Committee

Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Departmental select committee Commons Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

What it does

The Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and associated public bodies. It also exists to ensure that Government policies and decision-making across departments are based on solid scientific evidence and advice.
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Members

Dame Chi Onwurah MP Labour Chair
Daniel Zeichner MP Labour Member
Dr Allison Gardner MP Labour Member
Emily Darlington MP Labour Member
Freddie van Mierlo MP Liberal Democrat Member
George Freeman MP Conservative Member
Martin Wrigley MP Liberal Democrat Member
Maya Ellis MP Labour Member
Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP Conservative Member
Samantha Niblett MP Labour Member
Tom Collins MP Labour Member

Recent outputs

Correspondence Correspondence from Chair to Secretary of State for Science and Technology and Permanent Secretary, re: Follow-up to oral evidence on the work of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, 15 July 16 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Professor Tim Gershon, University of Warwick and CERN LHCb Spokesperson and Dr Paula Collins, CERN LHCb Deputy Spokesperson, regarding UK funding for the Large Hadron Collider upgrade, 9 July 14 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence to Minister for Digital Government and Data re. Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2026, 6 July 14 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from UKRI CEO and STFC Executive Chair, re. STFC prioritisation process, 10 July 2026 10 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Secretary of State, re. Women in Tech Taskforce, 6 July 8 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Minister for Health and Secondary Care, re. Follow-up from the science and regulation of hair and beauty products and treatments oral evidence session, 1 July 8 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Secretary of State, re. Launch of the Women in Research Charter, 30 June 8 Jul 2026
Report 3rd Report - Science diplomacy: Sovereignty, strategy, and the global race 7 Jul 2026
Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2024–26 (Science, Innovation and Technology Committee) 6 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Medical Research Council (MRC) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBRC), re: Geroprotector research and patient benefit of scientific innovation, 26 March 2026 1 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), re: Geroprotector research and patient benefit of scientific innovation, 20 March 2026 1 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), re: Geroprotector research and patient benefit of scientific innovation, 23 March 2026 1 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Secretary of State, re: Follow-up letter from Chair on Work of the department for Science, Innovation and technology, 29 June 1 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Secretary of State, re: Belfast unrest and online content, 29 June 1 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), re. Ongoing governance arrangements, 29 June 1 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Ofcom, re. Media literacy recommendations, 24 June 1 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Minister for Digital Economy, re. Digital inclusion and telecoms modernisation, 23 June 1 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Secretary of State, re: Resignation of Information Commissioner, 19 June 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Deputy Chief Executive Office for Product Safety and Standards, re: Follow-up to the Hair and beauty oral evidence session on 3 June, 17 June 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Dr Lucien Heurter and Dr Simon Williams, re: STFC reprioritisation and PPAN early-career researcher pipeline, 16 June 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Minister for AI and Online Safety, re: Online Safety Act: Ofcom illegal codes update, 16 June 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), re: Follow-up to the Hair and beauty oral evidence session on 3 June, 15 June 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Charted Institute of Environment Health (CIEH), re: Follow-up to the Hair and beauty oral evidence session on 3 June, 12 June 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Chair to Secretary of State, re: Work of the Department, 15 June 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Secretary of State, re: Consultation on ‘Growing up in the online world’, 15 June 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Minister of State for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear, re: Digital and Technologies Sector Plan Year One Update, June 10 17 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Information Commissioner's Office, re; Update on independent workplace investigation, 10 June 17 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Chair to Minister for Digital Economy, re: Digital inclusion and telecoms modernisation, 8 June 17 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Minister for AI and Online Safety, re; Online Safety Act: Ofcom illegal content and child safety codes, 8 June 17 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Minister for Digital Government and Data, re: Data Intermediaries, 8 June 17 Jun 2026

Source: the official committee page.