Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee
The Science, Innovation 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 Science, Innovation and Technology, headed by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall.
Membership
Membership of the committee is as follows:[3]
2024–present Parliament
Changes since 2024
| Date | Outgoing Member& Party | Constituency | → | New Member& Party | Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 December 2024 | Josh Simons MP (Labour) | Makerfield | → | Jon Pearce MP (Labour) | High Peak | Hansard | ||
| 27 October 2025 | Steve Race MP (Labour) | Exeter | → | Samantha Niblett MP (Labour) | South Derbyshire | Hansard | ||
| Jon Pearce MP (Labour) | High Peak | Daniel Zeichner MP (Labour) | Cambridge | |||||
| 13 November 2025 | Tom Gordon MP (Liberal Democrats) | Harrogate and Knaresborough | → | Freddie van Mierlo MP (Liberal Democrats) | Henley and Thame | Hansard | ||
2019–2024 Parliament
The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.[4][5]
Changes 2019–2024
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]
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 | ||
2015–2017 Parliament
The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 13 July 2015.[8][9]
Changes 2015–2017
| Date | Outgoing Member& Party | Constituency | → | New Member& Party | Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 2015 | Liz McInnes MP (Labour) | Heywood and Middleton | → | Stella Creasy MP (Labour and Co-op) | Walthamstow | Hansard | ||
| Daniel Zeichner MP (Labour) | Cambridge | Valerie Vaz MP (Labour) | Walsall South | |||||
| 18 July 2016 | Valerie Vaz MP (Labour) | Walsall South | → | Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods MP (Labour) | City of Durham | Hansard | ||
| 19 July 2016 | Nicola Blackwood MP (Conservative) | Oxford West and Abingdon | → | Vacant | Hansard | |||
| 19 October 2016 | Vacant | → | Stephen Metcalfe MP (Chair) (Conservative) | South Basildon and East Thurrock | Hansard | |||
| 13 March 2017 | Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods MP (Labour) | City of Durham | → | Gareth Snell MP (Labour and Co-op) | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Hansard | ||
2010–2015 Parliament
The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.[10][11]
Changes 2010–2015
See also
- Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom
- Science and Technology Committee (House of Lords)
- Science and technology
References
- ^"UK Parliament – MPs call for government to establish a House of Commons Science and Technology Committee following DIUS/BERR merger". Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^"House of Commons Hansard Debates for 25 Jun 2009 (pt 0011)". Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^"Science, Innovation and Technology Committee membership appointed". committees.parliament.uk. Science, Innovation and Technology Committee. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^"Speaker's Statement: Select Committee Chairs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 670. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 29 January 2020.
- ^"Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 672. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 2 March 2020.
- ^"Speaker's Statement: Select Committee Chairs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 627. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2017.
- ^"Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 628. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 11 September 2017.
- ^"Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 597. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 18 June 2015.
- ^"Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 13 July 2015.
- ^"Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 511. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 June 2010.
- ^"Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 513. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2010.
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