The Science and Technology Committee
The Science and Technology Committee is appointed
to examine on behalf of the House of Commons the expenditure,
administration and policy of the Office of Science and Technology
and its associated public bodies. Its constitution and powers
are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders Nos. 137A and
152.
The Committee has a maximum of eleven members,
of whom the quorum for any formal proceedings is three. The members
of the Committee are appointed by the House and unless discharged
remain on the Committee until the next dissolution of Parliament.
The present membership of the Committee is as follows:[1]
Mr Parmjit Dhanda MP (Labour,
Gloucester)
Dr Ian Gibson MP (Labour, Norwich North)
Mr Tom Harris MP (Labour, Glasgow Cathcart)
Mr David Heath MP (Liberal Democrat, Somerton and Frome)
Mr Mark Hoban MP (Conservative, Fareham)
Dr Brian Iddon MP (Labour, Bolton South East)
Mr Tony McWalter MP (Labour, Hemel Hempstead)
Dr Andrew Murrison MP (Conservative, Westbury)
Geraldine Smith MP (Labour, Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Bob Spink MP (Conservative, Castle Point)
Dr Desmond Turner MP (Labour, Brighton Kemptown)
On 14 November 2001, the Committee elected Dr Ian Gibson its Chairman.
The Committee has the power to require the submission
of written evidence and documents, to examine witnesses, to make
Reports to the House and to appoint a sub-committee.
The Committee may meet at any time (except when Parliament
is prorogued or dissolved) and at any place within the United
Kingdom. The Committee may meet concurrently with other committees
or sub-committees of either House of Parliament for the purposes
of deliberating or taking evidence, and may exchange documents
and evidence with any of these committees or sub-committees. The
Committee may meet with other committees of the House of Commons
for the purpose of considering draft reports.
The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet
at www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/s&thome.htm .
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Science and Technology Committee, Committee Office, 7 Millbank,
London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general inquiries is:
020 7219 2794; the Committee's e-mail address is: scitechcom@parliament.uk
.
1 Appointed on 14 November 2001. Back
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