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HANSARD Office for StudentsI thank the Minister for giving way. I agree with the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) that the Minister is widely respected for his work on education and his appointment…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsMy hon. Friend is making a fine speech. I apologise for missing the beginning, because the debate started surprisingly early. She made a really important point about the QAA. Does…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsWill the Minister give way?26 Apr 2023HANSARD Research and Development Funding and Horizon EuropeI beg to move, That this House has considered research and development funding and Horizon Europe. I am pleased to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie —I am trying to speak…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Research and Development Funding and Horizon EuropeI would like to thank hon. Members for their contributions. We have had the opportunity to shine a spotlight on the benefits of association with Horizon Europe, and we have done…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Research and Development Funding and Horizon EuropeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I will come to the point that much of the debate around Horizon is focused on the funding, but it is collaboration that is so important—not…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Research and Development Funding and Horizon EuropeIt is good to see you again so soon, Mr Hosie. I think that, when we were interrupted in such an untimely way, I was talking about the AMRC in Sheffield. Its partnership with…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Research and Development Funding and Horizon EuropeThe hon. Member makes an important point and I will go on to cover it in a little bit more detail. Horizon and its predecessor programmes have been central to the UK’s research…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Research and Development Funding and Horizon EuropeIt was because of those concerns that I sought today’s debate. Government policy for quite some time—since the referendum—seems to have been going through a period of hesitancy,…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Research and Development Funding and Horizon EuropeThank you, Mr Hosie, but it was nevertheless an important intervention to hear and, given the authority of the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, worth noting. I thank…18 Apr 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateIn response to an earlier question, the Minister talked about people “breaking into our country”. The Home Secretary has talked about an “invasion”. Those words, like this…29 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThere was an extraordinary omission in last Wednesday’s Budget: absolutely nothing to deal with the crisis in our public services, which is nowhere clearer than in health and…20 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding SafetyAs the Secretary of State knows, not only are developers frustrating leaseholder rights. In response to his last statement, I raised the case of Mandale House in my constituency;…14 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI served on the Nationality and Borders Bill Committee, where we were told time and again that that Bill’s provisions to criminalise refugees would break the business model of…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolThe Prime Minister gave a devastating critique of the Northern Ireland protocol, negotiated by his predecessor but one, who is conspicuously absent today. Clearly the Prime…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI rise to oppose the motion to disagree with Lords amendment 10. There ought to be a basis for cross-party agreement, as there was in the Lords. I sense from many of the…07 Feb 2023HANSARDNHS StrikesMinisters are hiding behind the independent pay review process. The Minister knows that recommendations have been ignored when it suited the Government in the past. NHS employers…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Building SafetyI thank the Secretary of State’s ministerial and staff team for the support they have given to residents in Wicker Riverside. However, he will be aware of another case in my…30 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we have heard, the additional £15 million hardship funding for students announced last week amounts to less than £10 per head—significantly less, according to my sums—while the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I am impressed by the Minister’s ambition, although I am not sure that everybody shares his confidence. Will he share with the Committee how realistic it is that that ambition…29 Nov 2022