Clause 10 - Research in arts and humanities
Higher Education Bill
Public Bill Committees, 10 February 2004, 3:15 pm
Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland & Lonsdale, Conservative)
Has my hon. Friend noticed the contrast between the roles set out for the Secretary of State in this clause and the roles set out for the arts and humanities research council in clause 1? The council's role includes:
''carrying out, facilitating, encouraging, and supporting''
research; the Secretary of State has only half those abilities. The council's role includes ''advancing and disseminating knowledge'', but the Secretary of State will only disseminate knowledge. Does my hon. Friend think that it is interesting that the Secretary of State will not have the power to advance knowledge?