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Oral evidence transcripts

Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Committee documents that were published online before May 2010 are available by session on the Pre-2010 Publications page.

Total results 360 (page 17 of 18)
22 January 2014
Inquiry Government Horizon Scanning
Witnesses Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, Minister for Government Policy, and Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Office
Oral Evidence
29 January 2014
Inquiry Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Witnesses Phil Sketchley, Chief Executive, National Office of Animal Health, John FitzGerald, Secretary General, Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance, Catherine McLaughlin, Animal Health and Welfare Adviser, National Farmers’ Union, and Cóilín Nunan, Principal Scientific Adviser, Alliance to Save our Antibiotics
Oral Evidence
4 December 2013
Inquiry Government Horizon Scanning
Witnesses Sir Mark Walport, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, and Jon Day, Chair, Horizon Scanning Oversight Group, Cabinet Office
Oral Evidence
4 December 2013
Inquiry Government Office for Science Annual Review 2012-13
Witnesses Professor Sir Mark Walport, Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government and Head of the Government Office for Science
Oral Evidence
8 January 2014
Inquiry Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Witnesses Professor Anthony Kessel, Director, Public Health Strategy, Public Health England, Dr Michael Moore, National Clinical Champion Antibiotic Stewardship, Royal College of General Practitioners, Professor Alison Holmes, Director of Infection Prevention and Control, National Centre for Infection Prevention and Management, Imperial College London, and Dr Susan Hopkins, Chair, Healthcare Associated Infections Working Group, Royal College of Physicians; John Hardcastle, Chief Executive Officer, Novolytics, Dr David McIntosh, Global Scientific Affairs Senior Expert, Novartis, Professor George Lewith, Professor of Health Research, University of Southampton Medical School, and Doris-Ann Williams, Chief Executive, British In Vitro Diagnostics Association
Oral Evidence
18 December 2013
Inquiry Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Witnesses Dr Pat Goodwin, Society of Biology, Professor Laura Piddock, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Professor John Threlfall, Society for Applied Microbiology, and Professor Sharon Peacock, Cambridge Infectious Diseases Initiative, University of Cambridge.
Oral Evidence
30 October 2013
Inquiry Women in STEM careers
Witnesses Dr June McCombie, former Chair of IOP Project, Juno Panel, Institute of Physics, Sarah Dickinson, Manager, Athena SWAN Charter, Equality Challenge Unit, Professor Dame Julia Higgins, Chair of Diversity Programme, Royal Society, and Dr Pia Ostergaard, Senior Fellowship Advisor, Daphne Jackson Trust; Professor Uta Frith, Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development, University College London, representing Russell Group, Professor Jane Powell, Deputy Warden, Goldsmith's, University of London, representing 1994 Group, and Clem Herman, Senior Lecturer, Computing and Communications, Open University (at 10.15 am).
Oral Evidence
27 November 2013
Inquiry variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
Witnesses Professor James Ironside, Professor of Clinical Neuropathology, National CJD Research and Surveillance Unit, University of Edinburgh, Dr Roland Salmon, Joint Chair, Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens TSE Sub Group, and Professor John Collinge, Professor of Neurology, UCL Institute of Neurology and Director of the MRC Prion Unit.
Oral Evidence
20 November 2013
Inquiry Government Horizon Scanning
Witnesses Fiona Lickorish, Head, Institute for Environment, Health, Risks and Futures, Cranfield University, Jessica Bland, Technology Futures Analyst, Nesta, and Marcus Morrell, Senior Futures Analyst, Arup; Professor Burkhard Schafer, Professor of Computational Legal Theory, Edinburgh School of Law, Professor Paul Newman, Mobile Robotics Group, University of Oxford, Nick Reed, Intelligent Transport Systems UK, and Dr Graeme Smith, Business Manager, Connected Services, Control and Electronics, Ricardo UK Ltd
Oral Evidence
18 November 2013
Inquiry Women in STEM careers
Witnesses Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Oral Evidence
6 November 2013
Inquiry Climate: public understanding and its policy implications
Witnesses Professor Sir Mark Walport, Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government and Head of the Government Office for Science
Oral Evidence
4 November 2013
Inquiry Women in STEM careers
Witnesses Dr Lesley Thompson, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (representing the Research Councils UK), and David Sweeney, Director, Research, Innovation and Skills, Higher Education Funding Council for England.
Oral Evidence
23 October 2013
Inquiry Government Horizon Scanning
Witnesses Alun Huw Williams, Principal, SAMI Consulting, Doug McKay, Vice President, International Organisations, Shell International, and Natalie Day, Head of Policy, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford; Dr Martyn Thomas, Royal Academy of Engineering, Jonathan Cowie, former Head, Science Policy, Institute of Biology, and Professor Ann Buchanan, Academy of Social Sciences (at 10.00 am).
Oral Evidence
21 October 2013
Inquiry Pre-appointment hearing Natural Environment Research Council
Witnesses Sir Anthony Cleaver, Chair-elect of the Natural Environment Research Council.
Oral Evidence
14 October 2013
Inquiry Marine Science
Witnesses Simon Reddy, Executive Secretary, Global Ocean Commission, and Professor Alex Rogers, Professor in Conservation Biology at the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford; Joan Edwards, Head of Living Seas, The Wildlife Trusts, Dr Jean-Luc Solandt, Senior Biodiversity Policy Officer, Marine Conservation Society, and Liam McAleese, Member, North Sea Marine Cluster.
Oral Evidence
9 October 2013
Inquiry Climate: public understanding and its policy implications
Witnesses Rt Hon the Lord Deben, Chairman, and David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change; Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State for Climate Change, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Professor David MacKay, Chief Scientific Advisor, and David Warrilow, Head of Science, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Oral Evidence
11 September 2013
Inquiry Climate: public understanding and its policy implications
Witnesses Tony Grayling, Head of Climate Change and Communities, Environment Agency, Phil Rothwell, Head of Strategy and Engagement (Flood and Coastal Risk Management), Environment Agency, Paul Crick, Director of Planning and Environment, Kent County Council, and Katie Stead, Environment Officer, Investment and Regeneration Service, Kirklees Council
Oral Evidence
9 September 2013
Inquiry Climate: public understanding and its policy implications
Witnesses Dr James Randerson, Assistant National News Editor, environment, science and technology), The Guardian, and Catherine Brahic, News editor: environment & life sciences, New Scientist; Fiona Harvey, Environment Correspondent, The Guardian, Lewis Smith, Freelance Journalist, and Richard Black, Former BBC Environment Correspondent
Oral Evidence
17 July 2013
Inquiry Climate: public understanding and its policy implications
Witnesses David Jordan, Director of Editorial Policy and Standards, BBC, Ralph Lee, Head of Factual, Channel 4, and Fiona Ball, Head of Environment and Engagement, BSkyB Limited; Ros Donald, Carbon Brief, Andrew Montford, Bishop Hill Blog, and James Painter, Head of the Journalism Fellowship Programme, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Oral Evidence
19 June 2013
Inquiry Climate: public understanding and its policy implications
Witnesses Dr Catherine Happer, Glasgow University Media Group, Professor Greg Philo, Glasgow University Media Group, and Tom Sheldon, Senior Press Officer, Science Media Centre
Oral Evidence
Total results 360 (page 17 of 18)