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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Government Horizon Scanning

Inquiry by the Science and Technology Committee (Commons), 9 July 2013 to 22 July 2014. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 23 October 2013: Alun Huw Williams, Principal, SAMI Consulting, Doug McKay, Vice President, International Organisations, Shell International, and Natalie Day, Head of Policy, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford; Dr Martyn Thomas, Royal Academy of Engineering, Jonathan Cowie, former Head, Science Policy, Institute of Biology, and Professor Ann Buchanan, Academy of Social Sciences (at 10.00 am).
  • 20 November 2013: Fiona Lickorish, Head, Institute for Environment, Health, Risks and Futures, Cranfield University, Jessica Bland, Technology Futures Analyst, Nesta, and Marcus Morrell, Senior Futures Analyst, Arup; Professor Burkhard Schafer, Professor of Computational Legal Theory, Edinburgh School of Law, Professor Paul Newman, Mobile Robotics Group, University of Oxford, Nick Reed, Intelligent Transport Systems UK, and Dr Graeme Smith, Business Manager, Connected Services, Control and Electronics, Ricardo UK Ltd
  • 4 December 2013: Sir Mark Walport, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, and Jon Day, Chair, Horizon Scanning Oversight Group, Cabinet Office
  • 22 January 2014: Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, Minister for Government Policy, and Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Office