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Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Commons Select Committee

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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12 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Low-energy computing
Opened 16 April 2026
Neuroscience and digital childhoods
Opened 24 March 2026
The science and regulation of hair and beauty products and treatments
Opened 2 December 2025
Data security across government
Opened 24 November 2025
Life sciences investment
Opened 2 October 2025
Innovation and global food security
Opened 21 July 2025
Science diplomacy
Opened 3 April 2025
Digital centre of government
Report:
Published
On 3 June 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 20 July 2026
Opened 3 February 2025
Under the microscope
Opened 13 January 2025
Innovation, growth and the regions
Report:
Published
On 13 March 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 16 June 2026
Opened 6 December 2024
Innovation showcase
Opened 4 December 2024
Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms
Report:
Published
On 11 July 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 17 October 2025
Opened 20 November 2024

Non-inquiry work

Pre-appointment hearings
People nominated to certain public offices may be examined by a committee to assess their suitability and plans for the role.
Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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Government agrees to improve tracking of regional innovation
The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee today publishes the government’s response to its report, ‘Flying Blind: Innovation, growth and the regions.’
16 June 2026
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Belfast unrest: Government have not done enough to tackle online misinformation, committee warns
The Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Chair, Dame Chi Onwurah, has written to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall, to warn that the government hasn’t done enough to tackle the amplification of misinformation online.
12 June 2026
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MPs warn that Palantir’s increasing presence in the UK public sector is an “unacceptable point of weakness”
Palantir shouldn’t play such a significant role in the UK public sector, a new report by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee warns, stressing that it’s not the only company capable of providing the ‘middleware’ required by public bodies.
3 June 2026

Upcoming events

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Wednesday 24 June 2026
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Neuroscience and digital childhoods - Oral evidence 24 June 2026
9:30am
  • Ravi Iyer (Managing Director of the Psychology of Technology Institute at University of Southern California)
10:15am
  • Damon de Ionno (Managing Director at Revealing Reality)
  • Bernadka Dubicka (Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University of York, and Consultant Psychiatrist at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust)
  • Colette Collins-Walsh (Head of UKAffairs at 5Rights Foundation)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 23 June 2026
2:00pm
Private meeting 23 June 2026
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Latest publications

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Correspondence from Meta, re: Follow-up to the Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms inquiry 25 February oral evidence session, 21 April
Work Follow-up on Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms inquiry (Non-inquiry session)
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Correspondence from Meta, re: Follow-up to the Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms inquiry 24 March oral evidence session, 15 May
Work Follow-up on Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms inquiry (Non-inquiry session)
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Correspondence from TikTok, re: Follow-up to the Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms inquiry 24 March oral evidence session, 10 April
Work Follow-up on Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms inquiry (Non-inquiry session)
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