Campaign groups like 38 degrees often organise e-mail write-in campaigns to MPs. Here are some of Sir Geoffrey’s responses to these campaigns.
Supporting families and helping parents into work requires a balanced system that provides support for those who need it, but that also ensures a sense of fairness to the taxpayer and many working families who do not see their incomes rise when they have more children.
International Education Strategy plays an important role in supporting the economy through the economic contribution that students can bring to the UK.
Bullying is absolutely unacceptable and should not be tolerated in our schools.
I am aware that under the provisions in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 and the Animal Welfare Act 2006, there are a range of offences around injuring and inflicting unnecessary suffering on wildlife.
I recognise the crucial role our farmers play to produce high-quality British products that we have on our tables.
The UK is a global leader in protecting our seas, the ocean and marine life, working with counterparts both in the UK and overseas.
My ministerial colleagues and I want to make it easier for the consumer to purchase food that aligns with their values, by improving transparency and providing the industry with a level playing field to promote such products.
I completely understand that the use of animals in science, including toxicity testing, is a sensitive issue, and as such I welcome that the UK is one of the world's leading nations in the development of non-animal methods.
Given that the UK ranks 15th out of 16 European countries for five-year pancreatic cancer survival, more must be done to increase early diagnosis to reduce the survival gap between pancreatic cancer and other cancers.
