The Science and Technology Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Office of Science and Innovation and its associated public bodies.

Current membership

Mr Phil Willis MP (Liberal Democrat, Harrogate and Knaresborough)(Chairman)

Adam Afriyie MP (Conservative, Windsor)

Mr Jim Devine MP (Labour, Livingston)

Mr Robert Flello MP (Labour, Stoke-on-Trent South)

Dr Evan Harris MP (Liberal Democrat, Oxford West & Abingdon)

Dr Brian Iddon MP (Labour, Bolton South East)

Chris Mole MP (Labour, Ipswich)

Mr Brooks Newmark MP (Conservative, Braintree)

Graham Stringer, (Labour, Manchester, Blackley)

Bob Spink MP (Conservative, Castle Point)

Dr Desmond Turner MP (Labour, Brighton Kemptown)

Previous Members of the Committee during Session 2005-06

Dr Ian Gibson MP (Labour, Norwich North)

Margaret Moran MP (Labour, Luton South)

Anne Snelgrove MP (Labour/Co-op, South Swindon)

Powers

The Committee is one of the departmental Select Committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No.152. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk

Publications

The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/s&tcom

A list of Reports from the Committee in this Parliament is included at the back of this volume.

Committee staff

The current staff of the Committee are: Dr Lynn Gardner (Clerk); Dr Celia Blacklock (Second Clerk); Dr Anne Simpson (Committee Specialist); Ana Ferreira (Committee Assistant); Robert Long (Senior Office Clerk); and Christine McGrane (Committee Secretary).

Previous staff of the Committee during Session 2005-06

Mr Chris Shaw (Clerk); Mrs Emily Commander (Second Clerk); Dr Alun Roberts (Committee Specialist); and Dr Hayaatun Sillem (Committee Specialist).

Contacts

All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Science and Technology Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 2793; the Committee's email address is scitechcom@parliament.uk