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HANSARDScience and Technology CommitteeI totally agree. I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s kind comments, and I thank him for his excellent contributions to the Committee and for always being prompt and reliable.…05 Sept 2019HANSARDScience and Technology CommitteeI thank the hon. Lady for her excellent work on the Committee, and it has been a pleasure working with her. I do think the Scottish Government have taken important steps in this…05 Sept 2019HANSARDScience and Technology CommitteeYou are very kind, Mr Speaker. I rise to make a statement following the publication by my Committee, the Science and Technology Committee, of our report last month, “Clean growth:…05 Sept 2019HANSARDScience and Technology CommitteeFirst, I thank the hon. Lady for all her work on the Committee during my time as Chair. This is probably my last appearance in the Chamber as Chair of the Committee or, indeed, as…05 Sept 2019HANSARDScience and Technology CommitteeI am grateful to the shadow Minister for that contribution. It is fair to say that the legislating for net zero came towards the end of our inquiry, so much of the evidence was…05 Sept 2019HANSARDScience and Technology CommitteeAbsolutely, but I am conscious that, financially, it is beyond most people’s reach, so we have to find ways of making it affordable. By incentivising the purchase, we will start…05 Sept 2019HANSARDScience and Technology CommitteeI thank the hon. Lady for making that important point. She is right that we can generate economic growth in our country by greening our economy, but we also have massive export…05 Sept 2019HANSARDScience and Technology CommitteeThe hon. Lady makes an absolutely central point that is a real win-win. We can achieve the essential decarbonisation of our economy by confronting the problem of how we heat our…05 Sept 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillAs someone who feels very strongly that the polarisation in this debate has been immensely damaging for our country and that there are not enough people finding ways of bringing…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingIt was a pleasure to join the hon. Member for Grantham and Stamford (Nick Boles) in applying for this debate. I want to use my time to tell the stories of two constituents. The…04 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his support in pursuing the Dr Day case, and I completely agree with the points he makes. Sir Robert Francis, in his 2015 “Freedom to Speak Up”…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingShockingly, the BMA abandoned him, and that is a story in itself, which needs exploring further. Not just in the NHS but across the economy, people are often literally on their…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingI beg to move, That this House calls for a fundamental review of whistleblowing regulation to provide proper protection for a broader range of people. I thank the hon. Member for…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. We need effective legislation to redress that imbalance of power. All the cases I have outlined highlight the value and importance of enabling…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingI totally agree with the points the right hon. Gentleman makes, and he makes them well. I will come on to discuss them in a moment.03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingI will give way briefly, but I am nervous about the Deputy Speaker and overstaying my welcome.03 Jul 2019HANSARD Dangerous DrugsI am grateful to the Minister for his tolerance. What advice do we give to the family from Norwich whom I mentioned who are spending well over £1,000 on just three weeks’ supply…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingI totally agree with the right hon. Lady. Sir Robert Francis, who did the report in 2015, recommended the introduction of “freedom to speak up champions” in the NHS, and that has…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Dangerous DrugsI welcome the appointment of Dame Carol Black to do this work. Will she be able to look at the experience from Canada, so that we can look at all the options in making our…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingI thank the Minister for her very kind comments. I am sure she will come to this, but would she agree to meet us to discuss the case for a review, because I think a review of the…03 Jul 2019