Ordered, That Stewart Malcolm McDonald be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Drew Hendry be added; (2): That Gavin Newlands be discharged from the High Speed Rail (Crewe-Manchester) Bill Select Committee and Dr Lisa Cameron be added; (3): That Gary Sambrook be discharged from the Home Affairs Committee and Marco Longhi be added; (4): That Ian Paisley be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Jim Shannon be added; (5): That Iain Stewart be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Katherine Fletcher be added; (6): That Mhairi Black be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and Dr Philippa Whitford be added; (7): That Chris Stephens be discharged from the Work and Pensions Committee and David Linden be added.

Ordered, That Stewart Malcolm McDonald be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Drew Hendry be added; (2): That Gavin Newlands be discharged from the High Speed Rail (Crewe-Manchester) Bill Select Committee and Dr Lisa Cameron be added; (3): That Gary Sambrook be discharged from the Home Affairs Committee and...

Ordered, that the Environmental Audit and Science and Technology Committees be added to the list of Committees in paragraph (2)(a) of Standing Order No. 152H (Planning: national policy statements).

Ordered, that the Environmental Audit and Science and Technology Committees be added to the list of Committees in paragraph (2)(a) of Standing Order No. 152H (Planning: national policy statements).

Ordered, that Zarah Sultana be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Christian Wakeford be added.

Ordered, that Zarah Sultana be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Christian Wakeford be added.

Ordered that Katherine Fletcher and Dehenna Davison be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Stephen Metcalfe and Iain Stewart be added.

Ordered that Katherine Fletcher and Dehenna Davison be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Stephen Metcalfe and Iain Stewart be added.

Statement announcing the election of Greg Clark as Chair of the Science and Technology Committee and arrangements for the ballot for Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Statement announcing the election of Greg Clark as Chair of the Science and Technology Committee and arrangements for the ballot for Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Ordered, that, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 122C(1) and (2), (1) the Speaker may announce a date for an election of the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee before 13 October 2022 in respect of which the requirement of notice is not met and (2) nominations for the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Science and Technology Committee shall be submitted by 3.30pm on the day before the ballot.

Ordered, that, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 122C(1) and (2), (1) the Speaker may announce a date for an election of the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee before 13 October 2022 in respect of which the requirement of notice is not met and (2) nominations for the...

Statement on the new arrangements for the elections of the Chairs of the Science and Technology and Foreign Affairs Committees.

Statement on the new arrangements for the elections of the Chairs of the Science and Technology and Foreign Affairs Committees.

Statement on wearing of jackets and ties in the Chamber, arrangements for the election of the Chair of the Science and Technology Committee and tributes to Peter Hipkins on his 80th birthday.

Statement on wearing of jackets and ties in the Chamber, arrangements for the election of the Chair of the Science and Technology Committee and tributes to Peter Hipkins on his 80th birthday.

Hear, hear.

Hear, hear.

Order. Before we start today’s business, I must inform the House that I have received a letter from the right hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark), indicating that he wishes to resign as Chair of the Science and Technology Committee. I therefore must declare the chair vacant. I will...

Order. Before we start today’s business, I must inform the House that I have received a letter from the right hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark), indicating that he wishes to resign as Chair of the Science and Technology Committee. I therefore must declare the chair vacant. I will...

Ordered That Mark Logan be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Tracey Crouch be added.

Ordered That Mark Logan be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Tracey Crouch be added.

My Lords, this amendment is in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Clement-Jones. I will try to change gear and be very brief. The amendment would allow the chair of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee to request information from ARIA on its operation. It...

My Lords, this amendment is in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Clement-Jones. I will try to change gear and be very brief. The amendment would allow the chair of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee to request information from ARIA on its operation. It...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 2 I will speak also to Amendments 6, 8 and 10 in my name. These are all probing amendments that concern the governance of ARIA and its board, so I am dealing with much more mundane matters than we covered in the first group. There...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 2 I will speak also to Amendments 6, 8 and 10 in my name. These are all probing amendments that concern the governance of ARIA and its board, so I am dealing with much more mundane matters than we covered in the first group. There...

Ordered, that Andrew Griffith be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Dehenna Davison be added.

Ordered, that Andrew Griffith be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Dehenna Davison be added.

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

I cannot imagine why so many people have withdrawn, given the exciting topic that we are going to discuss here this evening. I will speak to amendment 1 and in favour of all the following amendments and new clauses in the name of myself and my honourable colleagues. Of course,...

I cannot imagine why so many people have withdrawn, given the exciting topic that we are going to discuss here this evening. I will speak to amendment 1 and in favour of all the following amendments and new clauses in the name of myself and my honourable colleagues. Of course,...

On a point of clarification, could the hon. Gentleman tell the House whether there is no mission for ARIA, or is it just that ARIA does not have the mission he has just outlined?

On a point of clarification, could the hon. Gentleman tell the House whether there is no mission for ARIA, or is it just that ARIA does not have the mission he has just outlined?

That is an interesting point that. I believe it is regrettable that there is no set mission. The mission should be to combat climate change and to meet our net zero targets.

That is an interesting point that. I believe it is regrettable that there is no set mission. The mission should be to combat climate change and to meet our net zero targets.

As the hon. Gentleman knows, we had these exchanges in the Bill Committee. It is not so much that ARIA had not got a mission; its mission is to discover areas of research that could potentially be high risk but deliver high rewards, but we do not know what those...

As the hon. Gentleman knows, we had these exchanges in the Bill Committee. It is not so much that ARIA had not got a mission; its mission is to discover areas of research that could potentially be high risk but deliver high rewards, but we do not know what those...