Category Archives: Select Committee
House of Lords Announces Inquiry into Research Funding Decisions
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has announced a new inquiry into setting funding priorities for scientific and technological research. The Committee will investigate how Government and other public bodies responsible for the allocation of funding for science … Continue reading
IUSS Select Committee Publish Critical Report on Science in Government
The Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Select Committee has this morning published the report of its inquiry into ‘Putting Science at the Heart of Government’. The report concludes that the Government has reduced science to a political bargaining chip, with … Continue reading
EFRA Committee Publish Report on Food Security
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee has today published a report examining the UK contribution to ensuring food security globally to 2050. “Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the UK” urges Defra to take … Continue reading
IUSS Select Committee Announces New Inquiry
The Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Select Committee has announced a new inquiry into ‘Putting Science and Engineering at the Heart of Government Policy’. The Committee is seeking evidence on, amongst other things: whether there should be a Department for … Continue reading