Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Sharma and Gill Furniss

Tuesday 16th June 2020 Commons Chamber

[Alok Sharma]

The hon. Gentleman will know that we are committed to being a science and R&D superpower, which is why we have committed to spending £22 billion a year by 2024-25 and to reaching 2.4% of GDP by 2027. The discussions with the EU are ongoing, and we will see what they lead to.

[Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab)]

What recent discussions he has had with representatives from the hospitality sector on the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on that sector.