Latest Parliamentary Activity by Cambridge's MP:
- Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Topical Questions - Tuesday Mar 24 2015
Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, has said that by 2020 the NHS will need an extra £8 billion a year at the very minimum to provide the services we all need. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it i ... - Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Individual Electoral Registration - Tuesday Mar 24 2015
Voting integrity is obviously important. There are real concerns that many students, particularly first-year students, will not get on the register. I have been trying to encourage them to register and to vote. What has the Minister do ... - Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Cyber-security - Tuesday Mar 24 2015
The Minister is right to pay tribute to the work of GCHQ and to prioritise cyber-security, which is very important for all of us. He will be aware that a fundamental part of that is good encryption, so will he encourage individuals and ... - [John Robertson in the Chair] — Women Entrepreneurs - Wednesday Mar 18 2015
The hon. Lady is right that we have to do far more. In fact, her sister could perhaps be doing some of that. Various studies have asked people to draw an engineer, and almost invariably the person they draw is a man. We have to break th ... - [John Robertson in the Chair] — Women Entrepreneurs - Wednesday Mar 18 2015
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I am really pleased that this debate has been brought to Westminster Hall, and I congratulate ... - [John Robertson in the Chair] — Women Entrepreneurs - Wednesday Mar 18 2015
The hon. Member for Feltham and Heston (Seema Malhotra)talked about mentors and I could not remember a name. I hope that the Minister will join ... - Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Gaza - Wednesday Mar 18 2015
I share the concerns about the election results in Israel and what they mean for people in Gaza and elsewhere in that region. On a number of occasions Israel has had restrictions on parliamentarians being able to cross at the Erez check ... - Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Youth Reoffending - Tuesday Mar 17 2015
Obviously, the way to tackle youth offending is to tackle the causes. We know that mental health problems play a substantial role in youth offending. That is one reason that Iwelcome the Deputy Prime Minister̵ ... - Intelligence and Security Committee: Counter-Terrorism (Statutory Instruments) - Monday Mar 16 2015
I thank the Minister for giving way after choosing between the Chairman of the Home Affairs Committee and me.I welcome the progress that has been made, because I think that it will help to protect journalists. The ... - Intelligence and Security Committee: Counter-Terrorism (Statutory Instruments) - Monday Mar 16 2015
rose— ... - Opposition Day — [19th Allotted Day]: General Election Television Debates - Wednesday Mar 11 2015
The hon. Gentleman is being very generous in giving way. It is very hard to tell what will happen. I understand that he would be concerned, given the performance by my leader in the three-way debates last time, but it is a great shame t ... - Opposition Day — [19th Allotted Day]: General Election Television Debates - Wednesday Mar 11 2015
I absolutely understand why the hon. Gentleman would like to return to two-party politics, with the two parties that get a larger share of MPs than their share of the vote. I understand why that is in his interests, but is he saying tha ... - Opposition Day — [19th Allotted Day]: General Election Television Debates - Wednesday Mar 11 2015
The hon. Gentleman is making a strong case as to why we need to have debates, and I share his characterisation of the Prime Minister as a bit too scared to want to be properly involved, but why was neither his leader nor the Prime Minis ... - Opposition Day — [19th Allotted Day]: General Election Television Debates - Wednesday Mar 11 2015
rose— ... - Deregulation Bill (Programme) (No.3): Backbench Business — School Funding Formula - Tuesday Mar 10 2015
Indeed. We need the national fair funding formula, free school meals and the pupil premium. That package is the right one. ... - Deregulation Bill (Programme) (No.3): Backbench Business — School Funding Formula - Tuesday Mar 10 2015
I will, of course, be brief. School funding has been an issue in my constituency and my county for about 30 years, when we have been grossly underfunded and nobody did anything about it. We are currently the worst funded in the entire c ... - Petitions: Compulsory CPR and Public Access Defibrillator education - Tuesday Mar 10 2015
Following on from the hon. Member for Bolton West (Julie Hilling), I rise to present this petition on behalf of my constituents and the 83,500 p ... - [Mr James Gray in the Chair] — Affordable Housing - Wednesday Mar 4 2015
I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman has not received my response. I definitely sent one; in fact, I was surprised that he had not replied to me. Nevertheless, he is absolutely right: the BRMA, as introduced by the last Government, has be ... - [Mr James Gray in the Chair] — Affordable Housing - Wednesday Mar 4 2015
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I congratulate the hon. Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood) on securin ... - [Mr James Gray in the Chair] — Affordable Housing - Wednesday Mar 4 2015
I am sure that the hon. Lady has heard the discussions. Garden cities would be a large part of that plan, because they are a sustainable way to go ahead. It is no secret that we have wanted to see much more of this, but coalition govern ...