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Rachael Maskell Excerpts
Tuesday 11th January 2022

(2 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Freeman Portrait George Freeman
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I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that issue. With Queen’s University Belfast and the Randox cluster, Northern Ireland is a powerhouse in life sciences and both the Secretary of State and I have been to visit. I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has made that point and will make sure that the Northern Ireland cluster is powerfully at the heart of our innovation strategy.

Rachael Maskell Portrait Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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In York, we want to maintain momentum around the BioYorkshire project—York’s green new deal—so will the Minister set out when the project can apply for funding under the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council funding regime?