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 2 December 2009.
Terms of Reference
1 Introduction
Re-establishment of the Science and Technology Committee
Scope of this report
The annual Return
Membership of the Committee
2 Committee inquiries and evidence sessions
One-off sessions
Science Question Time
Setting the scene on science, engineering and technology issues across government
Core Scrutiny of DIUS
DIUS's Departmental Reports 2008 and 2009
Inquiries into long-term issues
Students and Universities
Inquiries into engineering and science
Engineering: turning ideas into reality
Putting Science and Engineering at the Heart of Government Policy
Sites of Special Scientific Interest
Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies
Economic and Social Research Council
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Research Councils' Annual Reports and Accounts
Medical Research Council and the UKCMRI
Reactive inquiries
Capital Investment for Further Education Colleges
Evidence Check: Homeopathy and Literacy Interventions
Other work
Follow-up to previous inquiries
3 Other activities and innovative practices
"Subjects for scrutiny: have your say"
Making contact with students
Collaborative working with the House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee
"Reversing the inquiry process"
September visits
Use of new electronic media
4 Relations with the Government
Science Budget Allocation letters
5 Future work
6 Conclusion
Abbreviations
Annex 1: The Sessional Return for 2008-09
Science and Technology Committee (Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee until 1 October 2009)
Sub-Committee on Students and Universities
Science and Technology Sub-committee
Annex 2: Note of seminar on the future work of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee held on 21 October 2009
Participants
The work of the Committee
Summary
Formal Minutes
List of written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Written Evidence