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Science watchdog returns to Westminster

By sciencepunk on June 25, 2009.

Today the motion for creating a dedicated committee to oversee science policy across Government was discussed in Parliament. Good news, we're getting it back. The Campaign for Science & Engineering had this to say:

The Campaign for Science & Engineering (CaSE) warmly welcomed the House of Commons' decision to establish the Science and Technology Committee. CaSE lobbied for it to be established following the merger of DIUS and BIS. In today's debate Phil Willis MP commended CaSE's efforts to bring back the Science and Technology Committee.
Commenting Nick Dusic, CaSE's Director, said:

It is great news that the Science and Technology Committee will be able to investigate science and engineering issues that cut right across government, including the science budget.
Today's decision showed that there is strong support for proper scrutiny of science and engineering within Parliament. It is critical that future changes to government do not result in the abolition of the Science and Technology Committee. Today's decision corrects the mistake made in 2007 of abolishing the Committee.
I look forward to working with the Science and Technology Committee in scrutinising the Government's science policies.

The Committee will be able to conduct wide-ranging inquiries, covering the full scope of science policy and related matters including the science budget.

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