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Luke Graham Excerpts

Tuesday 19th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[Caroline Dinenage]

The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. It would be terrible to see a health and social care sector in which people doing the same work are valued differently, so I will look carefully at the point he raises.

[Luke Graham (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Con)]

5. What steps his Department is taking to support UK life sciences and medical research.

[Alan Mak (Havant) (Con)]

22. What steps his Department is taking to support UK life sciences and medical research.

[The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Mr Jeremy Hunt)]

The life sciences sector is critical to the UK economy, which is why we support it with a £1 billion annual grant through the National Institute for Health Research.

[Luke Graham]

What steps is my right hon. Friend taking to further life sciences in Scotland? Will he meet me to see what the UK Government can do to support the forthcoming International Environment Centre in Clackmannanshire in my constituency?

[Mr Hunt]

I am happy to do that. The life sciences industry is critical to Scotland, and Scotland’s role is critical to the UK. We all remember Dolly the sheep being pioneered in Edinburgh University, and last week’s announcement of a new centre in Renfrewshire is another good example of the great things happening in Scotland.