Science
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on science. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 04.07.2012 | Higgs Boson |
| Scientists at CERN have announced the discovery of a new subatomic particle, thought to be the Higgs Boson. | |
| 05.03.2012 | Fluoridation |
| This notes sets out the positions of various groups regarding the effects of fluoridation of drinking water. It also sets out the Government's position. Information on legislation relating to fluoridation can be found in standard note SN/SC/3135. | |
| 17.02.2009 | Measles and MMR statistics |
| This note summarises the latest statistics on measles incidence and rates of immunisation. It also discusses the effect of media coverage on public confidence in the MMR triple vaccine, and compares the UK's immunisation rates with the rest of the OECD. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 15.02.2012 | Role and functions of departmental Chief Scientific Advisers. |
| Science and Technology Select Committee (HL) report [Lords] | |
| 31.10.2011 | Government response to the seventh report of the Science and Technology Select Committee on the Forensic... |
| Government response. Science and Technology Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 07.09.2011 | Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips. |
| Science and Technology Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 18.07.2011 | Peer review in scientific publication. |
| Science and Technology Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 11.07.2011 | Astronomy and particle physics. |
| Government response. Science and Technology Select Committee; Cabinet Office report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 05.12.2011 | FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE AWARDS 2012 |
| That this House welcomes the announcement of the winners of the For Women in Science Awards 2012; congratulates Professor Frances Ashcroft of Oxford University, who will be named as ... | |
| 10.10.2011 | CLOSURE OF THE FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE |
| That this House is concerned about the implications for the criminal justice system of the closure of the Forensic Science Service; notes warnings from the Metropolitan Police and the ... | |
| 27.06.2011 | ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY'S PARLIAMENTARY LINKS DAY 2011 |
| That this House congratulates The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) on organising the Parliamentary Links Day on 28 June 2011 on the theme of Global Challenges - Solutions from Science; ... | |
| 09.06.2011 | ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING 35TH ANNIVERSARY |
| That this House recognises the importance of engineering and congratulates the Royal Academy of Engineering on its 35th anniversary as the UK's national academy for engineering that ... | |
| 09.03.2011 | NATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WEEK |
| That this House welcomes and supports National Science and Engineering Week, 11 to 20 March 2011; notes the work of many schools, community groups, science centres and museums across ... |
POST Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 17.09.2012 | Measuring National Wellbeing |
| This POSTnote summarises the latest research on measuring national wellbeing, its components and causes, and examines some policy implications. | |
| 15.03.2012 | Personalised Cancer Treatments |
| Recent technological advances in both diagnostics and therapeutics have the potential to make the treatment of cancer more personalised. | |
| 03.10.2011 | Clinical Trials |
| This POSTnote summarises some of the most important reasons behind the decline in clinical trials in the UK, and the actions being taken to improve the situation. | |
| 01.06.2011 | Informal STEM education, June 2011 |
| This POSTnote describes the informal sector's links to formal STEM education and its contribution to the national STEM learning agenda. It complements a forthcoming note on STEM education for 14-19 year olds. | |
| 01.07.2010 | Space weather, July 2010 |
| This POSTnote examines changes in the near-Earth space environment, caused by varying conditions within the Sun's atmosphere, which can affect space- and ground-based technological systems and cause harm to human health. | |
| 01.07.2009 | The dual-use dilemma, July 2009 |
| This note examines three scientific areas posing a significant risk of misuse and considers how to tackle dual-use dilemmas in these and other areas. |
