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HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Browne, in particular, and all noble Lords who participated in this brief debate. I do not think there is a huge disagreement between us on this. The…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI have had some expert advice from the Whips here. I thank the noble Lords for Amendments 73A, 74A and 74B, the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, for Amendment 75, and the noble Lord,…09 Feb 2022HANSARDMathematical SciencesI am sure that maths can be fun for everybody. I am disappointed that my noble friend does not think so.08 Feb 2022HANSARDMathematical SciencesAgain, the noble Lord raises an important subject. We clearly want to make sure that some of the top mathematicians stay in our universities to educate the next generation of…08 Feb 2022HANSARDMathematical SciencesI thank my noble friend for her question. That sounds like an excellent event and I am sure we will want to do all we can to support it.08 Feb 2022HANSARDMathematical SciencesThis is obviously an important subject but we are getting slightly off the original topic, which was maths research council funding. However, I would be happy to look at that…08 Feb 2022HANSARDMathematical SciencesI will need to refer to the Department for Education for the details of how it supports these other vital subjects in its teaching programmes, but I agree with the thrust of the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDMathematical SciencesI am afraid that I just do not recognise the picture the noble Lord is painting. The UK is a world leader in mathematical science and British mathematicians publish a large volume…08 Feb 2022HANSARDMathematical SciencesLike the noble Lord, I did mathematics at A-level, but an almost equally long time ago and I have forgotten most of it now. He makes a very good point. We have an excellent record…08 Feb 2022HANSARDMathematical SciencesI think boys like fun as much as girls do—sometimes even together. I am delighted to hear about all the excellent leading women who are in top-level positions. We, as the males in…08 Feb 2022HANSARDMathematical SciencesI completely agree with the noble Lord, who I know has long advocated the importance of mathematics study. I point him towards the advanced mathematics support programme, which…08 Feb 2022HANSARDMathematical SciencesI confess that I am not familiar with that legislation but I thank the noble and gallant Lord for his update. We have an excellent record on mathematics tuition and one of the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDMathematical SciencesMy Lords, the EPSRC has committed £281 million to research grants for mathematical sciences between April 2015 and September 2021. To further support our world-leading…08 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillDo we have time to finish?07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillThe position in the clause is fairly transparent; they will be able to ask for information on the scheme and the authority would have a duty to provide it. That is separate from…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, for his amendment, which was moved so ably by the noble Baroness, Lady Blake. I am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, received…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillYes, of course. All subsidies need to meet the principles—this discussion is about what parts of those are published. If a subsidy is awarded under the scheme, then the scheme…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy understanding is that, yes, that is the case. If that is not correct I will certainly clarify that to the noble Lord, but my understanding is that that would be the case.07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillJust to clarify the points from the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, yes, it would need to meet the scheme requirements if it was given under a scheme. If the subsidy is not minimal…07 Feb 2022