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HANSARDBritish Business BankMy Lords, to follow up on the question from the noble Lord, Lord Ranger, I have the privilege of chairing the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology, and we…09 Mar 2026HANSARDVisas: Highly Skilled PeopleMy Lords, a few weeks ago, your Lordships’ House’s Science and Technology Committee published a major report on the financing and scaling of UK science and technology. It set out…26 Nov 2025HANSARDScientists: Working in the United KingdomMy Lords, other countries have been quick to act decisively in the light of the Trump Administration’s severe cuts to US science budgets. Is there not a real danger of the UK…13 May 2025HANSARDHigh Streets (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, it was a privilege to be a member of the Built Environment Committee under the expert chairmanship of the previous chairman, the noble Lord, Lord Moylan. Our inquiry on…13 May 2025HANSARDEngineering Biology (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I speak as the new chair of the Science and Technology Committee, and pay tribute to my predecessor, my noble friend Lady Brown, for her splendid leadership of the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDScience and Technology: EconomyMy Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, for introducing this important debate. Science and technology could not be more vital to the economy than at the…31 Oct 2024HANSARDHigher Education FundingMy Lords, it is a particular pleasure to follow the excellent maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Tarassenko. As a Cambridge engineer, I speak on behalf of the whole House in…12 Sept 2024HANSARDHousing: Modern Methods of ConstructionMy Lords, I declare my interests as a civil engineer, both in practice and as an academic, at Cambridge University, and as a consultant to Laing O’Rourke, the company that…05 Sept 2024HANSARDEducation for 11 to 16 Year-olds (Committee Report)My Lords, it is a privilege to have been a member of the Select Committee undertaking this inquiry, under the expert chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Johnson. I will confine…26 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Lords, Lord Livermore and Lord Vallance of Balham, on their appointments as Ministers. I also congratulate the noble…22 Jul 2024HANSARDHigh Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) BillMy Lords, I warmly support this Bill. As set out by the noble Lord, Lord Whitby, in his introduction, high streets have faced numerous challenges in recent years for a variety of…17 May 2024HANSARDSkills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of LifeMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend, Lord Aberdare, for introducing this important debate. I also congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Marks of Hale and Lord Elliott of…09 May 2024HANSARDIndustrial StrategyMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Watson, for securing this debate, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Rosenfield on his excellent maiden speech. I will make two points:…01 Feb 2024HANSARDScience and Technology Superpower (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I declare my interests in the register and congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Brown of Cambridge, and her committee on producing this important and comprehensive…07 Jun 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I will take the opportunity of this International Women’s Day to emphasise the vital importance of educating and attracting more women and girls into engineering. The UK…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHorizon Europe: UK ParticipationMy Lords, time is running out. Every university and research organisation in the country will provide examples of projects that are now in limbo. They are not being included in…31 Jan 2023HANSARDPreparing for Extreme Risks (RARPC Report)My Lords, it was a privilege to be a member of this House’s Select Committee on Risk Assessment and Risk Planning under the expert and excellent chairmanship of the noble Lord,…12 Jan 2023HANSARDCatapults (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the Minister for his responses to many of the questions raised by noble Lords, and of course I thank noble Lords for all their contributions. In particular, I…19 May 2022HANSARDCatapults (Science and Technology Committee Report)To move that this House takes note of the Report from the Science and Technology Committee Catapults: bridging the gap between research and industry (2nd Report, Session 2019–21,…19 May 2022HANSARDCatapults (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great privilege to open this debate on the Science and Technology Committee report Catapults: B ridging the G ap between R esearch and I ndustry . This topic…19 May 2022