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Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

Welcome to the Science and Technology Committee's website. The Committee scrutinises the Government Office for Science (GO-Science), which is a “semi-autonomous organisation”  based within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).  The Committee has a broad remit and can examine the activities of departments where they have implications for, or made use of, science, engineering, technology and research.

Future Committee business is provisional and is subject to change

What's on

Date Business
04 March 2013
5:00 pm
Subject: Water quality
Witness(es): Ian Barker, Head of Water, Land and Biodiversity, Environment Agency, Nick Cartwright, Environment and Business Manager, Environment Agency and Regina Finn, Chief Executive, Ofwat
Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster
06 March 2013
9:15 am
Subject: Water quality
Witness(es): Peter Gammeltoft, European Commission
Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
06 March 2013
10:15 am
Subject: Forensic Science follow-up
Witness(es): Professor Bernard Silverman, Chief Scientific Adviser, Home Office and Andrew Rennison, Forensic Science Regulator
Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
11 March 2013
4:00 pm
Subject: Work of the Chief Scientific Adviser
Witness(es): Professor Sir John Beddington CMG FRS, Government Chief Scientific Adviser
13 March 2013
9:15 am
Subject: Clinical trials
Witness(es): Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, Academy of Medical Sciences, Professor Johnathan Ledermann, University College London and Dr Fiona Godlee, British Medical Journal
13 March 2013
10:15 am
Subject: Forensic Science follow-up
Witness(es): Jeremy Browne MP, Minister of State for Crime Prevention, Home Office and Stephen Webb, Director of Finance and Strategy, Crime and Policing Group, Home Office

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