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

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