House of Commons - Science and Technology - Thirteenth Report

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Session 2006-07
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Science and Technology - Thirteenth Report

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 29 October 2007.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary
1  Science in Parliament

House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
The Demise of the Committee
House of Lords Science and Technology Committee
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

2  Role of the Committee

Cross-Government Scrutiny
Research Council Scrutiny

3  Innovations

Science Question Time
Improving Scrutiny
Government Responses
Follow up
New and Emerging Areas of Inquiry
Horizon-scanning
Seminars

4  The effectiveness of the Committee

Inquiries affected by the Standing Order change
Treatment of evidence

5  The future scrutiny of science in the House of Commons
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal minutes
List of written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Written evidence

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Prepared 7 November 2007