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Science in emergencies: chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents inquiry

Inquiry by the Science and Technology Committee (Commons), 22 March 2016 to 3 May 2017. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 7 June 2016: Christopher Abbott, Chairman, Emergency Planning Society CBRN Professional Working Group, Professor Patrick Regan, Science Area Leader for Radioactivity, National Physical Laboratory, James Webster, Civil Contingencies Officer, Staffordshire Civil Contingencies Unit, Andy Bell, Deputy CBRN(E) Lead, Chief Fire Officers' AssociationDr Dame Sue Ion, Chair, Nuclear Innovation Research Advisory Board, Dr Edward Sykes, Senior Media Manager, Science Media Centre, Phil Evans, Government Services Director, Met Office
  • 13 September 2016: Gary Butler, Assurance Director, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Simon Earwicker, Division Head, Chemical, Biological and Radiological Sciences Division, and Dr Cerys Rees, Fellow, Chemical, Biological and Radiological Science Division, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, and Dr Nick Gent, Deputy Head, Emergency Response Department, Public Health England; Ben Wallace MP, Minister for Security, Home Office, and Paul McCloghrie, Deputy Director, National Risks and Infrastructure, Civil Contingencies Secretariat