5th sitting · Thursday, 22 April 2021 · 1 speech

[Derek Twigg in the Chair]

• Clause 3 - Ambitious research, development and exploitation: tolerance to failure

  11 speeches

  I beg to move amendment 19, in clause 3, page 2, line 20, at end insert— “(2) On or before the date that an annual report is laid before Parliament in...

• Clause 4 - Grants to ARIA from the Secretary of State

  2 speeches

  Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

• Clause 5 - National Security Directions

  13 speeches

  I beg to move amendment 20, in clause 5, page 2, line 33, at end insert— “(4) The Secretary of State must, in relation to each financial year— (a)...

• Clause 6 - Information

  5 speeches

  I beg to move amendment 27, in clause 6, page 2, line 38, at end insert— “(2) ARIA must provide relevant Select Committees of the House of Commons and...

• Clause 7 - Transfer schemes

  1 speech

  Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

• Schedule 2 - Transfer schemes

  1 speech

  Question proposed, That the schedule be the Second schedule to the Bill.

• Clause 8 - Power to dissolve ARIA

  8 speeches

  I beg to move amendment 38, in clause 8, page 3, line 21, at end insert— “unless they are made under subsection (7)”. This amendment ensures that...

• Clause 9 - Consequential amendments

  1 speech

  Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

• Schedule 3 - Consequential amendments

  11 speeches

  I beg to move amendment 21, in schedule 3, page 13, line 37, leave out paragraph 11. This amendment would remove ARIA’s exemption from the Public Contracts Regulations...

6th sitting · Thursday, 22 April 2021

(Afternoon)

• Schedule 3 - Consequential amendments

  14 speeches

  I beg to move amendment 22, in schedule 3, page 14, line 3, at end insert— “Freedom of Information Act 2000 (12) In Part VI of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...

• Clause 10 - Power to make consequential provision

  1 speech

  Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

• Clause 11 - Regulations

  1 speech

  Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

• Clause 12 - Interpretation

  13 speeches

  I beg to move amendment 23, in clause 12, page 5, line 10, af ter “social sciences” insert “and the humanities”. This amendment would modify...

• Clause 13 - Extent

  1 speech

  Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

• Clause 14 - Commencement

  1 speech

  Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

• Clause 15 - Short title

  1 speech

  Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

• New Clause 1 - Protection of independence of ARIA

  3 speeches

  “In exercising functions in respect of ARIA, the Secretary of State must have regard to the need to protect its independence.”— This new clause would require the Secretary of...

• New Clause 2 - Carbon costsNew Clause 2

  4 speeches

  “ARIA must— (a) have regard to the carbon costs of decisions it makes; and (b) operate with net zero carbon costs.”—(Stephen Flynn.)

• New Clause 3 - Presentation of funding in Estimates

  4 speeches

  ‘(none) ARIA’s funding must be presented as a discrete item in the Supply Estimate presented to Parliament by HM Government. — This new clause is intended to ensure that in the...

• New Clause 4 - Ethical code for investmentNew Clause 4

  5 speeches

  ‘(1) Within three months of the date of commencement of this Act, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a code for ethical investment developed and agreed by ARIA. (2) The code...

• New Clause 5 - Human rights abuses

  12 speeches

  “No ARIA resources may be used in any way that would contravene human rights.”— This new clause is intended to ensure that ARIA is not able to contravene human rights.