Extract from Consideration of Lords amendments to the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill - Jan 31

Stephen Flynn (Aberdeen South) (SNP):...The topic of equity has been raised. There are some very famous examples. For instance, though this is slightly different, the US Government provided a significant amount of money in a loan to Tesla. That money was subsequently paid back a number of years ago, prior to Tesla becoming one of the world’s wealthiest companies and, indeed, to Elon Musk becoming one of the world’s wealthiest men. There should be a lesson in that for the Government, and it is one that they should heed...

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