Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 21 Mar 2019
Evidence-based Early Years Intervention
"It is helpful to hear what is happening now. Does the Minister see value in defining a national strategy—the approach taken in Scotland and Wales—to try to drive the good things that he says he wants and make sure they happen everywhere, or does he resist the idea? It is …..."Norman Lamb - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 21 Mar 2019
Evidence-based Early Years Intervention
"It is very good to see you in the Chair, Mr Gapes, and it is a pleasure to serve under you for the last part of the debate. I do not want to detain people for long, but I thank the Minister, particularly given that this is not his portfolio, …..."Norman Lamb - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 20th March 2019
Asked by:
Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 December 2018 and 28 February 2019.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The Chief Scientific Adviser had no meetings with my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State between 1 December 2018 and 28 February 2019. The Chief Scientific Adviser met with the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation on 29 January 2019.
Written Question
Thursday 14th March 2019
Asked by:
Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal principal investigators in receipt of European Research Council funding who are based outside the UK will qualify for the Government's Horizon 2020 underwrite if they move their research base to the UK (a) before or (b) after the date of EU exit.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
In the event of a no deal, the Government underwrite will cover the payment of awards to UK beneficiaries for all successful bids to Horizon 2020, including the European Research Council, for the lifetime of projects.
This includes Horizon 2020 grants that have been transferred to the UK before the date of EU exit. We will seek to publish further guidance in due course on how the underwrite will apply to Horizon 2020 grantees based outside of the UK that are planning to move their research base to the UK.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Feb 2019
Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s Progress
"I am delighted that my hon. Friend has secured this debate. She has made the point that emissions have not fallen. In fact, most recently, they have increased. Does she agree that the target of ending carbon vehicles by 2040 is not ambitious enough?..."Norman Lamb - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jan 2019
Sustainable Seas
"I congratulate the hon. Lady and her Committee on a very good report. I was struck recently by the Simon Reeve series on the Mediterranean, which highlighted, in particular, the vast areas of plastic greenhouses around Almería in south Spain, where they produce enormous quantities of vegetables and fruit for …..."Norman Lamb - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 5th December 2018
Asked by:
Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 September and 30 November 2018.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy met with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser on 6 occasions between 1 September and 30 November 2018.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 31 Oct 2018
Budget Resolutions
"The hon. Gentleman mentioned the Resolution Foundation. Does he also recognise that it identified that better-off households, the top 10%, will be £410 a year better off, whereas the poorest households will only gain £30 a year? Does he support that?..."Norman Lamb - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 16th October 2018
Asked by:
Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of European Commission proposals to change EU summertime arrangements on Government policy, in the event that the UK leaves the EU in March 2019.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
The Commission’s proposal does not present a strong evidence base that shows why the change is necessary nor that demonstrates the benefits to Member States, their citizens, or the EU.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Sep 2018
Brexit, Science and Innovation
"I beg to move,
That this House takes note of the Science and Technology Committee’s Second Report on Brexit, science and innovation, HC 705, and the Government Response, Fifth Special Report, HC 1008; further takes note of the Science and Technology Committee’s Eighth Report on An immigration system that works …..."Norman Lamb - View Speech
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