Affiliation
House: Commons
Constituency: Leicester West
Status: Current member
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Affiliation
House: Commons
Constituency: Leicester West
Status: Current member
Latest Activity
Sitting day: 2026-03-18
Activity total: 19
Contributions: 19
Votes recorded: 0
Current Offices
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Parliamentary post
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Government post
Recent Votes
Recent recorded divisions
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
Commons - 2026-03-25T16:00:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:48:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:37:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:26:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:15:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:01:00+00:00
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
Commons - 2026-03-24T19:01:00+00:00
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
Commons - 2026-03-24T16:00:00+00:00
Recent Participation
Recent speeches in the feed
UK Research and Innovation
2026-03-18 · 11:52As 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 · 11:45Not 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 · 11:45I 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 · 11:45I 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 · 11:45The 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
2026-03-18Yes. 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
2026-03-18This 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
2026-03-18Yes, because I always believe in action, not just words.
Topical Questions
2026-03-18Anything 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
2026-03-18One 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
2026-03-18No 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
2026-03-18I 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…