Teachers of the Deaf can create a proper learning environment for deaf children, give them specifically enhanced teaching and work with other staff to ensure that deaf children’s needs are met. Despite all of this, due to local authority cuts their numbers in the South West are falling: there has recently been a 16% drop. […]
Darren asked Sam Gyimah, Conservative Minister for Universities and Science, about how we can make sure high-tech Quantam technology doesn’t fall into the wrong hands through business deals. He also asked the minister about other aspects of UK science, including access to funding after Brexit.
Darren again called for an inquiry into the laws around referendums. Currently, virtually all elections and referendums can be struck out by the courts if electoral law is broken in relation to them. An inquiry could look at whether this ought to be changed. Darren’s contribution came in a parliamentary debate about whether Article 50 […]
Darren asked the Science and Technology Committee chair about a report into E-cigarettes which they had both worked on. The report received considerable media attention, including from some who suggested that it recommended allowing vaping on buses. Darren had this to say about the clip: Many of you contacted me because you were concerned that […]
Darren spoke in the chamber about how Britain leads in science, but how this is under threat from Brexit. International collaboration, funding and migration of researchers and students are all in some part based on EU membership. He then laid out how we can address this threat.
Today there was a debate in the House of Commons about ‘Global Britain’. Darren used the opportunity to talk about the risks of climate change and arms technology to Britain and the international order.
It’s been announced that tolls will be removed from the Severn Bridge. Darren wanted to know how the Government are preparing for the increase in traffic they’ve announced will happen after the tolls are taken off – especially given Bristol’s existing congestion issues.
Darren asked the Science and Technology Committee chair about the E-cigarette report they had worked on together. The report got considerable media attention, including some suggesting that it recommended allowing vaping on buses. Here’s what Darren had to say about the below clip: Many of you contacted me because you were concerned that a committee […]
Dominic Raab MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, attended European Scrutiny Committee to give oral evidence about Brexit. Darren, who is a member of the committee, asked him how he could guarantee safe security arrangements with the EU after Brexit. Darren also asked how Brexit could happen, given it is based on […]
The Moroccan monarchy has occupied Western Sahara since the 1970s. Many original inhabitants of this area and their descendants have long been seeking self-determination. There is widespread concern that Morocco is committing human rights abuses here, and economically exploiting the region. Furthermore, there has not been a referendum on the self-determination of the region during […]
