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36  SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Miller, Andrew (Chair)

Barwell, Gavin (discharged 27.2.12)

Dinenage, Caroline (added 27.2.12)

Johnson, Gareth (added 27.2.12)

McClymont, Dr Gregg (discharged 27.2.12)

McPartland, Stephen (added 15.2.11; discharged 27.2.12)

Metcalfe, Stephen

Morris, David (discharged 27.2.12)

Mosley, Stephen

Nash, Pamela

Newton, Sarah (added 27.2.12)

Reynolds, Jonathan

Sharma, Alok (discharged 15.2.11)

Stringer, Graham

Williams, Hywel (added 27.2.12)

Williams, Mr Roger

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

67 out of 67

42 out of 62

3 out of 5

4 out of 5

12 out of 62

16 out of 39

61 out of 67

28 out of 62

62 out of 67

47 out of 67

4 out of 5

2 out of 67

7 out of 23

60 out of 67

3 out of 5

54 out of 67

64.0 %

Total number of meetings: 67

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 53
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
Number of wholly private meetings 14
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees1 1
Other activities
Informal meetings7
Conferences/Seminars hosted 1

1 Concurrent meeting with the Science and Technology Committee of the House of Lords

Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Dr Richard Clayton, Mike Granatt, Dr Irene Hames, Dr Sandra Mounier-Jack, and Bill Wicksteed

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 19
Members of the House of Commons 1
Members of the House of Lords (of whom two were also Ministers) 5
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office2
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 5
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 3
Department for Transport 1
Department for Work and Pensions 1
Department of Energy and Climate Change 2
Department of Health 3
Foreign & Commonwealth Office 2
Government Office for Science 7
HM Treasury1
Home Office3
Ministry of Defence 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 1
Crown Prosecution Service 1
Design Council1
Economic and Social Research Council 1
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 1
Environment Agency 1
Forestry Commission 2
Forest Research1
Health and Safety Executive 1
Health Protection Agency 2
Higher Education Funding Council for England 1
Medical Research Council 1
National Policing Improvement Agency 1
Natural Environment Research Council 1
Research Councils UK 3
Science and Technology Facilities Council 2
Technology Strategy Board 1
Training and Development Agency for Schools 1
UK Space Agency1
Appearances by other witnesses: 182

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
7-8.12.10Berlin Miller, Metcalfe, Morris, Mosley 3Inquiry into Technology Innovation Centres £8,318
2-3.2.11CERN, Geneva Miller, Barwell, McClymont, Metcalfe, Morris, Mosley, Stringer 2Inquiry into Astronomy and Particle Physics £5,513
19-20.5.11BudapestA Miller Joint Meeting of Chairpersons of Education, Science and Research, and Employment Committees £633
5-6.3.12Berlin Miller, Mosley,

Nash Williams, H Williams, R

2Inquiry into Risk perception and energy infrastructure £5,109

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
19.10.10National Physical Laboratory, Teddington Miller, Barwell, Metcalfe, Morris, Nash, Stringer 4Inquiry into Setting the scene; and Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies £108
30.11.10British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge Miller, Metcalfe, Mosley, Nash, Stringer, Williams 1Inquiry into Setting the scene £279
22.3.11Forensic Science Service, Lambeth Miller, Barwell, Metcalfe, Mosley, Nash, Stringer 2Inquiry into the Forensic Science Service Nil
6.4.11LGC, TeddingtonA Metcalfe1 Inquiry into the Forensic Science Service £56
23.6.11Quintin Kynaston school, St John's Wood, London Miller, Barwell, Metcalfe, Morris, Mosley, Nash, Williams 2Inquiry into Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips £8
6.7.11Research Councils UK and Technology Strategy Board, Swindon Miller, Barwell, Mosley 2Inquiry into the Spending Review 2010 £227
1.11.11Met Office, Exeter Miller, Metcalfe, Stringer, Williams 2Inquiry into Science in the Met Office £750
29.2.12London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Miller, Johnson, Metcalfe, Mosley, Nash 3Meeting with Commonwealth scholars Nil

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2010-12) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: The Reviews into the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit's E-mails 44425.1.11 Received 5.4.11: published as Second Special Report, Session 2010-12
Second Report: Technology and Innovation Centres 61917.2.11 Received 3.5.11: published as Third Special Report, Session 2010-12
Third Report: Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies 4982.3.11 Received 3.5.11: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2010-12

Further response received 6.6.11: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2010-12

Fourth Report: Astronomy and Particle Physics 80613.5.11 Government Response received 8.7.11 and a response by the Scientific and Technology Facilities Council received 6.7.11: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2010-12
Fifth Report: Strategically important metals 72617.5.11 Received 6.9.11: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Sixth Report: UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI) 72725.5.11 Received 13.9.11: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Seventh Report: The Forensic Science Service 8551.7.11 Cm 8215, published 31.10.11
Eighth Report: Peer review in scientific publications 85628.7.11 Government Response received 28.9.11 and a response by the Research Councils UK 30.9.11: published as Tenth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Ninth Report: Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips 1060-I14.9.11 Government Response received 15.11.11and response by Ofqual received 16.11.11: published as Eleventh Special Report, Session 2010-12
Oral and Written Evidence: Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips 1060-II14.9.11 Not applicable
Tenth Report: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Technology Strategy Board 1539-I26.10.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Technology Strategy Board 1539-II10.11.11 Not applicable
Eleventh Report: Alcohol guidelines 15369.1.12 Cm 8329, published 26.3.12
Twelfth Report: Malware and cyber crime 15372.2.12 Cm 8328, published 2.4.12
Thirteenth Report: Science in the Met Office 153821.2.12 Received 27.04.12
Fourteenth Report: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 1871-I9.3.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 1871-i12.3.12 Not applicable
Fifteenth Report: Engineering in government: follow-up to the 2009 report on Engineering: turning ideas into reality 166730.4.12 Awaiting response
First Special Report: The Legacy Report: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2009-10 37027.7.10 Not applicable
Second Special Report: The Reviews into the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit's E-mails: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-12 4966.5.11 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Technology and Innovation Centres: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2010-12 104116.5.11 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2010-12 104217.5.11 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Bioengineering Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2009-10 113814.6.11 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies: Supplementary Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2010-12 113914.6.11 Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: Astronomy and Particle Physics: Government and Science and Technology Facilities Council Responses to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2010-12 142519.7.11 Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI): Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2010-12 147513.9.11 Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: Strategically important metals: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2010-12 147914.9.11 Not applicable
Tenth Special Report: Peer review in scientific publications: Government and Research Councils UK Responses to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2010-12 153518.10.11 Not applicable
Eleventh Special Report: Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips: Government and Ofqual Responses to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2010-12 165529.11.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Setting the scene 369-i&ii22.10.10 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The UK Space Agency 445-i22.11.10 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Government Office for Science Annual Review 2009 546-i17.1.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Spending Review 2010 618-i to -iii8.11.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Pfizer's decision to close its research and development facility at Sandwich 805-i & -ii19.5.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies: follow-up 1059-i18.7.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Forest research 1200-i17.10.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Commissioning of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy facilities 1364-i15.9.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Government Office for Science Annual Review 2010-11 1460-i7.11.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Treasury Chief Scientific Adviser 1461-i7.11.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Forensic Science Service: Government Response 1698-i9.2.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Census and social science 1666-i14.12.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Census and social science 1666-ii21.12.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Census and social science 1666-iii24.1.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Risk perception and energy infrastructure 1742-i24.1.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Risk perception and energy infrastructure 1742-ii30.1.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Risk perception and energy infrastructure 1742-iii6.2.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Science and international development 1743-i6.2.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Science and international development 1743-ii13.2.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Science and international development 1743-iii12.3.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Bridging the "valley of death": improving the commercialisation of research 1936-i25.4.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Bridging the "valley of death": improving the commercialisation of research 1936-ii1.5.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Chair of the Committee to the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 27 July 2010, Spending Review 2010 29.7.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP, Lord Chancellor, 1 November 2010, Archaeological investigation of human remains 10.11.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The UK Space Agency 22.11.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Chair of the Committee to the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, 29 November 2010, Haldane Principle 1.12.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, 3 December 2010, DG Knowledge and Innovation 15.12.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from Damian Green MP, Minister for Immigration, 2 December 2010, Immigration cap 15.12.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, 3 December 2010, Regulation of geoengineering 15.12.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Chair of the Committee to James Brockenshire MP, 21 December 2010, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) 20.12.10 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Reviews into the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit's E-mails 25.1.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, 20 December 2010, Haldane Principle 26.1.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, 14 January 2011, BIS Winter Supplementaries 26.1.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, 24 January 2011, UK Resource Centre for Women in SET 26.1.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, 5 October 2010, BIS Main Estimate for 2010-11 9.2.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Technology and Innovation Centres 17.2.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence provided by Graham Stringer MP, 24 January 2011, between Professor Geoff Hall from Imperial College London and Professor David Delpy, Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Shared Services Centre 28.2.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies 2.3.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Further correspondence provided by Graham Stringer MP, 2 February 2011, between Professor Geoff Hall from Imperial College London and Professor David Delpy, Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Shared Services Centre 16.3.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from Professor Sir John Savill, Chief Executive, Medical Research Council, 22 March 2011, MRC's Annual Report and Accounts 2009/10 23.3.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from Professor Douglas Kell, Chief Executive, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, 22 March 2011, BBSRC's Annual Report and Accounts 2009/10 23.3.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, 31 March 2011, Science and Research Budget Changes in the Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010-11 4.4.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Astronomy and Particle Physics 13.5.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Strategically important metals 17.5.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI) 25.5.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, 1 June 2011, Science and Research Budget Queries from 2011-12 Allocations 8.6.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from John Fingleton, Chief Executive, Office of Fair Trading, 27 May 2011, Strategically important metals 8.6.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from Professor David Delpy, Chief Executive, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), 9 May 2011, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy 16.6.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Further correspondence following the Committee Report's publication, 29 June 2011, Strategically important metals 30.6.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Forensic Science Service 1.7.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: On 23 June 2011, the Chair of the Committee wrote to Professor Edward Acton, Vice-Chancellor, University of East Anglia, seeking an update on the UEA's handling of Freedom of Information requests. Professor Acton responded on 13 July 2011. 19.7.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Peer review in scientific publications 28.7.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from Professor Edward Acton, Vice-Chancellor, University of East Anglia, regarding findings of the Information Commissioner, 27 July 2011. 8.9.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, regarding the 2010 Science Funding Allocation letters, 24 August 2011. 8.9.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from Anne Milton MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health, regarding the evidence base underpinning the alcohol and dietary provided by Government and its public bodies, 28 August 2011. 8.9.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips 14.9.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Francis Crick Institute (formerly the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation) progress report, September 2011 15.9.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Forest research 17.10.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Spending Review 2010 8.11.11 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Alcohol guidelines 9.1.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Malware and cyber crime 2.2.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Science in the Met Office 21.2.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Engineering in government: follow-up to the 2009 report on Engineering: turning ideas into reality 30.4.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2009-10

Reply to the Committee's Fourth Report: Evidence Check 2: Homeopathy, published as Cm 7914 (26.7.10).

Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report: The Regulation of Geoengineering, published as Cm 7936 (28.9.10).

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report: The impact of spending cuts on science and scientific research, published as Cm 7927 (30.7.10).

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report: Bioengineering, received 24.5.11 and published as the Committee's Fifth Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report: The disclosure of climate data from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, published as Cm 7934 (28.9.10).

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report: The Legacy Report, received 14.7.10 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-committee/formal-minutes/.

Divisions
DateSubject
17.1.11One, on consideration of the Chair's draft Report on The Reviews into the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit's E-mails

Debates

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Third Report, Session 2010-12, Scientific Advice and Evidence in Emergencies, HC 459, 15.9.11

The following report was debated in the House:

Seventh Report, Session 2010-12, The Forensic Science Service, HC 855, 28.2.12

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Alcohol guidelines 2
Astronomy and Particle Physics 2
Bridging the "valley of death": improving the commercialisation of research 2
Engineering in government: follow-up to the 2009 report on Engineering: turning ideas into reality 2
Forest research1
Malware and cyber crime 2
Peer review in scientific publications 4
Pfizer's decision to close its research and development facility at Sandwich 2
Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips 3
Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 1
Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Technology Strategy Board 1
Risk perception and energy infrastructure 4
Science and international development 3
Science in the Met Office 3
Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies 5
Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies: follow-up 1
Setting the scene2
Spending Review 2010 3
Strategically important metals 3
Technology and Innovation Centres 3
The Census and social science 3
The Commissioning of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy services 1
The Forensic Science Service 4
The Government Office for Science Annual Review 2009 1
The Government Office for Science Annual Review 2010-11 1
The Reviews into the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit's E-mails 2
The UK Space Agency 1
Treasury Chief Scientific Adviser 1
UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI) 3
Total66 A

A At several meetings the Committee took evidence in more than one inquiry


 
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