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HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for introducing this petition and the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsI failed to catch the Minister’s eye on her previous mention of the three Rs. Does she agree that the number of procedures using specially protected species—cats, dogs, horses and…28 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. That would very much help the cultural institutions in my Exeter constituency, too, so I absolutely agree. Since the end of the…24 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Andrew Lewin) for securing this debate. As Members have…24 Apr 2025HANSARD Intellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bury North (Mr Frith) on securing this debate, particularly as it is…23 Apr 2025HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingMany of my trans, intersex and non-binary residents in Exeter and their relatives have been in touch with me to express their concern and fear after the decision last week. I know…22 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Residents of Exeter, particularly female residents, have raised with me their alarm at Tory-led Devon county council’s decision to dim or completely turn off 80% of Exeter’s…31 Mar 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy Taskforce3. What recent progress the defending democracy taskforce has made.31 Mar 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforcePeople in Exeter want to be sure that the elections and referenda we hold are safe and secure from outside state actors who want to manipulate our politics for their own ends. We…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Nutrition for Growth SummitIt is a privilege to serve under your chairship for the first time, Ms Jardine. I thank the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) for…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The south-west has a huge number of innovative start-up and scale-up businesses, but we attract only about 3% of private equity and venture capital funding per year. What is…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, I was proud to vote for the Employment Rights Bill, which—among other actions—will ban fire and rehire tactics. However, Tory-led Devon county council is currently…13 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn 2020, Lorraine Cox was brutally murdered in Exeter. Her murderer dismembered her body, and as a result her family have never been able to fully lay Lorraine to rest. Her…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ6. I am supporting many parents in Exeter who are struggling to get the support they need for their children within the special educational needs and disabilities system run by…05 Mar 2025HANSARDHong Kong Democracy ActivistsAcross the UK, including in Exeter, where we have a very large and welcome Hongkonger community, we have seen rising threats from state actors who seek to influence and intimidate…04 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Yesterday I returned from Ukraine, having spent four days with a cross-party delegation of parliamentarians. The Ukrainians we met from across society had one simple message:…26 Feb 2025HANSARDHIV Testing WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship for the first time, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate my good friend the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale…13 Feb 2025HANSARDHIV Testing WeekDoes the Minister agree that although we have a cross-party consensus here today and I accept the words of the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson) at face…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the Secretary of State knows, the south-west peninsula already contributes significantly to the UK economy, including through life sciences and climate tech. We are, however,…13 Feb 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsAs has already been pointed out, the level of voter fraud in this country was minuscule—30 Jan 2025