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Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill

I just want to make a quick observation about this. Obviously, we have argued to have climate as ARIA’s overriding priority, and we stand by that—but should that not be the case, this amendment would not cause any problems were it not for the fact that the Government were declining amendments on oversight and scrutiny. I do not think that the two are incompatible. You can have

an independent agency, and we would not wish to have government interference, but there is no compromising of independence by allowing for freedom of information or some of the other measures that we have suggested.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
816 c166GC 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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