Asked by: Alex Barros-Curtis (Labour - Cardiff West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress the Defending Democracy Taskforce has made.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)
Mr Speaker, it is vital that elected representatives and their staff can discharge their duties without threat of intimidation or assault.
We have seen wholly unacceptable behaviour, especially around the general election.
The Defending Democracy Taskforce is looking urgently at these issues and I will update the House further in due course.
Asked by: Alex Barros-Curtis (Labour - Cardiff West)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help increase levels of innovation in Cardiff West constituency.
Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Spending Review supports the UK’s R&D ambitions, with total Government investment in R&D rising to a record £20.4 billion in 2025/26
This will build on the investments we have already made in the Cardiff region such as £25 million through the Strength in Places Fund to build on regional strengths in advanced semiconductor materials and manufacturing, and £22 million to accelerate growth in the Cardiff Capital Region's media sector.