Debate on bill on Tuesday, 23 March 2021, in the House of Commons, led by Kwasi Kwarteng and Amanda Solloway. The answering members were Ed Miliband and Chi Onwurah.

Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill

Second reading. Agreed to on question. Programme motion. Agreed to on question. Queen's recommendation signified. Money resolution. Agreed to on question. Carry-over motion. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 691 cc819-890
Session: 2019-21
Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Legislative stage: Second reading
Procedure: Programme motions; Carry-over motions; Money resolutions; Queen's consent
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: A new UK research funding agency. Science and Technology Committee third report with formal minutes.
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
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House of Commons; Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill 2019-21
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Proceeding contributions: Kwasi Kwarteng | 691 cc819-820 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
I should like to start my remarks b...; Aaron Bell | 691 c820 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is making a strong case and refers to the work of the Vaccine Taskforce. In ...; Kwasi Kwarteng | 691 c820 (Link to this contribution)
The circumstances in which we have developed the Vaccine Taskforce have been really unfortunate, ...; Daniel Zeichner | 691 c820 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman says that the agency is modelled on the American example, but the Americ...; Kwasi Kwarteng | 691 cc820-1 (Link to this contribution)
Forgive me, I did not say that it was modelled on that example. I said that it was inspired, and ...; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 691 cc821-2 (Link to this contribution)
This is an opportune moment for me to give notice to people who are hoping to speak in the debate...; Ed Miliband | 691 cc822-3 (Link to this contribution)
Let me start by saying that across the House we share the admiration for British science. It is o...; Kwasi Kwarteng | 691 c823 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Ed Miliband | 691 c823 (Link to this contribution)
Maybe he is going to tell us the news.; Kwasi Kwarteng | 691 c823 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman will know from his years in government—appreciably, many years ago now—t...; Ed Miliband | 691 cc823-4 (Link to this contribution)
We shall look forward to the Secretary of State getting a satisfactory result. I am not sure that...; Richard Fuller | 691 c824 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman tempts me to my feet, first, because I think he does a tremendous disser...; Ed Miliband | 691 c825 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman and I have a respectful disagreement on this: I think it is for the Government...; Andrew Griffith | 691 c825 (Link to this contribution)
I think the right hon. Gentleman at heart is a secret Cummings-ite, because he is constructing a ...; Ed Miliband | 691 cc826-7 (Link to this contribution)
That just makes the case; if what the hon. Gentleman says is the case, would it not be a good ide...; Greg Clark | 691 cc827-8 (Link to this contribution)
It is an honour to speak in this debate and to follow the right hon. Member for Doncaster North (...; Stephen Flynn | 691 cc828-9 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow the Chair of the Select Committee on Science and Technology. Like othe...; Richard Fuller | 691 c829 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving me a chance to speak. I want to check that we are ...; Stephen Flynn | 691 cc829-830 (Link to this contribution)
I reject the suggestion that climate change is a narrow focus given that climate change covers a ...; Aaron Bell | 691 c830 (Link to this contribution)
Is the hon. Gentleman aware that UK Research and Innovation receives about 300 FOI requests a yea...; Stephen Flynn | 691 cc830-1 (Link to this contribution)
That is an interesting point, but it appears that the hon. Gentleman was not listening to what wa...; Stephen Metcalfe | 691 cc831-3 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this important debate on the creation of the A...; Daniel Zeichner | 691 cc832-5 (Link to this contribution)
It is a real pleasure to follow the hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock (Stephen Met...; Richard Fuller | 691 cc835-7 (Link to this contribution)
It is genuinely a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner), who s...; Neil Gray | 691 cc837-8 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to be able to speak in this debate, and this will be my last speech in this Cham...; David Linden | 691 c838 (Link to this contribution)
I have the unenviable task of following my hon. Friend in his success in the role of SNP work and...; Neil Gray | 691 c838 (Link to this contribution)
It is very kind of my hon. Friend to say so.
In my maiden speech, I thanked my wife Karlie ...; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 691 c839 (Link to this contribution)
May I, on behalf of all the hon. Gentleman’s friends from across the House, wish him well on his ...; David Morris | 691 cc839-840 (Link to this contribution)
May I echo the sentiments that you just expressed, Madam Deputy Speaker? I have found the hon. Me...; Alan Mak | 691 cc840-2 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted to welcome the Bill and the new Advanced Research and Invention Agency that it cre...; Sarah Olney | 691 cc842-3 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to speak in this debate on the setting up of ARIA. Liberal Democrats wholehearte...; Mark Logan | 691 cc843-5 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Second Reading of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill, which marks an i...; Carol Monaghan | 691 cc845-6 (Link to this contribution)
Most Members understand the importance of proper science funding, both in terms of supporting res...; Nigel Evans | 691 c846 (Link to this contribution)
I would like to add my good wishes as well, as this is my first time in the Chair today. Good luc...; Simon Fell | 691 cc846-8 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted to have been called to speak in this debate and I will attempt to be brief to avoi...; Paul Blomfield | 691 cc848-9 (Link to this contribution)
In my brief remarks, I should like to focus on the context of the Bill—on how we make the most of...; Mark Pawsey | 691 cc849-851 (Link to this contribution)
As with the mood around the Chamber, I rise to welcome the Bill. In the 1920s, a young pilot offi...; Owen Thompson | 691 cc851-3 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the general concepts behind the Bill. Support for ambitious blue-sky research where app...; Chris Skidmore | 691 cc853-5 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome this Bill. As the former Science Minister who ushered in this concept of the UK ARPA—no...; Jim Shannon | 691 cc855-6 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to speak in this debate. First, I congratulate the hon. Member for Airdrie and S...; Nigel Evans | 691 c857 (Link to this contribution)
Before I call the next speaker, I point out that everyone remaining to speak in this debate is fr...; Ian Liddell-Grainger | 691 cc857-8 (Link to this contribution)
For the next hour, I will enthuse you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Seriously though, the Bill has an enorm...; Lord Redwood | 691 cc858-9 (Link to this contribution)
Of course I welcome the idea that we should do everything we can to promote greater science and b...; Chris Green | 691 cc859-861 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (John Redwood), who capt...; Paul Howell | 691 cc861-2 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Chris Green). As mentioned ...; Nick Fletcher | 691 cc862-4 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Sedgefield (Paul Howell).
This is ...; Jane Hunt | 691 cc864-5 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) and his wise ...; Virginia Crosbie | 691 cc865-6 (Link to this contribution)
It is an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Loughborough (Jane Hunt). On Anglesey, we...; Rob Roberts | 691 cc866-8 (Link to this contribution)
It is a delight to follow my colleague from the beautiful island of Ynys Môn on this crucial and ...; Andrew Griffith | 691 cc868-9 (Link to this contribution)
It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Delyn (Rob Roberts), who has added to our le...; Angela Richardson | 691 cc869-870 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Arundel and South Downs (Andrew Griffith) ...; Antony Higginbotham | 691 cc870-2 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Guildford (Angela Richardson) and to spe...; Jerome Mayhew | 691 cc872-3 (Link to this contribution)
It is a clichéd truism that research and development is the growth of tomorrow. It is an expressi...; Anthony Browne | 691 cc873-5 (Link to this contribution)
If you do not mind, Mr Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a slight confession: I am suffering from a ...; Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 691 c875 (Link to this contribution)
Doncaster.
5.34 pm; Imran Ahmad Khan | 691 cc875-6 (Link to this contribution)
I enthusiastically welcome the Bill, which not only fulfils a manifesto pledge made in 2019 but i...; Duncan Baker | 691 cc876-7 (Link to this contribution)
This country is steeped in science and invention, so it is fitting that the Bill paves the way to...; David Johnston | 691 cc877-8 (Link to this contribution)
I am privileged to have lots of world-class science in my constituency, not least at Harwell camp...; James Sunderland | 691 cc878-9 (Link to this contribution)
It is a great privilege to speak in this important debate and to be part of an ever decreasing gr...; Andy Carter | 691 cc879-881 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (James Sunderland). We have he...; Aaron Bell | 691 cc880-2 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington South (Andy Carter), and a pa...; Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 691 cc882-3 (Link to this contribution)
I call the final Back-Bench speaker, Richard Holden.
6.2 pm; Richard Holden | 691 cc883-4 (Link to this contribution)
Some places save the best until last, but I am afraid that the House of Commons just saves the Me...; Chi Onwurah | 691 cc884-7 (Link to this contribution)
It is a real pleasure to respond to today’s debate, which has in many ways shown this virtual Hou...; Amanda Solloway | 691 cc885-9 (Link to this contribution)
I, too, want to go, “Yay!”, because this has been an absolute pleasure. As the hon. Member for Ne...
Subjects: Accountability Development aid Finance Freedom of information Innovation Public appointments Procurement Location Universities Research Science Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency UK Research and Innovation Advanced Research and Invention Agency
Legislation: Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill 2019-21 to 2021-22
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Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill

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