Question follow-through · 67855
Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Freedom of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has he made of the reasons for the exemption of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency from the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 23 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has he made of the reasons for the exemption of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency from the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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23 Jul 2025
Answer published
ARIA is a small body with limited administrative capacity to handle Freedom of Information Act requests. It is important that ARIA is focused on funding long-term transformational research for the benefit of the UK.ARIA is, however, dedicated to transpare...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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