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Viscount Camrose (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 December 2025

Debate

UK Research and Innovation: Ethnic Minorities

Contribution

My Lords, I am sure all noble Lords would agree that, whatever the merits of diversity in its own right, it cannot be a substitute for academic excellence. If so, does the Minister accept, in this light, that the more research funding is seen to be granted for reasons other than quality and impact, the more we risk loss of confidence in scientific research done in the UK?

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