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The Campaign for Science & Engineering is the leading advocate for science and engineering in the UK. The strength of our policy advocacy is due to our political networks, independent analysis, broad membership, and responsiveness.

 

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25/06/09 Science and Technology Committee Returns
MPs voted to reinstate the Science and Technology Committee from October 2009. During the House of Commons debate on the motion it became clear that the committee would be able to conduct wide-ranging inquiries, covering the full scope of science policy and related matters including the science budget, and not just the remit of Go Science. CaSE has been campaigning for the Science and Technology Committee, writing to the Leader of the House, commenting in the media, and sending a briefing for MPs for today's debate. CaSE's efforts were acknowledged in the House during the debate.
Read the full press release
Read the briefing

22/06/09 CaSE met with Lord Drayson
CaSE met with Lord Drayson, Minister for Science and Innovation. They discussed the position of science in BIS, government departmental R&D spending, the need to keep breadth in the science base, and the importance of making sure that science policy is seen as a critical issue in the next general election.

19/06/09 Shadow Minister for Science and Innovation supports Science and Technology Committee
Adam Afriyie MP, Shadow Minister for Science and Innovation and member of the former Science and Technology Committee, has written exclusively to CaSE in support of a reinvigorated science committee. He argued that “With a large science budget and the challenges facing the research base in a downturn, we must scrutinize science policy or risk our competitive advantage.”
Read his full comments

18/06/09 Science and Technology Committee discussed in parliament
The need for a Science and Technology Committee was raised during business questions in the House of Commons. Liberal Democrat MP Phil Willis suggested that the need for a concerted focus on science and technology had not been appreciated.
Commenting on the discussion, CaSE's Assistant Director, Dr Hilary Leevers, said, “It was great to hear MPs express their support for the re-establishment of a Science and Technology Committee. This reflected the disappointment felt by its demise two years ago. We sincerely hope that the opportunity to reintroduce scrutiny of science policy across government departments is not missed."

17/06/09 Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales
Wales will be getting its first Chief Scientific Adviser to examine and champion science in the Welsh Assembly Government.
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15/06/09 Lord Drayson supports Science and Technology Committee
Lord Drayson spoke in support of a cross-departmental committee to scrutinise government science policy stating “it is my belief that the creation of a separate committee to look specifically at science across Government is necessary”.
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12/06/09 CaSE calls for a Science and Technology Committee
CaSE welcomed the IUSS Committee’s report on the "The future of science scrutiny following the merger of DIUS and BERR", which called for the re-establishment of a Science and Technology Committee. Commenting on the need for a Science and Technology Committee in the House of Commons, Nick Dusic, CaSE’s director, said, “The abolition of the Science and Technology Committee was a mistake that the government should rectify. Letting parliament re-establish the Science and Technology Committee would show that it is handing power back to the House of Commons."
CaSE has also written to the Leader of the House, Harriet Harman MP, encouraging her to allow the House of Commons to revisit the issue of scrutiny of science and engineering.
If you want to support this proposal you can write to the Leader of the House and your MP.
Read the full press release
Read the IUSS Committee's report
CaSE's letter to Harriet Harman
CaSE was quoted in BBC News and Guardian articles on the issue

05/06/09 Creation of Department for Business Innovation and Skills
The Prime Minister announced the creation of a new Department for Business Innovation and Skills, merging the old Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
CaSE press release

04/06/09 Keep Libel Law out of Science
CaSE has signed up to the Sense about Science campaign to keep the libel laws out of science.
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01/06/09 European election commitments
CaSE published the responses from political parities to our request for their EU science and engineering policies.
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FT Science Blog

27/05/09 CaSE leads science policy seminar
CaSE Director Nick Dusic today led a discussion at the first 'Policy Lunchbox' seminar, organized by the Biochemical Society and British Ecological Society, entitled 'How to engage with the opposition and with manifesto development in the run up to the 2010 election?
View a summary of the seminar



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