HC Deb 30 April 1996 vol 276 cc468-9W
Mr. Ingram

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the members who serve on the Council for Science and Technology. [27180]

Mr. Ian Taylor

My right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade chairs the Council for Science and Technology on behalf of the Prime Minister. The chief scientific adviser, Sir Robert May, is deputy chairman, and I also attend. There are 10 independent members of the council:

Members
Professor S. Kumar Professor of Manufacturing
Bhattacharyya FEng Systems, University of Warwick
Professor Sir Aaron Kluge OM PRS Director, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology; President of the Royal Society
Sir Robin Nicholson FRS FEng Director, Pilkington plc
Dr. Bridget Ogilvie FIBiol FRCPath Director, The Wellcome Trust
Sir Ralph Robins FEng FRAeS Chairman, Rolls Royce plc
Dr. Alan Rudge CBE FRS FEng Deputy Chief Executive, BT plc; Chairman, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Professor Sir Stewart Sutherland FBA Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of Edinburgh
Sir Richard Sykes Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, Glaxo Wellcome plc
Mr. John Towers CBE Managing Director, Rover Group Ltd.
Dr. Peter Williams CBE Chairman and Chief Executive, Oxford Instruments plc; Chairman, Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council

Mr. Ingram

To ask the President of the Board of Trade on what dates the Council for Science and Technology has held meetings since it was set up; and what subjects were discussed at each of those meetings. [27182]

Mr. Taylor

The Council for Science and Technology has met, and discussed subjects, as follows:

  1. 9 November 1993
  2. Working methods of the council
  3. 1994 forward look of Government-funded science, engineering and technology
  4. Implementation of White Paper "Realising Our Potential: A Strategy for Science, Engineering and Technology"
  5. Technology foresight programme
  6. Future business of the council
  7. 9 February 1994
  8. 1994 forward look of Government-funded science, engineering and technology
  9. Government science and technology expenditure and wealth creation
  10. Supply and quality of teachers of mathematics, science and technology
  11. 469
  12. 26 May 1994
  13. The response of the Higher Education Funding Council to the White Paper on science, engineering and technology
  14. NHS research arrangements
  15. Women in science, engineering and technology
  16. 28 September 1994
  17. Discussion of science, engineering and technology issues with the Prime Minister
  18. Industry, science and technology and innovation
  19. Defence and civil partnerships in research
  20. Technology and foresight programme
  21. 7 December 1994
  22. Chief Scientific Adviser's consultation on the 1995 forward look
  23. "Transport and the Environment": report from the royal commission on environmental pollution
  24. Scrutiny of public sector research establishments
  25. Future business of the council
  26. 13 February 1995
  27. Health research funding
  28. Technology foresight programme
  29. 1995 forward look of Government-funded science, engineering and technology
  30. 5 April 1995
  31. Technology foresight: working document
  32. 19 July 1995
  33. Innovation and competitiveness—the DTI's role and the follow-up to technology foresight
  34. Implementing technology foresight and the foresight challenge
  35. 18 December 1995
  36. Education and training
  37. Technology foresight programme: first progress report
  38. 19 February 1996
  39. 1996 forward look of Government-funded science, engineering and technology
  40. Towards a fifth European framework programme
  41. Programme of work for the council
  42. 22 April 1995 (informal group of members)
  43. Higher education.

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