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HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend, who has made a strong case. This issue goes to the heart of the discussion we have been having all day and goes back to some of the…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Third sitting)Surely there is a fundamental point here about the relationship between Government and Parliament, and exactly the same point could be made about every single kind of appointment.…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)That is absolutely right. One of the many tragedies of the last 10 or 15 years has been the fact that strong attempts by the last Labour Government to have a positive regional…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)I feel passionately about this issue because I represent a part of the country that often comes in for criticism, in the sense that some people, even some of my colleagues, say to…20 Apr 2021HANSARDCommon Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Wine) (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I hope that I will not need to take us to 6 o’clock, because at first sight the Committee is considering a simple…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I ask the Secretary of State if she understands the frustration of the Cheshire Cheese Company, whose co-founder, I understand, spoke to officials in her Department before…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentWe all understand the need for caution, but we have heard that the problem seems to be about the formation of new households and so on. May I urge the Minister to talk to…15 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Cummins. I thank the witnesses for what has been an extremely interesting insight so far. I represent the city of…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Chair. It is a pleasure to be on this Committee. I will be brief. Good morning, Dame Ottoline. I would like to pursue the funding question. Governments have long had…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (First sitting)Splendidly diplomatic answer. I will pass you over to colleagues.14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you very much, Ms McVey. I have two questions; the first is to Professor Mazzucato. You obviously set a lot of store by the 2017 industrial strategy—you waved!—yet its…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Professor Azoulay? Professor Azoulay: ARPA-E is not identical to DARPA, but we certainly try to inspire it to a very large extent. I think the difficulty here is that it is a…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Dr Dugan? Dr Dugan: I agree with what Pierre just said. I might use an analogy if you will permit me. I think most would agree that Guardiola is a great coach. We could ask him…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q Just to come back on one point there, you say free it from the profit motive. I was quite struck through all of this by this stress on public service and honour, which is…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)That is really helpful. Thank you.14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q A few years ago, we were told that there was no magic money tree. That seems to have been parked temporarily, but I fear that it will return at some point. I detect enthusiasm…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q That sounds like a gloriously British response to me, but I agree with it. Felicity? Felicity Burch: Similarly to Adrian’s response, support for this body comes alongside the…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Sir Jim? Professor McDonald: Thank you. Coming back directly to the question, this must be new money to enhance the credibility of what is sought to be done. As you know, we said…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q To summarise slightly—I do not want to become a grim AREPA—what we need is not only an ARIA that can do the things that we have been talking about today, but possibly other…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Chair. Welcome, both of you; it is good to see you. I have been struck throughout today by the evidence that we have been looking at an American model, trying to…14 Apr 2021