29. Science and Technology
The Committee was nominated on 12 November 2001.
It had 11 Members and held 42 Meetings.
|
| Members | Meetings
attended
|
|
| Gibson, Dr Ian (Chairman from 14.11.01) |
42 |
| Dhanda, Mr Parmjit | 27
|
| Harris, Mr Tom | 24
|
| Heath, Mr David | 24
|
| Hoban, Mr Mark | 28
|
| Iddon, Dr Brian | 37
|
| McWalter, Mr Tony | 37
|
| Murrison, Dr Andrew | 25
|
| Smith, Geraldine | 21
|
| Spink, Dr Robert | 31
|
| Turner, Dr Desmond | 36
|
|
| Overall Attendance: | 71.9 %
|
| Turnover of membership during the Session: |
0 % |
Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Mrs Philippa Helme (until 31.10.02), Deputy
Principal Clerk (Senior Structure Band 2); Mr Chris Shaw (from
1.11.02), Deputy Principal Clerk (Senior Structure Band 2)
Second Clerk: Mr Geoffrey Farrar (until 1 July 2001), Assistant
Clerk (Band A3); Ms Charlotte Littleboy (from 2 July until 31.10.02),
Assistant Clerk (Band A3); Miss Nerys Welfoot (from 1.11.02),
Assistant Clerk (Band A3)
Committee Specialist: Dr Alun Roberts, (Band B1) (from 15.10.01)
Committee Assistant: Mrs Leonie Nugent, Higher Executive Officer
(Band B2); Mrs Pam Fisher (from 15.4.02), Higher Executive Officer
(Band B2)
Secretary: Heather Watson (from 14.10.02), Senior Office Clerk
(Band D1); Mrs Anna Browning (until 11.10.02), Secretary Grade
3 (Band D1)
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Professor Dennis Anderson, Professor Michel Coleman, Professor
Michael Elves, Professor Jonathan Osbourne, Dr Nick Otter and
Becky Parker.
| Witnesses | |
| Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
| Cabinet Ministers | 1
|
| Other Ministers | 5
|
| Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was a Minister)
| 2 |
| Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of
| |
| Office of Science and Technology | 4
|
| Department of Health | 4
|
| Department for Education and Skills |
3 |
| Public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| 9 |
| Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council1
| |
| Economic and Social Research Council | 1
|
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
| 2 |
| Medical Research Council | 1
|
| Natural Environment Research Council | 1
|
| Physical Sciences and Astronomy Research Council
| 3 |
| Non Departmental Public Bodies | 12
|
| Appearances by other witnesses | 123
|
Overseas Visits
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 22-23.5.02 | AthensA | 3
| 1 | Eureka Interparliamentary Conference
| £4,938.41 |
| 14-20.9.02 | Japan (Tokyo and Osaka)
| 9 | 2
| Non-carbon fuel economy inquiry | £44,797.29
(estimated outturn)
|
ATravel in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
None.
UK Visits
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 19.3.02 | Science Museum |
4 | 6A
| Oral evidence | £39.94
|
| 20.3.02 | Royal Marsden Hospital, London
| 4 | 2
| Press conference | £64.41
|
| 22.4.02 | Edinburgh | 5
| 3 | Science Education Inquiry
| £3,272.76 |
| 11.7.02 | Science Museum |
5 | 2
| Press conference | £62.20
|
| 11.11.02 | Culham | 4
| 4B | Inquiry into non-carbon fuel economy
| £401.60 |
AIncludes 2 shorthand writers
BIncludes 1 specialist adviser
Reports and Minutes of Evidence
| Title | HC No. (2001-02)
| Date of publication | No. of pages
| Sale price | Government reply
|
| First Report: Cancer Research - A Follow-Up
| 444 | 20.3.02
| 107 | £14.50
| Received 13.6.02: published in Minutes of Evidence and Appendices, Session 2001-02, HC 1101-i
|
| Second Report: The Research Assessment Exercise
| 507 | 25.4.02
| 175 | £18.50
| Received 18.10.02: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2001-02
|
| Third Report: Science Education from 14 to 19
| 508-I | 11.7.02
| 96 | £13.00
| Received 22.10.02: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2001-02
|
| Minutes of Evidence and Appendices: Science Education from 14 to 19
| 508-II | 11.7.02
| 216 | £20.50
| Not applicable |
| Fourth Report: Developments in Human Genetics and Embryology
| 791 | 18.7.02
| 31 | £7.50
| Received 25.11.02 |
| Fifth Report: Government Funding of the Scientific Learned Societies
| 774-I | 1.8.02
| 67 | £12.00
| Received 11.11.02 |
| Minutes of Evidence and Appendices: Government funding of the Scientific Learned Societies
| 774-II | 7.8.02
| 185 | £18.50
| Not applicable |
| Sixth Report: National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts: a follow-up
| 1064 | 31.10.02
| 59 | £12.00
| Awaited |
| Seventh Report: The Office of Science and Technology: Scrutiny Report 2002
| 860 | 6.11.02
| 52 | £11.00
| Awaited |
| Eighth Report: Short-term research contracts in Science and Engineering
| 1046 | 20.11.02
| 220 | £20.50
| Awaited |
| First Special Report: Government's Response to the Science and Technology Committee's Fourth Report, Session 2000-01, on the Scientific Advisory System
| 360 | 28.11.01
| 29 | £5.50
| Not applicable |
| Second Special Report: Government's Response to the Science and Technology's Sixth Report of Session 2000-01, Are We Realising Our Potential?
| 361 | 28.11.01
| 19 | £5.50
| Not applicable |
| Third Special Report: Government's Response to the Science and Technology Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2000-01, on Wave and Tidal Energy
| 377 | 5.12.01
| 13 | £4.00
| Not applicable |
| Fourth Special Report: Government's Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2000-01 on Scientific Advice on Climate Change
| 493 | 18.1.02
| 14 | £4.00
| Not applicable |
| Fifth Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2001-02 on The Research Assessment Exercise.
| 995 | 26.6.02
| 27 | £7.00
| Not applicable |
| Sixth Special Report: Sixth Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2001-02, Science Education from 14 to 19
| 1204 | 22.10.02
| 37 | £8.50
| Not applicable |
| Minutes of Evidence and Appendices: Government Policy on Science and Technology
| 459-i | 7.2.02
| 28 | £7.50
| Not applicable |
| Minutes of Evidence and Appendices: Government Response to the Cancer Research Follow Up Report
| 1101-i | 12.8.02
| 9 | £4.00
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Towards a non-carbon fuel economy
| 1240-i | 29.10.02
| - | -
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Towards a non-carbon fuel economy
| 1240-ii | 6.11.02
| - | -
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Towards a non-carbon fuel economy
| 1240-iii | 13.11.02
| - | -
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Government Response to the Report on Science Education from 14 to 19
| 1273-i | 13.11.02
| - | -
| Not applicable |
Government replies to Reports for Session 2000-01
Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report: Genetics and Insurance;
Fifth Report of Session 2000-2001, published as Cm 5286 (23.10.01).
Minutes of Proceedings
The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2000-2001
were published on 22.6.01 as HC 500, Session 2000-2001. The Minutes
of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2001-02 will be published
as HC 1334, Session 2001-02.
Divisions
None.
Debates
The following Reports and Special Report were debated in Westminster
Hall:
Fifth Report, Session 2001-02, Genetics and Insurance; Fifth Report
of Session 2000-2001, 25.10.01
Third Special Report, Session 2001-02, Government's Response to
the Science and Technology Committee's Seventh Report of Session
2000-01, on Wave and Tidal Energy, 10.1.02
Second Report, Session 2001-02, The Research Assessment Exercise,
27.6.02
Oral Evidence
Oral Evidence was taken at 24 of the Committee's 42 Meetings.
On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly
in private.
| Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
| Cancer Research - A Follow-Up | 4
|
| Developments in Human Genetics and Embryology
| 1 |
| Government Funding of the Scientific Learned Societies
| 3 |
National Endowment for Science, Technology
and the Arts: a follow-up
| 1 |
| Office of Science and Technology | 2
|
| PPARC | 1 |
| Research Assessment Exercise | 2
|
| Science Education from 14 to 19 | 6
|
| Short-term Research Contracts in Science and Engineering
| 1 |
| Towards a Non-Carbon Fuel Economy | 3
|
| Total | 24
|
|
