§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the membership of the cross-departmental committee on the 10-year investment framework on science and innovation is; on what dates it has met; if he will publish the minutes of the meetings; and if he will make a statement. [173554]
§ John HealeyThe development of a 10-year investment framework for science and innovation is overseen by a Ministerial Committee chaired by the Chief Secretary to the 1713W Treasury and attended by Lord Sainsbury, Minister for Science and Innovation, and Alan Johnson, Minister for Higher Education. The Director General of the Research Councils, the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser and senior officials also attend. This group met on 10 March, and is meeting again on 20 May. An official-level group supports the ministerial group and has met on three occasions so far. Representatives at both official and ministerial level on both groups are also members of other committees with overlapping policy interests.
Minutes of the ministerial meeting constitute internal discussion and advice and are therefore not published: Exemption 2 of the Open Government Code applies. However, the conclusions of these meetings will be reflected
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