General Correspondence
2 November 2012
Correspondence from the Chair of the Committee to CEO of Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in respect of the evidence session held on the proposed merger of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and National Oceanography Centre.
26 October 2012
Correspondence from the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee to the Chair of the Science & Technology Committee on the proposed merger of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and National Oceanography Centre.
24 October 2012
Letter from the Chair of the Committee to CEO and Chair of the Natural Environment Research Council regarding the meeting to consider the merging of the British Antarctic Survey and the National Oceanography Centre.
Reported to the House
7 September 2011
Letter from Anne Milton MP (
PDF 215 KB), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health, 28 August 2011, regarding the evidence base underpinning the alcohol and dietary advice provided by Government and its public bodies
Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP ( PDF 19.85 MB), Minister of State for Universities and Science, 24 August 2011, regarding 2010 Science Funding Allocation letters
15 June 2011
Letter from Professor David Delpy ( PDF 576 KB), Chief Executive, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, 9 May 2011, regarding X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
8 June 2011
Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP ( PDF 97 KB), Minister of State for Universities and Science, 1 June 2011, regarding Science and research budget queries from 2011–12 allocations
4 April 2011
Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP ( PDF 46 KB), Minister of State for Universities and Science, 31 March 2011, regarding science and research budget changes in the Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010-11
23 March 2011
Letter from Professor Sir John Savill ( PDF 430 KB), Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council, 22 March 2011, regarding the MRC's Annual Report and Accounts 2009/10
Letter from Professor Douglas Kell ( PDF 85 KB), Chief Executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, 22 March 2011, regarding the BBSRC's Annual Report and Accounts 2009/10
16 March 2011
Letter from the Chair of the Committee to the Rt Hon David Willetts MP ( PDF 97 KB), 16 March 2011, regarding Pfizer’s decision to close its research and development facility at Sandwich
Further correspondence provided by Graham Stringer MP ( PDF 170 KB) between Professor Geoff Hall from Imperial College London and Professor David Delpy, Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), regarding the Shared Services Centre.
28 February 2011
Correspondence provided by Graham Stringer MP ( PDF 227 KB) between Professor Geoff Hall from Imperial College London and Professor David Delpy, Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), regarding the Shared Services Centre.
9 February 2011
Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP ( PDF 72 KB), Minister of State for Universities and Science, 5 October 2010, regarding the BIS Main estimate for 2010-11
26 January 2011
Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP ( PDF 587 KB), Minister of State for Universities and Science, 20 December 2010, regarding the Haldane Principle
Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP ( PDF 64 KB), Minister of State for Universities and Science, 14 January 2011, regarding regarding BIS Winter Supplementaries
Letter from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP ( PDF 76 KB), Minister of State for Universities and Science, 24 January 2011, regarding the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET
20 December 2010
Letter from the Chair of the Committee to James Brockenshire MP ( PDF 38 KB), 21 December 2010, regarding the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)
15 December 2010
Letter from Damian Green MP ( PDF 66 KB), Minister for Immigration, 2 December 2010, regarding immigration cap
Letter from the Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP ( PDF 39 KB), Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, 3 December 2010, regarding the regulation of geoengineering
Letter from the Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, 3 December 2010, regarding DG Knowledge and Innovation
1 December 2010
Letter from the Chair of the Committee to the Rt Hon David Willets MP ( PDF 66 KB), Science Minister, 29 November 2010, regarding the Haldane Principle
10 November 2010
Letter from the Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP, Lord Chancellor, 1 November 2010, regarding archaeological investigation of human remains