What does the Budget mean for science, innovation and technology? Committee to examine

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• Science, Innovation and Technogy Committee

In the first panel, the cross-party Committee will hear from leading academics and learned societies. MPs will explore the impact of the budget on UK science and research and ask whether it demonstrates the government's commitment to advance the sector. The session may also explore the panel’s views on how the sector can support the Government’s goals for economic growth.  

In the second panel, the Committee will question experts from the R&D sector. Members are likely to gather views on how the budget will affect businesses operating within the science, innovation and technology ecosystem, and whether the Government’s announcements in this area have been ambitious enough.  

MP could also ask how announcements on skills and training will affect the sector, including the new growth and skills levy, and for views on the government’s long-term ambitions for the R&D sector.

On Tuesday 12 November at 9.30am, Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster

At 09.30am: 

• Professor Sir Adrian Smith, President, Royal Society 
• Professor Dame Karen Holford, Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University and Universities UK Board Member 
• Professor Richard Jones, Vice-President for Regional Innovation and Civic Engagement, University of Manchester 

At approximately 10.15am:

• Dr Alicia Greated, Executive Director, Campaign for Science and Engineering 
• Stephen Phipson CBE, Chief Executive Office, Make UK 
• Dom Hallas, Executive Director at Startup Coalition

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