Speeches by Kyle.

“I am grateful for that question and for the work that my hon. Friend’s Committee is doing to highlight the incredibly important challenge that we face as a Government and a country. For the first time, the Health Secretary has adopted the spreading of innovation through the NHS as a personal mission as part of the role…”

“I confirm that I have been working with the Health Secretary—indeed, we recently visited St Tommy’s across the road from here to see how new technology is being used in diagnostics. It is increasing the number of scans and improving the quality of those scans to diagnose disease early and prevent it from having the wor…”

“I can indeed commit to that. The Government see the embrace of proven technologies and innovation as fundamental to the future survival of the NHS. I was incredibly happy to see that last autumn, the Royal Wolverhampton NHS trust began enrolling patients in a global-first trial of completely personalised cancer vaccine…”

“My Department is working incredibly closely with the Department of Health and Social Care, and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and I are joined at the hip on these issues. That includes unprecedented investment in research and development to understand how better to diagnose disease. There is co-inves…”

“I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s question. He is quite right to highlight that, finally, science and technology in this country has a Government on its side and putting their money where their mouth is.”

“I have just explained all of the ways we are helping, assisting, supporting and driving mathematical science. The hon. Member has just listed all of the ways his party has failed that sector by underspending in many parts of Government and failing to commit the spending to the project that he is now calling on this Gov…”

“The Government are committed to increasing the research and development allocation to a record £20.4 billion in 2024-25. Lord Vallance continues to meet mathematical science representatives to determine how best to support the sector. The Government are supporting the mathematical science sector in ways that best deliv…”

“I am grateful for the hon. Member’s question. I have visited Huddersfield hospital, which is one of the first hospitals to fully integrate AI in its radiotherapy and scanning work. Having stood there and seen its power for early diagnosis through its ability to detect patterns at an incredibly early stage, I am left in…”

“The hon. Gentleman raises a very important point, one that the Government are committed to. That is why we increased research and development spending to the highest of any Government in this country. It will have a direct impact on the issues he raises.”

“I agree, of course. Technological innovation will be key to the move to net zero, and the UK will be at the forefront of that. SMRs are particularly exciting. I have met Rolls-Royce, which has a great advocate in my hon. Friend. I look forward to hearing more from him and seeing how we can support this exciting technol…”

“The hon. Lady asks an important question. Broadcast TV is legally protected until 2034. This Government are committed to ensuring audiences can access television in a way that suits them. Too many people are excluded from digital activity because they lack the basic skills. In the not-too-distant future, I will be laun…”

“We have seen fear and lies spread about life in Britain, with those who have done little or nothing to combat child sexual abuse stretching every sinew to jump on the bandwagon. This Government are committed to justice for the victims and punishment for the perpetrators of abuse wherever it happens and whoever commits …”

“The data library is going through its scoping phase now. We will consult very extensively as we move every step forward. I am very, very aware that data is a sensitive issue, which is why my language has been very measured about reassuring the public that privacy and safety have to be baked in from the outset. We have …”

“If you can have a word with the colleagues in the House of Lords who have just tabled 230 amendments to it, then we can certainly expedite it through Parliament as quickly as possible.”

“It depends on the Houses of Parliament. Now—”

“Forgive me if it is too technical to go into all the detail, but there is the mechanism for Government, for secure identification purposes, simply to guarantee that the person is the person they say they are. But we are not involved in the provision of digital ID services. We do need to make sure that national standard…”

“Stop me if I am not framing the question in the way you had hoped. The Bill will provide the legal framework for private sector provision of digital ID. That is a market for which there is considerable demand. We are one of the very few advanced economies that do not allow digital ID to be provided by the private secto…”

“Do you want me to carry on talking?”

“One Login requires the verification app, which has now been downloaded, I believe, 7 million times.[3] That means that people can log into One Login safely and securely. They will know that the data they share and the interactions they have with Government services will be secure. We can know as a Government that the p…”

“You are right that I, and we, are the champion of science across Government, but the Treasury is the champion of money across Government and is the Department that holds the data that you are after. We do not hold the granular data on individual spending, but what we are trying to do in response to your letter, in orde…”