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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are working closely with individual universities, the university sector and our intelligence community to ensure that our research is not only world class but safe…20 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the hon. Gentleman to his post. We worked together on the all-party parliamentary group on the fourth industrial revolution, which he chaired, and I look forward to…20 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Budget gave a pay rise to working people in this country and set the conditions for a stable economy, fixing the black hole left in our economy by the mismanagement of the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOutside the classroom, the CyberFirst programme has engaged 250,000 young people across the UK. Those are the first steps; this Government will be going further.20 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat a pleasure it is to speak from the Dispatch Box to another Labour MP from Sussex. That issue is a Department of Health and Social Care responsibility but, on its behalf, the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDFrontier AI SafetyI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for acknowledging my interest in Northern Ireland, which I have already visited since being appointed in order to meet some of the pioneering…20 Nov 2024HANSARDBroadband ConnectivityMore than 85% of UK premises can now access a gigabit-capable broadband connection. Through Project Gigabit, more than a dozen suppliers are delivering contracts to bring fast,…16 Oct 2024HANSARDBroadband ConnectivityMy hon. Friend is a good advocate for her new constituency. I want everyone to understand that this new Department is not far removed from people’s lives, because we represent…16 Oct 2024HANSARDResearch and DevelopmentThe UK’s R&D system is a central strength and vital for the future prosperity and wellbeing of our citizens. We are recognised for the strengths of our universities system and…16 Oct 2024HANSARDResearch and DevelopmentIt is incredibly important for this Government that we invest across the whole country, which is why we have invested £118 million in healthcare research and partnership hubs that…16 Oct 2024HANSARDResearch and DevelopmentAs always, I am grateful to hear from the hon. Gentleman. I will be in touch with any specifics that I can follow up with, but we are a Government committed to Northern Ireland,…16 Oct 2024HANSARDResearch and DevelopmentI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend for her question, and I congratulate her, on behalf the whole House, on her election as Chair of the Select Committee—I look forward to…16 Oct 2024HANSARDResearch and DevelopmentOf course, I look forward to visiting Turbo Power Systems the next time I am in the region and seeing the amazing work it does. It is contributing to one of the key missions of…16 Oct 2024HANSARDBroadband ConnectivityOur manifesto commitment is to get to 99% coverage by 2030, and that is something we are determined to do. The programme run by BDUK for shared rural networks is…16 Oct 2024HANSARDResearch and DevelopmentI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his appointment to his Front-Bench role. Let us just be honest about what this Government inherited. That £20 billion black hole affects every…16 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere we have it—a party that attacks civil servants and the world’s greatest talent gravitating towards this party and this Government, to work for them. When he sees talent in…16 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsEvery donation that was made to this party in opposition has been declared in the appropriate ways. I am proud to be part of a party that raises standards in public life rather…16 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to The Courier for exposing some of these issues. We must keep children and vulnerable people safe when they are online. I intend to ensure that safety is baked in…16 Oct 2024HANSARDRoblox: Child ProtectionI extend my deepest sympathies to those who have been affected by the crimes that my hon. Friend outlines. The Online Safety Act—and its measures that will soon come into force—is…16 Oct 2024HANSARDBroadband ConnectivityI can hear encouraging sounds from the hon. Lady’s colleagues asking for that meeting. Let me say at the outset that this Department wants to engage with everyone—[Hon. Members:…16 Oct 2024