The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will take evidence from Lord Patrick Vallance, Minister for Science in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The session will focus on both the Minister’s general responsibilities as Minister for Science and issues related to the ongoing inquiry into engineering biology.
Meeting details
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Engineering biology
Deputy Director for Technology Strategy and Security at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Director General for Science, Innovation and Growth at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Minister of State at Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
Possible question areas include:
- How will DSIT coordinate action across government on areas such as skills, procurement, and regulation, in line with the Science and Technology Framework?
- How will DSIT, and science and technology, feed into the Industrial Strategy and the Government’s Missions?
- How will the Government ensure that we have sufficient skills and training to make the most of engineering biology in the UK?
- What is the Government’s plan to ensure the UK has sufficient research infrastructure and facilities to enable the engineering biology sector to thrive?
- What is the Government doing to encourage science and technology companies to scale-up in the UK, list here and get investment here?