What should MPs put under the microscope? Pitch an idea to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
15 January 2025
Today, the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee launches a call for your ideas on what it should look at next.
The role of the Committee is to evaluate the government’s policies in this area and make recommendations for how they could be improved. This is an opportunity for the public, schools, businesses and expert groups to suggest topics that the committee should explore next.
The Committee has launched a survey where the public can send their ideas, explain why they matter, and say what the Government should do.
Anyone is welcome to make a submission. The Committee is particularly interested in receiving suggestions from those it may not normally hear from, such as groups that are under-represented in the fields of science and technology, and about topics that affect the lives of people in all parts of the UK.
The Committee is inviting submissions of up to 600 words by 10 March 2025. Click here to send us your thoughts.
In the past the Committee has investigated:
- The governance of AI
- UK space strategy and satellite infrastructure
- Insect decline and UK food security
- Diversity in the science and technology workforce
Chair comment
Chi Onwurah MP, Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee said:
"Technology and the forces behind it often make us fearful for the future. It doesn’t have to be like that: the government can and does make policy decisions to help ensure that technology works for the people.
"It's our committee's job to scrutinise the policies that the government makes about science, innovation and technology, and make sure they work for everyone. Science and technology have led to massive improvements in people's lives and will undoubtedly lead to many more in the future.
"We want everyone to feel they have a stake in the technological revolutions to come, and a say in how they are handled.
"So, we want to know: what science, innovation and technology issues are being missed? Where could the government do more? I encourage anyone and everyone – whether you’re in school, retired, or anything in between – to tell us what we should be putting under the microscope next.”
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