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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to do so. My hon. Friend is a great ambassador for his constituency, always pushing and promoting the great work that is being done.15 Mar 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) BillToday, the Government are introducing the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill in the House of Commons. This Bill supercedes the original Data Protection and…08 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkWhat I can do is reaffirm the commitment that by 2024-25 we will have a record level of R&D spending in this country: £20 billion. Rather than simply standing here announcing…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkI thank the hon. Member for her comments, but in reality it is this Government who are here today delivering jobs and a better future for the British public. As I said in my…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkThe creation of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology marks a watershed moment for science, innovation and technology in the UK. We now have a Government…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkOn the way the framework will operate, in many of the areas, there will be a lead Department, but we will be working to hold the Departments to account, while also collaborating…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkIt is, of course, important for us to create a favourable economic climate for business to prosper. As for regulation, it will be at the heart of our work. We have already…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkWhat we really want to do is provide the research community with complete clarity and the certainty that they have not been able to have for the last two years while we have…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkThis is at the heart of the Nurse review, which talks of the diversification of the research sector and how we can open up the opportunities that the hon. Gentleman has described.…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkI commend my hon. Friend for all the great work that he does and has done consistently over the years. I know that he held a meeting here to dive deep into this issue again and to…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkMy hon. Friend is right. It is not just about the funding; it is also about the implementation, the focus and a strategic approach, which is why this Government want to lead from…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkThe Minister of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Norfolk (George Freeman), has taken the lead on that, and we are…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkI completely agree with my hon. Friend. Our work in semiconductors is important not just for national security but for economic security, and we have some key strengths when it…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkIndeed. When we talk about our science and technology agenda, this is not just to support big tech; it is to support all businesses, including those small and medium-sized ones,…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkI am aware of this issue, as is my ministerial team, and we pledge to meet the hon. Member to discuss this in detail in the coming weeks.07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkExactly. As my hon. Friend points out, this is about regulation to create innovation, and we need to get those regulatory frameworks right. We also need to look at the behaviour…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkOn Horizon, the hon. Member seems to be rewriting history, which is slightly disappointing. We have tried for two years to associate. It was the EU, not this Government, that…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkI would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend to discuss what is happening in his constituency. I think it will improve his constituents’ lives with more jobs and better paid jobs,…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkI completely agree with my hon. Friend. This highlights how the Department will be working hand in hand with other Departments. On this agenda, we will be working closely with the…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkI pledge to meet the hon. Member and listen carefully to the challenges that she has experienced, so that we can address them not just in her area but in other areas.07 Mar 2023