Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Ian C. Lucas Excerpts
Wednesday 18th April 2018

(6 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Harriett Baldwin Portrait Harriett Baldwin
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I welcome the interest of the former Chair of the Science and Technology Committee in this important work and commend the Committee to hear from the team involved, because there are a range of different examples. Diseases know no boundaries, and the UK’s development of a test for TB is a good example.

Ian C. Lucas Portrait Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)
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Wales and Lesotho share the precious asset of water. Will the Minister support my initiative to bring together Welsh Water— the not-for-profit water company in Wales—and the Government of Lesotho to work on providing technological solutions to the problems that we share?

Harriett Baldwin Portrait Harriett Baldwin
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That is a wonderful example of the way in which Welsh Water and Lesotho water companies can work together to ensure that everyone has access to clean water.