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PREM19/1339
Parliament (House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology: scientific advice to government; engineering research and development)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 210
Themes: Public spending & borrowing, Science & technology, Higher & further education

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Date Value Title
79 Nov 13 Tu Major Parliament: Lord Soames PS letter to No.10 ("Proposed Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology") [Procedure Committee] [declassified Jan 2014]
80 Jan 29 Tu Major Parliament: Lord Ferrers letter to Pym (House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology) [membership; terms of reference] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Feb 16 Mo Major Parliament: No.10 briefing for MT ("House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology: Enquiry into Science and Government") [provision & coordination of scientific advice to Government] [declassified Jan 2014]
81 Dec 10 Th Major Parliament: Keith Joseph PS letter to No.10 (recent developments in science) [Departmental Paper] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Mar 9 Tu Major Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology Report: Science and Government") [note of ACARD views on the Report] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Mar 9 Tu Major Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Select Committee on Science and Technology: Report on Science and Government") [principal recommendations] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 May 21 Fr Major Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("House of Lords Select Committee Report: Science and Government Report of the Official Committee on Science and Technology (STO)") [summary of recommendations; MT concerned about creation of more bureaucracy] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Jun 11 Fr Major Parliament: No.10 record of conversation (1130Z) (MT, Chief Scientific Adviser Robin Nicholson) ["House of Lords Select Committee: Report of the Official Committee on Science and Technology (STO)" - MT reservations about proposed changes] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Jun 15 Tu Major Parliament: Heseltine minute to MT ("House of Lords Select Committee Report: Science and Government") [co-ordinating Minister for Science & Technology; role of ACARD; role of Chief Scientist] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Jun 16 We Major Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("House of Lords Select Committee: Report of the Official Committee on Science and Technology (STO)") [revised text of Government response; MT request for trial period for system of reviews of research] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Jun 24 Th Major Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology") [revised text of Government response] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Sep 7 We Major Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("House of Lords Report on "Engineering R&D"") [Government draft response] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 22 We Major Parliament: Whitelaw minute to MT ("Debate on ACARD/ABRC Joint Chairmen's Report") [report on the main themes] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 9 Th Major Parliament: Tebbit minute to MT (House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology: Engineering R&D Supplementary Report: Government Response) [draft reply; MT requests redraft to emphasise need to increase civil spin-off from Defence R&D] [declassified Jan 2014]