Parliamentary and Scientific Committee
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The UK Parliamentary and Scientific Committee (P&SC) is a United Kingdom parliamentary organization established in 1939.{{cite web| url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/scientific.htm | title=Register Of All-Party Groups [as at 30 March 2015] Scientific: Parliamentary and Scientific Committee (an All-Party Parliamentary Group) | publisher=UK Parliament | accessdate=22 October 2016 }} It is an all-party parliamentary group.
Overview
The P&SC provides a forum for scientific and technological issues in the UK. It enables a link between UK parliamentarians, scientific bodies, science-based industry, and academia. The committee informs members of both the UK parliament House of Commons and the House of Lords on matters pertaining to public interest and national policy development.{{cite web| url=http://www.sfam.org.uk/en/external-organizations/parliamentary-and-scientific-committee.cfm | title=Parliamentary and Scientific Committee | publisher=Society for Applied Microbiology | accessdate=22 October 2016 }}
Officers
The following are officers of the P&SC:{{cite web| url=http://www.scienceinparliament.org.uk/information/officers/ | title=The Offices of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee | publisher=Parliamentary and Scientific Committee| accessdate=23 October 2016 }}
- President: The Lord Oxburgh KBE FRS
- Chairman: Stephen Metcalfe MP
- Deputy Chairman: Chi Onwurah MP
- Hon Treasurer: The Lord Willis of Knaresborough
- Hon Secretary: Carol Monaghan MP
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.scienceinparliament.org.uk/ P&SC website]
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