Speeches by Race.

“We had Iain Duncan Smith here a couple of sessions ago, talking about the implementation of universal credit in DWP. His big challenge to the rest of the Government was that you cannot have big transformational IT programmes delivered by, essentially, civil servants who do not have a technical background. You need prog…”

“I thank the Secretary of State for the statement, and I welcome the long-overdue and funded commitment to the new Cullompton train station, which will benefit Exeter. I commend the activists across the area for their successful campaign, and I also welcome the work done by the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gi…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain, especially as this is my first time speaking in a Bill Committee. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear!”] Thank you so much, everyone. Few issues are more important to people than bus services generally and the accessibility of bus services and buses, which is at the…”

“Next week, we have the second day of debate on Report for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which is important to many of my Exeter constituents. Does the Leader of the House agree with me and with Ruth Fox of the Hansard Society that consideration of the Bill should continue to be thorough and with signifi…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that the next Archbishop of Canterbury should be someone who can show leadership on this issue, both for congregants and clergy who would want to participate in such a service, and ensure that the Church of England finally treats LGBT Anglicans in Exeter and beyond equally within the church?”

“1. What steps the Church is taking to roll out stand-alone services to bless same-sex couples.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes Central (Emily Darlington) on securing this debate. I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am proud to co-chair the all-party parliamentary group on nutrition fo…”

“I will let the Minister answer that question, but I hope there will be an impact assessment to properly map our interventions in future. Integration costs money and Gavi cannot do it without financial support. I hope that when the Minister is assessing our contribution to this year’s Gavi replenishment, he will look at…”

“I 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 non-human primates—has actually increased over recent years, to about 17,000 from about 15,000 in 2022 and that that was driven by a 38.9% r…”

“It 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 478 Exeter residents who have signed it. I will speak in support of phasing out the use of dogs in medical research, because the scientific ca…”

“I 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 transition period, UK exports to the EU have faced barriers that did not exist before, with small businesses disproportionately hit. According to …”

“It 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 stated so eloquently, it is time for a pragmatic reset of our relationship with our nearest neighbours and oldest partners. This is not about re…”

“It 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 his birthday. The debate comes at an important time for the country as we grapple with the ways in which we can continue to nurture our fanta…”

“Many 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 that my right hon. Friend mentioned this in her opening statement, but will she recommit to our ambitious agenda to advance the dignity and …”

“But that will be spread across an entire range.”

“Following on from that, where does return on investment from UKRI feature in your thinking?”

“On regional growth and rebalancing the economy, you talked about the alignment with the Government’s missions, which is all good, but you have quite a lot of experience in the golden triangle area, and quite a lot of innovation goes on across the country but not much money goes into supporting start-ups across the rest…”

“You have to have some risk.”

“That leads quite nicely into this question. You have said previously that it is quite difficult to understand what Innovate UK is for, or certainly how it is operating now, and there is some confusion. When I talk to some start-ups they might complain that originally it was meant to be quite fast moving, supporting cut…”

“What should the appetite for risk be within that?”