Liz Kendall

Liz Kendall

Lab

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

CommonsLeicester WestCurrent Member

Affiliation

House: Commons

Constituency: Leicester West

Status: Current member

Latest Activity

Sitting day: 2026-03-18

Activity total: 19

Contributions: 19

Votes recorded: 0

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Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

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UK Research and Innovation

2026-03-18 · 11:52

As the former head of MI6 has repeatedly said, the single biggest thing that we could do to strengthen our defence and national security is to invest in research and development.…

Social Media: Children and Young People

2026-03-18 · 11:45

Not for the first time, my hon. Friend is spot on. I spoke to young people at Fullhurst school in my constituency and they had very different views about this proposal. We really…

UK Research and Innovation

2026-03-18 · 11:45

I am very proud that this Labour Government have put the biggest investment into research and development of any Government ever, with a record £38 billion for UK Research and Inn…

Social Media: Children and Young People

2026-03-18 · 11:45

I would love it if the hon. Lady sent me a report or a note on that, because alongside the consultation, which is specifically designed for children and young people, many of us i…

Social Media: Children and Young People

2026-03-18 · 11:45

The right hon. Gentleman is always helpful—well, not always, but on this occasion he has been very helpful. The cliff-edge argument has been made to me personally by the NSPCC, th…

Topical Questions

2026-03-18

Yes. We have already had more than 25,000 responses to our consultation, including 1,700 from children and young people. If my hon. Friend or any other hon. Member wants to send i…

Topical Questions

2026-03-18

This Government are determined to protect the UK’s position as a world-leading creative powerhouse and unlock the extraordinary potential of AI to grow the economy and improve Bri…

Topical Questions

2026-03-18

Yes, because I always believe in action, not just words.

Topical Questions

2026-03-18

Anything that deeply affects the lives of thousands of people is a priority for me. I am more than happy to work with the hon. Gentleman and others to reach a resolution here. My…

Topical Questions

2026-03-18

One of my reflections in this job is that it took eight years for the Online Safety Act 2023 to come in, and it is still to be fully implemented. We need to move faster. MPs discu…

Topical Questions

2026-03-18

No woman or child should live in fear of having their image sexually manipulated by technology. That is why in the past six months we have made intimate image abuse and cyber-flas…

UK Research and Innovation

2026-03-18

I am proud of this Government’s plan to back UK AI companies and our sovereign capabilities, with £500 million backing our new sovereign AI unit and £1 billion of free compute for…