Industrial Strategy: science, research and innovation

20 February 2017

The Science and Technology Committee holds a one-off evidence session on Industrial Strategy: science, research and innovation.

Witnesses

Wednesday 22 February 2017, Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster

At 9.30am

Professor Alex Halliday, Vice President, The Royal Society
Professor Quintin McKellar CBE, Chair, Innovation and Growth Policy Network, Universities UK
Professor Paul Nightingale, Deputy Director, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex

At 10.30am

Steve Bates OBE, Chief Executive, BioIndustry Association
Jen Rae, Head of Policy, Nesta
Allan Cook CBE FREng, Vice President, Royal Academy of Engineering

Purpose of the session

This is a one-off session following the Government's recent publication of its Further information

"Industrial Strategy Green Paper, which is under consultation by the Government until 17 April. The Committee will examine how it addresses science, innovation and skills issues; following up the Committee's earlier reports on 'Science Budget', 'Setting up UKRI' and 'Leaving the EU', and its current 'IP and technology transfer' inquiry.

Further information

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