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The Science and Technology Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The original Science and Technology Committee was abolished upon the creation of the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee on 6 November 2007. However, just 19 months later, the government announced that it was re-establishing the committee following the recommendation of the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee[1] after the merging of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills in June 2009. The House of Commons approved the re-establishment of the committee on 25 June 2009.[2] The committee was officially re-established on 1 October 2009 and has a remit to examine the work of the Government Office for Science. The committee currently scrutinises the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, headed by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng. The current minister of science is Amanda Solloway.

21st Report - Balance and effectiveness of research and innovation spending

Terms of Reference

In May 2018, UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) published its Strategic Prospectus, which represents "the beginning of the process to develop a detailed Research and Innovation Strategy". It states that "We will work with Government to develop a plan for meeting this target [to increase the UK’s investment in research and development to 2.4% of GDP by 2027, and in the future to 3%, maximising the impact of public investment in research and innovation, and supporting business and other partners to invest more". It envisages ongoing work on "what constitutes reasonable balance" of its funding. Against that background, the Committee undertook an inquiry on the balance and effectiveness of research and innovation spending.[3]

Membership

The Right Honourable Greg Clark was elected as the new chair in the 58th parliament in January 2020.[4] He defeated fellow Conservative MP Stephen Metcalfe.[5]

Member Portrait Party Constituency
Greg Clark MP
(Chair) 		Conservatives Tunbridge Wells
Aaron Bell MP Conservative Newcastle-under-Lyme
Dawn Butler MP Labour Brent Central
Chris Clarkson MP Conservative Heywood & Middleton
Katherine Fletcher MP Conservative South Ribble
Andrew Griffith MP Conservative Arundel and South Downs
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP
 Labour Salford and Eccles
Carol Monaghan MP SNP Glasgow North West
Graham Stringer MP Labour Blackley and Broughton
Zarah Sultana MP Labour Coventry South

Changes since 2019

Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency → New Member
& Party 		Constituency Source
11 May 2020 Chi Onwurah MP (Labour) Newcastle upon Tyne Central → Dawn Butler MP (Labour) Brent Central Hansard
22 February 2021 Darren Jones MP (Labour) Bristol North West → Rebecca Long-Bailey MP (Labour) Salford and Eccles Hansard
19 October 2021 Andrew Griffith MP (Conservative) Arundel and South Downs → Dehenna Davison MP (Conservative) Bishop Auckland Hansard
17 May 2022 Mark Logan MP (Conservative) Bolton North East → Tracey Crouch MP (Conservative) Chatham and Aylesford Hansard

2017-2019 Parliament

The election of the chair took place on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[6][7]

Member Party Constituency
Rt. Hon. Sir Norman Lamb MP (Chair) Liberal Democrat North Norfolk
Vicky Ford MP Conservative Chelmsford
Bill Grant MP Conservative Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Darren Jones MP Labour Bristol North West
Liz Kendall MP Labour Leicester West
Stephen Metcalfe MP Conservative South Basildon and East Thurrock
Carol Monaghan MP SNP Glasgow North West
Damien Moore MP Conservative Southport
Neil O'Brien MP Conservative Harborough
Graham Stringer MP Labour Blackley and Broughton
Martin Whitfield MP Labour East Lothian

Changes 2017-2019

Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency → New Member
& Party 		Constituency Source
16 October 2017 New seat → Vicky Ford MP (Conservative) Chelmsford Hansard
Adam Holloway MP (Conservative) Gravesham
Stephanie Peacock MP (Labour) Barnsley East
4 December 2017 Stephanie Peacock MP (Labour) Barnsley East → Carol Monaghan MP (SNP) Glasgow North West Hansard
22 January 2018 Adam Holloway MP (Conservative) Gravesham → Damien Moore MP (Conservative) Southport Hansard
27 March 2018 Clive Lewis MP (Labour) Norwich South → Liz Kendall MP (Labour) Leicester West Hansard
21 January 2019 Neil O'Brien MP (Conservative) Harborough → Sam Gyimah MP (Conservative) East Surrey Hansard

2010-2015 Parliament

Members in the (2014/15) session of Parliament were as follows:

Member Party Constituency
Andrew Miller MP (Chair) Labour Ellesmere Port and Neston
Jim Dowd MP Labour Lewisham West and Penge
Stephen Metcalfe MP Conservative South Basildon and East Thurrock
David Morris MP Conservative Morecambe and Lunesdale
Stephen Mosley MP Conservative City of Chester
Sarah Newton MP Conservative Truro and Falmouth
Pamela Nash MP Labour Airdrie and Shotts
Graham Stringer MP Labour Blackley and Broughton
David Tredinnick MP Conservative Bosworth
Hywel Williams MP Plaid Cymru Arfon
Roger Williams MP Liberal Democrat Brecon and Radnorshire

Source: Science and Technology Committee

Changes

Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.

Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency → New Member
& Party 		Constituency Source
14 February 2011 Alok Sharma MP (Conservative) Reading West → Stephen McPartland MP (Conservative) Stevenage Hansard
27 February 2012 Gavin Barwell MP (Conservative) Croydon Central → Caroline Dinenage MP (Conservative) Gosport Hansard
Stephen McPartland MP (Conservative) Stevenage Gareth Johnson MP (Conservative) Dartford
David Morris MP (Conservative) Morecambe and Lunesdale Sarah Newton MP (Conservative) Truro and Falmouth
Gregg McClymont MP (Labour) Cumbernauld, Kilsyth
and Kirkintilloch East 		→ Hywel Williams MP (Plaid Cymru) Arfon
11 June 2012 Jonathan Reynolds MP (Labour Co-op) Stalybridge and Hyde → Jim Dowd MP (Labour) Lewisham West and Penge Hansard
3 December 2012 Gareth Johnson MP (Conservative) Dartford → David Morris MP (Conservative) Morecambe and Lunesdale Hansard
4 February 2013 Caroline Dinenage MP (Conservative) Gosport → David Tredinnick MP (Conservative) Bosworth Hansard

See also

References

  1. ^ UK Parliament - MPs call for government to establish a House of Commons Science and Technology Committee following DIUS/BERR merger
  2. ^ House of Commons Debates 25 June 2009
  3. ^ "Balance and effectiveness of research and innovation spending inquiry launched - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Greg Clark elected as Chair of Science and Technology Select Committee - Committees - UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/Results-spreadsheet-SC-Chairs-2020-a.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ "Speaker's Statement: Select Committee Chairs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 627. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 628. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 11 September 2017.
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