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HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Third sitting)There were a number of important interventions. Let me first respond to my hon. Friend the Member for Brent Central. She was right and did well to remind us of the normalcy of the…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Third sitting)I am always grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s interventions, as he makes interesting—if inaccurate, in this case—points. Let me emphasise how it looks from the outside right now:…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Third sitting)Before I give way to my hon. Friend or address the latest intervention, I will finish addressing one of the points made by the hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock. He…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Third sitting)Amendment 10, which stands in my name and that of my hon. Friends, reflects many of the concerns articulated by the SNP spokesperson—the hon. Member for Aberdeen South—and would…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend; I think that it is progressive, transformative and very necessary. We heard today that the Prime Minister has decided to set another target…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for that contribution. Envisaging the edge of the edge, whether it is a circle or an ellipse—whatever it is, it is obviously broad. It is too broad. I…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for her comments, particularly for that final reference, the spirit of which I wholeheartedly agree with. However, I do not find her arguments against the…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for her comments. It is clear from this afternoon’s debate that clause 2 does not set out what ARIA will do or achieve, or what its real function will be, but…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Third sitting)Let me deal with the previous interventions, to which I am currently trying to respond. The hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock says that he cannot imagine such a…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 7, in schedule 1, page 6, line 24, at end insert— “(5) The Secretary of State must, in appointing the members of ARIA, have regard to the desirability of…20 Apr 2021HANSARDDraft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021I thank the Minister for her comments, which are enlightening. Were there discussions around maintaining a mutual reciprocal duty to co-operate on this issue?19 Apr 2021HANSARDDraft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Elliott, and I welcome the rest of the Committee to this important statutory instrument. I thank the Minister for her…19 Apr 2021HANSARDDraft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021I thank the Minister for her comments. I also asked about European works and whether the definition of European works could be changed to exclude the UK at a future date.19 Apr 2021HANSARD European Football ProposalNewcastle United fans have long suffered from the greed and self-interest that drive premiership owners, but this attempt to turn our national game into the cash cow of a narrow…19 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentLast month, I held an open meeting with students in my constituency. They raised issues including financial hardship—current funding is wholly inadequate—and mental wellbeing,…15 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much, those are excellent answers. I see that we have been joined by Professor Sir Jim McDonald, so before my next question I want to welcome all three witnesses…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much to our guests for joining us and bringing your experience. It is a real pleasure to have an all-female panel. It is a real rarity when it comes to…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much. And Professor Dame Anne Glover? Professor Glover: You were asking if the UK’s ARPA or ARIA should have a single purpose, or focus, and in terms of subject…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Should the UK get a return on this investment? Adrian Smith: High risk, high return is the mantra, isn’t it? So I think an expectation of substantial transformational return is…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q Just to come back briefly, you have made an important point that echoes some of what we have heard already today. In terms of setting out a mission, or where ARIA should be…14 Apr 2021