Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress he has made on the appointment of a CEO for the Advanced Research and Invention Agency.
Dr Ilan Gur and Matt Clifford MBE took up post as Advanced Research and Invention Agency’s (ARIA) founding Chief Executive Officer and Chair on 15 August 2022. Under their leadership, recruitment of ARIA Board members and management roles is currently underway. The Department expects ARIA to become legally established and fully operational in early 2023.