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HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkThe hon. Lady is rightly praising British businesses. Will she therefore condemn the comments of her neighbour, the hon. Member for Leeds North West (Alex Sobel), who in March…12 May 2021HANSARDConversion TherapyWhat steps the Church of England is taking to support the Government’s plans to ban conversion therapy.22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point, which I considered making as well. Given his remarks on Tuesday and his obvious love for the operatic nature of the Bill, it…22 Apr 2021HANSARDConversion TherapyI thank my hon. Friend for his answer and am glad to hear that restatement of the General Synod’s position in 2017. Do the commissioners agree that the Church must reject any…22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Sixth sitting)rose —22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for giving way and for welcoming me back to the Committee by mentioning me in her first paragraph. I was sorry to miss this morning’s sitting, but I was…22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Third sitting)It is really nice to see the hon. Member back in London. I know it is a burden for SNP Members to come all the way down to the United Kingdom Parliament, but it is lovely to see…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Member for her service on the Science and Technology Committee with me, where we have been discussing this issue and the covid crisis over the last year. She made…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Third sitting)One of the reasons why things look that way from the outside is the accusations made by the Opposition. I have an example. The hon. Lady was not here earlier—I completely accept…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way?20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for the other Newcastle for giving way. She draws a comparison with DARPA, but is the more obvious comparison not with UKRI? Like ARIA, UKRI is bound by the…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)That is potentially a worthy mission, but the point is that the hon. Lady said there is no direction. Well, going boldly is going to the frontier—even “The Final Frontier”, if we…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I just wanted to say that that document has been entered into evidence and is available on the Science and Technology Committee website.20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q I thank all three of you for your time today. I have one brief question for Ms Burch and then one for Sir Adrian. In terms of the funding ideas and streams available through…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (First sitting)Q It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank both witnesses for their time, and Dame Ottoline for her evidence to the Science and Technology Committee,…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (First sitting)Understood, thank you. I had better hand on, as we are running out of time.14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (First sitting)Q Professor Bond, you said that opacity is useful because it avoids too much pressure being put on people. Does that apply to trying to get new people into the space? Professor…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (First sitting)Q People we are trying to get in through the challenges and so on. Professor Bond: Yes, I think so.14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Perhaps we need someone with particular expertise in portfolio management as well, because it seems the risk/reward of these missions is so key. I will leave it there.14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. Sir Adrian, speaking to your professional interest and expertise as a Bayesian statistician, which I share as a layman, how can we use Bayesian statistics to help…14 Apr 2021