 Apr 2024HANSARDAntimicrobial ResistanceI am grateful to the Minister for what she said about phages. She knows that UK science is world-leading, especially in this area. In Imperial College alone, there are 180…17 Apr 2024HANSARDCyber-security and UK DemocracyThe Deputy Prime Minister knows that cyber-attacks on UK institutions come from a wide range of actors—states and criminals—as we saw in the recent big attack on the British…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Food SecurityIt is a pleasure to follow my fellow Select Committee Chairs, my right hon. Friends the Members for Ludlow (Philip Dunne) and for Scarborough and Whitby (Sir Robert Goodwill), who…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Food SecurityI am encouraged by the imminence of the publication of the action plan. Can the Minister confirm that “imminently” will mean that it will meet the recommendation of my Committee’s…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Cycle TrailsWhen the Minister makes that visit to Aylesford, will he also come to the west of the county of Kent and visit the Bedgebury forest, where there is a much-used network of cycle…28 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast September my private Member’s Bill, which made public sexual harassment a criminal offence, received Royal Assent. Will the Minister say when that Act of Parliament will be…26 Feb 2024HANSARDInnovation: Co-operation Between Universities and BusinessesOn 1 January this year, the UK became an associate member of the Horizon Europe programme and Copernicus. Given our delayed start, could the Secretary of State say what steps she…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Tributes to Sir Tony LloydI add my condolences to those of colleagues; Tony was a man who commanded universal respect across the House and beyond. Although for most of my time as a Member of Parliament,…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillThe right hon. Gentleman will know that 10% of our current oil consumption is used in the manufacturing industry—not to be burned but for things such as lubricants, solvents and…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Civil Nuclear Road MapThe Committee that I have the privilege of chairing published a big report on the future of nuclear power last year, calling for a comprehensive strategy for new nuclear, so I…11 Jan 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Skills TrainingJust before Christmas, the EU institutions declared that they had agreed to a new EU AI Act. What assessment has the Secretary of State made of that? How does her intended…10 Jan 2024HANSARDGlobal Combat Air Programme TreatyI have the honour of being the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Japan. The GCAP treaty is a powerful testament to the very close and like-minded relationship between our two…18 Dec 2023HANSARDSpikingMy right hon. Friend will be aware that the private Member’s Bill that I introduced faced an analogous problem: there was no specific criminal offence against the public…14 Dec 2023